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NEO 2 Interface Developer’s Guide
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Four core language options are built in. Some of these are font-based; the others are
ideogram-based. The ideogram language options are stored in flash as bitmaps. The other
languages use fonts that have been stored in flash.
For example, an English message is composed of multiple small bitmaps that represent
different characters (for example, a “Thank You” message is 8 bitmaps displayed together).
The ideogram messages are (usually) a single bitmap (for example, the Chinese “Thank You”
message is a single bitmap displayed on the screen). See
Appendix A.7 Preparing Bitmaps for
for instructions on working with bitmaps.
Each reader keeps four “core” languages in its firmware. This ensures that the reader can be
used in virtually any geographical area “as is”. A core language may NOT be modified or
deleted by customer/third party actions. They always exist and are always available for use.
At present, there are four (4) Core Languages available:
•
English (U.S., fonts)
•
French (fonts)
•
Chinese (ideograms)
•
E Chinese (fonts & ideograms)
See
(04-00) for information on how to set a language preference.
8.9.1.
Other Languages
In addition to the Core Languages, a fifth language called “Other Language” is available. This is
a slot in
flash memory
that can contain all the message bitmaps for a language.
Because this Other Language is stored in the ideogram bitmap format, it eliminates the need
for fonts and other requirements for this language. The Other Language only needs a unique
record for each distinct message it must display.
At present there are twenty-two (22) predefined message types that can be displayed.
Note:
Each time you configure the reader for ILM, you must download messages for all 22
indices in consecutive order. You cannot change individual messages.