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- Page 1 ALIEN TECHNOLOGY ® ALH-9010/9011 Handheld User’s Guide Windows Mobile September 2012 ALH-9010 ALH-9011 ALH-9010 EMA ALH-9011 EMA...
- Page 2 No part of this product documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Alien Technology Corporation and its licensors, if any. Third party software is copyrighted and licensed from Licensors. Alien, Alien Technology, the Alien logo, Nanoblock, FSA, Gen2Ready, Squiggle, the Squiggle logo, Nanoscanner and other graphics, logos, and service names used in this document are trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation in the U.S.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ABLE OF ONTENTS Alien Technology ® User’s Guide ALH-9010, ALH-9011 September, 2012 Table of Contents ......................1 HAPTER NTRODUCTION About this Manual ..........................1 Who should read this manual? ........................1 How to use the battery correctly ........................1 Caution when using ............................1 Components and Features ........................ - Page 4 ABLE OF ONTENTS Boot Menu ............................18 3 RFID T ....................20 HAPTER EADER Starting the ALH-901x RFID Demo Software ..................20 Inventory Utility ............................ 21 Geiger Tag Utility ..........................22 Tag Access Utility ..........................23 Basic Access Tab ............................23 Advanced Access Tab ..........................
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
You must charge the device with only the provided adaptor. Caution when using Careless use or repair attempts may damage the unit or stored data. Alien is not responsible for this damage, so important data should be kept separately. ... -
Page 6: Package Components
HAPTER Package components After opening the product packaging box, check the items listed as below. If there are missing or defective items, please contact the Alien customer support, or your place of purchase. Main Battery Adaptor and AC Cable ALH-901x Body... -
Page 7: Handheld Components
HAPTER NTRODUCTION Handheld Components Camera (ALH-9011) RFID Reader Barcode Scanner Speaker WLAN LED Main Battery F7/F8 F9 Phone Speaker Power Volume Buttons Touch Screen L/R Arrow Key Keypad Reset Button Microphone Battery Latch DC Power Jack Handstrap Hole Cradle Connector Earphone Jack USB Sync Connector Trigger Button (F19) -
Page 8: Description Of Each Component
NTRODUCTION HAPTER Description of Each Component Part Descriptions UHF Reader The 900MHz UHF RFID tag reader module. The laser beam is emitted through this window. Do not look directly at the 1D/2D Barcode Scanner laser! Enables you to perform a Soft Reset. Press along with the <Power> button Reset Button to perform a Hard Reset. -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Basic Functions
HAPTER ASIC UNCTIONS Chapter 2 Basic Functions Power and Battery The ALH-901x battery system is composed of main battery, an optional pistol grip battery, and a backup battery. The main battery supplies the power to the system and RAM which retains saved data. -
Page 10: Attaching The Main Battery
3. “Power LED” is red while charging. Caution: You must charge the battery by using only the dedicated adapter provided by Alien, or your device may be damaged. ’ ALH-901 UIDE DOC. CONTROL #8102117-000 REV A... -
Page 11: Power On And Off
HAPTER ASIC UNCTIONS Power On and Off Pressing the <Power> button once causes the device to enter low-power (sleep) mode. Pressing <Power> button once again activates the system. Power On and Off With <Power> Button Power Off: 1. When the system is on, press the <Power> button for a couple of seconds and the backlight will be turned off and it will enter the low-power sleep mode. -
Page 12: Power Off Automatically
ASIC UNCTIONS HAPTER To unlock the locked screen, you swipe across the slider at the top of the screen. Status Bar Slide to Unlock Clock Display Power Off Automatically If the device has not been used for a period of time, the system will enter low-power (sleep) mode automatically. -
Page 13: Checking The Battery Gauge
HAPTER ASIC UNCTIONS Checking the Battery Gauge Battery life is largely affected by the user’s usage habits. The battery may need up to twelve hours to charge completely. Checking Battery Gauge [Start] > [Settings] > [Power] > [Battery] Low Power Warning If the remaining battery charge cannot support the running system any more, a low power warning message window will appear on the screen. -
Page 14: System Reset
ASIC UNCTIONS HAPTER System Reset If there is no response from the handheld, or an application is locked up and stops responding, then a reset of the handheld may be necessary. Resetting the system is also required when you want to upgrade firmware, Soft (Warm) Reset If there is no response from the system, you should first perform a soft reset. -
