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1. e a i ko O 00000 00000 00000 00000 O00000 ODOOO gogogo Figure 2 1 Numbering of Cursor Positions LEDs and Keys Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 QOTERM II User s Manual 7 Table 1 3 QTERM II Software Commands Command Code Command Code Bell 4G 07h LEDs On Off Blink Toggle ESC P Backspace 08h Insert Replace Mode ESC Q Horizontal Tab I 09h Auto Wrap Mode ESC R Line Feed J OAh Auto Scroll Mode ESC S Vertical Tab K OBh Auto Line Feed Mode ESC T Form Feed L OCh Display Off ESC U Carriage Return M ODh Backlight On Off Toggle ESC V XON DCI or Q 11h Query Status ESC W XOFF DC3 or S 13h Query Cursor Position ESC X Delete 7Fh Query Character ESC Y Cursor Up ESCA Scroll Down ESC Z Cursor Down ESC B Key Repeat Click Mode ESC a Cursor Right ESC C Set Cursor Mode ESC b Cursor Left ESC D Set Shift Mode ESC c Clear Screen ESCE Control dig0 and dig1 ESC d Set Timeout Delay ESC F Set Buzzer Duration ESC e Set Tab Spacing ESC G Set Key Click Duration ESC f Cursor Home ESC H Set Key Repeat Rate ESC g Set Cursor Position ESC I Set LED Blink Rate ESC h Erase to End of Screen ESC J Save Parameters to EEPROM ESC i Erase to End of Line ESC K Bar Code Control ESC j Set Contrast ESC L Transmit Buffer Flush E
2. Timin Command String ms display character 0 7 14 0 37 0 Bell G 07H 0 6 Backspace H 08H 0 8 Horizontal Tab I 09H 0 8 Line Feed J OAH 0 8 Vertical Tab K OBH Form Feed L OCH Carriage Return M ODH 0 8 XON Q 11H 0 4 XOFF S 13H 0 4 Delete 7FH 1 2 Cursor Up ESCA 0 8 Cursor Down ESC B 0 8 Cursor Right ESC C 0 8 Cursor Left ESC D 0 8 Clear Screen ESC E 4 4 Set Timeout Delay ESC F 1 2 Set Tab Spacing ESC G 1 2 Cursor Home ESC H 3 7 typical in replace mode typical in insert mode worst case in insert mode other buzzer commands not executed until beep is over 1 1 ms worst case up to 35 ms if auto scroll is on same as line feed same as line feed up to 35 ms if auto scroll is on see Table 2 4 causes tabs to be ignored A to S for tab set every 1 to 19 spaces Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 36 Command Set Cursor Position Erase to End of Screen Erase to End of Line Set Contrast Reset QTERM II Query Version Buzzer On Off Beep LED Control On Off Blink Toggle Insert Replace Mode Auto Wrap Mode Auto Scroll Mode Auto Line Feed Mode Display Off Backlight Mode Query Status Query Cursor Position Query Character Scroll Down Key Repeat Click Mode String ESC I ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC M ESC N ESC O ESC P ESC Q ESC R ESC S ESC T ESC U ESC V ESC W ESC X E
3. Valid values for are set replace mode A set insert mode 2 2 28 Auto Wrap Mode ESC R The auto wrap mode determines what happens when the cursor moves past the end of a line With auto wrap off the cursor stays at the last position in the line With auto wrap on the cursor moves down to the first position in the next line 9 If the cursor moves past the end of the last line and auto wrap is on then the action depends on the auto scroll mode If auto scroll is off the cursor will wrap to the first position of the line but the display will not scroll Otherwise the display will scroll and the cursor will return to the first position in the last line Valid values for are auto wrap off A auto wrap on 2 2 29 Auto Scroll Mode ESC S Auto scroll mode determines what happens when the cursor moves past the end of the last line With auto scroll off the cursor will stay in the last position With auto scroll on the display scrolls i e all lines move up and the last line becomes blank and the cursor moves to the first position in the last line Valid values for are auto scroll off A auto scroll on 2 2 30 Auto Line Feed Mode ESC T With auto line feed off when a carriage return is received the cursor returns to the first position in the current line With auto line feed on the cursor moves to the first posi tion in the next line i e it acts as if both a carriage return a
4. 7Bh 123 19 40 2 95 59 7Ch 124 20 00 3 00 60 7Dh 125 20 20 3 05 61 x TEh 126 20 40 3 10 62 del 7Fh 127 21 00 3 15 63 Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 3 USING THE QDATA FILE 3 1 QDATA Files A QDATA file is used to configure your terminal There are three reasons you may want to use a QDATA file e You want to change what keys send when they are pressed or design your own display characters this must be done with the QDATA file e You want to change some of the other defaults such as beep length tab settings etc e You want to protect your development investment by modifying the terminal from its factory default opera tion If the third reason is important to you be sure to consider modifying the lt qdata retrieve mode gt identifier to ensure that your investment remains protected With your terminal you will have received a disk PC compatible with a variety of files Two of these files are QDATA File An ASCII text file that specifies val ues for all of the configurable parame ters of the QTERM II QSETUP EXE A program which loads the QDATA file into the QTERM II There are actually several versions of the QDATA file on the disk QDATA24 V30 For 24 key terminals version 3 0 QDATA40 V30 For 40 key terminals version 3 0 QDATA24W V30_ For 24 key terminals with wide tem perature displays version 3 0 QDATA
5. Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 2 QTERM IT SOFTWARE 2 1 Operation The operation of the QTERM II is quite simple Power is applied to the QTERM II Commands or data can be transmitted to the QTERM II Commands are executed as required data is displayed e When a key is pressed the QTERM I transmits the appropriate character s to the host The QTERM II has many additional capabilities which are accessed in three ways e Power On Setup see Chapter 1 Software commands from host this chapter e Configuration file download see Chapter 3 2 1 1 Handshaking The QTERM II has buffers for both receiving and transmit ting characters However these buffers may not be large enough for some applications If this is the case for your application then your host must use XON XOFF hand shaking to make optimal use of the QTERM II s capabili ties The QTERM II s transmit buffer 16 bytes long is used when a host does not wish to receive characters for a period of time The host sends an XOFF character to the QTERM I The QTERM II starts placing keycodes one character per keystroke regardless of how many characters are in the string assigned to the key into the transmit buffer rather than transmitting them When the host is ready to receive characters it sends an XON character at which time the QTERM II will start transmitting the characters in the buffer The QTERM II s receive buffer is large enough to accept a full s
6. 2 2 38 Set Cursor Mode ESC b The QTERM II cursor can be an underline cursor a block cursor neither or both When neither is selected no cursor is visible to the user Valid values for are block off underline off no cursor A block off underline on B block on underline off C block on underline on 2 2 39 Set Shift Mode ESC c The shift key on the QTERM II can operate in one of two ways e FUNCTION MODE where the shift key stays shifted for one additional key press only e LOCK MODE where the shift key stays shifted until it is pressed a second time For either mode the shift LED can be enabled or disabled and if enabled properly reflects the state of the shift key Valid values for are function mode shift LED enabled A lock mode shift LED enabled B function mode shift LED disabled C lock mode shift LED disabled Note that the shift LED enable disable does not affect the shift operation itself only the LED indicator If you do not wish to have a shift key at all you can disable the shift function by a parameter in the QDATA file 2 2 40 Control dig0 and dig ESC d These two digital lines can be used for general control pur poses or they can be used to drive an external buzzer or horn Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual Valid values for are dig0 off low A dig off l
7. The housing is made from impact resistant ABS and is col ored black See Appendix D if you need a different color housing The housing is not waterproof but it can be sub jected to moderate rain or splash without harm The handheld QTERM II uses either a 6 pin modular con nector or an optional DB9 female for connection to the external cable The unit can be ordered with either connec tor exiting from the top or the bottom of the housing If desired the 6 pin modular connector can easily be switched from one end of the housing to the other The pin assignments for the connectors for each of the available interfaces are shown in Table 4 1 The lines dig0 and dig1 are discussed in section 4 5 3 Figure 4 2 shows the pin numbering for each of the connectors used in the QTERM II For reference Table 4 5 at the end of this chapter shows the pin assignments used by the COM ports on PC style computers for both DB25 and DB9 connectors 4 2 Battery Back QTERM II When ordered with the battery back the handheld QTERM II does not have any power connection i e the V pin on the external connector is not used The battery back uses six AA size alkaline batteries Typ ical battery life is shown in Table 1 3 Dimensions of the handheld with battery back are shown in Figure 4 1 Lee Your Your ol Key2 Key3 ey Le MO d 2 a ij 3s of ale OJ sa
