Datalogic Rhino II/ SH Blackline User Manual

Datalogic Rhino II/ SH Blackline User Manual

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  • Page 1 Rhino™ II/ SH Blackline USER’S MANUAL Rugged Vehicle Mount Computer...
  • Page 2 Electronic versions of this document may be downloaded from the Datalogic website (www.datalogic.com). If you visit our website and would like to make comments or suggestions about this or other Datalogic pub- lications, please let us know via the "Contact" page.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................1 Conventions ........................1 Product Overview ......................1 Available Models ......................2 Out of the Box ........................2 General View - Rhino II ....................3 Front ..............................3 Back ..............................3 Bottom - Battery Powered Models ....................4 Bottom - Mains Powered Models .......................4 General View - SH Blackline .....................
  • Page 4 Special Settings SysAdmin-Menu Keyboard ................24 Virtual Keycodes ......................25 Special Function Codes ........................25 General Keyboard Codes ........................25 DATALOGIC APPLICATIONS ..................28 Setting Up Serial Scanning ....................28 Soft Wedge Application ........................28 Call Parameters ........................28 Soft Wedge Configuration File ....................29 CFG Configuration File ......................
  • Page 5: Introduction

    The Rhino II/SH Blackline offers a choice of Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7) or Windows 10 IoT Enterprise (W10) operating systems. Included are Wavelink Avalanche and Terminal Emulator. On W10 models the Datalogic Aladdin installer also is pre- loaded. USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 6: Available Models

    • Freezer Model For further details about the Rhino II/SH Blackline models refer to the web site: http:// www.datalogic.com. For further details about the Rhino II/SH Blackline models refer to the web site: http://www.datalogic.com. OUT OF THE BOX The Rhino II/SH Blackline package contains: •...
  • Page 7: General View - Rhino Ii

    INTRODUCTION GENERAL VIEW - RHINO II Front Manual Screen Blank Mode Brightness/Volume Control 4 Programmable Keys Show/hide the virtual keyboard Capacitive Touch Display 3 mm non-reflecting armored glass Back VESA 75 Mounts USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 8: Bottom - Battery Powered Models

    INTRODUCTION Bottom - Battery Powered Models Ethernet RJ45 10/ Fuse 100/1000 Mbps Power Connection 1 x USB 2.0 (top) USB2.0 1 x USB 3.0 (bottom) Serial Ports Speaker Jack COM1 – 5V pin 9 COM2 – 12V pin 9 Bottom - Mains Powered Models Ethernet RJ45 10/ 100/1000 Mbps Speaker Jack...
  • Page 9: General View - Sh Blackline

    INTRODUCTION GENERAL VIEW - SH BLACKLINE Front Manual Screen Blank Mode Brightness/Volume Control 4 Programmable Keys Show/hide the virtual keyboard Capacitive Touch Display 3 mm non-reflecting armored glass Back VESA 75 Mounts USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 10: Bottom - Battery Powered Models

    INTRODUCTION Bottom - Battery Powered Models Ethernet RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps 1 x USB 2.0 (top) USB2.0 Power Connection 1 x USB 3.0 (bottom) Speaker Jack Serial Ports COM1 – 5V pin 9 COM2 – 12V pin 9 Bottom - Mains Powered Models Ethernet RJ45 10/ 100/1000 Mbps Speaker Jack...
  • Page 11: Accessories

    INTRODUCTION ACCESSORIES Mounts/Stands 94ACC0155 Keyboard external mounting bracket (full size keyboard) 94ACC0156 Scanner holder (right side) 94ACC0175 Quick change V-Mount (Rhino II/SH15 only) 94ACC0280 Vesa holder mobile 94ACC0285 RAM mount C size arm 12cm, E,E 94ACC0154 Vehicle mounting bracket - 10 degrees for 10/12 in 94ACC0034 RAM mount with round base (D Size, 2.25in)(Rhino II/SH15 only) 94ACC0266...
  • Page 12 External keyboard, ABCD layout 95ACC1330 External keyboard, QWERTY layout CAUTION: Use only a Datalogic approved power supply and cables. Use of an alternative power supply will invalidate any approval given to this device and may be dangerous. RHINO™ II/ SH BLACKLINE...
  • Page 13: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED POWER ON The Rhino II/SH Blackline turns on based on its current startup mode settings (see Startup/Shutdown Modes on page 17). As soon as the VMC is on, the desktop will appear on the screen. Wait a few seconds before starting any activity so that the mobile computer completes its startup proce- dure.
  • Page 14: Using The Accessories

