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Technical

 

Training

 

Guide

 

F)

 

View

 

and

 

Configure

 

from

 

a

 

Remote

 

Computer

 

F)

 

View

 

and

 

Configure

 

from

 

a

 

Remote

 

Computer

 

Once

 

configured

 

and

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

network,

 

Windows

 

Remote

 

Desktop

 

can

 

be

 

used

 

on

 

a

 

stationary

 

or

 

mobile

 

computer

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

network

 

to

 

log

 

on

 

to

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

for

 

troubleshooting

 

or

 

configuration

 

changes.

  

Enter

 

the

 

IP

 

Address

 

assigned

 

to

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

into

 

the

 

Computer

 

Text

 

Box

 

and

 

left

 

click

 

Connect

 

(See

 

Figure

 

23).

  

Enter

 

trtguest

 

as

 

User

 

Name

 

and

 

leave

 

the

 

Password

 

blank.

  

When

 

finished

 

working

 

on

 

Rockbox,

 

DO

 

NOT

 

Log

 

Off

 

or

 

Shutdown

 

the

 

Rockbox.

  

Left

 

click

 

Start

 

and

 

left

 

click

 

Disconnect

 

(See

 

Figure

 

24).

  

Logging

 

off

 

or

 

shutting

 

down

 

Rockbox

 

will

 

prevent

 

SPS

100

 

from

 

functioning.

 

Once

 

configured

 

and

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

network,

 

Windows

 

Remote

 

Desktop

 

can

 

be

 

used

 

on

 

a

 

stationary

 

or

 

mobile

 

computer

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

network

 

to

 

log

 

on

 

to

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

for

 

troubleshooting

 

or

 

configuration

 

changes.

  

Enter

 

the

 

IP

 

Address

 

assigned

 

to

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

into

 

the

 

Computer

 

Text

 

Box

 

and

 

left

 

click

 

Connect

 

(See

 

Figure

 

23).

  

Enter

 

trtguest

 

as

 

User

 

Name

 

and

 

leave

 

the

 

Password

 

blank.

  

When

 

finished

 

working

 

on

 

Rockbox,

 

DO

 

NOT

 

Log

 

Off

 

or

 

Shutdown

 

the

 

Rockbox.

  

Left

 

click

 

Start

 

and

 

left

 

click

 

Disconnect

 

(See

 

Figure

 

24).

  

Logging

 

off

 

or

 

shutting

 

down

 

Rockbox

 

will

 

prevent

 

SPS

100

 

from

 

functioning.

 

  

Figure

 

23

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

User

 

Name:

 

trtguest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User

 

Name:

 

trtguest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password:

 

[blank]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password:

 

[blank]

 

  
  
  
  
  
  

Figure

 

24

 

  
  
  
  
  
  

Once

 

a

 

Rockbox

 

is

 

initially

 

configured

 

and

 

up

 

and

 

running

 

it

 

is

 

usually

 

unnecessary

 

to

 

remote

 

into

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

desktop.

  

Configuration

 

changes

 

will

 

most

 

likely

 

be

 

related

 

to

 

addition,

 

modification,

 

and

 

deletion

 

of

 

label

 

templates

 

and

 

labels.

  

Studio

 

is

 

a

 

stand

alone

 

application

 

that

 

was

 

intended

 

to

 

run

 

on

 

not

 

only

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

but

 

on

 

any

 

computer

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

network.

  

The

 

SPS100_Studio.exe

 

is

 

located

 

in

 

the

 

C:\Rockware

 

directory.

  

It

 

can

 

be

 

copied

 

and

 

pasted

 

onto

 

other

 

computers

 

to

 

allow

 

Studio

 

to

 

be

 

accessed

 

without

 

having

 

to

 

remote

 

into

 

the

 

Rockbox.

  

The

 

computer

 

must

 

be

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

same

 

network

 

as

 

the

 

Rockbox.

  

The

 

first

 

time

 

Studio

 

opens

 

in

 

a

 

new

 

location

 

the

 

user

 

will

 

be

 

asked

 

to

 

set

 

the

 

IP

 

Address

 

in

 

a

 

Red

 

Box

 

labeled

 

Server

 

IP

 

Address

 

(See

 

Figure

 

25).

  

Enter

 

the

 

IP

 

Address

 

of

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

and

 

left

 

click

 

the

 

SAVE

 

button.

  

This

 

only

 

needs

 

to

 

be

 

done

 

one

 

time.

  

See

 

Section

 

D)Studio

Once

 

a

 

Rockbox

 

is

 

initially

 

configured

 

and

 

up

 

and

 

running

 

it

 

is

 

usually

 

unnecessary

 

to

 

remote

 

into

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

desktop.

