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2325 Reference Guide (Archived May 24, 2004)

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LXE Inc. reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products described in this manual at any time without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, LXE assumes no liability resulting from any errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. Further, LXE Incorporated, reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to it from time to time without any obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes.

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Note: The original equipment’s Reference Manual is copyrighted by Percon® Inc. This manual has been amended by LXE® Inc., for the 2325 and Docking Stations with Percon’s express permission.

Revision Notice 2325 Reference Guide

Upgrade From Revision G to Revision H

Rev. Section Explanation

G Entire Manual

Replaced references to the XFER file transfer utility with REMDISK/REMSERV utilities. Replaced references to configuration barcodes with a reference to “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, E-SW-SCANNERPG.

G Chapter 1 – Introduction Added “Battery Maintenance” and “PCMCIA Symbol 11Mb 2.4 GHz Type II” Sections.

G Chapter 2 – Using Advanced Features

Revised “Set Interface” and “Options” sections. Added “Symbol Parameters” and “Set ARP INIT” sections.

G Chapter 3 – Software Configuration

Added sample Symbol 11Mb NET.CFG file. Revised sample SOCKET.CFG file.

G Chapter 4 – Using XFER Deleted chapter. File transfer is handled by REMDISK and REMSERV, covered in the “Commands” chapter.

G Chapter 5 – Commands Renamed as Chapter 4 – Commands.

G Chapter 6 – The Docking Station Renamed as Chapter 5 – The Docking Station.

G Appendix B – Programming Parameters

Deleted Appendix. This information is included in “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, E-SW-SCANNERPG.

G Appendix C – Barcodes for Configuring MX2

Deleted Appendix. This information is included in “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, E-SW-SCANNERPG.

G Appendix D – Key Maps Renamed as Appendix B – Key Maps.

H Chapter 3 – Software Configuration

Removed specific examples of available screen sizes on computers running DOS Terminal Emulations.

Revised Symbol Radio Encryption information. Revised pertinent sections relating to the updated Datalight DOS Stack Release in November 2003.

H Chapter 4 – Commands Added footnote identifying DOS files required for International keyboards and code pages.

December, 2003 Final Update upon Archiving: Updated NET.CFG values for Symbol 2Mb and 11Mb radios.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND SPECIFICATIONS 1

Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................2

Technical Specifications .......................................................................................... 3 General......................................................................................................................................3 Physical.....................................................................................................................................3 Keyboard...................................................................................................................................3 Display......................................................................................................................................4

Cleaning the Display / Scan Aperture ....................................................................................4 Power Management ..................................................................................................................4 Memory.....................................................................................................................................4 Battery.......................................................................................................................................5

Battery Maintenance Publication ...........................................................................................5 Laser Module ............................................................................................................................5 Radio PC Card ..........................................................................................................................6

LXE 6400 PCMCIA 2.4GHz Type II ....................................................................................6 LXE 6500 PCMCIA 2.4GHz Type II ....................................................................................6 Cisco 2.4GHz Type II ............................................................................................................6 Symbol 11Mb 2.4 GHz Type II .............................................................................................7

PC Card.....................................................................................................................................7 Serial/Accessory .......................................................................................................................8

Getting Help............................................................................................................... 9 Manuals and Accessories ........................................................................................ 9

Manuals.....................................................................................................................................9 Accessories ...............................................................................................................................9

CHAPTER 2 USING ADVANCED FEATURES 11

Introduction ............................................................................................................. 11 Changing the Laser Module’s Orientation............................................................ 11 Programming the Laser Triggers .......................................................................... 12 Resetting the 2325 .................................................................................................. 13

Warm Boot..............................................................................................................................13 Cold Boot................................................................................................................................13 Safe Boot ................................................................................................................................14 Hardware Reset.......................................................................................................................14

Using PC Cards....................................................................................................... 15 Opening the PC Card Slot Cover............................................................................................15 Inserting a PC Card.................................................................................................................16

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Card Recognition and Configuration......................................................................................16 Radio Card Antenna Connector..............................................................................................17 Radio Card Antenna Ports ......................................................................................................17 Removing a PC Card ..............................................................................................................18

