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User Manual Revision v1.1 Aug. 2010 FLYTECH Handheld Terminal P223...
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Copyright Copyright 2010 August All Rights Reserved Manual Version 1.1 P/N: The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. We make no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Revision History Changes to the original user manual are listed below: Version Date Description 2010/03 Initial release 2010/08 Power Button and LED changed New Hand Strip, Stylus, Stylus Strip phased in Optional MSR added...
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Safety Regulatory Information: Caution: Only use approved and UL Listed accessories, battery packs and battery chargers. Do NOT attempt to charge damp/wet mobile computers or batteries. All components must be dry before connecting to an external power source. Power Supply Use only the approved power supply 50-14000-148 output rated 5 Vdc and minimum 2 A.
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Persons with Pacemakers: Persons with Pacemakers should ALWAYS keep the device more than 15cm (6 inches) from their pacemaker when turned ON and hence they should not carry the device in a breast pocket . Should use the ear furthest from the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.
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tested and approved belt-holsters, hand strip and similar accessories to ensure FCC Compliance. The use of third-party belt-clips, holsters, and similar accessories may not comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, and should be avoided. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, this device must be operated in the hand .Other operating configurations should be avoided.
Maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP in the frequency range 2.400 -2.4835 GHz France, outside usage is restricted to 10mW EIRP Italy requires a user license for outside usage. Battery Information Our rechargeable battery packs are designed and constructed to the highest standards within the industry.
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) English: For EU Customers: All products at the end of their life must be returned to the reseller for recycling. viii...
Notational Conventions The following conventions are used in this document: Italics are used to highlight specific items in the general text, and to identify chapters and sections in this and related documents. bullets (•) indicate: action items ...
Table of Contents Introduction ......... 12 System Overview ..............12 Standard Components............13 Hardware Description............. 14 System Feature Description ........... 17 Getting Started ........20 Installing / Uninstalling a Micro SD Card ........ 20 Install a Wrist Strip..............20 Install a Hand Strip / Stylus Strip ..........21 Charge the System ..............
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3-4-2 Restoring the System ............46 Switching the Admin / User mode .......... 47 Power Management Settings ..........48 3-6-1 CPU Power Mode Settings ..........48 3-6-2 System Configuring Power Mode Settings ....... 49 3-6-3 Display Backlight Settings ..........50 3-6-4 WiFi Power Mode Settings ..........
Introduction This chapter introduces the parts, accessories of the mobile system. System Overview System Overview table Location 3.5” TFT with Touch Screen I/O Cover Micro SD slot Mini USB connector Charging Slot Power Button & LED Indicator Reset Hole Speaker Hand Strip / Wrist Strip / Stylus Strip Installation Ring MSR module...
Standard Components Items Mobile system Holster Single slot system charger Cradle Hand strip Wrist strip Stylus Stylus strip USB cable (connecting with PC for synchronization) USB-AC Adapter for connecting to single slot system charging cradle MSR module (optional; will be installed to system prior to shipping)
Hardware Description Item Features Descriptions Main Processor Marvell PXA270 416MHz (Xscale Core) System Memory 128Mbytes SDRAM Around 115MB use for system operation, otherwise for storing system loader and system data System Storage 1Gbytes Flash (ROM file system) ...
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Item Features Descriptions Touch Panel LCD panel with touch panel design Resistor 80% Transparency (Film to Glass type) Audio Stereo audio system with mono speaker design 1W speaker amplifier Secure Digital Micro SD memory card (Support up to: 2Gbytes) Socket WiFi IEEE ...
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Item Features Descriptions Power / Reset Power Button : Suspend/ Resume Device and buttons Power-on Key Reset Button : Warm Reset Press Power and Reset buttons simultaneously: Cold Reset LED indicators Green: Battery power charging finished ...
System Feature Description Item Features Descriptions Application File Explorer Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE Windows Media Player Windows CE standard shell (Windows XP-like skin) File System ROM File system with hive registry Graphic / Display ...
