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An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware in

An interface selection and configuration system for a computer peripheral in which configuration for the peripheral and/or the host interface is at least in part accomplished by the interface connector cable. In a preferred embodiment, the computer peripheral is equipped with one or more hardware interfaces. The interface connector cable has a first end connector for attaching to the computer peripheral. The first end connector of the interface connector cable is typically a multiple pin connector constructed and arranged to be properly physically and electrically connectable only to a specific computer peripheral or class of computer peripherals, the first end connector including at least one electrical connection between two pins for completing a circuit within the computer peripheral thereby enabling the computer peripheral. Where the peripheral is a data reading device such as a laser scanner or RFID reader, alternate or additional configuration may be obtained, with data reading device, from the label on the interconnect cable. The label, which may for example be a bar code or RFID tag, contains information or instructions by which the data reading device (and/or the host) is configured.

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A handheld data reading device comprising a housing and a connector cable detachably connectable to the reading device, the connector cable being changeable by connecting to and being disconnected from the reading device wherein the reading device has an internal parameter which is changeable by cha

A handheld data reading device comprising a housing and a connector cable detachably connectable to the reading device, the connector cable being changeable by connecting to and being disconnected from the reading device wherein the reading device has an internal parameter which is changeable by changing the connector cable. A method for setting an internal parameter of a first electronic device to correspond for use with a second electronic device being connected thereto by an interconnect cable, comprising the steps of selecting an interconnect cable corresponding to the first electronic device and the second electronic device; connecting a first end of the interconnect cable to the first electronic device a second end to the second electronic device; providing the first electronic device with circuitry which sets an internal parameter, the internal parameter being changeable by changing the connector cable.