Honeywell MC ToolKit User manual

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MC ToolKit
User Manual
Doc. No.: 34-ST-25-20
Release: 3
Last Revision Date: 9/06

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Notices and Trademarks
Copyright 2006 by Honeywell International Inc.
Release 3 September, 2006
Warranty/Remedy
Honeywell warrants goods of its manufacture as being free of defective materials and faulty workmanship. Contact
your local sales office for warranty information. If warranted goods are returned to Honeywell during the period of
coverage, Honeywell will repair or replace without charge those items it finds defective. The foregoing is Buyer's sole
remedy and is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, including those of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose. Specifications may change without notice. The information we supply is believed
to be accurate and reliable as of this printing. However, we assume no responsibility for its use.
While we provide application assistance personally, through our literature and the Honeywell web site, it is up to the
customer to determine the suitability of the product in the application.
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About This Document
Contacts
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control customers.
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International http://www.honeywell.com/Business/global.asp
Technical Assistance Center [email protected] (e-mail)
Telephone
Contact us by telephone at the numbers listed below.
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United States and Canada Honeywell Inc.
Industrial Automation and Control
Technical Assistance Center
Solution Support Center
1-800-343-0228 Sales
1-800-525-7439 Service
1-800-423-9883
1-602-313-3578
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Hong Kong
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[32-2] 728-2111
Latin America Honeywell Inc.
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[phone]

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Symbol definitions
The following table lists those symbols used in this document to denote certain conditions.
Symbol Definition
This CAUTION symbol on the equipment refers the user to the Product Manual for
additional information. This symbol appears next to required information in the manual.
This WARNING symbol on the equipment refers the user to the Product Manual for
additional information. This symbol appears next to required information in the manual.
WARNING: risk of electrical shock. This symbol warns the user of a potential shock
hazard where HAZARDOUS LIVE voltages greater than 30 Vrms, 42.4 Vpeak, or 60
VDC may be accessible.
ATTENTION, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe precautions for
handling electrostatic sensitive devices
Protective Earth (PE) terminal. Provided for connection of the protective earth (green
or green/yellow) supply system conductor.
Functional earth terminal. Used for non-safety purposes such as noise immunity
improvement. NOTE: This connection shall be bonded to protective earth at the
source of supply in accordance with national local electrical code requirements.
Earth Ground. Functional earth connection. NOTE: This connection shall be bonded to
Protective earth at the source of supply in accordance with national and local electrical
code requirements.
Chassis Ground. Identifies a connection to the chassis or frame of the equipment shall
be bonded to Protective Earth at the source of supply in accordance with national and
local electrical code requirements.

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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................1
Purpose/Scope ....................................................................................................................................1
Product Description .............................................................................................................................2
Procedural Considerations ..................................................................................................................3
Transmitter Type and Communication Mode...................................................................................3
Type of Procedure and Prerequisites ..............................................................................................3
Special Equipment and/or Environment for Calibration...................................................................3
Transmitter/Communications Characteristics......................................................................................4
Honeywell Transmitter (Analog Mode) ............................................................................................4
General Procedures .................................................................................................10
Overview............................................................................................................................................10
Primer for MC Toolkit & SDC 625 Application Software ...................................................................10
Start-Up and Basic Operation and Navigation...............................................................................10
Input Methods: Letter, Numbers, Symbols ....................................................................................11
MC Toolkit Application Software Display Conventions .....................................................................13
Navigation ......................................................................................................................................13
Data Entry and Display ..................................................................................................................15
SDC 625 Application Software Display Conventions ...............................................16
Navigation..........................................................................................................................................16
Introduction........................................................................................................................................17
Summary of Operating Procedures...................................................................................................18
Procedural Considerations ................................................................................................................20
Input calibration..............................................................................................................................20
Output Calibration..........................................................................................................................20
MC Toolkit Software with Honeywell HART Transmitters.........................................36
Introduction........................................................................................................................................36
General Procedures ..........................................................................................................................38
Procedural Considerations ................................................................................................................40
Input Calibration.............................................................................................................................40
Output Calibration..........................................................................................................................41
Using SDC 625 Application Software with all HART Transmitters and Devices.......61
Introduction........................................................................................................................................61