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Item Features Descriptions Storage Removable storage : Micro SD memory (up to 2GB) Persistent storage: NAND flash memory (On Board) Data Support seamless roaming in Communication IEEE802.11b/g WLAN authentication WLAN infrastructure Support single SSID Support fast Wi-Fi roaming ...
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Item Features Descriptions Network Features NDIS network driver architecture TCP/IP Windows Networking API /Redirector [SMB] WinSock Support Security Authentication Services (SSPI) Credential Manager CrytoAPI 1.0 Applications and .NET compact framework 2.0 Service ...
Getting Started Installing / Uninstalling a Micro SD Card Release the screws (x1) to open the I/O cover on the side of the mobile system. The Micro SD card slot is a push-push type, please push the Micro SD card into or outward from the slot to install or remove it. To cover the I/O cover again.
Install a Hand Strip / Stylus Strip Thread the hand strip through the strip rings on the rear top and rear bottom sides of the system. Fix the hand strip by pressing the velcro at two ends. (as arrows shown) To fasten the stylus, thread the stylus strip through the strip rings on the system rear side and the hole on the stylus.
Charge the System Connect the mini USB connector of the AC-USB adapter to the rear of the single-slot system charging cradle. Connect the power cord of the AC-USB adapter to the power outlet. Slide correctly into the single-slot system charging cradle until you see the charging LED light appears.
Power on/off the System Turn on the System Press and hold the Power Button (as the arrow marked) for 3 seconds to turn on the system. Turn off the System To press the Power Button for 4 seconds or press “Start Menu” > “Suspend”...
Using the System Wi-Fi Connection Settings 3-1-1 Connecting to an Existing Network Enable Wireless Connection Enable the Wireless Connection by choosing as steps of “Start” > “Settings” > “Control Panel” > “Network and Dial-up Connections”. Right click on the “GPS186861” and tap the “Enable” icon in the drop down menu to access the wireless connection.
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Select a Network and get connection You will see the “GPSI86861” window pop up after you double click on the icon Press “Main” tab and “Configure” button. Select the network you want and put the key (password) if needed, then press “Connect” button to get connection. ...
3-1-2 Adding a New Network To add a new network connection, please enable the wireless connection first by following the steps in Chapter 3-1-1. The “Wireless Properties” dialog box pop up after pressing “Add New…”. To put a network name you want in “Network name (SSID)” text box, select “Encryption”...
3-1-3 Enhancing the WiFi Connection If the status of WiFi Connection stays low, please follow the below steps: Please double-click on the icon in the system tray. The “GSP186861” dialog will appear. Please select “Advance” tab and move the “Power Management” to the “Best Performance level”...
3-1-4 SSID Lock Function Enable Wireless Connection by following the steps in Chapter 3-1-1. After enable the Wireless Connection, the icon will appear in the system tray. Double click the icon and press “configure” button on the “GPSI86861” window. “Windows Information” window will appear.
Connecting to a Bluetooth Device 3-2-1 Turning on the Bluetooth Connection Enable the Bluetooth Connection by following the steps “Start” > “Settings” > “Control Panel” > “Bluetooth Device”. Select “Config” tab In the “Bluetooth Manager “ dialog box. Press “Turn Bluetooth ON” button to “Turn Bluetooth Off” to enable the Bluetooth connection.
3-2-2 Scanning Bluetooth Devices We can scan the devices in a area and active their services in a “Bluetooth Manger” dialog by selecting “Start” > “Settings” > “Control Panel” > “Bluetooth Device”. To turn on the Bluetooth Connection. (Chapter 3-2-1) Select “Scan Device”...
3-2-3 Connecting to a Bluetooth Printer Please perform the steps in the Chapter 3-2-1 to turn the Bluetooth on and the Chapter 3-2-2 to scan the surrounding Bluetooth device first. Paring a Bluetooth Printer Device In Bluetooth, you have the option to "pair" two devices. When you pair with a Bluetooth device, this device will be "remembered”...
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Active Printer Service Tapping on the Bluetooth Printer device you want and choose a service on the “Service” menu. The current example is selecting “Printer” service. Press “Active Service” button to active the Printer service. A “Serial Port Setting” dialog box will appear. Choose the COM port options in the drop down list you want.
