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TRAXiT32 – Communications Manager

1. Data download 3 ox Available terminals Terminals to download gt gt Attendance Attendances Ca Pe Set Download Cancel Now it is necessary to create a new plant similar to the one defined for the transaction downloading achievable by copy paste that will be exclusively used to replicate the fingertip information The below picture shows this second TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 52 plant that we call as Finger in this plant we can see that the terminal Attendancel has been renamed into FingerMASTER as it is in fact the acquiring FingerPROX Example of association of the DOWNLOADING profile to the acquiring Finger terminal Upload Download profile Data upload Data download Backup FRE RECVFING 20 i General Example of association of the UPLOADING profile to the remaining Finger units Upload Download profile Data upload Data download Backup PRE SENDFING z po General The downloading dialog of the fingertips associated to the Finger plant will only include the FingerM ASTER terminal and will be similar to the one shown in the following picture Data download Quo 210 x A amp allable terminals Terminale to download Attendance s Fingertt amp S TER Attendances FE _ lt AA Al Download Cancel The uploading dialog of the fingertips associated t
2. equal to the field NET92 ID i Property PROXH3 OR Ei RAM Card Line driver line o Personal code length eo Supervisor password Common code sis fo Protected shell Terminal usag M Time amp attendance User procedures Do J Access control M Timed events E J Canteen booking p lnput relais manag M Last connection Date and time 115 06 98 12 50 08 Upload Download profile Data upload Data download Backup FRE Connect Wecohneok RECEIVE a Send Han Werau a e Time amp Attendance checkbox enable it if the terminal will be used for Time and attendance purposes TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 38 e User procedures checkbox enable it if the terminal will be used for data collection by means of user defined procedures If not checked PROC_x files will not be loaded at all e Access control checkbox enable it if the terminal will be used for Access Control purposes e Timed events checkbox enable it if the terminal will be used for timed events activation If not checked ALARMTB file will not be loaded and the timed events will not be activated e Canteen booking checkbox this is only a descriptive checkbox e Data upload combobox select the Data upload profile or leave it blank if you don t need auxiliary files to be loaded on the terminal e Data download combobox select the Data download profile or leave it
3. hidden mode download data from the terminals and terminate itself with no messages for the user The following figure shows the property sheet of a shortcut to TRAX1T32 which executes like explained above Propriet Traxit32 Batch bi 2 x Generale Collegamento Fr Traxit32 Batch BI Tipo Applicazione Percorso TRAIT SZ Destinazione CiProgrammi TRAXiT32 Traxit32 exe ID fH M Esegui in spazio di mem separato Esegui come diverso utente Da Programmi TRAKIT32 With the command line TRAX1T32 U X H TRAXiT32 TRAXIT will execute in hidden mode upload data to the terminals and terminate itself with no messages for the user STARTUP OF TRA XiT AS WINDOWS SERVICE In the installation package of TRAXIT is included an utility which makes it possible to execute TRAX1T32 EXE as if it was a service of Windows This utility is installed in the same folder where resides the file TRAX1T32 EXE If TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 43 TRAX1T32 EXE has been installed in the program s standard folder the batch file TRAXIT32 InstallService bat doesn t need to be modified Otherwise the batch file TRAXIT32 InstallService bat should be modified by specifying the actual pathname of TRAX1T32 EXE default ProgramFiles TRAX1T32 TRAX1T32 EXE INSTALLING THE SERVICE For installing the service double clic on the command file TRAXIT32 InstallService bat then open the service
4. Email ddress es of destination separated with MAILSUBJECT Subject of the email MAILATTACHLOG Flag indicating that TRAXIT LOG file has to be attached O no 1 yes e Inserting a header line in time and attendance export files This line is inserted only when a new file is created If the string is the keyword EXPORTFORMAT the header will contain the export format applied for that file CUSTOM PREHEADERLINE T amp A records follow O PREHEADERLINE EXPORTFORMAT e For SUprema Finger Terminals limits the export interval of user s codes from the biometric modules Supposing that the user s shortcodes are concentrated into an restricted interval this settings allow to optimize the templates transferring time The interval should be defined by a numeric lower limit made of 4 digits a blank space a numeric upper limit of 4 digits If no interval is defined or the intervals are not numerical or the lower limit is greater than the upper limit TRAX1T32 will assume the whole possible interval of codes from 0001 to 9500 Example CUSTOM BIOEXPRANGE 0001 0100 e Setting of UDP timeout in seconds for Ethernet communications particularly disturbed or through unreliable WAN connections Normally are suggested values greater than 15 CUSTOM DLLUDPTIMEOUT 20 It is possible to define several launch switches on the command line of TRAXiT32 For instance the command line TRA XI1T 32 D H will execute TRAX1T32 in
5. When the field Activation key contains a valid 24 characters string clicking on the OK button the program starts in the selected mode Demonstrative or Definitive otherwise a warning message is shown UNINSTALLING TRA XIiT32 In order to uninstall TRAX1T32 it is sufficient to launch the program Uninstall TRAX1T32 located in the group of lil Language El TRAXIT32 igj Uninstall TRAXIT 32 programs created when TRA X1T32 was installed If necessary you can also uninstall the BDE by means of Window s control panel activating the item Add remove programs selctin the item BDE and finally clicking the Add remove button HOW TO PERSONALIZE TRA XiT32 The images contained in the files MAINLOGO BMP and MINILOGO BMP are shown respectively during program s startup and in the right of the splash screen The image contained in the file USERLOGO BMP is shown in the window containing the information about user s registration If you want you can replace these files with two bitmap files containing the logo of your company when executing these operations TRAX1T32 should be inactive TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 5 HOW TO CHANGE THE MESSAGES OF TRAXiT32 ATTENTION If you are intentioned to modify the messages or you want to translate the messages in a language not yet present please contact TMC which will communicate to you the procedure to follow in order to have your messages inc
6. t work correctly anymore SO skips the check of all the serial ports thus showing COM1 COM9 as not found CUSTOM SKIPCOMCHECK 0 TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 41 e S1 S9 skips the check of all the serial ports but only checks the specified COMn port Example S1 only checks for the existence of port COMI CUSTOM SKIPCOMCHECK 1 e T fa impostare la data e l ora dei terminali ad ogni sessione di comunicazione sia di scarico che di carico dati CUSTOM SENDTIME 1 e VudpPort useful for specifying the UDP port to be used for ethernet communications instead of the default 8499 Please note that the UPD port number should be specified as a decimal number CUSTOM UDPPORT 8950 e vremoteudpPort useful for specifying the REMOTE UDP port to be used for ethernet communications instead of the default 8499 REQUIRES PROXC DLL 3 0 0 or higher Please note that the UPD port number should be specified as a decimal number CUSTOM UDPPORTR 8950 e Wnnn makes it possible to specify the wait time in seconds between the 3 attempts of dialling the phone number in modem connections The same number of seconds is awaited before dialling a different phone number Example C Program files TRAX1T32 TRAX1T32 EXE W30 Specifies a wait time of 30 seconds CUSTOM INTERDIALWAIT 30 e X thisswitch can be possibly used together the switch U the programme terminates automatically after having p
7. F the descriptions of cause codes contained in the file EXITCODS are shown in sequence the transaction is stored when a valid card is read The file contains in the first position is the number which selects the cause 1 or 2 digits depending on the number of digits defined for cause code management immediately followed by its description When this file is present the user can only specify transaction causes which are listed in the file itself It is possible to define up to 30 differen cause codes i e 30 records of file EXITCODS each with a maximum length of 32 characters including the cause code The character 29 in case present at the end of each line activates the continuous rotation of the message until twenty seconds of timeout Whitout this character at the end of the line the text slides to the left until the end of the line and the terminal leaves on the display the last eight characters Example 1 one digit cause codes TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 28 3 Exit Accident 29 5 Special Leave 29 6 Business visit 29 Example 2 two digit cause codes 03 Exit Accident 29 05 Special Leave 29 06 Business visit 29 The TRAXiT s built in editor for files EXITCODS is the same shown in the previous paragraph EXITFKEY Function keys cause codes with 1 digit extension EF1 E E EXITFKEY Function keys cause codes with 2 digits extension EF2 E E Contains the explicative list of transac
8. The Time amp Attendance backup archive stores the daily PREymmdd files The Procedures amp N92 backup archive stores the daily PFXymmdd and N92ymmdd files The Others amp Custom backup archive stores all the other files downloaded from the terminals For each archive you can define how many months 1 6 of data backup you want to keep on the disk unit The Tools section should be used very carefully because the Delete buttons carry out the data deletion of the corresponding backup archive the range of deleted data is decided upon the selected radiobutton e Today deletes all today s data of the current plant e All deletes all data of the current plant e Empty deletes all data of all the plants It is also possible to select one specific terminal whom eliminate backup data The Empty operation is anyway applied to the whole database EXTRACTING DATA FROM BACKUP ARCHIVES In case of disaster in computer jargon of course for example when the export file has been deleted before the successive data analysis it is possible to extract data from the backup files the menu Procedures Data export does the job TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 49 i Data export o Terminals Files All All Date Time C New data From 01701 1998 00 00 f Old data In this dialog box you can select the terminal default A11 and file
9. manager of Windows and find the service TRAX1T32 by default the startup mode is Automatic with launch of the programme in iconized mode without interactions with the consolle this avoids the programme shutdown at the logoff from the consolle Add the necessary launch switches to the command line Press the Start button in order to verify the correct startup of the programme For closing the programme it is sufficient to stop the service CONFIGURATION OF THE PLANTS All the modifications to the plants defined in TRAXiT32 can be done by previously stopping the corresponding service opening the program from the taskbar and starting the service again when finished So that TRAXiT32 be started and works correctly also without performing the user login the following prerequisites are necessary The programme should start in iconized mode without interactions with the desktop This is the default setting defined in the startup of the service The files upload download should be set on phisical local drives of the PC thus NOT ON NETWORK DRIVES because the network units are not available until the user logs in IfinthePCisinstalled a terminal emulation software which installs virtual serial ports ex CITRIX MetaFrame or IBM Client Access it is advisable to connect the terminals trough the Ethernet If the terminals are anyway connected through the serial port it is necessary to modify the launch switches of TRAXiT32
10. of success 403 if some errors occured Examples of file E TXT D 402 Data download executed successfully U 403 Data upload executed with some errors HOW TO EXECUTE SEVERAL CONCURRENT INSTANCES OF THE PROGRAMME It is possible to launch up to 9 concurrent instances of TRAXIT on the same PC of course each instance should manage a different plant In order to avoid conflicts the programme creates the folders DATA TMP_1 DATA TMP_9 where are store temporarily the files downloaded from the terminals before their elaboration and export For the same reason the log of operations is written in a file different for each instance TRAXIT_1 LOG TRAXIT_9 LOG and a suffix _1 _9 is automaticalli added to the name of export files In this way the several plants can use the same download profiles which actually will export data in differen files In order all the instances work correctly it is mandatory to launch TRAXIT by always specifying the number of instance and the name of the related plant Example TRAXiT32 Il PPLANTI TRAXiT32 12 PPLANT2 TRAXiT32 I9 PPLANT9 When launched in multi instance mode the initial splashscreen is not shown and the modal messageboxes Operation successfully completed or Opration not completed See TRAXiT LOG for details are never shown as they could stop the execution of the programme waiting for an operator confirmation TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 45 Only
11. tab initial position of personal code For the personal code the initial position in the badge is 0 PFXymmdd Daily data of User defined procedures E COM1DAT Data coming from COM1 E COM2DAT Data coming from COM1 NOTOKAX Invalid access attempts E N92ymmdd Data coming from NET92 TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 33 INPUTS Events of input lines TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 34 DATA EXPORT TAB i Upload Download profiles OF E4 Data upload Data download File types Lode Export format H Generico Ci Presenze hhmmssYCOCCCC Scar TTICCCCCCCY amp s hhmmD D haha In this dialog it is possible to define the format of exported data i e the translation pattern of data downloaded from the terminals e The field Code contains the symbolic name of the export format e The field Export format contains the translation format Each specifier character identifies a field in the record of files received from the terminal which produces a field in the record of export file as describet below T or TT or TTT terminal identifier obtained from central archive The field is left padded with O s when necessary RR auxiliary reader s address can be specified only if the master PROX is enabled to record the address of auxiliary MAX readers from which comes the badge reading YYYYor YY year with century eg 1995 or without century e