The Serial Port......................................................................................................... 19 The Scanner Port .................................................................................................... 19 The Antenna ............................................................................................................ 20 The Disk Drives ....................................................................................................... 20

Additional Drives ...................................................................................................................20 Configuring the 2325 .............................................................................................. 21

Troubleshooting - Enable I 2 of 5...........................................................................................21 Transferring Files.................................................................................................... 21 Advanced Power Management .............................................................................. 22

Batteries ..................................................................................................................................22 Doze Mode..............................................................................................................................22 Auto-Off Timer.......................................................................................................................22 Backlight.................................................................................................................................22 Power Management at the Radio Card ...................................................................................23

Radio PC Card Configuration ................................................................................ 24 Radio Card Parameters .......................................................................................... 24

NET.CFG Parameters .............................................................................................................24 Lucent Parameters ................................................................................................................24

Link Support .................................................................................................................................. 24 Protocol.......................................................................................................................................... 24 WaveLAN_Network_Name........................................................................................................... 24 Station_Name................................................................................................................................. 25 AP_Distance .................................................................................................................................. 25 Microwave_Robustness ................................................................................................................. 25 Transmit_Rate................................................................................................................................ 25 Medium_Reservation..................................................................................................................... 26 Card_Power_Management............................................................................................................. 26 Maximum_Sleep_Duration............................................................................................................ 26 Receive_All_Multicasts ................................................................................................................. 26 Enable_Encryption......................................................................................................................... 26 Transmit_Key_ID .......................................................................................................................... 27

Proxim Parameters ...............................................................................................................28 Link Support .................................................................................................................................. 28 Protocol.......................................................................................................................................... 28 Int ................................................................................................................................................... 28 Port................................................................................................................................................. 28 Mem#1 (ODI) ................................................................................................................................ 28 Domain........................................................................................................................................... 28 Station_type ................................................................................................................................... 28 Socket............................................................................................................................................. 28 Initialize_365 ................................................................................................................................. 29 Inactivity_min................................................................................................................................ 29 Inactivity_sec ................................................................................................................................. 29 Channel .......................................................................................................................................... 29

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Subchannel..................................................................................................................................... 29 Mac_optimize ................................................................................................................................ 29 Roam_config.................................................................................................................................. 29 Peer_to_peer .................................................................................................................................. 29

Cisco Parameters ..................................................................................................................30 Link Support .................................................................................................................................. 30 Protocol.......................................................................................................................................... 30 SSID............................................................................................................................................... 30 FragThreshold................................................................................................................................ 30 RTSThreshold................................................................................................................................ 30 DataRateX...................................................................................................................................... 30 RefreshInterval............................................................................................................................... 30 PowerSaveMode ............................................................................................................................ 31 MaxPowerSave .............................................................................................................................. 31 NodeName ..................................................................................................................................... 31 WEP enable.................................................................................................................................... 31 Diversity......................................................................................................................................... 31 PortBase – IRQ – Memory - Socket .............................................................................................. 31 BusType ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Frame ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Cisco 350 Radio Only.................................................................................................................... 32

LEAP.........................................................................................................................................................32 WorldMode ..............................................................................................................................................32 ShortPreamble..........................................................................................................................................32

AWCLEAP .................................................................................................................................... 32 WEPDOS ....................................................................................................................................... 33

Symbol Parameters...............................................................................................................34 Link Support .................................................................................................................................. 34 Protocol.......................................................................................................................................... 34 ESS_ID .......................................................................................................................................... 34 mode............................................................................................................................................... 34 ioaddress ........................................................................................................................................ 34 memory .......................................................................................................................................... 34 interrupt.......................................................................................................................................... 34 performance_index ........................................................................................................................ 34 Auth_type....................................................................................................................................... 34 Encrypt_Key# ................................................................................................................................ 35 encrypt_enable ............................................................................................................................... 35 Encrypt_Key_ID............................................................................................................................ 35 Encrypt_Enable_Index................................................................................................................... 35 diversity ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Tx_rate ........................................................................................................................................... 35

SOCKETS TCP/IP Stack........................................................................................................36 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................36

Bootp.............................................................................................................................................. 36 DHCP............................................................................................................................................. 36

