TXcom HELYOMBT, User Manual

Page 1: ...TINYOM HELYOMBT UTILITIES USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...for any direct or indirect losses or damage resulting from its use Moreover TXcom reserves the right to modify its products entirely or in part at any time without notice This hardware is guaranteed by TXcom for one year from the date of delivery During this period any defective equipment item will be repaired or replaced without charge Copyright 2005 TXcom All rights reserved This manual is inten...

Page 3: ...XP 12 BDAprint 12 TinyomSet HelyomSet Software 13 Installation 13 Description 14 General Settings 16 Radio 16 Transmission mode 17 Bar code Add Ons 18 Power management 19 Bar code Settings 20 Default bar code 20 Enabling a bar code 21 Disabling a bar code 21 Trigger Settings 22 One shot 23 Hold 23 Multiscan 24 Firmware Upgrade 26 ComClav Settings 27 Setting Up the TXcom reader 29 Upgrading TXcom r...

Page 4: ... 37 Setting Parameters 37 ComClavCE Software 39 Starting ComClavCE 39 BT Connection 39 Stopping a BT connection 41 Ending ComClavCE 41 Setting Parameters 42 ComClavMobile Software 44 Starting ComClavCE 44 Bluetooth Configuration on Windows Mobile 45 BT Connection 47 Stopping a BT connection 48 Ending ComClavCE 49 BDAprint Software 50 Safety Regulatory 52 ...

Page 5: ...ork in the same manner except for the triggering In the following documentation TXcom reader means that the feature applies for both units Only SPP profile Serial Port Profile is supported This profile allows you to establish a serial link between two Bluetooth devices The Bluetooth device must be a PC BALADYOM a tablet PC a PDA PREMIOM a printer Depending on the device Operating System TXcom read...

Page 6: ...n which also make it possible to initialize TXcom reader Using TXcom reader Pairing To pair TXcom reader to a Bluetooth device In master mode Read the bar code label containing the Bluetooth Device Address of the remote device with the TXcom reader Label Format code 128 BDA Address FNC3 aabbccddeeff FNC3 Where aa hexadecimal value of the first byte of the BDA address bb hexadecimal value of the se...

Page 7: ...th device Slave Mode The Tinyom BDA address is located under the Tinyom near the fastener The HelyomBT BDA address is located behind the HelyomBT laser window Creating a SPP connection Install on your PC a Bluetooth Software before plug in Bluetooth device When the installation is completed proceed as follows Master mode 1 Check your Bluetooth device address Start Settings Control Panel Bluetooth ...

Page 8: ... In Bluetooth properties unitck Secure Connection Start Settings Control Panel Bluetooth Configuration Client application Proprieties button 4 Scan the BDA label with TXcom reader Slave mode 1 Open the Bluetooth serial port 2 Search for Bluetooth device Start Programs My Bluetooth Places Bluetooth Menu Search for device Option ...

Page 9: ...ghly 2 seconds on the sensor when the long touch triggering mode is set to ON OFF See Trigger setting on page 21 For the Tinyom by a long touch greater then 7 seconds and after that the 3 LED green red blue flash briefly Operating The laser reading is triggered by the activation of the touch sensor or the motion sensor for the Tinyom by the trigger button for the HelyomBT or by radio for both Read...

Page 10: ...e detects a preset movement wrist in stable position then movement from left to right or vice versa then return in stable position then the laser beam starts In this mode once the beam is on it remains on without any user action until that the TXcom reader reads a bar code To make the next read it is necessary to start the laser once again Hold mode ...

Page 11: ...mains on without any user action until that the TXcom reader reads a bar code and starts automatically the beam for the next read after a configurable delay Charging the Battery The battery must be charged between 20 C and 45 C Please refer to the Quick Guide provided with the reader Installing the Hand strap TINYOM Please refer to the Quick Guide provided with the reader The utilities On the CDRO...

Page 12: ...12 ComclavXP This software is used to send bar codes read in keyboard emulation BDAprint This software is used to print the pairing label of the TXcom reader ...

