AML Triton User manual

Triton
Wireless Handheld Terminal
User’s Guide Effective date: September 2010

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GETTING STARTED Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal
Introducing the Triton
The Triton hand-held terminal is an ultra-versatile, high-performance, designed-to-t-your-
budget terminal. The ergonomic design easily ts in even the smallest of hands. It is rugged,
lightweight, compact and easy-to-use. The high resolution graphical display is capable of
pre-setting a multitude of fonts and images.
The Triton utilizes a true, fully functional, Linux® operating system. The Linux operating system
is well known for its stability, speed and conservative memory usage. The Linux operating
system coupled with the Triton’s high speed processor makes the Triton one of the fastest
handheld terminals on the market today. In test after test the Linux operating system has
out-performed DOS and Windows operating systems when compared on similar hardware
platforms.
The power saving features of the Triton include auto-off and power save modes, which
reduce power consumption until an operator provides input. These features conserve
battery power and lengthen the time between charges or battery replacement. The Triton
will operate for a full 8 hour shift without requiring the battery to be re-charged or replaced.
Introduction

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GETTING STARTED Triton Wireless Hand-held Terminal
Warranty
A one-year warranty against material defects and workmanship from the date of shipment is
guaranteed by American Microsystems, Ltd. Products are sold on the basis of specications
applicable at the time of manufacture. American Microsystems, Ltd. shall have no obligation
to modify or update products once sold. At our option, we will repair or replace, at no
charge, any unit that proves to be defective providing the appropriate steps are taken to
procure an RMA
(Return Materials Authorization) number and shipping instructions from American
Microsystems, Ltd.
General Conventions
Before you begin to use the Triton wireless hand-held terminal, it is important that you under-
stand key conventions and terms used in this manual.
Keys Description
[KEY] The square brackets indicate a specic key on the Triton hand-
held terminal’s keypad
Bold Words you type – for example when you are instructed to type
A:\setup. Bold also refers to existing lenames.
Italic **Notes
Italic/Bold Warning! And section references.
Select After selecting a procedure or menu, “Select” means that after
you select the menu item or action, you should press ENTER.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Warranty and Service Introduction-2
General Conventions Introduction-2
Getting Started 1
General Specications 1-1
Architecture Specications 1-1
Included Software Specications 1-2
Wireless Radio Specications 1-2
System Features 1-4
Processor and Memory 1-4
Operating System 1-4
Included Software 1-4
Communications Ports 1-5
Description of the RS-232 1-5
Triton Keyboard 1-6
Using the 35-key Keypad 1-7
Using the Alpha Key on the 35-key Keypad 1-8
Using Lock and Unlock on the 35-key Keypad 1-9
Locking the Keypad 1-9
Using the 55-key Keypad 1-10
Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners 1-11
Laser Style Scan Engines 1-11
Reading Distance for the Standard High Speed Laser 1-12
Reading distance for the Lorax (SE1524) Laser 1-13
Imager Style Scan Engines 1-14
The Triton Scanner LED 1-15
Scanner Information and Labeling 1-15
The Triton Internal Radio 1-16
802.11b/g Fallback Mode 1-16
Interference and Coexistence 1-16
Battery 1-17
Accessories 1-18
The Triton Cradle 1-19
The Triton Cradle’s Communication Ports 1-19
Triton Menu System 2
Overview 2-1
Navigating the Primary and Icon Menus 2-4
Navigating the Settings Menus and “Connect / Reconnect” 2-5
Controlling Options and Settings 2-7

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Triton Menu System - cont’d. 2
Boolean / Enable-Disable 2-7
Combo / Multiple Options 2-7
Sliders / Numeric Options 2-8
Text Entry 2-8
Triton Connect / Reconnect Menu 2-9
Triton Tools & Utilities Menu 2-10
Calculator 2-10
Barcode Data Viewer 2-10
Transfer 2-11
Print 2-11
Linux Prompt 2-11
Triton User Preferences Menu 2-12
Audio Setup 2-12
Keyboard Setup 2-12
Triton Administration Menu 2-13
Network Setup 2-13
VT Setup - Terminal Emulation & Host Connection Options 2-13
Scanner Options 2-14
Security Options 2-15
Power Options 2-16
Port Options 2-16
Startup / Boot Options 2-16
Complete Triton Option Parameters (Chart) 2-18
Bar Code Type ID’s (Chart) 2-21
Laser Symbology Settings - SL, LR, ALR (Chart) 2-22
Laser Data Lengths Explanation (Chart) 2-26
2-Dimensional Imager Symbology Settings (Chart) 2-27
Networking Options (Chart) 2-35
Port Options (Chart) 2-37
Local Security Settings (Chart) 2-38
Power Management Settings (Chart) 2-38
Keyboard Settings (Chart) 2-39
Host / Terminal Setup (Chart) 2-39
General Settings (Chart) 2-42
VTxxx ENQ Answerback Macros (Chart) 2-43
Audio Setup (Chart) 2-43
Startup Options (Chart) 2-43
Triton Diagnostic Menu 2-44
System Information 2-44
Scan Engine ID String Denitions (Chart) 2-44
Software Information 2-45

