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1. Metrologic 4 Version Displays the following information Hardware version number Serial EE Manufacturing date Kernel version number Metrologic Overview sn jes i pese I R232_Read EXE lI ul i if i d i BIRESER GENE i DLookup EXE tTo be defined dro be defined ui Read EXE f i ordrechy i by i d by i or directly i d from AG_SP2 exe d programming d programming I H i H I H I e U I wey AG_SP2 exe a 1 generator AG_SP2 EXE l kdan sa er j Bel diley do sa ee nani duker Asar D mtr H fi j D j r File ATX ij ATX_Load EXE Program 1 8 S I or directly Application created with the application Ti trom AG SP2 ExE i Module L Application generator l l l l l E j ne Ge H HES File USP2 SHX tj DownLoad EXE a yete i i j d H 1 or D load Application interpreter 1 IrLoad EXE osnon d d I l l OR SE l ee kee Te F Syston H stem i l File SYN tj SynLoad EXE men BASIC program created with e EE WW B i the BASIC compiler BC EXE i q option BASIC compiler 3 I DN H H D vd 1 tj DownLoad EXE pom dez or File BC SHX GA ar ene Sal ale e A BASIC interpreter 2 Gita ISE t 1 ScanPal 2 d N GE2. N OR E SS fi C compiler File SHX DownLoad EXE if I System 3 Compiled C program mt diEXE REWE KK ee File KSP2 SHX i DownLoad EXE Update Kernel i a iF i IrLoad EXE 1 1 Kernel File USP2 SHX ee i or BC SHX i or A gen gemd j or SHX i IrLoad EXE Ben iS Tro Metrologic ubleshooting quide The ScanPal 2 doesn t come on after the G key has been pressed Change the batteries or recharge the battery The ScanPal 2 doesn t come on after the batteries have been changed or the battery recharged Check that the replaceable batteries are correctly installed in their compartment and that the compartment or the rechargeable battery is properly engaged in the terminal If the problem persists contact Technical Support e The battery icon indicating the charge state is empty Change the replaceable batteries or recharge the battery e No transmission between the ScanPal 2 and the host system PC or other via the RS232 port cable or download cradle Check that the RS232 cable is correctly connected to the host system and to the ScanPal 2 or to the download cradle For transmission using the download cradle check that the ScanPal 2 is correctly inserted in its cradle Check that the communication settings of the host system match those of the ScanPal 2 e No transmission between the ScanPal 2 and the host system PC or other
3. Metrologic Scan Pal 2 Portable Data Terminal User manual Printed August 2001 Metrologic ScanPal 2 The content of this manual is the property of Metrologic Instruments Inc The information contained in this manual has been carefully checked and is considered to be accurate Metrologic Instruments Inc accepts no responsibility regarding any inaccuracies in this document The information appearing in this document may be subject to modification without prior notice in order to improve the reliability design and function and under no circumstances constitutes an obligation on the part of the manufacturer All rights reserved Under no circumstances may any part of this manual be reproduced or transmitted in any form whatsoever or by any means whatsoever without the prior authorization of Metrologic Instruments Inc gig ore 1 Ce p EN 2 General Gharact li S IC 5 eenegen ee eege 3 2 1 Electrical characteristics kk KK KAKA K KK KK KA 3 22 ENVIFONMEN EE 3 2 3 Physical ene 3 ZA AP E 3 ET E EE 5 2 6 EIDEN 5 2 la Se na EE 5 2 8 KOPA etende pep 5 SC Dee Te te EE 6 2 10 COMMUNICATION i s nazan Him kn n ayin E eeens kaka ka H a Wrke keke k kana k k 6 2 11 Programming language kk 6 212 AGCCESSOMIES ege deg edd he ee ee 6 Hardware configuration E 7 3 1 Front back and side view 7 3 2 RS232 and IrDA connechon eeens ereenennnnnserenseerennnnnansreennneeenen 7 Software e EE TE 9 d
4. Uploads the data collected via the selected upload port The letter displayed on the screen at the right of the Upload Data line indicates the selected upload port RS232 R IR T IrDA I or Wedge K On the PC under Windows to receive the data and create a text file use the application generator 232 Read EXE or IR_Read EXE For further information refer to the application generator user manual 3 Utilities System settings Set Upload Port Defines the data upload port RS232 cable or download cradle IR high speed infrared transceiver standard IrDA infrared or screen keyboard Wedge The letter displayed on the screen at the right of the Set Upload Port line indicates the selected upload port RS232 R IR T IrDA 1 or Wedge K Default value RS232 Set Download Port Defines the port for downloading an application or a file RS232 cable or download cradle IR high speed infrared transceiver or standard IrDA infrared The letter displayed on the screen at the right of the Set Download Port line indicates the selected download port RS232 R IR T or IrDA I Default value RS232 Transmission Speed Defines the transmission speed up to 115 200 bps Default value 115 200 bps LCD Backlight Defines the duration of the backlighting Default value 20 seconds Metrologic Data Deletion Defines whether after an upload the data is deleted Manually with a request for
