Datalogic Viper CE Cradle User manual

Viper™CE Cradle
User’s Manual

Viper™CE Cradle
USER'S MANUAL

DATALOGIC S.p.A.
Via Candini 2
40012 - Lippo di Calderara di Reno
Bologna - Italy
Viper™CE Cradle
Ed.:12/2003
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Product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and or
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© - Datalogic S.p.A. 2003
822000350 (Rev. B)

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CONTENTS
1GENERAL INFORMATION ..........................................................................1
1.1 Viper™CE Cradle .........................................................................................1
2INSTALLATION............................................................................................3
2.1 Mounting the Cradle......................................................................................3
2.1.1 Portable Desktop Use...................................................................................3
2.1.2 Fixed Desktop Use........................................................................................4
2.2 Installing Device Drivers on PC.....................................................................5
2.2.1 RS232 Device Driver Installation ..................................................................5
2.2.2 USB Device Driver Installation......................................................................8
3CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................................9
3.1 RS232 Connection........................................................................................9
3.2 USB Connection .........................................................................................11
4TECHNICAL FEATURES...........................................................................12

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 VIPER™CE CRADLE
The Viper™CE cradle paired with one Viper™CE terminal builds a Reading System
for the collection, decoding and transmission of barcoded data.
The communication between terminal and host PC through the Viper™CE cradle
may occur also by using the standard ActiveSync connection.
Figure 1 – Viper™CE Cradle General View
Key:
A) LEDs and discharge button
B) IrDA optical interface
C) Terminal contacts
D) Battery slot
E) USB type B connector
F) RS232 connector
G) Power jack
A
B
C
D
E
F
G

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The Viper™CE cradle is a serial communication adapter between the host computer
and the IrDA optical interface on the Viper™CE. It also functions as a battery
charger.
By inserting the Viper™CE terminal into the cradle data can be transmitted to the
host and its battery begins charging. In addition, an extra battery can be charged by
inserting it into the top of the Viper™CE cradle as shown in the following figure.
Figure 2 – Viper™CE Cradle Complete Functioning
The LEDs positioned on the front part of the Viper™CE cradle (see figure below)
indicate the cradle status:
Figure 3 - LED Indicators
LED STATUS
Charger Green pulse: it is on for a few seconds when the external
supply or the battery supply has been
recognized.
Green blinking: slow charge.
Red constant: charging.
Green constant: charge completed.
Red/Green: they turn on alternatively while discharging.
Orange blinking: error.
IrDA Red blinking: transmitting data.
Power Green: it is constant when the cradle is on.
Extra battery
charge
Data transmission

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2 INSTALLATION
2.1 MOUNTING THE CRADLE
The Viper™CE cradle consists of a cradle and a base and can be mounted for
portable or fixed desktop usage.
The Viper™CE cradle package contains the following:
Viper™CE Cradle 4 rubber feet
This User's Manual 2 screws
CD-ROM 1 CAB-417 RS232 cable
2.1.1 Portable Desktop Use
Rubber foot seat (4)
Figure 4 - Rubber Foot Placement
For desktop use, proceed as follows:
1. Referring to Figure 4, carefully clean the rubber feet seat of the base to remove
any impurities that could reduce adhesion.
2. Remove the protective plastic from the rubber feet and stick them onto the
bottom surface of the base.
3. Insert the cradle into the base.

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2.1.2 Fixed Desktop Use
Fixing screw (2)
Figure 5 - Fixing Screw Placement
Before performing the following operation it is necessary to detach the cradle from its
base by holding the base and pushing the cradle upwards.
For fixed desktop installation proceed as follows:
1. Position the base on the desired surface;
2. Fix it on the surface by means of the two screws shown in the figure above.
3. Insert the cradle into the base.

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2.2 INSTALLING DEVICE DRIVERS ON PC
To guarantee a correct RS232 or USB connection between the host and the
Viper™CE terminal through the Viper™CE cradle, the related drivers have to be
installed.
In order to install the RS232 driver, it is necessary to have at least the following:
- PC with a Pentium processor;
- One of the following operating systems:
Windows 2000
Windows XP
For the USB driver installation, it is necessary to have at least the following:
- PC with a Pentium processor;
- One of the following operating systems:
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
NOTE
Once the RS232/USB driver has been installed, the communication
between PC and cradle will be performed through a virtual Infrared
port.
2.2.1 RS232 Device Driver Installation
The following procedure allows installing the RS232 driver on the PC. In particular,
the PC is configured to handle the cradle as an infrared port.
Before performing the installation, ensure that the Viper™CE cradle has already
been connected to the PC serial port.
1. Start the “Add/Remove Hardware Wizard” in the PC Control Panel:

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2. Select “Yes, I have already connected the hardware”:
3. Select the “Add a new hardware device” option from the list below to add the
new driver:
4. Choose the option allowing to manually select the hardware to be installed:

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5. Select “Infrared device” as hardware type:
6. Select “Vishay Telefunken” as Infrared device to be installed:
Then, a further window will appear to confirm the selection of the infrared device.
7. Select the COM port to which you are installing the selected infrared device:

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8. Click on the “Finish” button to complete the procedure:
NOTE
Only one infrared device at a time must be active. To disable other
infrared devices, use the Device Manager available in the Control
Panel\System\Hardware folder.
2.2.2 USB Device Driver Installation
For installing the USB driver on the PC, proceed as follows:
1. Select the “Viper™CE Cradle USB-IrDA Adapter” installation from the Viper™CE
CD-ROM and launch it;
2. An installation wizard starts and guides the user to complete the driver
installation (only the driver installation path is user-definable);
NOTE
If installing the driver in Windows XP operating system, a warning
message about software testing problems appears before completing
the installation. Ignore this message by pressing the “Continue”
button and complete the installation.
Once the driver has been installed on the PC, connect the Viper™CE cradle to the
PC by means of the USB cable (see par. 3.2 for USB connection details). The PC
Windows Operating System will detect the new peripheral and the driver installation
process is automatically started by means of a Wizard program. After the driver
installation, Windows finds the appropriate driver to load the USB peripheral.
Now, the Viper™CE cradle can communicate with the PC via USB interface.

CONNECTIONS
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3 CONNECTIONS
CAUTION
Connections should always be made with power OFF!
The Viper™CE cradle can be connected to a host by means of an RS232 interface,
or an USB interface.
Each connection requires a power supply to be connected to the cradle. We
recommend DL FPS18 power supply.
GND
VEXT
Figure 6 - Power Supply Polarity
3.1 RS232 CONNECTION
A single Viper™CE cradle can be connected to the host by means of a CAB-417
cable. The RJ45 connector must be connected to the RS232 port of the cradle.
Then, it is necessary to insert the power supply plug into the jack on the cradle and
attach the power supply to a power outlet.
Once the host has been turned on, ensure that the Vishay Telefunken driver has
been activated by checking the IrDA port available in \Control
Panel\System\Hardware\Device Manager folder. Finally, insert the Viper™CE
terminal into the cradle.

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Figure 7 - RS232 Connection
The cable (provided in the package) and the power supply with its order number are
listed below:
A) Host computer
B) CAB-417 RS232 cable
C) Viper™CE cradle
D) 94ACC4595 FPS18 power supply without cord
Pinout
The CAB-417 allowing the RS232 connection has the following pinout:
1
2
3
Cradle side
RJ45
2
8
5
Host/PC side
9-pin D-sub
(female)
4 7
TX
RTS
GND
CTS
5 3
RX
4
6
6
7
DSR
DTR
1
8 CD
Figure 8 - CAB-417 Pinout
A B C
D

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3.2 USB CONNECTION
Viper™CE cradle can be connected to the host by means of a CAB-381 cable (see
par. 2.2.2 for details about the USB driver installation).
Then, it is necessary to insert the power supply plug into the jack on the cradle and
attach the power supply to a power outlet.
Once the host has been turned on, insert the Viper™CE terminal into the cradle.
Figure 9 - USB Connection
The following cable and power supply are listed with their order number:
A) Host computer
B) 94A051550 CAB-381 USB Type A-B straight cable
C) Viper™CE cradle
D) 94ACC4595 FPS18 power supply without cord
A B C
D

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4 TECHNICAL FEATURES
Viper™CE Cradle
Electrical Features
Power supply * 14 ± 5% VDC
Consumption Max. 2 A
Indicators Power on LED (green)
IrDA LED (red)
Multi-function LED (two-colors) see par. 1.1
Charge time Li-Ion batteries: max. 5 hours
Communication Features
Interface RS232, USB 1.1 version
Baud rate RS232 = up to 115200 b/sec; USB = up to 12 Mb/sec
Environmental Features
Working temperature** 0° to +50 °C / +32° to +140 °F
Storage temperature -20° to +70 °C / -4° to +158 °F
Humidity 90% non condensing
Degree of protection IP40
Mechanical Features
Dimensions (with base) 15.8 x 16.4 x 18.7 cm / 6.22 x 6.46 x 7.36 in
Weight (with base) 375 g / 13 oz (cradle) + 1175 g / 41 oz (base)
* Recommended DL power supply: FPS18.
** Batteries must be charged at a temperature ranging from 0° to +45 °C (+32° to
+113 °F). If the temperature ranges from 0° to +10 °C (+32° to +50 °F) the
charge occurs slowly.