Intermec Trakker T2090 User manual

TRAKKER
®
T2090 Batch
Hand-Held Computer
P/N 067212-003
User’s Manual

Intermec Technologies Corporation
6001 36th Avenue West
P.O. Box 4280
Everett, WA 98203-9280
U.S. service and technical support: 1-800-755-5505
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Canadian media supplies ordering information: 1-800-268-6936
Outside U.S. and Canada: Contact your local Intermec service supplier.
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.
1998 by Intermec Technologies Corporation
All Rights Reserved
The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, JANUS, IRL, TRAKKER, Antares, Adara, Duratherm, EZBuilder,
Precision Print, PrintSet, Virtual Wedge, and CrossBar are either trademarks or registered trademarks of
Intermec.
Datalight and Datalight CardTrick are trademarks of Datalight Incorporated, Arlington, Washington. In
addition, Datalight ROM-DOS, Version 6.22 is a copyrighted development tool of Datalight Incorporated,
Arlington Washington.
Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (or ) symbol in
every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion, and
to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

Manual Change Record
This page records changes to the manual. The manual was released at Revision 001.
Revision Date Description of Change
001 5/98 Original release.
002 7/98 Updated the manual.
003 1/99 Updated for the Version 2.0 software release:
• Added two new reader commands:
Receive File XMODEM-1K
Transmit File XMODEM-1K
• Added 18 new application functions:
im_cputs im_timed_status_line
im_draw_underline im_tm_callback_cancel
im_get_kbmode im_tm_callback_register
im_get_system_julian_date im_xm_receive_file
im_set_2of5_lengths im_xm1k_receive_file
im_set_com_mode im_xm_transmit_file
im_set_kbmode im_xm1k_transmit_file
im_set_port_direction im_ym_receive_file
im_set_scanning im_ym_transmit_file
Corrected the Default Configuration reader command and added the
Save Configuration to File reader command.
Revised the Interleaved 2 of 5 configuration command to include the
Case Code option, which lets you read labels with 6 or 14 characters.
Revised the im_set_scanning application function.
Added a section on using CTTY sessions to manage files.
Added support for the underline attribute in im_draw_underline,
im_cputs, im_putchar, and im_receive_field.
Added a note to the “Character Set” section in Appendix A explaining
that the character set does not match DOS code page 850.
Expanded the description of TRANSFER.EXE and its options.

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Contents
Before You Begin xv
Warranty Information xv
Safety Summary xv
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes xvi
About This Manual xvi
Getting Started
Overview of the TRAKKER T2090 1-3
Features 1-3
Charging the Battery 1-5
Collecting Data 1-6
About the EZ Key Keypad 1-6
Entering Data Using the EZ Key Keypad 1-7
About Scanning 1-7
Scanning Bar Codes 1-8
EZ Dock Docking System 1-9
Transferring Data 1-9
Transferring Files via XMODEM: 1-9
Setting Up for File Sharing 1-10
Using the Serial Port to Transfer Applications and Files 1-11
Definitions 1-13
Managing Files 1-14
User Interface
Default System Files 2-3
Files Stored on ROMDISK 2-3
ROM-DOS.SYS 2-4
COMMAND.COM 2-4
Modifications and Special Considerations 2-4
CONFIG.SYS 2-4
AUTOEXEC.BAT 2-5
Utility Programs 2-5
COMMAND.HLP 2-5
TRANSFER.EXE 2-6
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XFER.EXE 2-7
REMSERV.EXE, REMOTE.BAT, and RT.BAT 2-7
FWTSETUP.EXE 2-8
CLEANUP.EXE 2-8
EMS Driver 2-9
RAMDRIVE Driver 2-9
Docking Indicators 2-10
Battery Monitor 2-10
Keyboard Mode Indicator 2-10
System Defaults and Initial Conditions 2-11
Power States 2-11
Starting Setup Mode 2-13
Enter Password Screen 2-13
Setup Main Menu 2-14
Power Management Screen 2-14
Set Doze Time Screen 2-15
Backlight Timeout Screen 2-16
Set Auto-Shutoff Screen 2-16
Power Management II Screen 2-17
Load File Screen 2-18
Set File Name Screen 2-18
Miscellaneous Settings Screen 2-19
Set Clock Screen 2-19
Tests Screen 2-20
Memory Status Screen 2-21
Test Scanner Screen 2-21
Password Setting Screens 2-22

