# Barcode Scan

Scans a barcode with a Barcode device.

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On Android and Win10, if **BarcodeConnect** was not called, Kalipso will try to scan using the Camera with ZXing.
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Action available for the following operating systems:

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### Parameters

* **Data** - The control or variable that saves the data read from the Barcode device.
* **Type** - The control or variable that saves the type of readed Barcode.
* **Timeout** \<numeric> - The defined timeout to the scan operation (in miliseconds).
* **SoftTrigger** - Defines if the user wants to enable automatically the scanner or not. It can be one of:
  * *Yes* - The scanner will be enabled automatically.
  * *No* - The user will have to press the scann button.

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The timeout is not used when using Camera Scan mode, this is when **BarcodeConnect** was not called and so Kalipso is using ZXing to scan on Android/Win10.
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