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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Notices; Revision Notice; MX3 Reference Guide
  • Page 3 – Table of Contents
  • Page 7 – HAPTER
  • Page 8 – RF; ETWORK
  • Page 12 – NDEX
  • Page 13 – Illustrations
  • Page 15 – Chapter 1 Introduction; Overview; The 900MHz radio is obsolete.; Getting Help; available for download from the ServicePass website only.
  • Page 16 – Components; Figure 1-1 Front of MX3
  • Page 17 – When to Use This Guide
  • Page 18 – Document Conventions; Convention Meaning; Caution
  • Page 19 – Getting Started; Insert fully charged battery.
  • Page 20 – Insert Main Battery; Clips; Figure 1-3 Main Battery; About Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • Page 22 – Remove the MX3 from the docking station.
  • Page 23 – Jack; Figure 1-7 DC Power Supply; US AC/DC 12V power supply
  • Page 24 – Power On and Off; Turn On the MX3; Figure 1-8 Location of the Power Button; Turn Off the MX3; Tapping the Power button will place the MX3 in Suspend mode.; Troubleshooting
  • Page 25 – Endcaps; before; Your configuration may be different than those shown below.; COM Port Switching; Aperture; Figure 1-9 Standard Range Scanner / Serial Port Endcap
  • Page 26 – Dual Serial Port; Dual Serial Ports; Figure 1-10 Dual Serial Port; Endcaps are installed and configured by LXE.
  • Page 27 – PCMCIA Cards; Do not remove the radio card when installing a PC card.; Figure 1-11 PC Card Location
  • Page 28 – Grasp the top of the PC Card and pull it straight upward to remove.
  • Page 29 – PCMCIA Radio Card; Slot 1 accepts the following PCMCIA radio cards:; Preparation; antenna cables. Connect all antenna cables to the PCMCIA radio.; Removal
  • Page 30 – Configure the Software; IP Address; How To Edit DOS Files on Your Computer Using NED.EXE; How To Use F5 During Bootup
  • Page 31 – How To Edit the SOCKET.CFG File
  • Page 32 – Data Entry
  • Page 33 – Terminal Emulation; ANSI Plus with 2.4 GHz radio
  • Page 34 – DOS Terminal Emulation User Defined Stored Forms; 20 bytes required for each form; MX3 Font/Screen Sizes
  • Page 35 – Manuals and Accessories; The following manuals are available on the LXE Manuals CD:; Networking; Accessories
  • Page 36 – Power Adapter Required.
  • Page 37 – Chapter 2 Physical Description and Layout; Hardware Configuration; The MX3 hardware configuration is shown in the following figure.; Figure 2-1 System Hardware; Central Processing Unit; The LXE MX3 CPU is an Intel
  • Page 38 – AT Compatible Core Logic; The display controller supports VGA text and graphics modes.
  • Page 39 – Power Supply; The LXE MX3 uses two batteries for operation.
  • Page 40 – Memory Map; Map Physical Address Range
  • Page 41 – COM Ports; The MX3 has two serial ports available in three configurations.
