private async void GetScanner()
{
// only finds the first POS device connected to the pc, ok if only one POS device is connected
barcodeScanner = await BarcodeScanner.GetDefaultAsync();
// for later to find a specific device
//string selector = BarcodeScanner.GetDeviceSelector();
//DeviceInformationCollection deviceCollection = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(selector);
//foreach (DeviceInformation devInfo in deviceCollection)
//{
// Debug.WriteLine("{0} {1}", devInfo.Name, devInfo.Id);
// if (devInfo.Name.Contains("1202"))
// {
// Debug.WriteLine("Found one");
// }
//}
//claim device
if (barcodeScanner != null)
{
try
{
claimedBarcodeScanner = await barcodeScanner.ClaimScannerAsync();
if (claimedBarcodeScanner != null)
{
// keep device claimed no matter what
claimedBarcodeScanner.ReleaseDeviceRequested += claimedBarcodeScanner_ReleaseDeviceRequested;
// enable decoding properties
claimedBarcodeScanner.DataReceived += claimedBarcodeScanner_DataReceived;
claimedBarcodeScanner.IsDecodeDataEnabled = true;
await claimedBarcodeScanner.EnableAsync();
}
Debug.WriteLine("ToString | ClaimedBarcodeObject: " + claimedBarcodeScanner.ToString());
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine("EX: ClaimScannerAsync() - " + ex.Message);
}
}
else
{
Debug.WriteLine("No POS-Barcode Scanner found.");
}
//unclaim a device
//if (claimedBarcodeScanner != null)
//{
// claimedBarcodeScanner.Dispose();
// claimedBarcodeScanner = null;
//}
}