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School Check-in and Late Pass Printing
School Check-in and Late Pass Printing First, use RFID-NFC badges and/or barcodes and get fast school check-in with automatic late pass printing. Second, use Stratus-io Time and Attendance for Windows. Third, connect both the idChamp® brand NF4x NFC reader and the Scanfob® brand QR code reader. Finally, read 1D barcodes also with the Scanfob® PX20. You can also notify parents by TEXT/SMS when students are late. Speed Check-in With RFID-NFC Badges And Barcodes Using RFID-NFC Badges, QR codes, and barcodes you speed up check-in. First, decide to use two NFC readers
Is Walk-In RFID Attendance Right For You?
Is Walk-In RFID Attendance Right For You? Walk-in RFID attendance gives you pause-less, tap-less, and touchless attendance. Attendees simply walk in and walk out and attendance is automatic. When you implement walk-in RFID attendance correctly, attendance is easy, fast, and accurate. Why is walk-in attendance not right for everyone? Here you’ll see benefits of walk-in and other attendance types so you can decide what’s best for your organization. Walk-In Attendance Needs At Least One Portal Walk-in RFID attendance requires you to setup at least one Portal. When you have one
SerialMagic Keys Windows Connects Wirelessly
Connect SerialMagic Keys Windows To NF4x RFID-NFC Reader SerialMagic has been enabling data to be posted to all applications since the year 2000 (12 years before the Microsoft Store existed!). Now SerialMagic Keys Professional Windows Connects idChamp® NF4x RFID-NFC Reader-Writer wirelessly to Windows 11, 10*. Once connected, you post RFID-NFC readings as keystrokes to all apps that take keystrokes, no programming needed. *Windows 10 must be version 1809 or later. Install SerialMagic Keys Professional Windows Get SerialMagic Keys Professional from the Microsoft store. After installe, launch SerialMagic Keys, when your Windows is
iOS Enter/Return Solution idChamp® RS4x
iOS Enter/Return Solution – Cursor Focus Fails To Move After Post You’re using an RFID-NFC-Barcode reader on iOS that sends [ENTER] or [RETURN] character and after the scan. The scanner/reader you use connects to iOS in wireless keyboard mode. However, you find the focus does NOT move to the next field or next line after the scan. This post shows the iOS Enter/Return Solution for the idChamp RS4x RFID-NFC Reader-Writer. This solution may work for other scanners also. The core reason that your cursor fails to move after your barcode
idChamp RS4x FAST or HID
idChamp® RS4x FAST or HID Mode? idChamp® RS4x RFID-NFC reader-writer is flexible with two wireless connection modes. What mode do you use the idChamp RS4x FAST or HID? Use FAST mode for the most fast and reliable data posting. FAST mode requires your app to connect the scanner. SerialMagic Keys, iScanBrowser, Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid, stratus-io Time and Attendance all support FAST mode. In FAST mode the app connects the scanner. Third party apps using the Serial Device Manager libraries may also connect. Use HID mode when you want the RS4x
Mobile RFID Livestock Management
Modern Mobile RFID Livestock Management Do mobile RFID livestock management using UHF-RFID tags. You may know typical RFID livestock tracking was initially done with LF (134.2Khz) tags. The difficulty when you use LF ear tags is the reader must be very close to the tag to read. You need a longer range for fast and cost-effective livestock tracking and management. Here you see how an Android tablet with built-in UHF reader is used with cloud-in-hand.com cloud solution platform. We use the idChamp® MT8 is with the Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Grid app.
