CipherLAB - Barcode scanner event - xamarin.forms

Question

Hello I get CipherLap 'smartphone' with laser barcode scanner. This scanner is working like keyboard. My goal is to write simple app to read example data and valid it. This what I have done is:

Made an <Entry /> and hide it. On start view I Focus() entry, click scan and TextChanged event write it to my <Label />

But after all its not rly smart and my question is. Is in xamarin.form any better way do get example data without using and hiding <Entry /> ? ps. It also pop keyboard on screen and its also a bit annoying.

Answer 1

Usually these rugged smartphones, that includes a barcode scanner, make available some sort of SDK to integrate barcode scanning capability in third-party applications.
I don't have much experience with CipherLab (I work for Zebra Technologies and we've different SDKs available including one for Xamarin).
Looking on Cipherlab website I've not been able to find any SDK but you should contact the company that sold you the device.