8. which you can use to edit the Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual QDATA file The file TED3 DOC provided documentation for the editor and its commands Uppercase Lowercase For keywords such as on or off case does not matter i e ON is the same keyword as on For quoted text strings used for key strings the string is assigned exactly as shown in the QDATA file Comments Comments may be added to the file as desired A comment starts with a semicolon and ends at the end of a line at the carriage return Whitespace Whitespace may be added to the file as desired This means you can add spaces tabs carriage returns and line feeds anywhere you would like The only exceptions are that you cannot split a keyword such as off or identifier such as shift mode with whitespace and that in quoted text strings which are assigned to keys anything within the quotes will be assigned to the key Since you can add and remove carriage returns you can place each identifier on a separate line or you can have several identifiers on one line as long as the order in which they appear is not changed 3 4 Parameter and Key String Sections The QDATA file has two sections the parameter section at the top followed by the key string section at the bottom The types of values you can assign to the identifiers is dif ferent in each section
9. 3 4 1 Parameter Section In the parameter section you will assign one of two items to each identifier e keywords on off replace df8n1 e numbers 13 x1F Keywords For every identifier to which you assign a key word the keywords which are permissible are listed in a comment following the identifier The keyword you choose must be one of those listed in the comment Never use quotes with keywords Numbers For identifiers that accept numbers rather than keywords the number can be specified in one of two ways e decimal numbers 49 27 e hexadecimal numbers xOD x8C These numbers are always positive integer numbers within the range specified by the comments Hexadecimal con 19 stants start with the letter x Decimal and hexadecimal constants are equivalent use whichever one is easier at any time 3 4 2 Key String Section This is the last section of the file and follows the parameter section The format for the identifiers for each key is lt k gt unshifted key strings lt sk gt shifted key strings lt kr unshifted key release strings lt skr gt shifted key release strings where row top row 0 column right column 0 Examples of this notation lt k21 gt is for unshifted key string for row 2 and col umn 1 lt skr32 gt is for shifted key release string for row 3 and column 2 Since the QTERM II electronics can support up to eight rows and six columns of k
10. 8 mm longer than the panel thickness A panel mount gasket is available as an accessory Connection to the old panel mount QTERM II is made via a 2 mm terminal strip connector on the internal PC board which is accessible from the back of the mounting panel Table 4 2 QTERM II Pin Assignments QTERM II QTERM II Handheld Handheld Panel Mount 232 5 volt Buffered 422 6 pin Modular DB9 2mm Function Function 1 3 1 receive receive 2 6 2 dig1 receive 3 2 3 transmit transmit 4 1 4 dig0 transmit 5 9 5 V V 6 5 6 ground ground Tx and Rx directions are with respect to the QTERM II these lines are optional see section 4 5 3 ho connection with battery back units Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual 27 oan 00000 ODOGO opopo pogo S008 alaala Ene HBOS I Figure 4 3 Dimensions of the New Panel Mount Figure 4 4 Mount the Panel Mount QTERM IIs The pin assignments for the old panel mount QTERM II connector are shown in Table 4 1 the lines digO and dig are discussed in section 4 5 3 The connector pin numbering is shown in Figure 4 2 4 3 2 New Panel Mount QTERM II The new panel mount QTERM II is mounted directly onto your instrumen
11. COM port and supply power to it If you do not have an EIA 232 terminal you will need an interface unit See Chapter 1 for more information When you first run QSETUP you will see an introductory screen that shows the version number This version must match the version of the QDATA file you are going to load See the Versions section below for more information Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 18 The next screen will give you a choice of COM ports if your PC has more than one Select the port to which you have connected your terminal 3 2 1 Loading a QDATA File To load a QDATA file from disk into the QTERM IL select the Load QDATA menu item You will be asked for the file name Enter the file name along with the extension then press the Enter key QSETUP will now open the specified file scan it for errors and if none are found load it into the QTERM II This will take about 10 seconds If any errors are found QSETUP will display an error mes sage indicating the problem Use your editor to fix the problem then try to load it again 3 2 2 Loading a QCODE File Also included on your distribution disk is a file called QCODE V30 This is the actually microprocessor code for running the QTERM II If the code in the QTERM II somehow gets corrupted you can load this file into the ter minal to get it running again If you suspect your terminal has corrupted
12. Cursor Down ESC B Moves the cursor down one line without changing its hori zontal position It has no effect if the cursor is on the last line 2 2 13 Cursor Right ESC C Moves the cursor right one space without changing its ver tical position It has no effect if the cursor is at the right most position on the current line Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 8 2 2 14 Cursor Left ESC D Moves the cursor left one space without changing its verti cal position It has no effect if the cursor is at the left most position on the current line 2 2 15 Clear Screen ESC E Clears the display and moves the display cursor to home the left most position in the top line of the display 2 2 16 Set Timeout Delay ESC F This sets the time after which if no activity has occurred the QTERM II will automatically turn off the display in order to save power Once the display has been turned off it is turned back on by either of two events e If the operator presses a key the display is turned back on However the key is not transmitted to the host elf the host sends a command or character to the QTERM I the display is turned back on and the command or character will be processed normally If the QTERM II has a backlight and it is on when the tim eout occurs the backlight is turned off along with the dis play When the display is turned back on the backli
13. Due to the process used legends are restricted to just two colors white black or white blue PMS 280 For Level 3 customization there is a nominal one time charge for the required artwork then a small additional charge for each unit for producing the keypad legend and logo label Level 3 customization can be done in any quan tity LEVEL 4 If you need an all custom QTERM II then Level 4 customization is for you Here you can receive e Full custom keypad art in multiple colors made with the same embossing process as our standard keypad legends e Full custom company name and logo in the colors you specify on the logo label There is a one time NRE charge for the custom art for these all custom legends and the legends must be purchased in minimum quantities of 25 pieces Note that you do not have to buy 25 terminals to have Level 4 customization If desired you can order the custom keypad legends and logo labels which Beijer Electronics will then stock We then install the keypad and logo labels on units as you order them There is no additional charge for this service beyond your original cost for art and keypad logo labels CUSTOM ENCLOSURE COLOR If you wish to have a custom color enclosure you can select from 23 standard colors and pay only a one time color charge There is no additional unit charge regardless of the number of termi nals purchased even just one unit If one of the 23 standard colors does no
14. QTERM II 23 Panel Mount QTERM II 24 Old Panel Mount QTERM II 24 New Panel Mount QTERM II 25 Interfaces 26 EIA 232 Interface 26 EIA 422 Interface 26 5 volt Buffered Interface 26 Other QTERM II Hardware 26 Display 26 Keypad 26 Digital Outputs digO and dig1 27 Buzzer 27 Regulator Option 27 Bar Code Option 27 The EEPROM Disable Jumper 28 Adding Another PC Board 28 QTERM II Specifications 28 Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 iv OTERM II User s Manual ASCII Chart 31 Customizing the QTERM II 39 31 Standard Customization 39 QTERM II Character Chart 33 Custom Customization 39 QTERM II Command Summary 35 Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 1 QUICK START There are only four steps required to communicate with the QTERM I euse Power On Setup to set the contrast baud rate and data format connect to your host transmit receive and ground lines apply power transmit and receive with the QTERM II 1 1 Power On Setup The Power On Setup procedure is used to configure the QTERM II s display contrast baud rate and data format You use three different QTERM II keys to do this configu ration see Figure 1 1 Top Right this is the up key Top 2nd from Right this is the down key Top 3rd from Right this is the save key To perform the Power On Setup follow these steps e Hold down any
15. code call Beijer Electronics for technical assistance in reloading the QCODE file 3 2 3 Retrieving a QDATA File If you select the third menu item on the QSETUP menu screen you will be asked for a file name into which QSETUP will put the retrieved QDATA information Specify a file name that does not exist QSETUP will retrieve the QDATA information from your terminal and put it into a disk file This file is similar to the default files supplied with your terminal except for two changes e The retrieved file will have no comments in it e The retrieved file will have exactly one identifier per line so it will have many more lines than the default QDATA file which puts several identifiers on one line in the key sections Since neither of these affects the parameter content of the retrieved QDATA file this retrieved file can be down loaded into any QTERM II without modification OTERM II User s Manual 3 3 Basic QDATA File Concepts Identifiers The QDATA file contains identifiers used by QSETUP to determine how to configure the QTERM II These identifiers appear in two formats and lt gt The most important rule about editing the QDATA file is NEVER DELETE OR EDIT ANY OF THE IDENTIFI ERS AND NEVER CHANGE THEIR ORDER You will edit the values assigned to the identifiers but you may not edit the identifiers delete the identifiers or change the order in which they appear Versions You must use the
