Scanning a Physical Card
Many clubs issue members with a membership card that includes their member number as a barcode. This function allows you to scan the barcode for the quickest lookup (no keyboarding required.)
This option is often used in conjunction with setting a default length for the member number (for example, 6 characters.) When this value is set, and if a barcode scanner is used, once that many characters have been scanned, the lookup is performed automatically, without the user needing to click the Search button.
This function will work with any standard barcode scanner.
Scanning a Digital Card
If you want to allow members to show their membership card on a mobile device, you will need a 2D scanner. Standard barcode scanners (1D) work using laser light reflected back at the scanner, however a mobile device screen cannot be scanned by a laser. Rather than using lasers, a 2D scanner takes a picture of the barcode and uses an algorithm to decode the data from the barcode.