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Triton Menu System - cont’d. 2
Network Status 2-45
Network Status Screen Information (Chart) 2-46
802.11b/g Data Rates and Theoretical Ranges (Chart) 2-46
802.11 Channel Frequency (Chart) 2-47
Resource Usage 2-48
Ping Server 2-48
Ping Server (Chart) 2-49
Hardware Tests 2-49
Bar Code Data Viewer 2-49
SSH Client Setup 2-50
Setting up a Connection with the SSH Client Setup 2-50
Unique Encryption Keys and Using SSH Paraphrases 2-52
Triton Embedded Website 3
Update Firmware 3-3
View System Info 3-4
View System Log 3-5
View Live Screen 3-6

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Chapter 1
Triton Terminal Overview
Technical Specications
General Specications
Dimensions 8.9” L x 3.5” H x 2.3” D (225 L x 89 H x 57 D mm) without optional handle
8.9” L x 3.5” H x 8.2” D (225 L x 89 H x 208 D mm) with optional handle
Weight 17 oz (482 g)
25 oz (709 g) with pistol-grip handle
Display 160 x 160 pixel Grayscale LCD with white LED backlight
Keyboard Options 35-key Numeric Keypad
55-key Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
Data Capture & Bar
Code Scanner Options
Standard 1D “Near to Mid” Range Laser
Lorax “Near/Far” Laser
2-Dimensional Area Imager
Battery 7.4V, Lithium-Ion 2600 mAh, 19.2 Watt-hour
I/O Ports USB Type B (Slave)
Serial RS-232 (max. rate 115200 baud)
Sound Integrated system bell (beeper)
Operating Temperature 14° to 122° F (-10° to 50° C)
Storage Temperature -13° to 122° F (-25° to 50° C)
Humidity 5% to 90% RH, non-condensing
Static Discharge 15 kVDC air; 4kVDC contact, all sides
Drop Rating 5 ft. (1.5M) to concrete
Sealing IP51 (dust, drip waterproof)
Regulatory FCC Part 15 Class A
RoHS Compliant / Pb-Free
Laser (if equipped): CDRH Class II, IEC Class 2
Architecture Specications
Microprocessor Samsung S3C2410 32-bit ARM9 @ 202 MHz with Advanced Microcontroller
Bus Architecture (AMBA)
Memory 32 MB SDRAM @ 101MHz; 16 MB Non-volatile NOR Flash
Operating System AML Embedded Linux OS, Linux Kernel® 2.6.39
Development
Environment
AML Triton SDK for Linux supporting C and C++ GNU GCC 3.3.5 for ARM-Linux
Fully Open-Sourced Licensing

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Included Software
Terminal Emulation VT100/102
VT220
TN5250
SSH
Web Browser 'Links2' graphical and text based web browser
Utilities Calculator
Bar Code Data Viewer
Linux Console
Servers TELNET
FTP
SSH/SFTP
HTTP
Diagnostic Tools Printer Test
Network Status
Application System
Resource Usage Network
Wireless Radio Specications
Radio Type IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Frequency (GHz) FCC: 2.4 – 2.473 GHz
ETSI: 2.4 – 2.483 GHz
MIC: 2.4 – 2.495 GHz
KC: 2.4 – 2.483 GHz
Bitrates (Mbps) 802.11b (DSSS, CCK): 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
802.11g (OFDM): 6, 9 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
802.11n (OFDM, MCS 0-7): 6.5, 7.2, 13.0, 14.4, 19.5, 21.7, 26.0
28.9, 39.0, 43.3, 52.0, 57.8, 58.5, 65.0, 72.2 Mbps
Transmit Power (dBm) 802.11b: 16 dBm (40 mW)
802.11g: 15 dBm (32 mW)
802.11n: 13 dBm (20 mW)
Receiver Sensitivity (dBm) MCS7 Mbps: -72 dBm (802.11n)
MCS4 Mbps: -79 dBm (802.11n)
MCS0 Mbps: -90 dBm (802.11n)
54 Mbps: -75 dBm / -74 dBm (802.11g)
24 Mbps: -84 dBm (802.11g)
11 Mbps: -89 dBm (802.11b)
6/9 Mbps: -90 dBm (802.11g)
1 Mbps: -96 dBm (802.11b)
Modulation BPSK @ 1, 6, 6.5, 7.2 and 9 Mbps
QPSK @ 2, 5.5, 11, 12, 13, 14.4, 18, 19.5 and 21.7 Mbps
16-QAM @ 24, 26, 28.9, 36, 39 and 43.3 Mbps
64-QAM @ 48, 52, 54, 57.8, 58.5, 65 and 72.2 Mbps
Antenna Internal Diversity

