Is there an secure way to detect the scanner's cradle status: - USB Cradle - LAN Cradle - Chargingcradle without Interface (- USB/CAR/Charging Cable?) For the HC700 there was the following functionality Mot.PdaSdk.HwDiagnosticsApi.DockingDiag.Instance.DockStatus And from Windows we can use for USB (Active Sync): Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Status.SystemState.CradlePresent kind Regards Markus