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" NOTICE The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.
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Canadian Computer Compliance This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglèment sur le material boilleur du Canada...
This material is intended for experienced application pro- grammers and information systems engineers. Related Publications Contact your Systems Engineer or Value-Added Reseller for the following supporting publications: PEN*KEY Model 6500/6550 Mobile Mount Radio " Data Terminal User’s Guide (P/N: 961-047-099) VT220/ANSI Terminal Emulation Programmer’s Ref- "...
About the Technical Reference The following shows how this publication is structured: Section 1 - - Introduction Introduces the 6500/6550 Computer and describes the mini- mal Windows 95 load improvements, various disk loads, free space adjustments, abnormal shutdown procedure, etc.
SECTION 1 Customer Support If you have questions about application development for the 6500/6550 Computer or need additional technical support, contact Customer Support of the Norand Mobile Systems Division of Intermec Technologies Corporation at 800-755-5505 (U.S.A and Canada) or 425-356-1799 for per- sonal consultation.
Tethered scanner driver (65SCN7B.EXE) is supported. Sec- tion 4 has information with options to beep, append charac- ters, etc. The 6500/6550 User’s Guide has bar codes that contain default settings to set up the tethered scanner. Standard DOS supports double-wide characters (columns by 25 lines) for both mode 40 and mode 80.
The 6550 Computer contains an X5 133 MHz processor with the benchmark at 75 MHz Pentium. Memory The 6500 Computer comes with a maximum of 16 MB. The 6550 Computer comes with a maximum of 32 MB. 20 MB (65HD9520) (see Appendix C)
Introduction SECTION 1 The 6500/6550 Computer comes with 4, 8, or 16 MB of RAM. The 6550 Computer is expandable to 20 or 32 MB total. Flash The 6500/6550 Computer has a writeable flash file system that provides storage for executable and system files. Cur- rently, a 4 or 8 MB flash disk configuration is supported.
The screen can be custom- ized to touchdown, time, and tap. Network Interfaces The 6500/6550 Computer has 2.4 GHz frequency hopping spread-spectrum radio. There is an Ethernet, AMD PC Net chipset onboard every unit, and an option for a token ring (ISA Card).
(LPT) ports, the Ethernet port, and keyboard set- tings. Set the Ethernet port to: DISABLED if the onboard Ethernet controller is not " ENABLED to activate the controller. " if using DOS or Windows 3.X if using Windows 95 in use. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference Introduction...
If Windows is installed, the system loads the Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI). PC Cards appear as unique drives of the 6500/6550 Com- puter operating system. The drive designation depends on the PC Card slot in which it is installed.
1. Unplug the power supply from the wall outlet or turn off the power ON/OFF switch on the DC power con- verter to remove power from the 6500/6550 Computer. 2. Plug in the power supply or turn on the power ON/ OFF switch on the DC converter to resort power to the computer.
C:\ compressed “virtual” drive space can be moved to the H:\ uncompressed “real” drive. 1. Select Start ® ® Programs ® ® Accessories ® ® System Tools ® ® Drive Space to access the “Drive Space” window. 1-12 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 1...
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SECTION 1 Introduction The “Drive Space” window appears: 2. Highlight “C: Compressed drive” to indicate this is the drive to adjust. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 1-13...
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Introduction SECTION 1 3. Select Drive ® ® Adjust Free Space from the “Drive Space” title bar for the “Adjust Free Space” window. 1-14 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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4. Click and drag the slider on the bar to adjust the space according to your needs. " NOTE: You cannot make either the C: drive or H: drive free space zero. Place as much space to the C: drive as possible. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference Introduction 1-15...
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Defragmenting makes this area more useable. It is important to routinely defragment the drives on a periodic basis, possibly once each quarter. 1-16 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 1...
Hard disk errors can occur when Windows 95 is not properly shut down, thus scandisk must be run once booted up (within Windows 95) to find and correct errors that occurred. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference Introduction 1-17...
386Grabber=vgafull.3gr display.drv=pnpdrvr.drv mouse.drv=mouse.drv *DisplayFallback=0 SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\FLYING~1.SCR [keyboard] subtype= type=4 keyboard.dll= oemansi.bin= [boot.description] keyboard.typ=Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard aspect=100,96,96 display.drv=Chips & Tech. Super VGA mouse.drv=Standard mouse system.drv=Standard PC 61THRSCN.DRV=61THRSCN v0.60 - Feb 12, 1998 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference Introduction 1-19...
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; the scanner. If TRUE it does NOT allow multiplexing of the scanner and ; external comm 1 connections. ; values: TRUE and FALSE. 1-20 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference Valid values are: OFF, INTERNAL, Valid values are: OFF, INTERNAL, Valid values: TRUE and FALSE.
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; appended onto the end of each valid scan. Valid values for ; AppendCharacterare: TRUE or FALSE. The AppendCharacterValue value can ; be anything from 0 to 255. Default is not to append the character. AppendCharacter=FALSE AppendCharacterValue=13 [iccvid.drv] [mciseq.drv] [mci] cdaudio=mcicda.drv sequencer=mciseq.drv 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 1-21...
