Intermec 5055, User Manual

Page 1: ...5055 Data Collection PC USER S GUIDE PN 961 054 017 Revision A May 1999 ...

Page 2: ...racies that may appear in this document We welcome your comments concerning this publication Although every effort has been made to keep it free of errors some may occur When reporting a specific problem please describe it briefly and include the book title and part number as well as the paragraph or figure number and the page number Send your comments to Intermec Technologies Corporation Norand M...

Page 3: ...e Computer How it Works 1 3 The Computer 1 4 The Display 1 5 Connectors 1 6 Speakers 1 7 Microphone 1 7 Keyboard Mouse 1 7 LPT1 Printer Port 1 7 DC Power Input 1 7 On Off Switch 1 7 COM1 COM2 Serial Ports 1 7 Headphone 1 8 Network Connection NET 1 8 Card Drive Slots 1 8 IDE Drive Bay 1 8 PC Card Slots PCMCIA 1 8 Radio Antenna Connectors RF 1 8 AC DC Power Supply 1 10 Maintenance 1 12 Cleaning 1 12...

Page 4: ...3 Desktop Mount Option 2 14 PC PCMCIA Cards 2 15 Removing PC Cards 2 15 Patch Antenna 2 16 Start up 2 17 Installing Software 2 17 External Drives 2 17 Downloading from a Network 2 17 Restart or Reboot 2 18 Warm Restart 2 18 Cold Restart 2 18 Available Tethered Scanners 2 19 Symbol Scanners 2 19 PSC Scanners 2 19 Installed Scanner Software 2 20 Setting Terminal Emulation 2 20 Setting DOS Applicatio...

Page 5: ...IGURES Connectors 4 1 Parallel Printer Port 4 2 COM Serial Ports COM1 COM2 4 3 Keyboard and Mouse Ports 4 4 10BASE T Interface 4 5 Figure 1 1 The Data Collection PC Network 1 3 Figure 1 2 Intermec 5055 Data Collection PC front view 1 5 Figure 1 3 Connectors 1 6 Figure 1 4 Drives and Antenna Connectors 1 9 Figure 1 5 AC DC Power Supply 1 10 Figure 1 6 DC DC Power Supply 1 11 Figure 2 1 Hard Drive A...

Page 6: ...over 2 13 Figure 2 10 Desktop Mount Options 2 14 Figure 2 11 Drive and PC Card Removal 2 15 Figure 2 12 Antenna Polarization 2 16 Figure 4 1 Connectors 4 1 TABLES Table 5 1 Parallel Port LPT1 Pinout 4 2 Table 5 2 Serial Communication Ports COM1 COM2 4 3 Table 5 3 Serial Communication Port Pinouts 4 3 Table 5 4 Keyboard Mouse Port Pinouts 4 4 Table 5 5 RJ 45 Pinouts 4 5 ...

Page 7: ...t useful to the end user It describes the ON OFF switch cable connections display and other features of the computer Section 2 This section provides basic information for using the com puter and the accessories and options available for it Section 3 The System Setup section is intended primarily for the sys tem programmer this section describes details of your com puter and methods for customizing...

Page 8: ... Pentiumtprocessor and has full PC capabilities De pending upon your requirements this computer may be equipped with an integrated radio for total mobility The standard Ethernet on board allows hardwire connection to a local area network LAN All computer electronics the radio module and the large display are housed within a single metal container A dc dc power converter can be remotely mounted on ...

Page 9: ...o a host computer If the entry was a request for information the host transmits the response to the computer that made the request These real time data transactions ensure that the most current information is available to the host computer and to all mo bile units Figure 1 1 shows a basic LAN system to aid your understanding of the local area network concept Figure 1 1 The Data Collection PC Netwo...

Page 10: ...s presented here so that you will notice these items as they are shown in the following pages This list is repeated in Section 2 because many of the problems you are likely to encounter may result from overlooking one or more of these items Each work day make sure that Mounting knobs are tight The DC power input cable is secure The DC power output cable is secure The AC power supply fixed mount is...

Page 11: ...e display can be both an input and an output device be cause you can touch it to make entries input and it dis plays outputs information The touchscreen requires di rect pressure to detect your entries or menu selections Figure 1 2 Intermec 5055 Data Collection PC front view 1 Display 1 ...

