Falcon
®
4400 Series
with Windows® CE
Falcon 4410
26-Key model
Falcon 4420
48-Key model
Falcon 4400
52-Key NU model
Addendum: New Features
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Table of Contents
New Features ................................................................................................................3
52-Key Numbers Up (NU) Keypad ..............................................................................3
52-Key NU Keyboard Configuration ......................................................................5
52-Key NU Warm Reset .....................................................................................6
FlashFX Disk Size ...............................................................................................6
AutoStart ......................................................................................................................7
Installing CAB files ...................................................................................................7
How AutoStart Uses Wceload ...............................................................................8
Interactive CAB Install ........................................................................................8
Autostart.ini ............................................................................................................9
Line Formatting .................................................................................................9
AutoStart Options ............................................................................................ 10
Addendum 1
Table of Contents
NOTES
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Falcon® 4400 Series with Windows® CE
Falcon® 4400 Series
with Windows® CE
New Features
This Addendum describes new options available for the Falcon 4400 with
Windows CE. These include a full alphanumeric Numbers Up (NU) Keypad,
128/128 memory, and a high-density 2D scan engine. For more complete
information on these and other features, reference the Quick Reference Guide
(QRG) and the Product Reference Guide (PRG). Electronic copies of both manuals can be found on the Product CD that shipped with your unit, or you can
download them from the PSC Web site at www.psc.com.
52-Key Numbers Up (NU) Keypad
The full alphanumeric 52-Key Numbers Up (NU) keypad brings frequently
used keys into a more ergonomic position, and is available with the 5250 TE
overlay.
Addendum
Addendum 3
New Features
52-Key NU Keypad Features
Fn
Backlight
Ctrl
Caps
Power
Alt
Esc
Scan
Shift
Space
Table 1. 52-Key NU Keypad Attributes - Special Keys
Key Name Function/Description
<Scan> Press <Scan> to activate the laser scanner.
<Ctrl> allows keyboard shortcuts like a PC. You can perform functions
<Ctrl>
such as Save (Ctrl-s) and Find (Ctrl-f). Toggle on and off for text formatting (for example, Ctrl-b for bold, Ctrl-i for italics, Ctrl-u for underline).
<Alt>
<Shift>
Press <Alt> to enter the Alt input state. Use Alt mode to access application menus.
Press <Shift> to enter Shift input states. Use Shift mode to output uppercase characters and punctuation (identified over number keys).
Table 2. 52-Key NU Input States & System Tray Indicators
Icon State Function
Fn Mode
Fn mode converts alpha keys to punctuation and function keys. Fn
mode is activated by pressing <Fn>.
Shift mode converts characters to upper-case letters or punctuation.
Shift
Mode
Activated by pressing <Shift>. This state expires after a normal key is
pressed unless the <Shift> key is held down.
Toggles to make the next alpha character capitalized. If Shift state is
active when the Caps State is active, no icon is displayed.
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Icon State Function
Alt mode converts keys to system keys that allow users to access the
Alt Mode
Ctrl Mode
menu. Activated by pressing <Alt>. This state expires after a normal key
is pressed unless the <Alt> key is held down.
<Ctrl> allows keyboard shortcuts. You can perform functions such as
Save (Ctrl-s) and Find (Ctrl-f). Toggle on and off for text formatting (for
example, Ctrl-b for bold, Ctrl-i for italics, Ctrl-u for underline).
52-Key NU Keyboard Configuration
The control panels for the 52-key NU keypad
have several options and an additional tab for
key mapping.
New Features
1. Select
2. On the
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Key-
board
to open the Keyboard control panel.
Options tab, adjust the slider for
Initial Delay. This configures the time to
hold down a key before it repeats.
3.
Repeat Rate configures how fast the keys
repeat.
4. Use the box provided to test the selected
repeat rate setting.
5. On the
Load Map tab, you can select a key-
board key-map by browsing, or change to
the
Default Map.
6. Use the box provided to test the current
keyboard mapping.
7. Tap
OK to save your changes and exit the
Keyboard Options control panel.
Addendum 5
New Features
52-Key NU Warm Reset
This Addendum covers the procedure for the 52-key NU keypad. Reference Keypads
in the Falcon 4400 with Windows CE Quick Reference Guide (QRG) for information on
other keypads.
