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1. etc Secondly users should plan how to execute these tasks Some listed tasks can be organized into an orderly procedure with transitions from one task to another Meanwhile some tasks may work independently as supporting functions of the whole Job The last step is to implement all the tasks and the transitions between tasks into JobGen Plus Transforming the tasks and the transitions between tasks is easy Users simply replace each task with the appropriate corresponding Node in JobGen Plus For example a task for collecting data can be replaced by a Collect Node The following table shows the types of tasks that can be replaced by corresponding Nodes in JobGen Plus Nodes Tasks that can be replaced Comment e Display notes and descriptions Menu e Display selections for users e Display error messages e Display instruction Collect e Data entry from keypad e Data entry from bar code scanner e Data entry from the data collector s timer e Data entry from Look up file e Data entry from a formula e Verify data entry Math e Data entry from a formula e Calculate data e Compare data Erase e Delete records inside the collected data Upload e Send data from the data collector to the host computer Edit e View data stored in data file in portable e Search data e Modify data Program e Any type of task that cannot be replaced by the Nodes listed above Run Job e Run another job Transitions from one task to another can be substituted b2. Nodes Run Job E Links i ID gt menui TS latita a ID gt Qty Build Simulate Find1 Find2 After the executable is successfully downloaded to the target portable it is ready for users to issue the RUN command and start the JobGen Plus Job application Chapter 7 Simulate Job After a Job has been designed and defined it can be simulated in the host PC Select Run gt Simulate Job or click the simulate icon on toolbar to start simulation Simulation is available for Windows 95 98 Me only Windows 3 x and NT and 2000 are not supported 71 Job Implementation Job simulation provides an easy way to examine the job without having a real portable on hand Simulation displays a portable window that is very similar to the portable model selected for the job and it runs the job and job engine in DOS session under the Windows It simulates all the inputs and outputs All the operations are exactly same as they would be on a real portable There are certain limitations in the simulation of a Job The file search in Lookup verification cannot exceed 64K bytes from the beginning of the file Job simulation is helpful in developing a Job It is highly recommended to test all Jobs by downloading them to a real portable and running them through every function This is the only way to verify that a Job has been produced correctly Job Simulation 72 Job Implementation Chapter 8 Language Support JobGen Plus suppor
3. Specifies full data matches For example abc is full match with abc abc is not full match with abcdefg abc is not match with 1abc23 e Apply Fast Binary Search Method When searching larger databases such as those containing hundreds of thousands of pieces of data check this option to enable really fast search JobGen Plus will automatically generate an additional file the binary search table and download it along with the original data file and job file The drawback of binary search is that the data file cannot be changed at run time Changes in the data file may corrupt corresponding binary search table files which actually records the exact position of all records in data file With incorrect information in binary search table the search will return unpredictable results However by adhering to certain rules it is possible to change some data in data file while doing binary search The rules are e Key field can never be changed e Length of record must be constant Each record may not necessarily be same length After modifying a record insure that the actual length of the record remains unchanged 48 Job Implementation Verify gt Qualifier Property Define Node Collect Node item Basi Verify By A Qualifier Defined Below i Comment i Screen i Position E Input i i Initial Value _RESULT_ i Formula E Verify i Lookup File F
4. C Numerical Long Integer C Numerical Floating Point Character String Set Data As Same As Last Record And Complete Input Fill Tail With White Spaces Allow Empty Data Data Type Apply Cancel Help All data are two basic data types numerical or character string Numerical data can be further divided into three types integer long integer and floating point Numerical data can be used to perform math calculations The three different numerical types differ in their limits and if they can accept fractions To represent a constant long integer add L at the end of the number For example 100000L 100000 exceeds limit of integer To represent floating point always include input to the right of the decimal point for instance 10 0 Character string is pure text 37 Set Data As Same As Last Record And Complete Input Fill Tail With White Spaces Allow Empty Data Integer Limits Integer 32767 The data is prepared with copied from the data from the last record and will complete the input automatically at once In other words the new input will be exactly same as in the previous record Automatically fills tail of data with white space character ASCII code 0x20 in hexadecimal This is to generate fixed length data Enables skip of data input The value of this particular field in the record will be null which means no data By default all data should include
5. by using only JobGen Plus Components of JobGen Plus A data collection application created by JobGen Plus is comprised of two major components The first one called a Node represents a process in the data collection application The second one called a Link represents the transition from one process to another These two major elements of JobGen Plus application will be discussed in great detail in the following chapters This section only serves to introduce the concepts of Nodes and Links Each Node represents one task in data collection Examples of tasks in a data collection application include selecting menu options on the data collector entering item numbers on the data collector or sending collected inventory information from the data collector to the host computer JobGen Plus provides nine types of Nodes to perform various tasks in the data collection application Comment Node Menu Node Collect Node Math Node Edit Node Erase Node Upload Node Program Node and Run Job Node Comment Node provides a way to paste notes directly onto the flowchart Menu Node supplies a space for application designers to display messages instructions or the application s major functions for selection by the users Collect Node is used for storing information entered by the user on the data collector Math Node is used to calculate data Edit Node allows review or modification of the data recorded on the data collector Erase Node deletes
6. page 42 Job Implementation Input gt Lookup File Property Define Node Collect Node item x i Data will be automatically retrieved from a lookup file which is Basic Content podus in a collect node in which a lookup file data verification is j Screen i i Position Collect Node Input i Initial Value Lookup File P tit Field No o count from 1 Barcode i J Foils Apply Default Value f Failed Hetriewir g Data From Lookup File Verify Default Value Function Keys amp Links in Links out Apply Cancel Help In many cases you need to retrieve data from a lookup file based upon a previous success in lookup verification so that you can process data on a related data basis Select the name from among all the collect nodes that perform lookup verifications in order to define the lookup file Note that it does not specify the lookup file directly because it requires a successful lookup verification A field number is then specified The record number is determined at job runtime by the matched record number from the lookup verification of the node If the collect node fails the lookup verification then the input from the lookup file cannot be completed and the input method will be changed to keypad input 43 Job Implementation Input gt Formula Property Define Node Collect Node ite mo x Data will be automatically generated accor
7. 11 amp metiil EOR Write Record i lt reset TT INIT Activate Initializatioin i i lt total RRLI Reset Repeat Last Input For All Nodes Links out Alarm Exclude When Make Job Apply Cancel Help Keypad Input 62 Click to select this option then click on its edit box to bring up the portable keypad window Select a key by clicking on it Only one key is acceptable for a link When the Job has finished execution of the source node and is waiting for an input for a link selection a key press of the key defined here will set this link condition to be TRUE Input Data This option is only available when the source node is a collect or count type It compares the data value of the node with data specified here and sets the result to be TRUE if they are identical Verify Node s Return This option is for checking the execution result of a source node For the menu erase and edit nodes the execution is always Success For the collect node the execution is Success only if the input data passes the verification For the upload node if a time out occurs the execution is Failure Verify offers four options Always Success Failure and None Always The status of the execution result of the source node is irrelevant it is always TRUE Success The condition is TRUE only if the execution result of the source node is Success Failure The condition is TRUE only if the execution re