Page 12: ... I O connector two standard serial I O connectors COM1 and COM2 a key board KYBD connector a network NET connector and dual PCMCIA PC Card slots see Figure 1 4 Figure 1 3 Connectors 1 Speakers 2 Microphone jack audio IN 3 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 mouse 4 LPT1 printer 5 DC power input 6 On Off switch 7 COM2 RS 232 w 5 V dc 8 COM1 RS 232 w 5 V dc 9 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 keyboard 10 Headphone jack audio OUT...

Page 13: ...s an enhanced parallel port with a 25 pin DB 25 fe male D subminiature connector for parallel devices DC Power Input This is a 3 pin circular connector which is threaded to re ceive a power cable connector that has a locking collar A regulated 12 volt power supply converter is required On Off Switch NOTE ALWAYS perform a proper system or Windows shut down before shutting the computer OFF This swit...

Page 14: ...Card Drive Slots Remove the antenna connector panel to access the card drive slots When reinstalling the panel carefully dress an tenna cables into the slots to guard against damaging them IDE Drive Bay A special metal carrier adapts most currently available miniature 2 5 inch IDE type drives to this bay The metal carrier has a tab that securely holds the drive in place PC Card Slots PCMCIA These ...

Page 15: ...ection PC User s Guide 1 9 1 1 IDE drive bay 2 PC card slot 0 3 PC card slot 1 4 Antenna connector panel 2 3 Figure 1 4 Drives and Antenna Connectors 4 See Caution CAUTION To avoid damaging the unit Do NOT remove the four screws shown in circles ...

Page 16: ...s shut down before shutting the computer OFF The ac power supply shown below does NOT have an On Off switch to disable power to a fixed mount 5055 Computer use the On Off switch on the computer itself or unplug the AC power cable from the wall outlet 1 DC power cord 2 AC power cord connector not visible Figure 1 5 AC DC Power Supply 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...e you have the correct power converter for your application See Specifications for input voltage ranges Model 851 040 001 P N 066776 01 10 36 V 10 A Model 851 041 001 P N 066777 01 15 96 V 5 5 A Input Connector Output Connector Green LED power output indicator Figure 1 6 DC DC Power Supply ...

Page 18: ...oresight International Inc 4887 F Street Oma ha Nebraska 68127 0205 phone 1 800 637 1344 B CAUTION Do not pour any cleaner directly on the display B CAUTION Do NOT use a water based cleaner on the display B CAUTION Use ethanol based cleaners ONLY on the display NOTE Keep the display area clean and free of dust dirt grime or smudges Failure to do so can result in unreliable touch entries Use a soft...

Page 19: ...ontainer is not available appropri ate packaging materials can be substituted If in doubt contact your regional Customer Support Specialist for instructions Product Service Information Card If repairs are necessary fill out the Product Service Infor mation Card and send it in with the unit Be sure to in clude a brief description of the problem s when you return the product for repair A new card is...

Page 20: ...eyboard and mouse connectors I O connections 9 pin D sub two RS 232C serial port connectors 25 pin D sub parallel port for printer disk drive etc RJ 45 jack local area network Ethernet connection audio pin jacks earphone and microphone Standards FCC Class B TUV RFI mark DOC SCyTm UL1950 CUL C22 2950 various CE marks Processor Pentium 133 MHz standard L 2 Cache 512K standard Standard Memory 64 bit ...

Page 21: ...Before powering up the computer for the first time be sure it is securely mounted that all cable connections are secure and that the DC power input cable is firmly attached The computer begins its startup boot sequence when power is supplied to the DC power input connector and the On Off switch is ON press the 1 side of the switch In the case of an AC powered fixed mount computer the power supply ...

Page 22: ...vice you may have to install driver software or make new system setups for the device s to work properly Options This computer can accomodate a 2 5 inch hard drive or a SanDisk drive plus two PC cards The instructions and illustrations that follow will help you perform these instal lations if they have not already been done Hard Drive Installation An adapter is required to install a spinning media...

Page 23: ...SECTION 2 Operation 5055 Data Collection PC User s Guide 2 3 Figure 2 1 Hard Drive Adapter 3 2 Jumper 1 WARNING Spaces between pins MUST be in this corner 1 Note pin spacing 2 Drive 3 Adapter ...

