Barcode Scanner SDK & API

Mobile Solutions Product Family

Match our barcode scanning solutions to your budget and use case. Our scanner API, the Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK (cmbSDK), is free with MX hardware purchase.

MX-1502 MX-1000 MX-100 Smartphones/Tablets

* IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Features

IP-65 Sealed, 50 drops to concrete from 2m, 15cm - 8m scan range, Integrated illumination and Aiming, Physical Triggering, Pistol Grip option, Multicode Scanning, and more...

Universal Application API

Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK (cmbSDK)

Mobile Camera Scanning License

Included

Devices

Unlimited

Platforms

Android™, iOS

Frameworks

Cordova / PhoneGap™, Ionic, Xamarin

Apps

Unlimited

Distribution

Unrestricted

Device Licensing

Unrestricted

* IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Features

IP-65 Sealed, 50 drops to concrete from 2m, Integrated illumination and Aiming, Physical Triggering, Pistol Grip option, and more..

Universal Application API

Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK (cmbSDK)

Mobile Camera Scanning License

Included

Devices

Unlimited

Platforms

Android™, iOS

Frameworks

Cordova / PhoneGap™, Ionic, Xamarin

Apps

Unlimited

Distribution

Unrestricted

Device Licensing

Unrestricted

* IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Features

OtterBox uniVERSE durability and extendibility, Integrated LED illumination, Virtual Triggering, and more...

Universal Application API

Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK (cmbSDK)

Mobile Camera Scanning License

Included

Devices

Unlimited

Platforms

iOS

Frameworks

Cordova / PhoneGap™, Ionic, Xamarin

Apps

Unlimited

Distribution

Unrestricted

Device Licensing

Unrestricted

* IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Features

Large Device Base, Tablet Support, iPod Support, and more...

Universal Application API

Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK (cmbSDK)

Mobile Camera Scanning License

Purchase Required

Devices

Restricted

Platforms

Android™, iOS

Frameworks

Cordova / PhoneGap™, Ionic, Xamarin

Apps

Distribution

Restricted

Device Licensing

Restricted

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Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK

The universal, device transparent Cognex API software for deeply embedding our barcode scanning solutions within your apps.

Discover that the Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK (cmbSDK) unifies barcode scanning functionality throughout Cognex Mobile Solutions. Using the cmbSDK, a single application code base enables scanning across our supported devices: a retail mobile device (smartphone, tablet, iPod, etc.), the MX-100, MX-1000, or MX-1502.

Cognex is committed to this universal API as we expand our mobile solutions to include new devices like value-line, and wearable barcode units, providing unparalleled capabilities for mobile barcode scanning today and tomorrow.

Cognex now provides the first single, unified product line that can address the entire mobile scanning needs of the enterprise: from light-weight, front-office scanning with mobile devices, to industrial, manufacturing, or warehouse applications required durable or rugged scanners.

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