8. A Mi ft C La Hel Download Files ites nguage Help F Comment i Excluded Nodes Menu Exit amp amp Nodes Collect om either scanner or k ye c e e e n n nen rire i Nodes Math i Nodes Edit s erie uds EY am wir quM wwe us 2 Nodes Erase tothe actualdatafemnbme 550005000000 00212110111 H Nodes Upload meet eqni i 3SH Bes VOX DIA MAE dec Mr siue 20 Ke fo Nodes Program i Nodes Run Job B Links E ID gt menui ID gt Qty portable you re menul gt Exit menut gt ID Pix Qty gt ID A Links Key Conditions he properties of the menu 4 dithenode vu c ye tue ma pui En mas pa ss Itas the START node in bast properties pe Mice aec ake cals ae oad Getting Started Display the Getting Started instructions Help Topics Display help topics Help Contents Display helps for JobGen Plus Microsoft C Display helps for Microsoft C Language Language Help Run Time Reference About JobGen Plus Display the version number and copyright of JobGen Plus 15 Job Implementation Job Implementation In this section you will learn e How to design a Job e How to create a Job e How to create an executable Job 16 Chapter 4 Job Design Before creating a Job users must first identify all the various tasks needing to be accomplished Examples of tasks include the following collecting data making selections sending data checking data printing messages
9. worry about when to turn it on the collect node will automatically turn the scanner on if it s one of the selected input devices Usually the scanner will be left in ON status after it reads a barcode in collect node so that it will prevent the subsequent collect node from scanning data without a release and repress of the scan trigger That means a continuous scan cannot occur Each scan must be activated by pressing the trigger However leaving scanner in ON status may cause incorrect scanning at none data input time Job engine will automatically turn off the scanner if the current running node is not a collect node or math node or program node e Keypad Enable keypad for the input Digits And Only digital keys 0 9 decimal point and sign symbols and are acceptable as key input Alphabet Only alphabet keys both upper and lower cases a z A Z and space are acceptable as key input Symbols Only symbols such as etc are acceptable as key input Complete With Enter To complete the input the Enter key must be pressed If it is not checked then input will finish automatically when input reaches the maximum length Keys are divided into three categories normal keys such as 0 to 9 numerical keys and A to Z alphabetical keys function keys such as F1 to F8 and arrow keys and special keys such as CMD scan and power keys Function keys have a special function in data input operation T
10. Job Define Portable Settings 26 Job Implementation Define Portable SmallFont Large Font r Scanner Type Auto C Pen r Buzzer Volume C High G Medium C Low C Off Screen Define font size of display Scanner Type Define scanner type Buzzer Volume Define buzzer volume Define Keypad Settings Define Portable _ Keypad gt gt i Using My Keymap Setting Cancel Help nici ni Reset Use portable s default settings Keypad Popup a window to define key map setting Use My Keypad Setting Tell job engine to apply the keypad setting Modify key map setting from default 27 Job Implementation UE PT 630 Keypad Esc Ent ABC DEF GHI 1 Bi 2 3 z JKL MNO POR EN l STU RA 2 SI Esc e gt Se PaDr PgUp Ps Le Dn pud mj mpm nj Click the key button for which you want to change the key map the key name will show up in the key box on the right side and the key s ASCII code with its printable character will also be displayed in the two key code box under the key name Change the value of a key s ASCII code to modify the key map and click set to submit it Remember you have to check Use My Keypad Setting to apply this customized key map setting in Job running time 28 Creating a Menu Node The Menu Node provides a way to display messages After the Menu N
11. JobGen Plus 9 LE Msrl06 Netscape Communicator Pro UE Novell US Online Comm Managerer a PT Comm Manager E Qtronix Scorpius 22 Keypad bw eee wr S 11 04 AM Now JobGen Plus is ready to develop applications for data collection JobGen Plus Essentials Working Environment of JobGen Plus Menu Bar Application Name Tool Bar lt Qj JobGen P lus C fe cot nodes ven tola Tools Window m T aW E I D E o ox i Br y Functtoh Kec B paaa i Total default Nodes Menu amp Nodes Collect JobGen Plus Essentials 1 File Commands JobGen Plus File Edit Nodes B ls Window Help CE gt x moma 95 open cuo 2 E Wr BD EO E D CE Close B save Ctrl S Save As E save all Save As Script amp Print Flowchart A Print Preview Print Setup iCAProgram Files Node jgp 2 Foreignjgp 3 Programjgp 4 CAProgram Files Job1 jgp m Nodes Upload mi Nodes Program iv aou r Build Simulate Find1 Find2 Create a new document j EN pen mA New Create a new Job Open Open an existing Job file Close Close the current job window Save Save the content of the current Job Save As Save the content of the current Job to a different file name Save All Save the content of all opened Jobs Print Flowchart Print the flowchart of the current Job Print Previe
12. Smaller Jobs mean simpler maintenance WARNING run job is different than call job Run job will never return to the caller The job engine in the portable only keeps one job instance in memory at a time The current job will be removed from memory when run job loads a new one Remember to save all data to file before executing run job A sub job can return back to the caller by rerunning the caller job By specifying a Start Node Name the Job engine can start the Job from the specified node instead of from the original start node Define Program Node Basic Property Comment Property Function Keys Property Links In Property Links Out Property O These properties are as same as the ones in menu node Run Job Property Define Node RunJob Node Basic The current job will be removed out of memory in other words only i one JobGen Plus job can be running in a portable at a time Be sure to save all data records and or status data to file before running this i Comment i Run Job node to load another job i Function Keys Links in Job File Name 2 i Links out Start Node Name Apply Cancel Help Job File Name Define job execution file name Start Node Name Define start node name By default Job 60 Job Implementation engine will run the Job from start node defined in the Job This can be changed by entering another node name so that the Job will start from the sp
13. This node will become a field of the record and appear in the Fields in Record window To delete a field of the record click the node in the Fields in Record window then click the Delete button and the field will be deleted and moved out of the window There are two other pull down windows for defining Field and Record Delimiters Only the characters Comma Semicolon Tab ASCII 9 and LF amp CR can be selected as field or record delimiters No single character can be selected as both field and record delimiter at the same time The sequence of fields follows the order in which the fields are created 67 The Preamble and Postamble can be defined by typing the char string in the appropriate edit box Finally click OK to save your work To see the effect of your changes on the Record Field checkbox click on the collect node that you modified to bring up the Define Collect dialog box The Job engine will not complete and save a record if the execution is looping in a circle of some nodes It will simply overwrite on the old data The only way the job engine will save a record is when it encounters an EOR signal in the execution of a link Data File Format The data is stored in the data file record by record The maximum length of a record is 1024 bytes The record format is Pre lt f1 gt lt fd gt lt f2 gt lt fd gt lt fn gt lt fd gt Post lt EOR gt CR amp LF in which lt f1 gt lt f2 gt lt fn field 1 fi
14. adjusted too Both GB and BIG5 code type are supported CCB file can be shared between jobs That is several jobs can use a single CCB file so that it can save precious system memory The Job engine will first try to open the job s own CCB file jobname ccb If it fails then it will try to open the default CCB file jeng ccb 74