Page 13: ... GUIDE 13 TinyomSet HelyomSet Software TinyomSet and HelyomSet software allow modifying parameters and upgrading the firmware of respectively the Tinyom and the HelyomBT Installation Install ParamXP Setup on your PC under Windows XP ...

Page 14: ...sh the connection from the Bluetooth device to the TXcom reader Send button to send edited data to the TXcom reader On the lower part of the screen you will find different tabs Summary General settings Bar code settings Trigger settings Firmware upgrade ComClav settings Settings are accessible when the TXcom reader is connected to a Bluetooth device or when editing a ComClav ini file Message windo...

Page 15: ...t the virtual port used by the Bluetooth connection then click on Connect button to establish connection Data will be displayed after a while in Summary tab Summary In Summary tab basic data are displayed BDA address TXcom reader name Bar code enabled firmware version and statistics since first use ...

Page 16: ...h on slave mode parameter is ticked if the TXcom reader is used in master mode the user should scan the pairing label after each charge this protect from undesired connection if the TXcom reader change frequently from a Bluetooth device to another On the other hand if the TXcom reader is paired with a fix Bluetooth device it is possible to untick this Max Transmission Class Open field range 20 dBm...

Page 17: ...If it doesn t receive the acknowledgment the TXcom reader tries to send once again the bar code When the number of retry defined by Retry is exceeded the TXcom reader sounds 3 beeps and the red LED flashes fast This mode allows indicating to the user a transmission problem between the TXcom reader and the remote Bluetooth device Without acknowledgment The TXcom reader sends a bar code The TXcom re...

Page 18: ... For each type of code enter the hexadecimal ASCII value of the character to add Example Read Code Entered value hexadecimal ASCII Character sent as prefix Code 39 41 A Interleaved 2 5 49 I Standard 2 5 52 R Codabar 46 F UPC EAN 45 E Code 128 43 C MSI PLESSEY 4D M Code 93 47 G EAN 128 4A J CODABLOCK F 56 V Suffix The bar code can end with a suffix It includes one to three characters coded in hexad...

Page 19: ...NYOM HELYOMBT UTILITIES USER GUIDE 19 Power management The parameter Delay before idle mode defines the delay without activity after which the TXcom reader turn off This delay is set to 1 hour par default ...

Page 20: ...20 Bar code Settings Default bar code CODE 128 CODE EAN 128 Symbology Bar code parameters Selected bar code ...

Page 21: ...39 CODE 93 CODABAR CODE UPC EAN Enabling a bar code Select the bar code by clicking on its parameters are displayed Set up the parameters Tick the check box to enable the symbology Disabling a bar code Select the bar code and untick the check box ...

Page 22: ... to the HelyomBT Trigger Settings Tab TinyomSet Trigger Settings Tab HelyomSet The laser reading is triggered by the activation of the touch sensor or the motion sensor for the Tinyom the trigger button for the HelyomBT or by radio through a protocol for both ...

Page 23: ... on the sensor or the button By activation of the motion sensor for the Tinyom In this mode once the beam is on it remains on without user action until that the TXcom reader reads a bar code To make the next read it is necessary to trig the laser once again Hold In this mode to keep the beam on the user should press the touch sensor or the button until that the TXcom reader reads a bar code To mak...

Page 24: ... twice Burst mode is stopped By a short touch on the sensor By activation of the motion sensor After a read failure default value After the read of the number of bar code defined by Max Nb of Scans In burst mode in Burst Scan area Interscan Delay parameter it is possible to adjust the wait delay between each read by 100 ms step By default the delay is set to 1 second If No Duplicate Scan is ticked...

Page 25: ...on is configurable parameter Scan Delay It is set to 3 seconds par default In Sensitive Movement area 3 sensibility levels can be selected It is recommended to use the Easy trigger during the first use of the Tinyom and select the Normal trigger afterwards to avoid undesired trigger while hand moves ...

Page 26: ...e The current version into the Tinyom TINYOM Product The version to be loaded TINYOM File For the ATTINY software The current version into the Tinyom ATTINY Product The version to be loaded ATTINY File The ATTINY software manages only the motion sensor and the battery charger ...

