BCR PORT

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BCR (Bar Code Reader) port

...on all KC-85 clones (but not the KC-85 itself!)

Conforms to 9-pin "Undecoded TTL" standard.

Pinout

Pin# Signal
1
2 DATA Input, 5v TTL, 0-5vdc
3
4
5 GND* N/C on TANDY 102 & 200. N/C on most wands.
6
7 GND
8
9 VCC +5vdc power output. Crashes machine if you draw more than 60-70ma.
Shell Plastic shell, N/C

Compatible Readers

Radio Shack 26-1183
Unitech MS1xxA (MS100A, MS120A, MS146A)
HP HBCS-A008, HBCS-A108, HBCS-A208, HBCS-A308, HBCS-A408, HBCS-A508
HP HEDS-3000, HEDS-3050

Software

BARCOD.zip READBC, 3of9, plessy, upc, for Model 100
Search the M100SIG for "barcode"

BCR-to-USB power tap

https://github.com/bkw777/BCR_Breakout

misc info

http://www.mh-aerotools.de/hp/bc-reader/index.htm
The pdf contains a full schematic of a wand.