0c2e:0206 — Metrologic MS4980 Barcode Scanner (Metrologic Instruments)

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a Metrologic MS4980 Barcode Scanner manufactured by Metrologic Instruments. The vendor ID 0c2e is registered to Metrologic Instruments with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0206 is the product ID that Metrologic Instruments assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0c2e:0206 Metrologic Instruments Metrologic MS4980 Barcode Scanner.

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0c2e:0206 Metrologic Instruments Metrologic MS4980 Barcode Scanner

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0c2e:0206, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0c2e:0206. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0c2e, idProduct=0206.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_0C2E&PID_0206
USB\VID_0C2E&PID_0206&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0C2E&PID_0206"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    Metrologic MS4980 Barcode Scanner:
      Product ID: 0x0206
      Vendor ID: 0x0c2e  (Metrologic Instruments)

Driver help

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

Raw usb.ids entry

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

0c2e  Metrologic Instruments
	0206  Metrologic MS4980 Barcode Scanner

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