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--- cobi.wms:bluetooth_scanning [2021/07/28 23:17] – created tkammer
+++ cobi.wms:bluetooth_scanning [2022/05/16 10:41] (current) – [Barcode scanning via Bluetooth] tkammer
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-====== Barcode scanning with Bluetooth devices ======
+====== Barcode scanning via Bluetooth ======
-COBI.wms supports using barcode scanners that connect to the Android device through Bluetooth 4.0 or later, also called Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth LE, or shortly **BLE**.
+COBI.wms supports using barcode scanners that connect to the Android device through **Bluetooth 4.0** or later, also called Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth LE, or shortly **BLE**.
 There are some challenges involved when using a BLE scanner.  The main problem is that there is no standardized Bluetooth specification for transmitting barcode-scan data.  For this reason, most BLE scanners pretend to be a keyboard (**HID device**) and send the scanned barcodes as a series of key-press events.
-For this reason, COBISOFT strongly recommends using an Android device with an integrated barcode scanner instead of connecting an external scanner via Bluetooth.  Nonetheless, this page describes the challenges involved and possible workarounds.
+For this reason, we strongly recommend using an Android device with an integrated barcode scanner instead of connecting an external scanner via Bluetooth.  Nonetheless, this page describes the challenges involved and possible workarounds.
 ===== Using scanners that operate as a HID device =====