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Chapter 10:
Creating a Custom Program
You can create a program in the TriCoder to prompt the operator for anything. You can tell the operator what to do next, notify them
of errors, date and time stamp the data or review and edit previous data. The TriCoder has room for 4 programs; program #0 is fixed
and cannot be changed or deleted, program #1 is editable and prompts for item and quantity, program #2 is based on Program #0 but
with some editing allowed and #3 is not pre-set and can be programmed by the user as desired.
Programs are constructed of statements, with each program capable of containing up to 97 statements. Statements determine what
happens at each step of the program - one statement might prompt the user to enter data, another statement may add a date stamp.
Statements in turn are constructed of fields, each one determining certain properties of the statement.
Programs can be created on the TriCoder itself or created on your computer (if you have Windows) and downloaded to the TriCoder
via Serial or USB. The remainder of this chapter is directed towards programming the TriCoder itself; if after completing this chapter
you decide you want to create programs on your PC, go to
Chapter 11:
Creating TriCoder programs on your Windows
PC
for details.
We have provided a form to help you chart out programs before they are entered into the TriCoder
. TriCoder Coding Forms
can be
found at the very back of the manual. We will also use sections of the
TriCoder Coding Form
to illustrate coding of certain features.
You may find it helpful to have a
TriCoder Coding Form
in front of you while using this section of the manual.
Using KwikInventory™...
If you are using the
KwikInventory
program, do NOT program your TriCoder according to the instructions here. The
KwikInventory
program itself will generate your program and download it to your TriCoder. See the
KwikInventory
help files and manual for more
information.
Program Statements
The following information is provided in the order in which it is referenced in the TriCoder when creating a program. To create a
program in the TriCoder, the first thing that has to happen is to get the TriCoder into
PROGRAMMING
mode. After turning on the
TriCoder you will see the following screen:
Press
4
at the
MAIN MENU (
opening screen), then when prompted enter the password
WDTRI
to get to the Programming Menu.
Entering the password incorrectly generates the message:
INVALID PASSWORD
HIT ANY KEY
Entering the password incorrectly 2 times generates the same message, but when you hit a key you will return to the opening screen.
If you have entered the password correctly, you see the
PROGRAMING MODE
menu:
PROGRAMMING MODE
PROGRAM #1 ------------------------- 1
PROGRAM #2 ------------------------- 2
PROGRAM #3 ------------------------- 3
MULTI PROGRAM MODE ---
OFF
4
DONE/EXIT ----------------------------- 0
PLEASE SELECT OPTION: _