Page 27: ...TINYOM HELYOMBT UTILITIES USER GUIDE 27 ComClav Settings It allows creating a new ComClav ini file This file will be used by ComClav keyboard emulation ...

Page 28: ...ion saved in ComClav ini file will be upload in the TXcom reader Stroke delay Delay in millisecond between each character before it is sent to the host This delay is used to control the flow of data from the Tinyom Default value 0 no delay Bar Code Add Ons Prefix and suffix which frame the bar code They include one two or three characters in hexadecimal ASCII Example to add character Carriage Retu...

Page 29: ...tart Settings Control Panel Bluetooth Configuration Client Application Proprierties button 4 Click on Connect button If the connection is successful the message Ready to be modified is displayed in the message window Basic information is displayed in Summary tab 5 Modify bar code settings and or trigger settings Then click on Send button A message Success is displayed in the message window 6 When ...

Page 30: ...lick on Connect button 4 Select Firmware Upgrade tab 5 Select Firmware type Tinyom or Attiny Firmware 6 Click on Browse button and select the binary file to be loaded 7 Click on Write button to upgrade the TXcom reader 8 While loading the file TXcom reader green LED flashes the red LED flashes in loop The messages Starting upgrade Writing block n then Ending upgrade are displayed on your PC At the...

Page 31: ...TINYOM HELYOMBT UTILITIES USER GUIDE 31 9 Click on Disconnect button and exit TinyomSet or HelyomSet exe ...

Page 32: ...Set exe or HelyomSet exe 2 Select the COM port on which the TXcom reader is connected 3 Click on Connect button 4 Select Options Commands Reset option 5 Exit TinyomSet or HelyomSet exe A reset causes a Bluetooth disconnection It loads the previous configuration in the TXcom reader ...

Page 33: ... touch Max number of scans 0 unlimited number of scans Interscan delay 1s Duplicate scan No control Bar code Default Configuration Enabled Symbologies CODE 128 CODE EAN 128 CODE 39 CODE 93 CODABAR CODE UPC EAN Suffix1 00 Suffix2 00 Suffix3 00 The reading of this code will return all parameters to their default value factory settings Default Configuration ...

Page 34: ... this file on each Bluetooth terminal During the execution of ComClavXP or ComClavCE on the Bluetooth terminal the initialization frame created by TinyomSet will be thus sent to the TXcom reader To create a TXcom reader configuration file 1 Run TinyomSet exe or HelyomSet exe 2 Select Files New 3 Edit parameters in the different tabs 4 Save the new configuration Files Save in ComClav ini file ...

Page 35: ...oad a new configuration 1 Run TinyomSet exe or HelyomSet exe 2 Establish a Bluetooth connection between the Tinyom and the device 3 Select Files Open 4 Open the file to be downloaded in the dialog box 5 Click on Send button The message Success is displayed in message window ...

Page 36: ...n ComClavXP 2 The following screen is displayed ComClavXP is started automatically and the window goes to the system tray TXCom green icon appears in system tray BT Connection In master mode pair the TXcom reader to the Bluetooth device by scanning the BDA address of the device In slave mode open the serial port and then connect the Bluetooth device to the TXcom reader The connection is establishe...

Page 37: ... click on TXcom icon in system tray and select Exit Setting Parameters 1 Run ComClavXP Ensure TinyomSet or HelyomSet is not running when you run ComClavXP 2 Click on TXcom green icon in system tray The following screen is displayed 3 Click on Stop button TXcom icon in system tray switches to red 4 Set up the virtual port in which the TXcom reader is connected Select the keyboard AZERTY ou QWERTY ...

Page 38: ...nt parameter is ticked the TXcom reader waits for acknowledgment after sending a bar code The Initialization Frame parameter when ticked will load the configuration of ComClav ini file to the TXcom reader erasing the previous configuration The Initialization Frame parameter is accessible when the Acknowledgment parameter is ticked 6 Click on OK to confirm the parameters 7 Click on Start button to ...

