Advanced Topics
5000 Mobile Terminal Product Guide (5000-REV2.21)
Chapter 7-61
Chapter 7 : Advanced Topics
This chapter explains how to utilize current advanced procedures for maintaining or upgrading the
5000 Mobile Terminal (MT) unit.
The advanced topics included in this chapter are:
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Host Color/Touch Options
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Designing a custom keyboard
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Using a PC Keyboard
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Using the Touch Console Window
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Connecting a Console Device
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Downloading Images to Flash Memory
HOST COLOR/TOUCH OPTIONS
Color/touch capability is available for any MT units in a WRDN. This capability can also be made
available at the host application level. Terminal operators can use the color/touch functionality and
have those functions recognized by the host computer application.
When the terminal operator touches within a Session window, information is sent back to the host
application which defines the exact location of the touch. Normally the host application does not act on
this information because it is not aware of what this information is. With modifications to the host
application, this information can be recognized and acted upon. For example, a menu text list of
choices could be presented in a Session window. The operator could touch a particular item that would
cause a cursor location to be sent back to the host application. The host would recognize the cursor
location as being associated with the menu choice and act on this information with an appropriate reply
to the user.
Color or special display attributes can be implemented by having the host application modify the data
stream going to the terminal with the appropriate information. The terminal is capable of assigning
color or special field attributes to the different fields sent from the host. For example, read only text
fields can be assigned a specific color, whereas the data input fields can be assigned a reverse color.
The extent of host application modification per Session window will depend upon the specific
requirements regarding the extent of color/touch implementation.
DESIGNING A CUSTOM KEYBOARD
One of the unique features of the MT is the ability to design and add custom keyboards. These can be
designed at the commissioning stage and copied (cloned) to all MT’s on the network. These keyboards
