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Page 2: ...es only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Datalogic reserves the right to make modifications and improvements without prior notification Datalogic shall not be...

Page 3: ...15 2 4 2 Prepare Formula to upload Data 18 2 5 Prompt Customization for Chinese Version 20 2 6 Configuring with Bar Codes 23 2 7 Programming Parameters 38 3 READY TO USE APPLICATIONS 42 3 1 Set up th...

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Page 5: ...software is preloaded on the Formula PALPRO Portable Application Library The following softwares must first be installed on a PC through the Formula CD See chapter 3 1 of Formula User s manual Softwar...

Page 6: ...ore information 1 Turn the Formula on by pressing the PWR key The following screen appears Select Font F1 Wide English F2 Normal English F3 Simplified Chinese F4 Traditional Chinese 2 Select the font...

Page 7: ...ding collected data from the Formula to a PC refer to par 3 5 2 2 SETTING UP THE FORMULA You can collect data records on the Formula and send the records later to a host PC The number of data records...

Page 8: ...rong enter the correct date Use two digits each for the month day and year e g 092302 for the Figure above Press ENT to accept the entry With the F1 key you can switch from US date format MM DD YY to...

Page 9: ...ion s title or prompts The password prompt screen appears after entering the date and time from the application s initial startup CAUTION If you lose or forget your password you must reset the Formula...

Page 10: ...ations Library PAL applications into a single convenient program With PALPRO installed on the Formula you can switch from one PAL application to another without installing each application Selecting a...

Page 11: ...e prompt To use the application s current title and prompts select F4 at the prompt in Figure below CHANGE PROMPTS F3 YES F4 NO 2 Enter a name for the application for example FIXED ASSETS followed by...

Page 12: ...ng the Shift key and then the F1 key 2 At the prompt enter the current password or press any function key to return to the menu for the current application ENTER PASSWORD F KEY EXIT 3 When the correct...

Page 13: ...tion menu select F2 ASSET MGMT F2 COLLECT F3 FILE OPTIONS F4 EXIT 2 The first prompt appears on the screen Enter the identification code for the location example WH3E Scan a bar code for the location...

Page 14: ...very location is collected 7 Press the F4 key to return to the first prompt 8 Press the F4 key again to return to the application menu Refer to par 3 5 to upload your data The Formula stores the colle...

Page 15: ...E 2 PROMPTS F3 YES F4 NO 2 Press the F3 key to change the title or prompts that appear on the application s display screens Refer to par Changing Program Titles and Prompts for instructions Otherwise...

Page 16: ...l IDs for all items are collected 5 Press the F4 key to return to the application menu Refer to par 3 5 to upload your data The Formula stores the collected data in a single ASCII text file When uploa...

Page 17: ...IT 4 Enter the number of individual units of the item in inventory 5 The item number and quantity appear together on the third line of the screen separated by a comma and the first prompt reappears on...

Page 18: ...ATIONS number of units of that item Figure 2 9 shows part of a data file uploaded from a Formula that used INVPRO with two prompts to collect data R44 2173 25 R44 2260 12 R44 2278 56 R44 2283 30 R44 2...

Page 19: ...ALPRO FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data PALPRO file to a PC do the steps shown in the following paragraphs 2 4 1 Prepare Host PC Verify that USB RS232 cable is connected and open SysTools Standard...

Page 20: ...PPLICATIONS Select the SETTINGS button to view the following screen configure the settings according to the figure below and press OK Select the NETWORK SETUP button to view the following screen insur...

Page 21: ...FORMULA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE I f you choose COM connection select the following parameters to allow PALPRO to run Baud rate 19200 Data bits 7 Parity Mark 17...

Page 22: ...OK in the Formula Control Properties to return to the main SysTools screen Select CONNECT the Formula will emit a tone Now Systools is ready to receive data from the terminal 2 4 2 Prepare Formula to...

Page 23: ...tatuses STATE BUSY appears while data is being uploaded STATE CONNECTED appears after the data is sent STATE NOT CONNECTED the device is not recognizable check the cables NOTE 1 Click DISCONNECT or re...

Page 24: ...LA SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2 5 PROMPT CUSTOMIZATION FOR CHINESE VERSION To customize the prompts of the Chinese Version of Formula use the two Utility options of Systools Send Customized Label for PAL L...

Page 25: ...e labels Follow these steps Select the available Application option Customize the prompts Select the target file name Press the Save button to save the customized labels in the selected file Select F3...

Page 26: ...A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 22 Launch Systools application and select the Systools Utility option Send Customized Label for PAL Select the file you generated in the Open dialog box When the file is sent t...

Page 27: ...programming the Formula Factory default settings are underlined Predefined Defaults D0 D0EE D1 D1EE D2 D2EE Code 39 ENABLE On 001EE Off 000EE MINIMUM LENGTH 00 0100EE 40 0140EE 10 0110EE 50 0150EE 20...