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Application Development
System Architecture 3-3
Memory 3-3
Development Environment 3-4
QuickStart Kit Contents 3-4
Compiler Requirements 3-5
Device Communications and Connectivity 3-5
Application Library Support 3-6
Application Functions
Introduction 4-3
function_name 4-3
Application Functions Listed by Category 4-4
im_clear_screen 4-6
im_command 4-6
im_cputs 4-8
im_dbyte_setfont 4-9
im_dbyte_symbology_set 4-11
im_draw_underline 4-12
im_get_config_info 4-13
im_get_cursor_style 4-14
im_get_cursor_xy 4-14
im_get_display_mode 4-15
im_get_display_size_physical 4-16
im_get_display_type 4-16
im_get_input_mode 4-17
im_get_kbmode 4-17
im_get_label_symbology 4-18
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im_get_label_symbologyid 4-19
im_get_length 4-20
im_get_system_julian_date 4-21
im_input_status 4-22
im_irl_a 4-23
im_irl_k 4-24
im_irl_n 4-26
im_irl_v 4-28
im_irl_y 4-30
im_message 4-31
im_offset_dbyte 4-31
im_putchar 4-32
im_putchar_dbyte 4-33
im_puts 4-34
im_puts_dbyte 4-35
im_receive_buffer 4-36
im_receive_field 4-38
im_receive_input 4-41
im_set_2of5_lengths 4-44
im_set_com_mode 4-45
im_set_cursor_style 4-46
im_set_cursor_xy 4-46
im_set_display_mode 4-47
im_set_input_mode 4-48
im_set_kbmode 4-49
im_set_port_direction 4-50

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im_set_scanning 4-50
im_sound 4-51
im_standby_wait 4-52
im_status_line 4-53
im_timed_status_line 4-54
im_tm_callback_cancel 4-55
im_tm_callback_register 4-56
im_transmit_buffer 4-59
im_xm_receive_file 4-61
im_xm_transmit_file 4-62
im_xm1k_receive_file 4-63
im_xm1k_transmit_file 4-64
im_ym_receive_file 4-65
im_ym_transmit_file 4-66
Reader Command Reference
Using Reader Commands 5-3
Using Accumulate Mode 5-3
Enter Accumulate Mode 5-5
Backspace 5-5
Clear 5-5
Exit Accumulate Mode 5-6
Operating Reader Commands 5-6
Backlight On 5-6
Backlight Off 5-7
Change Configuration 5-7
Default Configuration 5-8
Reset Firmware 5-8
Save Configuration to File 5-8
Test and Service Mode 5-9
File Management Reader Commands 5-9
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Abort Program 5-9
Delete File 5-10
Receive File XMODEM 5-11
Receive File XMODEM-1K 5-12
Receive File YMODEM 5-13
Rename File 5-14
Run Program 5-15
Transmit File XMODEM 5-16
Transmit File XMODEM-1K 5-17
Transmit File YMODEM 5-18
Configuration Command Reference
Using Configuration Commands 6-3
Configuration Commands Listed by Category 6-4
Entering Variable Data in a Configuration Command 6-5
Append Time 6-6
Automatic Shutoff 6-7
Baud Rate 6-8
Beep Volume 6-9
Codabar 6-10
Code 39 6-11
Code 128 6-14
Command Processing 6-14
Configuration Commands Via Serial Port 6-17
Data Bits 6-18
Display Backlight Timeout 6-18
Display Contrast 6-20
Display Font Type 6-21
End of Message (EOM) 6-22
Flow Control 6-23
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