3-2-4 To Synchronize with a PC via Bluetooth Before Synchronize the Mobile System with a PC, please turn on the Bluetooth connection as described in the Chapter 3-2-1 and pair the PC and the Mobile System first as detailed in the below. Pairing a Bluetooth enabled PC When you pair with a Bluetooth device, this device will be "remembered”...
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A PIN Entry request will pop up on the 2 Bluetooth connecting devices for paring. Note: Here is an example screen captured from the IVT Bluetooth dongle and the pertaining AP installed on the PC. Enter the same pin code on both sides. Select service at “Service”...
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Installing the Microsoft ActiveSync To synchronize the Mobile System with a PC, we need to install the Microsoft ActiveSync Program on the PC. Please refer the detail installation procedures to the Microsoft official website. Check the Assigned Bluetooth Serial Com Port Check to see what the Bluetooth serial port is assigned.
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Setup COM Port in the ActiveSync Program The COM port is only setup for the first time. Open the Microsoft ActiveSync Program on your PC. Choose “File” > “Connection Settings” menu on the toolbar. A “Connections Settings” dialog box will appear. Enable the “Allow connections to one of the following”...
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Press “Hide” to hide the message. After running the “repllog”, the Mobile System connects to the PC automatically and a “New Partnership” is requested to set up for the first time. Press “Next” button. A “Select Synchronization Settings” window will appear. Press “Setting”...
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To press “Finish” button to complete the setup procedure. Disconnecting the PC Go to “Start” > “Settings” > “Control Panel” > “Bluetooth Device” on the Mobile System. Press “Deactive Service” button to disable the service and disconnect the PC.
3-2-5 Bluetooth File Transfer (FTP) To transfer files from a PC to the Mobile System, please turn on the Bluetooth connection and scanning the Bluetooth enabled PC In this case, we use IVT Bluetooth Dongle and the pertaining AP as an example.
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Access the files on the Mobile System To Select “My Device” icon on Today Screen. Click “View” > “Options” on the toolbar. To disable the 3 check boxes on the “Folder Options” dialog box. You will see the “Temp” folder appears on the “My Device” Window. If the files transferring is successful.
Synchronization via USB Cable 3-3-1 Mini USB Cable There is only USB port with WindowsCE® ActiveSync® function to be exposed to software developer to develop and debug their software application. A specific application program located in “Application” Folder and named as “USB.EXE”...
3-3-2 Installing WindowsCE® ActiveSync® application To synchronize the Mobile System with PC, please install the “Microsoft Active Sync” program on each PC first. The set-up of a “Partnership” will be requested once after connecting the USB Cable to the Mobile System and PC. The Synchronization will be running automatically after “Microsoft Active Sync”...
3-3-4 Start the Synchronization The connection will automatically run and you can see the “USB Status” dialog pop up after you connect the mobile system and a PC with the mini USB cable provided. Note: please install the “Microsoft® ActiveSync®” program at your PC before you start the synchronization.
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Double click the “Mobile Device” icon by opening “My Computer” to access the documents or files saved in the Mobile System.
Backup and Restoring the System Go to “Start” > “Control Panel” > “Device Config”. 3-4-1 Backup the System To restore the system, please follow the Chapter 3-4 and the steps below. Select “Backup” tab then enable the “Entire the registry on your device”...
Press “Browse” button if you want to specify the location Backup Files to be saved to. Press “Backup” button to start backup the system. 3-4-2 Restoring the System To restore the system, please follow the Chapter 3-4 and the steps below. Press “Restore”.
Switching the Admin / User mode Please follow below steps to access the Mode Change screen. “Start Menu” > “Settings“ > “Control Panel“ > “Password“ > Enter Password (default is 1111) The “Password Properties” dialog will popup after entering the password (default), select the Mode you want.
Power Management Settings 3-6-1 CPU Power Mode Settings Select “Start” > ” Control Panel” > ” FPM” button Select the mode you want on the “FPM” window. Note: The CPU Power Consumption is ranked as: ” Performance Mode” > ” Dynamic Power Management” > ” Power Saving Mode”.