12. TRAXIT carries out all the actions necessary for the success of the operation In the following figure is shown an example of upload profile which specifies the upload of a firmware file File Fath P DZX16 R1 CACD_TMCSPRODUZSPR ORA BH S940 _0659 4BH TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 56 UPLOAD OF CUSTOM APPLICATIONS IN TERMINALS EQUIPPED WITH FLASH MEMORY By meands of TRAXIT it is possible to upload upload a custom programme written in C language and compiled with the development system supplied by TMC in the flash memory of terminals compatible with this mode of extending the functionalities Normally the custom applications uploadable in terminals equipped with flash memory are stored in files with extension X BH Before starting to upload a firnmware file with extension XBH TRAXIT carries out all the actions necessary for the success of the operation In the following figure is shown an example of upload profile which specifies the upload of a custom application file File Path i P CUSTOM OD Projects D elphid TRAST 32 0 PLOAD SFP 260 bh TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 57
13. and AXGATES files onto the PROX oa PROX or EnTRAX CONNECTED VIA MODEM cali Pr ni Pall dette ci co Hodem f tai Modem E PROFIT fo Modems E PROX PROX 1 Connect the RS232 cable coming from PROX s serial port to the RS232 port of the answering modem e g Modem 2 2 If necessary connect together the PROX s RTS and CTS screw connectors with a short wire 3 Set up terminal s communication parameters baudrate ecc corresponding to the used COM port 4 Execute a restart of the terminal either by pressing for a short while the RESET button located into the terminal or switching it OFF and ON again pressing the lt gt key for more than 3 seconds and then pressing the power on I key 5 Open the property sheet of each called modem set the modem s name optional and the corresponding phone number i Property Modemiti IOR General m Name Moden isp Connection 6 Power on the modem enter the Administrator mode on the terminal select the Modem setup menu item and execute the following operations a Select the appropriate Modem port 1 or 2 depending from the PROX s COM port connected to the modem b Select the number of rings to wait for before answering to the incoming call 1 or more c Select the handshake type 0 for XON XOFF software handshake with three wires connection recommended or for RTS CTS hardware handshake w
14. blank if you don t need to download the data produced by the terminal e g if the terminal is configured for not producing data at all e Backup PRE select the number of old PREymmdd files you want to leave aboard the terminal for example for T amp A transactions review at the consolle PROPERTY SHEETS OF EnTRAX i Property EnTRAH Personal code length Line driver line U Common code __ Supervisor password 944 Terminal usag Time amp attendance Accesses control T Timed events Last connection Date and time Mau Power management Automatic power off if battery powered 5 Upload Download profile Data upload Data download Backup FRE m FS FF Connect Wecohneok FeneWe a Send Han Werau Ean e Time amp Attendance checkbox enable it if the terminal will be used for Time and attendance purposes e Access control checkbox enable it if the terminal will be used for Access Control purposes e Timed events checkbox enable it if the terminal will be used for timed events activation If not checked ALARMTB file will not be loaded and the timed events will not be activated e Canteen booking checkbox this is only a descriptive checkbox e Data upload combobox select the Data upload profile or leave it blank if you don t need auxiliary files to be loaded on the terminal e Data download combobox select the Data download profile or leave it blank if you
15. don t need to download the data produced by the terminal e g if the terminal is configured for not producing data at all e Backup PRE select the number of old PREymmdd files you want to leave aboard the terminal for example for an additional level of data backup TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 39 CONFIGURING A PLANT WITH AUTOMATIC DATA DOWNLOAD After having defined your plant you can decide to configure it for a timed or automatic execution of data download In order to do that select the Plant tab of the Computer property sheet check the Automatic download checkbox and define the time interval and the frequency of data download In the following example has been defined the automatic data download every 10 minutes during all the day Property Computer O x General Plant Personal dat Plant Nuovo Impianto State Country Telephone Operator 4 Enabled vf Automatic download 0 00 00 23 59 59 0 10 00 From T Freg Ol cocco 235959 010 0 reer errr errr rrr errr rer rrr terre rrr etree terres ca Add Now you can create a shortcut to TRAXiT32 where the program is launched as Iconized and it will execute background timed operations of data download THE LAUNCH SWITCHES OF TRA XiT32 TRAXI1T32 can be launched specifying launch switches which set special modes of execution Some of these launch switches can b
16. in the terminal e g PROC_D along with the pathname of the source file e g W TRAXIT32 LOAD PROC_D when you choose the source file if it has a SRC extension it will be compiled by means of PROCX EXE utility which produces a file with format ready to be loaded in PROX or TRAX 2P In this section can also be entered all those non standard files you want to load into the terminal they will be loaded as they are EXITCODS Cause codes with 1 digit extension EC1 E EXITCODS Cause codes with 2 digits extension EC2 E Contains the explicative list of transaction causes In the first position is the number which selects the cause 1 or 2 digits depending on the configuration of parameter 60 immediately followed by its description When this file is present the user can only specify transaction causes which are listed in the file itself Example 1 one digit cause codes 3 Exit Accident 5 Special Leave 6 Business visit Example 2 two digit cause codes 03 Exit Accident 05 Special Leave 06 Business visit The following figure shows the TRAXIT s built in editor for EXITCODS files Exit Codes NUOVO 3 0 x HAERE E Exit Accident 4 Special Leave G Business visit EXITCODS Cause codes with 1 digit extension EC1 EXITCODS Cause codes with 2 digits extension EC2 Contains the explicative list of transaction causes In Time amp Attendance repeatedly pressing the function key
17. of a PSLD i Property ed Of x PSLD Old PSLD 2 PSLD 3 Parity one PSLD 2 3 Data bits e Baud Data bits and Parity comboboxes select the communication characteristics of the connection between the PC and the PSLD For PSLD Old PSLD 2 and PSLD 3 adaptors the Data bits and Parity comboboxes are grayed because the NET92 protocol is implemented internally in the DLL along with all its communication characteristics it is only possible to select the Baud e Model radiobuttons select the model of PSLD NOTE When you use a PSLD 21 3I adaptor you should verify that the communication parameters set in the COM1 section of the Communications tab match the communication parameters set in the adaptor The factory presets of a PSLD 3I match all the the working modes of TRAXiT32 including the communication baudrate set to 9600N81 If you are going to install a PSLD 3I previously used for testing purposes or installed in another plant you should restore its configuration working mode to default values by sending the following commands for example by means of a communication program like Microsoft TERMINAL or Microsoft HY PERTERM See PSLD s user manual for explanation of the commands and their exact syntax XON or CTRL Q sends an XON character which enables the data transmission from PSLD 3I Dici sets the date time of real time clock contained in the PSLD 3I amp clears
18. of the terminal 6 Send the command which will store all the settings into the modem s own non volatile memory AT amp W Enter NOTES On the answering modem don t set a number of rings greater than 2 or 3 ATS0 2 or ATSO 3 otherwise TRAXiT32 will go in timeout during the calling process If the modem has a 25 pins connector connect together the pins 4 and 5 Connect together the pins 6 and 20 TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 14 If the modem has a 9 pins connector connect together the pins 4 and 6 Connect together the pins 7 and 8 In the following figure is shown an example of of connection between EnTRAX and Modem using the T BOX and cable supplied with the terminal Please pay attention to the inversion of TXD and RXD connections into the T BOX respect to a EnTRAX lt gt PC connection furthermore there is a male male adaptor which makes it possible to connect the 9 pin female connector of the EnTRAX to the male connector normally available on the modem Of course if the modem has a different kind of connector you should use a suitable adaptor RS232 Modem Power12Vdc M M LRXD adaptor 12Vde 44H IFON ov Gnd ZJ Lc Modem ti Li co Modem En TRASH This kind of connection is very similar to the previous one please follow the points 1 7 The slave terminals PROX 2 TRAX 1 and EnTRAX 1 are connected to the Master PROX 1 NET92 screw connectors by means of a RS48
19. service following the instructions provided by the TMC Technical Support If possible in the service startup property tab specify the user Administrator and insert the corresponding password A possible automatic timed data download should be defined by specifying the times in the native format of the Operating System that is with the international settings valid before the user login If the Automatic data download checkbox is enabled when TRAXIT is launched e g for modifying some terminal s properties or performing some maintenance operations the data download is automaticalli started with the specified time interval In order to avoid to be continuously interrupted by this task it is not necessary to unckeck the checkbox it is sufficient to keep the shift key pressed while the program is loading while the splash screen is shown UNINSTALLING THE SERVICE For uninstalling the TRAXiT32 service stop the service itself and double clic on the command file TRAXIT32 RemoveService bat HOW TO FORCE THE IMMEDIATE EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS FROM ANOTHER PROGRAMME After having launched TRAXiT32 in iconized or silent mode by specifying the launch switch H1 or H2 or by means of the equivalent RUNSILENT settings in TRAXiT32 INI file another programme can force in any moment the execution of certain operations by sending appropriate user messages to the main window of TRAXiT32 itself The user mess
20. the automatic message 0 sets the CR character as terminator of the messages sent to the PC 011 sets the XON XOFF software handshake in both the communication directions gt B sets the buffered mode gt N3 sets the communication speed of the NET92 side to 57600 baud Then you should check the PSLD 3I microswitches making sure that they are in the following status Switch 2 OFF and TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 18 Switch 3 ON 9600 Baud Switch 4 ON Parity NONE Switch 5 ON 8 bit Switch 6 ON Hardware handshake disabled Switch 7 ON IMPORTANT for rel 2 1 0 66 and older Inclusion of time in messages sent to the PC disabled Switch 8 ON Automatic response mode disabled In addition it is necessary to set NET92 addresses of terminals one different from the other in the range 1 253 In PROX and TRAX 2P the NET92 address is stored into par 19 Address while in EnTRAX it corresponds to par 01 Address NOTE while the NET92 address of PROX and TRAX 2P terminals can be set directly by the keyboard for 4 Keys EnTRAX the procedure is a little bit more complex Setting NET92 address in EnTRAX Adaptor 1 Deactivate ALL the terminals from the NET92 network i e shut them OFF or disconnect them from the NET92 network 2 Activate ONLY one EnTRAX terminal for example the one which will be given the NET92 address 1 check that the field NET92 ID is set to 254 open the Genera
21. time and code of the various events recorded by TRAXiT32 these codes can be useful for solving the problems signalled by the Operation unsuccessfully completed message When the LOG file reaches the size of about 300 KB only the events contained in the last 50 KB are saved in order to limit the growth of the file itself Here follows all the possible codes you can find into the TRAXiT LOG file Cut Copy Paste Delete 100 Cannot cut copy plant root TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 47 101 Cannot paste data from ClipBoard Invalid connection 102 Cannot delete plant root 103 Cannot copy selected data Components Properties 200 Invalid component name 2017 Invalid connection 202 Invalid connection Address conflict 203 Unable to connect Check connection parameters 204 Unable to disconnect Contact software supplier 205 Cannot edit delete file Access denied 206 Close connection before enforcing new data 20 Local VIP noc Found 208 Command not recognized 209 Option unavailable for this component 210 Invalid key 211 Cannot download file lt filename gt 212 No download profile set 213 File does not exist lt filename gt 214 Wrong file date in lt filename gt Warnings 300 Delete component and all descendant 301 Save current plant 302 Plant already exists Overwrite it 303 Connection is still open 304 Connection will be closed 305 All data in se
22. 1 OF x Configuration Advanced BL TE arredi Disconnect Recelve Par Send Par Default Par The following figure shows a variation of the previous plant where PROX 1 the master is connected to the PC s serial port by means of a Current Loop interface in this case you MUST use the PROX s COM2 port configure the jumpers on the I O board of PROX for Current Loop and set the baudrate of COM2 to a maximum of 4800 Baud The Current Loop interface greatly enhances the immunity of PC from electrical noise coming from the network of terminals EF soy Ca PROX MASTER OF MAX TERMINALS ed Fr n Computer E PROMI HAt E MAXI E MAxH 3 This is a typical installation for Access Control management where a Master PROX manages up to 31 slave MAX terminals 1 Connect PROX to the PC using PROX s COMI or COM2 port It is sufficient a three wires cable TX RX and GND TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 12 2 Connect the NET92 network made with all the slave MAXes to the Master PROX 1 NET92 screw connectors 3 Set the NET92 addresses of slave terminals one different from the other Each PROX can be Master of up to 31 terminals with NET92 addresses in the range 1 31 The NET92 address of MAX is set by means of a bank of microswitches on the logic board 4 Set up the Access Control tab of the Master PROX and if necessary load the AXCARDS AXPOOLS AXTIMET
