Plug in any scanner. It just works. | HelloBooks POS Honeywell, Zebra, Datalogic, TVS, Symbol, Opticon — we work with every keyboard-wedge USB and Bluetooth barcode scanner. Zero configuration, zero driver downloads, zero “press FN+5” onboarding.
Plug in any scanner. It just works.
Honeywell, Zebra, Datalogic, TVS, Symbol, Opticon — we work with every keyboard-wedge USB and Bluetooth barcode scanner. Zero configuration, zero driver downloads, zero “press FN+5” onboarding.
Part of HelloBooks POS · Hardware integrations
A scanner is just a keyboard from the till’s point of view. We treat it that way — the cashier focuses the cart-add field, scans, and we resolve to the right item, variant, and price. No “special POS mode”, no proprietary SDKs, no firmware nightmares.
Every detail, dialled in
Built for the till, validated against the canonical accounting engine — so every POS sale closes the books cleanly.
Keyboard-wedge by default
USB or Bluetooth, the scanner emulates a keyboard. The till listens, parses the symbology, and resolves to the correct item — including variant, batch, or serial when the scan encodes them.
- USB HID and Bluetooth HID supported
- Recognises EAN-13, UPC-A, Code-128, QR, DataMatrix
- 1D and 2D scanners both work
- Multi-scanner per till (e.g. counter + back-of-store)
Smart resolve to the right item
The scanned code might be the manufacturer EAN, your internal SKU, the variant code, or a serial / IMEI. We try them in order and pick the right line — no “item not found” dialogs for codes you have actually entered.
- Manufacturer EAN → internal SKU fallback
- Variant + size aware
- Serial / IMEI scan adds the right unit
- Aliases for legacy barcodes from old systems
Scan-to-add, scan-to-search, scan-to-return
The same scanner drives cart-add at the till, item search in the back office, and bill lookup at the returns counter. One device, three workflows.
- Adds quantity if the same item is rescanned
- Looks up bills by scanning a printed receipt
- Drives return-with-bill in one pass
- Powers stock-take with scan-to-count
Why teams move off legacy tills
- Scanner SDKs change with firmware
- "Item not found" on legacy barcodes
- Different workflow per scanner brand
- Variant scans default to base SKU
- Standard HID — no SDK
- Alias-aware fallback resolution
- Same UX across all brands
- Variant + serial detected automatically
Questions, answered
Which scanners are supported?
Anything that emulates a keyboard — Honeywell Voyager, Zebra DS / LI / LS, Datalogic QuickScan, TVS BS series, Symbol LS, Opticon. 1D and 2D both work.
Bluetooth or USB — which is better?
USB if your till is fixed; Bluetooth if your cashier walks the floor. Both perform identically — the scanner is just a keyboard.
Can one till take multiple scanners?
Yes. A counter scanner plus a handheld for big items like washing machines is a common setup. We accept input from any focused keyboard device.
What if the customer brings an item with no barcode?
The cashier searches by name or alias, or generates a temporary internal SKU on the fly. The label printer can spit out a fresh barcode in seconds.
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