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Datalogic Formula Quick Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 Datalogic Formula™ Quick Reference Guide...
  • Page 2 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Datalogic name and logo are registered trademarks of Datalogic S.p.A. in many countries. The Formula name is a trademark of Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Set up the Terminal for the Connection with the PC ... 42 Downloading a Ready to Use Application ... 43 Configuring Ready tO Use Applications through SysTools™... 45 Transmitting a Custom Configuration File to the Formula™ ... 49 Uploading Collected .Dat File Data to a PC ... 53 EASYGEN™... 55 Set up the Terminal for the Connection with the PC ...

  • Page 5: Formula™ Program Installation And Setup

    For details on the first option, see the SW Dev Toolkits Developer’s manual. The following software is preloaded on the Formula™: PALPRO (Portable Application Library) The following softwares must first be installed on a PC through the Formula™ CD: Software Tool EASYGEN...

  • Page 6: Data Collection With Formula™ Applications

    Turn the Formula™ on by pressing the <PWR> key. The following screen appears: Select the font. The following screen appears: If the Formula™ does not turn on when the <PWR> key is pressed, you many need to recharge the main battery. NOTE...

  • Page 7: Setting Up The Formula

    Formula™ to a PC, refer to par. 3.5. SETTING UP THE FORMULA™ You can collect data records on the Formula™, and send the records later to a host PC. The number of data records that can be collected before being uploaded are 2500 for each application.

  • Page 8: Setting The Time And Date

    With the F1 key you can switch from US date format (MM/DD/YY) to International date format (DD/MM/YY). The next display screen shows the time currently loaded in the Formula™’s memory. If the displayed time is correct, press the <ENT> key. If the time is wrong, enter the correct time in 24-hour format.

  • Page 9: Setting A Password

    CAUTION After you enter your password, the text in the following Figure 2-5 is displayed. Press any function key to bring up the PALPRO Options menu. The Formula™ is now ready to collect data. 2.2.4 Setting Font Size To shift from wide font to normal font press Shift-F2.

  • Page 10: Using Palpro To Collect Data

    Options menu appears on the display screen. Use the menu to choose a PALPRO application. 2.3.1 Installing PALPRO PALPRO comes installed on your Formula™ from the factory. If you need to reinstall PALPRO, refer to par. 3.2 of this document. 2.3.2 Using PALPRO PALPRO combines two Portable Applications Library (PAL) applications into a single, convenient program.
  • Page 11 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 prompts, complete the following steps: Press the <F3>...
  • Page 12 Switching to Another PALPRO Application To switch from one PALPRO application to another, complete the following steps: Select SHIFT + <F1> from the current application’s menu to exit the application. Enter <ShF1> on the keypad by pressing the <Shift> key and then the <F1> key.
  • Page 13 (example, WH3E). • Scan a bar code for the location or use the keypad to enter the location ID. The code is entered automatically when using a scanner; when using a keypad, press the <ENT> key. NOTE The second prompt now appears on the first line of the screen, and the location ID appears on the third line.
  • Page 14 • The Formula™ is ready to accept another ID for an asset at the current location. When finished collecting asset IDs for the location, press the <F4> key to return to the first prompt.
  • Page 15 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 item.
  • Page 16 Using a scanner, the code is entered automatically; with a keypad, press the <ENT> key. NOTE The item ID number appears on the third line of the screen. The Formula™ is ready to accept another item ID. Repeat step 2until all IDs for all items are collected.
  • Page 17 Refer to par. 3.5 to upload your data. The Formula™ stores the collected data in a single ASCII text file. When uploading the file to the PC, the data appears as a list. Each line in the list contains two fields separated by a comma.
  • Page 18 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 –...

  • Page 19: Uploading Collected Palpro File Data To A Pc

    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 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/...
  • Page 20 DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Select the SETTINGS button to view the following screen; configure the settings according to the figure below and press OK: Select the NETWORK SETUP button to view the following screen; insure the Connection Type is set to USB:...
  • Page 21 I f you choose COM connection, select the following parameters to allow PALPRO to run: Baud rate: 19200 Data bits: Parity: Mark...