23. 100 000 operations this memory could begin to show malfunctions e Timeout Ethernet sec sets the timeout of Ethernet UDP communications it indicates the maximum time to wait for an ACK packet from the EtherBox after the Master has sent a message 1 99 seconds default 3 Explanation of elements contained in the Serial section e Baud combobox makes it possible to select the communication speed of the current connection toward the terminals both in NET92 or RS232 e NET92 TTY radiobuttons allow to select the communication protocol with the terminal s connected between NET92 multipoint up to 31 terminals with NET92 protocol and RS485 electrical interface or TTY point to point only one terminal with RS232 electical interface It is always advisable to use the NET92 connection which is more reliable and expandable than TTY connection e Terminator combobox allows the selection of the control character used by the EtherBox as terminator of messages exchanged with the terminal connected to its RS232 port default CR useful only if TTY protocol is selected Explanation of buttons e Send par sends the configuration shown in the property sheet to the target EtherBox TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 24 e Receive par receives the current configuration from the target EtherBox If everything works correctly you should see the same configuration sent by mea
24. 3 of EnTRAX CCC CCCCCCCCC personal code If there are more C s than those specified in input file record description TRAX1T32 will left pad the field with O s If less TRAX1T32 will only takes the specified number of rightmost characters It is possible to specify a minimum of 3 and maximum of 16 characters C BBB BBBBBBBBB personal code in HEXADECIMAL Similar to the specifier CCC CC but the personal code is exported as hexadecimal number instead of decimal It is possible to specify a minimum of 3 and maximum of 16 characters B A inserts one TAB character chr 9 underscore inserts one BLANK character chr 32 to be used for inserting blank spaces at the end pipe or chr 124 inserts a new line in the export file made up of CR and LF characters NNT I Extracts the whole contents of a record contained in PFX or generic file Z Like specifier Z in addition removes the small letters from record contents Z Extracts the contents of a record contained in PFX or generic file excluding the first character ZZ Like specifier z in addition removes the small letters from record contents TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 35 All the characters not listed above can be inserted in the export record format ex 0 1 9 lt SPACE gt etc and will be included as they are in the export file Example of definition of export format TTT yy MMDD hhmm vCCCC HOW TO EXPORT D
25. 5 line please refer to PROX s user manual Furthermore it is necessary to set NET92 addresses of slave terminals one different from the other the same setting must be done in the NET92 ID field of General tab of each terminal Each PROX can be Master of up to 31 terminals with NET92 addresses in the range 1 31 In PROX and TRAX 2P the NET92 address is stored into par 19 Address while in EnTRAX it corresponds to par 01 Address NOTE while the NET92 address of PROX and TRAX 2P terminals can be set directly by the keyboard for 4 Keys EnTRAX the procedure is a little bit more complex For more details please refer to the procedure described in Setting_NET92_address_in_EnTRAX_Mast_Sl gt Gal TRAX 2P WITH DIRECT CONNECTION E ag Esa Computer CurrentLoop Gil TRAHI TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 15 TRAX 2P has a communication port with electrical interface Current Loop thus it is always necessary to convert the RS232 signal levels of the connected device PC Modem printer etc to Current Loop levels by means of TMC 984 CL 232 adaptor This device can communicate at a max speed of 4800 Baud 1 Connect the Current Loop s RS232 D type connector to the RS232 port of the PC if necessary use a 9pin female 25pin male pin to pin adaptor Make sure that pin 4 RTS or pin 20 DTR of the 25 pin connector of Current Loop interface is at high electric level 12 VD
26. ATA RECORDS LONGER THAN 120 CHARACTERS Due to limitations of the size of data packet which can be exchanged over the communication channels the terminals can t receive or transimt messages longer than 120 characters This limitation involves mainly the data generated in PFX files by the user procedures PROC_A PROC_B etc A workaround to this limitation can be done by breaking in several smaller parts the records produced and putting a leading in each part excluding the last one During the data export if a record begins with the successive record will be appended to it thus rebuilding the original long record The export format can be Z or one of its variations ZZ z etc Example of user procedure which generates several parts of a long record please note the missing i 66122 in the last part DBA b c d e PFX a First part DBA f g f h PFX a DBA fH1 f PFX a DBA f k f l PFX a Final part Similarly if a record excluding the first one begins with it will be appended to the previous one This possibility is useful when the numer of the parts is unknown TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 36 FILE TYPES TAB i Upload Download profiles Data download EXITCODS Num causal codes EC1 EXITCODS Hum causal codes 2 digit EC EMITFKE Fkeys causal codes EF1 EXITFKEY Fkeys causal codes 2 digit EF ALARH
27. AUSECODE_0 CAUSECODE_9 under the CUSTOM section of file TRAXiT32 INI you can define which string should be exported for each causal code Example CUSTOM CAUSECODE_0 O CAUSECODE_1 I CAUSECODE_2 gt CAUSECODE_3 lt e Recording of the partial errors occured during the communication sessions By default TRAXiT32 executes a fixed number of communication retries signalling possible errors only after the last attempt If you prefer to record every single error it is necessary to activate the LOGPARTIALERR mode by adding the following line under the CUSTOM section of TRAX1T32 INI file CUSTOM LOGPARTIALERR 1 e Setting the parameters necessary to TRAXiT32 for sending emails after communication session failures all these parameters should be specified under the EMAIL section of TRAXiT32 INI file It is possible to specify the email server either with its IP Address or with its name it is possible to specify more than one recipient as destination of the message Finally it is possible to set a flag for sending the whole TRAXiT LOG file as attachment TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 42 In order to send the email all the parameters excluding EMAILSIGNON must be specified EMAIL MAILHOST Name or IP address of mail server MAILPORT Port number used by SMTP server default 25 MAILSIGNON Signon message for email server normally empty MAILFROM Email address of message originator MAILRECPT
28. C will be used as power supply of the RS232 side of adaptor 2 Set up terminal s communication parameters baudrate etc for the COM port The suggested configuration is 4800N81 terminators of reception transmission CR not CR LF and no handshake 3 Execute a restart of the terminal by pressing the lt gt key for more than 3 seconds Sa TRAX P CONNECTED VIA MODEM h w HModemiil i co Modem i bal CurrentLoop 1 HA E TRAXEI 1 Open the casing of the Current Loop interface find the two jumpers on the board and set them as shown in the following figure then close the casing 2 Connect the Current Loop s RS232 D type connector to the RS232 port of the called modem by means of a male male pin to pin adaptor suitable for the type of connector mounted on the modem Check that the called modem is powered and switched on 3 Make sure that pin 4 RTS or pin 20 DTR of the 25 pin connector of Current Loop interface is at high electric level 12 VDC will be used as power supply of the RS232 side of adaptor 4 Set up terminal s communication parameters baudrate etc for the COM port The suggested configuration is 4800N81 terminators of reception transmission CR not CR LF and no handshake 5 Execute a warm boot of the terminal by pressing the lt gt key for more than 3 seconds 6 ANALOG MODEM power on the answering modem enter the configuration menu o
29. OF THE TERMINALS OTHERWISE ALL DATA PRESENT IN THE TERMINAL WILL BE DOWNLOADED AGAIN TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 9 PREPARING THE PLANT AND THE DEVICES In the next paragraphs are shown all the plant configurations managed by TRAX1T32 Will be given the basic information useful for the quick connection between PC and terminals For more details about terminal configuration and connections please refer to each device s USER MANUAL The configuration of the terminals and the definition of download politics will be described later WARNING BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO DOWNLOAD DATA WITH TRAXiT32 DELETE COMPLETELY THE CONTENTS OF THE MEMORY OF THE TERMINALS by means of commands 2 and 3 check date and time of the PC then setup the terminals i 4 KEYS RS232 EnTRA X WITH DIRECT CONNECTION o m5 Computer Computer i En TRAK En TRA 1 Connect the RS232 cable from the serial port of EnTRAX to the RS232 port of the P C following the instructions written in the short form contained in the box of EnTRAX where are described the connections between the EnTRAX s gray cable and the T BOX and between the T BOX and the PC 2 Ifthe terminal is brand new the preparing operations are finished as the communication port of EnTRAX is set by default to 9600N81 with XON XOFF handshake If you anyway know the current setting of the communication port of the terminal then set TRAX1T32 with the sa
30. TE PROX Timed events ATB ALARHTE EnTRAX Timed events ATB WHSG Msgs for user WHS PRSTAT Stats for user PRS FPRHPRE Ticket printout FPR AAGROUPS Enabled groups a amp GP AACARDS Prox Trax enabled cards ACD AXPOOLS Pools XPL ASTIMET Time zones 4TH AXGATES Direction of slave WMAXes XGT AX TGATE Space zones for HMA amp es ATG HOLYDAYS Festivities calendar HOL PROC 7 User procedures 5RC3 After having selected the type of file to create or edit pressing the Open editor button will open the specialized editor when available for that kind of file The format of the several kind of file suitable for editing is described in the paragraph DATA UPLOAD TAB TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 37 PROPERTY SHEETS OF PROX amp TRAX 2P i Property PROXHI OF x General E Name FROH Type PROK Connection From PSLDH To PROX A Rs222 fe MNET92ZIO i ft Ports COM Free COM Free Identifier 1 Meaning of the fields e Name the symbolic name of the device it can be changed in order to quickly identify the device among the others e NET92 ID the NET92 address of the terminal Please pay attention to set in TRAXiT32 the same NET92 address set in the terminal e Identifier the number 000 999 that will be inserted in the export file when you specify TTT in the export format It s a good idea to set the field Identifier
31. TRAXiT32 Communications Manager TRAAIT 32 Communications Manager USER S MANUAL Revision 2 5 AXESS TMC srl Via della Filanda 22 40133 Bologna Italia Tel 39 051 3519311 Fax 39 051 3519399 mailto info axesstmc com http www axesstmc com INTRODUCTION e TRAXiT32 is a programme suitable for 32 bit Windows systems created for solving the problem of configuration and data upload download for TMC terminals equipped with filesystem TRAX1T32 is not suitable for operating under Windows 3 XX e TRAXiT32 is able to manage exclusively plants of terminals used normally in OFFLINE mode i e the terminals are programmed for working in a stand alone way recording data in their own memory e TRAXiT32 doesn t include the management of Access Control tables although it can upload on the terminals the tables created by means of another program e TRAXiT32 uses BDE Borland Database Engine as DBMS the BDE system is included in TRAXiT32 installation files GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS TRAXiT32 is a communication program useful for configuration and data upload download of TMC terminals with offline capabilities TRAX1T32 can manage either Time and Attendance or Production transactions coming from the terminals its default working mode is as follows 1 Time and attendance transactions recorded without seconds for compatibility with EnTRAX and without causal codes default for all the terminals 2 The data produced by PROC_
32. TXT extension The rightmost zone of the dialog shown when sliding the scrollbar on the bottom contains the export file name and the its corresponding export format i e the format of the exported text file the export format can be selected among all the export format defined in the Data export tab TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 32 Destination path Export format hwATRAXITS2 EXPORT TXT x Attendance ef Fl By means of x button you can remove the corresponding file or export format from the list associated to the current download profile In the bottom section of the window you can enter the name of any files as they will be produced by the terminal e g DATAI DATA2 NOTGOOD etc along with the pathname of the destination files e g W EXPORT DATA TXT or D PRODUCT NOTG TXT and the corresponding export format generally made up of a simple Z which means export records as they are downloaded from the terminal see the DATA EXPORT TAB section of this manual specifiers Z ZZ z etc The data downloaded and exported are APPENDED to the destination file in the example above the data produced by the terminal in either DATA1 and DATA2 will be appended to the file W EXPORT DATA TXT while the data produced in NOTGOOD will be appended to the file D PRODUCT NOTG TXT Ab PREymmdd Daily data of T amp A or Access Control la El E B A Time amp Attendance data co
33. X the answering modem should be already configured before connecting it to EnTRAX the terminal doesn t have a Modem setup menu choice In this case you can configure the modem by connecting it to a PC equipped with a serial terminal emulation programme The configuration should be stored in the modem s own non volatile memory usually by means of a command such as AT amp W so that the modem will automatically configure itself each it is switched on For the exact syntax of each command consult the manual supplied with the modem or seek advice from the manufacturer importer Here follows a description of the manual configuration in semi dumb mode of answering modem 1 Connect the modem to a computer with a TTY terminal emulation programme which is configured for the same communication parameters which will be set on the terminal e g 9600 baud parity N 8 bit word length and 1 bit stop with local echo disabled 2 Switch on the modem 3 Make sure that the AA AutoAnswer LED lights up otherwise send the command ATSO 2 Enter sets the automatic answer after two rings 4 Type the following command ATEOQI Enter 5 Consult the modem s manual and type the command which forces the communication speed onto the serial line the one which is currently connected to the computer but will be then connected to the terminal ALWAYS AT 9600 BAUD or another speed in any case the same which will be configured for the serial port
