KoamTac KDC20 User manual

Copyright © KOAMTAC Inc. 2018
KDC Reference Manual
Rev 0.3
Rev 2.85T.A5(KDC20/30/410/411/415/420/421/425/430)
3.x7.A5(KDC100/200/250/270/280/300/350/450/470)
A01.05.22 (KDC500)

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 24
1.1 KDC Package Contents............................................................................................................... 25
1.2 KDC Characteristics..................................................................................................................... 27
1.3 Keypad Functionality for KDC350 ............................................................................................... 31
1.4 Keypad Functionality for KDC500 ............................................................................................... 33
1.5 Input data by using a keypad (KDC350) ...................................................................................... 34
1.6 Turn ON/OFF KDC20/30/270/280/350/400/470/475/500 power................................................. 35
2. INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................. 37
2.1 Bluetooth Pairing ........................................................................................................................ 37
Preparing for Pairing ...........................................................................................................37
Pairing ..................................................................................................................................39
2.2 KTSync Setup Wizard .................................................................................................................. 44
Windows 7, 8 & 10 ...............................................................................................................44
Android ................................................................................................................................46
iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch .....................................................................................................46
3. OPERATING YOUR KDC ..............................................................................................47
3.1 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................... 47
Attaching a Lanyard or Hand Strap to a KDC....................................................................47
Charge KDC Battery............................................................................................................49
Configure KDC ....................................................................................................................49
Abbreviation ........................................................................................................................51
3.2 Basics........................................................................................................................................... 52
Reading Barcodes ...............................................................................................................52
Reading NFC Tags (KDC350N/400N/KDC500) .................................................................54
Reading HF RFID Tags (KDC450/470) ................................................................................54
Inputting Data by Using a Keypad (KDC350).....................................................................54
Read Magnetic-Stripe (MS) Card(KDC500) ........................................................................ 54
Read Integrated Chip (IC) Card(KDC500) ..........................................................................55
Synchronizing data to the host device ............................................................................... 55

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3.3 KDC Device Driver and Firmware................................................................................................ 56
Upgrading KDC Firmware...................................................................................................56
Firmware Version .................................................................................................................57
Upgrading BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) Firmware (KDC280C only) ................................58
3.4 KDC Beep Sounds....................................................................................................................... 60
3.5 KDC Menu................................................................................................................................... 61
KDC Mode Menu ................................................................................................................81
View Data Menu .................................................................................................................. 82
Set Barcodes Menu .............................................................................................................82
Code Options Menu ........................................................................................................... 82
Scan Options Menu.............................................................................................................82
Data Process Menu .............................................................................................................85
BT Config Menu –KDC20/30/200/250/270/300/350/400/470/500 ...................................90
BT Service Menu –KDC20/30/200/250/270/300/350/400/470/500 ..................................92
USB Mode Menu–100M/200M/250M/270/280/300M/350 ...............................................93
NFC Config Menu –KDC350N/411N/415N/421N/425N/500 ..........................................94
UHF Config Menu –KDC450U ...........................................................................................94
WIFI Config Menu (KDC350F) ............................................................................................ 95
MSR Config Menu –KDC415/425/430/500........................................................................96
ICCR Config Menu –KDC500.............................................................................................97
SystemConfig Menu............................................................................................................98
Key Mgmt Menu–KDC500 ............................................................................................... 100
Sensitive Menu –KDC500................................................................................................. 100
3.6 LED Status ................................................................................................................................. 101
3.7 Empty Battery............................................................................................................................ 103
KDC100/200/250/270/280/300/350 .................................................................................. 103
KDC20/30/400/470 ............................................................................................................ 103
KDC500 ..............................................................................................................................103
3.8 Buffer(Memory) Full................................................................................................................... 104
3.9 Reset Feature (100/200/250/300) or Power-on/off (KDC20/30/270/280/350/400/470/500) .... 105
3.10 Replace Battery ......................................................................................................................... 106
3.11 KDC470/475 Extended Battery ................................................................................................. 111
Operating mode................................................................................................................ 111
LED..................................................................................................................................... 111
Custom iOS and Android case detection issue and operation...................................... 111
4. BLUETOOTH -KDC20/30/200/250/270/280/300/350/400/470/500................112