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Messages and Diagnostic Codes.............................................................................65
Messages and Diagnostic Codes......................................................................................................65
Reference Data ........................................................................................................75
Honeywell DE Fields and Values ......................................................................................................77
Honeywell HART Fields and Values .................................................................................................79
Generic HART Fields and Values .....................................................................................................82
XML Database (Samples) .................................................................................................................89
XML Sample - Honeywell DE ........................................................................................................89
XML Sample - non-Honeywell HART ............................................................................................89
MCT101 Maintenance..............................................................................................91
Modem Battery Replacement............................................................................................................91
MC Toolkit Software Installation/Maintenance ..................................................................................92
Overview92
MCT202 Maintenance..............................................................................................93
Battery Replacement.........................................................................................................................93
SD Card Replacement.......................................................................................................................93
Replacement Parts...................................................................................................93
MCT101 Replacement Parts .............................................................................................................93
MCT202 Replacement Parts .............................................................................................................95

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Tables
Table 1 DE Displays / Tasks Summary......................................................................................................................18
Table 2 DE Upload Procedures ..................................................................................................................................21
Table 3 DE Main Menu Procedures ...........................................................................................................................22
Table 4 Input Calibration (DE Transmitters) - Correct Input (Zero), LRV, URV; Reset Corrects ............................25
Table 5 Output Calibration - Loop Test......................................................................................................................30
Table 6 DE Output Calibration - Trim DAC Current.................................................................................................32
Table 7 DE Calibration - Apply Values......................................................................................................................34
Table 8 HART Displays / Tasks Summary ................................................................................................................39
Table 9 HART Device UPLOAD Procedure..............................................................................................................42
Table 10 Honeywell HART Main Menu Procedure...................................................................................................44
Table 11 Honeywell HART Diagnostics/Service Menu Procedures ..........................................................................49
Table 12 Honeywell HART Calibration - Zero Trim .................................................................................................51
Table 13 Honeywell HART Calibration - LRV and URV..........................................................................................53
Table 14 Honeywell HART Calibration - Reset corrects ...........................................................................................54
Table 15 Honeywell HART Calibration - Loop Test .................................................................................................55
Table 16 Honeywell HART Calibration - D/A Trim..................................................................................................56
Table 17 Honeywell HART Calibration - Apply Values............................................................................................58
Table 18 MC Toolkit/SDC 625 Error Messages.........................................................................................................65
Table 19 DE Messages ...............................................................................................................................................68
Table 20 HART Messages..........................................................................................................................................69
Table 21 ST 3000 Device Status Messages (DE) .......................................................................................................71
Table 22 STT Device Status Messages (DE)..............................................................................................................72
Table 23 ST 3000 Device Status Messages (HART)..................................................................................................73
Table 24 STT Device Status Messages (HART) ........................................................................................................74
Table 25 Glossary.......................................................................................................................................................75
Table 26 DE Fields and Values ..................................................................................................................................77
Table 27 HART Fields and Values.............................................................................................................................79
Table 28 Generic HART Fields and Values ...............................................................................................................82
Table 29 HART Universal Commands.......................................................................................................................87
Table 30 HART Common Practice Commands..........................................................................................................88
Table 31 Battery Removal and Replacement Procedure ............................................................................................91
Table 32 MCT101 Replacement Parts........................................................................................................................93
Table 33 MCT202 Replacement Parts........................................................................................................................95

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Figures
Figure 1 Components of the MC Toolkit........................................................................................................................1
Figure 2 MCT202 (rugged and intrinsically safe models)..............................................................................................1
Figure 3 Honeywell ST 3000 Smart Transmitter - Analog mode...................................................................................4
Figure 4 Honeywell Analog Value Scaling ....................................................................................................................6
Figure 5 Honeywell DE Mode Value Scaling ................................................................................................................8
Figure 6 Honeywell (HART) Transmitter Diagram ........................................................................................................8
Figure 7 HART Point-point and Multi-Drop Value Scaling...........................................................................................9
Figure 8 Start-up - MC Toolkit Application.................................................................................................................10
Figure 9 Menu Tree - Honeywell DE Displays ............................................................................................................17
Figure 10 Menu Tree - Honeywell HART Displays.....................................................................................................36
Figure 11 Menu Tree: non-Honeywell HART Displays...............................................................................................37
Figure 12 HART Menus (Display Summary)...............................................................................................................38