34. a file server along with TRAX1T32 application programme 1 On the first P C login as ADMINISTRATOR and install TRAX1T32 on the desired network disk unit e g the unit assigned to the logical drive W path W TRAXIT32 this will install also the BDE Borland Database Engine 2 Launch TRAXi1T32 as ADMINISTRATOR and register it see chapter below 3 Exit from TRAXiT32 TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 3 1 2 3 5 On all the remaining P C login as ADMINISTRATOR and install TRAX1T32 on a local disk unit e g C TRAX1T32 or D TRAX1T32 this will install also the BDE Borland Database Engine Launch TRA X1T32 and execute the registration of the program see chapter below Uninstall TRAXiT32 see chapter below this operation doesn t remove the BDE nor the user s registration nor the DLL necessary for using TRAXiT32 in network Create a shortcut to file TRAX1T32 EXE installed onto the network drive and put it for example onto the desktop of each P C Configure BDE of every PC which will run TRAXiT32 from the control panel double clic on the BDE Administrator element a In the Configuration tab select the item PARADOX on the left and modify the field NET DIR on the right as shown in the following figure BDE Administrator C MDAPIVDAPI32 CFG Object Edt View Options Help E pas k OM Divers and System Definition of PARADO Databases C
35. ages are made up of a leading field containing the command followed by a separating character and finally the window name of the sender programme whom TRAX1T32 could send in turn an user message containing the result of the requested operation For instance after data download the driving programme will check for the existence of fresh data contained in the export file and will do further operations on it The sending programme can send the following user messages to the main window TTRAXiTForm of TRAXiT32 U SenderWindowName forces the data upload files only no parameters setting D SenderWindowName forces the data download Q SenderWindowName forces the termination of TRAXiT32 Here follows the fragment of code in Delphi language which shows how to do it A small demo programme with source code is also available Delphi const TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 44 WM_PRIVATE_ MESSAGE WM_USER 321 RECV_CLASS TTRAXiTForm RECV_CAPTION nil var GBU array 0 64 of char Atom TAtom hwndReceiver HWND begin hwndReceiver FindWindow RECV_CLASS RECV_CAPTION get TRAXiTForm handle if hwndReceiver lt gt 0 then begin Atom GlobalAddAtom StrPCopy cBuf D SenderWindow set atom SendMessage hwndReceiver WM_PRIVATE MESSAGE 0 Atom download command end end HOW TO COMMAND THE EXECUTION OF OPERATIONS FROM ANOTHER COMPUTER When TRAXiT32
36. conds after format Shows temporary message for 2 seconds 27 12 Terminal ready for C programs 27 D 16 Jf End ort TEST Tex In the following figure is shown an example of upload profile which specifies the execution of a script file File Path e H ADDUSERS OD Projects4 Delphios TRAXIT S24 UPLOAD ADDUSERS TA UPLOAD OF CUSTOM APPLICATIONS IN TERMINALS EQUIPPED WITH RAMCARD By means of TRAXIT it is possible to upload a programme written in C language and compiled with the development system supplied by TMC in the RAMCard of terminals compatible with this mode of extending the functionalities Normally the programs uploadable on the RAMCard of the terminals are stored in files with extension A03 Before starting to upload a program file with extension A03 TRAXIT carries out all the actions necessary for the success of the operation In the following figure is shown an example of upload profile which specifies the upload of a RAMCard programme File Path ae p FP_R23_ D Projecte Delphis TRAT S245 UPLOADSFRs2 301 a03 UPLOAD OF BASIC FIRMWARE IN TERMINALS EQUIPPED WITH FLASH MEMORY TRAXIT can be also used for upgrading the basic firmware of terminals equipped with reprogrammable flash memory Normally the basic firmwares uploadable in terminals equipped with flash memory are stored in files with extension XBH Before starting to upload a firmware file with extension XBH
37. creen CUSTOM RUNSILENT 2 e In activates the multi instance mode of the program in which more instances up to 9 of TRAXiT32 can be active at the same time each working on a different serial or Ethernet port and anyway on a different plant definition This switch is used normally together to the switch Pplant thus specifying which instance operates with which subset of terminals More details are contained in the next paragraph which treats only this specifc issue e JMasterIPAddress useful for specifying the IP address to be used as Master of Ethernet terminals This IP address doesn t correspond to any of the adaptor cards installed in the PC running TRAXiT32 Specifying an IP address 0 0 0 0 TRAXiT never sets the MASTER in the terminals CUSTOM MASTERIPADDR 83 196 134 180 e K disables the deletion of files from the terminal s memory once they have been downloaded The PRExxxxx files anyway are not affected by this setting THIS SWITCH SHOULD BE USED WITH GREAT CAUTION ONLY WHEN IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAI THE FILES IN THE TERMINAL S MEMORY AFTER DATA DOWNLOAD Lddmm ddmm allows to specify le initial and final dates of summer time these dates will be set in the terminals in the data upload session The switch L should be used together the switch U Example C Program files TRAX1T32 EXE L2803 2910 U Sets the initial summer time date march 28 the final date october 29 N suppresses the display o
38. cted terminal 3 Download data from the terminals which will be automatically exported i e converted with a predefined format in the TXT file specified in the Download profile associated to the terminal TRAST Communications Manager EtherBOx File Edt Procedures Help Selecting the File Password menu item the following dialog box is shown Password request Introduce password for operating mode Confirm password sd warni Cancel After first installation TRAXiT32 is set with a blank password you can enter your own password by filling the New password and Confirm password fields and pressing the Confirm button When a valid password is supplied TRAX1T32 enters in ADMINISTRATOR mode which allows to 1 Create modify and delete plants 2 Modify all the property sheets of all the items of the plant 3 Directly manage the configuration and the file system of the terminals 4 Manage the backup files on the PC containing data downloaded from terminals and probably deleted from their memory CREATING A NEW PLANT THE DRAG AND DROP TRAXiT32 supports different communication interfaces and Time and Attendance data collection terminals Balle You can define a configuration by clicking the mouse on the element you want to add and dragging it to the position where you want it in the plant The LIMITED versions of TRA XiT32 makes it possible to pick up only one t
39. e terminal or switching it OFF and ON again pressing the lt gt key for more than 3 seconds and then the P key TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 10 This kind of connection is very similar to the previous one please follow the points 1 4 The slave terminals PROX 2 TRAX 1 EnTRAX 1 in the previous figure are connected to the NET92 screw connectors of Master PROX 1 by means of a RS485 line please refer to PROX s user manual Furthermore it is necessary to set NET92 addresses of slave terminals one different from the other the same setting must be done in the NET92 ID field of General tab of each terminal Each PROX can be Master of up to 31 terminals with NET92 addresses in the range 1 31 In PROX and TRAX 2P the NET92 address is stored into par 19 Address while in EnTRAX it corresponds to par 01 Address NOTE while the NET92 address of PROX and TRAX 2P terminals can be set directly by the keyboard for 4 Keys EnTRAX the procedure is a little bit more complex Setting NET92 address in EnTRAX Master Slave 1 Deactivate ALL the slave terminals from the NET92 port of Master PROX i e shut them OFF or disconnect them from the NET92 network 2 Select the tab Property Advanced of the Master PROX and clic on the Connect button 3 When connected put the cursor into the field on the bottom of the window and send the following commands CFG 18 16 Sets the communicati
40. e executed as a service of Windows see the corresponding paragraph in this manual 3 Give all the users full access rights to the folder C Program files Common Files Borland Shared BDE 4 Launch TRAXiT32 for the first time as local ADMINISTRATOR it is not sufficient to be a domain administrator The next times TRAXiT32 could be launched as any kind of user NOTE FOR WINDOWS 2003 SERVER SYSTEMS in order to allow TRAXiT32 being executed by any user when the installation finishes the Administrator should go in the folder where TRAXiT32 EXE has been installed right clic on the file TRAX1T32 EXE and modify the properties of the programme as shown in the following figure Traxit32 eXe Properties z x General Version Compatibility Security Summary If pou have problems with this program and it worked corectly on an earlier version of Windows select the compatibili mode that matches that earlier version Compatibility mode windows J6 7 Settings TO Runin 256 colors TO Runin 640480 screen resolution Disable visual themes T M Allow non administrators to run this program Learn more about program compatibility MULTI USER INSTALLATION A multi user installation of TRAX1T32 makes sense only in an Ethernet network of PCs using TCP IP transport protocol with terminals connected to EtherBoxes In this case normally TRAXiT32 will run on more than one PC but not concurrently and data will reside on
41. e files into the terminals TRAX1T32 compiles them by means of the PROCX EXE utility thus producing corresponding PROC_x files ready for upload and successive execution on the terminals Here are listed the functionalities of PROCX EXE utility Removes the leading SPACE TAB characters from all lines Removes all the EMPTY lines or those beginning with Removes the characters following from all the lines beginning with or Removes all the initial x from the lines beginning with it and builds the table label linenumber Replaces all the J x with the corresponding Jy y ASCII character representing the line number to jump to Replaces all the W x with the corresponding Wy TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 30 Replaces all the x with the number nn of the corresponding line useful in the DBC D commands Replaces all the nnn with the corresponding ASCII character chr nnn with nnn 1 255 Replaces all the xxx with the corresponding ASCII control character with xxx SOH STX ETX TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 31 DATA DOWNLOAD TAB E Upload Download profiles Data upload Data download Data export File types Download profile File type Destination path Export format Profile i Attendance WATRAXIT32 EXPORT TXT BI x Attendance Download Procedures ca E P EtherT RA DO WN x FINGER DN COMI Data B
42. e set by means of adequate commands to be specified in the file TRAX1T32 INI under the section CUSTOM The letter following the character identifies the true launch switch and must be specified in CAPITAL LETTER e AAdaptorIPAddress allows to specify the IP address of the adaptor installed in the PC used for Ethernet communications CUSTOM ADAPTORIPADDR 192 168 1 45 e C this launch switch is useful for those plants where TRA X1T32 works in conjuction with another programme which controls almost continuously the presence of new data in the exported files reads data and deletes the files By specifying the C switch TRAXiT32 never writes data in the exixting export files but only tries to rename temporary export files created after data download Furthermore if the export files are still present i e the other application hasn t yet read and deleted them TRAXiT32 tries to rename them every 15 seconds without waiting for the next data download Note if there are no data to export the export file is not opened neither created thus the other application which consumes the data produced has no need to open read and finally delete empty files CUSTOM CONTINUOUS 1 e D TRAXiT32 starts in normal mode performs the first data download and terminates automaticcally When specified this launch switch in the properties tab of the plant the object Computer it is not necessary to enable the checkbo
43. ease contact your System Administrator for a valid IP address for the target EtherBox e Default button fills all the fields of EtherBox IP address with the address of an EtherBox after a complete reset e Subnet Mask Please contact your System Administrator for a valid Subnet Mask otherwise leave it unchanged e Default Gateway Please contact your System Administrator for a valid Default Gateway address otherwise leave it unchanged e Master IP IP address of the Master PC which will communicate with the EtherBox via TRAX1T32 e Local IP button fills all the fields of Master IP address with the IP address of the PC which is currently running TRAXiT32 If you want to configure the EtherBox with an IP Address different from the IP Address of the PC currently running TRAXiT32 fill the fields of Master IP with its IP address e Restore previous Master afetr end of session checkbox if this checkbox is selected at the end of communication session TRAXiT32 sets on the EtherBox the previous Master IP address Please set on the EtheBox the Master address 0 0 0 0 if you want to avoid the EtherBox continuous attempts to connect to its Master PC thiese attempts in plants equipped with telephonic routers would cause a continuous charge of communication costs As this setting consumes the EEPROM memory of the EtherBox you havo to face with the fact that after about
