Barcode usage with tags and tag groups

PI Manual Logger Mobile 2012 supports integrated barcode scanning on selected Symbol Windows Mobile barcode scanning devices. For a detailed list of supported devices with integrated barcode scanning, see Supported scanning devices.

If a mobile device is equipped with a barcode scanner, you can use a barcode as an alias for a tag name. You can also assign a barcode to a tag group (such as a piece of equipment, an area, or a building) by assigning it to the first tag in the group, or by assigning it to the tag group itself (in the Tag Group Configuration tab).

To configure PI Manual Logger to collect tag group data when a barcode is scanned, you enter a barcode in the Barcode box for the first tag (by tag sequence) in the group on the Tag Configuration tab of the Tour Configuration window.

When a user scans a barcode, the appropriate data entry screen opens on the mobile device. After the user enters data, the data entry screens for the remaining tags are displayed in sequence for that tag group.

For details about configuring behavior for barcodes, see Barcode tour options.