Program Module; Creating Your Own Program - Metrologic ScanPal 2 User Manual

Program Module

The Program module operates on top of the System module. The user programs
are downloaded into this module.
The user program, downloaded into the Program module, is started automatically
when the ScanPall2 is powered up.
The user program pre-loaded into the Program module of the ScanPall2 is the
application interpreter, making it possible to run an application created with the
application generator. By default, the application loaded is an inventory
application allowing the following operations to be performed:
Collect data
Upload data
Utilities
For further information, refer to section 5.2.

Creating your own program

There are three development tools making it possible to create your own
application or program.
The application generator
Requires prior loading, into the Program module, of the application
interpreter making it possible to run an application created with the
application generator.
For further details, see the application generator user manual.
The "BASIC" compiler
Requires prior loading, into the Program module, of the "BASIC" interpreter
making it possible to run a "BASIC" program.
The "C" compiler