Technical
Training
Guide
Overview
The
SPS
‐
100
Serial
Server
is
a
combination
of
industrial
hardware
and
software
to
provide
dynamic
bar
code
label
printing
that
can
be
triggered
by
an
in
‐
process
PLC
(Programmable
Logic
Controller).
This
guide
is
intended
to
aid
in
configuration,
installation,
label
design,
and
troubleshooting
of
the
Rockbox.
The
SPS
‐
100
is
powered
by
110
VAC
and
is
equipped
to
handle
up
to
4
independent
industrial
printers
via
RS
‐
232
Serial
interface.
This
guide
is
intended
to
aid
in
the
configuration,
installation,
label
design,
and
troubleshooting
of
the
Rockbox.
Below
lists
terminology
and
definitions
used
throughout
this
guide.
Term
Definition
Rockbox
Refers
to
the
SPS
‐
100
hardware
and
overall
system.
PLC
Refers
to
the
PLC
providing
the
trigger
bit
and
label
number
register.
Network
Refers
to
the
common
Ethernet
network
the
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
in
the
C:\Rockware
directory
of
the
Rockbox.
Mission
Control
Refers
to
the
application
intended
for
reading
values
from
PLC
and
for
printing
labels
automatically
and
manually.
The
executable
file
for
this
application
is
SerialPrint.exe
and
is
stored
in
the
C:\Rockware
directory
of
the
Rockbox.
Remote
Computer
Refers
to
a
desktop
or
laptop
computer
that
is
permanently
or
temporarily
connected
to
the
Network
and
connects
to
Rockbox
via
Remote
Desktop
and
the
Studio
application.
Magic.Stick
USB
Flash
Drive
used
for
system
file
backup
Database
MS
SQL
Server
Express
database
used
for
storing
configuration
setting
and
label
formatting.
Back
‐
up
Files
(.bak)
are
used
to
backup
and
restore
data.
See
Network
diagram
below
for
general
system
layout.
Revision
1.0
‐
2
of
15
Remote
Computer
USB
to
RS232
Converter
(One
Per
Channel)
PLC
Network
Rockbox
Industrial
Printer
