Baracoda orKan User manual

Data Capture
for Workforce
in Motion
orKan ‘barcode’ terminal
User Guide
© BARACODA TM, 2012

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Revision History
Changes to the original manual are listed below.
Document Date Author Description
1.0 4th Jan. 2012 AP/TF Initial
1.1 6th Jan. 2012 TF VII.1 : GUI interface : LEDs table modified
1.2 11th April.2012 TF minor modifications
1.3 23rd April 2012 TF/AFR Add ‘XIRING – ingenico Healthcare/eID”
1.4 26th April 2012 TF FCC id completed for FCC submission
1.5 22nd May 2012 TF FCC paragraph modified following FCC request

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I. Summary
Revision History................................................................................................................. 2
I. Summary..................................................................................................................... 3
II. Introduction................................................................................................................ 5
III. Product presentation.............................................................................................. 6
1) Front....................................................................................................................... 6
2) Side......................................................................................................................... 7
3) Top & Bottom........................................................................................................ 7
4) Back........................................................................................................................ 7
IV. Installing / replacing the protective boot............................................................... 8
V. Installing / replacing the battery ............................................................................... 9
VI. How to recharge the orKan terminal ? ............................................................... 10
VII. Switching the terminal ON/OFF......................................................................... 12
1) How to switch ON ? ............................................................................................ 12
2) How to switch OFF ? .......................................................................................... 13
VIII. GUI interface.................................................................................................... 14
1) LEDs..................................................................................................................... 14
2) Display.................................................................................................................. 14
3) ‘Frozen display’................................................................................................... 16
IX. Connecting your orKan terminal ........................................................................ 17
1) Slave mode (default) ........................................................................................... 17
2) Master mode....................................................................................................... 17
X. Configuring your orKan terminal........................................................................... 18
1) Reset to default settings...................................................................................... 18
2) Bluetooth Security Settings................................................................................ 18
3) Barcode Symbology Settings.............................................................................. 19
4) Data format.......................................................................................................... 19
5) Beeps, Vibrator and LEDs................................................................................. 20
6) Power Management ............................................................................................ 20
7) Low Battery......................................................................................................... 21
XI. How to capture data ?.......................................................................................... 22
1) orKan positionning to read barcode ................................................................. 22
2) Different usage modes......................................................................................... 23

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a. Real Time mode................................................................................................ 23
b. Real Time mode –with No Data Loss option................................................... 23
c. Batch mode ....................................................................................................... 23
3) Different Reading modes.................................................................................... 24
a. Trigger mode (default setting) .......................................................................... 24
b. Aiming mode mode........................................................................................... 24
c. AutoScan mode................................................................................................. 24
d. Manual AutoScan mode.................................................................................... 24
XII. orKan embedded application(s)........................................................................... 25
1) Global structure.................................................................................................. 25
a. How to go into an application?......................................................................... 25
b. How to quit a running application .................................................................... 25
c. Terminal info .................................................................................................... 26
2) Application: Introduction .................................................................................. 26
3) Pre-loaded applications...................................................................................... 28
a. Standard ............................................................................................................ 28
b. Quantity............................................................................................................. 28
c. Delivery............................................................................................................. 28
d. Access Control.................................................................................................. 29
XIII. Connectivity Solution available for orKan...................................................... 31
1) Software solutions (for end-user) ...................................................................... 31
a. K-Emul.............................................................................................................. 31
b. BaracodaManager (for mobile host devices).................................................... 31
c. Baracoda Desktop Manager (for windows PC) ................................................ 31
2) Baracoda Software Development Kit (for developers & integrators)............ 31
XIV. Safety / Regulatory............................................................................................... 33
1) FCC ...................................................................................................................... 33
2) EU......................................................................................................................... 33
3) Laser notice (for orKan Laser –BOK-LA)...................................................... 34
XV. Limited Warranty................................................................................................. 35

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II. Introduction
The orKan is easy to use - just press the trigger button in order to switch ON the terminal. Please
use the side buttons to change the current application and the trigger button to select the
application you want to use. To return to the main menu press the two side buttons at the same
time and select MAIN MENU using the trigger button. The colour of the LEDs indicates the
device status. A beep indicates that the terminal has connected to the remote host or that a
piece of data has been captured successfully. Acknowledgement of a completed scan is
configurable by the user.
Captured data (barcode…) read by orKan is transmitted in real time to the remote host using
Bluetooth wireless technology. It can also be stored in the terminal’s flash memory and later
uploaded to a remote host using Bluetooth wireless technology. You can download software
updates as well as additional documentation from http://www.baracoda.com after registration.