16. key and apply power to the QTERM II you do not need to connect the transmit and receive lines e The version of software in the QTERM II will be dis played as long as you hold down the key after which the you can adjust the display contrast e Set the desired display contrast using the up and down keys When the display is at a contrast you like press the save key e Set the desired baud rate see Table 1 1 using the up and down keys When the desired baud rate is dis played press the save key Set the desired data format see Table 1 1 using the up and down keys When the desired data format is displayed press the save key Disconnect power and go to the next step a U e e e e eee J00 ce CICS ov ID a Figure 1 1 Power On Setup Key Assignments 1 2 Connect the Communications Lines The EIA 232 and 5 volt Buffered have one transmit and one receive line while the EIA 422 has two transmit and two receive lines Table 1 2 shows the connector pin assignments for both the handheld and panel mount QTERM IIs The receive and transmit directions shown in the table are with respect to the QTERM II Refer to this table to connect your host communications lines to the correct pins Do not connect to the digO and dig pins Chapter 2 discusses these pins and their uses Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsi
17. whether or not the QTERM II is pow red turned on 4 5 Other QTERM II Hardware 4 5 1 Display The QTERM II display is a 4 line by 20 character supertwist unit The ASCII character set and eight user defined characters can be displayed Hosts which transmit 8 bit data can also display an additional 64 characters including Greek letters katakana characters non English alphabetic characters and math symbols Appendix B is a chart which shows what the QTERM II does with every possible 8 bit value it can receive Note that the ASCII portion of the chart the first 128 characters is similar but not identical to the true ASCII chart shown in Appendix A If you ordered the lighted display option the software com mands shown in Chapter 2 allow you to turn the backlight on and off Without the lighted display these commands have no effect If you have a wide temperature display the backlight will operate identically to the lighted display 4 5 2 Keypad The lower left key on both the 24 and 40 key keypads is a shift key and has an associated LED to indicate the shift function this can by changed by the QDATA file see Appendix D Above the top row of keys is a row of user programmable LEDs four on the 24 key keypad and five on the 40 key keypad Software commands and the QDATA file allow you to con trol both key clicks on or off and key repeat on or off independently programmable for each key Every key can be p
18. write to the User Area Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual 13 Table 1 4 Command Values for ASCII Characters Note the column labeled Time refers to several commands Set Buzzer Duration T duration of beep Set Key Click Duration T duration of key click Set Key Repeat Rate 2 T period 1 2 T rate Set LED Blink Rate 2 T period 1 2 T rate Query amp Bar Code Set Set Tab Set Cursor LEDs Query Time User Area ASCII Hex Decimal Timeout Spacing Position On Off Blink Status ST String Char Value Value Delay spaces row col led state ds buf seconds Length 40h 64 disable disable 0 0 shft off on 0 A 41h 65 0 20 1 1 1 1 off on 1 0 05 1 B 42h 66 0 40 2 2 2 2 off on 2 0 10 C 43h 67 1 00 3 3 3 3 off on 3 0 15 3 D 44h 68 1 20 4 4 4 off on 4 0 20 4 E 45h 69 1 40 5 5 5 off on 5 0 25 5 F 46h 70 2 00 6 6 on 6 0 30 6 G 47h 71 2 20 7 7 on 7 0 35 7 H 48h 72 2 40 8 8 shft on on 8 0 40 8 I 49h 73 3 00 9 9 1 on on 9 0 45 9 J 4Ah 74 3 20 10 10 2 on on 10 0 50 10 K 4Bh 75 3 40 11 11 3 on on ll 0 55 11 L 4Ch 76 4 00 12 12 4 on on 12 0 60 12 M 4Dh 71 4 20 13 13 5 on on 13 0 65 13 N 4Eh 78 4 40 14 14 on 14 0 70 14 O 4Fh 79 5 00 15 15 on 15 075 15 P 50h 80 5 20 16 16 shft blink 0 80 16 Q 51h 81 5 40 17 17 1 blink 0 85 17 R 52h 82 6 00 18 18 2 blink 0 90 18 S 53h 83 6 20 19 19 3 blink 0 95 19 T 54h 84 6 40 4 blink 1 00 20 U 55h 85 7 00 5 blink 1
19. 05 21 V 56h 86 7 20 1 10 22 W 57h 87 7 40 1 15 23 X 58h 88 8 00 shft toggle 1 20 24 Y 59h 89 8 20 1 toggle 1 25 25 Z SAh 90 8 40 2 toggle 1 30 26 5Bh 91 9 00 3 toggle 1 35 27 5Ch 92 9 20 4 toggle 1 40 28 5Dh 93 9 40 5 toggle 1 45 29 A SEh 94 10 00 1 50 30 _ 5Fh 95 10 20 1 55 31 j 60h 96 10 40 off 0 1 60 32 a 61h 97 11 00 off 1 1 65 33 62h 98 11 20 off 2 1 70 34 c 63h 99 11 40 off 3 1 75 35 continued Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 14 OTERM II User s Manual Table 1 4 Command Values for ASCII Characters Query amp Bar Code Set Set Tab Set Cursor LEDs Query Time User Area ASCII Hex Decimal Timeout Spacing Position On Off Blink Status T String Char Value Value Delay spaces row col led state ds buf seconds Length d 64h 100 12 00 off 4 1 80 36 e 65h 101 12 20 off 5 1 85 37 f 66h 102 12 40 off 6 1 90 38 g 67h 103 13 00 off 7 1 95 39 h 68h 104 13 20 off 8 2 00 40 i 69h 105 13 40 off 9 2 05 41 j 6Ah 106 14 00 off 10 2 10 42 k 6Bh 107 14 20 off 11 2315 43 l 6Ch 108 14 40 off 12 2 20 44 m 6Dh 109 15 00 off 13 2 25 45 n 6Eh 110 15 20 off 14 2 30 46 o 6Fh 111 15 40 off 15 2 35 47 p 70h 112 16 00 2 40 48 71h 113 16 20 2 45 49 r 72h 114 16 40 2 50 50 s 73h 115 17 00 2 55 51 t 74h 116 17 20 2 60 52 u 75h 117 17 40 2 65 53 v 76h 118 18 00 2 70 54 77h 119 18 20 2 75 55 x 78h 120 18 40 2 80 56 y 79h 121 19 00 2 85 57 Z 7Ah 122 19 20 2 90 58
20. 40W V30_ For 40 key terminals with wide tem perature displays version 3 0 You will only need to use the QDATA file that matches the hardware on your terminal The QDATA file for your QTERM II is already set up with default values for all parameters You will modify only the parameters which you want to change from their default Your QTERM II is delivered with the default QDATA file already installed You only need to modify the appropriate QDATA file and load it into the terminal if you want to change any of the default values If not you can skip this entire chapter Note that all QTERM II parameters can be modified using software commands see Chapter 2 except for key strings and custom display characters The only way to modify what a key sends when it is pressed or to redefine the cus tom display characters is by modifying the QDATA file and loading it into the QTERM II using the QSETUP pro gram 3 2 Using QSETUP Your distribution disk includes the QSETUP EXE pro gram which is used to load the QDATA file into your QTERM I This program actually performs three tasks e load a QDATA file into the QTERM II retrieve a QDATA file from the QTERM II load the operation code file QCODE file into the QTERM II To use QSETUP you must use power on setup to set the QTERM II s baud rate and data format to 9600 8n1 These are the only settings that will work with QSETUP You must also connect your terminal to your PC s
21. 770 OTERM II User s Manual 1 6 Using the QTERM II There are three ways to customize the operation of the QTERM II for your application Power On Setup To set the display contrast baud rate and data format see the beginning of this chapter e Software Commands If you want to send commands from your host com puter to the QTERM II see Chapter 2 for a list of all commands and details on how to use them Some of the commands allow you to control the display such as cursor movement clear screen and line feed others control operation of the hardware such as LED con 3 trol and key click control and others control external devices bar code control and digital output control QDATA File Download All configurable parameters of the QTERM II can be controlled using software commands or by setting the proper values in the QDATA file and downloading it into the QTERM IL The only way to modify the key strings i e what the QTERM II transmits when a key is pressed or to modify the eight custom characters is by modifying and downloading the QDATA file Chapter 3 shows how to modify this file and how to load it into your QTERM II There are also several examples that utilize the powerful capabilities of key strings Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com
22. Back Unit Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 28 4 5 7 The EEPROM Disable Jumper Figure 4 5 shows the location of the EEPROM disable enable jumper This is shipped in the enable position which allows the EEPROM to be modified with QDATA downloads or the Save Parameters to EEPROM command If you do not want the EEPROM to be modified under any conditions move this jumper from the enable to the disable position This will prevent any writes to the EEPROM including downloading of QCODE or QDATA files 4 5 8 Adding Another PC Board If you are using a handheld or battery back QTERM II you can install an additional PC board in the back of the case This board can be used of course for whatever purpose your application requires Figure 4 6 shows the physical size of the printed circuit board as well as the allowable component heigth There are plastic bosses molded into the back of the case you can use all or just some of these for mounting your PC board The ones you do not wish to use can be easily clipped off For the bosses that you do want to use place a 3 2 mm diameter hole in your PC board After the PC board is installed over the bosses you can either press on a retainer snap ring Eaton Tinnerman part number T99220SS 67 01 10780 or heat sink the bosses 4 6 QTERM II Specifications Table 1 3 lists various specifications for the QTERM II Note that al
