Datalogic Formula - Manual

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE • Press <F1> to begin using PALPRO . 5. The 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. 2.2.3). 7. Press any functi...

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 password prompt in par. 2.2.3). Current Date: 09/23/02 Enter New Date: ¤ F1=US/INT When starting the application for the...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 2.2.3 Setting a Password A password is required when you install the entire suite of PALPRO applications. Password security allows a manager or supervisor to customize the PALPRO software and then hand it off to a worker. A password can contain up to 128 characters and...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 2.3 USING PALPRO TO COLLECT DATA When finished setting up the Formula™ (refer to the previous section), the PALPRO Options menu appears on the display screen. Use the menu to choose a PALPRO application. 2.3.1 Installing PALPRO PALPRO comes install...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Changing Program Titles and Prompts PALPRO allows the user to change the title that appears on the menu for each application, or change the prompts for each application. Changing titles or prompts can be done after selecting an application. To change the title or promp...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Switching to Another PALPRO Application To switch from one PALPRO application to another, complete the following steps: 1. Select SHIFT + <F1> from the current application’s menu to exit the application. ASSET MGMT¤ F2=COLLECT F3=FILE OPTIONS...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Using ASSETPRO Use ASSETPRO to track assets (such as furniture, phones, computers, and electronic equipment) at various locations (e.g., departments, rooms, floors, buildings). With ASSETPRO, enter an identification code for a location, collect all the asset IDs at the...

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 would be used to scan or enter an item ID and the quantity of that i...

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. ITEM ID ¤ 40-000-00 F3=REV F4=EXIT 4....

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 inventory item, or use the keypad to enter the item’s ID number or description. NOTE The code is entered autom...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS number of units of that item. Figure 2-9 shows part of a data file uploaded from a Formula™ that used INVPRO with two prompts to collect data. R44 – 2173, 25 R44 – 2260, 12 R44 – 2278, 56 R44 – 2283, 30 R44 – 2285, 47 R44 – 2287, 16 R44 – 2289, 4 R...

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. 2.4.1 Prepare Host PC Verify that USB/RS232 cable is connected and open SysTools™ (Standard/ Enhanced mode) to view the following ...

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 name is TERM001.dat), followed by the PATH where the data will be uploaded to on the PC. Select OK in t...

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 following statuses: STATE: BUSY: appears while data is being uploaded. STATE: CONNECTED: appears after the data is sent. STATE...

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: • Send Customized Label for PAL • Label Generator for PAL 20

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 21 Select “Label Generator for PAL” to load the utility that generates the labels. Follow these steps: • Select the available Application option • Customize the prompts • Select the target file name • Press the “Save” button to save the customized labels in the selecte...

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™. Factory default settings are underlined. Predefined Defaults D0* *$+$-D0EE* D1* *$+$-D1EE* D2* *$+$-D2EE* Code 39 ENABLE On *$+$-00...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-0210EE* 40 *$+$-0240EE* 20 *$+$-0220EE* 50 *$+$-0250EE* 30 *$+$-0230EE* 60 *$+$-0260EE* ENABLE CHECKSUM On *$+$-031EE* Off *$+$-030EE* SEND CHECKSUM On *$+$-041EE* Off *$+$-040EE* FULL ASCII MODE On *$+$-051EE* Off *$+$-050EE...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE SEND ITALIAN PHARMACODE CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-071EE* Off *$+$-070EE* SEND ITALIAN PHARMACODE PREFIX On *$+$-0F1EE* Off *$+$-0F0EE* Interleaved 2 of 5 ENABLE On *$+$-081EE* Off *$+$-080EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-0902EE* 30 *$+$-0930EE* 6 *$+$-0906EE* 40 *$+$-0940EE* 10 *$+...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-0A10EE* 40 *$+$-0A40EE* 20 *$+$-0A20EE* 50 *$+$-0A50EE* 30 *$+$-0A30EE* 60 *$+$-0A60EE* REQUIRED LENGTH (no default; overrides minumum and maximum settings) 2 *$+$-09020A02EE* 4 *$+$-09040A04EE* 6 *$+$-09060A06EE* 8 *$+$-0908...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 12 *$+$-09120A12EE* 14 *$+$-09140A14EE* 16 *$+$-09160A16EE* 18 *$+$-09180A18EE* 20 *$+$-09200A20EE* ENABLE CHECKSUM On *$+$-0B1EE* Off *$+$-0B0EE* SEND CHECKSUM On *$+$-0C1EE* Off *$+$-0C0EE* USE LENGTHS 6 AND 14 ONLY (case code) On *$+$-0D1EE* Off *$+$-0D0EE* 27