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III. Product presentation
The orKan has two (2) LEDs, three (3) trigger buttons and one (1) OLED screen. They provide the
Bluetooth connection status and the reading status. The right-hand side LED is the Bluetooth
connection LED (BCL) and the left-hand size LED is the reading status LED (RSL).
1) Front
The function of the BCL is to give:
-the Bluetooth connection status of the terminal (connected or not connected).
-the operating mode of the terminal (Real Time mode, Batch mode or Master Mode).
The function of the RSL is to give:
-the information whether or not a piece of data has been captured.
-the battery level status. If the battery level is too low, you will need to recharge the
battery immediately.
Scan engine window
Connections with Cradle
Bluetooth Connection Led
(BCL)
Reading Status Led
(RSL)
Right button
Middle button (Trigger)
Left button
Lanyard
OLED

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2) Side
On the right-hand side of the terminal you will find a micro USB socket. On the opposite
side one can find the lanyard used to get hold of the terminal more easily.
3) Top & Bottom
You will find the scan engine of the terminal in the top part. At the bottom the cradle
connector is installed.
4) Back
The label on the back side of the orKan terminal provides the
following information:
-the terminal model
-its Bluetooth MAC address
-its serial number
Scan engine
window
Connection with Cradle
USB
Lanyard
Label
Battery door

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IV. Installing / replacing the protective boot
To put the protective boot on the terminal:
-put the string lanyard in its place
-put the terminal in the protective from bottom up as shown on the picture below
To remove the protective boot, please push the top part of the terminal.

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V. Installing / replacing the battery
Please use only Baracoda-approved rechargeable batteries. The use of any other batteries may
damage the terminal and void the warranty.
To insert batteries into the orKan:
-use a coin to unlock and remove the battery cover at the back of the orKan
-turn the lock underneath the terminal to a vertical position (upwards).
Close Open
Put the Baracoda battery in its location. Please pay attention to well position the battery
connector.
Slide the cover from the bottom up and lock it into place.
Caution: There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect battery type.
Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

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VI. How to recharge the orKan terminal ?
The internal battery can be recharged by using the included AC adapter or a charging cradle
(optional). The adapter rating is 5V, 1,3A.
When the terminal is charging, the RSL led (left) is red (solid). When the terminal is fully
charged, the RSL led (left) is green (solid).
A full recharge (from completely drained batteries) takes approximately six (6) hours.
Make sure that the temperature is between 0°C and 35°C to recharge the
battery.
When the original batteries wear out, please contact your Baracoda reseller for replacements.
Open the USB cover
USB cover
Connect the power supply

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Note: When you insert the orKan in a charging cradle, the terminal will:
-emit a beep
-and automatically switch ON (if it was OFF) followed by displaying the dedicated ‘frozen
display’(cf below)
Whenever an orKan terminal is put in the cradle, the right-hand side LED of the cradle will be
green.
The left-hand side LED of the cradle will be switched on if a battery is put in the cradle (behind
the terminal). If the battery is charging, the LED color will be red. As soon as it has been fully
charged, the left-hand side LED will be green.
Note: the right-hand side LED of the cradle will always be green if a terminal is put in the cradle
(whether its battery is charging or fully charged).

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VII. Switching the terminal ON/OFF
1) How to switch ON ?
In order to switch the terminal on, please press the middle trigger button. When you press
this button, the 2 LEDs will first blink in orange and right afterwards they will blink in green
(boot). Once the orKan has been switched on, the right-hand LED will be blinking in green.
Now you are in the main menu.
Green Led
Orange Led

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2) How to switch OFF ?
To switch the terminal OFF, please go to the “OFF” application and press the middle trigger
button to validate.
Nota : The terminal will switch itself OFF after a period of inactivity.
The default shutdown delay is ten (10) minutes if the terminal is not connected via
Bluetooth and twenty (20) minutes if the device is connected via Bluetooth. Whenever the
user presses the middle trigger button the counter will be restarted. These default values
can be modified by the end user.