15. as Make Binary Search Index Table or Make Chinese Characters Font File All these activities will be reported in the message window After Job Executable has successfully been generated JobGen Plus will activate PTComm Manager to download the job to the portable The download may include all related files such as all lookup files binary search index tables and Chinese font file 70 Job Implementation bGen Plus Output C Pr n Fues Unitecnh Americ nc JobGen Plus Samples H 30 JoD1i dap O x Edit Nodes View Build Tools Window n D SBO sa eje ax TOR 4 ez EEJ El Job Define Language English i Start Node menul i Common Defines F Download Files Portable i Model HT 630 t Function Keys Records Comment Excluded Nodes Menu i Exit i menut Nodes Collect i Nodes Math i Nodes Edit Nodes Erase i Nodes Upload NE E se 9 oon x EO ir JobGen PlusiLite at la Step 1 E We like start a job with a menu of selecions so right eli K Sidi dal ste Job C Program Files Unitech America Inc JobGen Plus Samples HT630 Job1 jgp Record collect set as the default record E I Compile job Done 0 error s O warning s Free job code space 38 800 bytes i Free job data space 9 042 bytes 1 Download job i Error download job failed i Nodes Program f Error
16. back to Unitech to us to do debugging 23 Job Implementation Comment Property Defines application information for this JobGen plus job file fine Jo a Flowchart bo Barcode default Job Prompts Flowchart Property Basic Page Size i Comment Width Too Height 850 i Barcode default H Job Prompts Node Size Width to 4 Height 55 y ted He Change flowchart page size and all node sizes 24 Job Implementation Barcode default Property Defines the default barcode symbology settings for all Collect Nodes Each individual Collect Node setting can be changed in the Input gt Barcode property 7 Set Barcode Sumbology For This Collect Node Comment Double Click To Change Each Individual Settings i Flowchart Codabar Send Start Stop Characters Code 128 C Code 32 Send Leading Character A Send Check Dit v Code 39 Send Check Digit Code 93 EAN 128 EAN 13 Send Leading Digit Send Check Digit EAN 8 Send Check Digit Interleaved 2 of 5 lt a Set To All Collect Nodes Clear All B Job Prompts Cancel Help Job Prompt Property Defines the default system prompting or warning messages Define Job j imm pi Basic Leave edit box empty to use default prompt Comment Flowchart Confirm To Exit Job Exit 1 7 0 N i Barcode default E e Job Prompts d
17. be referenced by the C program in order to access the data Start Node By checking this box this node will become the starting node the beginning point of the JobGen Plus application Each JobGen Plus application can only have one starting node Color Defines the node color Exclude This Tells JobGen Plus that this node is still under construction Node When As its settings are not complete yet JobGen Plus will NOT Make Job generate this node into the execution code Job Implementation Comment property Basic i Screen i Function Keys Links in i Links out Apply Cancel Help Comment Write comments Editor Box 31 Job Implementation Screen property Defir 32 al Screen Display Do Not Clear Screen Before Display Message Do Not Clear Screen When Exit This Menu Node Screen rows 20 columns 8 TT Do Not Clear Screen Before Display Message TT Do Not Clear Screen When Exit This Menu Node Hide Cursor Apply Cancel Help This is a WYTWYS what you type is what you will see window It is exactly the same display as the one in the portable Type the text you want to display directly into the window The dimension of the display is determined by the font setting defined in the portable properties Retain messages from the previous screen Retain messages to the next screen Job Implementation Function Keys property Basic i Comment i Scree
18. if it s defined in a separate node If the job engine finds a node that defines this special function key then that node is selected as the next node to run 2 When the execution of the source node has completed the job engine will check all the links dispatching from it to determine if there is a Success or Failure setting activated in the Verify Node s Return conditions If a link has defined Fail and the execution result of the source node was Success this link will not be selected But if the result is Fail this link is chosen and execution would then go to the destination node of this link 3 If there is an Expression condition and the result of the calculation of the logic expression is TRUE then the link is selected and execution will go to the destination node of this link 4 If there is an Input Data condition defined and the data matches with this definition then this link is selected and execution will go to the destination node of this link 5 If the Always option is defined in the Verify Node s Return condition the job will go to the destination node of this link If no link has defined the Always option no link is selected at this step and the job will wait for an input 6 If there is a Keypad Input condition defined and a key press matches with this definition then this link is selected and execution will go to the destination node of this link There are six priorities to select a link and all links are
19. the data recorded on the data collector Upload Node sends the collected information from the data collector to the host computer JobGen Plus Essentials Program Node allows the application developer to enhance their project by adding C language modules Run Job Node is used to load and run another JobGen Plus job Links render transitions between two or more processes Nodes Links not only connect all processes into one JobGen Plus application but they also provide the path and direction from one process Node to another Information about how or when transitions occur is recorded inside each Link Chapter 2 Installation System Requirements Following are the minimum requirements for installation of JobGen Plus IBM AT Compatible Computer with Intel 80386 or compatible CPU and above 8 Megabytes of Memory 5 Megabytes free space on Hard Disk VGA monitor or better One serial port COMI COM2 COM3 or COM4 available for communication One mouse or other pointing device that operates under MS Windows Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Vista 7 Installation on MS Windows OS 1 2 D O Get JobGen Plus installation file JobGenPlus vx x xxxxx msi into any folder on your PC Double click msi to run it if there is previous JobGen Plus version installed on the same PC it is necessary to un install it first Press the Next button Select target drive folder y or click Next Click Next to start instllation JobG
20. 222 111 2222 9e ppp pppp 1112222 111 2222 e ppp pp 11133 111 33 Job Implementation ppp 11133 111 p 1 1 p 111 111 ppp 11 error aaap abc123 abc123 aaap abc error ppp 123 123 ppp 12345 12345 ppp 12 error Verify gt Lookup File Property Define Node Collect Node item Basic T Verify By Searching Data File Comment Lookup File ooo O OO 5 Screen i Position Field No fi count from 1 Er Input Total Fields o i Initial Value i j lt i Device Field Separator Comma i Barcode F Lookup File SearchFrom Begmnina Current Position i Formula Verify v Full Key Match i M Lookup File i ply F Bina h Method Qualifier i Function Keys L3 E Links in rh linke pit Apply Cancel Help This is a useful function that is used to check the input data with a data file database Field No starts counting with 1 If it is passed the success flag used as link condition will raise Otherwise the fail flag will raise JobGen Plus will download the lookup file automatically with job files If it is a big file and remains unchanged while developing the job then there is no need to download it every time Disable auto download lookup file in Define Job default settings Make Job page 47 e Search From Search data file either from the beginning or from the record following the last matching record e Full Key Match
21. Define Edit Node Basic Property Comment Property Function Keys Property Links In Property Links Out Property These properties are as same as the ones in menu node Edit Property i Comment i Record Name Function Keys Data File Name ju Links in i Links out Field Separator Comma IV Start Browse From The Last Record Apply Cancel Help Record Name Select a record to define the data file name Data File Name Define the file which will be operated in edit node at run time Field Separator Specify the field separator delimiter that is used in the data file 53 Edit node has several different working modes It enters into Browse mode at the start time and displays the data in the first field of the first record The screen prompts the user with B R xx F xx in which B refers to Browse mode and R and F refer to the coordinate numbers of the record and field respectively of the current field Press left or Right arrow keys to go backwards and forwards through fields in a row record Press Up or F1 function key or Down or F2 function key to go through fields in a column fields Press F3 function key to input new R and F coordinates in order to go jump to a field directly The number in parentheses after R is the total number of records in the file In Browse mode press Enter to enter the Edit mode which will change the prompt to E R xx F xx E refers to
