Intermec Trakker Antares 2460 User manual

Trakker Antares®

246X Stationary

Terminal

User's Manual

Intermec Technologies Corporation

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Everett, WA 98203

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The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers

to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for

any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.

2002 by Intermec Technologies Corporation

The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, INCA (under license), MobileLAN, JANUS, IRL, Trakker Antares,

EZBuilder, TE 2000, Data Collection Browser, dcBrowser, Universal Access Point, UAP, and CrossBar are

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Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (or ) symbol in

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Manual Change Record

This page records changes to the manual. The manual was released at Revision 001.

Revision Date Description of Change

001 9/98 Original release.

002 3/99 Updated the manual as follows:

•Added information about using the TRAKKER Antares CrossBar

adapter to connect the 2460 to a 9154/9161 controller.

•Revised the Receive File and Transmit File reader commands to

include information on converting 7-bit ASCII files to/from 8-bit

binary files during the file transfer.

•Added the Status Lights Control reader command.

•Added a long range laser scanner option to the Scanner Selection

configuration command.

•Made minor corrections and changes throughout the manual.

003 10/00 This manual was revised to add the Trakker Antares 24XX Terminal

User’s Manual Addendum, Part No. 070451-001.

004 6/02 Updated the manual as follows:

•Removed the Trakker Antares 24XX Terminal User’s Manual

Addendum (Part No. 070451-001), the Trakker Antares Firmware

Version 6.15 Instructions (Part No. 071388-001), and the Trakker

Antares Firmware Version 6.20 Instructions (Part No. 071867-

001),

•Added the Trakker Antares 246X Terminal User’s Manual

Addendum (Part No. 070451-002), which supports changes made

for firmware versions 6.10 to 6.23.