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VIII. GUI interface
1) LEDs
BCL LED:
Single blinks (e.g. *pause*pause*…)
The terminal is ready to be connected (Bluetooth)
Double fast blinks (e.g. **pause**pause**…)
The terminal is connected (Bluetooth)
The LED color is green
The terminal is in Real Time mode
The LED color is orange
The terminal is in Batch mode
RSL LED:
One single long blink (green color)
The terminal has just captured data
Orange (solid)
The battery level is low (<5%)
Red (solid)
The terminal is charging (battery not full)
Green (solid)
The terminal is fully charged
Special cases:
Following sequence on both LEDS :
Orange (solid) / Green (solid) / Orange (solid)
At the terminal start, that means the launch of parts :
Bootloader / Kernel / Application
2) Display
The user interface fixed structure is this one :
Main area
This area allows the display of information. Everything that appears in this area is
defined by the application
52 pix
12 pix
(including line)
Main area
Status area

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Status area
This area is always visible by the user. It displays basics information
Battery level
An icon representing the battery level is shown. Several states can be
displayed:
: If Vbat ≥ 70%, this icon is displayed.
: If 70%> Vbat ≥ 40% ; this icon is displayed.
: If 40%> Vbat ≥ 10% ; this icon is displayed.
: If 10%> Vbat ≥ Vlow (ie : 5%), this icon is displayed.
: If Vlow > Vbat ; this icon is flicking
During battery recharge this icon will be displayed.
Running communication
: a Bluetooth connection is established.
CDL : connection via the cradle
Note : ( ) means that orKan is discoverable via Bluetooth
Operating mode
RT: Real time mode (Raw)
NL: Real time mode with No Data Loss mode
BA: Batch mode
No Batch data stored: all the operating mode logos (below) are written
with white font on black background.
Batch data stored: all the operating mode logos (below) are written with
black font on white background.
Time
HH:MM: in 24-hour mode with HH: hours and MM : minutes
hh:mm
Battery level
Running
communication
Time
MODE
Operating
Mode
Data
recorded
&

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3) ‘Frozen display’
In some cases, the terminal has to be focused on one (1) specific action. In other words, to
guarantee a good product behavior, the user mustn’t stop/disturb the current running
action. In such a case, capturing data (writing/reading of RFID tags…) is forbidden; no user
application is running…
During this running specific action, the following screen is displayed:
-‘Action’(two actions can be displayed at the same time –not more):
o[Charging]: Battery recharge
No application with data capture can occur during this operation. However,
communication with a host (to configure, transfer of recorded data, etc.) is
possible.
o[Uploading]: transmission to the host recorded data
o[Upgrading]: Upgrade the orKan terminal
-‘BT name’: Bluetooth Name
-‘BDA’: Bluetooth Device Address
-‘S/N’: product serial number
-‘Batt. level’: percentage of the remaining battery level
[action 1] [action 2]
BT name: xxx
BDA: xx.xx .xx.xx.xx.xx
S/N : xxxxxxx
Batt. level : xxx%

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IX. Connecting your orKan terminal
There are two (2) different ways to create a connection from the host to the orKan terminal by
Bluetooth:
1) Slave mode (default)
The host (PC, Baracoda Desktop Manager, …) creates the connection to the terminal. In
this case, the remote host is the master Bluetooth node and the orKan terminal is the
slave node.
The terminal can be configured to reconnect automatically with the Baracoda Desktop
Manager software.
2) Master mode
The terminal is creating itself a connection to the recorded Host Bluetooth address. This
connection attempt is set after a scan of barcode. The configuration of Host address (on
which the scanner will set up a connection to) can be done:
oVia Baracoda Desktop Manager software (not yet available).
oVia scan of barcodes.
All usage modes (Real Time, No Data Loss, Batch) are obviously available.