5. via the high speed IR transceiver Check that the IR transceiver is correctly connected Check that the communication settings of the host system match those of the ScanPal 2 Check that the ScanPal 2 is correctly positioned in the IR transceiver read area a distance of 5 cm to 100 cm 2 to 39 and a maximum angle of 30 The keypad doesn t work correctly Turn off the ScanPal 2 and then simultaneously press the and Deys to enter System mode Select the Test KBD option and carry out the keypad key test Metrologic If the problem persists contact Technical Support Metrologic The scanner doesn t work Check that the symbologies of the codes read are enabled Check whether the battery icon indicating the charge state is empty If this is the case change the replaceable batteries or recharge the battery If the problem persists contact Technical Support Metrologic 7 Metrologic references and descriptions Part Number Description Basic ScanPal 2 CCD kit including SCANPAL2CB 1 ScanPal 2 CCD portable terminal CD includes 2 AAA batteries Application Generator 1 RS232 cable User Manual SCANPAL2CE US Advanced ScanPal 2 CCD kit including 1 ScanPal 2 CCD portable terminal CD includes 1 download charger cradle and US power supply Application Generator 1 RS232 cable User Manual 1 rechargeable battery SCANPAL2CE EC Advanced ScanPal 2 CCD kit
6. 2 ideal for inventory stock control document monitoring factory floor management asset tracking warehousing and distribution operations 2 Metrologic General characteristics The basic characteristics of the ScanPal 2 are as follows Electrical characteristics Main battery Backup battery Stand alone operation Environment Humidity operating Humidity storage Temperature operating Temperature storage EMC regulations EMC Electromagnetic compatibility Shock resistance Physical characteristics CPU Dimensions nnen two AAA replaceable batteries or one Ni MH rechargeable battery 3 0 V 7 0 mAh rechargeable lithium battery for the static random access memory SRAM and the calendar over 100 hours and over 50 000 reads CPU in low speed mode and 1 read every 5 seconds non condensing from 10 to 90 non condensing from 5 to 95 from 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F from 30 C to 70 C 22 F to 158 F FCC class A CE and C Tick approved FCC Federal Communications Commission 1 2 m 4 drop on to concrete 145 mm 5 7 L x 63 mm 2 5 W x 33 5 mm 1 3 H 180 g 6 3 oz including batteries dark grey ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene e Toshiba 16 bit CMOS microprocessor Metrologic e Dual clock with low speed mode ca
7. including 1 ScanPal 2 CCD portable terminal CD includes 1 download charger cradle and Euro power supply Application Generator 1 RS232 cable User Manual 1 rechargeable battery 46 46539 Dual Battery Charger 1 NiMH battery and Euro Power Supply 46 46540 Ni MH rechargeable battery pack 46 46541 Keyboard Wedge cable 46 46542 Protective Cover imitation leather 46 46543 IR Transceiver with Euro Power Supply 46 46544 BASIC compiler and license 46 46545 C compiler and license 46 46546 Download Cradle Battery Charger 1 NiMH battery and Euro Power Supply 46 46547 Dual Battery Charger 1 NiMH battery and US Power Supply 46 46548 IR Transceiver with US Power Supply 46 46549 Download Cradle Battery Charger 1 NiMH battery and US Power Supply 46 46550 RS232 Cable
8. a memory SRAM in kilobytes the voltage of the replaceable batteries or the rechargeable battery and the voltage of the backup battery e Download Lookup Downloads a Lookup File containing for example an item database into the ScanPal 2 via the selected download port On the PC under Windows use the application generator or DLookup EXE Note this function is not available if the application loaded does not use a lookup file For further information refer to the application generator user manual Metrologic System Mode Turn off the ScanPal 2 and then simultaneously press the 7 sec and keys to enter System mode System mode offers the following operations SCANPAL 2 System Menu Battery Test Download Version IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS 1 Memory e Size Information Displays the size of the data memory SRAM and the size of the program memory Flash ROM in kilobytes e Initialize Initializes the data memory SRAM Note after an initialization the data contained in the memory is deleted e Test Tests the data memory For a static random access memory SRAM size of 256 KB the test takes around 15 seconds Note after a test the data contained in the memory is deleted 2 Settings e Clock Defines the date and time e Backlit Defines the duration of the backlighting Default value 20 seconds Metrologic e Speed Defines the CPU operating speed Five speeds are avai
