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by baby_souffle
329 days ago
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All of the cheap camera based two-dimensional barcode modules that I see on AliExpress tend to ship with a white LED as well as a red LED. The white LED is for general flood illumination and the red LED has some sort of pattern and lens array that keeps it centered in the cameras field of view and appears sharp and focused when the barcode is at the optimal distance. Camera detects motion, turns white LED and red LED on. Paper or screen with the QR code is now illuminated and humans can move up and down until the red Target appears in the center and in focus. Approximately a quarter of a second after that happens, you hear the beep noise indicating a successful read and decode |
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