Page 28: ...APPLICATIONS MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 0210EE 40 0240EE 20 0220EE 50 0250EE 30 0230EE 60 0260EE ENABLE CHECKSUM On 031EE Off 030EE SEND CHECKSUM On 041EE Off 040EE FULL ASCII MODE On 051EE Off 050EE Italian P...

Page 29: ...LIAN PHARMACODE CHECK DIGIT On 071EE Off 070EE SEND ITALIAN PHARMACODE PREFIX On 0F1EE Off 0F0EE Interleaved 2 of 5 ENABLE On 081EE Off 080EE MINIMUM LENGTH 2 0902EE 30 0930EE 6 0906EE 40 0940EE 10 09...

Page 30: ...OFTWARE APPLICATIONS MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 0A10EE 40 0A40EE 20 0A20EE 50 0A50EE 30 0A30EE 60 0A60EE REQUIRED LENGTH no default overrides minumum and maximum settings 2 09020A02EE 4 09040A04EE 6 09060A06EE...

Page 31: ...REFERENCE GUIDE 12 09120A12EE 14 09140A14EE 16 09160A16EE 18 09180A18EE 20 09200A20EE ENABLE CHECKSUM On 0B1EE Off 0B0EE SEND CHECKSUM On 0C1EE Off 0C0EE USE LENGTHS 6 AND 14 ONLY case code On 0D1EE...

Page 32: ...MULA SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Codabar ENABLE On 201EE Off 200EE MINIMUM LENGTH 04 2104EE 40 2140EE 10 2110EE 50 2150EE 20 2120EE 60 2160EE 30 2130EE MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 2210EE 40 2240EE 20 2220EE 50 2250EE...

Page 33: ...EFERENCE GUIDE SEND STOP START On 231EE Off 230EE Code 93 ENABLE On 2C1EE Off 2C0EE MINIMUM LENGTH 2 2D02EE 30 2D30EE 10 2D10EE 40 2D40EE 20 2D20EE 50 2D50EE MAXIMUM LENGTH 2 2E02EE 30 2E30EE 10 2E10E...

Page 34: ...N WITH FORMULA SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 20 2E20EE 50 2E50EE UPC A ENABLE UPC A On 301EE Off 300EE SEND SYSTEM DIGIT On 311EE Off 310EE SEND CHECK DIGIT On 321EE Off 320EE CONVERT UPC A TO EAN 13 On 331EE...

Page 35: ...EFERENCE GUIDE UPC E USE SYSTEM DIGIT 0 On 341EE Off 340EE USE SYSTEM DIGIT 1 On 351EE Off 350EE CONVERT UPC E TO UPC A On 361EE Off 360EE SEND SYSTEM DIGIT On 371EE Off 370EE SEND CHECK DIGIT On 381E...

Page 36: ...E EAN 8 JAN 8 On 391EE Off 390EE ENABLE EAN 13 JAN 13 On 3A1EE Off 3A0EE ENABLE EAN 13 TO ISBN On 3B1EE Off 3B0EE SEND CHECK DIGIT On 3F1EE Off 3F0EE UPC EAN JAN Extensions ALLOW 2 DIGIT EXTENSIONS On...

Page 37: ...FORMULA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE REQUIRE EXTENSIONS On 3E1EE Off 3E0EE Code 128 ENABLE On 401EE Off 400EE MINIMUM LENGTH 2 4102EE 40 4140EE 10 4110EE 50 4150EE 20 4120EE 60 4160EE 30 4130EE 33...

Page 38: ...FTWARE APPLICATIONS MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 4210EE 40 4240EE 20 4220EE 50 4250EE 30 4230EE 60 4260EE ENABLE UCC128 On 431EE Off 430EE GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional ENABLE On 101EE Off 100EE GS1 DataBar Limite...

Page 39: ...REFERENCE GUIDE GS1 DataBar Expanded ENABLE On 121EE Off 120EE MINIMUM LENGTH 1 1301EE 10 1310EE 20 1320EE 40 1340EE 60 1360EE 74 1374EE MAXIMUM LENGTH 1 1401EE 10 1410EE 20 1420EE 40 1440EE 60 1460EE...

Page 40: ...Other Controls AUTO OFF in minutes Off B200EE 2 B202EE 5 B205EE 10 B210EE BACKLIGHT DURATION in seconds On E200EE 30 E230EE 10 E210EE 60 E260EE BEEPER VOLUME On BC07EE Off BC00EE Clock and Calendar T...

Page 41: ...FORMULA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 12 Hour D80EE 24 Hour D81EE DATE FORMAT U S D90EE Int D91EE 37...