9. ber H W Serial HUMID sanders S N Manufacturing date M D Kernel version number KNL Library version number LIB User program eene USR Metrologic Kernel Mode Turn off the ScanPal 2 and then simultaneously press the 7 sec Coen and G __keys to enter System mode next turn off the ScanPal 2 and then simultane SY rk 7 s Co and keys to enter Kernel mode Kernel mode offers the following operations SCANPAL 2 Kernel Menu 1 Program Download 2 Update Kernel 3 Test amp Calibrate 4 Version IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS 1 Program Download Downloads a user program SHX into the ScanPal 2 The download procedure is identical to that described in System mode refer to section 5 3 Download 2 Update Kernel Updates the system kernel Updating the kernel is sometimes necessary in order to improve the system performance or for some other reason This function guarantees that the latest version of the kernel is being used The procedure for updating the kernel KSP2 xxx SHX is identical to that for downloading a user program Be careful after updating the kernel wait until the system has completely restarted before powering down the ScanPal 2 3 Test amp Calibrate This function is intended solely for performing various tests diagnostics and calibrations in the factory Do not use
10. confirmation or Automatically with no request for confirmation Default value Manually Record Prompting Activates Yes or de activates No the display of the record number after confirmation of an entry Default value Yes View Settings Displays the various settings e Browse Data Displays the data collected The and keys allow scrolling in a loop of all the data collected e Delete Data Deletes the last record or all the records collected Reading Test Tests the read performance of the scanner and displays the bar code read its length and its type symbology The symbologies enabled by default are as follows Code 39 Industrial 2 5 Interleaved 2 5 Codabar Code 93 Code 128 UPCE without Addon EAN8 EAN13 UPCA without Addon The other symbologies can be enabled by the application generator e Set Date amp Time Metrologic Defines the date and time Metrologic Download Program Downloads an application ATX created with the application generator into the ScanPal 2 Portable Terminal via the selected download port The letter displayed on the screen at the right of the Download Program line indicates the selected download port RS232 R IR T or IrDA l On the PC under Windows use the application generator or ATX Load EXE For further information refer to the application generator user manual e Memory amp Battery Displays the size of the dat
11. ery An icon representing the battery is permanently displayed on the screen thus making it possible to view the charge state When the battery icon is completely empty the batteries should be replaced or the rechargeable battery recharged Backup Displays the voltage of the backup battery 5 Test e Buzzer Tests the buzzer by means of the emission of different frequencies and durations Press the key to start or stop the test e LCD amp LED Metrologic Tests the LCD screen and the dual colour LED Press the key to start or stop the test Metrologic e KBD Tests the keypad keys Pressing a key displays its value on the screen The D function key must be used in combination with a numeric key 1 to 9 Press the key to stop the test 6 Download e RS232 Downloads a user program SHX into the ScanPal 2 via the RS232 port cable or download cradle On the PC under Windows use DownLoad EXE The speed can go up to 115 200 bps e IR High speed infrared Downloads a user program SHX into the ScanPal2 via the high speed infrared transceiver On the PC under Windows use RLoad EXE The speed can go up to 115 200 bps e IrDA Downloads a user program SHX into the ScanPal 2 via the standard IrDA infrared On the PC under Windows use DownLoad EXE The speed can go up to 115 200 bps 7 Version Displays the following information Hardware version num
12. king it possible to create your own application or program e The application generator Requires prior loading into the Program module of the application interpreter making it possible to run an application created with the application generator For further details see the application generator user manual e The BASIC compiler Requires prior loading into the Program module of the BASIC interpreter making it possible to run a BASIC program The C compiler Metrologic For further information on the development tools contact one of the Metrologic offices Metrologic Instruments Inc Corporate Headquarters Tel 856 228 8100 Fax 856 228 6673 Email info metrologic com Metrologic Instruments GmbH European Middle East amp African Headquarters Tel 49 0 89 890 190 Fax 49 0 89 890 19 200 Email info europe metrologic com Metrologic do Brasil Ltda Brazil only Tel 5511 5505 2396 Fax 5511 5507 2301 Email info br metrologic com Metrologic South America Outside Brazil Tel 5511 5505 6568 Fax 5511 5505 1681 Email info sa metrologic com Metro Suzhou Technologies Co Ltd China Tel 86 512 2572511 Fax 86 512 2571517 Email info cn metrologic com Metrologic Asia PTE Ltd Singapore Tel 65 842 7155 Fax 65 842 7166 Email info sg metrologic com Metrologic Japan Co Ltd Japan Tel 81 03 3839 851 1 Fax 81 03 3839 8519 Email info jp metrologic com Metr
