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Quick Reference Guide ©2008 Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. 12/08 www.mobile.datalogic.com Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino, 13 40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy T elephone: (+39) 051-3147011 Fax: (+39) 051-3147561 World wide Sales Network available from: www.
Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino 13 40012 - Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy Formula™ - Quick Reference Guide Ed.: 12/2008 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Datalogic name and logo are registered trademarks of Datalogic S.p.A. in many countries.
CONTENTS 1 FORMULA ™ PROGRA M INSTALLA TION A ND SETUP ............................ 1 2 DA TA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ APPLICA TIONS ........................ 2 2.1 Quick Start .......................................................................
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FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 1 1 FORMULA™ PROGRAM INSTALLATION AND SETUP The Formula™ terminal can accept different program options: - custom programs developed and generat ed with the Formula.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2 DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ APPLICATIONS 2.1 QUICK START The Formula™ comes with an application named PA LPRO loaded in memory. PA LPRO includes two useful data-collecti on programs for using the Formula™ without additional programming.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE • Press <F1> to begin using PA LPRO . 5. T he application requests an update to the date and time. You can change them here if necessary. Or, press <ENT> twice to skip either the date or the time. 6. Enter a password (refer to par.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2.2.2 Setting the Time and Date NOTE You can access the date and time prompts from other display screens and menus (such as the pa ssword prompt in par.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 2.2.3 Setting a Password A password is required w hen you install the entire suite of PA LPRO applications. Password security allows a manager or supervisor to customize the PA LPRO software and then hand it off to a worker.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2.3 USING PALPRO TO COLLECT DATA When finished setting up the Formula™ (refe r to the previous section), the PA LPRO Options menu appears on the display screen. Use the menu to choose a PALPRO application.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Changing Program Titles and Prompts PA LPRO allows the user to change the ti tle that appears on the menu for each application, or change the pr ompts for each application. Changing titles or prompts can be done after selecting an application.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Sw itching to Another PALPRO Application To switch from one PA LPRO application to another, complete the follow ing steps: 1. Select SHIFT + <F1> from the current application’s menu to exit the application.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Using ASSETPRO Use A SSETPRO to track assets (such as fu rniture, phones, computers, and electronic equipment) at various locati ons (e.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 4. The location ID and item ID appear t ogether on the third line of the screen, separated by a comma, and the second prompt remains on the screen. • The Formula™ is ready to accept anot her ID for an asset at the current location.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Using INVPRO Use this application to track inventory. INVPRO provides a choice of one prompt or two. For example, use one prompt to scan or enter an ID number or description for each item. Two prompts w ould be used to scan or enter an item ID and the quantity of that item.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS NOTE Using a scanner, the code is entered automatically; with a keypad, press the <ENT> key. 3. The item ID number appears on the third line of the screen. The Formula™ is ready to accept another item ID.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Using Two Prompts 1. Select <F2> from the application menu. The first prompt appears on the screen. ITEM ID ¤ F3=REV F4=EXIT 2. Scan the bar code for an inv entory item, or use the key pad to enter the item’s ID number or description.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS number of units of that it em. Figure 2-9 shows part of a data file uploaded from a Formula™ that used INVPRO with tw o prompts to collect data.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 2.4 UPLOADING COLLECTED PALPRO FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data (PALPRO file) to a PC , do the steps shown in the following paragraphs.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Select the SETTINGS button to view t he follow ing screen; configure the settings according to the figure below and press OK: Select the NETWORK S.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE I f you choose COM connection, select the follow ing parameters to allow PALPRO to run: Baud rate: 19200 Data bits: 7 Parity: Mark 17.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 18 Select the TERMINALS tab to view the following screen. It is recommended that the FILE NAME for collected data have a .dat extension (default nam e is TERM001.dat), followed by the PATH where the data w ill be uploaded to on the PC.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 19 3. Select <F2> to upload the data via the USB connection. *SEND FILE* F2=USB F3=SERIAL F4=EXIT ¤ During upload, Systools™ assumes the follow ing statuses: STATE: BUSY: appears while data is being uploaded. STATE: CONNECT ED: appears after the data is sent.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2.5 PROMPT CUSTOMIZATION FOR CHINESE VERSION To customize the prompts of the Chinese Version of Formula, use the two Utility options of Systools: .
