eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_Open( HWND hWnd, UINT insmsg, UINT removmsg, UINT commerrmsg, char mode ) Function value: N/A

eVB declaration:

Declare Function PLS5000_Open Lib "iSCAN.dll" (hWnd, wmsg, wparam, lparam, ByVal mode As Integer) As Long

Feature:

Opens COM port.
This function must be called before any other functions are called.
Select iSCAN mode or SDK mode by mode parameter.

Parameter
   hWnd:

   Insms:


   removms:


   commerrms:


  mode:

Window Handle of the application. Must be set.

Message to notify that PLS-5000 is inserted. It notifies to hWnd. It does not notify when Insmsg=0 is set.

Message to notify that the PLS-5000 is removed. It notifies to hWnd. It does not notify when removmsg=0 is set.

Message to notify COM error. It notifies to hWnd. It does not notify when commerrmsg=0 is set. Errors are COM port open error or PLS5000 transmit error.

0 = iSCAN mode: All iSCAN setup dialog settings are available.
1 = SDK mode: Use PLS5000_EtcCommand() and set your own settings (must set parameter '5H')

Function value:

N/A

Note:

When SDK mode is selected, following settings at iSCAN setup dialog are all ignored:
* Prefix / Suffix Setup
* Select symbology
* Select sound
* Output (to Keyboard or to File)
* Scan Mode

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_Close( HWND hWnd )

eVB declaration:

Declare Sub PLS5000_Close Lib "iSCAN.dll" (hWnd)

Feature:

Closes a COM port.
This function must be called just before quitting the application.
No other functions may be called after this function.

Parameter
  hWnd:

Specifies Window Handle in the application PLS5000_Open specified.

Function value:

N/A

PLS5000_Set

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_Set( void )

eVB declaration:

Declare Sub PLS5000_Set Lib "iSCAN.dll" ()

Feature:

Calls PLS-5000 setting dialog

Parameter

N/A

Function value:

N/A

eVC declaration:

int PLS5000_EtcCommand( HWND hWnd, int *flg, TCHAR *Command )

eVB declaration:

N/A

Feature:

Sets additional commands in a setup dialog. Returns 0 or -1. Please refer to the PLS5000_Command_List.pdf for commands.

Parameter
  hWnd:

  Command:


 

Window Handle of the application. Must be set.

Buffer for an additional setting command. Maximum size is 100 bytes including commas (,). Separate commands with a comma (,).

Function value:

0: normal -1: error

PLS5000_QueryType

eVC declaration:

int PLS5000_QueryType( void )

eVB declaration:

N/A

Feature:

Queries if the bar code scanner is PLS-5000 or a serial scanner.

Parameter

N/A

Function value:

0: PLS-5000 1: Serial

PLS5000_QueryInsert 

eVC declaration:

int PLS5000_QueryInsert( void )

eVB declaration:

Declare Function PLS5000_QueryInsert Lib "iSCAN.dll" () As Long

Feature:

Queries if the PLS-5000 is inserted or not.

Parameter

N/A

Function value:

0: Removed 1: Inserted

PLS5000_QueryPrefixSuffix 

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_QueryPrefixSuffix( char *ChrPrefix, int *LenPrefix, char *ChrSuffix, int *LenSuffix )

eVB declaration:

N/A

Feature:

Queries prefix and/or suffix that can be set at setup dialog. Querying suffix returns the last scanned data. You cal also query only bar code data without prefix and suffix.

Parameter
  ChrPrefix:

  LenPrefix:

  ChrSuffix:

  LenSuffix:

Pointer of area prefix returned. The buffer needs more than 9 bytes.

Pointer of area where prefix data length returned.

Pointer of area suffix returned. The buffer needs more than 9 bytes.

Pointer of area where suffix data length returned.

Function value:

N/A

PLS5000_QueryError

eVC declaration:

int PLS5000_QueryError( void )

eVB declaration:

Declare Function PLS5000_QueryError Lib "iSCAN.dll" () As Long

Feature:

Returns current error status.

Parameter

N/A

Function value:

Returns int. Every bit has a meaning.
Bit 0: Command transmit error to PLS-5000
Bit 2: Com port opening error
All bits are cleared after the function call. If an opening error returned, close the application and restart.

PLS5000_TriggerOne

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_TriggerOne(HWND hWnd, UINT readmsg )

eVB declaration:

N/A

Feature:

Starts single scanning.
Issues a message to the application when the data is received.
Use PLS5000_ReadOne() to process the read data.

Parameter
  hWnd:

  readmsg:
 

Window Handle of the application.

Message to inform the data was received to hWnd.

Function value:

N/A

PLS5000_TriggerContinuation

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_TriggerContinuation(HWND hWnd, UINT readmsg )

eVB declaration:

N/A

Feature:

Starts continuous scanning.
Issues a message to the application when the data is received.
Starts scanning the first the time this function is called and stops the second time (if it's scanning).
Use PLS5000_ReadOne() to process the read data.

Parameter
  hWnd：

  readmsg：
 

Window Handle of the application.

Message to inform the data was received to hWnd.

Function value:

N/A

PLS5000_ReadOne

eVC declaration:

void BOOL PLS5000_ReadOne(char *PLSBuf,int *PLSLen)

eVB declaration:

N/A

Feature:

Gets read bar code data received by PLS5000_TriggerOne() and PLS5000_TriggerContimuation() functions. Use with either a read complete event or keep calling until the data is received by a timer setting.

Parameter
  PLSBuf:
  PLSLen:

Returns received strings. Assign minimum 265 bytes for buffer.

Returns received number of characters.

Function value:

TRUE: Read successfully, FALSE: No data

PLS5000_TriggerRead

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_TriggerRead( void )

eVB declaration:

Declare Sub PLS5000_TriggerRead Lib "iSCAN.dll" ()

Feature:

Outputs received data to a key event or a file after scanning. Output desination is set on an iSCAN settings. Default is output to Key event.

Parameter

N/A

Function value:

N/A

PLS5000_About

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_About( void )

eVB declaration:

Declare Sub PLS5000_About Lib "iSCAN.dll" ()

Feature:

Displays the software version.

Parameter

N/A

Function value:

N/A

PLS5000_reset

eVC declaration:

void PLS5000_reset( void )

eVB declaration:

Declare Sub PLS5000_reset Lib "iSCAN.dll" ()

Feature:

Sets PLS-5000, iSCAN.dll settings in its memory and an iSCAN PocketPC registry value to factory default values.

Parameter

N/A

Function value:

N/A