44. erformed the upload of the files defined in the upload profiles associated to the terminals e Y disables the button Setup in the main form of the programme and the menu item Setup e Z useful when TRAXiT32 is used BEFORE another data download application which always removes the T amp A files from the terminal s memory This launch switch always forces the complete data download of all files Some settings can be carried out only by means of file TRAX1T32 INI because they are used in all the communication sessions thus it would make no sense to specify them every time as launch switches e Personalization of the strings associated to entry and exit directions exported by the attendance data download By default when the export format contains the specifier V is exported a character 1 for entry clockings and 0 for exit By inserting the lines ENTRY and EXIT under the CUSTOM section of file TRAX1T32 INI you can define which string should be exported for each direction Example CUSTOM ENTRY ENTER EXIT EXIT e Personalization of the strings associated to 1 digit causal codes passage direction included exported by the attendance data download By default when the export format contains the specifier X is exported the character related to causal codes 0 9 where 0 and 1 normally correspond repectively to exit and entry transactions By inserting the lines C
45. ersion 00 04 24 iw Enabled TCP IP EtherBox IF 255 al C 35 Subnet Mask 205 255 255 U DEFINING UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD PROFILES In SUPERVISOR mode enabled after entering the Password the menu Procedures Upload Download profiles allows to define the files to upload into terminal s file system the files to download e g Time and attendance data TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 25 from user defined procedures etc and the export format of received data The tab File types allows to create or edit the files which will be included in the Data upload profiles If you need to transfer files between PC and terminals you must define at least one Upload profile and one Download profile as these profile names will be associated with each terminal involved in data transfer In the following are listed varoius kind of files their format and the principal characteristics of everyone For every file is also shown the type of terminal compatible with it as shown in the following legenda PROX TRAX 2P ENTRAX 4 KEYS ENTRAX 12 KEYS TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 26 DATA UPLOAD TAB i Upload Download profiles Data download Data export File types Poe Num causal code C i A Fkeys causal codes fs Bi x M Timed events WATRAXITALOADMAL x Pg dala 7 Stats for user Bi x 7 Ticket printout fs Ei x T Enabled g
46. es all the terminals of the left list to the right one The lt button moves the selected terminal from the right list to the left one The lt lt button moves all the terminals from the right list to the left one The lists are stored with the other attributes of the plant The Set button is useful for simply storing the lists without starting a download session When the Download button is pressed TRAXiT32 tries to connect with each terminal and download all the files defined in the corresponding Data download profile then converts them accordingly to the associated Export format The download operation can be interrupted in any moment by pressing the Ctrl Z key In case of communication error s TRAX1T32 shows a dialog window like the following which shows alseo the list of errors encountered during the communication session Operation unsuccesstully completed See TRAST LOG for details 2004 02 09 11 59 23 408 Ho terminals to download THE RETURN CODES errorlevel RETURNED WHEN PROGRAMME TERMINATES When the programme terminates it returns an error code which can be controlled by the calling process in order to checked the results of last session executed 0O All OK 1 One instance of TRAXIT is already running if it wasn t launched in multi instance mode 2 Some errors occured during the operations THE CONTENTS OF EVENTS FILE TRA XiT LOG This file contains the date
47. executed a file upload can be simulated by means of a LOAD command although highly DISCOURAGED followed by the records and a 4 EOT which closes the LOAD session It is possible to insert empty lines but they are removed and it isn t possible to upload them in a file it is possible to insert comments either at the beginning of a line or after a command The comments are identified by the sequence White spaces before and after a command are removed It is possible to specify control characters enclosing in braces the correspondig numeric ASCII value e g 4 for EOT 12 for FF or 27 for ESC etc It is possible to specify a pause by means of the command PAUSE n where n is the number of seconds to wait for before to proceed with the next command In the file TRAXiT LOG are registered all the commands not correctly executed by the target terminal Example of a file TEST TRX containing commands TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 55 ff TEST TRX Substitutes records in the AXCARDS file CD A Sets drive A DBU AXCARDS From now on the operations will be executed on AXCARDS DBC 000035 00003501 The user 000035 will have pool 01 DBC 000044 00000000 The user 000044 is no more valid badge code 000000 DBA 00010105 The user 000101 is added will have pool 05 DBU NOFILE Close DBU session 6 SSD Formats the RAMCard in order to accept programs in C PAUSE 3 Waits 3 se
48. f Error MessageBox when the programme is iconized When iconized the OK MessageBox is never shown CUSTOM NOERRDIALOG 1 O avoids the usage of incremental download of attendance data thus enhancing the compatibility with terminals equipped with firmware releases which don t correctly support this mode It is not advisable to use this launch switch when it is specified also the C switch normally used in plants where is desired a frequent download which implies an high efficiency of data download impossible to cayy out when the O awitch is specified CUSTOM OLDTERMINALS 1 Pplant indicates to TRAXiT which plant to be managed possibly different from the last managed which is loaded by default at startup The name of the plant should be specified in a string exactly equal uppercase lowercase characters to the name of the plant defined in TRA XIT possibly enclosed in double commas if the name contains white spaces For instance for starting TRAXIT in iconized mode with only title and status bar upload the terminals with the files specified in the plant Upd RAMCard and terminate itself it is necessary to specify the following command line TRAX1T32 H U X P Upd RAMCard R performs the rebuild of all the index files of the database useful after an abnormal termination of the programme if at the next execution the database seems to be corrupted and or the programme doesn
49. f the terminal and select the Modem setup item a Setto 1 the number of rings to wait for before answering an incoming call After having entered the number of rings the terminal sends the configuration commands to the modem during this operation the SEND DATA led of the modem should blink briefly and the AUTO ANSWER led shoul remain on THE BLINKING CONFIRMS THAT THE CONNECTION TERMINAL lt gt MODEM IS WORKING CORRECTLY TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 16 ISDN MODEM power on the answering modem don t use the menu item Modem setup of the terminal but execute the steps 1 4 described before for the connection of modems to EnTRAX terminals paragraph PROX or EnTRAX CONNECTED VIA MODEM 7 Open the property sheet of each called modem set the modem s name optional and the corresponding telephone number Property Modem 2 di 2 0 x General Lesa Name Modemtt2 Type Modem Connection C R5232 Telephone 02 2072535 8 Open the property sheet of the calling modem the one connected to the PC s COM port set the modem s name optional and the other fields Property Modem 1 E Ioj x General Li Name Modemtt Type Modem Connection fe RSZaz coM3 Telephone Properties Iv Enabled Pulse f Default E stern line Init string ATI Connection delay 40 The COM combobox sets to which PC s COM port is connected the cal
50. g 95 The YYYY or YY field can t coexist with a yy field Y less significant digit of the year 0 9 yy year in DATING format yy year 1980 Eg 1992 12 The yy field can t coexist with a YYYY or YY field MM month 01 January 12 December DD day of month 01 31 hh hour 00 23 mm minute 00 59 SS second 00 59 If the terminal is not enabled to store seconds the field ss will be replaced with 00 V reading direction entry gt 1 exit gt 0 The V field can t coexists with a v field For inserting any strings in the position of V please read the paragraph releated to the identifiers ENTRY and EXIT under the section CUSTOM of file TRAX1T32 INI the description can be found at the end of the list of launch switches of TRAX1T32 v reading direction in reverse format entry gt 0 exit gt 1 The v field can t coexists with a V field W reading direction in alphabetic Italian format entry gt E exit gt U W reading direction in alphabetic Italian reverse format entry gt U exit gt E EE reading direction in alphabetic extended format entry gt ENTER exit gt EXIT ee reading direction in alphabetic extended reverse format entry gt EXIT exit gt ENTER X or XX causal code This field produces the causal code as specified in par 60 of PROX and TRAX 2P o par 2
51. gth 8 File Path se H COLOR FS D Frojecte Delphis TRAT S24 PLOAD4COLOR TT Example of upload of a file CHECK with record length 16 File Fath a P CHECK 16 D Projects elphio TRAXIT3AMIPLOADAYCHECK TAT A sn FA e oe g REPLICATION OF THE FINGERTIP DATA AMONG Finger TERMINALS In order to replicate the fingertip data stored in a Finger terminal defined as acquiring terminal to other Finger units it is sufficient to create two suitable profiles a DOWNLOADING one to be associated to the acquiring Finger terminal and an UPLOADING one to be associated to all the remaining Finger units Besides it is necessary to create a data export format to export the received data without any kind of conversion TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 50 Besides the NOFINGER file is never deleted from the acquiring Finger memory normally TRAXIT deletes the already downloaded files from the terminal memory except for the attendance files which deleting is managed in a different way Example of EXPORT format not applying any conversion to the received data Transparent Upload Download profiles oe ol x Export format Code Format dh P Transparent Z Example of DOWNLOADING profile to export onto the PC the fingerprint information from the acquiring Finger terminal RECVFING Upload Download profiles Pi A JO x Data upload Data download Data export File types Download
52. has been launched in iconized mode or silent mode by means of the launch switches H1 or H2 or by means of the equivalent settings RUNSILENT in the file TRAX1T32 INI on a unattended computer connected on a network another computer can command in any moment the execution of certain operations by putting appropriate command files in a shared folder in which TRAXiT32 have all the create write delete rights The command files are made by empty files having a specific name TRAX1T32 checks for the existence of them every 15 seconds and after the execution of the operation deletes them The default folder is the one where TRAX1T32 has been installed a different shared folder can be specified by putting its path in the file TRAX1T32 INI as shown in the following example please note the trailing CUSTOM FOLDERCMD C SHAREDFOLDER The command files are the following each of them commands the execution of a different operation U TXT forces the data upload files only no parameters setting D TXT forces the data download Q TXT forces the termination of TRAXiT32 When the requested operation has been completed TRAXiT32 creates in the same folder a file E TXT containing information on the performed operation and the related result The first character is made up by a U if was requested a data upload a D for a data download follows a character and a numeric code indicating the result 402 in case
53. he IP address of Master PC MUST BE RESET TO 0 0 0 0 If parameter M is left to a value other than 0 0 0 0 EtherBox will continuously try to establish a communication with his Master PC in plants equipped with dial up routers this activity will cause a contiunuous charge of phone calls When these routers are involved in TRA XIT EtherBox propertiy sheet you should check the Restore previous Master at end of session checkbox and set the Master IP address on the EtherBox to 0 0 0 0 at the end of a communication session this causes TRAXIT to set again the parameter M to 0 0 0 0 Power OFF the EtherBox just configured power ON the next EtherBox to be configured and repeat the previous steps always taking note of the configuration set The following figure shows the property sheet of an EtherBox TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 23 Property EtherBox 1 General Configuration Version iw Enabled TCP IP EtherBox IF 192 168 l 23 Default Subnet Mask 0 U U Default Gateway 255 99 pens 256 Master IP 192 _ 168 l _ 26 Local IF iw Restore previous Master after end of session Timeout Ethernet sec 2 Serial Baud 57600 f WETS Terminator Explanation of elements contained in the TCP IP section e Version release of the firmware of the EtherBox should be 22 or greater e EtherBox IP IP address of the target EtherBox Pl
54. his interval in the TRAX1T32 INI file CUSTOM BIOEXPRANGE 0001 1500 Example of download profile containing the definition of a FINGER archive TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 54 Upload Download profiles Data upload Data download Data export File types Download profile File type Destination path Export format Profile Attendance Pe x Te FINGERDn Mi xl dl E La E comoda I a al id _ ici Fi neranaia I f xf 3a 4 T Input events OO BE B Lil 1 G FINGER CSCLIENTINENSECAMECO0Templates FINGER TAT Transparent Example of upload profile containing the definition of a FINGER archive E Upload Download profiles Data upload Data download Data export File types Upload profile File type Source path Profile Al I Num causal codes Pe fo x FRevs causal codes Pe si x Timed events PO Bl x User messages x User statistics EE x ae Ticket printout Pe Blei a i Enabled groups Pe Bia File Path A P FINGER CAULTRA AFINGERNEW dat EXECUTING SPECIAL COMMANDS ON THE TERMINALS It is possible to use TRAXIT for executing a list of commands for the terminals contained in script files identified by the TRX extension This kind of file can only be inserted in upload profiles althogh they are not actually uploaded but only executed The multiline commands like DIR TYPE LOADP are ignored i e not