3-6-2 System Configuring Power Mode Settings Click “Start” > ” Control Panel” > ” Power” button Select “Schemes” tab. Set up the power mode as “Battery Power” or “AC Power” in the “Power Scheme” drop down menu. To set up the times you want on each option for turning the Mobile System off or going to standby mode after a period of inactivity.
3-6-3 Display Backlight Settings Go to “Start” > “Control Panel”. Double click on the “Display” icon. In the “Display Properties” window, select “Backlight” tab. You can enable the backlight savings by checking and setting turn-off time in the checkboxes of “Battery power…”, “External power…”...
3-6-4 WiFi Power Mode Settings To tap “Start” > ”Control Panel” > ”Network and Dial-up Connections” button. Hold to press “GSPI86861” button until the drop down menu appears. Press “Enable” in the drop down menu to active the WiFi Connection or press icon in the system tray directly to active the “GSPI86861”...
Display Rotation Open Start > Control Panel Press “Display” icon. Select “Rotate” tab in the “Display Properties” dialog. Check the options you want to set up for the display rotation mode. Display will rotate according to your previous setup.
LED Indicator Description The LED indicator is located at the same place with power button which is in the front of the Mobile System. It indicates the status of Power on/off, the Main Battery and WiFi Link. The Description as follows: Green color LED: Battery power charging state(S/W) LED ON: Battery power charging finished (100%) Orange color LED: Battery power charging state(S/W)
Resetting the Mobile System The mobile system provides functions of “Reset to the factory default settings” and “cold boot”. The detail procedures as bellows: 3-9-1 Reset to the Factory Default Settings Use a tool to gently press the “Reset Hole” once on the side of the mobile system while keep holding down the “Power Button”...
3-9-2 Cold Boot Please refer the power button and the reset hole to Chapter 3-9-1. Press the “Reset Hole” and the “Power Button” at the same time. System reboot to Today Screen as above picture shows. Note: Today Screen slightly varies according to the OS version installed.
3-10 OS Image Update steps 3-10-1 Unzip the RAR compressed file to Micro SD root directory You will find two directories from the root directory of MicroSD card which the directories to be unzipped from RAR file. File descriptions: Directory 1: “CE5.0-Vxx.xx” -- WindowsCE 5.0 OS image revision Including : Eboot.bin -- OS Image loader...
3-10-2 Image update procedures Execute image update tool Go to “UpdateImage” directory. Double click “OS_DOWNLOAD.exe” icon to run image update tool.
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Update OS image Check the settings of “OS” page of update image tool Click “DOWNLOAD” button to start OS image download procedure Cold boot and reset the system to factory default mode after download procedure completed XXXXXX...
Application Programming Interface Windows Embedded CE 5.0 Standard Interface Introduction Most of software programming interfaces of each device are following WindowCE standard architecture to be designed. Core OS Service (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa450512.aspx) Kernel (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa450998.aspx) Programming interface of RAM file system File system and storage management (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms892386.aspx) Programming interface of Persistent storage Folder name: “Backup”...
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Programming interface of Audio Audio http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms890653.aspx Audio Drivers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa910103.aspx Programming interface of Display(LCD) Shell and User Interface http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa453940.aspx Graphic http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms923392.aspx Display Drivers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa447505.aspx Programming interface of USB Host USB Host Drivers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms923751.aspx Shell, GWES, and User Interface http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa932172.aspx Programming interface of MSR Reader Programming interface of USB Slave USB Function Drivers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa931533.aspx...
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Networking - Remote h ttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa920180.aspx Networking – Wireless (Bluetooth) h ttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa917877.aspx Programming interface of Wireless Network Driver http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa919639.aspx Networking - Core http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa917156.aspx Networking - Remote http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa920180.aspx Networking – Wireless (Wi-Fi) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa916578.aspx Programming interface of Touch Touch Screen Drivers http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa925927.aspx Shell, GWES, and User Interface http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa932172.aspx Programming interface of Button Keyboard Drivers...