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Introduction
Purpose/Scope
This manual is intended to facilitate the use of the Honeywell MC Toolkit communications tool. It is
assumed that the user is skilled in the use and maintenance of process transmitters in process control, or
that he/she is under direct supervision of others with such skills.
The MC toolkit, with MC Toolkit Application Software and SDC 625 Application Software, enables
communication with several types of smart transmitters (pressure, temperature, etc) that are available for
use in the process control industry.
The emphasis of the information in this manual is directed primarily on the features and use of the
MC Toolkit in performing common maintenance tasks relating to transmitter devices, rather than on the
features and installation of specific transmitter devices.
It is recommended that that user should have the appropriate manuals available for specific transmitter
devices. For background information such as HART communications protocol and network wiring, it is
also recommended that the user should obtain publications available from agencies such s the HART
Communication Foundation.
Ruggedized
Zone 2
Zone 1
Figure 1 Components of the MC Toolkit Figure 2 MCT202 (rugged and
intrinsically safe models)
This manual includes information of two types:
•background material that enables a skilled user to select the appropriate procedures in this manual and
to apply them in the appropriate sequence, and
•detailed descriptions of the MC Toolkit regarding functions, features, and procedures for applying
them

Product Description
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Product Description
The Honeywell MC Toolkit is a handheld communication package that enables convenient and reliable
communications with smart transmitters (temperature, pressure, and others). It consists of two software
applications – MC Toolkit Application Software and SDC 625 Application Software. The MC Toolkit
Application Software can be used to configure, monitor and calibrate Honeywell DE and HART
transmitters. The SDC 625 Application, utilizing HART Device Description (DD) technology, can be used
to configure, monitor and calibrated all HART devices – Honeywell or non-Honeywell devices. The MC
Toolkit can communicate to:
•any Honeywell analog transmitter with Honeywell proprietary digital communications protocol or with
DE (Digital Enhanced) communications protocol.
•any Honeywell transmitters with HART communications protocol
•Any HART transmitter from other manufacturers.
The MCT101 includes the following (separately orderable) components:
•a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
•a DE/HART Modem
•a Handheld Connector Cable that connects the PDA to the Modem
•Holster for PDA and Modem
•Honeywell MC Toolkit application software (CD ROM)
•Honeywell SDC 625 application software (on same CD ROM as MC Toolkit application software)
•Modem Battery
The MC Toolkit MCT202 version includes the following features:
•Ruggedized version- Environmentally hardened with no approvals.
•Zone 2 approvals: Intrinsically-safe version available with FM Class I, Div 2 and ATEX Zone 2 approvals.
•Zone 1 approvals: Intrinsically-safe version available with FM Class I, Div 1 and ATEX Zone 1 approvals.
The MCT202 includes the following components:
•An iroc PDA with integrated DE/HART modem
•Honeywell MC Toolkit CD ROM with MC Toolkit and SDC625 application software
•Test leads for the electrical connection from the PDA to the field device
All versions of the PDA incorporate the Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 or 2005 Operating System. Honeywell
software operates as an application package in the familiar MS Windows environment, and is virtually
identical for all versions of the PDA. The MC Toolkit application or SDC 625 application can run
simultaneously with other Pocket PC applications.

