Opticon OPN2002 User manual

Opticon's Bluetooth guide
for connecting
Android devices
with the
OPN2002 & OPL2724

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Introduction 3
1 Setting up your barcode reader 3
2 Installing the required software on your Android phone 5
2.1 Placing OpticonRL on your Android phone memory card 6
2.2 Installing an application installer 7
2.3 Installing OpticonRL and the Soft Keyboard 9
3 Establishing a Bluetooth connection 11
3.1 Pairing your barcode reader 12
3.2 Connecting to your barcode reader 13
4 Input text using your barcode reader 14
5 Reconnecting and disconnecting your barcode reader 17
5.1 Disconnecting your barcode reader 17
5.2 Reconnecting your barcode reader 17
6 Trouble shooting & additional features 18
6.1 Bluetooth connection problems 18
6.2 Minimum required OS version of the OPN2002 18
6.3 Software updates for the OPN2002 18
6.4 Limited Universal menu book support 19
6.5 Supported Bluetooth features 19

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Introduction
The Opticon barcode readers OPN2002 and the OPL2724 can be used to quickly input
text on Android phones by scanning barcodes.
This manual will provide step-by-step instructions on how to use this functionality.
1 Setting up your barcode reader
The first step in this process is configuring your OPN2002 or OPL2724 correctly.
Since we'll use the Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP)* to connect to your Android
phone, you first have to select the correct default settings on the barcode reader.
Read the labels below to reset your barcode reader to Bluetooth-SPP default.
* Note: The serial data will be converted to keyboard input (HID) by an application
called OpticonRL, which is mentioned in following steps.
SET
_ZZ_
Bluetooth-SPP default
SO
_SO_
END
_ZZ_
The next step is configuring a numeric PIN-code, since most Android phones don't
accept PIN-codes that aren’t fully numeric.
On the following page you'll find the setup labels to configure a numeric PIN-code.
Configure the PIN-code by reading the labels in the following sequence:
1. SET
2. Set PIN-code label
3. Read 1 to 4 numeric characters (i.e read '0' 4 times to use '0000' as PIN-code)
4. End PIN-code label
5. END

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SET
_ZZ_
Set PIN-code label
PINS
_PINS_
0
Q0
_Q0_
1
Q1
_Q1_
2
Q2
_Q2_
3
Q3
_Q3_
4
Q4
_Q4_
5
Q5
_Q5_
6
Q6
_Q6_
7
Q7
_Q7_
8
Q8
_Q8_
9
Q9
_Q9_
End PIN-code label
PINE
_PINE_
END
_ZZ_

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2 Installing the required software on your Android phone *
The programs that need to be installed on your Android phone in order to convert
Bluetooth serial data into keyboard data are called:
•OpticonRL
•OpticonRL Soft Keyboard
* Important note: The minimal required Android OS version for these applications is
Android 2.1.
At this moment the required software is not available yet online on the Android
market.
As soon as it's available online they can simply be found by searching for 'OpticonRL'
using the Market application.
Start the Market application
Search for OpticonRL
If the applications are available online, then continue to section 2.3 to install both
applications.

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2.1 Placing OpticonRL on your Android phone memory card
The two required application files are included with this manual:
•OpticonRL.apk
•SoftKeyboard.apk
To place these files on your Android phone, either 1) directly place them on your
(micro)SD memory card using a card reader or 2) connect your Android phone to
your computer using it's USB cable and mount it as disk drive.
Make sure you place the files in the root folder of your memory card.
After the files have been placed onto your Android phone you can continue to the
next step.

