Creating Applications For The Terminal; Using The Psk Or Ezbuilder To Develop Applications - Intermec Trakker Antares 2460 User Manual

TRAKKER Antares 246X Stationary Terminal User's Manual

Creating Applications for the Terminal

You create applications for the terminal using the TRAKKER Antares Programmer's
Software Kit (PSK) or EZBuilder and Microsoft C/C++ functions. The terminal runs
applications that are programmed in Microsoft C.
Note: You can download the latest version of PSK from the Intermec Web site.
To start creating applications
1. Use the PSK or EZBuilder to develop your application.
2. Convert the application to a binary file.
Each step is described in the next sections. Once you have completed these steps, you
can download the application to the 246X terminals.

Using the PSK or EZBuilder to Develop Applications

Intermec has two development tools, PSK and EZBuilder, that you can use to create
applications for the 246X terminals.
The TRAKKER Antares Programmer's Software Kit (Part No. 065332) has a full set of
programming tools to help you create applications for the terminal. In addition to the
PSK, you also need Microsoft Visual C/C++ version 1.5X (Part No. 590224).
The PSK kit contains:
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The PSK is a library of C functions that control the TRAKKER Antares programmable
terminals. You can program the terminal to display prompts and error messages, to
collect and display data, and to transmit data to an upline controller or host computer.
The PSK functions work with most standard Microsoft C functions. You can create
complex applications that collect, store, manipulate, and transmit data to meet your
system needs.
The Application Simulator is a terminate-and-stay resident (TSR) program that lets you
debug and run TRAKKER Antares applications on a DOS or Windows PC. The
Simulator captures the PSK and C functions and makes the PC mimic a 246X terminal.
EZBuilder (Part No. 066381) is a software code generator product that provides a quick
and easy way to create applications for the 246X terminal.
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Programmer's software libraries
Application Simulator
FileCopy utility
Sample programs and Make files
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