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Procedural Considerations
CAUTION! WARNING!
In some cases, the use of a field communicator with a transmitter that is connected on-line can have an
adverse effect on process operations.
Before using the MC Toolkit, be certain that you know the potential consequences of each procedure, and
that you use the appropriate safeguards to prevent problems. For example, if the transmitter is an element
of a control loop, the loop should be placed in the manual operating mode, and alarms and interlocks
("trips") should be disabled as appropriate before beginning the procedure.
The primary factors to be considered are separated into three categories under the following three headings.
The information under the following headings is intended as background for use of the DE Procedures and
HART Procedures, which are given in separate sections of this manual.
Transmitter Type and Communication Mode
The MC Toolkit can be used with various types of field transmitters, most of which can be operated in
more than one mode.
•Honeywell DE transmitter operating in Smart Analog Mode
•Honeywell DE transmitter operating in Digital Enhanced (DE) Mode
•Honeywell (and other) HART transmitter operating in point-to-point (Analog w/ HART digital mode)
•Honeywell (and other) HART transmitter operating in multi-drop (HART-only digital mode)
The salient characteristics of each item listed, and the implications of each characteristic in procedures are
described under Transmitter/Communications Characteristics
Type of Procedure and Prerequisites
The MC Toolkit is designed to provide three basic functions:
•Monitoring
•Configuration
•Calibration
Depending on combinations of factors such as transmitter type, and communications mode, some
procedures such as monitoring the performance of a transmitter can be straightforward and innocuous, but
in some cases can also require special preparation and precautions.
Special Equipment and/or Environment for Calibration
Typically, a smart transmitter delivered by a major manufacturer today is designed to provide a high degree
of precision throughout its operating range, and has been calibrated to a high level of accuracy that is not
easy to duplicate in the user's plant process areas. Moreover, the design, materials, and manufacturing
process employed will ensure that the instrument will stay within calibration limits for an extended period.
Typically, calibration of a process-connected transmitter will degrade, rather than augment, the capability
of a smart transmitter. For this reason, the calibration procedures in this MC Toolkit User Manual include
a recommendation that the transmitter is removed from service and is calibrated only in a controlled
laboratory environment, using equipment whose precision is certified.

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Transmitter/Communications Characteristics
The characteristics of a typical Honeywell Smart Pressure Transmitter are summarized in Figure 3 through
Figure 7, following.
Honeywell Transmitter (Analog Mode)
Analog-to-Digital Sensing
As indicated by key number (1) in Figure 3, the sensor is a sealed assembly that typically includes three
separate sensors: Differential Pressure (DP), Static Pressure (SP) and Temperature (Temp).
Input Characterization
The sensor also includes a PROM, (2), which is Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) that stores
"characterization" constants written at the factory, and calibration constants, which can be written at the
factory and/or at the user's site. The data in NVM is used in an algorithm in the microprocessor, (3), which
is executed continuously to calculate the input value.
Figure 3 Honeywell ST 3000 Smart Transmitter - Analog mode
The characterization constants, which are written at the factory, are derived from highly precise testing of
the sensor's response over a range of temperatures, and from the Lower Range Limit (LRL) to the Upper
Range Limit (URL) of the sensor. The purpose of the characterization constants is to compensate for very
small inaccuracies in the sensor that are introduced by variations inherent in construction materials, and to
ensure that the calculated input is a high-fidelity representation of the analog input (linear or square root),
with a precise "zero" reference.
Input Calibration ("Corrects")
To optimize accuracy, the PROM includes storage for calibration constants: Correct Input Zero, Correct
LRV, and Correct URV.
The corrects constants provide for optimum accuracy in that they enable fine-tuning of the input
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range. That is, corrections are applied at the Lower Range Value (LRV) and the Upper Range Value
(URV).
Factory calibration can be specified in the purchase order. Also, if precision equipment, suitable
environment, and required skill are available at the user's site, input calibration can be done locally.
Reset Corrects
In some cases, the calibration procedure yields unsatisfactory results such that the Corrects constants must
be removed from memory. The Reset Corrects erases all three corrects constants, so that only the factory-
written characterization constants will be retained in the PROM.
Digital Communication Path
As indicated at key number (4) in Figure 4, the Honeywell Smart Transmitter includes a path for digital
communications between the sensor (via the microprocessor) and the 4-20 mA current loop that connects
the transmitter to external communications devices such as process control equipment ("receiver") and/or to
a MC Toolkit.
Digital to-Analog Conversion and Transfer
The digital-to-analog converter (D/A) shown at key number (5) in Figure 3 is shown as a box with a dotted
line to indicate that analog output mode is a user-selectable feature, for use in an application whose
receiving equipment requires an analog input.
Note that the Digital I/O (Comm) (communications) box is shown in Figure 3 with solid line to indicate
that the digital communications path is available at all times, even when analog mode is selected.
Honeywell Transmitter Output - Analog Mode
The diagram in Figure 4 provides an overview of a Honeywell transmitter operating in the analog mode.
Analog (PV Signal) Output
The vertical scale at the left of Figure 4 is an example of the available range (LRL to URL) of a pressure
transmitter sensor as built and characterized at the factory. The area of this scale that is highlighted in
white represents the configured process operating range (LRV to URV) - in this case, from 100 in H2O to
225 in H2O.
Note that Engineering Units (EUs) shown in Figure 4 are included here only for reference. The transmitter
does not perform any conversion of the base units value to Engineering Units. All conversion to EUs is
performed in the MC Toolkit and/or in other receiving devices such as operating panels associated with
control equipment. Default conversion is to inches-H2O @39F.)
The output of a Honeywell transmitter operating in the analog mode is a scaled value (0% - 100%) of
current (4 mA to 20 mA), whose lower and upper limits correspond to the configured operating range
(LRV-URV), respectively.
At the right of Figure 4, "PVEULO", "PV", and "PVEUHI" are examples of parameter names that appear
on Honeywell control equipment, which are used as follows.
Parameter Name Parameter Description Display Examples
PVEULO Process Value , Engineering Units, Low PVEULO 100 in H20
PV Process Value PV 175 in H20
PVEUHI Process Value , Engineering Units, Low PVEUHI 225 in H20

