Panmobil SCANNDY Series User manual

SCANNDY USER GUIDE
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USER GUIDE
CRADLE BASIC / GUN

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COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARK
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STATEMENT OF AGENCY COMPLIANCE
FCC
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation in subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
CAUTION
Any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by advanced
PANMOBIL Systems GmbH & Co. KG may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
NOTE
To maintain compliance with FCC rules and regulations, cables connected to this device must be
shielded cables, in which the cable shield wire(s) have been grounded to the connector shell.
CE
This product has been tested to and conforms with the provisions noted within the
CE EMC Class B Directive.
PANMOBIL shall not be liable for use of our product with equipment (i.e., power supplies, personal
computers, etc.) that is not CE marked.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARK........................................................................ 2
STATEMENT OF AGENCY COMPLIANCE ............................................................ 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... 4
SCANNDY SERIES CRADLE BASIC RS232 / ETHERNET .................................... 6
SCANNDYgun ................................................................................................... 7
SERIES CRADLE RS232 / ETHERNET................................................................ 7
GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................... 9
SCANNDY CRADLE CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE............................................ 11
CRADLE CONFIGURATION FLOWCHART ........................................................... 12
SCANNDY TO CRADLE INTERFACES................................................................. 13
RS232 interface (standard) .............................................................................. 13
Bluetooth Class I interface (optional)............................................................... 13
CRADLE TO HOST INTERFACES ........................................................................ 14
RS232 serial interface ...................................................................................... 14
KEYBOARD WEDGE INTERFACE........................................................................ 15
FUNCTION KEY LABELS.................................................................................... 18
FUNCTION KEY TABLE...................................................................................... 19
GENERAL PARAMETER SETTINGS .................................................................... 20
ASCII CODE TABLE............................................................................................ 22
HEXADECIMAL LABELS .................................................................................... 24
USB INTERFACE (VIRTUAL COM) ...................................................................... 25
ETHERNET INTERFACE .................................................................................... 28
Capabilities ...................................................................................................... 28
Protocol support .............................................................................................. 28
SETUP PROCEDURE FOR ETHERNET COMMUNICATION.................................... 29
Required information ....................................................................................... 29
NETWORK CONFIGURATION............................................................................. 31
Assigning an IP Address ................................................................................... 31
WEB SERVER SETTINGS ................................................................................... 32
HOST LIST ........................................................................................................ 33

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SERIAL PORT SETTINGS ................................................................................... 34
PACK CONTROL ................................................................................................ 35
FLUSH MODE.................................................................................................... 36
CONNECTION PROTOCOL.................................................................................. 37
CONNECTION MODE PASSIVE CONNECTION .................................................... 38
CONNECTION MODE ACTIVE CONNECTION ....................................................... 39
MODEM MODE .................................................................................................. 40
ENDPOINT CONFIGURATION............................................................................. 41
COMMON OPTIONS ........................................................................................... 42
DISCONNECTION MODE .................................................................................... 43
EMAIL SETTINGS AND CONFIGURABLE PINS.................................................... 44
APPLING AND SAVING THE SETTINGS .............................................................. 44

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
SCANNDY SERIES CRADLE BASIC RS232 / ETHERNET
Front view Rear view
No. Description Function
1Spare battery charging
slot
Use this slot to charge a spare battery
2Main RS232 and charging
connector
When placing the SCANNDY basic unit into the cradle it connects
with this connector for RS232 communication and charging the
main battery inside the SCANNDY unit
3LED Indicator Indicates green light when the cradle is powered ON and the
spare battery is fully charged
or orange light when the spare battery is charging
4LED Indicator Indicates blue light when Bluetooth connection is established
dark when no Bluetooth connection
5Power input Jack Power input from power supply
6Cable Interface Plug here the cable for host communication
RS232 cable
Keyboard Wedge cable
Ethernet cable
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SCANNDYgun
SERIES CRADLE RS232 / ETHERNET
To provide the user with the same performance and flexibility which gives the SCANNDYbasic
cradle unit, PANMOBIL offers a special made Gun-Cradle which is designed to use with
SCANNDYgun Type unit.
The Gun Type Cradle unite provides the same features as the Basic Type Cradle unit like flexible
cable connections via RS232 cable, Keyboard Wedge cable, USB cable or Ethernet
connection. Same as the Basic cradle, the Gun cradle is also available with internal Bluetooth Class
I module for wireless communication between SCANNDY unit and Cradle unit.
In addition to the mass of function provided by the Basic-Cradle unit, the Gun-Cradle unit
adds the possibility to use the SCANNDYgun unit as a fixed mounted terminal ideal for use
in retail POS, document processing and many others. It takes up a minimum of counter space.
Setting the device to Presentation-Mode it automatically reads the presented barcode and works
without any users handling.
Top view
Bottom view
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No. Description Function
1Spare battery
charging slot
Use this slot to charge a spare battery
2LED indicator Indicates blue light when Bluetooth connection is established,
dark when no Bluetooth connection
3LED indicator Indicates green light when the cradle is powered ON and the spare
battery is fully charged
or orange light when the spare battery is charging
4Main RS232 and
charging contacts
When placing the SCANNDYgun unit into the cradle it connects with the
gold contact connector for RS232 communication and charging the main
battery inside the SCANNDY gun-grip
5Cable channels Place the communication and power supply cable into one of these
three channels to have them protected from damage and to give the
Cradle unit a stable stand
6Liquid discharge
hole
Makes possible for liquids which are guessed into the gun slot to run off
7Power input Jack Power input from power supply
8Cable Interface Plug here the cable for host communication
RS232 cable
Keyboard Wedge cable
Ethernet cable