Page 24: ...ll be the boot disk and does not require a jumper If your computer will boot from some other source the SanDisk drive must be jumpered 1 IF the SanDisk is not the boot drive install the jumper exactly as shown 2 Place the SanDisk drive in the adapter as shown 3 Align the connector end of the drive and the adapter 4 Use four screws to secure the drive 5 Slide this assembly gently into the computer ...

Page 25: ...PC User s Guide 2 5 Figure 2 3 SanDisk Drive Adapter 3 2 1 Note pin spacing 2 SanDisk 3 Adapter Jumper see note below 1 WARNING Spaces between pins MUST be in this corner JUMPER NOTE Do NOT install jumper if computer will boot from the SanDisk ...

Page 26: ... and 4 below when installing a hard drive To install a PC Card follow these steps B CAUTION Take care to remove ONLY those screws that retain the cover 1 Remove the antenna connector panel 2 Hold the PC Card or hard drive with the connector facing into the computer B CAUTION Do NOT force PC cards or drives into their slots 3 Slide the PC Card into either slot 4 If you encounter excess resistance y...

Page 27: ... 2 Operation 5055 Data Collection PC User s Guide 2 7 Figure 2 4 Drive Bays 1 Hard drive 2 PC card ejector 3 Antenna connector panel inside shown 4 Internal antenna cable 5 PC card radio module shown 1 2 5 4 3 ...

Page 28: ...able attached to it The free end is a threaded connector which must be installed in the antenna connector panel Refer to Figure 2 2 item 4 for an example of how this cable is routed and installed Follow the instructions below to install connectors in the drive bay cover It is as sumed that the PC card radio module has just been installed in the computer and the drive bay cover has not been reinsta...

Page 29: ...structions below to install an antenna on the mounting bracket 1 Slip the threaded connector thru the mounting hole 2 Slide a shaker washer onto the connector 3 Secure the antenna with the nut provided 4 Screw the antenna onto the connector Figure 2 5 Antenna Installation 1 Antenna 2 Nut 3 Shaker washer 4 Mounting bracket 5 Internal antenna cable 6 Threaded connector 4 1 2 3 5 6 ...

Page 30: ...m at opposite ends of the antenna mounting bracket A third antenna can be installed in the remaining center hole See the preceding page for general antenna installation in structions The illustration below is a guideline for instal ling multiple antennas cables NOT shown Figure 2 6 Multiple Antennas 1 Antenna connected to same radio as 3 2 Antenna independent from 1 and 3 3 Antenna connected to sa...

Page 31: ...ver installed before the antenna bracket is attached to the computer 1 Dress the cable into the channel on the computer 2 Connect the cable to the radio output connector 3 Install the antenna cable channel cover as shown 4 Secure the channel cover with the screws provided Figure 2 7 Antenna Cable Channel Cover 1 2 3 1 Antenna bracket assembly 2 Channel cover 3 Radio output connector ...

Page 32: ...illips screws provided with the mounting bracket kit Make sure all screws are tightened securely B CAUTION Dress antenna cables within the channel and the antenna mounting bracket with care to guard against pinching or damaging the cables Damaged or pinched cables can diminish or prevent radio transmission and reception performance Figure 2 8 Antenna and Bracket Assembly Installed ...

Page 33: ...ective cover guards the antenna connectors and the exposed portion of the external antenna cable against physical damage If you have this option install the protec tive cover as shown below Tighten all installation screws securely Figure 2 9 Connector Cover 1 Connector cover installed 1 ...

Page 34: ...p or other work surface An optional heavily weighted baseplate and adjustable twin ball pedestal are available as shown below An ac dc power converter is re quired to power the computer for desktop use Figure 2 10 Desktop Mount Options REAR VIEW CONNECTOR VIEW 1 Adjustment knob 2 Twin ball pedestal 3 Mounting bracket 4 Weighted baseplate 3 1 2 4 ...

Page 35: ...r in this section Figure 2 11 Drive and PC Card Removal 1 PC card ejector 2 Hard drive release lift up then pull out 1 1 2 Removing PC Cards To remove a PC Card follow these steps 1 Remove the antenna connector panel 2 Determine which PC Card you want to remove 3 Press inward on the ejector to release the PC Card 4 Grasp the edge of the card to remove it 5 Reinstall the panel that you removed in S...