  

Configuration

 

changes

 

will

 

most

 

likely

 

be

 

related

 

to

 

addition,

 

modification,

 

and

 

deletion

 

of

 

label

 

templates

 

and

 

labels.

  

Studio

 

is

 

a

 

stand

alone

 

application

 

that

 

was

 

intended

 

to

 

run

 

on

 

not

 

only

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

but

 

on

 

any

 

computer

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

network.

  

The

 

SPS100_Studio.exe

 

is

 

located

 

in

 

the

 

C:\Rockware

 

directory.

  

It

 

can

 

be

 

copied

 

and

 

pasted

 

onto

 

other

 

computers

 

to

 

allow

 

Studio

 

to

 

be

 

accessed

 

without

 

having

 

to

 

remote

 

into

 

the

 

Rockbox.

  

The

 

computer

 

must

 

be

 

connected

 

to

 

the

 

same

 

network

 

as

 

the

 

Rockbox.

  

The

 

first

 

time

 

Studio

 

opens

 

in

 

a

 

new

 

location

 

the

 

user

 

will

 

be

 

asked

 

to

 

set

 

the

 

IP

 

Address

 

in

 

a

 

Red

 

Box

 

labeled

 

Server

 

IP

 

Address

 

(See

 

Figure

 

25).

  

Enter

 

the

 

IP

 

Address

 

of

 

the

 

Rockbox

 

and

 

left

 

click

 

the

 

SAVE

 

button.

  

This

 

only

 

needs

 

to

 

be

 

done

 

one

 

time.

  

See

 

Section

 

D)Studio

 

for

 

instructions

 

on

 

how

 

to

 

use

 

Studio

 

for

 

creating

 

and

 

modifying

 

templates

 

and

 

labels.

 

F

 

igure

 

25

 

re

 

25

 

 

ROCKBOX

 

IP

 

Address

SAVE

 

IP

 

Address

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Summary of Contents for Rockbox SPS-100

Page 1: ...rial Print Server TECHNICAL TRAINING GUIDE Overview 2 A Configuration 3 B Installation 6 C Mission Control 7 D Studio 9 E Print On Demand 12 F View and Configure from a Remote Computer 13 G System Bac...

Page 2: ...PLC and the Rockbox are connected to Studio Refers to the application intended for label and template creation and modification The executable file for this application is SPS100_Studio and is stored...

Page 3: ...4 Configure OPC Server software KepserverEx to allow reading of print trigger bit and label number register from PLC o Double click KepserverEx shortcut on desktop See Figure 5 o A preconfigured Keps...

Page 4: ...Functions o Left Click on Mission Control tab in task bar See Figure 9 Click on Settings Button in Mission Control See Figure 10 Figure 10 Figure 9 o Enter Password sps is default See Figure 11 Make m...

Page 5: ...Default is sps Comport Setting Make sure Printer dip switches match SPS 100 settings for each Channel Channel ID that can be used to identify what Channel was used to print each specific label Normall...

Page 6: ...e corresponding COM number labels to identify which Comport each USB port connects to See Figure 14a Connect serial cables from corresponding printers to applicable USB to RS 232 Serial converters See...

Page 7: ...Control is running or not Green Running text displays when PLC scanning is occurring and red Stopped text displays when PLC scanning is not occurring Left click the Stop Button to stop PLC scanning a...

Page 8: ...nance text boxes If there is an error there will be a red Error message in the Error text box Errors usually are a result of database backup locations being set to directories that don t exist The Bac...

Page 9: ...d Modify Delete Templates Figure 19 Select Label to modify delete or view PLC Label Register value Label Name for Identification Label Preview using Template and Dynamic Text values Choose whether to...

Page 10: ...ded to identify which Channel printed each specific label in multi channel systems Placing TIMESTAMP replaces TIMESTAMP with the current Time Stamp of the Rockbox when each label is printed The Rockbo...

Page 11: ...Stamp insertion Printer specific formatting instructions Error Log To view all recorded system errors view left click the Error Log Button See Figure 19 Some common errors that will get recorded in th...

Page 12: ...n be printed on any of the four available channels that are connected to a printer This is a good way to test label formatting prior to running live It also is a good way to ensure Channel COM configu...

Page 13: ...dification and deletion of label templates and labels Studio is a stand alone application that was intended to run on not only the Rockbox but on any computer connected to the network The SPS100_Studi...

Page 14: ...backup file in the input box and click OK See Figure 26 The default backup file will be the Back Up File listed in Settings Backing up to this file will overwrite the existing backup file saving the...

Page 15: ...another Communication Related Error 5 Reset and recheck IP Addresses along with the functionality of any network switches across the network if Ping checks are not successful Kepserver Channel or Devi...

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