Page 15: Installing A Microsd Card
HAPTER ASIC UNCTIONS Installing a MicroSD Card Carefully slide the metal cover to the Lift the cover up along arrow direction. right, along the direction of the arrow, to open it. Set the MicroSD card into the slot and Slide the cover to the left to lock it, and lower the cover again. -
Page 16: System Settings
ASIC UNCTIONS HAPTER System Settings Most of the system settings can be changed through the Settings control panel, which is accessed via the Start button. Settings control panel Start button Setting Screen Contrast The screen brightness/contrast is one of the biggest parts of your power consumption, so you may need to adjust it to suit your actual needs. -
Page 17: Screen Calibration
HAPTER ASIC UNCTIONS Screen Calibration The first time the device is used, or if you haven’t used the device for a long time, you may find that you cannot accurately select the place where you touch with the stylus. In this case, you need to perform the screen calibration. -
Page 18: Setting The Date And Time
ASIC UNCTIONS HAPTER Setting the Date and Time [Start] > [Settings] > [Clocks & Alarms] Using the Keypad The physical keypad enables you to input numbers, letters and special symbols. You can also execute other preset functions with the <Fun> button. If you’d like to change the current input mode, press the <1 ALP>... -
Page 19: Entering Data
HAPTER ASIC UNCTIONS Entering Data Numeric Keypad Mode, “1”: Press the <1 ALP> button or keypad icon on the taskbar to change to the numeric mode. Pressing a keypad button will directly enter the number printed on that key. Alphabet Keypad Mode, “A,a”: Press the <1 ALP> button or keypad icon on the taskbar to change to the lowercase (a) or uppercase (A) mode. -
Page 20: Using The Stylus
ASIC UNCTIONS HAPTER Using the Stylus You can tie the stylus to the hole in the hand strap connector, to allow you to use the stylus like a mouse on a PC. The hand strap has a small integrated holster for storing the stylus safely. Use the stylus to: ... -
Page 21: Handheld Firmware
Currently, the only way to install new firmware is to copy those files to the top level of a MicroSD card and install the card into the back of the unit. Alien recommends 2GB cards from SanDisk, for ’... -
Page 22: Boot Menu
ASIC UNCTIONS HAPTER the purposes of upgrading firmware. Do not put any other files on the MicroSD card! Once the two firmware files are on a memory card, and inside the handheld, you use the Boot Menu to install them Boot Menu To perform a Hard Reset and go to the Boot Menu, press the <Reset>... - Page 23 HAPTER ASIC UNCTIONS [Boot Menu] 1.SD Image Update 2.Format (Disabled) 3.Factory Reset Once complete, you will be prompted to 0.Exit cold reset the handheld. Press the Power and Reset keys at the same time, to Selection : 1 perform a cold reset. Connected to Media...! Before allowing the unit to boot after a firmware upgrade, it is a good idea to...
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Page 24: Starting The Alh-901X Rfid Demo Software
UHF Reader Starting the ALH-901x RFID Demo Software The Alien RFID demo software is accessible from the Alien Demos folder in the Start menu. It provides an example of what you can accomplish with a custom application on the reader. -
Page 25: Inventory Utility
RFID T HAPTER EADER Inventory Utility The Inventory utility allows you to scan all of the tags within range of the reader, and see each tag’s EPC and read count in a scrollable list. You start and stop the inventory utility by either holding the pistol-grip trigger button, or by clicking once on the green Start button. -
Page 26: Geiger Tag Utility
RFID T EADER HAPTER Geiger Tag Utility The Geiger Tag utility is designed to assist you in finding the location of a particular tag, or one of a group of tags. It does this by measuring the returning signal strength (RSSI) from the tag, and displaying this information on the screen, along with an audible and vibratory queue. -
Page 27: Tag Access Utility
– along with some other information related to the EPC. The TID bank is generally read-only, and contains information about the tag’s manufacturer, model, and basic capabilities. Alien Higgs tags contain bits in the TID bank that are guaranteed to be unique from one tag to the next. The User bank may not be present in all tag types, and when it is supported each tag provides different amounts of memory there. - Page 28 RFID T EADER HAPTER Pressing one of the red “write” buttons causes Pressing one of the small green buttons labeling each memory field will cause the reader to write the shown data to the tag. the reader to only read data from that You can edit the data in the field before writing field.