Page 36: ...ent mounting location and orientation may require some exper imentation In most fixed installations the antenna should initially be mounted in a vertically polarized position e g with the cable from the antenna parallel to the floor ceiling In mobile installations best performance will be achieved by mounting the antenna flat on top of the operator safety cage Use at least two screws to hold the a...

Page 37: ...ured operating systems currently available MS DOS Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows CE Installing Software External Drives An external floppy drive and an external CD ROM drive are offered as optional accessories for the Intermec 5055 Data Collection PC The correct device drivers for these factory offered accessories are already loaded on your computer to simply software installation and up...

Page 38: ...ou can exit the current application and then perform a warm restart in the following manner 1 Press Ctrl Alt Del on the keyboard or displayed key board simulator this causes the system to reprocess the autoexec bat and config sys files 2 Load or reload the desired software application 3 Resume normal operation Cold Restart You must interrupt all electrical power to the computer to perform a cold r...

Page 39: ...bol Scanners Straight screw on connector serial cable 321 518 001 LS 3203ER I200A Extended Range part number 858 042 800 LS 3603 I200A Fuzzy Logic part number 858 079 901 PSC Scanners Straight screw on connector serial cable 321 476 082 PSC5300 IP Series Standard Range part number 858 065 012 PSC5300 IP Series VIN part number 858 065 022 PSC5300 IP Series Long Range part number 858 065 052 PSC5300...

Page 40: ...n 1 In AUTOEXEC BAT make sure the scanner driver is loaded with 65SCN7B 2 Select the Terminal Emulation Main Menu from the Terminal Emulation Mode 3 Select option 1 Set up Parms 4 Enter password CR52401 5 Select option 2 Barcode Parms 6 At Scanner Type menu select 3 Laser and press ENT five times 7 At Main Menu select 4 Tests 8 At Tests menu select 1 Peripherals 9 At Peripherals menu select 5 Scan...

Page 41: ...as soon as it is connected even when it is not properly configured Therefore proper operation of the tethered laser is no indication that the la ser is correctly configured for the scanner driver 65SCN7B Scan the following bar codes to set up your LS3203ER I200A or LS3603 I200A scanner so it will work with your computer Scan all the bar codes except for the Host Transmit Code ID Character and Host...

Page 42: ...EFIX DATA SUFFIX bar code PREFIX DATA SUFFIX 2 Scan the PREFIX bar code 3 Scan the PREFIX values 1 0 0 2 bar codes from page 2 23 to change your selection scan CANCEL PREFIX 4 Scan the SUFFIX bar code 5 Scan the SUFFIX values 1 0 0 3 bar codes from page 2 23 to change your selection scan CANCEL SUFFIX ...

Page 43: ...SECTION 2 Operation 5055 Data Collection PC User s Guide 2 23 RS 232 Host Prefix Suffix Values 0 1 4 2 3 6 7 CANCEL 8 9 5 ...

Page 44: ...SECTION 2 Operation 2 24 5055 Data Collection PC User s Guide RS 232 Host Parity NONE RS 232 Host Stop Bit Select 1 STOP BIT RS 232 Host ASCII Format 8 BIT ...

Page 45: ...t Code ID Character The Transmit Code ID Char acter must be enabled if you are using FWP640H0 or FWP640H4 terminal emulation software in your computer TRANSMIT CODE ID CHARACTER DO NOT TRANSMIT CODE ID CHARACTER RS 232 Host Decode Options Scan one of these bar codes to enable or disable the audible beep after a good scan DO NOT BEEP AFTER GOOD DECODE BEEP AFTER GOOD DECODE ...

Page 46: ...Operation 2 26 5055 Data Collection PC User s Guide Scanner Problems If you have problems with your scanner 1 Refer to the user guide for your scanner 2 Call the 24 hour Customer Response Center at 1 800 755 5505 ...

Page 47: ...tion of the SCU in the Intermec 5055 Technical Reference Manual part num ber 978 054 002 Unique features found in the Intermec 5055 Data Collection PC setup may be especially important to you These unique features are described in this section Among them are Selecting the startup boot source The ability to rotate the display 180 degrees which allows mounting the unit upside down Disabling the mous...

