Technology Solutions Handscanner, User Manual

Page 1: ...r Guide doc Handscanner User Guide Technology Solutions UK Ltd Suite C Loughborough Technology Centre Epinal Way Loughborough Leics LE11 3GE Tel 44 0 1509 238248 Fax 44 0 1509 220020 Email enquiries tsl uk com ...

Page 2: ... 1 Charging the Handscanner 7 2 2 Removing the Handscanner battery 8 2 3 Handscanner Readzones 9 2 4 Operating modes 10 2 5 Configurable features 11 2 5 1 Introduction 11 2 5 2 Bluetooth settings 11 2 5 3 Functionality 11 2 5 4 Prefix 11 2 5 5 Buzzer 11 2 5 6 Vibrator 11 2 5 7 RFID multiblock read 11 2 5 8 Batch mode 11 2 5 9 Scan time 12 2 5 10 Power down time 12 2 5 11 Firmware update 12 3 Appli...

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Page 4: ...s UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 4 of 39 1 Main parts of the Handscanner 1 1 Handscanner The status LEDs on the top of the Handscanner provide an indication of the operating status of the unit LED colour Status Off The Handscanner is off Blue flashing The Handscanner is powered on and waiting for a Bluetooth connecti...

Page 5: ...efore Technology Solutions UK Limited assumes no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 5 of 39 Red The Handscanner is charging Green The Handscanner i...

Page 6: ...ce provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 6 of 39 1 2 Cradle The Charge Status LEDs indicate the state of the spare battery The spare battery charge feature is independent of the charging of the battery inside the Handscanner LED Charge Status Red on The spare battery is charging Green on The...

Page 7: ...e Plug the power supply provided with the cradle in to the power in socket on the back of the cradle The charge time will depend on how discharged the Handscanner battery is Typically a fully discharged battery will take 3 4 hours to fully charge The LEDs on the top of the Handscanner indicate the charge status Red for charge in progress Green for charge complete Both LEDs on simultaneously indica...

Page 8: ...ogy Solutions UK Limited assumes no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 8 of 39 2 2 Removing the Handscanner battery The battery can then be lifted ...

Page 9: ...m without the written consent of the author Page 9 of 39 2 3 Handscanner Readzones Both transponders and barcodes are read in front of the Handscanner as shown above The barcode is read when the red laser line completely scans over it 1D or it is enclosed in the projected red outline 2D RFID transponders are read in the same plane as barcodes The RFID read range is far less than the barcode Typica...

Page 10: ...echnology Solutions website www tsl uk com downloads Source code examples are provided in the Software Development Kit available from Technology Solutions 1062 0x BT HSCAN KIT In Button Press Mode the Handscanner is initially configured to operate in a particular way each time the button is pressed A PC application Desktop Configuration is provided by Technology Solutions for configuring Handscann...

Page 11: ...l converter lead The following sections provide an overview of the configuration options 2 5 2 Bluetooth settings The Bluetooth Friendly Name the PIN and the Bluetooth RF power can be modified 2 5 3 Functionality The RFID functionality can be enabled and disabled for each transponder type Barcode scanning and the various symbologies included in a barcode scan can be enabled and disabled 2 5 4 Pref...

Page 12: ...e the Handscanner has moved out of range of the host There is a risk of a short period of data loss because the Bluetooth link failure indication is not immediate Scan data obtained during the period between moving out of range and the Bluetooth link indicating failure may not be preserved 2 5 9 Scan time The maximum duration in seconds of a scan can be configured The barcode reader has an indepen...

Page 13: ...eing used on a PC running Windows XP The same approach can be taken with any other platform 3 2 Setting up the Bluetooth connection Establishing a Bluetooth connection requires the stages of Discovery and Pairing The Handscanner conforms to the Bluetooth Serial Port Profile and therefore a Virtual Comm port will be created as part of the Bluetooth setup process Launch the Bluetooth Device window S...

Page 14: ...ty for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 14 of 39 The installation of the Handscanner will then continue At this point the Virtual COM port will be created When this...

Page 15: ...mediately used in existing systems with no software development The Handscanner can be configured see Section 2 5 to provide a certain set of actions on button press so that the correct data is read and prefixed ready for use by the existing software A more advanced version of the SmartWedge software is available from Technology Solutions which includes additional functionality such as data filter...

Page 16: ...window Launch the application that is to receive the data for example Excel and position the cursor at the data entry point Scan data will then be entered into the target application By default all scanned data is terminated with CR LF characters to automate data entry A typical screenshot is shown below Note that if CAPS lock is selected on the PC keyboard all of the alphabetical characters will ...