55. i 7 COM2 Data 0O Ba Be Invalid accesses Bei IT NET92 Data Ge 4 TT Input events Bisi File Path Export format P DATAT WeNERPORT OAT A TXT Transparent DATAZ WeEXMPORT OAT A TT Transparent NOTGOOD D NPRODUCTANOTG THT Transparent In this dialog box you can define one or more Data download profiles containing the files either standard or non standard to download from all those terminals having associated that download profile When successfully downloaded from a terminal the files are phisically deleted from the terminal s filesystem except in the following cases e PREymmdd files the number of PRE files retained in the terminal s memory depend on the Backup PRE setting in the terminal s property sheet e Files necessary to biometric terminals FINGER USERCODS NOFINGER etc e The K keep launch switch is specified See the LAUNCH SWITCHES section of this manual Press the button in the Profile box and enter a name for the new download profile then check the desired kind of standard files to be linked to this profile e Attendance e Procedures e Data from COMI move the scrollbar on the right e Input events For each kind of file press the E button and select the phisical TEXT FILE on the local or network drive that will contain the exported data the Open dialog box shows all the files with
56. ith five wires After you have entered the Handshake field the terminal sends the appropriate configuration commands to the modem and stores them into the modem s non volatile memory during this operation the Receive data LED of the modem should blink 7 Open the property sheet of the calling modem the one connected to the PC s COM port set the modem s name optional and fill the other fields TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 13 O Property Modem Dx General mms Name Moden Tike Connection R5232 COMI Fa esenzione Properties W Enabled Puse Tone Estern line rut string ATK3595 Connection delay ao g a The COM combobox sets to which PC s COM port is connected the calling modem b The Tone Default radiobuttons set the dial mode of telephone number Default uses the modem s default dialing method and is suitable for connecting ISDN modems c The Extern line field sets the Prefix necessary for gaining access to external telephone line e g 0 or 9 d The Init string field sets the initialization commands which TRAXiT32 will send to the calling modem before dialling a phone number e The Connection delay field sets the number of seconds to wait before going in timeout if the called modem doesn t respond EnTRAX The configuration of calling modem is the same of that described for PRO
57. l Advanced window and clic on the Connect button 3 Send the following commands and ignore the message No reply from terminal CFG 01 1 Sets the NET92 Address of EnTRAX 1 CFG space 01 space 1 Executes a restart of EnTRAX 4 Clic on the Disconnect button 5 Set the NET92 ID field of General tab to 1 and the Speed combobox in tab Ports NET92 to 57600 Repeat the steps 2 5 for all the EnTRAX terminals giving them different NET92 addresses The following figure illustrates an example of the described operations 0 Property Ent RASH OF Advanced F3 i Terminal address in NET92 multidrop ca TERMINALS CONNECTED VIA MicroLD IN NET92 NETWORK E TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 19 This kind of connection is very similar to the previous one the only difference is the usage of cheap MicroLD adaptor in order to connect a NET92 networkw of up to 5 terminals with a cable run of up to 100 m ATTENTION in order to have a connection operating correctly it is necessary to check that the functioning mode Mode 2 of MicroLD is selected as shown in the following figure Property MicroLD HI General Communications COM Baud Mod C Model i Mode 2 985 MicroLD Data bits Da T gt EU IENE CONNECTED VIA ETHERNET Lo Po rd bP EtherBox 1 This kind of connection makes it possible to u
58. lected archive will be lost Are you sure 306 Invalid plant name Misc 350 Changes will be lost 351 The procedure compiler has encountered an error 352 Communication session interrupted by user 353 Error sending email Profiles Export formats 360 The profile specified does not exist 361 The export format specified does not exist 362 No Alarm Table defined for this profile or no profile set 363 File as busy 364 Error while data export 365 Terminal parameters does not allow uploading of file Information 400 Property Form does not exist Wait for a later version 401 Inconsistent value Null system code 402 Operation successfully completed 403 Operation unsuccessfully completed See TRAX1T32 LOG for details 404 Error receiving data lt details gt 405 Error sending data lt details gt 406 Error receiving data 407 Error sending data 408 No terminals to download 409 No terminals to upload Demo Registration 500 Demo version operation not allowed Please register 501 DEMONSTRATION PERIOD ELAPSED 502 INVALID DATE ILLEGAL OPERATION 503 UNAUTHORIZED COPY WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A DOWNLOAD THE EXPORT POLICY Every time TRAXiT32 downloads data from a terminal and this can happen a lot of times per day the file is stored in a temporary directory then it is managed in different ways depending upon the type of the file itself TIME AND ATTENDANCE PRE FILES the T amp A transactions newe
59. ling modem a The Pulse Tone radiobuttons set the dial mode b The Extern line field sets the Prefix necessary for gaining access to external telephone line e g 0 es a The Init string field sets the Initialization commands which will be sent to the calling modem before dialling a phone number b The Connection delay field sets the number of seconds to wait before going in timeout if the called modem doesn t respond gt TERMINALS CONNECTED VIA PLSD 3 OR PSLD 3I IN NET92 NETWORK aS a Computer bE PSLD 1 TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 17 This is a typical installation of a RS485 network of TMC terminals supporting the NET92 multipoint protocol The PSLD has two NET92 lines each supporting the connection of up to 31 terminals for a cable run of up to 1 2 Km If you need to connect more terminals and or obtaining a longer cable run you can add one or more PSLD3 not PSLD 31 configured as REPEATER anyway a NET92 network can address up to 254 different terminals The following figure shows the General property sheet of a PSLD i Property ed OF x General Communications Gli Name PSLOHI Type PSLE Connection RS232 From To comi l NETS2 ID e RS232 From combobox selects the communication port of the PC where the PSLD is connected to COMI COM4 The following figure shows the Communications property sheet
60. llection system is generally intended to deal with a limited number of users the employees of a firm say It s therefore safe to assume that all the user s badges will have part of their individual codes in common to distinguish them from the codes badges of other firms On the other hand in each badge will be encoded some information uniquely related to its owner The following description is necessary in order to identify these fields and understand how to configure the property dialog boxes of the terminals defined in TRAXiT32 Common code this is the part of code common to all the badges of the company The common code is identified by means of a fixed direction in the badge code and by a particular content In TMC terminals the check of the common code is enabled by means of the field Common code in the Configuration General tab string equal to common code and by means of the field Position of common code in the General Readers tab initial position of common code For the common code the initial position in the badge is 1 If the Position of common code field is left to 0 the common code will not be controlled Personal code this is the part which characterizes individually each badge In TMC terminals the characteristics of personal code are contained in the Personal code lenght field of Configuration Genaral tab and in the Personal code position field of General Readers
61. ls the NET92 addresses each different from the other otherwise see the procedure described below setting the address of the terminals After this put the cursor in the field to the right of the button Message and enter the string DIR in capital letters confirm it by means of lt Enter gt or by pressing the button Message you should get the list of the files memorizzati in the terminal s file system as shown in the following figure TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 22 EtherBox Sample Communications Program File Setup Help Local IP Address 192 168 1 13 Address Type Message 192 168 1 2448 EDI R 192 168 1 240 EDI R 192 168 1 246 192 168 1 240 SALARMIB BA0006 192 168 1 240 EPRESO7169 HAHAHH 192 168 1 240 EPRESB715 BAAAO0A 192 168 1 240 EPROG_E 909232 192 168 1 240 EPROG_I 999986 CHS FILES 192 168 1 240 alal Mata Fani Cat ated Water Kata pio ate Target IP Address 192 168 1 240 Current Auto Target Message am Command Bodet 1 If everithing works correcly take note of the configuration just sent to the EtherBox by means of the Mx y z v Gx y z V commands the same configuration will be entered in the corresponding fields of the Property sheet of the EtherBox defined in TRAX1T32 WARNING if the EtherBox is connected to the Master PC by means of a dial up router at the end of configuration and communication tests t
62. luded in the next releases of the program Otherwise when you will install an update of the program you will loose the work done until that moment In order to change the messages shown in TRAX1T32 you only need to lanch the Language program located in the group of programs created when TRAX1T32 was installed lil Language El TRAXIT32 igj Uninstall TRAXIT 32 The program allows to see the messages in both List or Detail mode this last mode allows to display at the same time the same message in all the available languages i Dictionary editor for TRAIT 32 Change language List Detail amp Close amp Chiudi i B Communications Comunicazioni a Lonfiguration Lonfigurazione amp Contirm Conferma E Lontents Lontenut a Copy Lopla A Lata download Scarico amp dall Entering a string in the field in the upper left of the window the cursor will be positioned on the line which begins with that string the search is carried on the messages in Native language TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 6 THE MAIN SCREEN OF TRA XiT32 O TRAST Communications Manager EtherBOs File Edit Procedures Help Computer TPC EE Nett Control _ EtherBox f1 Setup Data download E TRAXH giad PELDAI informations Code EtherBOs Site Ooo D ee es The programme TRAX1T32 allows to visually create and maintain plants made up of diffe
63. me configuration in the tab Configuration Ports of the terminal Otherwise if you don t know how is currently configured the terminal s communication port you can try to execute a complete RESET of the terminal itself following the proper procedure described in the user s manual WARNING the RESET procedure id addition to setting the EnTRAX s configuration parameters to the default with TTY communications at 9600N81 and XON XOFF handshake causes the complete deletion of the memory contents 1 Connect the RS232 cable coming from PROX s serial port to the RS232 port of the PC It is sufficient a three wires cable TX RX and GND 2 Connect together the RTS and CTS screw connectors of the PROX s selected port by means of a short wire 3 Set up PROX s communication parameters baudrate ecc related to the selected communication port The suggested configuration for PROX s COMI is 9600N81 and XON XOFF default COM2 has default parameters 2400N81 and XON XOFF In case of doubt execute a complete RESET of the terminal by pressing the RESET button for more than 3 seconds this operation will bring all the PROX s configuration parameters to their default values Of course if you change the communication speed of PROX s COM port the same speed should be selected for PC s COM port 4 Execute a RESTART of the terminal either by pressing for a short while the RESET button located into th
64. nless the terminal has enough free memory space sufficient to contain the information of all the fingerprints contained in the module ex ULTRAX Finger with 64 MB of flash memory it should be necessary to fraction the FINGER file transfer TRAXiT32 performs all the necessary operations transparently Keeping in accunt that each template occupies 440 bytes and that each user can have up to 4 templates associated with its code on the terminal we need 1760 bytes of free space for each user to be transferred For instance on a FingerTRAX terminal with 380KB of free available space we could transfer FINGER archives containing each about 210 users In case of FingerPROX terminals it is mandatory to mount at laeast a 256KB RAMcard Mounting a 1MB RAMCard only 512KB will be used Depending on the free space in the filesystem of the terminal TRAX1T32 automatically calculates the number of templates which can be imported exported for each data transfer then manages all the necessary operations of split on the original FINGER file in case of import or merge on the files containing the fractions in case of export In any case at the end of the processes the user should deal with a single FINGER file regardless of the terminal s memory capacity By default is exported the whole interval 0001 9500 of user codes If your codes are contained in a reduced interval e g 0001 1500 it is possible to optimize the export operations by definit t
65. ns of Send par along with the firmware release of the EtherBox shown in the field Version Furthermore it is necessary to set NET92 addresses of the terminals one different from the other the same setting must be done in the NET92 ID field of General tab of each terminal Each EtherBox can be Master of up to 31 terminals with NET92 addresses in the range 1 31 In PROX and TRAX 2P the NET92 address is stored into par 19 Address while in EnTRAX it corresponds to par 01 Address NOTE while the NET92 address of PROX and TRAX 2P terminals can be set directly by the keyboard for 4 Keys EnTRAX the procedure is a little bit more complex 1 Deactivate ALL the terminals from the NET92 port of EtherBox i e shut them OFF or disconnect them from the NET92 network 2 Launch the utility Ethertest and set the NET92 address of the target terminal in the edit box located on the right between the Auto target and Broadcast checkboxes to 0 3 Put the cursor in the field to the right of the button Message and send the following commands CFG 01 1 Sets the NET92 Address of EnTRAX 1 CFG space 01 space 1 Executes a restart of EnTRAX 4 Deactivate the previous EnTRAX and activate the next for example the one which will be given the NET92 address 2 5 Send the following commands CFG 01 2 Sets the NET92 Address of EnTRAX 2 CFG space 01 space 2 o o Executes a resta
