Scanner Route

Device-specific USB HID barcode scanner routing for Windows 10/11 x64. Capture scans from one selected scanner, validate a prefix and append accepted values to a local CSV file while normal keyboard and mouse input keep working.

Important

Get the full driver version without demo restrictions

Discord username: titancsa

Open Discord, choose Friends > Add Friend, enter titancsa, then send a direct message. Ask for the full driver version without the demo time limit, and mention Scanner Route.

The demo limit belongs to Interceptor Keyboard & Mouse, the driver used by this project. Ask for pricing and the appropriate license / activation instructions; the application or wrapper source keeps its existing license.

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Install and use

1. Download and extract the complete release ZIP. Open Dependencies/InterceptorSetup.exe, install the Keyboard & Mouse demo and use Windows Restart if requested. Remove conflicting Interceptor editions before switching editions.
2. Open ScannerRoute.exe and click Detect devices. Approve Windows administrator elevation for live capture.
3. Select your scanner. Configure the scanner itself for a US keyboard layout and Enter suffix. Device selection is explicit; the app never identifies a scanner by typing speed alone.
4. Optionally set a required prefix and choose a local CSV destination. Click Start routing.
5. Stop, F12 or closing the app ends capture. Unplugging or replacing the selected device stops routing; select it again after reconnecting.

The default is observation with normal typing preserved. Suppress typing applies only to the selected scanner while routing. Choose the correct device before enabling it. Do not use your normal keyboard as a scanner source. Devices are bound to their capture-scoped token, so a reused numeric ID cannot silently select another keyboard.

Accepted scans appear in the window; only the latest 32 are retained there. CSV writing runs separately from capture with a bounded 256-item queue. Output errors and queue drops are displayed. Values are CSV-quoted and spreadsheet-formula prefixes escaped. An unfinished scan expires after a 300 ms receive gap; a scan is limited to 1,024 ASCII characters. Capture timestamps and this timeout reflect application reception, not USB wire timing.

Demo and commercial use

The application sources are MIT licensed. The bundled Microsoft-signed kernel filter driver has a one-hour demo allowance per Windows boot, beginning at its first capture. Restarting this application does not reset the driver allowance. The driver source is not included.

For a production driver bundle without the demo timer, business deployment, OEM integration or support, add titancsa on Discord: Friends → Add Friend, then mention Scanner Route. The app's Copy Discord handle button copies the handle. Prices and redistribution/support terms are agreed before purchase; no payment is collected by this app.

The production build uses the matching licensed Keyboard & Mouse SDK and driver. A driver key is activated using the private bundle's activation tool; a portfolio application-access key does not activate a kernel driver. Driver signing does not sign this application EXE or imply Microsoft endorsement.

Build and verify

Visual Studio 2022 C++ tools, CMake 3.20+ and Windows SDK are required.

.\Build.ps1
# Offline model and GUI tests; no capture, installation or activation:
.\obj\Build\Release\ScannerRoute.exe --ui-self-test
# Clearly labelled sample preview:
.\obj\Build\Release\ScannerRoute.exe --preview

Compile Interceptor/Interceptor.cpp with the app. To use your privately supplied production SDK, configure CMake with -DSDK_DIRECTORY=PATH_TO_MATCHING_SDK. The demo SDK files in this repository are unchanged copies of Interceptor Keyboard & Mouse.

Scope

Version 0.1 supports USB HID keyboard-wedge scanners configured for US ASCII input and Enter termination. Serial/COM scanners, arbitrary international keyboard layouts, GS1 binary control characters, network CSV shares and HTTP/ERP connectors are not implemented. Captured scan values stay local; no scanner data is sent to the administration website. Use only on systems/devices you are authorized to control. You are responsible for lawful use and applicable third-party rules. See LICENSE and docs/BINARY-LICENSE.txt for the distinct source and driver terms.