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GETTING STARTED
Connecting the cradle unit to the host computer system
1. Power OFF your Computer system
2. Plug the power supply connector into the power jack of the cradle
3. Plug the interface cable into the connector of the cradle
4. Connect the interface cable to the corresponding interface on your computer system
5. Plug the power supply to your wall plug socket to power ON the cradle unit. You will hear a
beep melody and the power indicator LED will indicate green light
6. Power ON your computer system
The cradle unit is now ready to operate.
Before start working with the SCANNDY unit please charge the battery for at least 8 hours to make
sure the battery is fully charged to provide it’s best performance.
COMPUTER
System
DC 6V 1.5A
Power supply
RS232, KBW or Ethernet
cable
Gun Type
cradle unit
Basic Type
cradle unit
DC 6V 1.5A Power supply
RS232, KBW or Ethernet cable
COMPUTER System

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To charge the battery, place the SCANNDY unit into the cradles slot.
As soon as the battery starts charging, the power LED indicates red light. When the battery is fully
charged, the red LED indicator switches OFF automatically.
NOTE:
When charging the battery for the first time, please keep the SCANNDY unit into the cradle for min.
8 hours even if the red LED indicator already switched off, to make sure the battery is running on
it’s best performance!
It is important to consider the surrounding temperature whenever you are charging the Li-Ion
battery pack. The process is most essential that you charge batteries within the stated range of 8°C
to 45°C. Charging batteries outside of the specified range could damage the batteries and shorten
their life cycle.

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SCANNDY CRADLE CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE
The Scanndy Cradle units can be configured to fit the user’s specific application.
The configuration parameters are stored in a non-volatile memory which is retained
even if power is lost.
To configure your Scanndy Cradle by scanning configuration bar codes, you first need to establish a
Bluetooth connection between Scanndy device and Cradle by scanning the serial number label on
the bottom of the Cradle device. The devices are successfully connected when the blue LED is
lighting on both devices.
To set the Scanndy device into the cradle configuration mode, please scan the following
Barcodes.
Start Scanndy Configuration
End of Scanndy Configuration
Once the devices are successfully connected and the Scanndy device is set into
Cradle Configuration Mode, please proceed the Cradle configuration regarding the
Configuration flowchart
1) Locate the START CONFIGURATION bar code to set the Cradle unit into SETUP mode.
2) Scan the labels representing the parameter to be changed. You can setup various
parameters within one setup procedure.
3) Scan the END CONFIGURATION bar code to save the changed parameters and exit the
Setup mode.
NOTE:
You can abort the actual configuration procedure by scanning the
ABORT CONFIGURATION bar code on page 4. All changed parameters will be set back to the values
they had before you start the configuration procedure.

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CRADLE CONFIGURATION FLOWCHART
*.$.%*
*SADF*
*ABCF*
*EOCF*
*SHCF*

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SCANNDY TO CRADLE INTERFACES
There are two different communication methods available between Scanndy devices and Cradles.
RS232 interface (standard)
The RS232 interface is the standard communication interface for the cradle devices.
This is used to upload and download data to the Scanndy devices and it supplies the power
for the Scanndy device to charge it’s main battery and also to download Firmware and Software.
There are no further setups necessary for the main RS232 interface.
Bluetooth Class I interface (optional)
To provide the user with the most possible flexibility, PANMOBIL integrates an Bluetooth
Class I interface to the cradle devices as an option.
To pair the SCANNDY device to the cradle, simply scan the serial number barcode on the
bottom of the cradle device. After few seconds Bluetooth data exchange between the SCANNDY and Cradle
is established and the blue LED lights up on both devices. Hereafter the connection is established and the
devices are ready to communicate.
Once the devices have been paired, they will automatically reconnect to each other when connection was lost.
There is no further configuration necessary for the Bluetooth interface.