HIBC Medical Inventory iPad
Why You Need an HIBC Medical Inventory iPad Use the Medinven HIBC medical inventory iPad app for fast, reliable mobile medical inventory. You have only an iPhone? No problem, use your iPhone, but iPad is easier because of the bigger screen. Also use your MacOS PC as long as it’s M1 CPU or later. First you handle consignments, trunk inventory, evaluations, and more. Second your Scanfob® brand scanner eliminates pen & paper and eliminate all the associated errors with them. Third you upload all your transactions with a simple tap,
Java SerialPort MacOS M1+
Java SerialPort Now Available On MacOS M1+ Java SerialPort MacOS MacOS M1+ Apple Silicon is now supported for your Java Serial Port apps. Installation is easy, you just install the JavaTerm package included with the distribution file after your purchase. JavaTerm installer give you details on the USB-RS232 driver to install, and Java VM to install. FTDI Driver MacOS M1+ Apple Silicon You are guaranteed Java SerialPort works on your M1+ Mac with the serialio.com USB-RS232 adapter. You may find other adaptors also work, as long as they have proper
Ultra-BB2e Pairing Mode
Ultra-BB2e Pairing Mode Also Works on NFC-BB2e Scanfob® Ultra-BB2e pairing mode is selected depending on what host device the UHF RFID reader is connecting to. For Windows connections, the pairing mode must be enabled or Windows will not accept the connection. For iOS and Android connections, having pairing disabled, provides faster connections to the host. The steps shown here use the Ultra-BB2e UHF reader/writer, and the same steps also apply to the Scanfob® NFC-BB2e reader/writer. yACK FAST App on iOS and Android This post shows the yACK FAST app on
Laser Area Realtor’s Dream
Laser Area Realtor’s Dream To Post Meters & Feet You use a laser measuring tool to accurately measure areas using the You want to post these measurements to any app on your iPhone or iPad. Area measurements are commonly required in both meters and feet, but laser measurers limit what you can post. SerialMagic Keys on iOS provides the exact solution you need. In SerialMagic Keys you specify the exact format you want posted to any application. You can also include date & time. This is your laser area Realtor’s
Our Testimonial

Innova Zones was approached by a customer looking to track RFID i-Safe Tags to ensure compliance with safety gear requirements within their facility. Unsure if it was possible, we sent a tag to Serialio, who quickly and expertly helped us setup the idChamp® Smart Credential Readers to read iSafe tags. Thanks to Serialio, we have… Read more “Read RFID i-Safe Tags”
We use SerialMagic Keys Professional Android to connect with the HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader. SerialMagic Keys Professional is exceptionally easy to use. SerialMagic Keys Professional quickly and easily posts scan RFID tags to all apps that take keystrokes. Post many types of RFID tags: ISO 11784/11785 compliant FDX-B and HDX, FDX-B Fastag, FDX-B… Read more “HPR Lite Handheld PIT Tag Reader – Android”
Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid on iPad & iPhone is an unmatched data collection solution. Form-A-Feed uses this solution successfully for years. Serialio support has been unmatched by any supplier. The Support Team is super responsive, and the Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid solution always works. Mobile Grid is so reliable, when our Microsoft based solution fails, Serialio is… Read more “Unmatched Data Collection Solution – Cloud-In-Hand Mobile Grid”
The Toshiba Team spent months searching for the best electronic emergency headcount software for our large facilities. Toshiba needed emergency mustering Roll Call ensuring employees, visitors, and contractors are all safe and accounted for during an Emergency. Serialio was one of many companies we reached out to, and we’re so thankful we did! The Cloud-In-Hand… Read more “Emergency Headcount Software 1-Million-Square-Foot”
Our search for mobile order for sales reps and trade shows solution ended when we found Cloud-In-Hand® Mobile Order. Mobile Order is a terrific application replacing our last ordering solution. We deployed to our outside sales staff and use it for our trade shows on iPads & iPhones. We were up and running in record… Read more “Mobile Order For Sales Reps and Trade Shows”
In 2019, we needed a reliable and cost-effective method of enabling RFID scans on a tablet for a custom RFID time clock application on Windows Surface Pro we developed. We were fortunate enough to find SerialMagic Professional and the idChamp® RFID Smart Card Badge Reader. Serialio assisted us with the software and hardware needed to… Read more “Enable RFID Scans On Windows Surface Pro For Time Clock Application”
University of Wyoming Vending Services has used the BlueSnap M6A Dex for vending machine service for vending machine DEX service for over two years. VendSys initially recommended we purchase the BlueSnap DEX Kit and we’re very happy we did. UW Vending has full-time, employees managing students who are route drivers. I can confidently say that… Read more “Vending Machine DEX Service With iPhone-Android-BlueSnap”
We take orders with iScanBrowser iOS with the PX20 wireless mobile 2D+1D barcode scanner. Our users quickly and reliably make orders are in our showroom with iScanBrowser on iPad Air devices. We like the speed and stability of the PX20 iScanBrowser in building orders fast and accurate. We have worked with Serialio.com for many years… Read more “iScanBrowser iOS Super-Fast & Reliable Order Taking”
With the ability to import laser measurements into any iOS app, SerialMagic Keys iOS has increased my workflow speed and accuracy tremendously. Thank you serialio.com for making SerialMagic Keys work with BOSCH Laser Measure on iOS. SerialMagic Keys iOS has powerful features like unit conversions and formatting that posts the readings exactly as we want… Read more “BOSCH Laser Measure on iOS”
I just wanted to reach out and thank you. From the minute we completed the form for Serialio Software Developer program (SDP), you and your support team jumped right in. Your engineers were extremely responsive and were able to resolve our technical blocker (that had us stuck for many weeks) very quickly (in two days)… Read more “Software Developer Program (SDP) Got Us Results Quickly”