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2.2 Installing an application installer
In order to install application files from your memory card you will need an
application installer. Application installers are freely available online.
Start the Market application
Search for 'app installer' and
select the application called
'appInstaller'
Install the appInstaller on your
Android phone

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Once installed, the appInstaller
should now be available in the
application overview
Start the application
Note: Make sure the USB cable
is disconnected before starting
the application
Both Opticon applications
should now be displayed and
are ready for installation
When trying to install application files from your memory card, you might get a
warning that 'applications not sourced in Android Market' are being blocked.
To allow the installation go to
application settings

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Allow installation of
applications from unknown
sources
(You can disable this option again
afterwards if desired)
2.3 Installing OpticonRL and the Soft Keyboard
You should now be ready to install the software. Continue with the following steps.
Install OpticonRL
After the installation was
successful, select done

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Install the OpticonRL Soft
Keyboard
After the installation was
successful, select done
The software should now be ready to be used. In the next section the Bluetooth
connection will be established between the barcode reader and the Android phone.

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3 Establishing a Bluetooth connection
To establish a Bluetooth connection between the barcode reader and the Android
phone continue with the following steps.
Go to your Wireless & network
settings
Go to your Bluetooth settings
and turn on Bluetooth
Now it's time to make your barcode reader discoverable, so your Android phone is
able to find it.
Read the label below to make your OPN2002 or OPL2724 discoverable and
connectable for about 2 minutes.
Make discoverable and
connectable
_+-DSCO-+_

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3.1 Pairing your barcode reader
Now that your barcode reader also has Bluetooth enabled and is discoverable, you
can pair your OPN2002 or OPL2724 with your Android phone.
Select 'Scan for devices' and
wait until your barcode reader
is discovered
Select your barcode reader.
Now enter the PIN-code that
you've configured in section 1
Your device should now be
successfully paired (but not yet
connected)

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3.2 Connecting to your barcode reader
After pairing your barcode reader first make sure the blue LED of the barcode reader
is still blinking to indicate it's still discoverable and connectable. If this isn't the case,
then read the label again to make your OPN2002 or OPL2724 discoverable and
connectable again.
Go to your applications and
start OpticonRL
Press 'Connect a device'
Important note:
The 'Enable auto connect' option is intended to automatically re-establish the
connection when the barcode reader was out of range for a about 2 minutes.

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Select your barcode reader in
the list of paired devices
When successful the barcode reader should now sound a long high beep tone to
indicate that the connection was established.
4 Input text using your barcode reader
Before you can scan barcodes as keyboard input, you'll need to enable the OpticonRL
Soft Keyboard first. To do this, please follow these final steps.
Go to Language & Keyboard
settings and enable the
OpticonRL soft Keyboard

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When selecting any new
keyboard a spyware warning
will appear
OpticonRL is guaranteed
spyware free and does not
collect any key of barcode
data, so it's safe to enable it
Now open an application in
which you can type a message
Tap on the input field in which
you would like to scan
barcodes
Now press on the input field
longer until the 'Input method'
option appears. Select it to
continue

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Select the OpticonRL Soft
Keyboard
You're now ready to start
scanning barcodes!
By pressing on the keyboard icon in the left corner you can hide the onscreen
keyboard. It will automatically appear again if you tap on the screen.

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5 Reconnecting and disconnecting your barcode reader
5.1 Disconnecting your barcode reader
To disconnect your barcode reader, you can either turn off Bluetooth on your Android
phone or read the label below.
Manual disconnect
_+-DISC-+_
On the OPN2002 it's also possible to disconnect by pressing the small key for 5
seconds.
Since the OPL2724 does not have this key you'll have to enable this feature manually
by configuring a 'Trigger to disconnect' time (See chapter 2.3.4 of the Opticon
Universal menu book).
5.2 Reconnecting your barcode reader
As long as your barcode device is paired and OpticonRL is still running in the
background you can quickly reconnect by reading the label below.
Make discoverable and
connectable
_+-DSCO-+_
On the OPN2002 this is also possible by pressing the small key for 5 seconds.
Since the OPL2724 does not have this key you'll have to enable this feature manually
by configuring a 'Trigger to disconnect'-time (See chapter 2.3.4 of the Opticon
Universal menu book) and enabling the option 'Trigger to make connectable' (See
chapter 2.3.34 of the Opticon Universal menu book)
After making the barcode reader discoverable and connectable again, connect your
barcode reader by following the steps of section 3.2 again.

