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Hi all,
Has anyone got any ideas about where to get some C code to read a barcode?
Ive got a pen but dont know what to plug it to.
Nezir Patak said, "greedy Erik wants me to pay too much"
David Rose, who is clearly familiar with the work involved, said, "note that you WILL be looking at a quite lengthy development"
"Lengthy Development" equals "Lots of money", especially if you're paying a US developer - so probably Erik is not being "greedy"?
Again, as David said, Are you sure you really need to do this? In other words, Are you sure you really want to incur the development costs to do this?
Reread my second post - the one after you wrote that the pen was TTL-logic.
Nezir,
Both Andy and Per are right to warn you about this!
When I did this, 2D barcode technology was cutting edge and development environments were far less sophisticated than the likes of Keil products.
The fact that it was done in 100% assembler with those older tools is not the reason it took so long to develop (about 6-9 man months per decode). The problem was that to do it well requires considerable understanding of a lot of intangibles; and to achieve that understanding requires time.
Ok - You might be able to find some documents on the Internet that can guide you; but it will take some considerable time.
I don't know where Erik got his figure from for a cost; maybe simply TimeTakenToDevelop*CostPerDay. I would say that instead of being greedy, he is possibly being quite generous!
So you have choices:
1 - Consider his offer 2 - Consider spending a long time doing it yourself 3 - Consider following another path
Whoops,
I should have referred to 1D barcodes being the cutting edge at the time.