How to use the Zebra MC3300x RFID scanner with Orca Scan

Using the Zebra MC3300x RFID scanner with Orca Scan
Using the Zebra MC3300x RFID scanner with Orca Scan

You can configure the Zebra MC3300x RFID scanner to work with Orca Scan using the following steps:

  1. Open the Google Play App store
  2. Download the Orca Scan mobile app
  3. Open Orca Scan and login or register
  4. Open the Settings application
    1. Open Key Programmer
    2. Set GUN_TRIGGER to SYMBOL_TRIGGER_6
    3. Close the settings
  5. To include barcode scanning (optional)
    1. From within the Key Programming menu
    2. Select the key that has the description “SCAN”
    3. Select “SCAN”
    4. This will use the wide yellow button just below the MC3300R’s screen.
  6. Open the 123RFID application
    1. Open Settings > Regulatory
    2. Select your region
    3. Close 123RFID
  7. Open the DataWedge Application (version 11.2.28)
    1. Create a new profile (top right menu)
    2. Name it Orca Scan
    3. Set Associated apps to com.orcascan.bulkbarcodescanner
    4. Select Profile enabled
    5. Scroll down to RFID Input
      1. Select Enabled
      2. Enable Hardware Trigger
      3. Confirm the Reader selection sees an MC3300 device
      4. Open Configure reader settings
      5. Enable Filter duplicate tags
      6. Set Antenna transmit power to 27 dBm
    6. Scroll down to Keystroke Output
      1. Select Enabled
      2. Set Inter character delay to 10 ms
      3. Open Basic data formatting
      4. Enable Send data
      5. Enable Send ENTER key
    7. Close the Data Wedge app

That’s it; you can now scan RFID tags using Orca Scan by pulling the trigger.


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