66. o the Finger plant will only include those terminals on which the fingertips taken from the FingerMASTER acquiring terminal will be replicated and will be similar to the one shown below TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 53 Terminal Setup Wo 210 x Available terminals Terminals to setup Finger STER y Attendance Attendances Date 26 02 2003 TT DST begin dd mm 99 00 O Time 15 37 37 DST end dd mm 99 00 Cancel Now it is necessary to create three links to TRAXiT32 programme 1 one for the standard transaction downloading specify possibly the switch D to automatically download and then exit C Program files TRAXiT32 TRAXiT32 EXE P Attendance 2 one to take the fingertips from the acquiring FingerPROX with automatic exit once the taking is completed C Program tiles TRAXIT3A TRAXIT32 EXE P ringer 7D 3 one to replicate the fingertips onto the remaining FingerPROX units to be executed AFTER FINISHING the fingertip download from the acquiring FingerPROX with automatic exit upon the end of the operation C Program files TRAXiT32 TRAXiT32 EXE P Finger U X IMPORT EXPORT OF FINGERPRINT ARCHIVES Finger ST and Finger SU terminals Starting from release 96 TRAXiT32 is able to automatically manage the import export of fingerprint archives also for Finger terminals equipped with SUprema module capable of containing up to 4 MB of biometric data U
67. on mode of Master PROX CFG space 18 space 16 Executes a restart of Master PROX 4 Activate ONLY one EnTRAX terminal for example the one which will be given the NET92 address 1 Set the NET92 ID field of General tab to 1 and the Speed combobox in tab Ports NET92 to 57600 5 Send the following commands and ignore the message No reply from terminal gt 00CFG 01 1 Sets the NET92 Address of EnTRAX 1 gt 00CFG space 01 space 1 gt 00 Executes a restart of EnTRAX 6 Deactivate the previous EnTRAX and activate the next for example the one which will be given the NET92 address 2 Set the NET92 ID field of General tab to 2 and the Speed combobox in tab Ports NET92 to 57600 7 Send the following commands and ignore the message No reply from terminal gt 00CFG 01 2 Sets the NET92 Address of EnTRAX 2 gt 00CFG space 01 space 2 gt 00 Executes a restart of EnTRAX Repeat the steps 6 and 7 for all the EnTRAX terminals giving them NET92 addresses in the range 1 31 8 Send the following commands CFG 18 0 Sets the communication mode of Master PROX CFG space 18 space 0 Po Mo Executes a restart of Master PROX 9 Clic on the Disconnect button The following figure illustrates an example of the described operations TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 11 i Property PROX
68. onfiguration Definition See Configuration NET DIF SATRASITADATA Ey Drivers VERSION 40 E Bay Native TYPE FILE ve D PAR ADO LANGDRIVER Pdos ANSI Intl G DBASE BLOCK SIZE 2046 ED FOXPRO FILL FACTOR g5 b Press the blue button in order to confirm the changes then exit Give all the users full access rights to the folder C Program files Common Files Borland Shared BDE Give all the users full access rights to the file lt path gt PDOXUSRS NET By means of the shortcut launch TRAXiT32 for the first time as ADMINISTRATOR The next times TRAX1T32 could be launched as any kind of user NOTE FOR WINDOWS 2003 SERVER SYSTEMS in order to allow TRAXiT32 being executed by any user when the installation finishes the Administrator should go in the folder where TRAXiT32 EXE has been installed right clic on the file TRAXiT32 EXE and modify the properties of the programme as shown in the figure of chapter SINGLE USER INSTALLATION USER S REGISTRATION When launched for the first time TRAX1T32 asks the user for selecting the language in which messages will be shown currently available English Italian Spanish and Catalan then shows a dialog window like the following TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 4 User registration WARNING This program has not been registered In order to use TRAXIT aZ you must register with TMC ou can choose between two types of regi
69. pplied with the command Sx y z v should be a valid filter for the subnet where the EtherBox is installed Gx y Z V Address of the Gateway if Subnet Mask has been set otherwise leave to default value G255 255 255 255 should be a valid Gateway address for the subnet where the EtherBox is installed percent Executes a restart of EtherBox the new configuration takes effect At this point you should be able to get the current configuration of the EtherBox uncheck the checkbox Broadcast located in the bottom right of the window and fill the fields corresponding to Target IP Address with the same address given to current EtherBox by means of the command Ax y z v then press the button Accept After this operation the button s label will become Current The EtherBox should send its configuration and ETHERTEST will display it as shown in the following figure lt 192 168 1 240 u22 A192 168 1 246 Mi 2 168 1 13 G255 255 255 255 20 60 60 65 T3 E255 CI 4 N31 Fis Target IP Address 192 168 1 240 Accept Auto Target Command EBE Broadcast If you have connected some terminals to the NET92 communication port of EtherBox you can also check the communication with each of them setting the NET92 address of the target terminal in the edit box located on the right between the Auto target and Broadcast checkboxes of course you should already have set in the termina
70. profile File type Destination path Export format Profile i e O F RECVFING Procedures ws ss I COMI Data O 55SS EC O E coma Data n O O Invalid accesses a_n O 7 NETS2Data E ET tid lt gt r wees aa TT File Path Export format da P FINGER DiProjecteDelphib TRAZIT3AAUPLOADAOURFINGERS Transparent MOFINGER Ci VFrojectaDelphi TRAXIT3AMUPLOADA CARDONLY Transparent Example of UPLOADING profile to import from the PC the fingerprint information onto the remaining Finger units RECVFING TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 51 Upload Download profiles 3 E Oj x Data upload Data download Data export File types Upload profile File type Source path Profile EE F SENDFING Fkeys causal codes fC O OE BEI Timed events PC O OE El x E User messages fC Ble User statistics FO aal x Ticket printout Po BID lt gt 2 5 I Enabled group TTT File Path P FINGER D Projects Delphis TRAST 3240 PLO40 OUR FINGERS MOFINGER CeAProjectaDelphib TRAAIT3AAUPLOADACARDONLY Assuming that our plant configured to download the attendance data to be similar to the one shown in the below picture that we call as Attendance and the downloading profile of each terminal to be configured to download the transactions The downloading dialog box of the transactions associated to the Attendance plant will be similar to the one shown in the following picture
71. r respect the last received from the terminal are exported in the file defined in the Download profile with the format defined in the associated Export format TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 48 TRAXiT32 checks the number of PRE files remaining on the terminal and if necessary deletes the older and or empty files finally leaving on the terminal s memory the number of recent PRE files defined in the field Backup PRE of the property tab Configuration General ALL OTHER FILES all the transactions are exported in the file defined in the Download profile with the format defined in the associated Export format The files just downloaded are deleted from the terminal s memory THE BACKUP ARCHIVES OF TRA XiT32 TRAX1T32 stores in Backup archives all the records received during the downloads if something goes wrong it will be possible to recover the data also if the originary files have been deleted from the terminal s memory When in ADMINISTRATOR mode the button Options allow to maintain the three backup archives Options 13 2 DI x Operator Administrator Downloaded files backu Time amp Attendance Maintain for E E months Procedures amp H92 Maintain for 4 months Others amp Custom Maintain for J months DE l Delete T KA Terminals fai Delete Procs amp N92 Delete Others Salvataggio dati Ok Cancel
72. rent devices such adaptors terminals etc By means of Plant buttons it is possible to operate the main functions on plants e Create new plant e Open plant e Save plant e Remove plant The same functions are available in the File menu in addition to the Save as menu choice By means of Edit buttons it is possible to operate the main editing functions on the selected element of the plant currently displayed Cut Copy Paste Delete Expand Collapse Move up one element Move down one element The same functions are available in the menu shown when you right clic the mouse on one element in addition to the Expand all and Properties menu choices The first four functions are available in the Edit menu and via the accelerator keys Cut CTRL X Copy CTRL C Paste CTRL V Delete DEL SELECTING THE LANGUAGE OF THE MESSAGES The button Options of the main screen allows the selection of the language of messages shown in the programme Currently the Italian English Spanish and Catalan languages are supported TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 7 THE TWO OPERATING MODES OF TRAXiT32 OPERATOR AND ADMINISTRATOR TRAX1T32 starts in OPERATOR mode which only allows to 1 Send configuration parameters to the terminals along with date time and configuration files 2 Edit the ALARMTB files either generic or associated to the Upload profile of the sele
73. roups WATRASITSLOADPROC_ 1 WOTRASIT SLOADSPROC_D In this dialog box you can define one or more Data upload profiles containing the files either standard or non standard to upload into all those terminals having associated the upload profile Press the button in the Profile box and enter a name for the new upload profile then check the desired kind of standard files to be linked to this profile e Num causal codes e keys causal codes e Timed events move the scrollbar on the right e Festivities calendar For each kind of file press the fel button and select the phisical file on the local or network drive that will be loaded into the terminal the Open dialog box shows only the files with the extension compatible with the kind of file to load e g for timed events are shown all the files with ATB extension loaded in the terminal as ALARMTB File name Folders wottraxithload _ Cancel allarmi atb EJ wA alminuto atb E traxit nuoro atb load prova atb loa provat p atb suonerie atb dl Hetwork T Read only List files of type Drives Suonerie Y I e TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 27 By means of x button you can remove the corresponding file from the list associated to the current upload profile In the bottom section of the window you can enter the name of PROC files as they will be loaded
74. rt of EnTRAX Repeat the steps 4 and 5 for all the EnTRAX terminals giving them NET92 addresses in the range 1 31 When finished for each EnTRAX set the NET92 ID field of General tab with the address of the correspondig terminal and the Speed combobox in tab Ports NET92 to 57600 gt C TERMINALS ULTRAX InfoTRAX UltraMAX SuperTRAX CONNECTED VIA ETHERNET These terminals should be configured in TRAXIT as if they were PROX terminals connected via EtherBOX Anyway only parameters 00 99 are managed gt co TERMINALS CONNECTED VIA ETHERNET WITH DYNAMIC IP ADDRESSES It is also possible to utilize terminals connected via Internet havong IP addresses which change between a connection and the successive In this case instead of being identified by its IP address each terminal will be identified by its unique MAC address by setting the terminal for automatically send each minute a KeepAlive packet to the Master computer par 20 on TRAX par 105 on ULTRAX In order to define a MAC address instead of an IP address it is sufficient to define 255 as the first number of the IP address then the 3 hexadecimanl numbers of the MAC address which follow the prefix 00 04 24 ULTRAX or the first 3 numbers of the ID TRAX For instance for an ULTRAX with MAC 00 04 24 81 CA 35 it is necessary to introduce the following IP address Property EtherBox 3 General Configuration V
75. s default All you want to export again along with date and time intervals of interest e New data radiobutton this choice automatically exports all data stored in backup files but not yet exported for example because the download profiles didn t have an export format associated If now you have associated export format to the download profiles the data downloaded from each selected terminal will be exported in the TXT files defined in the Data download profile with the format defined in the associated export format e Old data radiobutton the selected range of data downloaded from each selected terminal will be exported in the TXT files defined in the Data download profile with the format defined in the associated export format UPLOADING OF USER FILES PACKED AND OR WITH FIXED RECORD LENGTH Normally the user files are uploaded in the terminal s memory as variable length files not packed TRAXiT makes it possible to specify the fixed length and or packed only for files made up of pure numeric data attributes by introducing the character in the name of the file to upload in the terminal possibly followed by a character P packed file and possibly by a number indicating the record length The file will be uploaded in the terminal s memory with the name made up of the part preceedind the character Example of upload of a file COLOR in packed mode and record len
76. s of the PC identified by the label Local IP Address note also that the IP addresses shown in the following figures refer to EtherBoxes installed in our network and probably your addresses will be different from those shown in the examples Put the cursor in the field to the right of the button Command and enter the following configuration commands each confirmed by means of lt Enter gt or by pressing the button Command Mx y z v IP address of Master PC see the label Local IP Address WARNING if the EtherBox is connected to the Master PC by means of a dial up router at the end of configuration and communication tests the IP address of Master PC MUST BE RESET TO 0 0 0 0 If parameter M is left to a value other than 0 0 0 0 EtherBox will continuously try to establish a communication with his Master PC in plants equipped with dial up routers this activity will cause a contiunuous charge of phone calls When these routers are involved in TRA XIT EtherBox propertiy sheet you should check the Deactivate at end of session checkbox at the end of a communication session this causes TRAXIT to set again the parameter M to 0 0 0 0 AX Y Z V IP address of the target EtherBox Sx y Z V Subnet Mask if necessary otherwise leave to default value SO 0 0 0 If you set a value TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 21 other than 0 0 0 0 you have to set the Gx y z v parameter The filter su
