CueCat driver for the Linux kernel


The CueCat driver is a driver for the Linux kernel. It provides a standard /dev interface to read barcodes from one or more :Cue:C.A.T.[tm] devices connected to your computer.

This driver has been created and is currently maintained by Pierre-Philippe Coupard


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  • CueCat driver 0.1.5


    New :

  • Minor correction in the driver when compiling the kernel without proc filesystem support.
  • The driver now has an official minor and major numbers. It has a single device file again that serves barcodes read by all the CueCat devices connected to the system
  • CueAct can now handle different CueCat devices in different ways. Also added wildcards in the CueCat ID and the barcode type
  • The decoder and the kernel driver have been completely re-architectured to support 2 Cuecats, one on a keyboard port and the other on a PS/2 port. Check it out, 2 CueCats on the same PC !
  • Many bugfixes in the kernel driver.
  • Now the kernel driver can be built as a module
  • The barcode decoder now compensates for the "dropping UPC-E check digit" bug in the CueCat's firmware
  • More barcode types supported by the CueAct utility (UPS & Fedex tracking barcodes, magazines ...)
  • The Changelog is here (text file).


    Contributions :

  • Contributions to the CueCat driver


    Blatant plug : Thanks to Lineo, Inc. for sponsoring and supporting this software.


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