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Codabar ENABLE On *$+$-201EE* Off *$+$-200EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 04 *$+$-2104EE* 40 *$+$-2140EE* 10 *$+$-2110EE* 50 *$+$-2150EE* 20 *$+$-2120EE* 60 *$+$-2160EE* 30 *$+$-2130EE* MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-2210EE* 40 *$+$-2240EE* 20 *$+$-2220EE* 50 *$+$-2250...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 20 *$+$-2E20EE* 50 *$+$-2E50EE* UPC-A ENABLE UPC-A On *$+$-301EE* Off *$+$-300EE* SEND SYSTEM DIGIT On *$+$-311EE* Off *$+$-310EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-321EE* Off *$+$-320EE* CONVERT UPC-A TO EAN-13 On *$+$-331EE* Off *$+$-330EE* 30

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 SYSTEM DIGIT On *$+$-371EE* Off *$+$-370EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-381EE* Off *$+$-380EE* 31

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS EAN/JAN ENABLE EAN-8/JAN-8 On *$+$-391EE* Off *$+$-390EE* ENABLE EAN-13/JAN-13 On *$+$-3A1EE* Off *$+$-3A0EE* ENABLE EAN-13 TO ISBN On *$+$-3B1EE* Off *$+$-3B0EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT On *$+$-3F1EE* Off *$+$-3F0EE* UPC/EAN/JAN Extensions ALLOW 2-DIGIT ...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE REQUIRE EXTENSIONS On *$+$-3E1EE* Off *$+$-3E0EE* Code 128 ENABLE On *$+$-401EE* Off *$+$-400EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 2 *$+$-4102EE* 40 *$+$-4140EE* 10 *$+$-4110EE* 50 *$+$-4150EE* 20 *$+$-4120EE* 60 *$+$-4160EE* 30 *$+$-4130EE* 33

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS MAXIMUM LENGTH 10 *$+$-4210EE* 40 *$+$-4240EE* 20 *$+$-4220EE* 50 *$+$-4250EE* 30 *$+$-4230EE* 60 *$+$-4260EE* ENABLE UCC128 On *$+$-431EE* Off *$+$-430EE* GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional ENABLE On *$+$-101EE* Off *$+$-100EE* GS1 DataBar Limited ENABLE...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE GS1 DataBar Expanded ENABLE On *$+$-121EE* Off *$+$-120EE* MINIMUM LENGTH 1 *$+$-1301EE* 10 *$+$-1310EE* 20 *$+$-1320EE* 40 *$+$-1340EE* 60 *$+$-1360EE* 74 *$+$-1374EE* MAXIMUM LENGTH 1 *$+$-1401EE* 10 *$+$-1410EE* 20 *$+$-1420EE* 40 *$+$-1440EE* 60 *$+$-1460EE* 74 *$+...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Other Controls AUTO-OFF (in minutes) Off *$+$-B200EE* 2 *$+$-B202EE* 5 *$+$-B205EE* 10 *$+$-B210EE* BACKLIGHT DURATION (in seconds) On *$+$-E200EE* 30 *$+$-E230EE* 10 *$+$-E210EE* 60 *$+$-E260EE* BEEPER VOLUME On *$+$-BC07EE* Off *$+$-BC00EE* Clock...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 12-Hour *$+$-D80EE* 24-Hour *$+$-D81EE* DATE 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. D1 Turns every ON/OFF parameter ON , sets all minimum lengths as low as possi...

DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Predefined Defaults Code Parameter ID # Type Acceptable 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 Universal Product Code-A (UPC-A) Ente...

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 overnight. Then insure the charging LED light displays a GREEN...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.2 DOWNLOADING A READY TO USE APPLICATION To correctly download a ready to use application on the Formula™ terminal, open the SYSTOOLS software program. There are two versions of this program: “STANDARD and ENHANCED” mode, and “EASYGEN” mode. Insure the STANDARD and E...

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. After it is successfully transmitted, the following message window will be displayed on the screen: The Formula™ LCD screen should now display ...

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 parameters need to be configured. 45

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3.4 TRANSMITTING A CUSTOM CONFIGURATION FILE TO THE FORMULA™ Once the Formula™ has been associated with the SysTools™ Software program, a custom configuration file (.prg) can be sent. Refer to SysTools™ User's manual for further details. Select FILE – NEW in order to c...

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 connected and open SysTools™ (Standard / Enhanced mode) to view the following main menu screen: 53

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 overnight. Then insure the charging LED light displays a GREEN status (ref...

EASYGEN™ Open the EASYGEN software program: Select FILE – OPEN. Browse to the folder where the default Example applications are installed: C:\”INSTALLATION FOLDER”\Datalogic\Formula Software Tools\EasyGen\Examples\English Example Default Programs are: EXAMPLE 1 (CODE + QUANTITY) EXAMPLE 2 ( EAN128 –...

FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE In EASYGEN, Select TOOLS – OPTIONS (GENERAL TAB) to view the following protocol settings box. Insure the settings are set to the following parameters: Select OK. To send the program, select the button or the File – Send menu to display the following screen: Select OK (...

GLOSSARY OF TERMS APPLICATION 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 EasyGen™ application example programs ...

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