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Contents

Before You Begin xiii

Warranty Information xiii

Safety Summary xiii

Warnings and Cautions xiv

About This Manual xiv

Introducing the 246X Stationary Terminal

What Are the 246X Stationary Terminals? 1-3

Models and Options for the 246X Terminals 1-3

Standard Features 1-4

Options 1-4

Accessories for the Terminal 1-4

Understanding the Terminal Connectors 1-5

Using the Status Lights 1-6

Understanding the Terminal’s Status Beeps 1-7

Learning About the Power Supply and Backup Battery 1-8

Understanding the Backup Battery 1-8

Recognizing a Low or Discharged Backup Battery 1-9

Defining the Terminal’s Memory and Drives 1-9

Where Do You Go From Here? 1-10

Installing the Terminal

Preparing to Install the Terminal 2-3

Installing the Terminal and Connecting External Devices 2-3

Mounting the Terminal 2-4

Connecting the Power Supply 2-5

Connecting Input Devices 2-6

Connecting a Keyboard 2-7

Connecting to Serial Devices and Networks 2-8

Connecting to an Intermec CrossBar Network 2-9

Connecting Directly to an Ethernet Network 2-12

Turning On the Terminal for the First Time 2-13

Charging the Backup Battery 2-14

TRAKKER Antares 246X Stationary Terminal User’s Manual

Configuring the Terminal to Communicate in Your Network 2-14

Setting the Time and Date 2-14

Configuring the Serial Port Parameters 2-16

Configuring the Ethernet Parameters 2-17

Starting the Application and Using the Terminal 2-18

Turning the Terminal On and Off 2-18

Configuring the Terminal

How to Configure the Terminal 3-3

Learning About Configuration Parameters 3-3

Choosing the Symbologies the Terminal Decodes 3-4

Specifying How the Terminal Will Communicate 3-4

Controlling How the Terminal Will Operate 3-5

Configuring the Terminal by Scanning Bar Codes 3-5

Scanning Bar Codes to Enable Symbologies 3-7

Saving Configuration Changes in Flash Memory 3-9

Restoring the Terminal’s Default Configuration 3-10

Upgrading the Firmware 3-10

Operating the Terminal in a Network

Using Serial Communications on the Terminal 4-3

How the 246X Fits Into Your Serial or CrossBar Network 4-3

Identifying the COM Ports 4-6

Choosing a Communications Protocol 4-6

Binary Protocol 4-7

Configurable Protocol 4-7

Master Polling Protocol 4-8

Multi-Drop Protocol 4-8

Polling Mode D Protocol 4-9

Configuring the Serial Port Parameters 4-9

Configuring the Terminal Via the Serial Port 4-9

Using Ethernet Communications on the Terminal 4-12

How the 2461 Fits Into Your Ethernet Network 4-12

Planning the Network Connection 4-13

Configuring the DCS 300 4-13

Contents

vii

Configuring the 2461 Terminal 4-14

Using the Status Lights to Monitor Network Communications 4-14

Configuring the 2461 Over the Network 4-16

Configuring the 2461 From the DCS 300 4-16

Configuring the 2461 From the Host 4-17

Configuring the 2461 in a UDP Plus Network 4-17

Configuring the 2461 in a TCP/IP Direct Connect Network 4-19

Transferring Files in a TCP/IP Direct Connect Network 4-22

About Network Connectivity and Protocols 4-27

Programming the Terminal

How to Download and Run Applications 5-3

About the TRAKKER Antares Programmable Terminals 5-4

Creating Applications for the Terminal 5-6

Using the PSK or EZBuilder to Develop Applications 5-6

Converting Applications Between JANUS and TRAKKER Antares 5-7

Converting IRL Programs Between the 95XX and 246X Terminal 5-7

Converting the Application to a Binary File 5-8

Using the Serial Port to Transfer Applications and Files 5-9

Using the DCS 300 to Download Applications 5-12

Copying Files to the DCS 300 5-12

Downloading Applications and Files to the 2461 5-14

Troubleshooting Applications 5-17

Troubleshooting

Finding and Solving Problems 6-3

Problems While Operating the Terminal 6-4

Problems While Configuring the Ethernet Network 6-6

Problems While Configuring the Serial Network 6-7

Problems While Scanning Configuration Commands 6-8

2461 Will Not Communicate With Ethernet Network Devices 6-9

Problems Transmitting Data Through the Serial Port 6-9

Problems Transmitting Data Through the DCS 300 6-10

Bar Code Labels Will Not Scan 6-11

TRAKKER Antares 246X Stationary Terminal User’s Manual

viii

Booting and Resetting the Terminal 6-13

Booting the Terminal 6-13

Booting the Terminal on Resume 6-13

Using the Boot Terminal Bar Code 6-14

Resetting the Terminal 6-14

Reader Command Reference

Using Reader Commands 7-3

Using Accumulate Mode 7-3

Enter Accumulate Mode 7-5

Backspace 7-5

Clear 7-6

Enter 7-6

Exit Accumulate Mode 7-6

Operating Reader Commands 7-7

Boot Terminal 7-7

Change Configuration 7-8

Default Configuration 7-8

Multiple-Read Labels 7-9

Reset Firmware 7-9

Save Configuration in Flash Memory 7-10

Scanner Trigger On and Off 7-10

Set Time and Date 7-11

Status Lights Control 7-12

File Management Reader Commands 7-13

Abort Program 7-14

Delete File 7-14

Receive File 7-15

Receive File Through the Serial Port 7-15

Receive and Convert 7-Bit ASCII Files to 8-Bit Binary Files 7-17

Receive File Via Network Communications 7-19

Rename File 7-21

Run Program 7-22

Transmit File 7-23

Transmit File Through the Serial Port 7-23

Transmit and Convert 8-Bit Binary Files to 7-Bit ASCII Files 7-25

Transmit File Via Network Communications 7-27

Contents

Configuration Command Reference

Using Configuration Commands 8-3

Configuration Commands Listed by Category 8-4

Entering Variable Data in a Configuration Command 8-6

Append Time 8-7

Automatic Shutoff 8-7

Baud Rate 8-9

Beep Volume 8-11

Character Set 8-12

Codabar 8-14

Code 11 8-15

Code 16K 8-16

Code 2 of 5 8-17

Code 39 8-18

Code 49 8-22

Code 93 8-23

Code 128 8-24

Command Processing 8-25

Configuration Commands Via Serial Port 8-28

Controller IP Address 8-30

Data Bits 8-32

Decode Security 8-33

Default Router 8-34

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) 8-36

End of Message (EOM) 8-37

TRAKKER Antares 246X Stationary Terminal User’s Manual

Flash Memory Configuration 8-39

Flow Control 8-40

Handshake 8-42

Host IP Address 8-43

Interleaved 2 of 5 8-45

ISBT Code 128 8-47

Keypad Caps Lock 8-52

Keypad Clicker 8-53

LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) 8-54

MSI 8-55

Multi-Drop Address 8-56

Network Activate 8-57

Network Port 8-58

Parity 8-60

Plessey 8-61

Poll (Polling) 8-62

Postamble 8-64

Preamble 8-65

RAM Drive Size 8-66

Resume Execution 8-68

RS-232 or RS-422/485 COM2 Interface 8-69

Scan Ahead 8-70

Scanner Mode 8-71

Scanner Redundancy 8-72

Scanner Selection 8-73

Scanner Timeout 8-74

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