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 21 Select “Label Generator for PAL” to l oad the utility that gener ates the labels. Follow these steps: • Select the availabl e Application option • Customize the prompts • Select the target file name • Press the “Save” button to save the customized labels in the selected file.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 22 Launch Systools application and select the Systools Utility opti on “Send Customized Label for PAL”.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 2.6 CONFIGURING WITH BAR CODES This section provides bar codes for common setup parameters that can be used for programming the Formula™.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MA XIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-0210EE* 40 *$+$-0240EE* 20 *$+$-0220EE* 50 *$+$-0250EE* 30 *$+$-0230EE* 60 *$+$-0260EE* ENA BLE CHECKSUM On *$+$-031EE* Of.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE SEND ITA LIAN PHA RMA CODE CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-071EE* Off *$+$-070EE* SEND ITA LIAN PHA RMA CODE PREFIX On *$+$-0F1EE* Off *$+$-0F0EE* Interleaved 2 of 5 ENA BLE On *$.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MA XIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-0A10EE* 40 *$+$-0A40EE* 20 *$+$-0A20EE* 50 *$+$-0A50EE* 30 *$+$-0A30EE* 60 *$+$-0A60EE* REQUIRED LENGTH ( no default ; ove.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 12 *$+$-09120A12EE* 14 *$+$-09140A14EE* 16 *$+$-09160A16EE* 18 *$+$-09180A18EE* 20 *$+$-09200A20EE* ENA BLE CHECKSUM On *$+$-0B1EE* Off *$+$-0B0EE* SEND CHECKSUM On *$.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Codabar ENA BLE On *$+$-201EE* Off *$+$-200EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 04 *$+$-2104EE* 40 *$+$-2140EE* 10 *$+$-2110EE* 50 *$+$-2150EE* 20 *$+$-2120EE* 60 *.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE SEND STOP/STA RT On *$+$-231EE* Off *$+$-230EE* Code 93 ENA BLE On *$+$-2C1EE* Off *$+$-2C0EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-2D02EE* 30 *$+$-2D30EE* 10 *$+$-2D10EE* 40 *$+$-2D.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 20 *$+$-2E20EE* 50 *$+$-2E50EE* UPC-A ENA BLE UPC-A On *$+$-301EE* Off *$+$-300EE* SEND SYSTEM DIGIT On *$+$-311EE* Off *$+$-310EE* SEND CHECK DIG.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE UPC-E USE SYSTEM DIGIT 0 On *$+$-341EE* Off *$+$-340EE* USE SYSTEM DIGIT 1 On *$+$-351EE* Off *$+$-350EE* CONVERT UPC-E TO UPC-A On *$+$-361EE* Off *$+$-360EE* SEND SY.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS EAN/JAN ENAB LE EAN-8/JA N-8 On *$+$-391EE* Off *$+$-390EE* ENAB LE EAN-13/JA N-13 On *$+$-3A1EE* Off *$+$-3A0EE* ENA BLE EAN-13 TO ISBN On *$+$-3.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE REQUIRE EXTENSIONS On *$+$-3E1EE* Off *$+$-3E0EE* Code 128 ENA BLE On *$+$-401EE* Off *$+$-400EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-4102EE* 40 *$+$-4140EE* 10 *$+$-4110EE* 50 *$+$.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MA XIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-4210EE* 40 *$+$-4240EE* 20 *$+$-4220EE* 50 *$+$-4250EE* 30 *$+$-4230EE* 60 *$+$-4260EE* ENABLE UCC128 On *$+$-431EE* Off *.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE GS1 DataBar Expanded ENA BLE On *$+$-121EE* Off *$+$-120EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 1 *$+$-1301EE* 10 *$+$-1310EE* 20 *$+$-1320EE* 40 *$+$-1340EE* 60 *$+$-1360EE* 74 *$+$-1374E.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Other Controls A UTO-OFF (in minutes) Off *$+$-B200EE* 2 *$+$-B202EE* 5 *$+$-B205EE* 10 *$+$-B210EE* BA CKLIGHT DURATION (in seconds) On *$+$-E200.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 12- Hour *$+$-D80EE* 24- Hour *$+$-D81EE* DA TE FORMAT U.S. *$+$-D90EE* Int. *$+$-D91EE* 37.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 38 2.7 PROGRAMMING PARAMETERS Predefined Defaults Three default sets can be defined: D0 Turns every ON/OFF parameter OFF and sets all minimum and maximum lengths to zero.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE General Programmi ng Parameters Predefined Defaults Code Parameter ID # Type A cceptable Input D1 D2 Code 39 Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off.
DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Predefined Defaults Code Parameter ID # Type A cceptable Input D1 D2 Code 93 Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off. Enable 2C On/Off On or Off On On Minimum length 2D Value 00–50 01 02 Maximum length 2E Value 01–50 50 20 Univer sal Product Code-A (UPC-A ) Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Predefined Defaults Code Parameter ID # Type A cceptable Input D1 D2 Code 128 Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off. Enable 40 On/Off On or Off On On Minimum length 41 Value 00-60 02 02 Maximum length 42 Value 00-60 60 20 Enable UCC128 43 On/Off On or Off Off Off Other Controls Enter 1 for On and 0 for Off.
