Page 3 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS REFERENCES ............................................................................................. v Conventions .................................................................................................. v Reference Documentation ..................................................
Page 5 - REFERENCES; CONVENTIONS; and click on the links indicated for further information; PRODUCTS; and; - Authorised Repair Centres; E-mail form and listing of Datalogic Subsidiaries
REFERENCES CONVENTIONS This manual uses the following conventions: "User" refers to anyone using a DL Cordless Card™. "DLCC" refers to the DL Cordless Card™. "You" refers to the System Administrator or Technical Support person using this manual to install, configure, operate,...
Page 6 - COMPLIANCE; RADIO COMPLIANCE
COMPLIANCE RADIO COMPLIANCE Contact the competent authority responsible for the management of radio frequency devices of your country to verify the eventual necessity of a user license. Refer to the web site http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/spectr.htm for further information. N2468 WEEE COM...
Page 9 - QUICK START; Installing to portable PC; ) Configure the DLCC address according to your application. See; The installation is now complete.
QUICK START The following can be used as a checklist to verify all of the steps necessary for complete installation of the DL Cordless Card™ for a DOS terminal and for a laptop (with two PCMCIA overlaid slots for PC cards of type II and with Windows 98, ME, XP, and later versions). Installing to por...
Page 10 - Installing to DOS Terminal; before inserting the card into the terminal make sure that:; Load PCMCIA drivers
Installing to DOS Terminal Read all information in the section "Safety Precautions" at the beginning of this manual. 1) Rhino™ will recognize the card if the correct drivers are loaded. Therefore, before inserting the card into the terminal make sure that: - in NEWCFG.SYS the driver for the ...
Page 12 - CONFIGURATION METHODS; DL Mobile ConfiguratorTM; to set the primary DLCC parameters; configuration strings; sent from the Host via COM port; To use this manual for initial setup see chapter 2.
CONFIGURATION METHODS DLCC configuration can be performed by four methods: • DL Mobile Configurator™ to set the primary DLCC parameters; • DL Sm@rtSet™ software configuration program; • configuration strings sent from the Host via COM port; • DLCARD.EXE DOS Configuration Program to perform a complet...
Page 13 - DLCARD.EXE DOS Configuration Program; CMD, to send any command configuration string
DLCARD.EXE DOS Configuration Program This configuration method allows setting DLCC through a vehicle mounted terminal running the DOS operating system. Upon start, the DOS DLCARD.EXE program checks communication with DLCC. If the test is successful, the program will open the file DLCARD.INI that inc...
Page 15 - INTRODUCTION; All RF devices
INTRODUCTION 1 1 INTRODUCTION The DL Cordless Card™ is a PCMCIA card developed to provide wireless 433 MHz RF communication between a laptop or a vehicle mounted terminal (Host) and Datalogic RF devices or base stations, which are STAR-System™ compatible: - Gryphon™ M Readers - Dragon™ M Laser Scann...
Page 16 - INDICATOR; LED
DL CORDLESS CARD 1 1.2 LED INDICATOR DL Cordless Card™ has one red LED as displayed in the following figure: LED Indicator Figure 4 - DLCC LED Indicator The LED signals activity on PCMCIA interface. 2
Page 17 - INITIAL; For a correct DLCC configuration keep in mind the following:; STRINGS; The programming sequence is the following:; Command programming sequence:
INITIAL SETUP 2 2 INITIAL SETUP For a correct DLCC configuration keep in mind the following: • when using the DLCC for the first time, set the desired card address via COM Port, since its factory default address is "Undefined"; 2.1 CONFIGURATION STRINGS When using a DLCC on a terminal or a p...
Page 18 - SETUP; xxxx = four digits for the DLCC address (from
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 2 2.2 DLCC SETUP RESTORE DEFAULT Whenever necessary, send the following string to DLCC via COM Port to restore its default values. Otherwise skip to step 2: 1. Restore DLCC Default $+$*CR This command does not change the DLCC address nor the destination device addresses, nor the RF...
Page 19 - CONFIGURATION; Description
CONFIGURATION 3 3 CONFIGURATION Once the card is setup, you can change the default parameters to meet your application needs by sending the desired strings to the card via COM Port. The following table lists all configuration commands which do not require the $- character: Description String Enter C...
Page 20 - COM PORT PARAMETERS; FIFO
COM PORT PARAMETERS B AUD R ATE P ARITY D ATA B ITS S TOP B ITS H ANDSHAKING ACK/NACK P ROTOCOL FIFO I NTER -C HARACTER D ELAY RX T IMEOUT F RAME P ACKING The programming sequence is the following: $+ Command $ - CR Enter configuration environment Character sequence in following tables Exit and Save...
