Video for this session: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtmLsZjV00o&hd=1 Code for this session: https://github.com/xamarin/Seminars/tree/master/2012-11-29-BarcodeScanning This session introduces a short history and 101 on barcodes, and then dives into barcode scanning on mobile platforms introducing some different options to get the job done. The library ZXing.Net.Mobile is specifically highlighted (including the journey of its creation) as a way to scan barcodes in C# on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, with coding demos on using the library in MonoTouch and Mono for Android.

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Mobile Barcode Scanning
29th November 2012

2. Agenda
Mobile Barcode Scanning
Jonathan Dick
DBA, Mobile App Developer
jondick@gmail.com
Twitter: @redth
Blog: http://redth.info
Professional Android
Programming with Mono for
Android and .NET/C# (Co-Author)
http://amzn.to/MyKMZy
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3. Mobile Barcode Scanning
Barcodes 101
Here are your Options
Journey to ZXing
Library: ZXing.Net.Mobile
Code time!
Q&A
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4. Barcodes 101
•History - Since 1940’s - Light Reflection
•Pointers
•1D Linear
•2D Moar Data! (QR, PDF417, Matrix)
•High Quality Cameras on Phones
•PassBook Passes
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5. All the options!
• Roll your own
• RedLaser $$$
• ZBar
• ZXing
• ShopSavvy
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6. Journey to the center of the ZXing
• Started as a Work Project
• Unhappy with binding Native Libs
• ‘Official’ ZXing C# Port - sad, lonely, missing features
• ‘Live’ scanning on iOS, Android, WP
• IKVM-MonoTouch
• Sharpen
• ZXing.Net - BLISS!
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7. Hi, I m ZXing.Net.Mobile
•Cross-Platform Barcode Scanning:
MonoTouch, Mono for Android, Windows Phone
•Designed with EASY TO USE in mind
•‘LIVE’ barcode scanning
•Customizable via Custom Overlays
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8. Demo Time !!1!
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9. References
ZXing.Net.Mobile Project Site:
https://github.com/redth/ZXing.Net.Mobile
Follow me on Twitter: @redth
My Blog: http://redth.info
ZXing.Net Project Site: http://zxingnet.codeplex.com
ZXing Project Site: http://code.google.com/p/zxing
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