A warm reset is a transition from the on or idle condition that closes all applications, clears the working RAM, but preserves the file system. If an application “hangs,” initiate a warm reset to terminate the application.
Procedure to Warm Reset
The first two keys of the sequence can be pressed in
any order, but the unit will not reset until they both are
held down and then the third key (
<Del>) is pressed. All
three keys must be held down for the unit to reset.
52-Key NU Falcon.
Press and hold: <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del>.
If a Warm Reset is unsuccessful in resetting the unit,
you must perform a Cold Reset. Reference the QRG
for information on this procedure.
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FlashFX Disk Size
52-Key NU
The size of the FlashFX disk will vary, depending upon several factors, such as
the size and number of currently running applications and the amount of
memory currently consumed by the OS. See the QRG for details on viewing
the FlashFX disk.
Table 3. FlashFX Disk Specifications
FlashFX Disk Specifications
Total Flash size 64.0 MB 128 MB
OS/Firmware uses up to 32.0 MB 32 MB
FlashFX size 32.0 MB 96 MB
File storage size 31 MB (approximate) 90 MB (approximate)
Running Application 22 MB (approximate) 81 MB (approximate)
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AutoStart
The AutoStart program provides two functions:
Performing a Windows Mobile Clean Boot will remove the AutoStart folder and all
AutoStart settings. Reference the Falcon 4400 with Windows Mobile QRG for detailed
information about a Clean Boot.
CAUTION
AutoStart launches each time the Falcon is rebooted with a Cold Reset.
AutoStart then installs all the CAB files located in the AutoStart CAB folder. If
the AutoStart CAB folder does not exist, no CAB files will be installed.
Table 4. AutoStart CAB folder Location
AutoStart will then run the Autostart.ini (reference Table 5 for the location), executing each line with the specified command line arguments. It will
take into account any AutoStart options at the beginning of the line.
AutoStart
• Automatically reinstalls specified CAB files when the Falcon starts up.
• Allows you to create a list of applications (with optional command line
arguments) to run automatically at startup.
Product Operating System Location
F4400
Windows CE \FlashFX Disk
Windows Mobile \Windows\Autostart
Table 5. AutoStart Autostart.ini Location
Product Operating System Location
F4400
Windows CE \FlashFX Disk
Windows Mobile \Windows\Autostart
Installing CAB files
Copy any CAB files you want to install into the AutoStart CAB folder. These
CAB files will then be automatically installed in alphabetical order the next
time you start the device (with the exception of a Windows Mobile Clean
Boot, which would remove the CAB files). Reference the QRG for F4400 with
Windows Mobile for information about Clean Boot.
Addendum 7
AutoStart
How AutoStart Uses Wceload
If you intend to create highly interactive installers, you should either install the
CABs manually or review the section on “Interactive CAB Install” in this chapter.
CAB files are installed by AutoStart using the Wceload.exe application.
Tab le 6 o n p age 8 shows available command line options:
Table 6. AutoStart command line options
Option Description
Specifies that you will not be prompted for any input during the installation. If
/noui
/silent Suppresses dialog boxes during the installation.
Please refer to the Microsoft documentation on your device for further details
Wceload.exe.
on
Sample:
\Windows\Wceload.exe /delete 1 /noui /silent
“\Windows\AutoStart\<cab file>”
the CAB file is signed, any responses will automatically be answered ‘Yes.’ If
the CAB is unsigned, then any responses will be answered ‘No.’
Interactive CAB Install
If the CAB installer requires user interaction that must be performed during
the AutoStart CAB installation process, you can specify a special file name to
disable the silent mode installation. If this mode is specified, the CAB file will
be installed with
An example of what AutoStart would execute is:
\Windows\Wceload.exe <cab file>
To force this mode of installation via AutoStart, rename the CAB file to
include a ‘
Example:
“File.cab” should be renamed “File_.cab” to force AutoStart to not
install the CAB in silent mode. This specially-named CAB file should be
placed in the AutoStart folder with other CAB files intended for installation
on the next reboot.
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Wceload without any command line arguments specified.
_’ character before the “.cab” extension of the file.
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Autostart.ini
Autoexec.ini, which uses AutoCE on some older models, has been deprecated.