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Wireless Radio Specications (cont’d)
Antenna Internal Diversity
This product is covered under U.S. Patent Nos. 5,400,338 and 6,480,497

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System Features
Processor and Memory
The Triton is based on the Samsung S3C2410 System-on-a-chip (SoC) with Advanced
Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) clocked at 202 MHz. In standard benchmark tests,
the Triton’s processor has out preformed Intel X-Scale processors clocked at twice the speed
of the S3C2410. Coupled with a 100 MHz system bus and 32 MiB of 100 MHz SDRAM, the
Samsung processor makes the Triton hand-held computer one of the most powerful devices
available. Furthermore, the Triton comes com- plete with 16 MiB of industry standard NOR
ash for storing the operating system, user settings, and third party applications.
Operating System
The Triton runs a complete Linux based operating system along with other Open Sourced
tools. The benets of Linux are in its speed, reliability, and freely available source code. Near-
ly all applications and the entire operating system software and source code is available
free of charge and licensed under open source licenses include the General Purpose Li-
cense and Lesser General Purpose License.
Included Software
The Triton hand-held computer comes complete with all of the most common terminal em-
ulation capabilities including VT100/102, VT220, and TN5250. Furthermore, the Triton comes
standard with the Links2 web browser for Web and Internet based applications along with
many other integrated tools, utilities, and diagnostics.

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Communication Ports
The Triton has two types of communication ports on the bottom of the unit.
The ports are shown here.
Description of the RJ-45 10 Pin Connector (RS-232)
1. USB Ground
2. RxD (in to terminal)
3. TxD (out from terminal)
4. RTS (out from terminal)
5. GND
6. In Cradle Sensor
7. CTS (in to terminal)
8. UDC+ (USB data +)
9. UDC – (USB data -)
10. Battery
WARNING: Using an 8 Pin RJ-45 connector can cause damage to the device’s
10 Pin RJ-45 interface connection.
Communication Ports

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Triton Keyboard
The Triton has two keyboard options:
- 55-key Alphanumeric Keyboard
- 35-key Numeric Keyboard
The high contrast, color coded overlay surrounding the keyboard keys indicates alternate
functions of each key. Pressing a modier key (Shift, Alt, Ctl, Lock, Unlock, Func) will enable
that modication for the next key press only.
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Using the 35-key Keypad
Key Function
Power Button Turn on/off the Triton unit or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode
SCAN Key Enable the bar code scanner or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode
Unlock Key Enable the Blue Modier
Lock Key Enable the Yellow Modier
ENTER Select an option or send a standard Enter key
Space Send a standard space or move the cursor to the right one position
<| Send a standard backspace or move the cursor to the left one position
Esc Send a standard Escape or Exit the current menu
“Light Bulb” Enable/Disable the LCD Backlight
Ins If the current application supports it, toggle between Insert mode and Replace mode
Menu Return to the Main Menu or cycle through available menus
Alpha Key Enable the Alpha modier to type alphabetic data
Shift Enable the Shift modier for the next key press
Enter Key
Shift Modifier
Lock/Green ModifierUnlock/Blue Modifier
Backspace Key
Alpha/Orange
Modifier Key
Scan Key
Backlight Key
Space KeyMenu KeyEscape Key
Power Key
Arrow/Cursor
Keys

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Using the 35-key Keypad - cont’d.
Using the Alpha key on the 35-key Keypad
If the Triton hand-held computer is equipped with the numeric keypad, the unit will allow
alphabetic input in a mobile phone style interface.
Pressing the Alpha key once, will put the keyboard into Alpha Mode. Within Alpha Mode, a
numeric key (0 – 9 or period) can be pressed and released multiple times to allow input of
any of the three or four red symbols on the key. After no other key has been pressed for 200
milliseconds, the input will be processed.
For example, to type the letter ‘b’, the user would press the [Alpha] key ONCE, followed by
the [2] key TWICE. If the user does not press any other key for 200 milliseconds, the input will
be processed as a lower case letter ‘b’. If the user had pressed any key other than the [2]
key within the 200 milliseconds timeout, the system would have processed the ‘b’ and fol-
lowed it with the next key. If the user had pressed the [2] key a third time within the timeout
period, the input would have been processed as a lower case letter ‘c’.
To input a capital letter, the user must press the [Shift] key before the [Alpha] key, or directly
after the press of the [Alpha] key.
For example, to type the capital letter ‘B’, the user could press the [Shift] key ONCE, followed
by the [Alpha] key ONCE, followed by the [2] key TWICE, or, alternatively they could press
the [Alpha] key ONCE, followed by the [Shift] key ONCE, followed by the [2] key TWICE. The
system will respond to either input with a capital letter ‘B’.

