Intermec Trakker Antares 2460 Manual

Trakker Antares®
246X Stationary
Terminal
Addendum

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Contents
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Contents
About This Addendum 5
What’s New? 5
Support for the Euro Symbol 6
Modifications for Configuring Through the Network 6
Enhanced Application Support 6
VIEW246X.EXE Application 6
95XX Emulation Features 7
Using Display Modes 8
Using Accumulate Mode 8
Using Message Length Headers 9
BSD Sockets 10
Configuration Command Updates 11
Beep Duration 11
DHCP (Terminal) 12
Interleaved 2 of 5 Enhancements 14
Keypad Control 14
RS-232 or RS-422/485 COM2 Interface Update 15
Symbology Identifiers 15
UPC/EAN Enhancements 20
Troubleshooting PSK and EZBuilder Applications 23

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About This Addendum
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About This Addendum
This addendum contains the latest information about Trakker Antares®2460 and 2461
terminals with firmware versions 6.10 to 6.23. This information supplements the
information provided in the Trakker Antares 246X Stationary Terminal User’s Manual
(Part No. 068575). For more information about the topics covered in this addendum,
refer to your user’s manual.
The hardware and software on Trakker Antares terminals have been updated
substantially to improve efficiency and ease of use. These changes are not reflected in
the user’s manual, but they are described here in detail. If there are any conflicts
between the information in the Trakker Antares user’s manual and this addendum, use
the information in this addendum.
If you have an earlier version of firmware, you can download version 6.23 at no charge
from the Intermec Web site at www.intermec.com. If you are using firmware version
5.1X or earlier and you are not going to upgrade to firmware version 6.23, use your
Trakker Antares user’s manual and disregard this addendum.
What’s New?
These general modifications were made to supported features for firmware versions
6.10 to 6.23:
•With firmware version 6.13 and later, you can store up to 128 files on each terminal
drive.
•With firmware version 6.20 and later, two bar code symbologies are no longer
supported: Code 16K and Code 49.
•The Trakker Antares Programmer’s Software Kit (PSK) and EZBuilder are
available at no charge from the Intermec Web site at www.intermec.com.
Additionally, this addendum describes these features and changes in detail:
•Support for the Euro symbol (
¼
•Modifications for configuring through the network
•Enhanced application support for new and modified applications: VIEW246X.EXE
application to view the contents of drive C, modified 95XX emulation features,
BSD sockets support through the Trakker Antares PSK
•New and enhanced configuration commands: Beep Duration, DHCP (Terminal),
Interleaved 2 of 5 Enhancements, Keypad Control, RS-232 or RS-422/485 COM2
Interface Update, Symbology Identifiers, UPC/EAN Enhancements
•Troubleshooting PSK and EZBuilder applications

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Support for the Euro Symbol
Trakker Antares terminals use an English and Western European font set that supports
languages such as French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. With firmware
version 6.13 and later, the font set supports the Euro symbol ( ¼
The next table contains more information about the Euro symbol. The terminal keys and
the decimal, scan code, and hexadecimal values are the same for all keypads and
overlays.
Character Terminal Keys Decimal Scan Code Hexadecimal
¼
 
213 5C D5
Note: The Euro symbol (
¼ UHSODFHV WKH SUHYLRXV V\PERO DW GHFLPDO YDOXH 
Modifications for Configuring Through the Network
When you install the terminal in a network, you need to configure a set of network
parameters that control how the terminal communicates in the network. With firmware
version 6.13 and later, you can modify most RF network parameters through the
network, except for the following parameters:
•DHCP
•Network Activate
•TCP Maximum Retries
•TCP/IP Maximum Transmit Timeout
You can still modify these parameters as indicated in Chapter 8, “Configuration
Command Reference”in your user’s manual.
Enhanced Application Support
This section describes new and modified applications and application support.
VIEW246X.EXE Application
Trakker Antares firmware version 6.20 and later includes the VIEW246X.EXE
application. If you have a 246X terminal with firmware version 6.15 or later, you can
run VIEW246X.EXE on your PC and use this application to view the contents of your
terminal’s Drive C.

