Wasp WDT2200 Operation Manual

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    Page 1 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Wdt2200 operation guide v1.0

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    Page 2 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Chapter 1. Introduction........................................................................................................................3 1.1 p rogramming ..........................................

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    Page 3 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Chapter 1. Introduction the wdt2200 is a programmable and flexible data collection device that can be utilized in a variety of data acquisition applications. It can be used as a portable data entry dev...

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    Page 4 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. The intelligence level of the terminal is determined by the configuration of the formcaching application or the downloaded program generated by appgen or supported language compiler. Once the program h...

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    Page 5 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 1.2.3 serial port subsystem the wdt2200 terminal has an rs-232 serial port for data communication. The communication subsystem consists of point-to-point protocol for general processing and multi-point...

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    Page 7 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Com manager the com manager controls the communication link between the wdt2200 and the host through a rs232 serial port. Loader the function of the loader is identical to that of the msdos loader exce...

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    Page 8 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Once the initialization procedure has been completed, exec checks if a supervisor menu has been requested. The supervisor menu can be requested if the operator holds down both [cmd] and [ ] keys while ...

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    Page 9 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Chapter 3. Operating modes 3.1 keyboard modes --- using the wdt2200’s keyboard the keypad of the wdt2200 consists of 27 rubber keys, the power key is used to switch on/off the unit and other 26 keys ar...

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    Page 10 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 3.1.1 normal mode keyboard of the wdt2200 is initialized to normal mode after powered on. In normal mode, the cursor is a block sign and the keyboard is mainly used to input numeric data and use f1-f4...

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    Page 11 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 3.2 wdt2200 modes of operation there are three modes of operation in the wdt2200: a. Ready mode b. User mode c. Supervisor mode 3.2.1 ready mode the ready mode is the default operating mode. In the re...

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    Page 12 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. User mode commands: command usage run runs the selected executable program ter terminal emulation mode or formcaching operation com kermit server mode dir display ram disk file directory era delete a ...

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    Page 13 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Will always be displayed on the lcd screen. Host control commands, which have a special command header (esc), will not be displayed on the lcd. The host commands are interpreted by the wdt2200 as they...

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    Page 14 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 3.2.2.4 dir the dir command shows the ram disk directory with the following information: the list of file names stored in the ram disk. The amount of memory assigned to executable programs (execution ...

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    Page 15 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 3.2.2.8 set the set command allows the user to set system date-time, select type of bar code scanner, assign laser module scanning method, enable double verification and specify whether to enable the ...

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    Page 16 of 41 ______________________________________________________ © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 3.2.2.8.3 display enable/disable whether to show the power-on logo. Power-on logo enabled is the default setting. 3.2.2.8.4 keypad: setup up-case and low-case alpha character input user can define upp...

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    Page 17 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 3.2.3 supervisor mode the wdt2200 supervisor mode allows the user to configure and validate the wdt2200 hardware. To switch the wdt2200 to the supervisor mode of operation do the following: 1. Turn off the wdt2200. 2. Press and hold down the [cmd] and [ ]...

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    Page 18 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 2.Serial the wdt2200 supports one rs232 port on a flat 12-pin connector. Data can be downloaded to and uploaded from the wdt2200 via the serial data communication port. The communication parameters must be set correctly in order to send/receive data via t...

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    Page 19 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Send/no-send leading digit (send) send/no-send check digit (send) upc-e enable/disable decoding (on) send/no-send leading digit (send) send/no-send check digit (send) enable/disable zero-expansion (off) ean-13 enable/disable decoding (on) send/no-send lea...

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    Page 20 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Online use the [ ] key to toggle between remote and local, then hit [ent] to make the selection. Remote the wdt2200 will output data gathered from the bar code port or keypad to its rs-232 port. Local the wdt2200 does not transmit gathered data to its rs2...

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    Page 21 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. To reallocate memory, go to the supervisor mode screen and press 3 (3.M_size) to setup the execution program area size, key in the new memory size then press [ent]. You can allocate available ram between the execution program and ram disk area. The size o...

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    Page 22 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Formcaching specification data field definition: maximum field number=8 category range description 1 field prompt max.16 characters set field prompting 2 min/max data length 1-48 set minimum field length and maximum field length 3 data type 1.Numeric 2.Al...

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    Page 23 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Wdt2200 formcaching defaults the wdt2200 enables formcaching. By default, the following settings apply: data field definition: field number=2 category setting field #1 field prompt item: data length 32 data type alphanum device type both field #2 field pr...

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    Page 24 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Power on active stand power failure shut down by press [pwr] wait on keyin/scan key in bar code scan rs232 input press [pwr] (switch off) press [pwr] program running nmi (switch off) (switch on) auto-off timeout or call int 22h ♦ active all system hardwar...