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Page 29: Advanced Access Tab
RFID T HAPTER EADER Advanced Access Tab The Advanced Access tab has three general control areas: Read, Write, and Lock. All three operations require you to specify the bank of tag memory to access (Reserved, EPC, TID, and User). When reading and writing, you must specify the offset into that bank of memory where you would like to access. - Page 30 RFID T EADER HAPTER When locking, you have the option of locking the Access Password and Kill Password (both in the Reserved bank) separately, so the Lock command has a list of tag memory fields instead of banks. The other parameter is the type of lock: Lock, Unlock, PermaLock, and PermaUnlock. All locking operations require you to confirm by clicking OK to an alert message.
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Page 31: Tag Mask
RFID T HAPTER EADER Tag Mask When the application first launches, it is configured to look for and report every tag it sees. You don’t always want to read every tag – perhaps you are searching for only one class of product, or are trying to access one particular tag in order to write data to it. -
Page 32: Tag Mask - Scan
RFID T EADER HAPTER Tag Mask – Scan The Scan tab acts just like the Inventory Select a tag from the list and click the Set screen – start/stop the reader with the Mask to Selected Tag button. To clear trigger or Start Scan button, and all tags the mask, click an empty part of the list in range are displayed. - Page 33 This TID mask example correctly. Be sure to test tags that match as well as tags that don’t match. selects all Alien Higgs3 tags. Masks defined with the EPC Prefix Masks defined with the Arbitrary method method are displayed on the utility are displayed on the utility screens with screens as that initial part of the EPC.
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Page 34: Tag Mask - Presets
RFID T EADER HAPTER Tag Mask – Presets The third way to set a tag mask is with the Presets tab. This screen shows a list of pre-defined tag masks, such as “all tags”, “all Higgs3 tags”, etc. These presets are hard-coded in the application right now, but will be user-configurable in the future. - Page 35 RFID T HAPTER EADER Whether you click the Asset button from the inventory screen, or the Add Asset button from the Tag Mask-Asset screen, you will see the Asset screen. There are four steps to creating an asset, and pulling the gun trigger performs each one and advances you to the next step. You can skip steps, or redo steps by manually tapping on one of the step buttons.
- Page 36 RFID T EADER HAPTER The color camera interface uses the Windows After taking the color snapshot, you see Mobile camera capture dialog. Press the Enter your image preview back on the Asset key on the keypad (not the gun trigger) to take screen, and it is all ready to save now.
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Page 37: Reader Settings
Network tab with some additional parameters related to the reader’s network interface and some common Alien features, such as a Heartbeat and TagStream functionality. To commit any changes made on the Reader Settings pages, you must click the Save menu button at the lower-left corner. -
Page 38: Chapter 4 Barcode Scanner (1D & 2D)
Chapter 4 Barcode Scanner (1D & 2D) The ALH-9010 comes equipped with a 1D barcode scanner, and the ALH-9011 is equipped with a 2D barcode scanner. Both models are designed to recognize all known 1D and 2D barcodes. Barcode Scanner... -
Page 39: Setting Barcode Symbology
Currently, the Barcode demo does not allow you to enable/disable each barcode symbology, though this capability exists in the device APIs supplied with the Alien Handheld SDK. There are other features of the barcode scanner, not exposed in the demonstration application, such has bi-directional redundancy checks, and up to 4 levels of security verification on each scan. -
Page 40: Chapter 5 Wireless Lan
IRELESS HAPTER Chapter 5 Wireless LAN The ALH-901x handheld readers are equipped with an internal 802.11 radio module to transfer data, and interface the unit with your network using wireless communication. It supports TCP/IP network protocols, and can communicate with a host computer directly. Powering Up the WLAN Radio [Start] >... - Page 41 HAPTER IRELESS If no known networks are found, you may Use the Menu button, and the Wi-Fi see a notification like this when it finds a Settings option to see the list of wireless new network. Click the OK menu button to servers that are known or available.
