Intermec SD62-S001 User Manual

Base Station

1022AD01B

User’s Manual

Intermec Technologies Corporation

Worldwide Headquarters 6001 36th Ave.W. Everett, WA 98203 U.S.A.

www.intermec.com

The information contained herein 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 Technologies Corporation.

Information and specifications contained in this document are subject to change without prior notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

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Contents

Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Send Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Patent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

About the SD62 Base Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About the SD62 Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Power the SD62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Understand the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Status Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Contents

Understand the Beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Required Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connect the SD62 System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connect the SD62 to a Host Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

RS-232 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

USB Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Keyboard Wedge Y-Cable Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wand Emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Remove a Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Connect an Intermec Scanner to the SD62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Out of Range Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Disconnect the Scanner from the SD62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Configure the SD62 Base Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Basic Setup with Configuration Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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Reset Factory Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

USB/Keyboard Wedge Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

International Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

RS-232 Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Wand Emulation Interface Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Configure the Postamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Configure Your System with EasySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Online Setup with EasySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Offline Setup with EasySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Bluetooth Connection Bar Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Create a Bluetooth System Connect Bar Code in EasySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Create a Bluetooth Quick Connect Bar Code in EasySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

USB Cable Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Data Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Stop Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Logic Level Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Postamble configuration bar codes - Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Postamble configuration bar codes - Base Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Troubleshoot and Maintain the SD62 Base Station. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Problems and Possible Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Call Product Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Find Product Version Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Upgrade the System Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Download the Latest Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Upgrade the Base Station Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Upgrade Scanner Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Scanner Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Scanner Firmware Upgrade Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SD62 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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IMPORTANT: This is a draft document. All content is subject to change without notice.

This section provides you with safety information, technical support information, and sources for additional product information.

Safety Information

Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this document before handling and operating Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured, and equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and cautions.

This section explains how to identify and understand dangers, warnings, cautions, and notes that are in this document. You may also see icons that tell you when to follow ESD procedures and when to take special precautions for handling optical parts.

A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to avoid death or serious injury to the persons working on the equipment.

Before You Begin

A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or destruction, or corruption or loss of data.

Note: Notes either provide extra information about a topic or contain

special instructions for handling a particular condition or set of circumstances.

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Global Services and Support

Warranty Information

To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Support > Returns and Repairs > Warranty.

Web Support

Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download our current manuals (in PDF).

Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at

www.intermec.com and click Support > Knowledge Central to

review technical information or to request technical support for your Intermec product.

Send Feedback

Your feedback is crucial to the continual improvement of our documentation. To provide feedback about this manual, please contact the Intermec Technical Communications department directly at TechnicalCommunications@intermec.com.

Telephone Support

In the U.S.A. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505.

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec representative. To search for your local representative, from the Intermec web site, click About Us > Contact Us.

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Who Should Read This Manual

This guide is for the person who is responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining the SD62 base station.

This guide provides you with information about the features of the SD62 base station, and how to install, configure, operate, maintain and troubleshoot it.

Before you work with the SD62 base station, you should be familiar with your network and general networking terms, such as IP address.

Patent Information

For patent information, please refer to www.honeywellaidc.com/

patents.

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About the SD62 Base Station

This chapter provides an overview of the SD62 Base Station. This chapter covers these topics:

• About the SD62 Base Station

• Power the SD62

• Understand the Light

• Understand the Beeps

• Required Accessories

Chapter 1 — About the SD62 Base Station

RJ45 Connector

Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator/Status Light

About the SD62 Base Station

The SD62 Base Station is used to connect up to seven Intermec cordless Bluetooth™ scanners to a non-Bluetooth host device. Data is transmitted from the scanner to the host via the SD62 Base Station.

SD62 Base Station

Power the SD62

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The SD62 is powered through the cable connected to a host device. Depending on which cable you are using, power comes from either the host device or the external power supply. See Connect the SD62

System for details on Connections.

Understand the Light

The status light/Intermec Ready-to-Work indicator on the SD62 flashes green, red and/or blue depending on the status of the SD62 and the bluetooth connection. The Ready-to-Work indicator and status light are located in the same place but use different colors.

Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator

The blue Intermec Ready-to-Work™ indicator is located on top of the base station and is used to indicate the status of the Bluetooth connection.

Blue Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator Description

Light State What It Means

On A Bluetooth connection has been established with

one or more scanners. The SD62 is ready to receive data from the scanner(s).

Off A Bluetooth connection has not been established.

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Note: By default the Ready-to-Work light is blue but you can change the color using EasySet (Operating settings > Beeps/LEDs > Ready- to-Work LED)

Status Light

The status light flashes green or red and is used to communicate information on data transmission.

Default Status Light Descriptions

Light State What It Means

Green flashes once Power up.

Green on for 2 seconds

Green flashes 2 times A configuration bar code was successfully read

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Data has been successfully transmitted to the host

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Default Status Light Descriptions

Light State What It Means

Series of green flashes

Red on for 2 seconds Transmission error

Red flashing Base station firmware download in progress

Orange flashing Preparing for scanner firmware download through

Orange on Scanner firmware download through base in

Understand the Beeps

The SD62 also beeps to give you audio feedback when performing some functions. For example, you hear a beep each time a connected scanner scans a valid bar code.

Base station firmware download complete

OR Configuration bar code was not accepted

the base

progress

Beep Sequence What It Means

One beep Scanner has successfully read a bar code

Two beeps Power-up

OR Scanner has successfully read a configuration bar

code

Single high beep Data has been successfully transmitted to the host

Six very fast beeps Transmission error

OR Configuration bar code was not accepted

Series of beeps Base station firmware download complete

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Required Accessories

You will need one or more cables for your SD62 depending on the interface you are using. Some cables require the use of a power supply and a power cord.

SD62 Cable List

Cable Part Number

USB cable (6.5 ft) SR31-CAB-U001

USB cable with power jack (6.5 ft) SR31-CAB-U002

Keyboard Wedge Y-cable with PS2 connector and power jack (6.5 ft)

RS-232 cable with female DB9 connector and power jack (6.5 ft)

Wand Emulation cable SR31-CAB-W001

SD62 Power Supply

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SR31-CAB-K001

SR31-CAB-R001

Power Supply Part Number

Intermec 5V universal power supply 851-089-xxx

Note: You will also need a power cord to plug in the power supply. The power cord is country-specific and is sold separately.

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Connect the SD62 System

The SD62 System refers to the SD62 base station and at least one connected Intermec scanner. This chapter explains how to connect the SD62 system and includes:

• Connect the SD62 to a Host Device

• Connect an Intermec Scanner to the SD62

Chapter 2 — Connect the SD62 System

Connect the SD62 to a Host Device

The SD62 is connected to a host device using one of the following interfaces:

• RS-232

• USB

• Keyboard Wedge

• Wand Emulation

RS-232 Interface

Connect the SD62 to the host using the powered RS-232 cable which requires an external Intermec power supply.

To connect with an RS-232 cable

1 Turn on your host device.

2 Connect the RS-232 cable to the SD62 and to the host.

AC power supply

To host device

3 Connect the power supply to the RS-232 cable and an AC power

outlet with a power cord for your country.

The SD62 is successfully connected and power is on when it emits 2 beeps and the status light flashes green 1 time.

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USB Interface

To host device

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4 If necessary, configure your SD62 serial parameters to match the

host device (see “RS-232 Interface Settings” on page 20).

The default serial parameters for the SD62 are:

Baud Rate: 57600 Data Bits: 8 Parity: none Stop Bits: 1

Connect the SD62 to a host using a USB cable. The default USB interface is Keyboard HID.

To connect with a USB cable

1 Turn on your host device.

2 Connect the cable to your SD62 and host device.

The SD62 is successfully connected and power is on when it emits 2 beeps and the status light flashes green 1 time.

3 If necessary, configure your SD62 for an International keyboard.

The default keyboard is North America. See “USB/Keyboard

Wedge Interface Settings” on page 17.

Keyboard Wedge Y-Cable Interface

Connect the SD62 to a host using a USB cable. The default USB interface is Keyboard HID.

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