Generalscan GS-X Series User manual

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GS-X Series
Scanbuddy USB Barcode Accessory
User Manual
For Android &Windows8.1 Tablet
Version：1.1

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1.0 Introduction
GS-X3 Scanbuddy Android Barcode Accessory is designed for Android smartphone and tablet with OTG function
and Windows 8.1 Tablet with 1D, 2D barcode scanning accessory. This sled use Android USB OTG technology, you can
easily plug it and use it
1.0 Outlook
Front View
Back View
1.2 GS-X Series Usage Introduction
Step 1：Confirm your Android device or Windows Tablet support OTG function first. Please note your device
should provide at least 300maH current from MicroUSB port to external device. If you cannot confirm, please
advise your device manufacturer.
Step 2：Hold GS-X3 with your hand and plug it into Android device or Windows Tablet device’s Micro USB port
just like you charge your device like normal. Make sure the smartphone USB port direction is same with direction of
GS-X3 micro USB plug. Please plug the GS-X3 into smartphone slowly and tenderly.
Barcode Scanner
Back Cover or
Bluetooth
EarPhone Cover
Scan Window
Buzzer Hole
Fix Screw Hole
Micro USB Plug

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Step 3，When GS-X3 successfully plug into your device, Android or Windows table will find hardware
automatically.
2.0 Generalscan USB Host Driver installation and Usage for Android
You should install driver in Android system before use GS-X series Android barcode accessory.
Note: Only Android 4.0 or above system support this device.
You have three way to install the driver, one is Generalscan Input IME. Another is GS-SDK development kit .You can
embedded SDK into your application to get barcode directly. The last way is install Generalscan Scanbuddy app into
your device.
2.1 Generalscan Input IME introduction
First, please download the Generalscan IME input APK from the following link.
http://www.generalscan.com/download/Generalscan-Input.apk
http://www.generalscan.com/download/Generalscan-Keyboard-User-Manual-EN.pdf
This IME input APK compatible with Generalscan Bluetooth barcode scanner. You don’t need do any setting for
GS-X series product.
After you success install APK to android system, please change the default input method as Generalscan Keyboard
When you plug GS-X series product into Android device with OTG function, system will find hardware
automatically and without any prompt .If you want to use GS-X series product to scan barcode like keyboard input,
you should use Generalscan Keyboard application. With this method, you don’t need modify your app, barcode will
scan into the cursor position. Please download the above the Generalscan Input APK and install it.

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If you use GS-SDK development kit to integrate with your application, you don’t need install Generalscan IME
due to this IME is also integrated with SDK. When you power on the Android USB Accessory, Android smartphone
will indicate “Connected as a media device”

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Note：Generalscan Keyboard IME can read many information from GS-SL and GS-WT series product,
you can reference the following picture to read relative information .

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2.2 Generalscan SDK Installation and Usage
If you want embedded SDK into your application, you don’t need install Generalscan Input IME APK. Please download
Generalscan SDK and source code from the following address:
http://www.generalscan.com/download/Generalscan-FinalSDK-Public.zip
GeneralscanUSBBroadcast.apk : This file is Generalscan USB Accessory Broadcast Service Server Application. Let
customer run this application to start service
usb-service-server: This directory is source code for Generalscan USB Accessory Broadcast Service
Application .You can modify the source code in this directory .
GeneralscanUSBBroadcastTest.apk : This file is Broadcast service test application. You can use this application as
bar code read test.
usb-service-test : This directory is source code for broadcast service receive application . You can place the source
code into your own application to receive bar code.

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2.3 Generalscan ScanBuddy App Installation and Usage
Generalscan ScanBuddy app is developed by Generalscan for easy to use GS-X series product. Due to there is no
hardware trigger button on the GS-X series product, so you have to use software trigger button on the Android
screen.ScanBuddy app has on screen floatable software trigger button.
You can use ScanBuddy app to trigger barcode scan and move around the trigger button on the anywhere of
screen you wish, The trigger button has three style and can be adjustable to semi-transparent to avoid to read the
screen.
This app use broadcast mechanism to broadcasting barcode information to other apps which can receive the
broadcasting.
Please download the Generalscan ScanBuddy apk from the following address:
http://www.generalscan.com/download/Generalscan-ScanBuddy.apk
Please launch Generalscan ScanBuddy app from the desktop .

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When you first time to run ,it is the basic interface.
Manual
Connect
Scanbuddy
Setting for
scanbuddy
Counter for
test
Fix Trigger
button.