These files should be renamed to Autostart.ini and reformatted as described in
"AutoStart" on page 1-7.
The Autostart.ini is a text file that AutoStart will run upon startup of the
Falcon, and after any CAB files are installed. This file should be placed in the
AutoStart folder. AutoStart will run the
of the device (with the exception of a Clean Boot, which will remove the
AutoStart folder).
Line Formatting
Each line of the Autostart.ini can consist of Autostart options, an executable, and any command line arguments.
< Autostart option(s)> <full path to executable>
<command line arguments>
Sample:
- \windows\pword.exe \file.doc
Ta bl e 7 breaks down the sample
AutoStart
Autostart.ini file on each reboot
Autostart.ini line.
Table 7. Autostart.ini line formatting
Autostart
option(s)
- \windows\pword.exe \file.doc
Full path to executable Command line arguments
Spaces must be placed between each component of the line in the
Autostart.ini.
If the executable path is in a folder that contains spaces in the name, quotes are
required to distinguish what the actual executable name is. The following is an
example of this:
“\Program Files\PSC\ScannerApp.exe” /run (valid)
\Program Files\PSC\ScannerApp.exe /run (invalid)
The second line is an invalid line because there is no way to distinguish the
executable from the argument.
Addendum 9
AutoStart
AutoStart Options
Ta bl e 8 shows options you can use when writing a line in the
Autostart.ini file.
Table 8. Options for Autostart.ini
Description Character
This may only be used as the first
Comment: This line will not be executed.
Do not wait on line completion:
This will cause the line to execute
and immediately move onto the
next line.
Query: Request user confirmation
when running the executable.
Execute only on Cold Reset ‘!’
‘#’ OR ‘ ‘
(space)
‘-’
‘?’
character of the line. If the comment
option is specified in the options
elsewhere, it is ignored.
This will halt parsing the
Autostart.ini until the confirmation is
answered. This is intended for
debugging the Autostart.ini file.
Comments
Cold Reset Only:
An empty line will be treated as a comment line.
Combining Options
This will cause the line to execute only after a Cold Reset.
Autostart options can be combined together as shown in the following sample:
?- \Windows\Pword.exe
This line would:
• Request confirmation before executing the line. The next line would not
be processed before the confirmation is answered.
• Run the next line without waiting on the current line to complete execution.
Query Option
The query option is intended for use when debugging the autostart.ini.
When a line with this option is executed, the following dialog will appear with
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AutoStart
the specified executable and command line arguments. The populated fields
shown in the AutoStart Execute Query are described in Table 9 on page 11.
AutoStart Execute Query
Table 9. AutoStart Query options
Field Description
Line Number This is the line number in the script being executed.
Exe The executable as parsed by AutoStart.
Args The argument as parsed by AutoStart.
The fields may be broken up into multiple lines (as shown in the example) due to
limited space in the dialog.
Parentheses are used to surround the given field and make it very clear what
the value of the field is.
Ta bl e 10 describes the results of each choice:
Table 10. AutoStart Query actions
Button Action
Yes The current line will execute.
No
Cancel
Autostart.ini Samples
The current line will not execute. AutoStart will continue parsing the
Autostart.ini.
The current line will not execute and AutoStart will discontinue parsing the Autostart.ini.
Tab le 11 on pa ge 12 is a collection of sample Autostart.ini lines.
Addendum 11
AutoStart
Table 11. Sample Autostart.ini lines
Line Description
? \windows\wceload.exe “\My
Documents\FDU.cab”
\Program Files\App.exe
\Program Files\App.exe /run
“\Program Files\App.exe” /
run
?- \Windows\Pword.exe
!”\Program Files\App.exe” /
run
This will confirm the execution of
\Windows\wceload.exe with specified argument
“\My Documents\FDU.cab”
(invalid) This will execute \Program with the argument
Files\App.exe.
(invalid) This will execute \Program with the argument
Files\App.exe /run.
This will execute the program \Program
Files\App.exe
This will confirm the execution of
with the argument /run.
\Windows\Pword.exe. If the execution is con-
firmed, AutoStart will immediately process the next line.
This will execute the program \Program
Files\App.exe
after a Cold Reset.
with the argument /run ONLY
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