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To use VIEW246X.EXE to view the contents of your 246X’s Drive C
1. Download firmware version 6.20 to your PC. Make sure that VIEW246X.EXE is in
the same folder as FLASHLDR.BIN.
2. Make sure the 246X is turned off, and connect it to a port on your PC.
3. Open an MS-DOS window on your PC and run VIEW246X.EXE. Make sure the
current working directory displays the folder with VIEW246X.EXE.
4. Press W to turn on the 246X.
The 246X boots, and you are ready to use VIEW246X.EXE to view the contents of your
246X’s drive C. You can use the help command to display the application options.
When you run VIEW246X.EXE, you can also use the following command to select
which port you want to use on the host PC:
Command Name Syntax
Host Port
(default COM1) /comn where nis:
1COM1
2COM2
3COM3
4COM4
For example, to select the COM2 port on your PC, enter the following command at the
MS-DOS prompt:
view246X/com2
95XX Emulation Features
Trakker Antares 246X terminals ship with the EM9560.BIN application. With this
application, the terminal operates like a 95XX in Data Entry mode with no application
running.
The following new 95XX features are supported by the EM9560.BIN application on the
246X with firmware version 6.12 and later:
•Buffered and transparent display modes are supported. The Display Setting
configuration command (OD) is also supported.
•You can emulate Accumulate mode so that keypad data can be combined with
scanned data.
The following new 95XX feature is supported by the EM9560.BIN application on the
246X with firmware version 6.15 and later:
•Message length headers indicating the length of the message are supported.

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Using Display Modes
With the EM9560.BIN application, you can use Buffered display mode and Transparent
display mode. In Buffered mode, new data is placed on a new line keeping blocks of
data separated. In Transparent mode, new data is placed at the current cursor position,
which makes screen formatting by the host easier.
Run the EM9560.BIN application before you set the display mode emulation feature.
Syntax: DMdata
Acceptable values for data are:
0 Buffered display mode
1 Transparent display mode
Default: Transparent display mode
Scan: One of these bar codes:
Buffered Display Mode
*$+DM0*
*$+DM0*
Transparent Display Mode
*$+DM1*
*$+DM1*
Other: To provide compatibility with the 95XX, you can also use this syntax:
ODdata
where data is a 0 or 1.
Using Accumulate Mode
With the EM9560.BIN application, you can emulate Accumulate mode (Emulation
mode) and combine keypad data with scanned data. Data that you accumulate appears
on the bottom line of the terminal screen. You can edit this data using the reader
commands for backspace and clear, or you can use the
 key.
You scan a bar code to toggle between Emulation mode and native Trakker Antares
mode. Run the EM9560.BIN application before you set the accumulate mode emulation
feature.
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Note: To set this command using bar code labels, you must also use the bar code labels
in Appendix B of your user’s manual. To use these labels, you need to configure the
terminal to use Code 39 in Full ASCII mode. For help, see “Code 39”in Chapter 8,
“Configuration Command Reference,”in your user’s manual.
Scan: To use Emulation mode:
1. Scan this bar code:
Toggle Emulation Mode/Native Mode
*ACCUMULATE*
*ACCUMULATE*
2. Scan this bar code:
Enter Accumulate Mode
*+/*
*+/*
3. Scan data from the “Full ASCII Bar Code Chart”in Appendix B or type data using
the keypad.
4. Scan this bar code:
Exit Accumulate Mode
*/M/O*
*-/*
Using Message Length Headers
If you have a 246X terminal with firmware version 6.15 and later, you can use the
EM9560.BIN application to add message headers that indicate the length of the message.
When you send or receive a message, the application prepends a header to the message.
If the message being received already has a header, the application strips the existing
header and prepends the new message length header.
You can create a two-byte binary header, a four-byte ASCII header, or a mixed mode
header. A mixed mode header pre-appends a four-byte ASCII header to received
messages and a two-byte binary header to sent messages.
Note: The EM9560.BIN application must be running on your terminal before you can
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Using Message Length Headers (continued)
Syntax: NHdata
Acceptable values for data are:
0 No header
1 Two-byte binary header on messages sent and received
2 Four-byte ASCII header on messages sent and received
3 Four-byte ASCII header on messages sent and
two-byte binary header on messages received
Default: No header
Scan: One of these bar codes:
No Header Two-Byte Binary Header
*$+NH0* *$+NH1*
*$+NH0* *$+NH1*
Four-Byte ASCII Header Four-Byte ASCII / Two-Byte Binary Header
*$+NH2* *$+NH3*
*$+NH2* *$+NH3*
BSD Sockets
The Trakker Antares terminals support a subset of the BSD (Berkeley Software
Distribution) sockets interface for network communications. This interface is only
available in a TCP/IP network.
The terminals support the following subset of BSD 4.3 socket-specific functions:
•bind •im_get_IP_addr (gethostbyname)
•closesocket •recv
•connect •send
•fcntlsocket •setsockopt
•getsockname •shutdown
•getsockopt •socket
These socket functions are supported in the Trakker Antares Programmer’s Software
Kit (PSK) version 4.4 and later. You can download the latest version of the PSK from
the support page on the Intermec Web site at www.intermec.com.
For more information about these socket functions and using the PSK to create
programs, see the Trakker Antares Application Development Tools System Manual
(Part No. 064433).

