CipherLab 8370 User Manual

CipherLab

8370

User's Guide

Version 1.00

Copyright © 2003 Syntech Information Co., Ltd.

SYNTECH INFORMATION CO., LTD.

Head Office: 8F, No.210, Ta-Tung Rd., Sec.3, Hsi-Chih, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

e-mail: [e-mail] http://www.cipherlab.com.tw

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FCC Regulations:

zThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

zThis device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.

zThis device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure
limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal
operation.

zThis device can not be worn on the body and at least keep it 20 cm away from body parts
other than hand, wrists, feet and ankles.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................iii

1. Preface..........................................................................................................................................1

2. General Features and Characteristics...........................................................................................2

2.1 Electrical ......................................................................................................................2

2.2 Environmental..............................................................................................................2

2.3 Physical........................................................................................................................2

2.4 CPU..............................................................................................................................2

2.5 Memory........................................................................................................................2

2.6 Reader ..........................................................................................................................2

2.7 Display.........................................................................................................................3

2.8 Keypad .........................................................................................................................3

2.9 Indicator.......................................................................................................................3

2.10 Communication............................................................................................................3

2.11 802.11b WLAN Specification......................................................................................3

2.12 Software.......................................................................................................................3

2.13 Accessories...................................................................................................................3

3. Software Architecture ..................................................................................................................5

3.1 Kernel & Application Manager....................................................................................5

3.2 System..........................................................................................................................6

3.3 Application.................................................................................................................11

3.4 Programming the terminal .........................................................................................11

3.5 Programming the communication cradle...................................................................11

4. Operations..................................................................................................................................12

4.1 Keypad operations......................................................................................................12

4.2 Application mode.......................................................................................................12

4.3 System mode..............................................................................................................13

4.4 Kernel mode...............................................................................................................13

4.5 Application Manager..................................................................................................13

5. Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................14

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1. Preface

The 8370 terminal is rugged , versatile, high performance data t er minals d esign ed for
all-day, everyday use. It is powere d by a L i-ion rechar geable bat tery with w orking tim e
longer than 16 ho urs. It is supported by a rich s et of development tools, incl uding a
Windows-based application generator, “C” and “Basic” compilers. With its integrated
Laser/CCD barcode scanning unit and 802.11b WLAN module, the 8370 terminal is
ideal for real time applications such as inventory control, shop floor management,
warehousing and distribution operations.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is opera ted in a commerc ial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential a re a is like ly to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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2. General Features and Characteristics

Basic characteristics of the 8370 Terminal are listed below,

2.1 Electrical

y Operation battery: 3.7V Li-ion rechargeable battery, 1800mAH
y Backup battery: 3.0V, 7mAH rechargeable Lithium battery for SRAM & calendar
y Working time: 16 hours

2.2 Environmental

y Operating Humidity: non-condensed 10% to 90%
y Storage Humidity: non-condensed 5% to 95%
y Operating Temperature: 0 to 50 °C
y Storage Temperature: -20 to 70 °C
y EMC regulation: FCC, CE and C-tick
y Shock resistance: 1.2m drop onto concrete
y IP rating: IP65

2.3 Physical

y Dimensions:194mm (L) x 77mm (W) x 44mm (H)
y Weight: 250g (including battery)
y Color: Black
y Material: ABS

2.4 CPU

y Toshiba 16-bit CMOS type CPU
y Tunable clock, up to 22MHz

2.5 Memory

Program memory

y 1 M Bytes flash memory is used to store the program code, font, constant data, and so on.

Data memory

y 256K Bytes SRAM

2.6 Reader

The 8300 Series Terminal can be equipped with either Laser or Long Range CCD scanner. Detailed
specifications are as follows:

8370L (Laser)

y Light source: visible Laser diode operating at 670±15nm
y Scan rate: 36±3 scans per second
y Scan angle: 42°nominal

y Minimum print contrast: 20% absolute dark/light reflectance at 670nm
y Depth of field: 5 ~ 95 cm, depends on barcode resolution

8370C (CCD)

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y Resolution: 0.125mm ~ 1.00mm
y Depth of field: 2 ~ 20cm
y Width of field: 45mm ~ 124mm
y Scan rate: 100 scans/sec
y Ambient Light Rejection:

1200 lux (Direct Sun-light)
2500 lux (Fluorescent Light)

2.7 Display

y 128x64 graphic dots FSTN LCD display with LED back-light

2.8 Keypad

y 24 numeric or 39 alphanumeric rubber keys.

2.9 Indicator

Buzzer

y Software programmable audio indicator, 1KHz to 4KHz, low power transducer type.

LED

y Programmable, dual-color (green and red) LED for status indication.

2.10 Communication

y RS-232: Baud rate up to 115200bps
y Serial IR: Baud rate up to 115200bps
y Standard IrDA: Standard 1.0 compatible. Baud rate up to 115200bps

2.11 802.11b WLAN Specification

8370 Terminal

y Frequency Range: 2.4 ~ 2.5 GHz, unlicensed ISM Band
y Modulation: DSSS with DBPSK(1M), DQPSK(2M), CCK(5.5&11M)
y Data Rate: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps Auto-fallback
y Channels: Standard
y Coverage: 250M line-of-sight
y Maximum Output Power: 100mW
y Compliance: IEEE 802.11b & Wi-Fi compliance

Access Point

y Works with commercially available standard IEEE 802.11b Access Point

2.12 Software

y Operating System: CipherLab proprietary OS
y Programming Tools: “C” compiler, BASIC compiler and a Windows-based Application

Generator

2.13 Accessories

y Charging & Communication cradle

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