Page 23 - DATA FORMAT; TX
DATA FORMAT H EADER T ERMINATOR H EADER P OSITION C ODE L ENGTH TX A DDRESS S TAMPING A DDRESS D ELIMITER The programming sequence is the following: $+ Command $ - CR Enter configuration environment Character sequence in following tables Exit and Save configuration Carriage return character (0D Hex....
Page 26 - RADIO PARAMETERS; RF B
RADIO PARAMETERS RF B AUD R ATE T RANSMISSION M ODE R ADIO P ROTOCOL T IMEOUT S INGLE S TORE ACK/NACK F ROM R EMOTE H OST B EACON The programming sequence is the following: $+ Command $ - CR Enter configuration environment Character sequence in following tables Exit and Save configuration Carriage r...
Page 29 - PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS; RADIO AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION CONTROLS; controlled parameters:; Transmission Mode; ) DLCC acting as Server
PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4 4 PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4.1 RADIO AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION CONTROLS DLCC communication can be controlled by several parameters depending on whether it is a Client or Server. DLCC can act as both Client and Server. The following table summarizes which par...
Page 30 - Case 1 – DLCC as Server; Server; receives data from RF devices. The ACK/NACK Protocol
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 4 Case 1 – DLCC as Server DRAGON 1 DLCC HOST DRAGON 2 DRAGON 3 F734-E Figure 5 –DLCC as Server DLCC as a Server receives data from RF devices. The ACK/NACK Protocol parameter can be set to assure correct communication between DLCC and the local Host. Assuming the RF devices are set...
Page 31 - Client; Transmission Mode = 1 way
PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4 Case 2 – DLCC as Client (like an RF device) HOST Client Figure 6 - DLCC Client In the figure above, DLCC is a Client (as an RF device). The following parameters may be set depending on the application: STAR Modem™ - ACK/NACK = enabled STAR-System™ - Rx / Tx = enabl...
Page 32 - Case 3 – DLCC as Client / Server
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 4 Case 3 – DLCC as Client / Server Client Server HOST 1 HOST 2 Figure 7 – DLCC as Client / Server Both DLCCs are able to communicate bi-directionally. For analysis purposes only, we assume the situation where Host 1 is Client and Host 2 is Server. It is clear that the situation is ...
Page 33 - Transmission Mode = 2 ways
PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4 • If DLCC 1 - Transmission Mode = 2 ways ACK/NACK from Remote Host = enabled FIFO = enabled Handshaking = any Single Store = enabled The Client, (Host 1) sends a message to the Remote Host (Host 2) and expects an answer from Host 2. Host 2 answers with DATA (a stri...
Page 34 - COM PORT PARAMETERS
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 4 4.2 COM PORT PARAMETERS 4.2.1 Handshaking Modem: (RTS/CTS) DLCC deactivates the RTS line when it cannot receive a character from the Host. DLCC can transmit data only if the CTS line (controlled by the Host) is active. Received data Received data RX RTS Modem busy Signals at EIA ...
Page 36 - Protocol
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 4 4.2.2 ACK/NACK Protocol This parameter sets a transmission protocol which takes place between DLCC (Server) and an RF device. An RF device (such as a hand-held reader) passes its data (code read) to the card installed into the terminal. The Host sends an ACK character (06 HEX) to...
Page 37 - Timeout
PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4 If the card does not receive an ACK, DATA or NACK, transmission is ended after the RX Timeout (see par. 4.2.3 ). See also Radio Protocol Timeout, par. 4.4.3, for radio transmission to RF devices. For ACK/NACK selection when DLCC as Client, is transmitting to a dest...
Page 38 - Packing; FRAME
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 4 4.2.5 Frame Packing This parameter defines the format of the frame to be transmitted between DLCC and the Host. The frame received by DLCC may contain a maximum of 238 characters. All characters not included within this number will be transmitted from the Host in a new frame. Fra...
Page 39 - with; : both frames sent to and by DLCC are preceded by; Frame after Timeout; : if the delay between two consecutive characters is more; Both the frames sent to and by DLCC have no additional fields:
PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4 Correct FRAME identification is managed by frame packing. Three different types of frame packing can be selected: • Frame+ [CR] (default) : the frame sent to DLCC is terminated by [CR]. This means you cannot use the [CR] character within the frame. In Frame + [CR] ...
Page 40 - the configuration command, as shown in the following examples:; FORMAT
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 4 This string is always transmitted in a single frame preceding the one containing the configuration command, as shown in the following examples: Example 1 Sending the $+$![CR] command to transmit the card software release: 1 st Frame = #+++PROG_REQ+++# 2 nd Frame = $![CR] Example ...