    GETTING STARTED USING THE ACCESSORIES Using an External Keyboard You can use many standard USB compatible keyboards. Datalogic recommends the use of a sealed/ruggedized key-board: • Sealed/rugged keyboards are available from Datalogic including: full sized QWERTY, ABCD, or mini QWERTY USB keyboards •...
  • Page 15: Resetting The Terminal

    GETTING STARTED RESETTING THE TERMINAL There are two reset methods for the Rhino II/SH Blackline. A warm boot terminates an unresponsive application and clears the working RAM, but preserves the file system. The Registry is restored from persistent memory if available or returned to factory default.
  • Page 16: Rhino Ii/Sh Blackline Configuration

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION STARTUP/SHUTDOWN MODES The Rhino II/SH Blackline has 3 modes of controlling Startup and Shutdown. The mode is set by commands in the "\Utilities\UtilConfig.cfg" file. Each mode controls how the Ignition Sense power connector wire (IGN) and the VMC’s front panel Power button (PWR) work together.
  • Page 17: Front Panel Keys

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION • IgnOffDelayTimeSec=15 Seconds after IGN disconnects before the VMC shuts down. • DelayPowerKey=500 Milliseconds PWR must be pressed before the VMC begins booting. FRONT PANEL KEYS There are four programmable buttons on the right side of the terminal. The program- ming is set by command lines in the "\Utilities\UtilConfig.cfg"...
  • Page 18: Screen Blanking

    1 (DCD) or pin 6 (DSR) of the selected COM port. The screen blanking cable from Datalogic (p/n 94ACC0157) is wired to pin 9 (pink) and pin 6 (grey).
  • Page 19: Pre Settings For Keyboards

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Keyname Parameter – Info With this parameter a fixed specified Keyboard will be shown automatically after the start. X stands for the Keyboard-Number from the Keyboard-Config. For example, KBShowOnStart=1 KBShowOnStart=X always shows the Keyboard from the Cfg-Section [Keyboard_01]. If no keyboard should be visible at the start, X can be set to a invalid Number, e.g.
  • Page 20: Section [Volumetouchctrl]

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Keyname Parameter – Info Here a maximum 10 zoom values are specified, separated by com- mas. The values are always specified as a percentage (e.g 200 = twice as large as normal). ZoomFactor The starting size of a keyboard is always 100% in accordance with the key sizes specified in the keyboard definition, etc.
  • Page 21: Section [Keys]

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Width 0 will be used as default, so the font is displayed in its natu- Width ral width. For special cases the character width will be stretched or compressed. Height The height of the font in pixels. In these 3 fields, the red, green, blue values for the font colors are Text- R,G,B defined.
  • Page 22: Section [Keyboard_Xx]

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Position frame for the text output in normal keys. With the values L=Left,T=Top,R=Right,B=Bottom substituting the FrmTxt- distances of the text output to the side edge. This is necessary so NormL,T,R,B that the text will not be written over the 3D-Frame of a key by left- aligned output.
  • Page 23: Definition Of Keyboard-Layouts

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Keyname Parameter – Info 0=Off, Value >= 1000 specifies a timeout value in milliseconds for this keyboard. If the timer runs out, the keyboard will be automat- CloseOnTimer ically closed. A keystroke on the keyboard will start the timer each time again.
  • Page 24: Commands For Key Definitions

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Commands for Key Definitions Important: Position fixes and changes are evaluated only in the "LXX_Norm" line. The Shift and AltGr-definition position changes are ignored, as it could otherwise lead to conflicting data. Set Bitmap-Icon for this Key. This icon can also be used for differ- ent color designed keyboards, it should be drawn on transparent #ICON=<file>...
  • Page 25: Keycodes Definition With #Ext

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Keycodes definition with #EXT #EXT If you want to assign a key with multiple codes, this is done by means of definition within a key definition. Using #EXT only the symbolic name of the definition is indicated. [Extended Keys]: The actual definition of each key code will be executed in the section...
  • Page 26: System-Admin And Password-Keyboard