77. se your LAN or WAN network for managing terminals connected remotely without the need of a new cabling system specific for the data capture terminals It is necessary that the PC where TRAX1T32 runs was connected to an Ethernet network using the TCP IP transport protocol and WINSOCKET management was installed in its Operating System TRAXiT32 allows to set several configuration parameters of the EtherBox although some parameter ranges are limited to the most useful for the TRA X1T32 purposes Furthermore it is always advisable to connect the terminals to the EtherBox using the RS485 NET92 connection which is more reliable and expandable than the RS232 connection For example TRAXiT32 always configures an EtherBox with the following parameters E255 No timeout on serial TTY communications If you are going to install EtherBoxes previously used for testing purposes or installed in another plant it is advisable to restore their configuration parameters to default values by keeping pressed the reset button and releasing it during the RED LED or GREEN LED flashing depending on the kind of connection of the terminals as follows e button released with GREEN LED multipoint NET92 RS485 at 57600 Baud suggested e button released with RED LED point to point TTY RS232 at 9600N81 no handshake If you are installing more than one EtherBox you should repeat the procedure described in the following keeping switched ON only one EtherBox at a
78. stration a 30 day demonstration or full permanent use In demonstrative mode the program i fully functional for 30 days only If you wish to register for full permanent use please contact TMC to obtain your activation key Companys name Mianen Address UNREGISTERED YAT number UNREGISTERED Activation key FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Demonstrative registration Definitive registration log Cancel It is possible to select between two different types of registrations e Demonstrative registration clicking the corresponding button and then OK the program is active for 30 days and it is possible to completely evaluate its funcionalities including the communications with the terminals e Definitive registration you should insert at least eleven characters in the Company s name Address and VAT number fields and you should communicate them EXACTLY AS THEY HAVE BEEN WRITTEN including spaces dots commas etc to the software supplier company AXESS TMC Srl by fax 39 051 3519399 phone 39 051 3519311 or E mail mailto info axesstmc com You will receive an Activation key made by a 24 characters string in the range 0 9 A F which should be inserted in the field Activation key If it is impossible for you to complete the definitive registration you can make a demonstrative registration and only successively register the program by means of the menu item Help Registration
79. the first instance can possibly be launched and executed in iconized mode switch I1 H In order to obtain the full funcionality with up to 9 communication serial ports you should use the DLL PROXC rel 2 74 or newer The releases previous the 2 74 support up to 4 serial ports SETTING UP THE TERMINALS Setup l In the main screen the button starts the procedure of setting up the terminals defined in the current plant It is shown a dialog box for the selection of the terminals to setup O x Available terminala Terminals to setup Terminal Setup Pe a4 lv Date 30 1 0 2003 W DST begin dd mm 88 00 Mm Time 11 06 05 M DST end dd mm 98 00 PELE Cancel The list on the left shows all the terminals defined in the plant while the right list shows the terminals selected for setup The gt button moves the selected terminal from the left list to the right one The gt gt button moves all the terminals of the left list to the right one The lt button moves the selected terminal from the right list to the left one The lt lt button moves all the terminals from the right list to the left one The checkboxes allow to send date time and daylight savings time dates to the terminals We suggest to leave the daylight savings time dates to the value 88 00 thus the terminals will calculate automatically le exact dates of time change It is necessary to keep the terminals ON d
80. time and taking note of the configuration set for each one the configuration described below is necessary only once and should be repeated only when you have to connect a new EtherBox to your plant keeping switched ON only the new one to be configured and switching OFF the others Please contact the Network administrator in order to obtain the IP addresses to assign to each EtherBox and if necessary the values to enter as Subnet Mask and Default Gateway if the Master PC and the EtherBox are located in two different subnets The diskette Supplement disk contains the Ethertest configuration utility copy onto your hard disk the two files TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 20 ETHERTST EXE and ETHERTST INI Execute the utility ETHERTST EXE if onto your PC are installed two or more network adapters you will see the following dialog box select the IP address corresponding to the network adapter connected to the network the EtherBoxes are connected to and press OK Select Host IP Address 192 168 1 100 192 166 1 13 Then check the checkbox Broadcast located in the bottom right of the window ye EtherBox Sample Communications Program File Setup Help Local IF Address 192 168 1 13 Address Type Message Target IP Address 192 168 1 240 Accept Auto Target Eee eC eC te Command o O N Note that in the top of the window EtherTest shows the IP Addres
81. tion English INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Installation of TRAXiT32 on Windows NT or Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 systems requires that the user be logged in as Administrator SINGLE USER INSTALLATION Normally TRAXiT32 is installed onto a PC connected to a terminal s plant through the PC s serial ports or through the Ethernet network in the case of EtherBoxes being used In any case it is necessary the BDE installed and configured onto the PC which will run TRAX1T32 also when data or TRAX1T32 itself will reside onto a file server 1 Login as ADMINISTRATOR and install TRAX1T32 on a local hard disk unit or on a network one Before starting a network installation it is necessary to associate a logic unit X W etc to the network unit in Windows Explorer select the menu choice Utilities Connect network unit and activate the Connect at startup checkbox as shown in the following figure Connetti unita di rete Ki EA Fercorso SSERVERTSDAT Annulla M Riconnetti all avvio TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 2 2 Configure the BDE of the PC in the control panel double clic on the element BDE Administrator a Inthe Configuration tab select the item PARADOX on the left and modify the field NET DIR on the right SPECIFYIONG ALWAYS A LOCAL PATH WHERE EACH USER HAS ALL THE ACCESS RIGHTS to the file PDOXUSRS NET This consideration is valid also if TRAXiT will b
82. tion causes In the first position is the number which selects the cause 1 or 2 digits depending on the configuration of parameter 60 immediately followed by its description When this file is present the user can only specify transaction causes which are listed in the file itself Example 1 one digit cause codes TO BE TRANSLATED ALARMTB Sirens Timed events extension ATB E E ALARMTB Sirens Timed events extension ATB WMSG Messages for users extension WMS PRSTAT Statistics for users extension PRS PRSTAT Statistics for users extension PRS JE FPRNPRE Ticket printout extension FPR E AXGROUPS Enabled card groups extension XGP TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 29 AXCARDS Enabled cards PROX extension XCD K E AXPOOLS Pools extension XPL E E AXTIMET Time zones extension XTM E E AXTIMET Time zones extension XTM AXTGATE Definition of space zones for MAX extension XTG E HOLYDAYS Holidays calendar extension HOL E HOLIDAYS Holidays calendar extension HOL E k ENCARDS Enabled cards EnTRAX extension ENC AXGATES Direction of MAX slaves extension XGT ES PROC User defined procedures SRC Fa E WRITING SOURCE CODE OF PROCEDURES PROC_x SRC The best way for writing and maintaining user defined procedures those loaded and executed into PROX and TRAX 2P terminals as PROC_A PROC_B etc is writing them as SRC source files Before loading thes
83. uring the night otherwise it will be necessary to set the correct time in the terminals BEFORE starting to use them in the days of time changes ATTENTION if you decide to set the exact dates of daylight savings time begin end in dd mm format the setup must be carried out once at the beginning of the year within the first half of march The lists the status of the checkboxes and the content of all the fields are stored with the other attributes of the plant When the Send button is pressed TRAX1T32 tries to connect with each terminal and set it up with all the parameters and configuration files defined in the corresponding Data upload profile The upload operation can be interrupted in any moment by pressing the Ctrl Z key DOWNLOADING DATA FROM THE TERMINALS Data download In the main screen the button Data downlad starts the procedure of downloading data from the terminals defined in the current plant It is shown a dialog box for the selection of the terminals to download TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 46 i Data download OF E3 Available terminals Terminal to download Ea TRASH Ey _ lt EA Set Download Cancel The list on the left shows all the terminals defined in the plant while the right list shows the terminals selected for download The gt button moves the selected terminal from the left list to the right one The gt gt button mov
84. user defined transactions loaded into PROX and TRAX 2P terminals is recorded in a single file PFXymmdd where each record has a prefix of one character representing the procedure A for PROC_A B for PROC_B and so on and each field is identified by a small capitals letter a b etc This mode of storing data can be set on each terminal by means of par 27 Storage set to 4 the same result can be achieved inserting the command S4 as one of the first lines of the user defined transaction script after the title The EnTRAX terminal is not able to manage user defined transactions 3 File transfer from terminal to PC with checksum control enabled par 17 1 for PROX and TRAX P par 50 1 for EnTRAX PREREQUISITES PC Operating System Microsoft Windows 32 bit Hardware RAM 128 MB suggested 256 MB HD 250 MB Display set to 800x600 pixels or more 65K colors and very important SMALL CHARACTERS Network every network system compatible with the version of Windows installed Ethernet and TCP IP transport protocol required when plants include one or more EtherBoxes In this case you should check the directory SYSTEM of WINDOWS for the presence of WINSOCK DLL system extension otherwise please contact the Microsoft company in order to obtain the version of WINSOCK DLL file suitable for the Operating System release installed onto your computer TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page I ml M MT ill
85. uti INI uFi III Propriet Sistema Generale Gestione periterich Generale Impostazioni della porta Driver Risorse amp Mostra periferiche per tip a PCI Card 1 9 RO a Impostazioni avanzate della porta Controller audio vit Sy Controller disco flor H Controller disco righ vw Uza buffer FIFO richiede UART 16550 compatibile H 1 Controller SCSI Selezionare impostazioni minime per correggere i problemi di conn za Controller USE Un Selezionare impostazioni massime per prestazioni pi veloci E Modem nie Mouse Butter diricezione Min 1 cS Periferiche di sisten Porte LOM e LPT Buffer di trasmissione Min 1 eee CPP r rere rrr rere rrr irri Terrier hr rie H hann E Forta di comun sh ki Forta di comun e ay Porta stampant Schede di rete H schede video Avanzate Ripristina predefinite reo D Edessa Fropriet Agg THE INSTALLATION FILES The installation of TRAXiT32 and its database manager BDE can be carried out starting from diskettes or CD ROM if you receive the software by e mail please copy the following files into a temporary directory then launch the TRAXiT32 Setup exe program and follow the installation instructions The following files contain the documentation TRAXiT32 Manual ITA lt release gt PDF contains the TRAXiT32 documentation Italian TRAX1T32 Manual ENG lt release gt PDF contains the TRAXiT32 documenta
86. x Automatic data download nor define a time interval for timed data download e FFolderName allows to specify the data folder useful for specifying data folder other than the default Data anyway in the same folder of TRAXiT32 EXE If the folder name contains white spaces it should be enclosed in double quotes Examples TRAX1T32 FTest001 TRAXiT32 F Data 01 CUSTOM FOLDERDATA Data 01 TRAXiT32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 40 e GProgramName allows to specify a programme to be executed when TRAXiT32 terminates If the program name contains white spaces it should be enclosed in double quotes Examples TRAX1T32 GTime amp Attendance exe TRAX1T32 G Calculate_it C Data Data txt CUSTOM EXECUTEONEXIT Time amp Attendance exe e H TRAXiT32 starts in hidden mode without showing the initial splash screen then iconizes itself in the tray area of Windows and if set performs the automatic timed data download of data present in the terminals The only operation allowed is to close the programme by the menu item Close which appeas when you right clic the mouse on the icon of TRAX1T32 present in the Windows tray area The launch switch H1 is compatible with the previous H CUSTOM RUNSILENT 1 e H2 TRAXiT32 starts in hidden mode without showing the initial splash screen then is shown the main form reduced to title and status bar aligned to the bottom side of the s
87. ype of terminal to be connected directly to the serial port of the P C TRAX1T32 Communications Manager User s manual Page 8 You can t make mistakes as TRAX1T32 prevents you from making connections which are not possible In the following plant you can t connect a TRAX 2P directly to the PC s COM port you should connect TRAX 2P to the PC by means of a Current Loop adapter COPYING CUTTING PASTING AND MOVING DEVICES Once you have defined and configured a device e g a terminal of a multipoint installation of 25 terminals you can copy the device CRTL C and paste it CTRL V you can also cut a device CTRL X or delete it DEL All these editing functionalities are accessible by means of the right button of the mouse THE PROPERTY SHEETS OF PLANT S DEVICES All the devices involved in the definition of a plant have at least one property sheet containing information about the device when in ADMINISTRATOR mode right clic on a device for opening its property sheet s For example here follows the General tab of a PROX s property sheet i Property PRUSH OF x E Name FROH Type IPRO Connection From Computer To PROH E P8232 E NETSZIO i E Forts LOM Used by Computer COM Free Identifier o WARNING Once you have assigned different names to the terminals field Name of the General property sheet if you have already downloaded data DON T CHANGE THE NAME

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