22. Edit Node ready for implementation Make Program Node ready for implementation Make Run Job Node ready for implementation Make the Link ready for implementation JobGen Plus Essentials 4 View commands eS obGen PI us C Progi ram Files VL a Inc JobGen Plu LEN X ile Edit Nodes View Build Tools Window Help De maong alg Ir Mo Ng E M amp BD EJ ET ER 3 PS Output F2 Properties Panel w Define Language E Detailed Properties Start Node Common D Redraw Flow chart amp Download Fire JobGen PlusiLite Portable ERES L oB wth a menig of selecions soright eli E i i Model HT 630 Selec Create Meruinode Mic hor celebs ub m s nix mans he dell aie pepate odd pj Function Keys Ut zl B Records Double click on this menu rode to set the properties of the TART i saomnent sil Ete mei text in in screen property set it as the START node e fn baste p properties i Excluded Use collect node toget input of data from either scanner or E Nodes Menu i Use matti node te calculate NS E OE DI RN d Exit I menui 3 me Nodes Collect Nowit s time to link these nodes together according sto the kecut on egi i Nodes Math Select link by clickirig link icon iri toolbar and d poiri la Nodes Edit d drag drop ove end node i Nodes Erase X i T bl ike link to set its i i Nodes Uploa
23. Edit mode Only in the edit mode can the user modify the field data Press Enter again after modifying the data in order to save the changes to the file Selecting edit node will return to Browse mode While changing data the Left arrow key acts like a backspace key deleting a previous character Pressing the Right arrow key will restore all the deleted characters This function makes modification easier because you don t have to remember the contents of the data Press F4 function key to enter into Search mode Search starts from the current record looking FORWARD for the column defined by the current field number The prompt displays S R xxx F xxx in which R indicates the start record number and F indicates column number After a prompt it waits for user to input data default value is currently browsed data to search Search will match a field if partial data from the beginning is exactly same as the input data After successfully finding data it will ask SEARCH NEXT A YES answer causes it to search continually starting from the next record or a NO stops the search and switches back to the browse mode automatically to display the matching field If the data is not found the prompt Not found will be displayed and then returns to wait for an input for a next search Press EXIT to quit from search mode Press Exit key in the Browse mode to quit from the edit node 54 Job Implementation Creating Erase Node Erase Node is used t
24. JobGen Plus User s Manual JobGen Plus For Microsoft Windows Version 6 0 Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the permission of Unitech America Incorporation or Unitech Electronic Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Viata 7 are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation 1996 2011 Unitech Electronics Co LTD All rights reserved Document Revision 6 0 June 2011 Table of Contents JOBGEN PLUS ESSENTIALS 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2 OVERVIEW OF JOBGEN PLUS 2 COMPONENTS OF JOBGEN PLUS 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4 INSTALLATION ON MS WINDOWS OS 4 CHAPTER 3 WORKING WITH JOBGEN PLUS 5 RUNNING JOBGEN PLUS FROM MS WINDOWS 5 JOB IMPLEMENTATION 16 CHAPTER 4 JOB DESIGN 17 CHAPTER 5 JOB PROGRAMMING 18 DEFINE A PORTABLE TERMINAL 26 CREATING A MENU NODE 29 CREATING MATH NODE 50 CREATING EDIT NODE 53 CREATING ERASE NODE 55 CREATING UPLOAD NODE 56 CREATING PROGRAM NODE 58 CREATING RUN JOB NODE 60 CREATING COMMENT NODE 61 CREATING LINKS 62 JobGen Plus Essentials JobGen Plus Essentials In this section you will learn e Overview of JobGen Plus e Installing JobGen Plus and the system requirements e Working environment of JobGen Plus Chapter 1 Introduction Overview of JobGen Plus JobGen Plus is a programmi
25. Links in To create a self loop link drag and drop the mouse from one side to another within the same node i gt reset lt gt upload DK Cancel Help Links In Out Properties list all incoming and outgoing links of this node separately Click on the link to open Define Link Dialog window 34 Job Implementation Creating Collect Node The Collect Node is the primary place for users to enter information Any point in the JobGen Plus application that requires input from users will be represented by the Collect Node Define Collect Node Basic Property Comment Property Screen Property Input Property Verify Property Function Keys Property Links In Property Links Out Property These properties are as same as the ones in menu node Screen Position Property Define Node Collect Node it Basic m Display Prompt 1 Comment Print Following The Last Print Scroll Up If Necessary Screen C Print Directly To Screen pom IV Clear Screen From Specified Location To The End Of Screen amp m Row 0 7 0 Column 0 19 0 eri Function Keys r T bh nid Position Mark Links in osition Mark G Links out r Display Input C At Current Position At Specified Location Row 0 7 D Column 0 19 6 As Password Print For Each Input Do Not Display Prompt And Input For Auto Generated Data Apply Cancel Help Display Prompt Print F
26. Nodes Erase Nodes Upload Nodes Program Nodes Run Job Links menut gt ID Qty gt ID Links Key Conditions PTComm Manager Run PTComm manager application Simulate Job Start job simulation Stop Simulation Cancel job simulation 13 JobGen Plus Essentials 7 Window commands TE JobGen Plus Program Files o nitech America IncUoDG File Edit Nodes View Build Tools Window Help ES Tile 4 iCAProgram Files Unitech America Inc JobGen Plus samples HT6300b1 jgp i Common Defines m Download Files Portable e Model HT 630 gg Function Keys a Records ONE 0 5s R Comment 3 i ifROMNMOW al and 0 SMSS 3 Nodes Menu he properties of the it as the START node n basic properties 5 looo gI Logg 4 Nodes Collect om either scanner or pt SU aW UG GS da Nia MM ES PGi RM TUE DA Nodes Math E Ser Ge SIL EE IUE uec maces IUS SED RE Sile ME SRE RE Brite DE Mee i Nodes Edit i Nodes Erase i Nodes Upload i Nodes Program i Nodes Run Job Links i LID menut i menui gt Exit e menui gt ID i Links Key Conditions Cascade Window Rearrange all windows into a cascaded display Tile Rearrange all windows into a tiled display Opened Window Title List all opened window titles 14 JobGen Plus Essentials 8 Help commands Getting Start Help Topics Help Contents Common Defines
27. a me Edit Node Abort Abort Erase Node Upload Node File Not Found File notfound Open File Error Openfileeno gt Read File Error Readfieena Write File Error Witefleeno Write Record Error fwiterecordeno lt gt Cancel Help 25 Job Implementation Define a Portable Terminal Device selection is important in JobGen Plus because it will influence the appearance of Menu Node Collect Node Math Node and the Links The size of the Screen portion on Menu Node Collect Node and Math Node need to be set exactly the same as the display of the selected device Also the Key Input verification in the Link will display the same keypad layout as the selected device JobGen Plus also downloads selected jobs to the appropriate portables To select the portable model open property item in job s property panel Portable Model Double click Model item to pop up a window Select model property again to define portable model type Portable Property Changing portable model may cause some settings not work properly in new model and some settings such as keymap may be lost r Portable Model HT 630 C PT 630 PT 600 C WDT 2200 C WDT 22006 Cancel Help Portable Model Select a target portable model type for example PT 600 HT 630 is the default portable model type Changing the portable model type setting may affect some property settings in the
28. ake Job i Simulate Job r Define Chinese Font Chinese Font Cancel Help Select language for Job 19 Job Implementation Make Job Property Define Job global settings i Skip Making Binary Search Table For Lookup Files i Language i Make inh Skip Making Chinese Japanese Font i Simulate Job IV Skip Making Job Name File i Portable C Make Job Implemented With JobGen Plus Version 4 C Do Not Download Lookup Data File Do Not Download Whole Job Automatically Use Fast Speed To Download Upload Cancel Help Skip Making Binary If the content of the lookup file does not change you Search Table For needn t compile it each time you make a Job This speeds Lookup Files up the process of making a Job Skip Making Chinese If all text including in the lookup files and data files does Font not change you needn t make a Chinese font each time Skip Making Job Name The Job Name File is used for the job engine to determine File which Job to run If you execute Jobs by selecting the Job executable name Job Name File becomes unnecessary Make Job Implemented If you encounter a problem with an old Job which was With JobGen Plus working OK in an old JobGen Plus version check this Version 4 option and try making the Job again This allows downward compatibility with previous versions Do Not Download If the contents of all lookup files do not change you Lookup Data File needn t download
