Setting Up The Hardware And Software; Installing The Esl Server Application; Installing And Finding The Ebs3X / Ebs40 Base Stations - Opticon ESL Server Manual

3. Setting up the hardware and software

This SDK contains the following pieces of hardware and software that will have to be installed in
order to get an ESL demonstration or pilot up and running:
 The ESL Demo kit installer containing:
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The ESL server application
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The ESL Web application
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Example database files and image templates
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Firmware for the barcode terminal, base station and ESLs
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Appload (optional)
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USB drivers for the barcode terminal cradle (optional)
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User manual
 1 EBS30 / EBS40 Base station(s) that includes:
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6V Power supply
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Ethernet cable
 6 EE201 2-inch e-paper ESLs (batteries included)
To be able to quickly link ESLs to products using barcodes, you can use the following options:
 USB-HID barcode scanner (connected to the ESL server or by using the local web application)
 OPH1004, H13, OPN2006 or OPH300x barcode terminal (incl. communication cradle/cable)
 H21, H22 or H32 using Wifi (requires a local web server running the provided web application)
3.1.

Installing the ESL Server application

To install and run the software you will also need a PC running Windows 7 or Windows XP (with
server pack 3) as server.
Before installing the software, make sure you have administrator rights and the PC is fully
updated with al Windows updates, including the latest Internet Explorer updates.
If your PC doesn't have .NET Framework 3.5 (or higher) installed, you will have to install it prior
to installing the ESL Server application.
Run the SDK installer by starting the 'setup.exe' file.
Select the components that you wish to install. If you haven't installed Appload or the Opticon
USB drivers on your PC before, make sure you install those components as well.
3.2.

Installing and finding the EBS3x / EBS40 base stations

The base station can easily be installed by powering it up, connecting it to the Ethernet with
DHCP support and placing it within 10 meter (the actual maximum range is bigger) of your ESLs.
The PC will need to be connected to the same LAN, so it can communicate with the base
station*.
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