Setting SOCKETS.CFG Parameters ....................................................................................37 Set IP Address................................................................................................................................ 37 Set ARP INIT................................................................................................................................. 37 Set Interface ................................................................................................................................... 37

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Set Router IP (Gateway only) ........................................................................................................ 38 Set Domain Name Server............................................................................................................... 38 Display IP Address ........................................................................................................................ 38 Options........................................................................................................................................... 38

SOCKET.CFG Parameters...................................................................................................39 domain ........................................................................................................................................... 39 iface................................................................................................................................................ 39 interface ......................................................................................................................................... 39 ip .................................................................................................................................................... 42 param ............................................................................................................................................. 43 route ............................................................................................................................................... 44 tcp................................................................................................................................................... 46

RF Throughput, Performance and Troubleshooting............................................ 50 Power Management at the Proxim RangeLAN2 Access Point ..............................................50

MU Access Control ..............................................................................................................50 Message Filtering .................................................................................................................50

Site Survey..............................................................................................................................51 Throughput and Performance .................................................................................................51 Operational Problems .............................................................................................................52 Problems with DOS Drivers ...................................................................................................53

CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION 55

Introduction ............................................................................................................. 55 BIOS and DOS .......................................................................................................................55

DOS Key Functions Not Supported on the 2325 .................................................................55 PC Card and RF Networking Software ..................................................................................55

Disk Drives and Files.............................................................................................. 56 Drive A ...................................................................................................................................57 Drive B....................................................................................................................................58 Drive C....................................................................................................................................60

Root Directory Files .............................................................................................................60 DOS Directory Files.............................................................................................................60 PCM Directory Files ............................................................................................................60 Agent Directory Files ...........................................................................................................61 Terminal Emulation Files.....................................................................................................61 TE Selection Menu...............................................................................................................61

Menu Customization...................................................................................................................... 61 Drive D ...................................................................................................................................62 Drive E....................................................................................................................................62

System Configurations........................................................................................... 63 Default Configuration.............................................................................................................63 I/O PC Card Support Configuration .......................................................................................64

Data Entry ................................................................................................................ 65 Keyboard Data Entry ..............................................................................................................65 Barcode Data Entry.................................................................................................................65 RS-232 Data Entry..................................................................................................................65

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Terminal Emulation ................................................................................................................65 ANSI Plus.............................................................................................................................66 TN3270 TE and TN5250 TE................................................................................................66 Terminal Emulation Screen Sizes ........................................................................................66 DOS Terminal Emulation User Defined Stored Forms........................................................66

Sample NET.CFG and SOCKET.CFG Files............................................................ 67 Sample NET.CFG Files ..........................................................................................................67

Lucent Radio NET.CFG File ...............................................................................................67 Proxim Radio NET.CFG File...............................................................................................68 Cisco Radio NET.CFG File .................................................................................................69 Symbol 11Mb Radio NET.CFG File....................................................................................70

Sample SOCKET.CFG File....................................................................................................72 SNMP DOS Agent.................................................................................................... 74

CHAPTER 4 COMMANDS 75

Introduction ............................................................................................................. 75 ROM-DOS Commands ............................................................................................ 75

ANSI.SYS...............................................................................................................................75 ATTRIB.EXE .........................................................................................................................76 CHKDSK.EXE .......................................................................................................................77 COMMAND.COM.................................................................................................................78 DELTREE.EXE......................................................................................................................79 FORMAT.COM......................................................................................................................80 HIMEM.SYS ..........................................................................................................................81 MEM.EXE..............................................................................................................................83 MODE.COM ..........................................................................................................................83 MORE.COM...........................................................................................................................85 NED.EXE and NED.CFG.......................................................................................................86 PRINT.COM...........................................................................................................................88 REMDISK.EXE......................................................................................................................89 REMSERV.EXE.....................................................................................................................90 SYS.COM...............................................................................................................................92 VER ........................................................................................................................................93 XCOPY.COM.........................................................................................................................93

ROM-DOS 6.22 Command Summary..................................................................... 95

CHAPTER 5 THE DOCKING STATIONS 99

Introduction ............................................................................................................. 99 The Single Dock .................................................................................................... 100