13. lable Speed Consumption F ll neen 39 mA En 22 mA E E 12 mA En 7 mA OTE 5 mA The consumptions are given for normal operation with no scanner reading or data transmission If the full speed mode is not necessary choose the lowest speed in order to save the batteries Default value Full speed e Auto Off Defines the time beyond which power down is automatic when no operation has been performed during this time period If this value is equal to zero the function is de activated Default value 10 minutes e Power On Two possible selections Program Resume which starts the program from the last session used before power down or Program Restart which restarts the program from the beginning Default value Program Resume Key Click Enables or Disables the issuing of a sound when a key is pressed Default value Enable Metrologic 3 Reader Tests the scanner read performance and displays the bar code read its length and a letter identifying the code type symbology The symbologies enabled by default are as follows Symbology Identifier Code 3D ER A Industrial 2 5 D Interleaved 2 5 E Boole G GOOG Ny erb mm H Code 128 Ee l UPCE without Addon J BAND j uu uuu ace Een M The other symbologies must be enabled by programming 4 Battery e Main Displays the voltage of the replaceable batteries or the rechargeable batt
14. ologic 5 Operations Before any operation it is advisable to make sure that the replaceable batteries are new or that the rechargeable battery is correctly charged Operations at the keypad The ScanPal 2 keypad consists of 20 rubber keys and one key for triggering the scanner The functions of the special keys are as follows C Enter Confirms an entry on the keypad Back Space Deletes the characters situated to the left of the cursor Space Inserts the space character 1 Up Moves the cursor upwards CG Down Moves the cursor downwards Alphabetic Numeric toggle Makes it possible to change alternately from the alphabetic entry mode to the numeric entry mode When the terminal is in alphabetic mode a small icon is displayed on the screen and each numeric key can be used to insert one of the three letters written on the key Successive pressing of the key successively displays the three available letters Releasing the key for one second or pressing another key confirms the letter displayed and inserts it Metrologic CIN Function This key cannot be used on its own but in combination with a numeric key 1 to 9 in order to obtain a specific function depending on the program loaded For example pressing simultaneously on D and keys activates the function 1 up to 9 functions Pressing simultaneously on the EN and C r andC keys makes it possible to adjust the screen contrast P
15. pability for saving the batteries for further information on the Speed setting refer to section 5 3 Metrologic Memor VOORIN ae eeen 1 MB Flash ROM flash memory used for saving the program character sets constants etc DN antennen ienie 1 MB SRAM static random access memory Scanner The ScanPal2 is equipped with a CCD scanner The scanners characteristics are as follows ScanPal 2C CCD e Minimum bar widih 0 102 mm 4 mil e Depth of field cect 30 mm 160 mm 1 2 6 3 for 0 33 mm 13 mil codes Field width 124 mm 4 9 160 mm 6 3 Scan LNE zn erdee edad 100 scans second e Ambient light rejection 1200 Lux direct lighting from the sun 2500 Lux fluorescent lighting Screen e FSTN technology LCD graphics screen with a resolution of 128x64 pixels and LED backlighting Keypad e 21 rubber keys consisting of alphanumeric keys arrow keys function keys and a key for triggering the scanner Metrologic Indicator BUZZeI ere need audible indicator programmable from 1 KHz to 4 KHz low power transducer type LED eer eee ere eee dual colour green and red programmable LED Communication Three types of communication are possible standard RS232 infrared and screen keyboard Eege transmission speed up to 115 200 bps EEN eege eege standard 1 0 IrDA or high speed IR transmission