23. G WE DLE aaam Kdagkhay ma Edwhy df n ROG SdqheP r xqw 16 Figure 4 1 Dimensions of the Handheld Old Panel Mount and Battery Back QTERM II Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 24 OTERM II User s Manual Jack Handheld 6 pin Modular Connectors Female on QTERM Handheld DB9 Connectors Jack Panel Mount 2 mm Connector The battery back includes a power supply board with an on off switch This board generates 5 volts DC from the batter ies so the regulator option should not be ordered with the battery back option Because of the battery compartment the connectors on a battery back unit can only exit from the top of the case 4 3 Panel Mount QTERM II 4 3 1 Old Panel Mount QTERM II The old panel mount QTERM II is mounted directly onto your instrument or enclosure Figure 4 1 shows the dimen sions of the old panel mount QTERM II Figure 4 4 shows the mounting cutout required to install the QTERM II The old QTERM II is mounted to the panel via four self tapping screws that insert from the rear of the panel and screw into bosses on the QTERM II enclosure Screws are included with the QTERM II these are usable with panels up to about 4 mm thick If you are using a thicker panel use M3 4 self tapping screws that are about
24. OTERM II USER S MANUAL REVISION 14 BEIJER ELECTRONICS 2212 South West Temple 50 Salt Lake City Utah 84115 2648 USA Phone 801 466 8770 Fax 801 466 8792 Email info beijerelectronicsinc com Web http www beijerelectronicsinc com MO1 007 00 Rev 14 93920E1 Printed in USA Copyright Beijer Electronics 2011 QTERM QTERM II QCODE QDATA QSETUP and ODEMO are trademarks of Beijer Electronics Manual Updated 29 March 2011 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Any modification to this device including any changes to
25. QTERM II display If you press keys on the keypad the QTERM II will transmit the appro priate codes to the host computer 15 Running ODEMO To easily use some of the advanced features of the QTERM II run the ODEMO program that is included with this User s Manual Connect your QTERM II to either the COMI or COM2 serial port on an IBM style PC If you have an EIA 422 or 5 volt Buffered QTERM I you will need to provide an interface unit such as Beijer Electronics QCOM 2 you cannot directly connect a QTERM II with one of these inter Jaces to the COM port on an IBM style computer e Copy the file QDEMO EXE to your hard disk s Apply power to the QTERM I e Run the ODEMO program e Follow the on screen instructions to use many of the features of the QTERM II terminal QDEMO will allow you to exercise many of the features of the QTERM II It includes a terminal emulator so that you can also communicate directly with the terminal QTERM II QTERM II Handheld Handheld Panel Mount 232 5 volt Buffered 422 6 pin Modular DB9 2mm Function Function 1 3 1 receive receive 2 6 2 dig1 receive 3 2 3 transmit transmit 4 1 4 dig0 transmit 5 9 5 V V 6 5 6 ground ground Tx and Rx directions are with respect to the QTERM II these lines are optional see section 4 5 3 ho connection with battery back units Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8
26. SC W returns a character indicating two things the number of characters presently in the QTERM II transmit buffer 0 to 15 and whether the display is on or off Refer to Table 1 4 at the end of this chapter for the exact values returned for various conditions This is the only command which you can send to the QTERM II which does not cause the display to be turned back on if the display is off when this command is received 2 2 34 Query Cursor Position ESC X Returns the cursor position as two ASCII characters These two characters are defined in the same way as for the Set Cursor Position ESC I command See Table 1 4 for a detailed listing 2 2 35 Query Character ESC Y Returns the character value for the character at the current cursor position 2 2 36 Scroll Down ESC Z This causes the top three lines on the display to move down one line The top line is cleared and the cursor remains at the same absolute location on the display i e it does not scroll down with the text 2 2 37 Key Click Repeat Mode ESC a This selectively enables and disables both key repeat and key click The key click duration and key click rate are set in the QDATA file OTERM II User s Manual Valid values for are click off repeat off A click off repeat on B click on repeat off C click on repeat on This command globally enables and disables the key repeat Which specific keys repeat is defined in the QDATA file
27. SC Y ESC Z ESC a OTERM II User s Manual Timin ms Notes amp Parameters 1 5 toC for row 0 to 3 to S for column 0 to 19 6 0 if cursor is on row 3 12 0 if cursor is on row 2 18 0 if cursor is on row 1 24 0 if cursor is on row 0 3 0 typical 5 8 maximum cursor in column 0 1 2 to DEL for lightest to darkest 300 0 0 5 time to load characters into transmit buffer 1 2 other buzzer commands not executed until beep is over O turn buzzer off A turn buzzer on B beep for 1 2 second 1 2 to U see Table 2 4 1 2 set replace mode A set insert mode 1 2 auto wrap off A auto wrap on 1 2 auto scroll off A auto scroll on 1 2 auto line feed off A auto line feed on 2 0 key press or character received turns display back on 1 2 backlight off A backlight on B backlight toggle 0 5 time to load characters into transmit buffer seeTable 2 4 for returned values 0 5 time to load characters into transmit buffer see Table 2 4 for returned values 0 5 time to load character into transmit buffer 35 0 1 2 click off repeat off Eos u A click off repeat on B click on repeat off C click on repeat on Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual 27 Timin Command String ms Notes amp Parameters Set Cursor mode ESC b 1 2 block off underline off no cursor A block off underline on B block on underline o
28. SC k Reset QTERM II ESC M XON XOFF Mode ESC 1 Query Version ESC N User Area Read Write ESC m Buzzer On Off Beep ESC O Get Free User Area ESCn 2 2 7 Carriage Return M 0Dh Moves the cursor to left edge of the display on the current line If auto line feed mode is on then the cursor moves to the left edge of the next line If auto scroll and auto line feed are both on a carriage return on the last line will cause the display to scroll up and the cursor to be positioned at the left edge of the last line 2 2 8 XON Q 11h Enables the QTERM II to transmit keys pushed after receiving an XOFF XON is used to re enable QTERM II transmission after an XOFF has disabled it allowing hand shaking with the host system 2 2 9 XOFF S 13h Disables all QTERM II transmission except for informa tion requested via the Query Status command ESC W After receiving an XOFF command the QTERM II stores characterstyped on the keypad in a transmit buffer These characters will be transmitted when an XON is received If the buffer becomes full before an XON is received addi tional characters which are typed will be ignored 2 2 10 Delete 7FH Delete works in the same way as Backspace 08h H except that characters are erased as the cursor moves over them 2 2 11 Cursor Up ESC A Moves the cursor up one line without changing its horizon tal position It has no effect if the cursor is on the first line 2 2 12
29. backspace i e characters are not erased as the cursor is backspaced over them With auto wrap mode off the backspace stops at the left edge of the current display line With auto wrap mode on the cursor will wrap to the last position on the previous line The com OTERM II User s Manual mand is ignored if the cursor is at the home position See also the Delete command 7Fh 2 2 3 Horizontal Tab I 09h Moves the cursor right to the next tab column The default tab spacing is set in the QDATA file it can be overridden with the Set Tab Spacing command ESC G The QDATA default tab spacing is every 4 spaces With auto wrap on the cursor will wrap down to the first column in the line below when it is tabbed beyond the last column in the current line If auto wrap is off the cursor will stop at the end of the current line If auto scroll and auto wrap are both on then the display will scroll up as the cursor is tabbed beyond the last column in the last line 2 2 4 Line Feed J 0Ah Moves the cursor down one line without changing its hori zontal position When auto scroll mode is on and a line feed is performed on the last line the display will scroll up with the horizontal cursor position unaltered 2 2 5 Vertical Tab K OBh Performs the same function as Line Feed 2 2 6 Form Feed L 0Ch Performs the same function as Line Feed
30. bit value If 0 bytes to follow then there was no data stored in the user area WRITE DATA to write user data use the format ESC mA where is in the range of 41h to 7fh A to DEL and indi cates that from 1 to 63 bytes of data are to follow and are the data bytes to be stored These data bytes may be any 8 bit value After the entire string has been received the QTERM II will respond by transmitting one character to the host 06h Acknowledge character ACK data stored propery 15h Negative Acknowledge character NAK data not stored The two reasons that the data would not be stored properly are if there was not enough area to store the data or if there was a hardware failure See the Get Free User Area ESC n command for more information about storage area Refer to Table 1 4 for a complete list of values of and the corresponding number of data bytes for both the read and write commands 2 2 50 Get Free User Area ESC n This command tells the QTERM II to transmit one charac ter to the host This character will be in the range of 40h to 7Fh to DEL and will indicate the total size of the user area This will always be 63 bytes character 7Fh unless your QDATA file is so large that there are fewer bytes available for the user area Note that the value returned by this command does not tell you how much more you can write to the User Area but tells you how much total you can