Attaching the Single Dock to a Computer............................................................................100 The Power Adapter ...............................................................................................................101 Using a Single Dock .............................................................................................................101 Technical Specifications.......................................................................................................102

Single Dock ........................................................................................................................102

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Power Supply .....................................................................................................................102 The Four Slot Dock ............................................................................................... 103

Front Panel............................................................................................................................103 Back Panel ............................................................................................................................103 Creating a Dock Network .....................................................................................................104 Installation ............................................................................................................................105

Power Adapter....................................................................................................................105 Cables .................................................................................................................................105 Connecting the Dock to the Host .......................................................................................105

Using the 4-Slot Dock ..........................................................................................................105 Charging Batteries..............................................................................................................105 Transferring Data ...............................................................................................................105

Operating Modes ..................................................................................................................106 The 4SLOT.SYS Device Driver ...........................................................................................106 Transferring Files .................................................................................................................106 Setting the Baud Rate ...........................................................................................................107 Technical Specifications.......................................................................................................108

Four Slot Dock ...................................................................................................................108 Power Supply .....................................................................................................................108

Vehicle Mounted DC Single Dock........................................................................ 109 Using the DC Single Dock ...................................................................................................110 DC Single Dock Vehicle Wiring and Mounting Instruction ................................................111

Introduction ........................................................................................................................111 Before Installation Begins . . . ............................................................................................111 Quick Start..........................................................................................................................111 Vehicle 12VDC Connection...............................................................................................112 Fuse Replacement ..............................................................................................................112 LXE Vehicle Bracket .........................................................................................................113 Custom Mounting Brackets................................................................................................115

Technical Specifications.......................................................................................................115 Vehicle Mount DC Single Dock ........................................................................................115 Power Supply .....................................................................................................................115

Vehicle Mount Dock.............................................................................................. 116 Mounting to a Vehicle ..........................................................................................................117 Using the Vehicle Mount Dock ............................................................................................117 Technical Specifications.......................................................................................................117

APPENDIX A CONNECTOR CONFIGURATIONS 119

Introduction ........................................................................................................... 119 The 2325 Computer............................................................................................... 120

Laser-Scanner Connector .....................................................................................................120 Serial Port Jack .....................................................................................................................120

Single Dock ........................................................................................................... 121 25-Pin Connector ..................................................................................................................121

Vehicle Mounted DC Single Dock........................................................................ 122

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25-Pin Connector ..................................................................................................................122 Vehicle 12VDC Connection...............................................................................................123

The 4-Slot Dock..................................................................................................... 124 Host-Interface Cable.............................................................................................................124

Wiring for the 2325 4-Slot Dock Host-Interface Cable .....................................................124 Dock-Network Cable Jacks ..................................................................................................125

Wiring for the 4-Slot-Dock Network Cable Jacks .............................................................125