  • Page 22: Prepare Formula™ To Upload Data

    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 the Formula Control Properties to return to the main SysTools™ screen. Select CONNECT (the Formula™ will emit a tone).
  • Page 23 Select <F2> to upload the data via the USB connection. During upload, Systools™ assumes the following statuses: STATE: BUSY: appears while data is being uploaded. STATE: CONNECTED: appears after the data is sent. STATE: NOT CONNECTED: the device is not recognizable; check the cables. NOTE 1: Click DISCONNECT or remove the terminal from the dock to end the data transfer session.

  • Page 24: Prompt Customization For Chinese Version

    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...
  • Page 25 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 selected file. Select F3 key on the CHANGE PROMPT menu of the device: CHANGE PROMPT Using...
  • Page 26 DATA COLLECTION WITH FORMULA™ SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Launch Systools application and select the Systools Utility option “Send Customized Label for PAL”. Select the file you generated in the “Open” dialog box. When the file is sent the following dialog appears:...

  • Page 27: Configuring With Bar Codes

    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 *$+$-D0EE* *$+$-D2EE* Code 39 ENABLE *$+$-001EE* MINIMUM LENGTH *$+$-0100EE* *$+$-0110EE* *$+$-0120EE* *$+$-0130EE* For a description of programmable parameter settings, refer to table “General...
  • Page 28 MAXIMUM LENGTH *$+$-0210EE* *$+$-0220EE* *$+$-0230EE* ENABLE CHECKSUM *$+$-031EE* SEND CHECKSUM *$+$-041EE* FULL ASCII MODE *$+$-051EE* Italian Pharmacode ENABLE *$+$-061EE* *$+$-0240EE* *$+$-0250EE* *$+$-0260EE* *$+$-030EE* *$+$-040EE* *$+$-050EE* *$+$-060EE*...
  • Page 29 SEND ITALIAN PHARMACODE CHECK DIGIT *$+$-071EE* SEND ITALIAN PHARMACODE PREFIX *$+$-0F1EE* Interleaved 2 of 5 ENABLE *$+$-081EE* MINIMUM LENGTH *$+$-0902EE* *$+$-0906EE* *$+$-0910EE* *$+$-0920EE* *$+$-070EE* *$+$-0F0EE* *$+$-080EE* *$+$-0930EE* *$+$-0940EE* *$+$-0950EE* *$+$-0960EE*...
  • Page 30 MAXIMUM LENGTH *$+$-0A10EE* *$+$-0A20EE* *$+$-0A30EE* REQUIRED LENGTH (no default; overrides minumum and maximum settings) *$+$-09020A02EE* *$+$-09040A04EE* *$+$-09060A06EE* *$+$-09080A08EE* *$+$-09100A10EE* *$+$-0A40EE* *$+$-0A50EE* *$+$-0A60EE*...
  • Page 31 *$+$-09120A12EE* *$+$-09140A14EE* *$+$-09160A16EE* *$+$-09180A18EE* *$+$-09200A20EE* ENABLE CHECKSUM *$+$-0B1EE* SEND CHECKSUM *$+$-0C1EE* USE LENGTHS 6 AND 14 ONLY *$+$-0D1EE* *$+$-0B0EE* *$+$-0C0EE* (case code) *$+$-0D0EE*...
  • Page 32 Codabar ENABLE *$+$-201EE* MINIMUM LENGTH *$+$-2104EE* *$+$-2110EE* *$+$-2120EE* *$+$-2130EE* MAXIMUM LENGTH *$+$-2210EE* *$+$-2220EE* *$+$-2230EE* *$+$-200EE* *$+$-2140EE* *$+$-2150EE* *$+$-2160EE* *$+$-2240EE* *$+$-2250EE* *$+$-2260EE*...
  • Page 33 SEND STOP/START *$+$-231EE* Code 93 ENABLE *$+$-2C1EE* MINIMUM LENGTH *$+$-2D02EE* *$+$-2D10EE* *$+$-2D20EE* MAXIMUM LENGTH *$+$-2E02EE* *$+$-2E10EE* *$+$-230EE* *$+$-2C0EE* *$+$-2D30EE* *$+$-2D40EE* *$+$-2D50EE* *$+$-2E30EE* *$+$-2E40EE*...
  • Page 34 *$+$-2E20EE* UPC-A ENABLE UPC-A *$+$-301EE* SEND SYSTEM DIGIT *$+$-311EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT *$+$-321EE* CONVERT UPC-A TO EAN-13 *$+$-331EE* *$+$-2E50EE* *$+$-300EE* *$+$-310EE* *$+$-320EE* *$+$-330EE*...
  • Page 35 UPC-E USE SYSTEM DIGIT 0 *$+$-341EE* USE SYSTEM DIGIT 1 *$+$-351EE* CONVERT UPC-E TO UPC-A *$+$-361EE* SEND SYSTEM DIGIT *$+$-371EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT *$+$-381EE* *$+$-340EE* *$+$-350EE* *$+$-360EE* *$+$-370EE* *$+$-380EE*...
  • Page 36 EAN/JAN ENABLE EAN-8/JAN-8 *$+$-391EE* ENABLE EAN-13/JAN-13 *$+$-3A1EE* ENABLE EAN-13 TO ISBN *$+$-3B1EE* SEND CHECK DIGIT *$+$-3F1EE* UPC/EAN/JAN Extensions ALLOW 2-DIGIT EXTENSIONS *$+$-3C1EE* ALLOW 5-DIGIT EXTENSIONS *$+$-3D1EE* *$+$-390EE* *$+$-3A0EE* *$+$-3B0EE* *$+$-3F0EE* *$+$-3C0EE* *$+$-3D0EE*...
  • Page 37 REQUIRE EXTENSIONS *$+$-3E1EE* Code 128 ENABLE *$+$-401EE* MINIMUM LENGTH *$+$-4102EE* *$+$-4110EE* *$+$-4120EE* *$+$-4130EE* *$+$-3E0EE* *$+$-400EE* *$+$-4140EE* *$+$-4150EE* *$+$-4160EE*...
  • Page 38 MAXIMUM LENGTH *$+$-4210EE* *$+$-4220EE* *$+$-4230EE* ENABLE UCC128 *$+$-431EE* GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional ENABLE *$+$-101EE* GS1 DataBar Limited ENABLE *$+$-111EE* *$+$-4240EE* *$+$-4250EE* *$+$-4260EE* *$+$-430EE* *$+$-100EE* *$+$-110EE*...
  • Page 39 GS1 DataBar Expanded ENABLE *$+$-121EE* MINIMUM LENGTH *$+$-1301EE* *$+$-1320EE* *$+$-1360EE* MAXIMUM LENGTH *$+$-1401EE* *$+$-1420EE* *$+$-1460EE* *$+$-120EE* *$+$-1310EE* *$+$-1340EE* *$+$-1374EE* *$+$-1410EE* *$+$-1440EE* *$+$-1474EE*...
  • Page 40 Other Controls AUTO-OFF (in minutes) *$+$-B200EE* *$+$-B205EE* BACKLIGHT DURATION *$+$-E200EE* *$+$-E210EE* BEEPER VOLUME *$+$-BC07EE* Clock and Calendar TIME/DATE FORMAT *%-* TIME FORMAT *$+$-B202EE* *$+$-B210EE* (in seconds) *$+$-E230EE* *$+$-E260EE* *$+$-BC00EE* Date *%.*...
  • Page 41 *$+$-D80EE* Hour DATE FORMAT *$+$-D90EE* U.S. *$+$-D81EE* Hour *$+$-D91EE* Int.

