Special keys .................................................................................................... 69
Escape key, enter key and scroll keys............................................................ 70
Operating states ...................................................................................................... 71
Operating system.................................................................................72
Pre-installed on the hard drive/Compact Flash ....................................................... 72
Installing on the hard drive/Compact Flash............................................................. 73
Operating systems supplied on CD-ROM....................................................... 73
Operating system images................................................................................ 74
Operating systems on floppy disk ...................................................................74
Special features of the operating systems ..............................................................75
MS-DOS ..........................................................................................................75
Windows XP Embedded.................................................................................. 75
Linux................................................................................................................ 75
Software applications ......................................................................76
Displaying the configuration of the DLoG MPC 6................................................76
Fine tuning the operating system parameters..................................................... 76
Environment controller settings........................................................................... 77
Serial ports........................................................................................79
Resources ........................................................................................................... 79
COM1 options...................................................................................................... 79
COM1 as a power supply .................................................................................... 79
COM2 options...................................................................................................... 80
COM2 as electrically-isolated RS-422/485 ......................................................... 80
Drivers ................................................................................................................. 81
RS-232 operation ........................................................................................ 81
RS-4xx operation......................................................................................... 81
Serial port printers ............................................................................................... 81
Serial port barcode scanners .............................................................................. 82
Tips & tricks................................................................................................. 83