APPENDIX B KEY MAPS 127

INDEX 131

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Illustrations

Figure 2-1 Rotating the Laser Module...............................................................................................................11 Figure 2-2 Location of the Hardware Reset Mechanism ...................................................................................14 Figure 2-3 Removing the PC Card Slot Cover ..................................................................................................15 Figure 2-4 Typical PC Card...............................................................................................................................15 Figure 2-5 Inserting a PC Card ..........................................................................................................................16 Figure 2-6 Radio Card Antenna Connector .......................................................................................................17 Figure 2-7 Radio Card Antenna Ports................................................................................................................17 Figure 2-8 Removing a PC Card........................................................................................................................18 Figure 2-9 The Serial Port..................................................................................................................................19 Figure 2-10 Port for Tethered Scanner ..............................................................................................................19 Figure 2-11 Antenna ..........................................................................................................................................20 Figure 3-1 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive A ........................................................................................................57 Figure 3-2 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive A .................................................................................................57 Figure 3-3 CONFIG.SAF File on Drive A ........................................................................................................57 Figure 3-4 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive B.........................................................................................................59 Figure 3-5 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive B .................................................................................................59 Figure 3-6 CONFIG.SAF File on Drive B.........................................................................................................59 Figure 3-7 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive C for Default Configuration...............................................................63 Figure 3-8 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive C for Default Configuration .......................................................63 Figure 3-9 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive C for I/O PC Card Support ................................................................64 Figure 3-10 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive C for I/O Card Support .............................................................64 Figure 5-1 Single Dock....................................................................................................................................100 Figure 5-2 Back Panel of the Single Dock.......................................................................................................100 Figure 5-3 The Back Panel on the 4-Slot Dock ...............................................................................................103 Figure 5-4 Connections for 4-Slot Docks in a Network ..................................................................................104 Figure 5-5 Vehicle Mounted DC Single Dock for One 2325 ..........................................................................109 Figure 5-6 Insert 2325 in DC Single Dock ......................................................................................................110 Figure 5-7 Singledock Components.................................................................................................................111 Figure 5-8 Proper Connection of the Vehicle Cable........................................................................................112 Figure 5-9 Bottom Mounting Bracket..............................................................................................................113 Figure 5-10 DC Singledock Vehicle Bracket Mounting Pattern .....................................................................113 Figure 5-11 Fasten Backplate Assembly to DC Singledock ............................................................................114 Figure 5-12 DC Singledock in LXE Vehicle Mounting Bracket .....................................................................114 Figure 5-13 Back View of DC Singledock before Mounting Custom Bracket ...............................................115 Figure 5-14 Adjustable Vehicle Mount Dock for One 2325 (No Power/Communications)............................116 Figure 5-15 Mounting Dimensions ..................................................................................................................117


Chapter 1 Introduction and Specifications

Introduction

This reference guide is a technical supplement to the “2325 Installation and Operator’s Guide”. It contains technical information about the 2325’s system configuration, disk drives, utilities, and DOS commands. Included in the appendices are connector configurations for the 2325 and the Single Dock and key maps for the 2325 keypads.

For configuration parameters and barcodes for setting those parameters, please refer to the “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, available on the LXE Manuals CD-ROM and on the LXE website (www.lxe.com / ServicePass).

This manual is provided as a reference guide for system administrators, developers, and programmers who want to create end-user solutions for 2325 DOS portable computers. It is not intended for use by first-time 2325 users.

LXE offers two basic configurations:

• RF Configuration – a 2325 with a PCMCIA radio and antenna. The unit may be configured with or without an integrated laser scanner.

• Batch Configuration – a 2325 without a PCMCIA radio and antenna. The unit may be configured with or without an integrated laser scanner.

Both configurations can use all three docking stations without requiring adjustment.

2325’s running LXE’s Terminal Emulation programs require a PCMCIA radio, antenna and RF configuration files.

The “2325 Installation and Operator’s Guide” is directed toward the 2325 operator. It is available on the LXE Manuals CD. It contains safety warnings, descriptions of the controls and connectors, and instructions for day to day operation.

2 Introduction


Document Conventions This reference guide uses the following document conventions:

ALL CAPS All caps are used to represent disk directories, file names, and application names.

Menu|Choice Rather than use the phrase “choose the Save command from the File menu”, this manual uses the convention “choose File|Save”.

“Quotes” Indicates the title of a book, chapter or a section within a chapter (for example, “Document Conventions”).

[ ] Indicates a key on the keyboard (for example, [CTL] ).

Indicates a reference to other documentation.

Note: Keyword that indicates immediately relevant information.

Caution:

! Keyword that indicates a cautionary warning to follow.

ATTENTION Keyword that indicates vital or pivotal information to follow.

Technical Specifications 3


Technical Specifications

General

CPU AM-SC400 (486) 33MHz

Operating Temperature -10C° to +50C° (14°F to 120°F)

Sealing Minimal dust and rain resistance

Humidity 0 to 95% non-condensing

Drop 4 foot multiples

Usage Indoors, Limited outdoors

Physical

Height 8.65 in (21.97 cm)

Width 3.5 in (8.9 cm)

Depth 1.6in (4.1 cm)

Weight With batteries 15.5 oz. (439 grams) With laser module 18 oz. (510 grams)

Keyboard

Type Rubber Membrane

Size 57 (full alpha/numeric)