29. d al RE e lak c ona linkto RER i Nodes Program D Press F4 to make job and download to portable Nodes Run Job Links ID gt menui ID gt Qty l Show or hide the toolbar Toolbar Display the Tool Bar when this command is checked Status Bar Display the Status Bar when this command is checked Output Open message window Properties Panel Open properties panel Detailed Properties Enable display of detailed information in the properties panel Redraw Flowchart Redraw whole flowchart 11 JobGen Plus Essentials 5 Build commands Am Gen Plus tech America IncJobGen File Edit Nodes Build Tools Window Help n V Makelob mmymuas E Upload Record File ttt a fof E Es R Model HT 630 Function Keys Nodes Collect Nodes Math gt menui menut gt Exit menut gt ID i Qty gt ID m Links Key Conditions Make Job Generate execution code for the Job and download files including code and all data files to the portable Upload Record File Upload a record file 12 JobGen Plus Essentials 6 Tools commands y JobGen Plus C Program Fi America Inc JobG File Edit Nodes View Build Tools Window Help Bl Simulate Job or m Stop Simulation Common Defines m Download Files Portable Function Keys Records Comment Excluded Nodes Collect i Nodes Math i Nodes Edit i
30. ding to the formula specified below and it will goes to data verification at once i Comment I Screen i Position E Input Initial Value i Function Keys t Links in G Links out Apply Cancel Help Specify a C expression as the formula to generate the data A collect node actually holds a variable of data that can be accessed by others To access it simply use its variable name which is its node name with the prefix of underscore _ 44 Job Implementation Verify Property Define Node Collect Node item Basic PW Length i Comment From E To 32 Screen i Position T Range Input From To Initial Value L i Device TT Picture Barcode F Lookup File i Formula Verify C Do Not Force To Re Input If Not Passed Verification Function Keys Do Not Beep If Not Passed Verification Links in Links out Apply Cancel Help L EEEIEE Length Specify the length number of characters of the input data Range Specify the value range of the input data This is compared by its character s ASCII codes Picture Defines a mask pattern of input character s type Do Not Force To Normally basic verifications length range and picture Re Input If Not are treated as basic checking for the input data The Passed input data must meet these three conditions if any Verification before proceeding wit
31. ecified node Creating Comment node Comment node is used to paste comments directly on flow chart 61 Job Implementation Creating Links Links are the essential components that construct the JobGen Plus application They demonstrate not only the path from one process Node to another but also the flow of program execution To create a link select the link tool by clicking the link icon in the toolbar or selecting link in nodes menu Point to the start node click and drag the mouse cursor to the destination node release the mouse button A link will be created To create a self looping link Point to the node button move the cursor to close one side click and drag mouse to another side within the node button release the mouse button A self loop link will be created A node can have multiple out going and in coming links It can also have multiple links to the same node but each link should have different conditions The conditions of a link determines which of multiple links from a source node will be selected A link is selected when the conditions of the link is evaluated as TRUE Define Link Property Define Node Collect Node C Input Date Basic O Keypad Input i Comment Screen amp Input Verify Node s Status Ej Verify C PassAlways Success Fail i 3m Lookup File C Expression Qualifier CRESULT_ gt Function Keys t Links in
32. eld 2 field n gt The maximum length of a field is 64 bytes N is the field number in a record The maximum value of n depends on the lengths of fields the lengths of preamble and postamble lt fd gt Field delimiter user defined Pre Preamble user defined lt fd gt Post Post is the postamble user defined If there is Postamble an fd must be inserted before it lt EOR gt Record delimiter user defined CR amp LR If the EOR isn t a CR amp LF JobGen Plus will automatically add a CR amp LF 68 Job Implementation at the end of a record If the EOR is a CR amp LF JobGen Plus will ignore it There must be one and only one CR amp LF at the end of a record 69 Chapter 6 Make Job After all the nodes and links are created the next step is to make the executable for the Job JobGen Plus takes two steps to make Job executable code First it generates source code according to all the settings in the flowchart It will report errors and warnings if any in the message window Then it will compile the source code to finally generate the executable code It will report errors and warnings too if any in the message window If you get errors printed in the message window in red letters simply double click on it and a related definition dialog box will pop up Change the setting to fix the problem and run Make Job again In the middle of Make Job JobGen Plus may activate several other operations such
33. en Plus will run Setup Initialization and then ask the user to enter the Directory Name for storing JobGen Plus system files The default directory name is JGPLUS The Setup program will begin copying files to the designated directory When the setup program has finished creating the Program Folder and Icons for JobGen Plus installation is complete JobGen Plus Essentials Chapter 3 Working with JobGen Plus Running JobGen Plus from MS Windows 1 Click the Start button on the taskbar and select Programs Move the mouse cursor to the program group containing the JobGen Plus program 3 Click on the Job Gen Plus icon to run or click on the desktop shortcut icon if you ve already set it up LE Accessories gt gj StartUp gt My Computer Internet UE Adobe Acrobat TwinBridge Chinese Partner 4 0 gt E Bar Code Pro gt E Ulead Photolmpact 3 0 UE Communication Manager gt Unitech Us Corel PHOTO PAINT 5 gt Us Uta96 E FasPress gt B3 Atm E Help Author gt Qi Intemet Explorer E HP LaserJet gt Q Microsoft Access US JobGen Lite gt SS Microsoft Binder R Jo lus d E Communication Manager b cesses EMETLTNHNE F Documents A MFC Samples on CDROM le 22 JobGen Plus G tting Start 5 OE E Microsoft ODBC gt Y JobGen Plus Help A Microsoft Reference k Es PT Comm Manager AJ Eind gj Microsoft Visual C gt Qj Uninstall
34. evaluated in the order of the link s sequence number If a link selected then the execution will go to the destination node immediately without further checking for the lower priority conditions After these priority steps have been sequenced if no link is found the job will pause there If this should happen as a result of inadequate programming press Exit key to quit the job If there is not a link defined dispatching from this node at all then the execution of the job will be terminated automatically 65 Job Implementation Define the record Each job can have several records A record consists of fields field and record delimiters preamble and postamble Define Record E Total Preamble i EOR Links i Postamble i Comment Field Separator Comma Record Terminator CR LF Cancel Help A field that subscribes an attribute of the record is a collect node When you define a collect node and select the checkbox of the Record Field this node becomes a field automatically By default JobGen Plus sets all defined collect nodes as fields of the record and the sequence of the fields in the record is determined at the time of the node s definition the collect node first defined is the first field the next collect node defined is the second etc The Field delimiter is Used to separate fields and the record delimiter is Used to separate records Preamble and postamble are char strin
35. gs The preamble is set before the data of a record and the postamble is set after the data of the record Each record can have a TXT file to store data The data filename can be defined by the user and its default name is Job name with TXT extension name for instance demo txt is the job demo s data file The data file stores many records as defined by the Data File Format 66 Job Implementation There are two ways to define a record The first way is done when defining a collect node but only the fields of the records are defined this way Another way is to select the Define Record from the Edit menu to activate the Define Record dialog box Define Record __ Record Name Total Separator Data File Name C Documents and Settings Owner Desktop i i EOR Links i Comment IV This ls The Default Record Or Data File Data Nodes Record Fields math34 gt gt lt lt la Cancel Help In the Define Record dialog box there are two scroll windows All Fields window at the left and Fields in Record window at the right All the collect nodes that have been created in the Job are listed in the All Fields window and all fields in the record are listed in the Fields in Record window Between these two windows are the Add and Delete buttons When you want a collect node to become a field of the record click that node in the All Fields window to select it and then click the Add button
