Data input technology company Access IS has upgraded its 2D boarding gate reader (BGR) range.

Its latest addition is the BGR135, the base unit for a revised set of devices. It has an industry-standard RJ45 port for connecting a receipt printer and a power switch to allow the unit to be shut down when not in use.

The company says: “Increasingly receipt printers are required at departure gates so that a receipt can be issued when a boarding pass is presented on an electronic device. Receipts can either be printed as a special BGR command from the host or from text generated by the BGR135 in response to the bar code type and airline rules.”

It says the BGR135 reads 1D/2D bar-coded boarding passes (BCBPs) and home-printed passes face-up in less than one second. This is the preferred operating orientation for boarding gate staff, who find the method faster and easier than using flatbed face-down readers, particularly when reading bar codes from mobile phone and PDA screens. A large document throat also allows A4 documents to be read.

The BGR135 has a 2 x 16 character display, bright green/red LED indicators and a
user-programmable ‘beep’ sounder for fast, precise operator feedback.

An RS-232 cable connects the BGR to the host system. Emulations are available for connection to Common Use Terminal Equipment (CUTE) or dedicated systems.

Options include a quick-release bracket or a combined receipt printer and quick-release bracket.