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Programming interface of System Power Battery Drivers (Battery) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa932396.aspx Power Management (Power status – battery/DC) ( HUhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa923906.aspxUH ) Programming interface of Power Management Power Management http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa923906.aspx...
Non WindowsCE Standard 4-2-1 Admin/User Mode Application Architecture Introduction: System provides three pair of directories to map the working folder of each operating mode. Working folders name of Admin mode /Windows/Desktop File folder for saving the shortcut of application program in the Desktop. /Windows/Programs File folder for saving the shortcut of application program in the Programs tab at start menu.
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Switching between Admin mode and User mode There is a control box in control panel applet, named - “Password”, The Manufacturer redefine the password policy of WindowCE standard. The password control box should input the password in advance to enter the page for finding the selection items of changing the operating mode and/or reset the default password.
4-2-2 Overwrite Factory Default Architecture Introduction: The Manufacturer provides a mechanism to merge the OEM application and OEM specific settings into WindowCE operating system during booting phase. This feature can make OEM stuffs as system default components. There are many benefits for device maintenance. It is a valuable feature for OEM doesn’t have to reinstall OEM programs after end user reset the device to factory default mode.
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Merge an application program into default operating system by using the OEM Device Manager Example: For Auto-running the OEM application at booting phase of user mode when after reset to factory default. Create a file directory “GHARST” in root folder of SD card. Change into “GHART”...
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remove the registry key is to put empty to the key value in the config file. System.cfg – Using for early registry initialization stage at booting phase. Oem.cfg – Using for system registry initialization stage at booting phase. Example: Overwrite the factory default backlight level setting.
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Overwrite Factory Default Registry Settings for OEM Customization (oem.cfg) <1> Bluetooth operating mode [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\State\Hardware\Bluetooth] “BluetoothOn”=dword:1 ; 1-> BT on, 0->BT off “BluetoothWakeUpEnable”=dword:0 ;1-> Enable, 0-> Disable <2> WiFi operating mode is off [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\NdisPower] “GSPI86861”=dword:4 ; 4->WiFi off WiFi operating mode is on [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\NdisPower] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\GSPI86861\Parms] “PowerMode”...
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"UseBattery"=dword:0 // Battery only mode timeout Enable/Disable "UseExt"=dword:0 // AC IN mode timeout Enable/Disable "UseDim"=dword:0 // Backlight DIM mode Enable/Disable <5> CPU operating frequency control Option1: Dynamic Mode [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\IPM] "ProfileType"=dword:0 Option2: Performance Mode [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\IPM] "ProfileType"=dword:1 "Speed"=dword:0 Option3: Power Saving Mode [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\IPM] "ProfileType"=dword:1 "Speed"=dword:4...
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Application program of the OEM Device Manager Snapshoot of OEM Device Manager System Layer : “system.cfg” file update OEM Layer : “oem.cfg” file update Press “OK” button to merge the GHARST directory and specified layer config files into OS image...
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Overwrite display backlight settings Once the backlight is enabled, you can set separately both battery backlight setting and backlight setting of AC power. System Integrator can use Control Panel to change the setting values or modify the following registry keys to change settings. Note that the units for the timeout values are in seconds Registry Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Backlight]...
4-2-3 Vibration notification feature A vibrator is designed into this device for notification usage. The vibrator driver is following the notification LED driver architecture of WindowCE to be developed. This architecture is easy for System Integrator using WindowCE NLED standard API for application development, and also provides the advantage of backward compatibility.
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MetaCycleOff Number of off blink cycles. (Not support – default 0) Example code #include "stdafx.h" NLED_SETTINGS_INFO ledSettingsInfo = { 0 }; void SetVibratorOn(void) ledSettingsInfo.LedNum = 0; ledSettingsInfo.OffOnBlink = 0; if(!NLedSetDevice( ,&ledSettingsInfo)) NLED_SETTINGS_INFO_ID MessageBox(L"NLED ghNLED = NULL!!",L"Error",MB_OK);...
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