31. bytes OTERM II User s Manual Table 3 1 Valid Key String Keywords Keywords Purpose 10on 100ff control LEDO shift llon lloff control LED1 12o0n 120ff control LED2 l3on 130ff control LED3 14on 14off control LED4 l5on l5off control LED5 dOon dOoff control dig0 dlon dloff control dig1 p nnn insert pause nnn 50 ms ticks Pause constants may be from 1 to 255 which corresponds to 50 ms to 12 75 second pauses Multiple pause constants can be specified in one string Be sure to separate each component of a key string text strings numbers and keywords by a comma as shown in the examples above 3 5 Custom Display Characters The QTERM II is capable of displaying eight user defined characters Each of these characters consists of an eight row by five column dot matrix where you specify which of the dots are on or off You also define what code will cause the character to be displayed by the QTERM II You may choose any 8 bit value code from 00h through FFh except values from 07h through 1Bh see Appendix B for a chart of this This allows you to redefine up to eight of the standard ASCII character bit patterns For example you could redefine the hex value x62 which normally displays a b to display a small box 0O Each custom character is defined in the QDATA file as a string of eight byte values where each byte specifies the dot pattern for one row of dots For each byte the upper
32. creen of text at the maximum baud rate 9600 without overrunning the buffer However some operations can take a longer time to execute such as scrolling the entire screen down one line In this case the QTERM II will send an XOFF to the host when it has only six bytes empty in its buffer When it has processed input data to the point that the buffer only has six bytes used it will send an XON and the host can resume transmitting The command summary in Appendix C shows approximate execution time for each of the various operations of the QTERM IL XON XOFF handshaking can also be disabled by software command or the QDATA file if you do not wish to use it However if you do not use handshaking you must take extra care that you do not overrun the QTERM II s receive buffer The two easiest ways to do this are to use a slower baud rate which gives the QTERM II more time to process each byte or add delays to your code after each write to the QTERM IL 2 1 2 Commands vs QDATA Parameters There are numerous parameters which are set by the QDATA configuration file see Chapter 3 but which can be overridden by a software command For example tab spacing is set in the QDATA file but can be changed by the Set Tab Spacing command In all such cases the software command overrides the QDATA configuration file setting but does not store the new setting into EEPROM Therefore when power is turned off the overriding value is lost and wh
33. e of the QTERM II including dimensional drawings interface specifications connector pin assignments performance and environmental specifica tions ASCII Chart This is a true 7 bit ASCII chart along with mnemonic definitions QTERM II Character Chart This is a 256 character chart showing how the QTERM II handles every character it receives The lower half is similar to but not the same as the true ASCII chart in Appendix A QTERM II Command Summary This is an abbreviated summary of QTERM II software commands Customizing the QTERM II There are many ways the QTERM II can be customized this appendix dis cusses many of the options Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual Quick Start 1 Power On Setup 1 Connect the Communications Lines 1 Apply Power 2 Communicate 2 Running QDEMO 2 Using the QTERM II 3 QTERM II Software 5 Operation 5 Handshaking 5 Commands vs QDATA Parameters 5 Character Key and LED Numbering 5 Software Commands 6 Bell 4G 07h 6 Backspace H 08h 6 Horizontal Tab I 09h 6 Line Feed J OAh 6 Vertical Tab 4K OBh 6 Form Feed L OCh 6 Carriage Return M ODh 7 XON 4Q 11h 7 XOFF S 13h 7 Delete 7FH 7 Cursor Up ESC A 7 Cursor Down ESC B 7 Cursor Righ
34. ectly to the bar code wand 2 2 47 Transmit Buffer Flush ESC k If the host has transmitted an XOFF to the QTERM I and the user has pressed any keys this command will clear the buffer so that when the host sends XON to the QTERM II there will be nothing in the buffer for the QTERM II to transmit to the host 2 2 48 XON XOFF Mode ESC 1 This command enables or disables the XON XOFF opera tion of the QTERM II Valid values for are disable XON XOFF operation A enable XON XOFF operation If you disable XON XOFF operation then any keys pressed by the user will be sent to the host immediately If the host sends data fast enough to the QTERM II to fill up the receive buffer additional characters will be ignored 2 2 49 User Area Read Write ESC m This command allows you to store up to 63 bytes of your own information such as serial numbers or parameters in the QTERM II nonvolatile EEPROM then later read them from the terminal There are two valid values for read user data A write user data followed by data OTERM II User s Manual READ DATA if the QTERM I will transmit the data in the user area to the host in the following format where is a character in the range of 40h to 7Fh and indi cates that 0 to 63 bytes of user data will follow and is the corresponding number of user bytes These bytes will be exactly what was originally stored so they may be any 8
35. en the termi nal is turned on the QDATA parameter will be used again If you wish to have the software command permanently override the QDATA configuration file setting you can use the Store Parameters to EEPROM command This saves all currently set parameters to the EEPROM which makes them the current power on defaults 2 1 3 Character Key and LED Numbering Many of the commands refer to certain cursor locations keys or LEDs Figure 2 1 shows how these are numbered Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 6 2 2 Software Commands Once you have configured the QTERM II using the power on setup see Chapter 1 and configuration file download see Chapter 3 you can program your host to control the QTERM II using software commands Table 1 3 lists the commands available Each command is discussed in detail below and a command summary including execution times is given in Appendix C The notation ESC in this chapter always means the one byte escape character 1Bh 27 decimal rather than the ASCII string of three letters 2 2 1 Bell G 07h This causes the buzzer to beep The default beep duration 1 2 second is set in the QDATA file it can be overridden with the Set Buzzer Duration command ESC e Note that sending this command is identical to sending the Buzzer On Off Beep command for a beep ESC O B 2 2 2 Backspace H 08h Causes a non destructive
36. eys there are identifiers for 48 unshifted and 48 shifted key strings as well as identifiers for 48 unshifted and 48 shifted key release strings All of these must remain in the file however you will have no reason to assign key strings to keys that do not exist on your keypad In the key string section the type of values you can assign to a key are e strings enclosed in single quotes abcde e decimal numbers 49 27 e hexadecimal numbers x0D x8C e keywords llon dOoff a combination of the above separated by commas Strings Text strings can contain any printable ASCII char acters and are enclosed in single quotes If you need to include a single quote in your text string terminate the string and specify the ASCII value as a number x27 hexa decimal or 29 decimal Numbers Numbers are always positive integer numbers within the range 0 to 255 Hexadecimal numbers start with the letter x Decimal and hexadecimal numbers are equiva lent use whichever one is easier at any time Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 20 Keywords Keywords in key string assignments serve two purposes inserting pauses delays in the transmission of a key string and controlling LEDs and digital outputs A complete list of valid keywords is shown in Table 3 1 Examples of Key Strings The simplest example of a key string is where pressing the key sends just one charac
37. ff C block on underline on Set Shift Mode ESC c 1 2 function mode shift indicator enabled A lock mode shift indicator enabled B function mode shift indictator disabled C lock mode shift indicator disabled Control dig and dig2 ESC d 1 2 see section 2 2 40 for values Set Buzzer Duration ESC e 1 2 see Table 2 4 Set Key Click Duration ESC f 1 2 see Table 2 4 Set Key Repeat Rate ESC g 1 2 see Table 2 4 Set LED Blink Rate ESC h 1 2 see Table 2 4 Save Parameters to EEPROM ESC i 6 0 see note in section 2 2 45 Bar Code Control ESC j 1 2 disable receive from bar code 1 2 A enable receive from bar code K B send string about 8 ms per character Transmit Buffer Flush ESC k 1 2 XON XOFF Mode ESC I 1 2 disable XON XOFF operation A enable XON XOFF operation User Area Read Write ESC m timing depends on baud rate read user returns byte count and data bytes see section 2 2 49 for details A write user data follow A with byte count and data bytes see section 2 2 49 for details Get Free User Area ESC n 2 2 see Table 2 2 Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 38 OTERM II User s Manual Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 APPENDIX D CUSTOMIZING THE QTERM II There are many ways in which the QTERM II can be cus tomized for your application In fact there are so many ways that we have standard cu
38. ght is turned on if it was on when the timeout occurred Anything displayed on the LCD screen when the timeout occurs is lost i e when the display is turned back on will be blank Custom character definitions are not lost The format for this command is ESC F where is a char acter in the range of 40h to 7Fh to DEL 40h disables the timeout function Other values set the timeout delay in 20 second increments from 20 seconds through 21 min utes See Table 1 4 at the end of this chapter for a com plete list of codes and timeout delays The only thing the host can do that will not turn on the dis play is to issue the Query Status command ESC W 2 2 17 Set Tab Spacing ESC G This sets the width of the horizontal tab columns The com mand has the form ESC G where is a character in the range of 40h to 53h to S 40h causes tab characters to be ignored 41h sets tabs at every column which causes tabs to be treated as spaces 42h sets tabs to every second column etc If is outside this range the command sequence is ignored For example the three byte command string OTERM II User s Manual ESC GD sets tab spacing to every four spaces See Table 1 4 at the end of this chapter for a complete list of codes and tab spacings 2 2 18 Cursor Home ESC H Moves the cursor to the home top left position on the dis play 2 2 19 Set Cursor Position ESC I Positions the cursor to the specif