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Configuration Command Updates
This section describes the following new and updated configuration commands:
•Beep Duration
•DHCP (Terminal)
•Interleaved 2 of 5 Enhancements
•Keypad Control
•RS-232 or RS-422/485 COM2 Interface Update
•Symbology Identifiers
•UPC/EAN Update
Beep Duration
Description: Sets the length of the terminal’s audio signals. You can define a different duration for
the high and the low beep tone. Use the beep duration with the beep volume to define
beeps according to operator preference and work environment.
Syntax: BDdatabeep
Acceptable values for data are any number from 2 to 7999 ms.
Acceptable values for beep are:
HHigh
LLow
Default: 50 ms, high and low beep tones
Scan: To set the default beep duration, scan this bar code:
Default Beep Duration
*$+BD50HBD50L*
*$+BD50HBD50L*
Or: To set a beep duration:
1. Scan this bar code:
Enter Accumulate Mode / Set Beep Duration
*+/$+BD*
*+/$+BD*

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Beep Duration (continued)
2. Scan a numeric value for data from these bar codes:
*0* *1*
*0* *1*
*2* *3*
*2* *3*
*4* *5*
*4* *5*
*6* *7*
*6* *7*
*8* *9*
*8* *9*
3. Scan the beep tone for which you are setting the beep duration:
High Low
*H* *L*
*H* *L*
4. Scan this bar code:
Exit Accumulate Mode
*-/*
*-/*
DHCP (Terminal)
Description: When DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is enabled on the terminal, the
terminal can receive terminal IP addresses dynamically from the DHCP server. With
firmware version 6.20 and later, you can use DHCP on a TCP/IP network to allocate
permanent terminal IP address assignments.
The DHCP configuration command described in these instructions differs from the
DHCP command available in previous firmware versions. The previous DHCP
command that supports UDP Plus networks and allocates controller IP addresses is still
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DHCP (Terminal) (continued)
Note: Trakker Antares terminals that use the DHCP configuration command described
in these instructions should not be used in leased DHCP environments.
The DHCP settings are:
•Enabled (default)
•Disabled
If you are using a DHCP server in your Ethernet network and DHCP is enabled on the
terminal, the terminal acts as a DHCP client. The DHCP server then assigns the
following network parameters:
•Terminal IP Address
•Subnet Mask (optional)
•Default Router (optional)
The terminal automatically updates its parameters with those received from the DHCP
server. The parameters assigned by the DHCP server are not permanently stored on the
terminal. These parameters are reset each time you reboot the terminal.
Syntax: N/A
Default: Enabled
Bar Codes: To use bar codes and enable the terminal to use DHCP:
1. Set the Terminal IP Address.
•To enable DHCP, set the Terminal IP Address to the default value of 0.0.0.0.
Default Terminal IP Address
*$+ND0.0.0.0*
*$+ND0.0.0.0*
•To disable DHCP, set the Terminal IP Address to a value other than 0.0.0.0. For
help, see “Terminal IP Address”in Chapter 8, “Configuration Command
Reference,”in your user’s manual.
2. Set the Network Activate command to enabled.
Enable RF or Ethernet Network
*$+NA1*
*$+NA1*