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6 Trouble shooting & additional features
6.1 Bluetooth connection problems
If problems occur during the disconnecting and (re)connecting process, this can have
various causes and solutions.
•Barcode reader
oTry resetting the application to default (see chapter 1)
oReset the OPN2002 by pressing the large button for 20 seconds
oCheck if there are software updates available for either the OS or
application on your barcode reader. (See chapter 6.3)
•OpticonRL
oCheck if there are software updates available for OpticonRL on the
Android market
oIf regular reconnect problems occur, disabling the ‘Enable auto
connect’ option can solve issues on certain Android phones
oWhen switching between two barcode readers on the same phone, it
can help to remove the pair of the first reader before trying to connect
with the other.
oIf OpticonRL is no longer function, rebooting your phone will cause
OpticonRL to be restarted.
•Android Bluetooth software
oTry turning Bluetooth off and on again on your phone and then try to
reconnect.
oRemove the pair with your barcode reader and try pairing again
oIf everything else fails, try rebooting your phone
6.2 Minimum required OS version of the OPN2002
In order to make your OPN2002 work correctly with your Android phone, it is
recommended to use the latest available Bluetooth demo application (RFG35312 or
higher) and use a recent OS version (RBGV0215 or higher). These two files comprise
the embedded firmware of the OPN2002.
If you want to check the currently installed OS and application version it is possible
to transmit both versions by USB-VCP by reading the 'Z1' menu label (See Universal
menu book chapter 7). It's also possible to use Appload (Utilities > Show software
version) to check the OS version.
6.3 Software updates for the OPN2002
In the future more features and bug fixes are likely to be implemented into the OS of
the OPN2002 and this application. To find out if there are software updates available,
please check our web site. All available software and documentation for the OPN2002
can be found under:
'Service and support' > 'Software' / 'Manuals' > 'OPN2002' at www.opticon.com.

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6.4 Limited Universal menu book support
The OPN2002 and OPL2724 also support the reading of various configuration options
that can be found in the Universal menu book. This makes it possible to customize
their behavior without actually changing the source code of their embedded
firmware.
The OPN2002 support (most of the) menu options listed in the following chapters:
!1. Defaults (See chapter 'Supported defaults' at the start of this set-up guide)
!2.3. Bluetooth options (See 'Supported Bluetooth features' below)
!3.1 Enabling/disabling readable codes
!3.2 Setting of fixed, minimum and maximum lengths
!3.3 Code specific options (almost all options are supported except some 2D
decoder options)
!4.1 Case conversion
!4.2 Set prefixes
!4.3 Set suffixes
!5.1 Read modes, add-on wait modes
!5.1.1 Multiple read reset time
!5.1.2 Quite zone options (margins)
!5.2. Read time options
!5.4 Redundancy
!5.5 Positive and negative barcodes
!6.1 Buzzer settings
!6.2 Good read LED
!7.1 Diagnostics
!7.2 Enabling / disabling configuring via serial commands
6.5 Supported Bluetooth features
In the Opticon Universal menu book there are additional Bluetooth features listed for
Opticon barcode readers with Bluetooth support. Some of these features are also
available in the OPN2002’s embedded application.
The following of these listed features are supported:
Chapter 2.3.1: Bluetooth connection labels
+-CONN-+ (Manually connect label)
+-DISC-+ (Manually disconnect label)
+-DSCO-+ (Make discoverable / connectable)
Chapter 2.3.2: Bluetooth security (Authentication / encryption)
Chapter 2.3.3: Configurable Trigger-to-connect time (default = 5 seconds)
Chapter 2.3.4: Configurable Trigger-to-disconnect time (default = 5 seconds)
Chapter 2.3.6: Auto reconnect options (default = 1 minute)
Chapter 2.3.7: Wireless power saving options