39. gnored ENABLE RECEIVE FROM BAR CODE if A any thing which the bar code transmits to the QTERM II will be transmitted to the host Bytes are transmitted exactly as received so the host will receive the data as if the bar code wand were transmitting directly to the host serial port TRANSMIT TO BAR CODE if B then the host is transmitting a string to the bar code wand The complete form of this command has this format ESCjB where indicates how many bytes are to follow in the string The first four characters ESC j B are not transmitted to the bar code wand the string is transmitted without any modification The character must have a value of 41h through 7Fh A to DEL which indicates that the string will be from 1 byte Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 12 to 63 bytes long See Table 1 4 for a listing of values for and the corresponding string length As an example of using this QTERM II command to send a command string to the bar code wand assume we wish to send this string to the wand ESC y4Y FAIL This command would tell a Hewlett Packard SmartWand to send the string FAIL if a read failure occurred This string is nine characters long so the exact string to transmit to the QTERM II would be ESC j BIESC y4 YFAIL The first four characters tell the QTERM II to transmit the following nine characters dir
40. group separator RS record separator US unit separator DEL delete rubout Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 32 OTERM II User s Manual Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 APPENDIX B QTERM II CHARACTER CHART The chart on the next page shows how the QTERM II e Custom characters may be mapped to any other code responds to each of the 256 possible values of characters i e 00h through 06h and 1Ch through FFh which it can receive e The characters shown in the chart from 00h through i gt 06h and at 1Ch are the default custom character defini Where a dot pattern is shown sending the corresponding tions You may change the character dot patterns and code will cause the QTERM II to display the dot pattern at map them to different codes using the QDATA setup the current cursor location file Numbers in circles refer to these notes Other notatione in the chirtare These bytes are always ignored They cannot be used BEL bell beep command for remapping custom characters BS backspace ceThese bytes are normally ignored but may be used for HT horizotital tab remapping custom characters if desired LF Time feed This is a space character CR carriage return XON XON character Custom characters and the codes to which they are XOFF XOFF character assigned are defined in the ODATA file see Chapter 3 ESC e
41. hat are too loud for the buzzer to be heard the digital outputs described above can be programmed to trigger an external device when 27 buzzer commands are received These signals are not available on EJA 422 units due to lack of connector pins 4 5 5 Regulator Option The standard QTERM II requires a 4 8 to 5 5 volt regu lated SELV DC power source An optional regulator allows the QTERM II to be operated from a 5 5 to 24 volt SELV DC source The power supply should have a current limit on its output of 5 Amperes Limiting may be inherent to the supply or may be provided by supplementary devices 4 5 6 Bar Code Option If you ordered the bar code option with your QTERM II you have an additional connector On handheld units this is a DB9 connector which exits from the same end of the case as the 6 pin modular connector on panel mount units this is a 6 pin 2 mm connector see Figure 4 2 Table 1 2 shows the pin assignments for both the panel mount and handheld connectors The handheld DB9 female will mate directly with the DB9 male on an HP SmartWand bar code reader The bar code serial port operates at 1200 baud with a data format of 8nl The QTERM II host port must operate at 1200 baud or faster when using the bar code option This serial port does not support XON XOFF handshaking o o i o o I T 2 o o 1 For Handheld Unit Figure 4 6 Size of Additional PC Board For Battery
42. ied location Figure 2 1 shows location numbering The command has the form ESC I where sets the row and sets the column For example the string ESCIBD sets the cursor to row 2 third row and column 4 fifth col umn See Table 1 4 for a complete list of valid codes and cursor positions 2 2 20 Erase to End of Screen ESC J Erases from the current cursor position to the end of the screen The cursor position is unchanged 2 2 21 Erase to End of Line ESC K Erases all displayed characters from the current cursor posi tion to the end of the line The cursor position is unchanged 2 2 22 Set Contrast ESC L This command sets the display contrast It has the form ESC L where is in the range of 40h to 7Fh to DEL The smaller the ASCII value of the character the lower the contrast The higher the ASCII value of the char acter the higher the contrast 2 2 23 Reset QTERM II ESC M Resets the QTERM II to its power up state This includes clearing all input and output buffers and the display and resetting all parameters to the configuration set by the QDATA file or a subsequent Save Parameters to EEPROM command 2 2 24 Query Version ESC N This tells the QTERM II to transmit its software version to the host The version will consist of four ASCII characters in the format vx y where x and y are single ASCII digits Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Pho
43. ile to disable key repeats for selected keys 2 2 44 Set LED Blink Rate ESC h This sets the LED blink rate The valid range for is 41h through 7Fh A to DEL See Table 1 4 for the rate set by each code See also LEDs On Off Blink ESC P Ti 2 2 45 Save Parameters to EEPROM ESC i This command causes all parameters to be stored to EEPROM Any QDATA defaults which have been modi fied by software commands will be replaced by their modi fied values Note that the EEPROM used in the QTERM II has a guar anteed write endurance of 10 000 write cycles Although this is far more than most applications will ever require if you use this command frequently in your application you should take this endurance into consideration 2 2 46 Bar Code Control ESC j This command is used to control a bar code wand if one is installed The bar code operation is mostly transparent to the QTERM II commands sent to the bar code wand are simply transmitted as received and characters received from the bar code wand are transmitted directly to the host The bar code serial port does not support handshaking which requires that the host interface run at 1200 baud or faster There are three valid values for disable receive from bar code wand A enable receive from bar code wand B transmit a string to the bar code wand DISABLE RECEIVE FROM BAR CODE if any thing which the bar code transmits to the QTERM II will be i
44. ines and two power lines the digO and dig lines are not available The EJA 422 unit does not have the 120S line termination resistor often used to terminate an EJA 422 interface If you need this resistor you can install it on the main PC board for handheld units remove the back of the case Figure 4 5 shows where the resistor is to be soldered in Do not attempt to remove the PC board from the case For volume orders Beijer Electronics can supply the QTERM II with this resistor installed 4 4 3 5 volt Buffered Interface The 5 volt Buffered interface is the same as a EJA 422 interface except that it only uses the fransmit and receive lines The two remaining pins are used for the digO and dig lines as with the EIA 232 version When used to communicate with another 5 volt Buffered device the QTERM II can operate at distances up to about 5 meters The advantage of the 5 volt Buffered QTERM II is that it is lower power than the EIA 232 version and uses the same 5 volt logic levels as come directly out of a UART i e the idle state is at 5 volts and the active state is at 0 volts OTERM II User s Manual Table 4 3 Bar Code Connector Pin Assignments Handheld Panel Mount DB9 2mm Function 2 1 receive from wand 3 3 transmit to wand 9 5 5 volts to wand 7 6 ground Although the signal levels are the same as at a UART the transmit and receive lines are buffered and can be con nected to live signals
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46. l components of the QTERM I other than the display will operate over the industrial temperature range of 40 to 85 C Table 4 4 lists current consumption of the various versions of the QTERM II OTERM II User s Manual Table 4 4 Environmental and Power Specifications Parameter Limits Operating Temperature Range 40 to 85 C except for display Standard Lighted Display usable 10 to 60 C temperature range Wide temperature Display 20 to 70 C usable temperature range Storage temperature 40 to 85 C all components Maximum humidity 0 to 95 range all components non condensing 4 8 to 5 5 volts Operating voltage range without regulator option Operating voltage range 5 5 to 24 volts with regulator option Battery Back Option Battery life E A 232 150 hours Battery life E A 422 190 hours Battery life 5 volt Buffered 190 hours Battery life backlight on 43 hours Table 4 5 QTERM II Current Consumption mA Ireg Ireg Version Active Disp Off EIA 232 version 25 15 5 volt Buffered version 22 12 EIA 422 version 22 12 Add for backlight when on 56 Add for wide temp 2 0 0 0 Add for each LED on keypad 4 3 4 3 when on Add for regulator 0 4 0 4 Add for bar code wand 3 0 3 0 w o wand Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual Table 4 6 Pin Assignments for PC Style COM P