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URVURV
Figure 4 Honeywell Analog Value Scaling
Digital (Communications Signal) Input/Output
As indicated at the right of Figure 4, communications between the MC Toolkit and the Honeywell Smart
Transmitter consist of digital pulse strings, with rapid transitions of current level between (approximately)
4 mA and 20 mA.
Caution:
These rapid transitions provide for effective communications, but will interfere adversely with a transmitter
operating on-line in a control loop.
The MC Toolkit communicates digitally; exercise caution and good judgment when connecting the unit to
an on-line transmitter operating in the analog mode.
Honeywell Transmitter Output - Digital Enhanced Mode
Most of the operation of the Honeywell Smart Pressure Transmitter Digital Enhanced (DE) mode is similar
to that of operation in the analog mode. The essential characteristics of operation in DE mode are shown in
Figure 5.
As indicated at the right of Figure 5, output values of process variables, as well as digital communications,
are transferred to a receiving device digitally. The digital coding is Honeywell proprietary, which requires
the use of DE-capable Honeywell control equipment.
The use of DE mode offers several advantages:
process safety Unlike in the analog mode, communications devices do not "bump" the
value of the PV.
accuracy is retained with less
maintenance
Digital communications are relatively immune to small variations in
circuit resistance or supply voltage.
facilitates maintenance tasks Honeywell control systems include operating displays that enable direct
communication with transmitters operating in DE mode.

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CAUTION:
Although it in not necessary to put a control loop in manual before communicating with a
transmitter operating in DE mode, caution is required if there is any potential for error in
identifying operating mode.
Honeywell HART Transmitters
Transmitters with HART capability have features that vary among manufacturers and with the
characteristics of specific devices. The MC Toolkit supports the HART Universal, Common Practice, and
Device Specific Commands that are implemented in Honeywell HART transmitters.
As the diagram in Figure 6 shows, the Honeywell HART Transmitter is virtually identical to non-HART
transmitters, except that the HART version includes a Digital I/O Modulator/Demodulator block (key
number (4) instead of the Honeywell DE communications block.
As indicated in Figure 7, the output of the HART includes two primary modes:
•Point-to-Point Mode, in which one transmitter is connected via a two-conductor, 4-20 mA current loop
to one receiver.
•Multi-Drop Mode, in which several transmitters are connected via a two-conductor network to a
multiplexed receiver device.
In point-to-point mode, the value of the primary PV is represented by a 4-20 mA current loop, almost
identical to that of the Honeywell Transmitter operating in analog mode. In this case however, the analog
signal is modulated by Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) methods, using frequencies and a current amplitude
that do not affect analog sensing at the receiver.
Note that the accuracy of the analog level must be precisely controlled for accurate sensing, but that HART
communications will not "bump" the process variables.
In multi-drop mode, up to 16 transmitters (addresses 0-15) can exist on the two-conductor network, which
precludes analog transmission methods. In this case, the same FSK modulation method is used for
conveying levels of PV (and other variables) and also for communications.
CAUTION:
Before connecting to a HART transmitter, ensure that the MC Toolkit is not set up for DE
communications, whose current amplitude can "bump" process variables in either point-to-
point mode or in multi-drop mode.
Non-Honeywell HART Transmitters and Devices
HART-capable transmitters from any manufacturer and for any specific purpose are designed to common-
agreement standards that provide for inter-operability.
Guidelines published by the HART Communication Foundation enables manufacturers to design devices
that communicate via a set of standard commands and responses.
The standard set of commands is an integral component of the Honeywell MC Toolkit that enables
communication with many HART transmitters from other manufacturers.
The MC Toolkit application software supports the HART Revision 5.0 Universal Commands and HART
Revision 5.0 Common Practice Commands. However, the MC Toolkit supports only a recommended
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non-Honeywell transmitters. For more information, refer to tables in the Reference Data section of this
manual.
It is recommended that the SDC 625 application software, based on DD-IDE/SDC-625 technology and
"OPEN" tools standard, be used with non-Honeywell HART devices. The SDC 625 is based on HART
Revision 5.0 and uses Device Descriptions stored in the Pocket PC to communicate to all universal,
common and specific device commands. MC Toolkit will come with all HART Registered (updated once
per quarter) Device Descriptions pre-loaded.
URVURV
Figure 5 Honeywell DE Mode Value Scaling
Figure 6 Honeywell (HART) Transmitter Diagram