36. h the process Otherwise the user is forced to re input until the data is passed correctly Do Not Beep If If verification fails a buzzer will sound to warn user Not Passed Check this option to turn off the buzzer when verification Verification fails Do Not Print Error If verification fails no error sign of wrong data input will be Sign If Not printed on screen Passed Verification 45 Picture Pattern a only alpha characters are accepted A Z a z n only digits 0 9 and dot E and e 0 only digits 0 9 and p only digits 0 9 I only lower case alpha a z u only upper case alpha A Z x printable characters 0x32 0x7f z full ASCII codes full ASCII codes remove a characters constant string between and indicator append symbols in the pattern indicator non fixed length of the pattern indicator reverse the verify result space Example of picture verifications 46 terminator of the pattern Picture Data Enter Result ppp pppp 1112222 1112222 ppp pppp 111 2222 1112222 ppp pppp 111 2222 error ppp pppp 11 22222 error aaa aaaa 1112222 error pp pppp 1112222 112222 pp pppp 111 2222 112222 aa aaaa PC WAND PCWAND THHI Zzzz 1112222 2222 THHI Zzzz 111 2222 2222 pp bcd pp 11bcd22 11bcd22 pp bcd pp X 1 1abc22 error ppp pp 11133 11133 ppp pp 11133 11133 ppp pp 111 33 11133 ppp pp 111 33 11133 ppp pppp 1112222 111 2222 ppp pppp 111 2
37. he input operation could be canceled if a function key is pressed that is defined for a node or in an out going link of the current node Normally function keys are used to change the operation procedure depending upon special needs Normal keys and function keys can be re mapped to other keys by redefining its code in keymap 41 Job Implementation Input Barcode Property Define Node Collect Node it Basic IV Set Barcode Symbology For This Collect Node i Comment Double Click To Change Each Individual Settings amp Screen i Position Codabar Send Start Stop Characters Input Code 128 1 InilialVale C Code 32 Send Leading Character A Send Check Dit 3 i Device Code 39 Send Check Digit 7 gt C Code 93 E a EAN 128 SONO EAN 13 Send Leading Digit Send Check Digit j i Formula EAN 8 Send Check Digit H Verify Interleaved 2 of 5 e Function Keys t3 Links in alla Links out Clear All Apply Cancel Help When selected each individual collect node can have its own barcode symbology settings so that different collect nodes may have different scanner behavior The barcode whose name is followed by an asterisk requires its own detailed settings Double click on the name to open the setting window Checked sub settings will be printed next to the name Default barcode symbology settings are made in the Job Define Barcode default
38. ll open a related definition dialog window JobGen Plus Essentials 3 Nodes commands sober Fh Saas gram File nitech America Inc JobGen Plus Samples H io Nodes View oF Tools Window Help E Menu Node mu HH Collect Node T Math Node a Edit Node Sta Erase Node Fi 5d Upload Node Portat Fa Program Node i MG Fur se Run Job Node m Comment Node m 2 a al 2 2 e D ED EY n a s Step 1 Ve like start ajob with a menu of selecions sorigh Select Cr ateMetunode iiis ss 1222221 pe bee 22222 1 Record x Comm Si Link i Excluded Nodes Menu f Exit i i menu x Nodes Collect i Nodes Math i Nodes Edit _ Nodes Erase Nodes Upload i Nodes Program Nodes Run Job Links ID gt menut ID gt Qty Comment Menu Math Collect Upload Erase Edit Program Run Job Link 10 Use node to get input of data from either scanner or Usemattinodeto caleulate 11212222 1112211 N 1 IN 11121 GS T drag d diop to the end node d poe c 7 on a link to set its PER si Press F4to make job and download to portable you re Make Comment Node ready for implementation Make Menu Node ready for implementation Make Math Node ready for implementation Make Collect Node ready for implementation Make Upload Node ready for implementation Make Erase Node ready for implementation Make
39. n Function Keys Links in i Links out Press selected function key defined below will run this node if the running node has no link with same function key as trigger condition r Function Keys CH Cr CF CF Cr CFT C F4 FB c Arrow Keys C Left Right Up C Down r Other Keys C Exit Esc C None OK Apply Cancel Help While executing a Job pressing a function key defined for this node will direct the execution flow to this node However if the current node has a link with a key input condition of this function key this link takes top priority to run to its destination node Defining function keys to particular nodes can significantly simplify flow chart design While there are many links sharing the same function key input condition directing to one node these links can be replaced by a function key definition in the destination node 33 Job Implementation Links In property Basic Incoming links i Comment Screen Function Keys To create a link select the link tool point mouse on source node click and drag drop to destination node To create a self loop link drag and drop the mouse from one side to another within the same node j gt reset i gt upload Links Out property Define Node Menu Node menut x Basic Outgoing links i Comment Screen Function Keys
40. nd Time E Screen i i Position VARIE Input i Initial Value v Scanner i Device T Auto Trigger When No Input Barcode T Double Scan To Verify Input Data E Lookup File Tum Off Scanner After It Read A Barcode Formula TO Mix Scan With Keypad Input E Verify Function Keys WW Keypad i i des i Iv Digits And v Alphabet v Symbols V Complete With Enter DK Apply Cancel Help Three methods of data input are available to portable devices Clock Scanner and Keypad When multiple selections are possible the actual input can come from only one device at a time e Timer Automatically get data from clock and completes the input Three data formats are available They are date MM DD YYY Y time HH MM SS and date time MM DD YYYY HH MM SS e Scanner Enables scanner for input Barcode symbologies can be set in the Barcode property page Individual collect nodes can have their own settings for barcode symbologies The default barcode symbology settings for all collect nodes in a job is defined in the Job Define Barcode default property page Note if the data buffer is not empty for example because characters are input through the keypad new scanning data will be rejected Press the Clear button to clear all input and then scan again 40 Turn Off Scanner After It Reads A Barcode Check this option to turn the scanner off after it successfully reads a barcode You don t have to
41. ng tool that will enable users to generate their own data collection applications It was designed along the concept that users should be able to develop data collection applications as easily as scribbling a plan on a piece of paper JobGen Plus provides a user friendly programming environment a complete set of programming tools and an ultra versatile data collection solution for even non programmers Because JobGen Plus is a Windows application it can take full advantage of Windows well known user friendly operating environment Users can access all of JobGen Plus programming tools by simply clicking a mouse button This comprehensive set of programming tools was developed by careful consideration of all the steps involved in designing a data collection application This makes it possible for any user of JobGen Plus to easily develop their own sophisticated data collection applications for use in industry schools retail stores warehouses pretty much anywhere without any prior programming experience Also JobGen Plus provides a programming language option for advanced users who need to write even more complex data collection applications This option frees up programmers by eliminating the old limits imposed by other development tools on the types of data collection applications possible However most users can now implement a very wide variety of data collection applications from warehouse management to recording business transactions