  • Page 42 – PCMCIA Slots; PC Cards; Middle Slot as slot 1; Radio Cards
  • Page 43 – Physical Controls; How To; Turn the MX3 off
  • Page 44 – Power Status and the Status LED; Figure 2-3 Power Status and the Status LED; OR
  • Page 45 – Suspend State; If the 2; Critical Suspend State
  • Page 46 – Display; Figure 2-4 MX3 Display
  • Page 47 – Display and Display Backlight Timer; Any of the following will wake the display and display backlight:; Panning; The
  • Page 48 – Optional Touchscreen; Touchscreen operation is not affected by Display Backlighting.; Cleaning the Display; Display Repair
  • Page 49 – Scan Buttons; Red; Speaker; Figure 2-6 Speaker Location
  • Page 50 – Keypads; after; QWERTY Keys; Figure 2-7 The QWERTY Keypad; ABCD Keys; Figure 2-8 The ABCD Keypad
  • Page 51 – The Overlays
  • Page 52 – Programmable Buttons; Possible Button Configurations; Endcap Right; Scan Key Function
  • Page 53 – Enter Key Function
  • Page 54 – Spc Key Function; Caps Key and CapsLock Mode; CapsLock key sequence is 2; Keypress Sequences; See Appendix A, “Key Maps” for key maps for all keypads.; Reset Key Sequence; Reset Key Sequence is; DOS Key Functions Not Available on the MX3; Prnt Scrn
  • Page 55 – Function LEDs; Figure 2-14 Function LEDs; LED; functions of the keypad. When illuminated, the next keypress is a 2; ALT
  • Page 56 – Barcode scanner function, affected by the internal scanner.; BATT B
  • Page 57 – When the MX3 is docked in a cradle, the Status LED
  • Page 58 – Figure 2-19 Standard Range Scanner / Serial Port Endcap
  • Page 59 – DC Power Connector; Figure 2-20 Dual Serial Port
  • Page 60 – Storage Cradles; Figure 2-23 Desktop Cradle
  • Page 61 – Chapter 3 Power Supply; Introduction; Figure 3-1 Main Battery Pack; Main Battery Pack
  • Page 62 – Battery Charger; Figure 3-3 Insert Main Battery in Charger; Low Battery Warning
  • Page 64 – Backup Battery; The backup battery is replaced by LXE.; Maintenance
  • Page 65 – Battery Hot-Swapping; may result in the corruption of the flash drive.; Handling Batteries Safely; Never dispose of a battery in a fire. This may cause an explosion.; Battery Maintenance Publication
  • Page 67 – Chapter 4 System Configuration; ATTENTION
  • Page 68 – Software Loaded on Drive C; The software supported by the MX3 is summarized below:
  • Page 69 – LXE IrDA Lite Plus; Signature Capture; C Root Directory; Filename Function; Identifies the computer type for SNMP agent.
  • Page 71 – CISDUMP
  • Page 73 – Terminal Emulation Directories
  • Page 74 – Dual Terminal Emulation; Single Terminal Emulator Present; Menu Customization; . Details on modifying the TESELECT.BAT file
  • Page 75 – Radio-Specific Subdirectory; Filename Description; Unavailable as of Nov 2003.; Lucent Specific
  • Page 76 – LXE 900Mhz Radio Files; Spread spectrum radio driver.
  • Page 77 – Configuration and Sample Files
  • Page 78 – Sample AUTOEXEC.BAT File; Command Explanation; Place temporary files/data here
  • Page 80 – Sample CONFIG.SYS File
  • Page 81 – Sample NET.CFG Files; Lucent Radio NET.CFG File
  • Page 82 – Proxim Radio NET.CFG File
  • Page 83 – Cisco Radio NET.CFG File
  • Page 85 – The Symbol FHSS 2Mb radio is obsolete 2005.
  • Page 88 – Sample SOCKET.CFG File
  • Page 90 – Avalanche
  • Page 91 – Directory Structure
  • Page 92 – BIOS Setup; Press F2 to Enter Setup; Using the Keypad; Action Keypress; Refer to Appendix A, “Key Maps”, for other key press sequences.
  • Page 93 – BIOS Setup Default Values by Option; Menu Option
  • Page 94 – Main Menu Options; Main Menu Parameters; Parameter Changes; hh
  • Page 95 – Date; Specifies the current system date.; Boot; Off
  • Page 96 – Post Msg; Floppy type does not match setup only for debug capabilities; Bootup Continues after These Messages; Previous POST execution was incomplete
  • Page 97 – Summary
  • Page 98 – Advanced Menu Options; To; Parameter List; Menu Section
  • Page 99 – Power Management; CPU and Suspend Timers and RF Communication; Left Scan; Enter
  • Page 100 – CPU; Aggressive; Custom Setting
  • Page 101 – Disp BL; Pwr Mgt Modes - Disp BL; seconds; seconds; A value of 0 means Full On.
  • Page 102 – Suspend; Disabling the Suspend timer does not disable the Off Timer.; Min
  • Page 103 – Off Timer; minutes
  • Page 104 – Docked PM; Power Key
  • Page 105 – Whether NumLock at Boot is Off or On, no LED is illuminated on the MX3.; When this parameter is
  • Page 106 – Other; The Font parameter selects the screen display font size.
  • Page 107 – Exit Menu Options; Use the left and right arrow keys to move from menu to menu.; Save and Exit; Load Previous; Save this change by selecting “Save and Exit”.; Save Changes; Reboot by selecting either “Exit w/o Save” or “Save and Exit”.