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Figure 7 HART Point-point and Multi-Drop Value Scaling

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General Procedures
Overview
The Honeywell MC Toolkit includes MC Toolkit application software and SDC 625 application software
running in the PDA, a general-purpose, hand-held computing device.
This section highlights some of the general-purpose features that facilitate use of the MC Toolkit software.
Primer for MC Toolkit & SDC 625 Application Software
The following is intended as a primer for using selected Pocket PC features with the MC Toolkit
application software.
Each of the following descriptions of features includes only the name of the feature and its functionality as
it is used with the MC Toolkit. The details of each feature are provided in the HELP information that is
included with the PDA.
As you become familiar with the MC Toolkit, you may want to explore other features that are listed and
described in the PDA HELP information.
Start-Up and Basic Operation and Navigation
The sequence for starting the Pocket PC and the MC Toolkit application Software is illustrated in Figure 8
Start-up - MC Toolkit Application.
Figure 8 Start-up - MC Toolkit Application
Similarly to the MC toolkit application software, the SDC 625 application software can be started up. Turn
on the PDA and click on the SDC 625 icon. The SDC 625 icon can be found by selecting Start and then
Programs. The SDC 625 executable file can also be found in the Storage Card under File Explorer.

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Input Methods: Letter, Numbers, Symbols
The PDA includes four methods for character input: Block Recognizer, Keyboard, Letter Recognizer, and
Transcriber.
In the Keyboard method, the user selects a text field in display, and then selects a character at a time from a
virtual keyboard. Using the keyboard involves familiar concepts that will enable quick and accurate
entries.
In the other three methods, the stylus is used to write the desired input directly onto the screen, and each
requires some adaptation of user skills. Of these, the Transcriber is probably the most efficient and easiest
to use.
Input Methods: Selections and Options (Examples)
Overview Display - Input Selection Display - Input Options
To select an input method, tap the
arrow at the lower-right of
the display, then tap the name of the
desired input method.
To select an option for the selected
input method, select Settings from the
Start Menu, Input from the Settings
menu, and then select the desired
input options.
Note that the icon next to the selection
arrow changes with the method
selected.
Block Recognizer
Overview Display - Input Selection Display - Input Options
In the Block recognizer, the stylus is
used to write characters into a letter
pad (the box at bottom, on the left) or
a numeric pad (on the right).
The "?" icon is a link to HELP; the
@$ icon is a link to a table of
symbols.

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Letter Recognizer
Overview Empty Text Input Port Completing Entry
In the Letter Recognizer method,
characters are simply selected from a
virtual QWERTY keyboard.
As indicated at right, options include
small keys or large keys. Short-cut
options such as "gestures" (stylus
motion on the screen) and others are
also available via the Settings menu.
Transcriber
Overview Display - Input Selection Display - Input Options
Transcriber facilitates entry of text in
letters, numbers, and entire words.
Extensive HELP is provided for very
handy features.