16. ressing simultaneously on the and_ lt keys makes it possible to activate or de activate the screen backlighting ESC Escape Generally makes it possible to exit the current operation Co Power On Off To avoid pressing this key in error the power on off function is activated when the key is held in for around 1 5 seconds Metrologic Program Mode This is the default operating mode when the ScanPal 2 is powered up It depends on the user program loaded into the Program module The application interpreter and its inventory application loaded by default displays the following main menu SCANPAL 2 1 Collect data 2 Upload data w 3 Utilities JUN 16 13 30 00000 jjj IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS The counter located in the bottom right hand corner of the screen displays the number of records collected 1 Collect data Data collection starts after confirmation of the Collect data operation using thee key A new screen displays the following two prompts Item Qty 1 The Item Article prompt expects an item code read by the scanner or entered on the keypad and confirmed key The Qty Quantity prompt offers by default a quantity of 1 which can be modified by entering on the keypad the new quantity desired This is confirmed using the key The data collected are then recorded and the two prompts are displayed again Pressing the key allows a return to the main menu Metrologic 2 Upload data
17. speed up to 115 200 bps distance 5 cm to 100 cm 2 to 39 maximum angle 30 e Keyboard only for data upload Programming language e Application generator under Windows e BASIC e C Ui Accessories Battery charger e Ni MH rechargeable battery e Keyboard wedge cable e Protective case e High speed IR transceiver e Download charger cradle e RS232 cable e Cradle power supply only for the charger function Metrologic For the references and descriptions refer to section 7 3 Hardware configuration Front back and side view 63mm 33 5mm 4 gt rn aA JI LED Indicator Trigger 145mm 0 Vv Lt TP rs222 rem Batey D 2 side view front view back view RS232 and IrDA connection RS 232 amp IrDA connection IrDA connection RS 232 port fey IrDA port IrDA Transceiver 5 100cm ooo ess sss See gooo 23983 0 9 u RS 232 port i RS 232 port AAA Battery 2 V RS 232 connection Metrologic Metrologic 4 Software organization The ScanPal 2 software system consists of three modules e The Kernel module e The System Operating System module e The Program module Kernel Module The Kernel module forms the heart of the system It is extremely secure and always protected by
18. t Kernel Modules srren unda har kb beke k na ee 9 42 System MOON eronder ekeren attesten 9 45 PROG MOOIS etten tene vende dee 11 4 4 Creating your own program ENEE 11 Opera ti nS 5i 4 5 415 5i5 415y45544555x455x41 5a5 nin kan debe n shun k na aana R n Suzan n k n s Vu aana du aaia 13 5 1 Operations at the keypad ene 13 5 2 Program MOOS xcnccicctimesshunet ecient Seite ese eet awe eee ieee 15 5 3 EE 20 54 Kernel MOQ 5 4 5 4545axi a nk kan Geseent 25 55 OVENVIGW EE 27 Troubleshooting GUIDE i iiy ka nanel n aran k naya nek n ana ne RES na AER uN ASO ED ER H U a HAD HEW 28 Metrologic Table of Contents Metrologic reference and descriptions nnnnnnnnenennnnnnennenneeeeenennnnnnnnnennsen 31 1 Metrologic Introduction The ScanPal 2 is a high performance light weight and compact portable terminal designed for daily intensive use It is powered by two AAA replaceable batteries or one Ni MH rechargeable battery and is equipped with a comprehensive set of development tools including a Windows based application generator a BASIC compiler and a C compiler It is provided with an FSTN technology LCD graphics screen with a resolution of 128x64 pixels equipped with backlighting and a contrast control enabling it to be read perfectly whatever the ambient lighting Its CCD scanner and integrated RS 232 and IrDA communication ports make the ScanPal
19. the system Only a failure of the flash memory or incorrect switching off of the power supply during system restart after a kernel update can destroy the kernel The Kernel module guarantees that the user can always download his program even when the operating system has been damaged by the user program The Kernel module allows the following operations to be performed e Program Download Update Kernel e Test amp Calibrate e Version For further information refer to section 5 4 System Module The System module is the operating system It allows the following operations to be performed e Memory Settings e Reader Battery e Test Download e Version Metrologic For further information refer to section 5 3 Metrologic Program Module The Program module operates on top of the System module The user programs are downloaded into this module The user program downloaded into the Program module is started automatically when the ScanPal 2 is powered up The user program pre loaded into the Program module of the ScanPal 2 is the application interpreter making it possible to run an application created with the application generator By default the application loaded is an inventory application allowing the following operations to be performed e Collect data e Upload data e Utilities For further information refer to section 5 2 Creating your own program There are three development tools ma
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