PEN*KEY Installation " NOTE: The RangeLAN2 Radio driver should already be factory-installed on your 6500/6550 Computer. The installation procedure is normally not necessary. Ensure no other applications are running before you insert the RangeLAN2 driver disk into the 6500/6550 Computer.
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2. Type C:\Proxim\setup.exe in the Open field, then click the OK button to begin the installation. The “Se- curity Setup” window appears, prompting you to close any applications that may be running: 3. Click the OK button to continue. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 2...
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The “Destination File” window appears to mea- sure the files loaded onto the unit. Before any files are loaded, a window appears to warn that existing files may be replaced: 5. Click the No button to continue. RangeLAN2 Radio Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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6. Click the Yes button to continue. The “Destination File” window displays the files as they are loaded, then a final “Security Successful” window appears. 7. Click the OK button to return to the desktop. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 2...
The “Status Monitor” window may minimize onto the system tray area of the Windows desktop. If it does, click the right mouse button on the icon next to the audio icon to bring up the window. RangeLAN2 Radio Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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RangeLAN2 Radio Driver SECTION 2 The “Status Monitor” window appears: Click the Hide button to keep the System Monitor active, but hidden on the Windows desktop toolbar. Click the Re- move button to exit the “System Monitor” window. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
ROM version, and coun- try code of the RangeLAN2 card in this computer. From the Windows desktop, select Start ® ® Programs ® ® RangeLAN2 Utilities ® ® RangeLAN2 Site Survey & Configuration Tool. RangeLAN2 Radio Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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Each function within this window is accompanied with its online help. Use this help for definitions and information about each function. The following pages contain a summa- ry of each of the functions provided in the program: 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
Click the Search All button to survey all fifteen network domains (or channels). Click the Search One button, then select from the drop-down list for a given channel to survey. Click the Done button to exit the “Master List” window, the system reinitializes this unit. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
Click the Slow bullet to sample each frequency 300 " times. Click the Medium bullet to sample each frequency 30 " times. Click the Fast bullet to sample each frequency 3 " times. 2-10 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 2...
Click the Use Defaults button to revert the unit to its de- fault settings. Use the online help to define the functions of the “Configuration” window. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 2-11...
SECTION 2 Improper Configuration? If your 6500/6550 Computer does not have the Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter (0001) network adapter, an error message window appears with this message: Your network adapter Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter (0001) is not working properly. You may need to set it up again. For more information, see the Networking Troubleshooter in Windows Help.
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RangeLAN2 Radio Driver SECTION 2 The “Control Panel” window appears: 3. Double-click the System icon to access the “System Properties” window. 2-14 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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SECTION 2 RangeLAN2 Radio Driver The “System Properties” window appears: 4. Click the Device Manager tab to access the “6500/6550 Computer” tree: 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 2-15...
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RangeLAN2 Radio Driver SECTION 2 The contents of the “6500/6550 Computer” tree ap- pears: 5. Double-click on “Network Adapter” to expose its tree: 2-16 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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SECTION 2 RangeLAN2 Radio Driver The contents of “Network Adapter” appears: 6. Select to highlight “Proxim RangeLAN2 7100 ISA Adapter”, then click the Properties button to access the properties of the Proxim RangeLAN2 adapter. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 2-17...
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7. Check the Disable in this hardware profile box, then click the OK button to exit the “Properties” win- dow. Click the Close button to exit the “System Properties” win- dow. 2-18 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 2...
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This driver for Windows 95 may be installed after the Windows 95 installation is complete. Online help information is available. Select Start ® ® Pro- grams ® ® Touch ® ® Touchscreen Driver Help to access the online T5 driver user information. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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To install the T5driver touchscreen, make sure no other ap- plications are running. Insert the T5 driver disk into a floppy drive on the 6500/6550 Computer, then do the follow- ing: 1. From the Windows desktop, select Start ® ® Run to access the “Run”...
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SECTION 3 TouchBase Driver The “Run” window appears: 2. Type A:\T5setup.exe in the Open field, then click the OK button to begin the installation. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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TouchBase Driver SECTION 3 The “Touch Driver Installation (vX.XX)” window ap- pears, prompting you for the correct directory to load the touchscreen driver. The C:\WINDOWS directory should be highlighted. 3. Click the OK button to continue. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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SECTION 3 TouchBase Driver The “License Agreement” window appears. 4. Click the Agree button to continue. The “Installing” window appears, measuring the files loaded onto the unit. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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TouchBase Driver SECTION 3 The “Select Touchscreen” window appears. 5. Select to highlight the Carroll Touch HBC - - Bus touchscreen, then click the OK button to continue. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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6. Select a group to store the T5 programs and help, or click the OK button to accept “Touch” as the group and continue. A “Hardware Configuration” prompt ap- pears. 7. Click the OK button to continue. TouchBase Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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A “Hardware Controls (Bus)” window appears. 8. Set the Irq field to 9 and set the Address field to the 200h port (6500 Computer) or the 2a0h port (6550 Computer). Click the OK button to continue. A read- me window appears: 9.
