I am working on a custom ERP software that needs to run on a handheld android barcode scanner like this one. I need to be able to reliably read information that it is scanning.

After doing some research, I found solutions to reading input from a scanner which is plugged into a computer via USB, where it connects to the device via the HID profile, essentially acting as a keyboard. This is not what I am trying to do. I want to create an android app which operates on the actual device and reads the results of a scanning operation.

I’m sure this has been done before but I was unable to find any projects, so I would greatly appreciate any tips or links to other implementations. Thank you!