  • Page 42: Programming Parameters

    PROGRAMMING PARAMETERS Predefined Defaults Three default sets can be defined: Turns every ON/OFF parameter OFF and sets all minimum and maximum lengths to zero. Turns every ON/OFF parameter ON, sets all minimum lengths as low as possible and sets all maximum lengths as high as possible (see the table below).
  • Page 43 General Programming Parameters Code Parameter Code 39 Enable Minimum length Maximum length Enable checksum Send checksum Full ASCII mode Italian Pharmacode Enable Send check digit Send prefix Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Minimum length Maximum length Enable checksum Send checksum Use lengths 6 and 14 only (case code) Codabar...
  • Page 44 Code Parameter Code 93 Enable Minimum length Maximum length Universal Product Code-A (UPC-A) Enable Send system digit Send check digit Convert UPC-A to EAN-13 Universal Product Code-E (UPC-E) Use system digit 0 Use system digit 1 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A Send system digit Send check digit European Article Numbering (EAN)/...
  • Page 45 Code Parameter Code 128 Enable Minimum length Maximum length Enable UCC128 Other Controls Enable manual reset Add symbology identifiers Auto-Off BackLight Timeout Beeper volume Contrast (LCD) Date format Error tone Good-read tone Good-read number of beeps Good-read tone duration Keyboard click Keypad Timeout (Intercharacter delay) Laser delay...