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4.1 Bluetooth Config....................................................................................................................... 112
Connect Device ................................................................................................................. 112
Auto Connect ....................................................................................................................113
Auto Reconnect ................................................................................................................. 113
Auto Power On ................................................................................................................... 113
PWR ON Time ....................................................................................................................113
Auto Power Off .................................................................................................................. 114
Beep Warning ....................................................................................................................114
PWR OFF Time ................................................................................................................... 114
PowerOFF Msg ..................................................................................................................114
MAC Address ..................................................................................................................... 114
FW Version ......................................................................................................................... 114
Wakeup Nulls ..................................................................................................................... 115
Autolock Time .................................................................................................................... 115
HID Keyboard .....................................................................................................................115
HID Initial and Inter-Character Delay ................................................................................115
Control Character Transmission in HID mode.................................................................115
Function Key Transmission in HID mode .........................................................................116
Disconnect/Reconnect/BT(HID) Toggle .......................................................................... 116
Character dropping in web browser on iOS.................................................................... 117
When the KDC is connected to an iOS device in the HID iOS Bluetooth profile, scanning into a
web browser will sometimes prematurely execute the 'CR + LF' (enter) terminator and result in a
few characters dropping. The KDC will scan perfectly fine in native apps such as Notes. 117
4.2Bluetooth Service ...................................................................................................................... 118
Power ..................................................................................................................................118
Pairing .................................................................................................................................118
Discovering ......................................................................................................................... 119
Connect To ........................................................................................................................ 119
HID Sync............................................................................................................................. 119
Tips.....................................................................................................................................119
Auto Pairing ........................................................................................................................120
4.3 BLE (Bluetooth Low Engery)...................................................................................................... 121
BLE vs. Classic ..................................................................................................................... 121
BLE Profiles ......................................................................................................................... 123
4.4 KDC BLE and Samsung Tizen.................................................................................................... 125
Connect the phone to Gear S3 and Install the demo application .................................125
Pair/Connect KDC with Gear S3....................................................................................... 126
How to Get Tizen SDK for KDC280C-BLE........................................................................127
5. WIFI (KDC350), NFC (KDC350/470/475), UHF (KDC470/475), SERIAL/OTG
(KDC470/475).....................................................................................................................129

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5.1 KDC350 WiFi ............................................................................................................................. 129
WiFi Config Menu .............................................................................................................129
How to use KTSync to configure WiFi.............................................................................. 130
How to test data transmission .......................................................................................... 131
HTTP GET&POST .............................................................................................................. 136
WiFi Roaming .................................................................................................................... 141
5.2 KDC470 HF (NFC)...................................................................................................................... 143
5.3 KDC470/475 UHF ...................................................................................................................... 147
Operation Mode................................................................................................................ 147
UHF Tag Read Mode ........................................................................................................147
UHF Special barcodes....................................................................................................... 147
Toggle key ......................................................................................................................... 148
Trigger................................................................................................................................148
Timeout..............................................................................................................................148
Data type............................................................................................................................ 148
5.4 KDC470/475 Communication Protocols.................................................................................... 149
How to start OTG mode ................................................................................................... 149
Automatic operation mode changes ...............................................................................150
OTG and Extended battery ..............................................................................................150
Serial interface for iOS device ..........................................................................................150
6. SYNCHRONIZATION ..................................................................................................151
6.1 KTSync Menu ............................................................................................................................ 152
6.2 File Menu .................................................................................................................................. 155
Connect to KDC ................................................................................................................ 155
Synchronize........................................................................................................................ 155
Erase KDC Memory ........................................................................................................... 155
Bluetooth ........................................................................................................................... 156
Configuration.....................................................................................................................157
Synchronization Settings ....................................................................................................................... 157
Destination of Data ........................................................................................................... 158
Synchronization Methods .................................................................................................159
Current KDC Wedge Method...........................................................................................160
Synchronization Options...................................................................................................160
Application Options ..........................................................................................................161
6.3 Barcode & KDC Settings ........................................................................................................... 162
Select Symbologies and Symbology Options ................................................................. 162
Data Editing Option .......................................................................................................... 163