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    Page 25 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 3.2.3.7 initialization the user can command the wdt2200 to execute a cold start that will clear all data stored in the ram disk and configure the terminal to default values. Make sure your data has been backed up to a host/pc before performing this functi...

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    Page 26 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Warning : before doing any system initialization, please make sure that you have already backed up / uploaded all data files stored in the wdt2200 to your host/pc. 3.2.3.8 diagnostics 1. The wdt2200 has a built-in diagnostics program to test the terminal'...

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    Page 27 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 5. Rtc current time/date is displayed. Verify. Press any key to return to the diagnostics menu. 6. Scanner connect a bar code scanner to test bar code input by scanning bar code labels. Press any key to return to the diagnostics menu. 7. Ram backup follow...

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    Page 28 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. Chapter 4. Hardware overview 4.1 introduction the wdt2200 is a handheld data terminal that has an integrated laser-scanning module or clip- on pen module for bar code reading. A rechargeable li-ion battery pack powers the wdt2200. A cr2032 lithium button ...

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    Page 29 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 4.2 features • 16-bit microprocessor, 16mhz clock • real time clock integrated circuit (ic) • 2.5mb cmos (ram) memory. • 26 alphanumeric rubber keys with 1 scanner trigger switch • 128x64 pixel graphic backlit lcd with selection between 16-column by 4-lin...

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    Page 30 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 4.3.3 wdt2200 charging/communication cradle an optional charging/communication cradle (docking station), gives users a convenient environment for daily use of the wdt2200. The cradle has provisions for a quick charge circuit to fully charge the main li-io...

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    Page 31 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 5 communication installation the rs-232 port of the wdt2200 can communicate with the serial port of a host computer. There are two ways to carry out communication sessions: (1) local : directly connect to the serial port of your computer system. 5.1.1 loc...

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    Page 32 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 5.1.2 remote connection: the remote connection of the wdt2200 is established by linking a pair of modems through the telephone line. Once your wdt2200 has been connected with a modem to a telephone line, you can dial from the wdt2200 to a remote host comp...

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    Page 33 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 5.3 downloading and uploading the wdt2200 supports the multi protocol and esc commands for serial data communication. Once the wdt2200 and pc are physically connected, a data communication processing will be established when a program running on the pc se...

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    Page 34 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 5.3.1 downloading an appgen pro application from host to wdt2200 this function downloads an existing appgen application from the host to the wdt2200. On the wdt2200: • connect the rs-232 port of the wdt2200 to the com port of your pc by a null modem cable...

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    Page 35 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 5.3.3 downloading a file from host to wdt2200 using the kermit server this function downloads a file from host to the wdt2200. On the wdt2200: • connect the rs-232 port of the wdt2200 to the com port of your pc via a null modem cable. • press the power ke...

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    Page 36 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 5.3.4 uploading files from wdt2200 to host using the kermit server having collected the data into the wdt2200, the user can upload one or more collected data forms to your pc. On the wdt2200: • connect the rs-232 port of the wdt2200 to the com port of you...

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    Page 37 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 6 troubleshooting 1. If the low-power icon indicator of the main battery is shown on the lcd screen: charge the battery pack for 2~3 hours. 2. If can not power up the wdt2200 after pressing power key: • charge the battery pack for 2~3 hours. 3. If you can...

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    Page 38 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 8. If encounter any other abnormal symptoms: caution : the following process will clear all data in the wdt2200 ram disk memory) reset (cold start) the wdt2200, press [cmd], [ ] and the power key simultaneously, press [3] in “start menu” press enter. See ...

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    Page 39 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 7 power sources a rechargeable li-ion battery provides the main power source. A lithium button cell battery is used to back up the system’s real time clock and content in the ram memory when the main power source is not available. Note. When using the wdt...

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    Page 40 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 7.3 main/backup battery replacement and installation main battery 1. Make sure the unit is turned off. 2. Turn the unit face down. Turn the locking screw counterclockwise ¼ turn. 3. Remove the main battery pack from the battery compartment. Do not disturb...

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    Page 41 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 7.4 main power battery charging with ac/dc adaptor (regular/normal charge) when the pdt shows the “main battery low” message or icon, the battery pack in the wdt2200 needs to be recharged. Plug one end of an ac-9vdc/1amp power adapter into the dc-jack of ...

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    Page 42 of 41 © 2003 wasp technologies, inc. 7.6 main battery storage & safety precautions charging considerations it is important to consider the surrounding temperature whenever you are charging the li-ion battery pack. The process is most efficient at normal room temperature or slightly cooler. I...