READY TO USE APPLICATIONS 3 READY TO USE APPLICATIONS 3.1 SET UP THE TERMINAL FOR THE CONNECTION WITH THE PC Insert the battery set into the terminal, close the cover, connect the power adapter to the terminal and let it initially charge over night.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.2 DOWNLOADING A READY TO USE APPLICATION To correctly download a ready to use app lication on the Formula™ terminal, open the SYSTOOLS software program. There are two versions of this program: “STANDARD and ENHANCED” mode, and “EASYGEN” mode.
READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select SEND to transmit the file to the Formula™. A second “multi-bank” file (FORMULA_M2_XXX.H01) will also be sent automatically.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.3 CONFIGURING READY TO USE APPLICATIONS THROUGH SYSTOOLS™ Once the ready to use application has been downloaded to the terminal, both the data collection parameters and the application parameter s need to be configured.
READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select the NETWORK SET UP button to view the following screen; insure the Connection Type is set to USB: I f you choose COM connection, select the follow ing parameters to al.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE NOTE The following instructions are not required for PALPRO. Select the TERMINALS tab to view t he follow ing screen. The FILE NAME for collected data must have a . dat extension (default name is TERM001.dat), followed by the PATH where the data w ill be uploaded to on the PC.
READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select OK in the Formula Control Properties to return to the main SysTools™ screen. The Formula™ is now associated w ith the SysTools™ software program.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.4 TRANSMITTING A CUSTOM CONFIGURATION FILE TO THE FORMULA™ Once the Formula™ has been associated w ith the SysTools™ Softw are program, a custom configuration file (. prg) can be sent. Refer to SysTools™ User's manual for further details.
READY TO USE APPLICATIONS For our two prompts example, set the param eters to the following settings. (NOTE: the program name can be changed). The num ber of maximum records are now set to 500. Select the FIELDS tab to view the follow i ng screen. Our program will use CODE as a prompt 1 title (for barcode data) with a maximum length of 13 digits.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Click on ADD FIELD for a second prompt and set the parameters to the settings shown below , w here: NAME = QUANTIT Y, VERIFY CHARACTERS are only numeric (0-9). For additional fields, simply click on ADD FIELD for a new input.
READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select OK. After the program has been installed, the following screen w ill display: The Formula™ is now ready for use. Co llect data using the installed CODE and QUANTITY .
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.5 UPLOADING COLLECTED .DAT FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data (.dat file) to a PC, do the following steps: Verify that USB cable is connec ted and open SysTools™.
READY TO USE APPLICATIONS 54 Select CONNECT (the Formula™ will emit a tone). ST ATE: BUSY appears w hile data is being uploaded, STATE: CONNECT ED: appears after the data is sent. NOTE 1: Click DISCONNECT P to end the data tr ansfer session. NOTE 2: T he collected .
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 4 EASYGEN™ 4.1 SET UP THE TERMINAL FOR THE CONNECTION WITH THE PC Insert the battery set into the terminal, close the cover, connect the power adapter to the terminal and let it initially charge over night.
EASYGEN™ Open the EASYGEN software program: Select FILE – OPEN. Browse to the fo lder w here the default Example applications are installed: C:”INSTALLATION FOLDER” DatalogicFormula Software T.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE For this example we w ill install the EXAMPLE 2 (EAN128 – 3 FIELDS) application (.app) file: 57.
EASYGEN™ Select OPEN to view the follow ing screen: Insure that Formula is the selected termi nal type. The program steps are also displayed. Remove the Formula™ from the cradle, it will display Interpreter for EASYGEN Rel 2.1. Press ENTER on the Formula™ (it will display READ ERROR).
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE In EASYGEN, Select TOOLS – OPTIONS (G ENERAL TAB) to view the following protocol settings box. Insu re the settings are set to the follow ing parameters: Select OK.
EASYGEN™ 4.3 UPLOADING COLLECTED .DAT FILE DATA TO A PC To upload the data (.dat file) to a PC, do the following steps: Open SysTools™ and set EasyGen™ mode to view the following main menu screen: Select the NETWORK SETUP button and insure the Connection T y pe is set to COM.
FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 61 Select CONNECT (the Formula™ will emit a tone). ST ATE: BUSY appears w hile data is being uploaded, STATE: CONNECT ED: appears after the data is sent. NOTE 1: Click DISCONNECT to end t he data transfer session. NOTE 2: The collected .
GLOSSARY OF TERMS A PPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: 1. EASYGEN: a Rapid Application Generator to generate easy and quick applications to operate on a Formula™ device. It requires an interpreter file to be installed before installing an application. A set of ready to use Easy Gen™ application example program s are also provided.
Quick Reference Guide ©2008 Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. 12/08 www.mobile.datalogic.com Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino, 13 40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy T elephone: (+39) 051-3147011 Fax: (+39) 051-3147561 World wide Sales Network available from: www.
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