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X. Configuring your orKan terminal
There are two (2) ways to configure your orKan terminal:
-when connected to a PC, the Baracoda Desktop Manager software can be used for
multiple setting changes.
-the configuration barcodes in the Programming Guide can be used to configure the
terminal without using any software applications.
1) Reset to default settings
To reset the orKan terminal to default settings, the user can use the Baracoda Desktop
Manager or scan the Reset Configuration barcode.
To reset the orKan –L (1D CMOS) and –LA (laser), please scan only the “Reset factory
defaults” barcode:
Reset factory defaults (with reboot)
To reset Orkan –Fs and –Fe (2D Imagers), please scan the “Reset factory defaults” and then
the “Reset decoder factory defaults” barcode:
Reset factory defaults (with reboot)
Reset decoder factory defaults
2) Bluetooth Security Settings
Every Bluetooth connection is secured with a PIN code authentication. You can configure
security (enable/disable/change PIN code) with the Baracoda Desktop Manager software
(Bluetooth tab in the Device Settings module) or with the Programming Guide.
Bluetooth security is enabled by default and the default PIN code is 0000 (zero zero zero
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3) Barcode Symbology Settings
You can enable/disable/modify any type of barcode symbology with both the Baracoda
Desktop Manager software (only for 1D and Laser terminals) or with the Programming
Guide.
4) Data format
The general format of data sent by the orKan terminal to the remote host is shown on the
following table:
where:
a. Baracoda Header
It is a proprietary data encapsulation header. The user will need to activate the
Baracoda header in 2 cases:
-to be able to receive data in the Baracoda Desktop Manager.
-to use the “No data loss” mode (and application acknowledgement).
You can configure the Baracoda header with the Baracoda Desktop Manager software
(on the General tab of the Device Settings module). The Baracoda header is enabled by
default.
b. Application Reference
This data corresponds to the identifier of the currently active application. This option is
disabled by default.
c. Data Nature
This byte can be used to identify the nature of received data (barcode, RFID, ...). The
data nature byte is not active by default.
d. TimeStamp
Timestamp can be configured (enable/disable, synchronize the orKan real time clock
with the PC) with the Baracoda Desktop Manager and by configuration barcodes.
Timestamp format is the following: YYMMDDhhmmss, where
YY: YEAR MM: MONTH DD: DAY hh: Hours mm: Minutes ss: Seconds
Header
App ref
Data
nature
Time-
stamp
Data
prefix
Capture
prefix
Symbology/
Protocol prefix
AIM/
Protocol
ID
Processed
data
Symbology
/Protocol
suffix
Capture
suffix
Data
suffix
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
12 bytes
0-32
bytes
0-32
bytes
0-4 bytes
0, 2 or 3
bytes
-
0-4 bytes
0-32
bytes
0-32
bytes
Frame Field Separator
(1Byte)

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e. Data Prefix / Suffix
A prefix and/or suffix can be added to every piece of data sent to the host device.
You can configure the data prefix/suffix via the Baracoda Desktop Manager software or
with the Programming Guide. By default there is no data prefix or suffix set on the orKan
terminal.
f. Capture Prefix/Suffix
A capture prefix and/or suffix can be added to every piece of data sent to the host
device.
You can configure the capture prefix/suffix via the Baracoda Desktop Manager software
or with the Programming Guide. By default there is no data prefix or suffix set on the
orKan terminal.
g. Barcode Symbology / RFID HF protocol Prefix/Suffix
A prefix and/or suffix can be added to a specific symbology/RFID protocol sent to the
host device. When such a prefix/suffix is set it will be prepended/appended to every
read piece of data (barcode or RFID tag ID) of the corresponding symbology/RFID
protocol. You can configure barcode symbology/RFID protocol prefixes/suffixes with the
Baracoda Desktop Manager software.
No barcode symbology/RFID protocol prefix/suffix is set by default on the orKan
terminal.
h. Frame Field Separator
It is possible to set and activate a 1-byte frame field separator that will be inserted
between every field. You can activate the frame field separator via the Baracoda
Desktop manager software or with the Programming Guide.
The Frame field separator is disabled by default.
5) Beeps, Vibrator and LEDs
You can enable/disable beeps / Vibrator / LED blinks using either the Baracoda Desktop
Manager software or the Programming Guide.
6) Power Management
Several parameters can be tuned to optimize the battery autonomy (“Sniff period”,
“Shutdown timer”, etc…)
The orKan terminal Bluetooth power is set at 20dBm (Bluetooth Class 1) by default.
The Baracoda Desktop Manager software can be used to modify the parameters having an
impact on the battery autonomy.