  • Page 108 – API Calls; LXE DOS API Programming Guide; Sample Code for API Calls; xba
  • Page 109 – Chapter 5 Utilities; may result in corruption of the flash drive.; Use the utility programs to verify, test and program the MX3:
  • Page 110 – All utilities are included in non-TE configurations.
  • Page 111 – IrDA Lite Plus; IR Communication Reliability
  • Page 112 – IrDA Lite Plus and MX3; For example, the MX3’s flash; Quick Start; Upgrade or transfer files to MX3 Flash by sending files to Drive C.
  • Page 113 – IrDA Lite Plus sends frames at approximately 160 mSec.; File Transfer Using IR Ports; receive
  • Page 114 – File Transfer Using RS-232 Ports; Send MX3 File to a Printer; Load the DOS file PRINT.EXE into the DOS subdirectory of the MX3.
  • Page 115 – IrDA Lite Plus and MX3 and Powered Cradles; No software is required or present in the powered cradle.; Both units must be running the same communication software.
  • Page 116 – Print Through Cradle; Seat the MX3 firmly into the cradle. Make sure the cradle has power.
  • Page 117 – IRSEND and IRECV Files; When using these files, the receiving
  • Page 119 – error
  • Page 121 – fffeH
  • Page 122 – if
  • Page 123 – LXE BCWEDGE; baud; Parameter Explanation; Displays BCWEDGE command line options.
  • Page 124 – unitname
  • Page 125 – LXE Diagnostics
  • Page 127 – This command is run at the DOS prompt. There are no parameters.; Volume Control Keys; beeper volume by pressing the:; Press to accept the change and exit the Volume change mode.
  • Page 128 – RS-232 Endcap Connector; Pin Signal Description
  • Page 131 – This command is run at the DOS prompt.
  • Page 132 – where
  • Page 136 – The NED ASCII Text Editor; To start the editor, enter
  • Page 137 – If you record and play a recursive macro, it plays continuously.; NED Default Hot Keys; Key Function
  • Page 138 – Serial File Transfer Utility; Use Hardware Handshaking for flow control.
  • Page 139 – REMDISK
  • Page 141 – Chapter 6 RF Network Configuration; radios. They do not work with LXE’s 900MHz system radios.; SNMP DOS Agent
  • Page 142 – Lucent Parameters; file documentation.; Link Support; Instructs TCP/IP stack to bind to radio driver.
  • Page 143 – Microwave_Robustness; Low
  • Page 144 – Configures whether this station will receive Multicast packets.
  • Page 145 – Proxim Parameters
  • Page 146 – through 20 minutes; Channel; Sets the channel to be used when the PC card is acting as the master.; Subchannel; Optimizes the PC card for the number of concurrent modes.
  • Page 147 – Cisco Paramete; file documentation. Unless otherwise noted, the following
  • Page 148 – DataRate3 0x0B
  • Page 149 – WEP enable; MX3 computers = 2 antenna; BusType; PCMCIA interface is used on all LXE DOS computers.; Frame; Frame type of wired and wireless network.; LongRetryLimit
  • Page 150 – WEPDOS; wepdos; Syntax; hex; Standard Options
  • Page 151 – Symbol Parameters
  • Page 152 – interrupt; This parameter is valid for Symbol FHSS radios only.
  • Page 153 – diversity; Set diversity to “both” for two antennas and “A” for one antenna.
  • Page 154 – SOCKETS TCP/IP Stack; The network can be subdivided by two for every net bit added.; Bootp
  • Page 155 – Setting SOCKETS.CFG Parameters; Set IP Address; ARP INIT GRAT; Set Interface; For all radios except Symbol DS 11MB
  • Page 156 – Set Domain Name Server; Redisplay IP information when SOCKET.CFG runs.; Options; For Symbol DS 11MB radios; Refer to documentation to change.