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Using the 35-key Keypad - cont’d.
Using Lock and Unlock on the 35-key Keypad
If the user needs to input a large amount of alphabetic data, they can temporarily enable
the Alpha-Lock feature by pressing the Lock/Blue Modier followed by the [Alpha] key. To
disable Alpha-Lock, the user can press the Unlock/Yellow Modier followed by the [Alpha]
key.
The [Shift] key can be locked and unlocked in the same manner to create a CAPS lock.
Locking the Keypad
The Triton 35-key numeric keypad can also be completely disabled to prevent unwanted key
presses. This is useful if the user is transporting the Triton hand-held computer in a holster but
does not wish to power off the device.
To lock the Triton 35-key Keypad, press the Lock/Blue Modier followed by the [Esc] key. The
unit will disregard any further key presses and display a warning to the user. To re-enable the
keypad, press the Unlock/Yellow Modier followed by the [Esc] key.

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Using the 55-key Keypad
Key Function
Power Button Turn on/off the Triton unit or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode
SCAN Key Enable the bar code scanner or wake the Triton from Suspend Mode
ENTER Select an option or send a standard Enter key
Space Send a standard space or move the cursor to the right one position
<| Send a standard backspace or move the cursor to the left one position
Esc Send a standard Escape or Exit the current menu
“Light Bulb” Enable/Disable the LCD Backlight
Ins If the current application supports it, toggle between Insert mode and Replace mode
Menu Return to the Main Menu or cycle through available menus
Shift Enable the Shift modier for the next key press
Alt Enable the Orange Modier
Ctl Enable the Green Modier
Scan Key
Backlight Key
Orange Modifier
Backspace Key
Shift Modifier
Space KeyMenu KeyEscape Key
Blue Modifier
Green Modifier
Power Key
Enter Keys
Arrow/Cursor
Keys

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Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners
The Triton hand-held computer comes standard with a laser scan engine that is capable
of scanning single dimensional bar codes. Optionally, Lorax “Near/Far” Lasers and
2-Dimensional Area Imagers can be ordered for the Triton.
Bar code symbologies are always measured in mils. This usually refers to the narrowest bar
width. One mil equals 0.001”, therefore a 0.01” wide narrow bar would be a 10 mil bar code.
Conversion: 1 mil = 0.0254 mm
1 inch = 25.4 mm
Laser Style Scan Engines
Laser-type scan engines use a stationary laser reected by a moving mirror and a highly
sensitive laser detector. The Lorax scan engine option allows for much greater distance
between the barcode and operator. All laser scan engines have the ability to project an
aiming dot to assist the operator in correctly reading barcodes at longer distances.
Laser Decoder Symbologies
UPC w/ supplements Code 11
EAN/JAN Interleaved 2 of 5
Code 128 Discrete 2 of 5
EAN 128 Chinese 2 of 5
ISBT 128 Codabar
Code 39 MSI / Plessy
Code 93 GS1 (RSS) Databar
GS1 (RSS) Limited GS1 (RSS) Expanded
Laser Engine Scan Rate Scan Angle Min. Print Contrast (%)
Dark Light Reectance @ 650 nm
Standard High
Speed Laser
116 ±5 scans / second 47° ±2.5° or 35° ±2.5°
Software Controlled
20%
Long Range Laser 35 ±5 scans / second 23° ±2° 40%
Advanced Long
Range Laser
35 ±5 scans / second 13° ±2° 40%

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Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners - cont’d.
Reading distance for the Standard High Speed Laser

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Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners - cont’d.
Reading distance for the Lorax (SE1524) Laser

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Data Capture and Bar Code Scanners - cont’d.
Imager Style Scan Engines
The Area Imager uses a camera type sensor to acquire images of the target symbol. Unlike
the linear laser engines, the Area Imager can decode symbols at any orientation and is
capable of reading 2- Dimensional symbologies.
Area Imager Symbologies
UPC w/ supplements Code 11 Codablock F QR Code
EAN/JAN Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 16K TCIF Linked Code 39
Code 128 Discrete 2 of 5 Data Matrix Telepen
EAN 128 Chinese 2 of 5 EAN-UCC Composite PosiCode A
ISBT 128 Codabar Matrix 2 of 5 PosiCode B
Code 39 MSI / Plessy MaxiCode MicroPDF417
Code 93 GS1 (RSS) Databar Aztec PDF417
GS1 (RSS) Limited GS1 (RSS) Expanded
Area Imager Postal Codes
Planet Code Postnet British Post Canadian Post
Chinese Post Japanese Post Kix (Netherlands) Post Korean Post
Area Imager OCR Fonts
OCR-A OCR-B SEMI U.S. Currency
MICR E-13B