47. nc com Phone 801 466 8770 2 Table 1 1 Available Baud Rates and Data Formats Available Baud Rates 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 300 150 Available Data Formats 8n1 8el 801 8n2 8e2 802 7n1 7el 701 7n2 7e2 702 format is data parity stop If you are using an IBM style PC you cannot connect an EIA 422 or 5 volt Buffered QTERM I directly to the com puter s COM port you must provide an interface device 1 3 Apply Power Table 1 2 shows the pin assignments for the power and ground lines Connect your DC power supply to the appro priate two pins WARNING Power supplied to the QTERM II must be from an SELV power source and should have a current limit on its output of 5 Amperes If you did not order the regulator option the supply to the QTERM II must provide a minimum of 4 8 volts DC and be limited to a maximum of 5 5 volts DC If you did order the regulator option the supply to the QTERM II must provide a minimum of 5 5 volts DC and be limited to a maxi mum of 24 volts DC Limiting may be inherent to the sup ply or may be provided by supplementary overcurrent devices Table 1 2 QTERM II Pin Assignments OTERM II User s Manual If you ordered the battery back option you do not need to connect a power supply just install six alkaline AA batter ies in the battery compartment 1 4 Communicate At this point characters which are transmitted by the host will be displayed on the
48. nd a linefeed had been received Valid values for are auto line feed off A auto line feed on 2 2 31 Display Off ESC U This turns off the display Once the display has been turned off it is turned back on by either of two events e If the operator presses a key the display is turned back on However the key is not transmitted to the host elf the host sends a command or character to the QTERM I the display is turned back on and the command or character will be processed normally If the QTERM II has a backlight and it is on when the tim eout occurs the backlight is turned off along with the dis play When the display is turned back on the backlight is turned on if it was on when the timeout occurred Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 10 Anything displayed on the LCD screen when the timeout occurs is lost i e when the display is turned back on it will be blank Custom character definitions are not lost The only thing the host can do that will not turn on the dis play is to issue the Query Status command ESC W The only reason to use this command is that it substantially reduces the power consumption of the QTERM II 2 2 32 Backlight On Off Toggle ESC V This command turns the backlight on and off Valid values for are backlight off A backlight on B backlight toggle 2 2 33 Query Status ESC W The Query Status command E
49. ne 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual 2 2 25 Buzzer On Off Beep ESC O This command controls the buzzer It has the form ESC O where is turn buzzer off A turn buzzer on B beep for fixed duration The fixed duration beep command ESC O B is identical to sending a Bell command 07h G The duration used for beeping is set by the Set Buzzer Duration command ESC e and by the QDATA file default is 1 2 second 2 2 26 LEDs On Off Blink Toggle ESC P This controls the LEDs on the QTERM I keypad includ ing the shift key LED Any of these LEDs can be set to on off or blink the blink rate is set in the QDATA file and by the Set LED Blink Rate command If a shift key is used pressing the shift key will cause the proper state of the shift LED to override whatever state is set by this command If no shift key is used the shift LED is controlled solely by this command See Table 1 4 for a list of valid values for and the effect of each such value As an example of this command the string ESC PR sets the second LED from the right to blink 2 2 27 Insert Replace Mode ESC O In insert mode when a character is displayed at any posi tion on the display all following characters are moved right one position The character in the current cursor location is also moved before the incoming character is displayed In delete mode the character displayed simply over writes whatever character was there previously
50. orts COM Ports with DB25 Male Connectors COM Ports with DB9 Male Connectors Pin Function Pin Function 2 PC transmit 1 CD 3 PC receive 2 PC receive 5 CTS 3 PC transmit 6 DSR 5 ground 7 ground 6 DSR 8 CD 7 CTS 22 RI 8 RI These lines normally can be left unconnected Some PCs may require that one or more of them be pulled to 5 volts through a pullup resistor about 300 ohms Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 30 OTERM II User s Manual Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 APPENDIX A ASCII CHART Most Significant Digit hex N R V ON om Icant Least Signif P A E POT ZEE EA EE E als a o o NUL blank SOH start of header STX start of text ETX end of text EOT end of transmission ENQ enquiry ACK acknowledge BEL bell BS backspace HT horizontal tab LF line feed VT vertical tab FF form feed CR carriage return SO shift out SI shift in SP space DLE data link escape DC1 device control 1 XON DC2 device control 2 DC3 device control 3 XOFF DC4 device control 4 NAK negative acknowledge SYN synchronization ETB end of text block CAN cancel EM end of medium SUB substitute ESC escape FS file separator GS
51. ow H digO on high I dig on high P digO blink Q dig blink X dig0 buzzer Y dig buzzer digO toggle a dig toggle The blink mode blinks the line at the rate defined for LED blinking in the QDATA file The buzzer mode causes the line to go on high when the internal buzzer is on and to go off low when the internal buzzer is off The toggle mode reverses the current state of the line If the line is blinking and a toggle command is sent the line will be tog gled from its current state and will remain there i e it will stop blinking 2 2 41 Set Buzzer Duration ESC e This sets the duration for a beep command The beep command can either be a Bell 07h G or the Buzzer On Off Beep command for beep ESC O B The valid range for is 41h through 7Fh A to DEL See Table 1 4 for the duration set by each character 2 2 42 Set Key Click Duration ESC f This sets the length of the key click which is actually a very short beep from the buzzer The valid range for is 41h through 7Fh A to DEL See Table 1 4 for the dura tion set by each character Use the Key Click Repeat Mode command ESC a to disable the key click 2 2 43 Set Key Repeat Rate ESC g This sets the key repeat rate The valid range for is 41h through 7Fh A to DEL See Table 1 4 for the rate set by each character See the Key Click Repeat Mode command ESC a to globally disable key repeats Use the QDATA f
52. rogrammed to return an unshifted and a shifted charac ter or string up to 255 characters including delays subject Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual to the limitation noted in Chapter 3 Every key can also be programmed to return an unshifted and shifted release char acter or string 4 5 3 Digital Outputs dig0 and dig The QTERM II has two programmable digital output bits digO and digl which can be used to control external devices Note that these are not available on the EIA 422 version due to lack of connector pins Software commands can be used to set these lines high or low or to have one or both function as an external buzzer or horn signal Both lines are 74HC bus driver outputs and can sink or source up to about 20 mA of current at 0 or 5 volts respectively If either digO or dig is programmed to act as an external buzzer signal it acts as an enable signal when the line is low 0 volts it should shut off the external buzzer or horn when the line is high 5 volts it should turn on the external buzzer or horn These lines should only be used to drive an external transistor which in turn drives the external buzzer 4 5 4 Buzzer The QTERM II includes an audio buzzer which is used for key clicks for beeping in response to a bell character G 07h and for programmable duration buzzing For applications in environments t
53. same version of the Q DATA file and the QSETUP program as the version of code in your QTERM II e Your QDATA version is noted in the file name exten sion i e QDATA40 V30 is version 3 0 and is the first identifier in the QDATA file e The QSETUP version is displayed on the first screen when you start the QSETUP program e The version of software in your QTERM II is dis played if you hold down any key and apply power If you find that you have different QDATA QSETUP and QTERM II code versions contact Beijer Electronics for updated software and instructions Do not attempt to use different versions of these items together you will probably corrupt the QTERM II operational code QDATA File Size The QDATA file which you edit can be as large as you want When QSETUP sends the QDATA information to the QTERM II it only sends actual parame ters and key strings The maximum amount of information from the QDATA file which can be stored by the QTERM II is about 1000 bytes The default QDATA files generate about 270 bytes of information so you can add about 730 bytes of data to key strings before you exceed the 1000 byte limit QSETUP will tell you if there is too much data to be stored by the QTERM I ASCII Editor You may use any editor to modify the QDATA configuration file but the output from the editor must be in ASCII format without any embedded codes Included on your QTERM II distribution disk is the TED3 editor TED3 COM
54. scape character The following restrictions apply to assigning the codes DEL delete character e Custom characters may not be mapped to any code Note that although the left half of this chart is similar to the from 07h through 1Bh inclusive This includes the ASCII chart in Appendix A there are differences bytes as well as the control codes which are used by the QTERM II Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 34 OTERM II User s Manual Most Significant Digit hex Q o IH ri 2 I oo ols g 7 ri S c igni 1 Least S if CJ om Notes and are on the previous page Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 APPENDIX C QTERM IT COMMAND SUMMARY This appendix is an abbreviated summary of all of the available QTERM II software commands More detailed descriptions of the commands are in Chapter 3 Refer to Table 2 4 for a complete list of acceptable parame ter values for applicable commands If a command parame ter is out of the valid range the QTERM II ignores the entire command Note that the timing shown for the execution of the various commands is only approximate Many factors can affect the execution time so it is impossible to give exact figures Notes amp Parameters