  • Page 157 – SOCKET.CFG Parameters; domain; lists the domain suffix if domain is not specified.; Example; iface; iface is a synonym for the interface command.; interface
  • Page 158 – interface type name class other parameters; Parameters; Type
  • Page 159 – Slip
  • Page 160 – faster response in Sockets.; modemfile; A file containing the modem commands and scripts.; speed; ip
  • Page 161 – hostid; param
  • Page 162 – ifname; param sl0 clear
  • Page 163 – param, RIP Advertising Sub-command for Interfaces; route; route drop default; ifnam; netid
  • Page 164 – When using RIP or Proxy ARP a value from 0 to 16 for; proxy, private and static
  • Page 165 – route can specify a Proxy ARP on a route, as follows:; tcp; is the local port starting number.; size; Existing connections are unaffected.; number
  • Page 166 – tcp irtt Sub-command
  • Page 169 – Chapter 7 Troubleshooting; Problem Determination Tips; Consider the following:
  • Page 170 – Startup Problems; Problem Solution; Bypassing the Configuration Files
  • Page 171 – Verifying Boot Order; At the BIOS Setup Main Menu, view the Boot parameter.
  • Page 172 – Edit BIOS Setup; At the BIOS Setup Main Menu, view Boot parameter.
  • Page 173 – Copy File; When the DOS prompt appears, type
  • Page 174 – Setting System Time and Date; If the MX3 is not already powered up, turn it on.
  • Page 175 – Hardware Problems; The computer won’t start.; Keypad
  • Page 176 – Caution – Vehicle Mounting Brackets
  • Page 177 – For general display problems follow these guidelines.; Problem; Adjust the display contrast.; Hard Disk Drive; For information on running CHKDSK, refer to the DOS documentation.
  • Page 178 – SRAM card will not work.
  • Page 179 – Upper Memory Conflicts; does not contain any ROM or RAM.; Driver; 6K per SRAM card; IRQ Assignments
  • Page 180 – Optional Devices; To help determine which device is causing the problem:
  • Page 181 – Radio Problems; Solution
  • Page 182 – Software Related Problems; FTP Kernel
  • Page 183 – Memory
  • Page 184 – POST Error Messages; Message; System CMOS checksum bad – run SETUP; The backup battery may be completely drained.; Action; Possible Cause; A keypad key may be stuck in the down position.; Action; Previous boot incomplete – Default configuration used; Action
  • Page 185 – Messages Probably Requiring Repair; POST Beep Codes; Description
  • Page 186 – If You Need Further Assistance
  • Page 187 – Appendix A Key Maps; Figure A-1 ABCD Keypad and QWERTY Keypad; ANSI Plus Reference Guide
  • Page 188 – Key Map 101-Key Equivalencies for Batch Units; When using a sequence of keys that includes the 2; key first then the rest of the; sequence. The CAPS LED is illuminated when CapsLock is On.; Press These Keys and Then; Shift Ctrl Alt CapsLock; Left Scan key default value is Numeric Enter.
  • Page 193 – 270 Programmer’s Reference Guide (Obsolete); Figure A-3 IBM 5250 Specific Keypad; 250 Programmer’s Reference Guide (Obsolete)
  • Page 195 – Appendix B Technical Specifications; Physical Specifications; Features Specifications
  • Page 197 – Environmental Specifications; Power Supplies; US AC Wall Adapter; Feature Specification
  • Page 198 – International AC Adapter; Display Specifications
  • Page 199 – Radio Specifications
  • Page 200 – PCMCIA Cisco 2.4 GHz Type II
  • Page 201 – Appendix C Commands; This appendix describes the Datalight ROM-DOS commands
  • Page 202 – Tnn
  • Page 203 – option; Remarks
  • Page 204 – path; nnnn
  • Page 205 – device
  • Page 206 – prevents DELTREE from prompting before deleting.; Examples
  • Page 207 – FORMAT; siz
  • Page 208 – not; Error Conditions
  • Page 209 – When HIMEM installs, it attempts to control the A20 line,; Once this driver is installed, accessing the HMA and Extended
  • Page 211 – bau
  • Page 212 – MODE mono; External Command; filename
  • Page 213 – ASCII text Editor Program; Starting the Editor; Basic Editor Operation
  • Page 216 – The syntax for REMDISK is:; Option
  • Page 217 – To display a help screen for REMDISK from the DOS prompt, enter; Remote Disk Program; Bnnnn
  • Page 218 – CO; SYS
  • Page 219 – VER
  • Page 220 – source
  • Page 225 – Index; API
  • Page 227 – Domain
  • Page 228 – Hardware
  • Page 231 – Radio
  • Page 232 – Stored Forms
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