42. o delete records from the data file or the whole data file Define Erase Node Basic Property Comment Property Function Keys Property Links In Property Links Out Property These properties are the same as the ones in menu node Erase Property Define Node Erase Node i Comment i Erase i Function Keys i Links in i Links out Record Name Data File Name aaa Delete Whole Data File C Delete Last Record Apply Cancel Help Delete Whole Delete whole data file from portable Data File Delete Last Delete last record from the data file Record Record Name Select a record to define the data file name Data File Name Define the file which will be operated in erase node at run time 55 Job Implementation Creating Upload Node Upload Node is used to send data file from the target portable to the host computer Define Upload Node Basic Property Comment Property Function Keys Property Links In Property Links Out Property These properties are as same as the ones in menu node Upload Property Define Node Upload Node Basic C Upload All Records In Data File Notei z Comment C Upload Current Record TER Upload i Function Keys Links in Record Name fo i Links out Send File Terminator Ctrl Z At The End Of Uploading r Set Portable s Com Port Baud rate Default Protocol Muliti point bn Apply Cancel Hel
43. ode is created users can type in messages that will show up on the target device s display To create a menu node select current node type to become a menu node by clicking the menu icon on the node toolbar or select menu item in Nodes menu Then use the cursor to point to where you want to place the new node in the flowchart and double click A new menu node will appear Or there is an easier method point to where you want to place the new node in the flowchart and right click to display a context menu and select menu node A new menu node will be created To create another type of node the operation is same just select a different node type Double click on the menu node to define its properties Each node has its own group of properties and has some common properties such as basic comment function keys links in and links out properties A target device is the device that will run JobGen Plus application 29 Job Implementation Basic properties Lu Comment This is a menu node 30 Screen ius Function Keys ame menu i Links in i Links out Start Node Job will start running from this node Exclude This Node When Make Job Apply Cancel Help Node Name The name of the node Only alphabetic numeric and underscore characters are allowed in the name In the case of collect or math node because they actually hold data add the prefix underscore to the node name so they can
44. ollowing Prints line by line at the current cursor position then The Last Print scrolls up the screen Scroll Up If Necessary 35 Print Directly To Screen Clear Screen From Specified Location To The End Of Screen Do Not Display Position Mark Position Mark Display Input At Current Position At Specified Location As Password Do Not Display Prompt And Input For Auto Generated data Input Property 36 Print text displayed on the screen to the portable screen All the text should be at its designated position Clear portion or entire screen before print Specify row and column position in row and column box At the start of a new input the previous input will become blank The now current input will then remain on the screen until a subsequent input begins Alphabetic characters used to occupy blank spaces for data input Once users enter data these characters will be replaced by the input data Print at the current cursor position Print at the position specified in row and column Specify row and column position in row and column box Hide input by printing instead Input enters without interaction with user Job Implementation Define Node Collect Node item Comment CE Screen i Position i Initial Value i Device i Barcode i Lookup File i i Formula E Verify Function Keys E Links in Links out Data Type C Numerical Integer
45. one or more characters to 32767 Long integer 2147483647 to 2147483647 Floating point 1 175494351e 38F to 3 402823466e 38F 38 Job Implementation Input gt Initial Value Property Define Node Collect Node item Comment Screen i i Position Input Device i Barcode i Lookup File i i Formula F Verify Function Keys amp Links in r Links out Copy From Last Record T Set New Value C By Lonstant C By Copying From Data Node z C Bs Formula ivated By Incoming Links With INIT Flag Checked Copy From Last Record Set New Value By Constant By Copying From Data Node By Formula Activated By Coming In Links With INIT Flag Checked Apply Cancel Help Data value will be prepared with copied from the data from the last record The data can then be modified This option is used when you want to inherit data from last result Assign a constant to the data Copy data from another data node collect node or math node Note only the collect nodes of numerical types can be selected as a data source Use a formula to assign a value The initial of Set New Value will be processed only when it has been activated by a Coming In Link with INIT checked 39 Job Implementation Input Device Property Define Node Collect collect p Basic i Comment C DateOny Time Oni C Date A
46. orced to input a new data the next time it executes a collect node that has Repeat Last Input checked The function of New Input Record only affects the next record after which a collect node with Repeat last Input can repeat again until it encounters New Input Record in a link again This is a way that repeated fields in a column are able to get a new input to repeat e Alarm Click this option to sound the buzzer when executing this link The priority of link conditions After a job has finished executing at a node at this time this node is a source node it will decide which node is the next one to execute This decision is made by checking all the conditions of all the out going links and determining which one meets the link condition The evaluation of these conditions is under the following priority sequence 64 1 When a node is waiting for an input in the middle of execution for example keypad input in a collect node pressing a Special Key will abort the current execution The job engine will check all the links dispatching from this node to determine if the special key just pressed is defined in the Keypad Input condition in one of these links If it finds one this link will be selected and the execution flow will go to the destination node of this link If no such a key is defined in these links then the press of this special key is ignored and the node execution continues Note the special key will also be checked to see
47. p The function of the upload node is to transfer data from the portable to the host with multi point protocol On the execution of an upload node all the data defined to be sent will be sent immediately to the host application which is continuously polling the data 56 Job Implementation Upload All Records In Data File Upload Current Record Record Name Send File Terminator At The End Of Uploading Upload all the records in the file Upload the current record Select a record to upload The record defines which fields to upload Send a file terminator Ctrl Z at the end of uploading 57 Creating Program Node Program Node provides the space for users to write C programs Define Program Node Basic Property Comment Property Function Keys Property Links In Property Links Out Property These properties are as same as the ones in menu node Basic Property Program node has an additional selection in basic property e Global Access Allows the functions defined in this program node to be accessed called by others for example called by another program node in input formula in verify qualifier or in link expression All global access program nodes are listed under Job Common Define entry in left properties panel A C function must be defined before it can be called JobGen Plus will always put global access nodes before all other nodes when generating the code and they will be proces
48. sed in alphabetical order 58 Job Implementation Program Property Define Node Program N _reset i Comment i Program func10 i Function Keys e Links in Links out func10 _total 0 Apply Cancel Help Program node actually provides a place where you can write your own functions in C code You can write code in the editor box or click the arrow button at right bottom to open a larger editor window Simply close the window to return back Each program node has an entry of a function which will be called when executing this program node The entry is the name of the program node proceeded with the prefix underscore _ For example if the program node name is ring then a function with the name _ring will be called when executing this program node Many functions can be called in program code They are divided into three categories job engine functions some standard C library functions and firmware functions Check Function Library in Help Contents for detailed descriptions of job engine functions Check Run Time Routines in Microsoft C Language Help for detailed descriptions for standard C functions Refer to portable s Technical Binder for detailed description for firmware functions 59 Job Implementation Creating Run Job node One job can be run within another job Use this technique to divide a large job into several smaller independent ones modules