55. stomization and custom customization D 1 Standard Customization There are four different standard customizations for the QTERM II called Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 and Level 4 LEVEL 1 included with every QTERM II for no extra charge is custom silkscreening of a company name LED labels and the top row of keys This no charge screening has the following restrictions s All text will be typeset in a Helvetica style font e No reversed text can be used although two words can be screened onto the top row of keys e Silkscreening will be done with black ink LEVEL 2 if you need reversed text on the top keys or you want a graphic logo special font or different color ink you need Level 2 customization e Silkscreening can include your actual graphic logo e Top keys can included reversed shifted functions e You can specify the type font which you want to use You can specify any color of ink There is a nominal one time art charge for the special art work and or for the special color of ink After this one time charge there is no extra charge on the QTERM II units regardless of the quantity ordered LEVEL 3 If you need custom legends on more than the top row of keys then you need Level 3 customization e The entire keypad legend 24 or 40 keys can have your custom text including shifted keys anywhere you desire e The logo label will include your company name and graphic logo to your specifications e
56. t ESC C 7 Cursor Left ESC D 8 Clear Screen ESC E 8 Set Timeout Delay ESC F 8 Set Tab Spacing ESC G 8 Cursor Home ESC H 8 Set Cursor Position ESC I 8 Erase to End of Screen ESC J 8 Erase to End of Line ESC K 8 Set Contrast ESC L 8 Reset QTERM II ESC M 8 Query Version ESC N 8 Buzzer On Off Beep ESC O 9 LEDs On Off Blink Toggle ESC P 9 Insert Replace Mode ESC Q 9 Auto Wrap Mode ESC R 9 Auto Scroll Mode ESC S 9 Auto Line Feed Mode ESC T 9 Display Off ESC U 9 Backlight On Off Toggle ESC V 10 Query Status ESC W 10 Query Cursor Position ESC X 10 LL Query Character ESC Y 10 Scroll Down ESC Z 10 Key Click Repeat Mode ESC a 10 Set Cursor Mode ESC b 10 Set Shift Mode ESC c 10 Control digO and dig ESC d 10 Set Buzzer Duration ESC e 11 Set Key Click Duration ESC ff 11 Set Key Repeat Rate ESC g 11 Set LED Blink Rate ESC h 11 Save Parameters to EEPROM ESC i 11 Bar Code Control ESC j 11 Transmit Buffer Flush ESC k 12 XON XOFF Mode ESC 1 12 User Area Read Write ESC m 12 Get Free User Area ESC n 12 Using The QDATA File 17 QDATA Files 17 Using QSETUP 17 Loading a QDATA File 18 Loading a QCODE File 18 Retrieving a QDATA File 18 Basic QDATA File Concepts 18 Parameter and Key String Sections 19 Parameter Section 19 Key String Section 19 Custom Display Characters 20 QTERM II Hardware 23 Handheld QTERM II 23 Battery Back
57. t or enclosure Figure 4 3 shows the dimen sions of the new panel mount version Figure 4 4 shows the mounting cutout required to install the new panel mount QTERM I vf CIC H El mi C oa p ral N osi IS mu oooi Figure 4 5 Installing the EIA 422 Termination Resistor Locating the Bar Code Connector Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 26 The new panel mount QTERM II is mounted to the panel with two brackets that attach from the rear with four self tapping screws Connection to the new panel mount QTERM II is done in the same fashion as the old panel mount version 4 4 Interfaces 4 4 1 EIA 232 Interface With proper cables and good grounding the EIA 232 OTERM II can communicate up to about 15 meters at its top speed of 9600 baud The QTERM II does not monitor or control any of the EIA 232 modem control lines such as RTS and DTS Hand shaking between the host and the QTERM II is done using software XON XOFF commands The XON XOFF opera tion can be disabled via software commands or the QDATA file if you do not wish to have it operate 4 4 2 EIA 422 Interface With proper cables and grounding the EJA 422 interface can communicate up to a distance of about 1000 meters Since the EIA 422 version of the QTERM II requires four communication l
58. t suit your requirements contact Beijer Electronics for information on a non standard color enclosure D 2 Custom Customization We recognize that no matter how flexible we make the QTERM II software or how many color and labeling Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 40 options we offer there will be applications where a cus tomer may need something more There are many additional items which can be modified on the QTERM II to suit your needs These include e Custom Keypads The keypad for the QTERM II is a plug in unit If your application requires we can design a different unit a different number of keys dif ferent size keys more or fewer LEDs or even some small and some large keys e Larger Memory If you need many long key strings you may exceed the 1000 byte limit for your QDATA file The QTERM II can be configured to provide OTERM II User s Manual about 20 Kbytes of QDATA memory if your applica tion needs this e Custom Additional PC Board As indicated in Chap ter 1 the handheld QTERM II has a provision for an additional board to be mounted in the back of the case If you have a need for such a board we would be happy to provide a quote for its design and construc tion Of course the cost effectiveness of any of these will depend on the design time involved and the quantity ordered If you feel that for your application the volume or necess
59. ter regardless of whether the shift key has been pressed lt k43 gt 1 send ASCII 1 lt sk43 gt 1 send same if shifted lt kr43 gt send nothing on release lt skr43 gt send nothing on shifted release The next example shows a key which sends a string when pressed but beeps if pressed when shifted the number 7 is a bell character lt k27 gt Hello There send string lt sk27 gt 7 beep if shifted lt kr27 gt nothing lt skr27 gt nothing Below is a key string which uses keywords to control the keypad LEDs and to pause see Table 3 1 The key con trols LED1 when unshifted press and the LED goes on release and it goes off and controls LED2 when shifted press and it goes on release and it goes off 4 second later lt k32 gt Turn 1 on llon send string turn L1 on lt sk32 gt Turn 2 on l2on send string turn L2 on lt kr32 gt Turn 1 off Lloff send string turn L1 off lt skr32 gt Turn 2 off p 10 l20ff send string pause 2 second turn L2 off The final example shows how to combine strings numbers and keywords on one key string assignment Note the split ting the key assignment onto multiple lines as done here is perfectly acceptable lt k62 gt Pause here p 10 then turn digO on d0on then beep 7 then send a cr If to the host x0D 10 Key String Restrictions A key string may be from 0 to 255 bytes long Each keyword requires two
60. the recommended antenna configuration that are not expressly approved by Beijer Electronics could void the user s authority to operate this device FOREWORD The Beijer Electronics QTERM II is a data entry terminal for industrial applications The QTERM II is available in many different configurations this manual discusses all versions and their operation This manual is written for Version 3 0 of the QTERM II operation code Be sure to read the file READ ME on your distribu tion disk for any changes due to newer versions of code The QTERM II is a CE certified product It has been assessed against the requirements of EN 50082 1 1992 EN 55022 1987 and EN 60950 including Amendments Nos 1 2 and 3 Based on conformity with these requirements the QTERM II is deemed in compliance with all applicable CE directives The sections of this manual are as follows Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Quick Start If you wish to start using your QTERM II immediately this chapter will show you how to connect to the terminal and how to run the example software QTERM II Software This chapter provides a detailed listing of the QTERM II commands and discusses how to use them Using The QDATA File The QDATA file is used to configure the QTERM II This chapter shows you how to modify the file and load it into your QTERM I QTERM II Hardware This chapter discusses the hardwar
61. three bits are set to 0 and the lower five bits correspond to the five dots on the row If a bit is set to 1 the dot will be dark on if the bit is set to 0 the dot will be light off As an example Figure 3 1 shows the default dot pattern of custom character 6 which is a little humanoid figure From this dot pattern the following bit assignments are derived Row 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Hex Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 OTERM II User s Manual 21 As you can see in your default QDATA file the hexadeci mal values listed in the right column above are the values which are used to define the custom character This particu lar dot patter is assigned to the ASCII character x06 in the default QDATA file Default dot patterns and character assignments for all eight custom characters are shown in the chart in Appendix B Figure 3 1 Example Custom Character Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 22 OTERM II User s Manual Beijer Electronics Fax 801 466 8792 Web www beijerelectronicsinc com Phone 801 466 8770 CHAPTER 4 QTERM IT HARDWARE 4 1 Handheld QTERM II The dimensions of the handheld version of the QTERM II are shown in Figure 4 1 This figure also shows the stan dard keypad legend for the bottom five rows of the 24 key keypad the top row is labeled to user specifications

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