Button Quick Reference Software Developer's Tools FAQs Videx manufactures data collection products that read and write to Dallas Semiconductor's i Buttons. Videx's products are used for applications such as security guard tour, preventive maintenance checks on equipment, agricultural harvesting, and time and attendance. Designed for use in data collection applications where portability is required, Videx products work in conjunction with i Button technology.
Button can represent a person, location, item, or activity.
The user only needs to touch the i Button with the read head of any Videx i Button reader to make a transaction. The transaction data is stored in the internal memory of the reader until users are initiates a download. When the user is ready to retrieve the collected data, they return the reader to a computer and transmit via RS-232 serial communication. Standard software packages include software for building your data collection application and for data communication. Software packages are available for each of Videx's hardware products.