Page 48: ...sting the settings such as boot devices COM port settings mouse enable and display inversion Boot Devices This setup option allows you to designate the startup device drive Press Alt D for the Disks menu which con tains options to enable the Virus Alert determine which drive to boot the computer from Removable is C and dic tate whether this computer has a master or a slave drive IDE Settings Press...

Page 49: ...puter is set up to have a Slave Drive be sure the Master Drive is enabled via the Drive 1 box Press Tab to move the cursor into the Drive 2 box which sets the Slave Drive NOTE The Slave Drive must be enabled if the removable IDE drive is installed in the computer Press D to add an X to drive enable the master drive or to remove the X to disable the Drive Enabled option Press P to add an X to enabl...

Page 50: ...irst internal COM port 3 Press one of the following for the first COM port N None 1 COM 1 3F8 IRQ 4 2 COM 2 2F8 IRQ 3 3 COM 3 3E8 IRQ 4 4 COM 4 2E8 IRQ 3 NOTE An option is selected when a dot appears in parentheses in front of that option S 4 Press Tab to move the cursor into the COM B Set tings box to select the port address and interrupt for the second internal COM port 5 Press one of the follow...

Page 51: ...the Mouse option to remove the check mark Display Invert WARNING To prevent damage to the computer the Invert mounting and display option must ONLY be used in indoor environments NOTE This option only applies to the standard color VGA display The default display has the connectors to the bottom of the computer If you want to invert the display or rotate the display 180 degrees so that the display ...

Page 52: ...SECTION 3 System Setup 3 6 5055 Data Collection PC User s Guide ...

Page 53: ...nector Pinouts Connectors Connectors are located on the bottom of the computer and are identified in the illustration below Figure 4 1 Connectors 1 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 mouse 2 LPT1 printer 3 COM2 4 COM1 5 6 pin mini DIN PS 2 keyboard 6 Network 4 5 1 2 3 6 ...

Page 54: ... 5 1 Parallel Port LPT1 Pinout Pin Signal 1 PSTB data strobe 2 PLD0 data 0 3 PLD1 data 1 4 PLD2 data 2 5 PLD3 data 3 6 PLD4 data 4 7 PLD5 data 5 8 PLD6 data 6 9 PLD7 data 7 10 PACK acknowledge 11 PBUSY busy 12 PPE paper end 13 PSLCT printer selected 14 PAFD auto feed 15 PERR printer error 16 PINIT printer initialized 17 PSLIN printer selected 18 23 Ground 24 Ground parallel not floppy con nected t...

Page 55: ...ernal modem a scanner or a serial network connection Table 5 2 Serial Communication Ports COM1 COM2 Port IRQ Base I O COM1 4 03F8 COM2 3 02F8 Table 5 3 Serial Communication Port Pinouts Pin Signal 1 DCD data carrier detect 2 RXD receive data 3 TXD transmit data 4 DTR data terminal ready 5 GND ground 6 DSR data set ready 7 RTS ready to send 8 CTS clear to send 9 RI ring indicator or selectable for ...

Page 56: ...s not connected to the comput er you may use an emulated keyboard if available in your application that can be activated on the display NOTE You must have the external mouse or keyboard plugged into the cor rect port If those are reversed neither device will work properly Table 5 4 Keyboard Mouse Port Pinouts Pin Signal 1 Keyboard data or mouse data 2 No connection 3 Ground 4 5 volts dc 5 Keyboard...

Page 57: ...n modular connector shown below provides an interface to an Ethernet local area network Pinouts are as shown below when the user views the con nector straight on from the outside of the computer Table 5 5 RJ 45 Pinouts Pin Signal I TX TOP 2 TX TON 3 RX TIP 4 Not Used 5 Not Used 6 RX TIN 7 Not Used 8 Not Used 1 8 ...

Page 58: ...n be low Note that 2 5 volts bias is present on the computer s microphone jack NOTE Make sure you plug the audio connectors into the correct output jacks Failure to do so can result in damage to the earphone Figure 4 2 Audio Connectors 1 Common ground 2 Bias 2 5 volts 3 Mic 4 Common ground 5 Right 6 Left 1 2 3 4 5 6 MICROPHONE EARPHONE ...