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Interleaved 2 of 5 Enhancements
Description: Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) is a high-density, self-checking, continuous numeric
symbology. With firmware version 6.15 and later, you can now set two additional
parameters.
Syntax: CAdata
Additional values for data are:
95 Case code (6 or 14) with check digit verified but discarded
96 Variable length with check digit verified but discarded
Existing values for data are 0, 2-32, 97, 98, and 99. Only the new values for data are
described in this section. For more information about the existing values, see
“Interleaved 2 of 5”in Chapter 8, “Configuration Command Reference,”in your user’s
manual.
Default: Disabled
Scan: One of these bar codes:
Enable Case Code With Check Digit Enable Variable Length With Check Digit
Verified But Discarded Verified But Discarded
*$+CA95* *$+CA96*
*$+CA95* *$+CA96*
Keypad Control
Description: Enables or disables the keypad. When you disable the keypad, you cannot use the
keypad to enter information into the terminal.
Syntax: KEdata
Acceptable values for data are:
0 Disable keypad
1 Enable keypad
Default: Enabled
Scan: One of these bar codes:
Disable Keypad Enable Keypad
*$+KE0* *$+KE1*
*$+KE0* *$+KE1*

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RS-232 or RS-422/485 COM2 Interface Update
Description: Defines the interface for the COM2 communications port. If you have a 2460 with an
enhanced input/output board, you can use COM2 for either RS-232 or RS-422/485
communications.
The RS-485 interface is only available on terminals using Multi-Drop protocol in a
CrossBar network.
Syntax: YK2.data
Acceptable values for data are:
0 RS-232
1 RS-422/485
Default: RS-232
Bar Codes: To set the interface for COM2, scan one of these bar codes:
Enable RS-232 Interface Enable RS-422/485 Interface
*$+YK2.0* *$+YK2.1*
*$+YK2.0* $+YK2.1*
Symbology Identifiers
Description: With firmware version 6.20 and later, you can use symbology identifiers to indicate the
type of data being sent by prepending an identifier to the data. You can prepend one of
the following types of character strings to identify which symbology the data is using:
AIM ISO/IEC Standard The AIM Standard symbology identifiers consists of a three-
character structure indicating the symbology and the optional features of the
symbology. For more information about the AIM Standard for symbology identifiers,
refer to the AIM ISO/IEC Standard.
User-Defined ASCII Character String The user-defined symbology identifier is one to
four ASCII characters in length. You can configure user-defined symbology identifiers
to assign custom identifier strings to the bar code symbologies.
The Symbology Identifiers command contains four parameters. To disable or enable all
symbology identifiers to the ISO/IEC Standard, you need to configure the first two
parameters. To enable a user-defined symbology identifier, you need to configure all
four parameters.

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Symbology Identifiers (continued)
Syntax: CYdata
where data must be 3 to 8 digits selected from this list of parameters:
Parameter 1: 00 All Symbology IDs (Disabled or ISO/IEC Standard Enabled)
01 Code 39
02 Code 128
03 Codabar
04 Code 93
05 Code 11
06 Interleaved 2 of 5
08 PDF 417
09 MSI
10 Plessey
11 Code 2 of 5 with 2 bar start/stop codes
12 Code 2 of 5 with 3 bar start/stop codes
16 UPC-A
17 UPC-E
18 EAN-8
19 EAN-13
Parameter 2: 0 Disabled
1 ISO/IEC Standard (Enabled)
2 User-defined
Parameter 3: 1 User-defined character string length of 1
2 User-defined character string length of 2
3 User-defined character string length of 3
4 User-defined character string length of 4
Parameter 4: xxxx ASCII string of 1 to 4 characters in length indicating the
user-defined value.
Default: 000
Parameter 1: All Symbology IDs
Parameter 2: Disabled
Note: To set a user-defined symbology identifier using the bar code labels in
Appendix B, you need to configure the terminal to use Code 39 in Full ASCII mode.
For help, see “Code 39”in Chapter 8, “Configuration Command Reference,”in your
user’s manual.

