Intermec DCS 300, User Manual, Page: 162 / 452

DCS 300 User’s Manual
6-4
About the Data Collection Browser
The Data Collection Browser (dcBrowser) provides an HTML application development
environment for Intermec data collection devices.
Using dcBrowser has many advantages:
•
You can simplify application development by using state-of-the-art tools.
•
You can leverage access to legacy information through existing HTML applications
for your PC. You only need to develop new Web pages for the devices.
•
You can use the same application for all your data collection devices since the
dcBrowser can reformat Web pages for different screen sizes.
•
You can easily upgrade your applications since they reside in a central location on
the Web server.
•
You have reduced support costs. Since the devices get a Web page from the Web
server each time they are turned on, the devices are not running a client application
that has to be upgraded.
•
You reduce project risk by using Web-based middleware servers. That is, you can
deploy a data collection network and retain the flexibility to change the back-end
system.
•
You use less bandwidth in your data collection network since the data collection
devices only provide the user interface and the Web server provides all of the
computational power. And, the DCS 300 sends data to and receives data from the
devices in a compressed data format.
You create applications using standard Web technology software tools. These
applications reside on a Web server. The dcBrowser gateway converts standard Web
(HTML v3.2 syntax) pages received from Web servers into condensed ASCII and sends
them to the dcBrowser client running on the device. Refer to the illustration and
explanation on the next page.