Page 39: ...omClavCE is compiled with ARMV4I processor and use HCI Bluetooth stack It is compatible with Windows CE version 4 2 and higher Starting ComClavCE 1 Run ComClavCE ComClavCE starts automatically and the window goes to the system tray 2 Click on the TXcom icon in the system tray The following screen is displayed BT Connection 1 Click on the green TXcom icon in the system tray ...

Page 40: ...40 2 Then click on Stop button in the displayed screen TXcom icon becomes red in the system tray 3 Click on Options button 4 Click on Display Local BDA button the following screen is displayed ...

Page 41: ...the cross of the Title bar and click on the OK button of the Options window 7 Click on Start button The TXcom reader blue LED flashes briefly Stopping a BT connection 1 Click on TXcom green icon in system tray 2 Then click on Stop button in the displayed screen The TXcom icon switched to red in thesystem tray Ending ComClavCE After stopping BT connection exit ComClavCE by clicking on the cross in ...

Page 42: ... tray The following screen is displayed 3 Click on Stop button 4 Set the parameters Select the keyboard AZERTY or QWERTY 5 Then click on Options button to set up Prefix and Suffix in hexadecimal Example to add Carriage Return at the end of the code enter value 0D in Suffix area ...

Page 43: ...ization Frame parameter when ticked will load saved configuration to the TXcom reader erasing the previous configuration 6 Click on OK to confirm parameter 7 Click on Start button to save parameters and start ComClavCE The window goes to the system tray ...

Page 44: ...ompiled with ARMV4I processor and use HCI Bluetooth stack It is compatible with Windows Mobile version 2003 and higher Starting ComClavCE 1 Run ComClavCE ComClavCE starts automatically and the window goes to the system tray The icon remains red as long as no TXcom reader is connected 2 Click on TXcom icon in the system tray The following screen is displayed ...

Page 45: ... UTILITIES USER GUIDE 45 Bluetooth Configuration on Windows Mobile 1 On Windows Mobile Bluetooth device go to Bluetooth parameters Start Settings Connections Bluetooth 2 Activate Bluetooth by ticking Turn on Bluetooth ...

Page 46: ...46 3 In COM Ports select New Incoming Port 4 Select the virtual port to use and untick Secure Connection then click on Finish The following screen is displayed click on ok ...

Page 47: ...ER GUIDE 47 BT Connection 1 Click on TXcom red icon in the system tray 2 Then click on Stop button in the displayed screen 3 Select the virtual port created in Bluetooth configuration see Bluetooth Configuration on Windows Mobile ...

Page 48: ...ty by using BDA address of Windows Mobile device and scan it Click on Start button TXcom icon becomes green when the TXcom reader is connected to the Windows Mobile dive The TXcom reader blue LED flashes briefly Stopping a BT connection 1 Click on the green TXcom icon in the system tray 2 Then click on Stop button in the screen displayed TXcom icon becomes red in the system tray ...

Page 49: ...OM HELYOMBT UTILITIES USER GUIDE 49 Ending ComClavCE After stopping BT connection exit ComClavCE by clicking on the cross in the title bar A password is required The default password is txcom Confirm by Ok ...

Page 50: ...d to connect the TXcom reader in master mode It is supplied with TinyomSet HelyomSet and ComclavXP when installing ParamXP 1 Run BDAprint 2 Right click 3 Select option BDA ADD address the following screen is displayed 4 Set the BDA address of the Bluetooth device and click on OK button ...

Page 51: ...TINYOM HELYOMBT UTILITIES USER GUIDE 51 5 Select option Files Print choose the printer and click on OK 6 Exit BDAprint ...

Page 52: ...limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If thi...

Page 53: ...the product Improper handling of lithium ion batteries may result in injury or damage from electrolyte leakage heating ignition or explosion Batteries must not be charged above 45 C There is no servicing parts inside products should not be opened except by qualified servicing personal DISCARDING SCANNER AND CHARGER According to European Directive 2002 96 CE of 2003 01 27 on waste electrical and el...