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CRADLE TO HOST INTERFACES
RS232 serial interface
The factory default settings of the RS232 interface are:
BaudRate.................9600
Parity........................None
Databits ...................8
Stopbit......................1
Handshake...............None
NOTE
The RS232 parameters are not user changeable. If the default settings of the cradle
Are different to the device you want to connect to, please change the parameters of the
Device. If this is not possible, please call the PANMOBIL Technical Support Team
For further assistance.

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KEYBOARD WEDGE INTERFACE
To use the SCANNDY cradle as a keyboard wedge device simply plug the
Standard PS/2 keyboard wedge cable between the keyboard and the PC.
Setup the Keyboard wedge functions by using the following setup barcodes
Keyboard Wedge Settings
*IF3*
Enable Keyboard Wedge
*AY1*
Belgian
*AY2*
Danish
*AY3*
French
*AY4*
Germany
*AY5*
Italian
*AY6*
Portuguese
*AY7*
Spanish
*AY8*
Swedish
*AY9*
Swiss
*AYA*
UK
*AYB*
USA
*.$.%* *EOCF*
Start Configuration
End Configuration

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*.$.%* *EOCF*
Start Configuration End Configuration
Upper-/Lower Case
*AQ2*
Lower Case
*AQ3*
Upper Case
*AYA*
Default upper/lower Case
Numeric Keys
*AQ6*
Alpha/Numeric
*AQ7*
Num Pad
Keyboard Speed
*AQ4*
Normal
*AQ5*
Turbo
Preamble / Postamble
*AO2*
Set Preamble Characters
To setup preamble and postamble characters, please refer to the ASCII Code Table on page xx to
find out the hexadecimal value. Then scan the hexadecimal labels on page xx to setup the ASCII
code. It is possible to setup up to 10 bytes for each. Scan the SET Barcode on page xx to save the
ASCII code.
*AO3*
Set Postamble Characters
*HLZ*
Cancel Preamble/Postamble
Please read the preamble or postamble
label first

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*.$.%* *EOCF*
Start Configuration End Configuration
Function Key Emulation
*AZA*
<Enable>
*AZB*
Disable

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FUNCTION KEY LABELS
Example for programming F1 as preamble character:
1. Scan Start of Configuration barcode
2. Scan Keyboard wedge Set Preamble Characters barcode
3. Scan Hexadecimal labels 0 and 1 to setup F1 as preamble character
4. Scan SET barcode to save the preamble character
5. Scan End Of Configuration barcode to exit the configuration mode
*$A*
*$B*
*$C*
F1 F2 F3
*$D*
*$E* *$F*
F4 F5 F6
*$G* *$H* *$I*
F7 F8 F9
*$J*
*$K* *$L*
F10 F11 F12
*$M* *$N* *$O*
Enter ESC TAB
*$P* *$Q* *$R*
BkSp Home PgUp
*$S* *$T* *$U*
PgDn End á
*$V*
*$W* *$X*
âßà
*$Y* *$Z* *%A*
INS DEL PAD

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FUNCTION KEY TABLE
Example for programming F1 as preamble character:
1. Scan Start of Configuration barcode
2. Scan Keyboard wedge Set Preamble Characters barcode
3. Scan Hexadecimal labels 0 and 1 to setup F1 as preamble character
4. Scan SET barcode to save the preamble character
5. Scan End Of Configuration barcode to exit the configuration mode
H
L
01
0BkSp
1F1 Home
2F2 PgUp
3F3 PgDn
4F4 END
5F5 ↑
6F6 ↓
7F7 ←
8F8 →
9F9 Ins
AF10 Del
BF11 Pad
CF12
DEtr
EESC
FTAB

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GENERAL PARAMETER SETTINGS
*.$.%* *EOCF*
Start Configuration End Configuration
Terminator Settings
*AR1*
None
*AR2*
CR
*AR3*
LF
*AR4*
CR/LF
*AR5*
SPACE
*AR6*
TAB
*AR7*
ESC
Data Format
*AZ1*
<Preamble/Data/Postamble/Terminator
*AZ2*
Preamble/Data/Terminator/Postamble
Character Delay
Default value:
Keyboard Wedge .....04
RS232.......................00
To change the value, please scan the hexadecimal labels on page xx
*AO1*
Character Delay