  • Page 46: Ready To Use Applications

    Press and hold the POWER button, then press the SCAN key. Press the DOWN arrow to erase the program when prompted. Select option 1 (USB). The Formula™ will display the following information, indicating it is in receive mode via USB communications: Connect USB cable for next step.

  • Page 47: Downloading A Ready To Use Application

    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 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 ENHANCED”...
  • Page 48 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 the following information:...

  • Page 49: Configuring Ready To Use Applications Through Systools

    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.
  • Page 50 Select the NETWORK SETUP button to view the following screen; insure the Connection Type is set to USB: I f you choose COM connection, select the following parameters to allow PALPRO to run: Baud rate: 19200 Data bits: Parity: Mark...
  • Page 51 FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE The following instructions are not required for PALPRO. NOTE Select the TERMINALS tab to view the following screen. The FILE NAME for collected data must have a .dat extension (default name is TERM001.dat), followed by the PATH where the data will be uploaded to on the PC. Default symbology setting is Code 39.
  • Page 52 READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select OK in the Formula Control Properties to return to the main SysTools™ screen. The Formula™ is now associated with the SysTools™ software program.

  • Page 53: Transmitting A Custom Configuration File To The Formula

    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 create a custom configuration for your needs. In the example below, we will create a two prompts program where: Prompt 1 = CODE for barcode data and Prompt 2 = QUANTITY.
  • Page 54 READY TO USE APPLICATIONS For our two prompts example, set the parameters to the following settings. (NOTE: the program name can be changed). The number of maximum records are now set to 500. Select the FIELDS tab to view the following screen. Our program will use CODE as a prompt 1 title (for barcode data) with a maximum length of 13 digits.
  • Page 55 (2/2) indicates the number of the fields created, click on the forward or the back arrow to move between the field screens. Once all the parameters has been entered, insure the Formula™ is connected. Select SEND. The following screen will appear prompting for a program name: Select YES and verify the program name.
  • Page 56 Select OK. After the program has been installed, the following screen will display: The Formula™ is now ready for use. Collect data using the installed CODE and QUANTITY two prompts program! *NOTE: For barcode programming options, refer to the program document titled “Ready-to-Use Applications Programming BarCode Document”...

  • Page 57: Uploading Collected .Dat File Data To A Pc

    FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 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:...
  • Page 58 READY TO USE APPLICATIONS Select CONNECT (the Formula™ will emit a tone). STATE: BUSY appears while data is being uploaded, STATE: CONNECTED: appears after the data is sent. NOTE 1: Click DISCONNECT P to end the data transfer session. NOTE 2: The collected...

  • Page 59: Easygen

    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 (refer to Formula™ User’s manual for further details). The Formula™ Terminal must first be REFLASHED via the following sequence: Press and hold the POWER button, then press SCAN key.
  • Page 60 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 – 3 FIELDS)
  • Page 61 FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE For this example we will install the EXAMPLE 2 (EAN128 – 3 FIELDS) application (.app) file:...
  • Page 62 Insure that Formula is the selected terminal 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). Place it back in the cradle.
  • Page 63 Select OK (insure the comport of choice is selected). An UPLOADING PLEASE WAIT screen will appear and then disappear when the application is transmitted. Remove the Formula™ from the dock and press ENTER. The program prompt will then be displayed.

  • Page 64: Uploading Collected .Dat File Data To A Pc

    EASYGEN™ 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 Type is set to COM.
  • Page 65 FORMULA™ QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Select CONNECT (the Formula™ will emit a tone). STATE: BUSY appears while data is being uploaded, STATE: CONNECTED: appears after the data is sent. NOTE 1: Click DISCONNECT to end the data transfer session. NOTE 2: The collected .dat file data will be uploaded to the FILE NAME and PATH...

  • Page 66: Glossary Of Terms

    APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: 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 are also provided.
  • Page 67 www.mobile.datalogic.com World wide Sales Network available from: www.mobile.datalogic.com/contacts Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. Via S. Vitalino, 13 40012 Lippo di Calderara di Reno Bologna - Italy Telephone: (+39) 051-3147011 Fax: (+39) 051-3147561 ©2008 Datalogic Mobile S.r.l. 12/08...

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