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Page 42: Chapter 6 Bluetooth
LUETOOTH HAPTER Chapter 6 Bluetooth The ALH-901x handheld readers feature Bluetooth technology for wireless communication with other devices, such as wireless printers, supporting the Serial Printer Profile (SPP). By default, the Bluetooth service is turned off. Turning on Bluetooth The Bluetooth radio is turned off by default. To use Bluetooth, turn it on first with the Bluetooth control panel. -
Page 43: Connecting Bluetooth Printers (Spp)
HAPTER LUETOOTH Connecting Bluetooth Printers (SPP) The Bluetooth control panel connects to a printer through a virtual serial port. The SPP Bluetooth device will appear as a virtual Com port. Start at the Devices page of the Bluetooth control panel. In the Bluetooth Devices screen, click The handheld will look for available the Add New Device…... - Page 44 LUETOOTH HAPTER Once the device is in the device list, Select one of the services the device you need to select which services you offers, and click the Save menu wish to use from the Bluetooth button. device. Click the device item to open the Partnership Settings page.
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Page 45: Chapter 7 Using Gps
- about 3-10 minutes is typical. After receiving a GPS fix the first time, it takes less time to receive GPS data on subsequent attempts. The Alien GPS demo software is accessible in the Alien Demos folder in the Start menu. [Start] > [Alien Demos] > [GPS] Starting the GPS demo program. -
Page 46: Chapter 8 Using The Camera
SING THE AMERA HAPTER Chapter 8 Using the Camera The ALH-9011 is equipped with a 3 megapixel camera which allows for adjustments of brightness, video resolution, picture quality, etc. Camera (ALH-9011 only) Using the Camera The camera is accessible as a standard Windows camera device, so custom applications would generally use the Windows APIs to access it. - Page 47 HAPTER SING THE AMERA The Windows Camera Dialog Aim the camera, and press the Enter The control panel saves the image in My button on the keypad to take the snapshot. Pictures, by default. Your application Then press the OK button to close the can put the image wherever it wants to.
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Page 48: Chapter 9 Using Asim Card
SIM C SING THE HAPTER Chapter 9 Using a SIM Card The ALH-9011 is equipped with a SIM card slot and wireless HSDPA radio supporting enhanced 3G connectivity. After inserting the SIM card, you’ll have to do some initial configuration, depending on the wireless carrier you choose. -
Page 49: Creating The 3G Network Connection
SIM C HAPTER SING THE Creating the 3G Network Connection Before you use the 3G phone for the first time, you need to define the network connection. After that is done, all you need to do is turn the 3G phone on and off, and it will automatically connect to the cellular network as needed. -
Page 50: Making The 3G Network Connection
SIM C SING THE HAPTER Most providers will require you to enter in one of In the Connections control panel’s Tasks their not-so-secret username / password page, click the “Manage existing combinations. connections” link to see all of your network This username is WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM, connections that have been created. -
Page 51: Appendix
PPENDIX ONFIGURATION Appendix Configuration Physical and Environmental Characteristics (5-1/8” with pistol grip) 6-1/4” x 3-1/4” x 4-5/8” Dimensions 15.8 cm x 8.0 cm x 11.5 cm (13.5 cm with pistol grip) Weight 320g Operation Temperature -10ºC to 50ºC Storage Temperature -30ºC to 60ºC Humidity Non-condensing...
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