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6.4 Other Settings........................................................................................................................... 164
6.5 Bitmap Display .......................................................................................................................... 166
6.6 Mobile pKTSync ........................................................................................................................ 167
6.7 Android aKTSync....................................................................................................................... 168
KDC and Android Pairing .................................................................................................168
Launch KTSync...................................................................................................................168
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Keyboard Wedge .............................................................................................................. 169
6.8 iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch KTSync............................................................................................... 170
KDC20i/30i/200i/250i/270i/270i/350i/400i/470i/500i connection using MFi mode .......170
iKTSync Settings ................................................................................................................ 170
How to Connect and Reconnect MFi Mode using UP Keys ...........................................171
How to use Keyboard Wedge with iKTSync ....................................................................172
6.9 KTSync for Mac OS X ................................................................................................................ 174
Connect Button ................................................................................................................. 175
Disconnect Button............................................................................................................. 175
Synchronize Button ...........................................................................................................175
Clear Button....................................................................................................................... 175
Settings Button.................................................................................................................. 175
7. APPLICATION GENERATION ....................................................................................179
7.1 Application Generation............................................................................................................. 180
Generate Application........................................................................................................ 180
Data Filter Settings............................................................................................................181
Application Download and Execution ............................................................................. 183
7.2 Predefined Applications............................................................................................................ 184
Master/Slave ...................................................................................................................... 184
Pick/Bin .............................................................................................................................. 185
DB Lookup Application..................................................................................................... 188
Inventory Application ........................................................................................................ 191
8. TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................................................193
9. CONTACT INFORMATION ........................................................................................195
10. APPENDIX A –BARCODE & SCAN OPTIONS ...................................................196

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10.1 Symbologies.............................................................................................................................. 196
Bookland EAN vs. EAN-13................................................................................................ 197
Add-on Symbologies ........................................................................................................197
10.2 Code Options (KDC20/100/200/250/270L/270D/410/411/415/470L/470D) .............................. 199
Reverse Direction .............................................................................................................. 199
Symbology Conversion .....................................................................................................199
Verification of Optional “Check Digit” ............................................................................200
Transmission of “Check Digit” .........................................................................................200
Resolution of Inconsistencies ........................................................................................... 201
10.3 Miscellaneous Barcode Information.......................................................................................... 202
Height of a Linear Barcode ............................................................................................... 202
Check Characters .............................................................................................................. 202
Prevent Interleave 2 of 5 Partial Reading .........................................................................202
Data Buffer Full..................................................................................................................203
11. APPENDIX B –FAQ..................................................................................................204
11.1 Symbology ................................................................................................................................ 204
11.2 Host Interface............................................................................................................................ 204
11.3 Battery....................................................................................................................................... 206
11.4 Memory ..................................................................................................................................... 208
11.5 Programming ............................................................................................................................ 209
12. APPENDIX C –1D SPECIAL BARCODES
(KDC20/100/200/250/270L/270D/350L/410/415/470L/470D)................................210
12.1 Set Symbologies ....................................................................................................................... 210
12.2 Barcode Options ....................................................................................................................... 214
12.3 Delete Last Scanned Barcode ................................................................................................... 217
12.4 Scan Options............................................................................................................................. 218
12.5 Scan Timeout ............................................................................................................................ 219
12.6 Minimum Barcode Length......................................................................................................... 220
12.7 ScanIfConnect ........................................................................................................................... 223