49. sult of the source node is Failure Expression This is a C expression It has the same format as a Qualifier in verification definition in collect node The value of predefined variable RESULT is evaluated as the result of the condition EOR End of Record Write Record 63 Click this option to indicate that the input of the current specified record will be completed and saved into the data file when this link is executed There is at least one link with an EOR defined in a job if the record is defined Multiple EORs that is more than one link have EOR selected is applicable depending on different conditions to complete the record The Job engine won t complete and save a record if the execution is looping in a circle of some nodes It will simply overwrite on the old data The only way the job engine will save a record is when it encounters an EOR signal in the execution of a link Specify a record name to tell job engine which record will be saved into the data file e INIT Activate Initialization Click this option to indicate that it is time to activate the Set New Value option in the initial processing of collect and math nodes Reset Repeat Last Input For All Nodes Click this option to indicate that the next record needs a new input Itis used to cooperate with the setting Repeat Last Input in the input session in the collect node After the job engine encounters a link with New Input Record checked it will be f
50. them every time 20 Job Implementation Do Not Download JobGen Plus will download an executable Job to the Whole Job portable when it has successfully generated the Job Automatically execution code Check this option to stop downloading JobGen Plus will then copy the Job engine jeng exe to the Job folder for later downloading Use Fast Speed To JobGen Plus will force PTComm Manager to communicate Download Upload at the fastest possible speed Make Job Property v Use Large Portable Window i Language Make Job L Portable Cancel Help Define if using large screen for simulation 21 Job Implementation Portable Portable Address A Define default portable terminal s address A Y 0 6 22 Job Implementation Define Default Job Settings Select Job Define in Job s left Properties Window to open the Define Job settings dialog window Basic Property i Comment 2 Howcha t Disable ESC Key To Terminate Job Barcode default Note you can define an Exit node a node without outgoing Job Prompts links to terminate the job otherwise the job cannot be terminated unless warm start the portable Enable Log OF Job Engine JENG LOG Defines if disable ESC hot key to prevent operator to exist JobGen Plus program to HT 630 s menu screen Define if enable log tracking It will be useful for Unitech to trace abnormal problem You can send this log
51. ts multiple language output on the portable screen Choose the language at installation time JobGen Plus will automatically generate additional support files like font bitmap files while making a Job and downloading them together with the Job execution file to the portable Define Job global settings ee r Language English Chinese Spanish i Language j he C C Itali C Male fob France German Italian Japanese Simulate Job i Portable r Define Chinese Font Ch mese Font Cancel Help Check Share Chinese Font With Font File to share the font with other jobs Having multiple jobs use a single font file eliminates duplication of Chinese characters This will save precious portable memory Chinese Character Support 73 Job Implementation _ Select Chinese Font Font O AngsanaUPC Angsana New O Arabic Typesetting Sample 16 16 Code GB AaBbYyZ z BF fR AaBbYyZz E gt 4 JobGen Plus retrieves the bitmaps of Chinese characters from the font libraries in Windows with Chinese support and creates a CCB Chinese Character Bitmap file that contains both codes and bitmaps This file will be downloaded to the portable along with Job Executable as well Font type style and size can be selected The size of the Chinese character bitmap displayed in the portable is 16 x 16 pixels The layout of the position of a character in the bitmap can be
52. unction Keys Links in rh linke ent Apply Cancel Help This is a C expression Set the result to predefined variable RESULT which is true if its value is non zero and otherwise is false If it passes the success flag used as link condition will raise Otherwise the fail flag will raise 49 Job Implementation Creating math Node The Math node is used to process numbers or simply to set a constant number to a data field Both collect node and math node are data nodes which actually holds data and can be selected as a field of record Basic Property Comment Property Screen Position Property Initial Valus Calculate Formula Property Compare Qualifier Property Function Keys Property Links In Property Links Out Property These properties are as same as the ones in collect node Initial Value Data Type Property Math node can only have numerical data as it is intended to do calculations When different data types work together the result will be automatically converted to large data type 50 Job Implementation Calculate Property Define Node Math Node math34 x Calculate with numerical data i Comment 9e FS Operator i Position Initial Value add i Data Type B Calculate r Operand i Formula With Constant E Compare Bo Qualifier Function Keys C With Data Node Of Numerical Type Links in i Links o
53. ut Apply Cancel Help Define operator and operand of the calculation e Operators Add Minus Multiple Divide and None e Operands e With Constant Assign a constant as the operand e With Data Node Gets the data from a data node which can be a collect node or a math node Note only the collect node of numerical data types can be selected here 51 Job Implementation Compare Property Define Node Math Node Basic Compare with numerical data i Comment E so Pd Operator 1 i Position amp Initial Value None i Data Type B Calculate Dperand i Formula C With Constant Compare i Qualifier i Function Keys C With Data Node OF Numerical Type Links in gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt A i Links out Apply Cancel Help Defines operator and operand of the comparison The result of comparison can be used as the Success or Fail condition of links e Operators Less Less or Equal Greater Greater or Equal Equal Not Equal and None e Operands e With Constant Assign a constant as the operand e With Data Node Get data from a data node which can be a collect node or a math node Note only the collect node of numerical data types can be selected here 52 Job Implementation Creating Edit Node Edit Node is used to view and modify the data contained in the data file in the portable at run time
54. w Preview the printing output on the screen Print Setup Setup printing options Recent Files List recently opened files Exit Exit JobGen Plus program JobGen Plus Essentials 2 Edit commands mime Define Job Define Portable Define Record R E M 9 HD pO ET OH ED Ss rei Ii 2 Revise Nodes ID When Save Job b e New Record e Delete zu BR Clear Message Window St Q Find B Nodes Menu ig Nodes Collect E Nodes Math i total m Nodes Edit t Nodes Erase m Nodes Upload m Nodes Program Build Simulate Find1 Find2 Define current selected node or link Define Define Job default Define Job Define Portable Define Record New record Delete Clear Message Window Define current selected object which can either be a node a link or a record Define default settings for a Job Define the current Job Define portable settings Define records settings Create a new record JobGen Plus supports multiple records Delete the current selected object which can either be a node a link or a record Clear all messages displayed in the message window JobGen Plus Essentials Find Find text in the current Job The results will be displayed in the message screen Findl If Output To Pane 2 is checked all the results will be displayed in message screen Find2 Double clicking on the found result in message window wi
55. y Links in JobGen Plus A Job is a data collecting application 17 Job Implementation Chapter 5 Job Programming To build a Job is as easy as clicking a mouse button JobGen Plus takes full advantage of MS Windows so therefore most users can intuitively use the tools provided by JobGen Plus This chapter will describe in detail all the processes necessary to create a Job Define Default Job Settings Select menu Edit Define Job Default to open the Define Default Job settings dialog window These settings will affect all working Jobs Font Property Define Job global settings F Font T Font i Color il Type Make Job Node Name gt Arial 3 gt i Simulate Job fal Q _Q 8 _ i Arial 9 gt gt i Portable Progam ix E Portable Screen Arial 9 Comment Arial s 951 Cancel Help Define fonts for the left properties window node name program editor and comment A Job is a data collection application 18 Job Implementation Color Property Define Job g lobal settings t Language i Make Job Simulate Job i Portable Define colors for nodes links and selections Shown are the default color settings for nodes Each individual node color can be changed in its basic property setting m Language English Chinese Spanish C France Geman C Italian C Japanese M
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