BACKDOOR SCANNER PROGRAMMING FOR COMMS RS232 MODE

A.

DOCUMENT PURPOSE

This document contains the configuration to program the Datalogic GM4400 scanners used
in the Backdoor Receiving environment to work in the COMMS RS232 mode. This enables
SAP to communicate to the scanner and to sound specific beeps based on error conditions.

B.

DOCUMENT CONTROL

Author
Garth Arendse
Handr Durand
Handr Durand

Handr Durand
Handr Durand

Handr Durand

C.

Description
Draft for COMMS
version.
Add reboot step
Add Screenshots and
step to reboot
scanner
Further testing
checks.
Consolodated
barcodes and new
test codes
Temp fix for GS1 128

Date
19 March 2014

Version
V.01

24 March 2014
1 April 2014

V.03
V.05

1 April 2014

V.06

20 May 2014

V0.07

18 June 2014

V0.08

DOCUMENT LOCATION

\\pnpfilesrv2\ProjectOffice\01. PMO\03 Projects\01 Active Projects\Backdoor

Receiving\Scanner\BDR-Scanner-Serial Comm Modev0.7.docx

D.

SWITCH SCANNER TO RS232 MODE

Step 1. Current mode of scanner

If the scanner is in the USB-keyboard mode, then you have to set it to USB-Comms mode by
continuing with the instructions in the rest of this document. You can verify this by checking
Devices and Printer on the PC. It should have the scanner as a Handheld Barcode Scanner as
indicated in the picture below:

BDR-Scanner-Serial Comm Modev0.8.docx

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Step 2. Set to Default Mode

To set the scanner into the default factory mode, scan the following.

Place the scanner back into the cradle and wait for the beeps to stop before continuing.

Step 3. Set to USB COMS Mode

This sets the scanner into the required USB comms mode.

Step 4. Sync the scanner and cradle

Dock scanner into cradle and wait a few seconds until both the lights on the cradle is no
longer flashing, and the red cross hair beam has appeared and is not flashing. You will note
the popup in the bottom of the Windows for the driver being installed.

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Step 5. Ensure driver installed

Remove the USB cable and power cord from the power supply, wait 10 seconds and plug it
back into the PC. The driver should now be installed and this could be confirmed in Devices
and Printer.

NOTE: Ensure that the scanner has not been allocated to COMM port 3 in Devices and
Settings. IT WILL NOT WORK IF IT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO COMM port 3. If it was assigned
to COMM port 3, plug it into another USB port.
IMPORTANT: If the driver is not installed successfully, unplug both the USB and the power
connections from the scanner cradle, wait 1 minute and plug it back in. The driver should
now install correctly.
The Devices and Printer screen should now be as follow:

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Step 6. Scan programming codes

Scan slowly through the codes below, by allowing 10 seconds after each scan. This section
programms the various barcodes types that the scanner will be able to decode as well as set
the characteristics when the scanner has to perform error beeps.
1. Enter Configuration Mode

2. Barcode Enabling: USB-COM enable; INT 2 of 5; Code 11 ; Code 93

3. Barcode Enabling: Codabar; ABC Codabar; UPC-A to EAN-13; GS1 DataBar

Omnidirectional

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4. Barcode Enabling: GS1-128; GS1 DataBar

5. Set host commands

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6. Set good read LED

7. Set object gone time

8. Set Mobile phone duration

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9. Set transmission mode and powerdown timeout.

10. Exit Configuration Mode

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Step 7. Sync the scanner and the cradle

Dock scanner into cradle and wait a few seconds until both the lights on the cradle is no
longer flashing, and the red cross hair beam has appeared and is not flashing.

Step 8. Test the Scanner

To test the scanner when the computer is first setup, open the C:\utils folder. The following
files should be in the folder:

Click the START shortcut. A command box should appear and dissapear after a short while.
If it it does not and Java errors are displayed, the most likely issues are:

that the scanner is not in the correct mode, ie. the steps above where not followed
correctly.
The scanner is connected to COM3. Plug the scanner into another USB port and
verify that the COM port has changed in Devices and printers.
The scanner is not plugged in correctly or not on the cradle

The start command starts the wrapper.exe program. You can check in Task Manager that
wrapper.exe is running.

Testing into Notepad

Scan any barcode into Notepad. The results should look as follows. The =n. will appear
before the barcode.
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NOTE: If the =n. does not appear, the setup was NOT successful

E.

TESTING BARCODES:

To confirm that all the barcodes are actually scanning, scan each of the following barcodes
and confirm that they are read into notepad.

NOTE: If any of the barcodes are not correctly scanning, there was a problem with the
setup and you need to start over.

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F.

BARCODES FOR SCANNER TESTING

1) EAN/UPC

1. Outer Case Barcode (CS)

2. Shrink (6 Pack)

3. Inner Barcode (EA)

2) EAN 12 Numeric

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3) EAN-128

4) ITF14

5) GS1 Data Matrix

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6) GS1 QR Code

end of scanner setup

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G.

SWITCH SCANNER BACK TO USB KEYBOARD

DANGER!!!!
THIS SECTION IS TO SWITCH BACK TO USB-KEYBOARD. IT IS NOT PART OF THE SETUP
PROCEDURE FOR USB COMMS.
IT WILL UNDO EVERYTHING YOU DID UP UNTIL NOW. IT SHOULD ONLY BE USED TO REVERT
BACK.
Use this code to switch the scanner back to USB Keyboard if the setup to COMMS should
you need to reverse the above setup.

Remove USB cable and the power and plug it back in and sync again.

H.

RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS

To restore the scanner to the factory default options, use the barcode below.

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I.

UNLINK

To unlink a scanner from its base in order to assign a new handset to the base, scan the
following barcode.

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