Page 42: ...OFF and sets all minimum and maximum lengths to zero D1 Turns every ON OFF parameter ON sets all minimum lengths as low as possible and sets all maximum lengths as high as possible see the table belo...

Page 43: ...06 On Off On or Off On Off Send check digit 07 On Off On or Off On On Send prefix 0F On Off On or Off On Off Interleaved 2 of 5 Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off Enable 08 On Off On or Off On On Minimum le...

Page 44: ...Convert UPC E to UPC A 36 On Off On or Off On Off Send system digit 37 On Off On or Off On Off Send check digit 38 On Off On or Off On Off European Article Numbering EAN Japan Article Numbering JAN E...

Page 45: ...olume BC Value 00 Off 01 low 07 high 08 One level higher 09 One level lower 07 07 Contrast LCD E3 Value 01 low 63 high 16 16 Date format D9 On Off On International Off U S Off Off Error tone BD Value...

Page 46: ...ng LED light displays a GREEN status refer to Formula User s manual for further details The Formula Terminal must first be REFLASHED via the following sequence Press and hold the POWER button then pre...

Page 47: ...bled by selecting Utility Menu Set SysTools Mode Select Utility Menu Send Application and browse to the Enhanced Mode M2 application file setting type file as Multibank h00 C Program Files Datalogic F...

Page 48: ...be sent automatically After it is successfully transmitted the following message window will be displayed on the screen The Formula LCD screen should now display the following information Cable Plugge...

Page 49: ...UIDE 3 3 CONFIGURING READY TO USE APPLICATIONS THROUGH SYSTOOLS Once the ready to use application has been downloaded to the terminal both the data collection parameters and the application parameters...

Page 50: ...lect the NETWORK SETUP button to view the following screen insure the Connection Type is set to USB I f you choose COM connection select the following parameters to allow PALPRO to run Baud rate 19200...

Page 51: ...ill be uploaded to on the PC Default symbology setting is Code 39 OPTION 1 Select the BARCODE TYPE button to enable other symbology types before sending it to the terminal OPTION 2 Use the Ready to Us...

Page 52: ...READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select OK in the Formula Control Properties to return to the main SysTools screen The Formula is now associated with the SysTools software program 48...

Page 53: ...ware program a custom configuration file prg can be sent Refer to SysTools User s manual for further details Select FILE NEW in order to create a custom configuration for your needs In the example bel...

Page 54: ...ters to the following settings NOTE the program name can be changed The number of maximum records are now set to 500 Select the FIELDS tab to view the following screen Our program will use CODE as a p...

Page 55: ...IELD for a new input NUMBER 2 2 indicates the number of the fields created click on the forward or the back arrow to move between the field screens Once all the parameters has been entered insure the...

Page 56: ...will display The Formula is now ready for use Collect data using the installed CODE and QUANTITY two prompts program NOTE For barcode programming options refer to the program document titled Ready to...

Page 57: ...IDE 3 5 UPLOADING COLLECTED DAT FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data dat file to a PC do the following steps Verify that USB cable is connected and open SysTools Standard Enhanced mode to view the fol...

Page 58: ...a tone STATE BUSY appears while data is being uploaded STATE CONNECTED appears after the data is sent NOTE 1 Click DISCONNECT P to end the data transfer session NOTE 2 The collected dat file data wil...

Page 59: ...e Formula will display the following information indicating it is in receive mode via serial communications BOOTSTRAP LOADER WaitDownload Ser Insert the terminal into the cradle and connect it to any...

Page 60: ...ere the default Example applications are installed C INSTALLATION FOLDER Datalogic Formula Software Tools EasyGen Examples English Example Default Programs are EXAMPLE 1 CODE QUANTITY EXAMPLE 2 EAN128...

Page 61: ...FORMULA QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE For this example we will install the EXAMPLE 2 EAN128 3 FIELDS application app file 57...

Page 62: ...ure that Formula is the selected terminal type The program steps are also displayed Remove the Formula from the cradle it will display Interpreter for EASYGEN Rel 2 1 Press ENTER on the Formula it wil...

Page 63: ...ng parameters Select OK To send the program select the button or the File Send menu to display the following screen Select OK insure the comport of choice is selected An UPLOADING PLEASE WAIT screen w...

Page 64: ...AT FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data dat file to a PC do the following steps Open SysTools and set EasyGen mode to view the following main menu screen Select the NETWORK SETUP button and insure the...

Page 65: ...mit a tone STATE BUSY appears while data is being uploaded STATE CONNECTED appears after the data is sent NOTE 1 Click DISCONNECT to end the data transfer session NOTE 2 The collected dat file data wi...

Page 66: ...nt toolkit to develop applications with the 8051 compiler A set of work demo examples are available on the CD for each main communication feature See Sw Dev Toolkits Developer s Manual READY TO USE AP...

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