Page 41 - Stamping
PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4 4.3.2 Address Stamping If enabled, this command includes the RF device or DLCC address in the message/answer transmitted. It is advised to enable this parameter when DLCC is a Server for more than one Client in 2 way transmission. In this way the Host knows to whic...
Page 42 - DLCC; Delimiter
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 4 If DLCC as Client, is transmitting to more than one destination device (see the three Stargates in the following figure) in 2 way mode, it is necessary to set its Host application to include the card address in the message to be transmitted to the destination devices of the syste...
Page 43 - PARAMETERS
PARAMETER ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS 4 4.4 RADIO PARAMETERS 4.4.1 RF Baud Rate This parameter defines the baud rate used for radio communication. The baud rate value can be set to 9600 or 19200 according to the device communicating with DLCC. 19200 is the default value. 4.4.2 Transmission Mode (Client o...
Page 46 - DEFAULT; Configuration Parameter
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 5 5 DEFAULT CONFIGURATION Configuration Parameter Default Setting Serial Communication Baud Rate 9600 Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits No parity; 8 Data bits; 1 Stop bit Handshaking Disabled ACK/NACK Protocol Disabled FIFO Enabled Intercharacter Delay Disabled RX Timeout 5 seconds Fram...
Page 47 - TECHNICAL; Electrical Features
TECHNICAL FEATURES 6 6 TECHNICAL FEATURES Electrical Features Supply voltage 5 Vdc ± 3% Power consumption 400 mW Indicator One red LED Radio Features Working frequency 433.92 Mhz Bit rate Up to 19200 baud Effective Radiated Power <10 mW Range (in open air) 15 m / 49.2 ft RF Modulation FSK System ...
Page 48 - TYPICAL SYSTEM LAYOUTS; Example 1
DL CORDLESS CARD™ A A TYPICAL SYSTEM LAYOUTS The following examples give a graphical representation of DLCC applications in 2 typical layouts and provide the software configuration required by each device to communicate within the system (see par. 4.1 for details about the main parameter functioning...
Page 49 - SERVER
TYPICAL SYSTEM LAYOUTS A A.1 DLCC SERVER DLCC is installed into a Rhino™ vehicle mounted terminal and receives data from a DRAGON™ M scanner. DRAGON ™ M A.P. 433 MHz RF Connection 2.4 GHz Network Wired LAN RHINO™ DLCC Figure 11 - DLCC Server Installed into Rhino™ This layout shows the integration of...
Page 50 - COMMUNICATION; DLCC 1
DL CORDLESS CARD™ 36 A A.2 BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION Two DLCCs are installed into the dedicated Host. They communicate with each other by transmitting and receiving data. Figure 12 – Bi-directional Communication Each system device may be configured as follows: DLCC 1 - DLCC Radio Address = 0325 -...
Page 51 - HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE
HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE 37 B B HEX AND NUMERIC TABLE CHARACTER TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE char hex char hex char hex NUL 00 * 2A U 55 SOH 01 + 2B V 56 STX 02 , 2C W 57 ETX 03 - 2D X 58 EOT 04 . 2E Y 59 ENQ 05 / 2F Z 5A ACK 06 0 30 [ 5B BEL 07 1 31 \ 5C BS 08 2 32 ] 5D HT 09 3 33 ^ 5E LF 0A 4 34 _ 5F VT 0...
Page 52 - GLOSSARY; the Host to which DLCC is physically inserted in.
38 GLOSSARY 1 way transmission a radio transmission in which DLCC transmits data without requiring an acknowledgement answer from the remote Host. 2 way transmission a radio transmission in which DLCC transmits data requiring an acknowledgement answer from the remote Host. Client a radio device whic...
Page 53 - INDEX; COM Port Parameters 20
39 INDEX C COM Port Parameters; 20 ACK/NACK Protocol; 22 Handshaking; 20 Compliance; vi Configuration; 5 COM Port Parameters; 6 Data Format; 9 Radio Parameters; 12 Configuration Methods; xii Configuration Strings from Host; xii DL Mobile Configurator™; xii DL Sm@rtSet™; xii DLCARD.EXE DOS Configurat...
Page 55 - TM; DL Cordless Card; Reference Manual; World wide Sales Network
TM DL Cordless Card Reference Manual www.mobile.datalogic.com Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino, 13 40012 Lippo di Calderara di RenoBologna - ItalyTelephone: (+39) 051-3147011Fax: (+39) 051-3147561 World wide Sales Network available from: www.mobile.datalogic.com/contacts ©2002-2007 Datalogic ...
