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Troubleshooting • USB barcode scanner issues

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I'm trying to set up a Raspberry Pi Zero to work with a USB barcode scanner that functions as a keyboard input. The Pi is running Raspberry Pi OS Lite 32-bit. The barcode scanner is functioning as intended. I've tested it on other hardware OS combinations and it is sending the correct keystrokes followed by a newline.

When I connect it to the Raspberry Pi Zero and scan a barcode, it seems to randomly do one of two things: 1) output the first character of the barcode (with no newline following), or 2) output the full barcode with a newline following it. Option 1 happens about three quarters of the time, but it is not consistent. My guess is that the barcode scanner is sending input faster than the Pi is able to accept. I get the same results both taking input at the terminal and reading from /dev/hidraw0.

The barcode scanner is the NetumScan NSL3, a cheap scanner that does not seem to have an option available to slow down its output. Running lsusb -vv, I get the following:

Code:

Bus 001 Device 003: ID 28e9:03da GDMicroelectronics USB KeyboardCouldn't open device, some information will be missingDevice Descriptor:  bLength                18  bDescriptorType         1  bcdUSB               2.00  bDeviceClass            0  bDeviceSubClass         0  bDeviceProtocol         0  bMaxPacketSize0        64  idVendor           0x28e9 GDMicroelectronics  idProduct          0x03da  bcdDevice            3.00  iManufacturer           1 NETUMBS  iProduct                2 USB Keyboard  iSerial                 3 C202101  bNumConfigurations      1  Configuration Descriptor:    bLength                 9    bDescriptorType         2    wTotalLength       0x0022    bNumInterfaces          1    bConfigurationValue     1    iConfiguration          0    bmAttributes         0xa0      (Bus Powered)      Remote Wakeup    MaxPower              200mA    Interface Descriptor:      bLength                 9      bDescriptorType         4      bInterfaceNumber        0      bAlternateSetting       0      bNumEndpoints           1      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device      bInterfaceSubClass      1 Boot Interface Subclass      bInterfaceProtocol      1 Keyboard      iInterface              0        HID Device Descriptor:          bLength                 9          bDescriptorType        33          bcdHID               1.11          bCountryCode            0 Not supported          bNumDescriptors         1          bDescriptorType        34 Report          wDescriptorLength      63         Report Descriptors:           ** UNAVAILABLE **      Endpoint Descriptor:        bLength                 7        bDescriptorType         5        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN        bmAttributes            3          Transfer Type            Interrupt          Synch Type               None          Usage Type               Data        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes        bInterval               2
Is there anything I can do on the Raspberry Pi end to address this issue, or is this a situation where the barcode scanner will not be able to work with the hardware? I have another (much more expensive) barcode scanner that functions just fine.

Statistics: Posted by paranat — Mon Jun 03, 2024 7:03 pm — Replies 0 — Views 31



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