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Symbology Identifiers (continued)
Bar Codes: To set the default configuration and disable all symbology identifiers, scan this bar
code:
Disable All Symbology Identifiers
*$+CY000*
*$+CY000*
Or: To set all symbology identifiers to the ISO/IEC Standard, scan this bar code:
Enable ISO/IEC Standard For All Symbology Identifiers
*$+CY001*
*$+CY001*
Or: To enable or disable the ISO/IEC Standard for one or more symbologies, or to set a
user-defined symbology identifier for one or more symbologies:
Note: You need to set all symbology identifiers to the ISO/IEC Standard before you can
set a user-defined symbology identifier.
1. Set all symbology identifiers to the ISO/IEC Standard by scanning this bar code:
Enable ISO/IEC Standard For All Symbology Identifiers
*$+CY001*
*$+CY001*
2. Scan this bar code:
Enter Accumulate Mode / Set Symbology Identifiers
*+/$+CY*
*+/$+CY*
3. Scan one of these bar codes:
All Symbology IDs Code 39
*00* *01*
*00* *01*
Code 128 Codabar
*02* *03*
*02* *03*

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Symbology Identifiers (continued)
Code 93 Code 11
*04* *05*
*04* *05*
Interleaved 2 of 5 PDF 417
*06* *08*
*06* *08*
MSI Plessey
*09* *10*
*09* *10*
Code 2 of 5 Code 2 of 5
With 2 Bar Start/Stop Codes With 3 Bar Start/Stop Codes
*11* *12*
*11* *12*
UPC-A UPC-E
*16* *17*
*16* *17*
EAN-8 EAN-13
*18* *19*
*18* *19*
4. Scan one of these bar codes:
Disable Symbology ID Enable ISO/IEC Standard Symbology ID
*0* *1*
*0* *1*
Enable User-Defined Symbology ID
*2*
*2*
If you enabled a user-defined symbology identifier, continue with Step 5. Otherwise
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Symbology Identifiers (continued)
5. Scan a numeric value for the character string length of the user-defined symbology
identifier from these bar codes:
*1* *2*
*1* *2*
*3* *4*
*3* *4*
6. Scan a value for the user-defined symbology identifier from the “Full ASCII Bar
Code Chart”in Appendix B of the user’s manual. The user-defined symbology
identifier should be one to four characters in length depending on the character
string length value that you scanned in Step 5.
7. Repeat Steps 3 to 6 to configure another symbology identifier.
8. Scan this bar code:
Exit Accumulate Mode
*-/*
*-/*
Example 1: You want to enable the ISO/IEC Standard symbology identifier for all bar code
symbologies except Plessey.
1. Scan this bar code:
Enable ISO/IEC Standard for All Symbology Identifiers
*$+CY001*
*$+CY001*
2. Scan this bar code:
Disable ISO/IEC Standard Symbology ID for Plessey
*$+CY100*
*$+CY100*
Example 2: You want to enable a user-defined symbology identifier that is four characters in length
(UPCA) for UPC-A.
1. Scan this bar code:
Enable ISO/IEC Standard for All Symbology Identifiers
*$+CY001*
*$+CY001*

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Symbology Identifiers (continued)
2. Scan this bar code:
Enable 4-Character User-Defined Symbology ID (UPCA) for UPC-A
*$+CY1624U CA*
*$+CY1624UPCA*
UPC/EAN Enhancements
Description: This CE command enables or disables the decoding of Universal Product Code
(UPC)/European Article Numbering (EAN) symbology.
To define the UPC/EAN symbology, you set up to seven digits. The second digit now
has an added option for expanding zeroes in UPC-E, and the fourth digit now has
additional options for supplementals.
The supplemental portion of a UPC or EAN label is a weak symbology and can be
missed by the scanner for several reasons. In situations where supplementals are known
to be present, reading just the main symbol can be prevented until a valid supplemental
is found. When using a laser scanner, performance degradation is not noticeable.
The fifth, sixth, and seventh digits are optional. To set the sixth digit, you need to set the
fifth digit. To set the seventh digit, you need to set all seven digits.
Syntax: CEdata
where data must be 4 to 7 digits selected from this list:
First digit: 0 UPC-A/EAN-13 disabled
1 UPC-A/EAN-13 enabled
2 UPC-A only enabled
Second digit: 0 UPC-E disabled
1 UPC-E enabled
2 Expanded zeroes
Third digit: 0 EAN-8 disabled
1 EAN-8 enabled
Fourth digit: 0 Supplementals not allowed
1 Supplementals allowed
2 Supplementals required
3 Two-digit supplementals required
4 Five-digit supplementals required
Fifth digit: 0 Discard check digit
1 Transmit check digit