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12.8 Security Level(Laser model only) ............................................................................................... 224
12.9 Data Process - Wedge/Store, Enter Key, Extend Key ............................................................... 225
12.10 Data Process - Data Edit ....................................................................................................... 226
12.11 Data Process - Data Format and Handshake ........................................................................ 227
12.12 Data Process - Termination Character & Duplicate Check ................................................... 228
12.13 Data Process - Termination Character & Duplicate Check ................................................... 229
12.14 Bluetooth Auto Power On Time............................................................................................ 231
12.15 Bluetooth Power Off Time .................................................................................................... 233
12.16 HID Auto Lock Time .............................................................................................................. 236
12.17 HID Keyboard........................................................................................................................ 237
12.18 HID Initial Delay..................................................................................................................... 238
12.19 HID Character Delay ............................................................................................................. 239
12.20 HID Control Character .......................................................................................................... 240
12.21 System................................................................................................................................... 241
12.22 Sleep Timeout ....................................................................................................................... 246
12.23 ETC........................................................................................................................................ 247
12.24 Function ................................................................................................................................ 248
12.25 Number ................................................................................................................................. 249
12.26 Lower Case Alphabet ............................................................................................................ 250
12.27 Upper Case Alphabet............................................................................................................ 252
12.28 Control Character.................................................................................................................. 254
12.29 Symbol Character.................................................................................................................. 255
12.30 GPS (GPS Model Only)................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
12.31 GPS/BT Auto Power Off Timeout.......................................................................................... 258
12.32 NFC (NFC Model Only)......................................................................................................... 259

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12.33 USB Disk (M Model Only)...................................................................................................... 260
12.34 USB DM Button(KDC20/20D Only)........................................................................................ 261
12.35 WiFi (WiFi Model Only) ......................................................................................................... 262
12.36 Multilanguage ....................................................................................................................... 264
13. APPENDIX D –2D SPECIAL BARCODES
(KDC30/270C/280C/300/350C/420/425/450/470C)...................................................265
13.1 Set Symbologies ....................................................................................................................... 265
13.2 Barcode Options ....................................................................................................................... 265
13.3 Delete Last Scanned Barcode ................................................................................................... 265
13.4 Scan Options............................................................................................................................. 266
13.5 Scan Timeout ............................................................................................................................ 267
13.6 Minimum Barcode Length (except KDC30)............................................................................... 268
13.7 Image Capture (except KDC30) ................................................................................................ 271
13.8 ScanIfConnect ........................................................................................................................... 272
13.9 Data Process - Wedge/Store, Enter Key & Extend Key............................................................. 273
13.10 Data Process - Data Edit ....................................................................................................... 274
13.11 Data Process –Data Format & Handshake ........................................................................... 275
13.12 Data Process - Termination Character & Duplicate Check ................................................... 276
13.13 Bluetooth............................................................................................................................... 277
13.14 Bluetooth Auto Power On Time............................................................................................ 280
13.15 Bluetooth Power Off Time .................................................................................................... 281
13.16 HID Auto Lock Time .............................................................................................................. 284
13.17 HID Keyboard........................................................................................................................ 285
13.18 HID Initial Delay..................................................................................................................... 286

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13.19 HID Character Delay ............................................................................................................. 287
13.20 HID Control Character .......................................................................................................... 288
13.21 System................................................................................................................................... 289
13.22 Sleep Timeout ....................................................................................................................... 294
13.23 Function ................................................................................................................................ 295
13.24 Number ................................................................................................................................. 296
13.25 Lower Case Alphabet ............................................................................................................ 297
13.26 Upper Case Alphabet............................................................................................................ 299
13.27 Control Character.................................................................................................................. 301
13.28 Symbol Character.................................................................................................................. 302
13.29 GPS (GPS Model Only)................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
13.30 GPS/BT Auto Power Off Timeout.......................................................................................... 306
13.31 NFC (NFC Model Only)......................................................................................................... 307
13.32 UHF (UHF Model Only) ......................................................................................................... 308
13.33 USB Disk (M Model Only)...................................................................................................... 311
13.34 USB DM Button(KDC30 only) ................................................................................................ 312
13.35 WiFi (WiFi Model Only) ......................................................................................................... 313
13.36 Multilanguage ....................................................................................................................... 315
14. APPENDIX E - MSR SPECIAL BARCODES (KDC415/425MSR) .......................316
14.1 KDC415MSR .............................................................................................................................. 316
14.2 KDC425MSR .............................................................................................................................. 319
15. APPENDIX F –1D SPECIAL BARCODES (500L).................................................322
15.1 Set Symbologies ....................................................................................................................... 322
15.2 Barcode Options ....................................................................................................................... 326