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Settings: LogonKeyboardCfg=<...Path...LogonKeyboardConfig.cfg> The format of the definitions in the Execute section looks like this: ExecName = ProgramName,Callparameter,Directory Example: [Execute] InternetAddress="www.google.de" ElevatedApp=^calc.exe Network=control,netconnections CtrlPanel=control AdminTaskMan=runas.exe,/user:administrator taskmgr.exe. SYSTEM-ADMIN AND PASSWORD-KEYBOARD The system admin menu or keyboard is always linked with the upstream password entry.
  • Page 27: Special Settings Password Keyboard

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION Special Settings Password Keyboard Special Keys for configuration of password keyboards in the [Keyboard_XX] Section: Default Info To enable the Password entry, this key is man- KeyDialog=DlgInputLine datory with the assigned registry. For X any password can be defined. It is only important, that all characters of the password KeyDlgPassword=X must be defined and shown in the Password-...
  • Page 28: Sysadmin-Menu Keyboard

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION SysAdmin-Menu Keyboard The Admin Menu Keyboard displays after successful password entry through the above password keyboard. For proper function this menu keyboard is configured according to the following section. This Menu-Keyboard contains always a special Key to Exit. This Key must be defined with the Keycode VKX_KB_HIDE.
  • Page 29: Virtual Keycodes

    RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION VIRTUAL KEYCODES Special Function Codes The following Function codes can be used to define Keys for special functions. VKX_KB_MOVE- Moving function for the Keyboard. VKX_KB_ZOOM Zoom function for the keyboard. By pressing this key, the next Zoom level will be activated.
  • Page 30 RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION VK_MENU VK_F9 VK_PAUSE VK_F10 VK_CAPITAL VK_F11 VK_ESCAPE VK_F12 VK_F13 VK_SPACE VK_F14 VK_PRIOR VK_F15 VK_NEXT VK_F16 VK_END VK_F17 VK_HOME VK_F18 VK_LEFT VK_F19 VK_UP VK_F20 VK_RIGHT VK_F21 VK_DOWN VK_F22 VK_SELECT VK_F23 VK_PRINT VK_F24 VK_EXECUTE VK_SNAPSHOT VK_NUMLOCK VK_INSERT VK_SCROLL VK_DELETE VK_HELP VK_LSHIFT...
  • Page 31 RHINO II/SH BLACKLINE CONFIGURATION VK_NUMPAD9 VK_NUMSIGN VK_MULTIPLY VK_COMMA VK_ADD VK_POINT VK_SEPARATOR VK_SMALLER VK_SUBTRACT VK_MINUS VK_DECIMAL VK_ALTGR VK_DIVIDE VK_F1 USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 32: Datalogic Applications

    DATALOGIC APPLICATIONS SETTING UP SERIAL SCANNING To use a serial scanner with the Rhino II/SH Blackline, a wedge utility must be executed to convey the serial input to the keyboard input. By doing this, the scanner data will be presented to the application as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
  • Page 33: Soft Wedge Configuration File

    DATALOGIC APPLICATIONS Parameter Description EXIT Terminates SoftWedge. Disables and restores the display of the status dialog. For instance, you can use it to store the status dialog in a desktop TOGGLE shortcut to rapidly display it. This call could also be assigned to a key in SoftKeys.
  • Page 34: Device Settings At The Section [Device_X]

    DATALOGIC APPLICATIONS Device Settings at the Section [Device_X] Keyname Default Description Sets any name for the device, e.g. "Pistol Grip Scanner". The DevName Scanner-X information about the device will be displayed under this name. 0 = Internal, the device is always available...
  • Page 35: Filter Settings At The Section [Device_X]

    DATALOGIC APPLICATIONS Filter Settings at the Section [Device_X] From SoftWedge V2.9, the filter settings can also be configured in the device section. The filters are executed in the order listed. According to Char definitions for character values there are 2 possible definitions: •...
  • Page 36: Communications

    COMMUNICATIONS There is more than one way to connect the VMC to a host PC running Windows. Each requires specific connections in order to function properly. SETTING UP ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS Ethernet communications usually do not require special configuration. The VMC default settings are configured to use DHCP to automatically get an IP address from a DHCP server.
  • Page 37: Wireless And Radio Frequencies Warnings

    Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals generated by VMC. Datalogic recommends persons with pacemakers or other medical devices to follow the same recommendations provided by Health Industry Manufac- turers Associations for mobile phones.
  • Page 38: Technical Features

    TECHNICAL FEATURES TECHNICAL DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Construction Coated aluminum, no fan design Dimensions 27.8 x 22.3 x 6.4 cm / 10.9 x 8.8 x 2.5 in 4.5 Kg / 9.9 lb (10 inch Freezer Models) 4.7 Kg / 10.4 lb (10 inch Standard Models) 5.8 Kg / 12.8 lb (12 inch Standard Models) Weight Values refers to Intel Atom Quad Core models with cable cover mounted.
  • Page 39 CPU is overstressed. Performance degradation or device shutdown can happen as preventive safety at extreme temperatures. To ensure a reliable operation at low temperature, Datalogic recommends to turn on the device and to carry out the bootstrap when the device temperature is over 0°C.
  • Page 40 TECHNICAL FEATURES ITEM DESCRIPTION SAFETY & REGULATORY The product meets necessary safety and regulatory approvals for its intended Agency Approvals use. Certifications Certified for CE/FCC; RoHS compliant Regulatory US, Canada, EU countries WARRANTY Warranty 1-Year Factory Warranty RHINO™ II/ SH BLACKLINE...
  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    If you send the Rhino II/SH Blackline in for service, it is your responsibility to save the computer data and configuration. Datalogic is responsible only for ensuring that the hardware matches the original configuration when repairing or replacing the computer.
  • Page 42 The radio initialization process may have failed on the 802.11 radio. Try rebooting the VMC. • If you have tried these possible solutions and nothing hap- pens, you may have a defective radio card. For help, contact Datalogic or your local Datalogic service representative. RHINO™ II/ SH BLACKLINE...
  • Page 43: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE DEVICE Periodically clean the Rhino II/SH Blackline using a soft cloth slightly dampened with only water or Isopropyl Alcohol (70%). Do not use any other cleaning agents (e.g. differ- ent alcohol, abrasive or corrosive products, solvents) or abrasive pads to clean the device.
  • Page 44: Safety And Regulatory Information

    • Do not submerge the VMC in liquid products. • For further information or support, refer to this manual and to the Datalogic web site: www.datalogic.com. NOTE: See the Safety & Regulatory Addendum included with your product for additional regulatory, safety and legal information.
  • Page 45: Technical Support

    Products once sold. The Warranty Period shall be one year from the date of shipment by Datalogic, unless otherwise agreed in an applicable writing by Datalogic. Datalogic will not be liable under the warranty if the Product has been exposed or subjected to any: (1) maintenance, repair, installation, handling, packaging, transportation, storage, operation or use that is improper or otherwise not in compliance with Datalogic’s instruction;...
  • Page 46 IN ANY PRODUCT DELIVERED BY DATALOGIC SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED. DATALOGIC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RELATING TO ANY INSTRUMENT, EQUIPMENT, OR APPARATUS WITH WHICH THE PRODUCT SOLD UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS USED.
  • Page 47: Glossary

    GLOSSARY Access Point A device that provides transparent access between Ethernet wired networks and IEEE 802.11 interoperable radio-equipped mobile units. Hand-held mobile computers, PDAs or other devices equipped with radio cards, communicate with wired networks using Access Points (AP). The mobile unit (mobile computer) may roam among the APs in the same subnet while maintaining a continuous, seamless connection to the wired net- work.
  • Page 48 GLOSSARY Dock A dock is used for charging the terminal battery and for communicating with a host computer, and provides a storage place for the terminal when not in use. Firmware A software program or set of instructions programmed on a hardware device. It pro- vides the necessary instructions for how the device communicates with the other com- puter hardware.
  • Page 49 GLOSSARY Universal Serial Bus. Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. A "plug-and- play" interface, it allows a device to be added without an adapter card and without rebooting the computer (the latter is known as hot-plugging).
  • Page 52 © 2017-2023 Datalogic S.p.A. and /or its affiliates • All rights reserved • Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this documentation may be repro- duced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Data- logic S.p.A.

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