OK button is clicked. T5ctrl /C:CALIBRATE " Goes straight to calibration, and exits right after cali- brating. You may wish to call the program in this mode from within your own applications. TouchBase Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
2. Use arrow keys to select Programs ® ® Touch ® ® Touchscreen Control, then press Enter to access the “Touch Screen Control” program. 3. Once the program starts, press <Ctrl> + <C> to start the calibration. 3-10 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 3...
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The T5 driver online help provides extensive information about the “Touch Screen Control” program. The following pages contain a summary of each of the functions provided in the program. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 3-11...
Note that this button cannot activate a new set of COM port parameters. Changes to the hardware or communications parameters never take effect until you restart your system. 3-12 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
Right Mouse Button toggle. You can elect left (de- fault), right, or both mouse buttons. Click the Apply button to save your changes, or click the Cancel button to exit without any changes. TouchBase Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 3-13...
You can click either the left or right mouse button on the mouse to toggle the setting, but you must bring down a menu (upper left corner) to select both mouse buttons. 3-14 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
Click the Default button to revert to the factory settings. Click the Apply button to save any changes, or click the Cancel button exit this screen without saving any changes. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 3-15...
(packets) to be ignored; and adjust the hardware touch mode are available. Click the Apply button to save these changes, or restart your Windows 95 to apply the changes. 3-16 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
Click OK to continue: You can call the program to perform calibration immediate- ly from entry as follows. You may wish to build this call into your application: T5ctrl /c:CALIBRATE TouchBase Driver s appear, the posi- 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 3-17...
" " " " " " " " " " 6500/6550 Computer. Valid values for The AppendCharacterValue can be Default is not to append the character. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference Section 4 " " " " " " " "...
Time between outputting data, where n=0--9 timer ticks (~55ms). For example: if “n” = 5, then five additional timer ticks (or 5*55 = 275ms) are put between each character sent to the keyboard buffer. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference Table 4-1 65SCN7B Options...
SECTION 4 Scanning Methods The 6500/6550 Computer supports scanning, with an exter- nal tethered serial laser scanner connected to the serial communication port. Scanner data can be sent to an ap- plication via the keyboard (Wedge Mode). The following paragraphs describe the scanning operation for: Tethered Scanning, using an external serial scanner.
The operator gets a good scan indication even though the application may later reject the data. When the application rejects the scanner data, the operator must figure out which scans were accepted and which were not and rescan the rejected scans. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
" " " " This section contains installation information about the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network driver supported for the PEN*KEY 6500/6550 Computer. This driver for Windows 95 readies the hand- held computer for communications. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
TCP/IP Network Driver Installation " NOTE: The TCP/IP network driver should already be factory-installed on your 6500/6550 Computer. The installation procedure is normally not necessary. To install the TCP/IP network driver, make sure no other applications are running, then do the following: 1.
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SECTION 5 2. Double-click the Control Panel icon for the “Control Panel” window: 3. Double-click the Network icon to access the “Net- work” window. TCP/IP Network Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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TCP/IP Network Driver SECTION 5 The “Network” window appears with the “Configura- tion” page: 4. Click the Add button to access the “Select Network Component Type” window. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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SECTION 5 TCP/IP Network Driver The “Select Network Component Type” window ap- pears: 5. Select “Protocol” then click the Add button to access the “Select Network Protocol” window. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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6. Select “Microsoft” under Manufacturers, then select “TCP/IP” under Network Protocols. 7. Click the OK button to save and return to the “Net- work” window with “Configuration” page displayed. At this point, you can configure file and printer sharing. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 5...
Microsoft via Network Service. At this point you should be on the “Network” window with the “Configuration” page displayed. 1. Click the File and Print Sharing button to access the “File and Print Sharing” window. TCP/IP Network Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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TCP/IP Network Driver SECTION 5 The “File and Print Sharing” window appears: 2. Check both boxes on, then click the OK button to save and return to the “Network” window. 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
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At this point, you must do a cold reboot for the changes to take effect. Click the OK button to save your entries and follow the steps in rebooting the system. TCP/IP Network Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference...
1. Click the OK button to continue. A “Copying Files” window appears: 2. Type “c:\windows\options\cabs” in the Copy files from field, then click the OK button. A status win- dow appears monitoring the files copied from the Win- dows 95 CD-ROM. 5-10 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference SECTION 5...
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When done, the system prompts you to restart the computer. 3. Click the Yes button to continue. The system shuts down, then restarts, returning to the Windows desktop with the “Control Panel” and “My Com- puter” windows still open. TCP/IP Network Driver 6500/6550 Computer Technical Reference 5-11...
PEN*KEY Terminal Emulation The terminal emulations on the 6500/6550 Computer are the same as other hand-held computers and vehicle mounts. The standard combination terminal emulation, FWP650H0, is not compatible with Windows 3.11 or Windows 95. You cannot run emulations from the Windows 95 MS-DOS win- dow.
Terminal Emulations Loading Terminal Emulations The 6500/6550 Computer can be configured to use both Windows 95 and the terminal emulations. In the Windows 95 load, the C: drive is the internal hard drive (such as San- Disk or other PC Cards). With the terminal emulation load, the C: drive is the 4MB of flash.