Page 17: ... of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 17 of 39 3 4 HyperTerminal 3 4 1 Introduction HyperTerminal provides a simple way to display the data received from a Handscanner for demonstration or test purposes 3 4 2 Con...

Page 18: ...ghts of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 18 of 39 Check that the Handscanner is switched on click OK and the Bluetooth connection will be established Any barcodes or transponders read by the Handscanner will be displayed by HyperTerminal No...

Page 19: ...roduction These examples assume that the Handscanner is in its default state Pocket PC devices have a range of different Bluetooth Managers The two examples provided should cover the majority of devices The fundamental approach will be the same on all devices discover the Handscanner and then pair to it In most cases it will also be necessary to define a virtual comm port for use with the Handscan...

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Page 21: ...oducts Therefore Technology Solutions UK Limited assumes no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 21 of 39 The Pairing is then complete and the Handsc...

Page 22: ...f patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 22 of 39 Finally tap and hold the Serial Port and select Connect This will display the Connection Information as shown below Note the Local COM Port This is the port that an ap...

Page 23: ...chnology Solutions UK Limited assumes no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 23 of 39 Tap the Bluetooth icon and then select the Devices tab Ensure ...

Page 24: ...nsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 24 of 39 Once the Device discovery has completed a list similar to the one shown below will be shown By default the H...

Page 25: ... Limited assumes no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 25 of 39 Once the authentication has completed successfully the following window will be sho...

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Page 27: ...es no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 27 of 39 A list of the available ports will be displayed select one and remember it Tick the Secure Connec...

Page 28: ...the keyboard This allows the Handscanner to be immediately used with existing applications The Desktop Configuration application can be used to modify the Handscanner operation for example by adding prefixes excluding transponder types An advanced version of SmartWedge is available from Technology Solutions This includes advanced data handling and filtering allowing rules to be constructed which m...

Page 29: ...tions UK Limited assumes no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 29 of 39 The behaviour then depends on which Bluetooth manager is used on the Pocket...

Page 30: ...red and the virtual comm port will be opened immediately Once connected the button will change to show Disconnect as above and the blue LED on the Handscanner will light continuously Any RFID or barcode data scanned by the Handscanner will then appear at the top of the window and also in the Default text window whilst SmartWedge Basic is shown Even when SmartWedge Basic is minimised the Most recen...

Page 31: ...No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 31 of 39 A typical screenshot is shown below When SmartWedge Basic is no longer required switch back to it Tap on the icon in Programs or Settings System Memory Running Programs tap Disconnect to close the link to the Handscanner and exit SmartWedge Basic by tapping Exit If the terminal is put int...

Page 32: ... document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 32 of 39 4 5 Using mToken 4 5 1 Introduction mToken is a Terminal Emulation application for Pocket PC devices It is available for download from http www choung net mToken A time limited evaluation version is also available 4 5 2 Installation Connect to the Pocket PC device using ActiveSync and then run the mToke...

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Page 34: ...ents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 34 of 39 Tap Next to see the following Connection Summary window Finally tap Connect to open the link with the Handscanner For other devices these intermediate stages may not be req...

Page 35: ...lutions UK Limited assumes no responsibility for customer product design or for infringement of patents and or the rights of third parties which may result from assistance provided by Technology Solutions UK Limited No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the author Page 35 of 39 Subsequent opens of the virtual comm port are more straightforward on the...

Page 36: ... July 26 2001 EN60825 1 1994 A1 2002 A2 2001 IEC60825 1 1993 A1 1997 A2 2001 This information is repeated inside the battery compartment The following Laser Warning Label is printed on the side of the Handscanner Caution Use of controls adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous laser light exposure Class 2 laser scanners use a low power visi...

Page 37: ...ived including interference that may cause undesired operation The Handscanner contains Transmitter Module FCC ID S6J01B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates use...

Page 38: ...e barcodes Check the Handscanner configuration using the Desktop Configuration software If the Blue LED is not lit continuously the Handscanner will only operate in Batch Mode Connect the Bluetooth link to the Handscanner or use the Desktop Configuration software to enable Batch Mode The Handscanner scans but does not vibrate or beep The Handscanner may not be configured for the barcode symbology ...

Page 39: ...he author Page 39 of 39 Symptoms Possible Cause Action The host Bluetooth discovery does not find the Handscanner The Handscanner has powered off Press the yellow button and ensure that the Blue LED is flashing The Handscanner is out of range Move the Handscanner closer to the host The Bluetooth Friendly name of the Handscanner has been changed Check the Bluetooth Friendly name using the Desktop C...