Function Keys 5 dedicated - FN, CTL, ALT, 2 special

Shift Keys 5 Shifted Function Keys

Shared Numeric No

Arrow Keys 4, implemented on toggle

Key colors 5

Emulation LXE ANSI Plus, TN3270, TN5250

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Display

Type LCD, FSTN (Black on White)

Writable Area Approximately 2.2” x 1.75” (5.6 cm x 4.4 cm) plus icon area

Char 16 line by 20 character

System Status Dedicated icons (17)

Graphics 128 x 160

Prog. Interface BIOS/Memory Map

Lighting EL, White

Contrast Adjustment Keyboard adjustable

Cleaning the Display / Scan Aperture

Keep fingers and rough or sharp objects away from the scan aperture and display. If the glass becomes soiled or smudged, clean only with a standard household cleaner such as Windex(R) without vinegar or use Isopropyl Alcohol. Do not use paper towels or harsh-chemical-based cleaning fluids since they may result in damage to the glass surface. Use a clean, damp, lint-free cloth. Do not scrub optical surfaces. If possible, clean only those areas which are soiled. Lint/particulates can be removed with clean, filtered canned air.

Power Management

Automatic Shutdown Unit turns off when battery door is removed.

Shutdown Timer Yes

Low Battery Indication Yes

APM Compatible Yes

Turn on to Previous State Yes

Batteries required for Operation Yes

Memory

RAM 8 Mbytes

Mapping Contiguous from 0000

Upgradability Factory upgrade

Flash 2 Mbytes, 3.3V (default: 2M)

Mapping Combined DOS and BIOS



Battery

Main - Rechargeable

Technology Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Battery Pack

Configuration 3 x AA

Capacity 1250 mAH

Protection Polyswitch PTC and Klixon circuit breaker

Life, Operating > 8 hrs. batch; > 6 hrs with RF link

Life, Storage > 14 days data retention, with fully charged pack

Charging In 4 Slot Dock: =< 15 hrs; In 1 Slot dock: =< 3 hrs.

Backup - Rechargeable

Type Rechargeable Lithium (Li)

Data Retention Period > 1 hour

Recovery from Cutoff 1M min, 5M typ after 5M operation

Battery Maintenance Publication The LXE publication “Getting the Most from Your Batteries” is available on the LXE Manuals CD-ROM and is a single-source guide to battery management. The document contains information about battery recharging, conditioning, and other pertinent issues.

Laser Module Long range scanner is identified by an etched square in the center of the mirror inside the integrated laser module.

Location At top of unit

Connections:

Pin 1 - Laser Sync in Input, 10K PU

Pin 2 - Barcode data in Input, 10K PU

Pin 3 - Good Read out I/O, >50mA high drive, 100K Pull-Down low drive and Zin

Pin 4 - Scan enable out I/O, 10K PU, OC low drive

Pin 5 - Laser Trig in Input, 10K PU

Pin 6 - Laser scan enable out I/O, 10K PU, OC low drive

Pin 7 - Ground

Pin 8 - Ground

Pin 9 - 5V Pwr. Out (300mA max.)

Shield ESD Gnd



Radio PC Card

LXE 6400 PCMCIA 2.4GHz Type II

Bus Interface: PCMCIA 2.0, Type II

Radio Frequencies: 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz FH SS

RF Data Rates: 1.6 Mbps

RF Power Level: 100 mW

Channels 15

Connectivity: Novell, TCP/IP, Ethernet, NDIS, ODI

Operating Temperature 60° C (140° F)

LXE 6500 PCMCIA 2.4GHz Type II


Radio Frequencies: 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz IEEE MAP 802.11 DS SS

Range 1400 ft dependant on speed and environment

RF Data Rates: 2 or 1 Mbps

RF Power Level: 30 mW nominal

Channels 11 US, 13 Europe, 4 France, 1 Japan

Connectivity: Novell, TCP/IP, Ethernet, ODI

Supply Current w/o Encryption

Doze Max 9mA, Receive Max 240mA, Transmit Max 300mA (with encryption, add 10mA)

Output Power 15 dBm (nominal)

Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)

Security RC4 IEEE 802.11 compliant encryption

Cisco 2.4GHz Type II


Radio Frequencies: 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz FH SS

RF Data Rates: 11 Mbps maximum

RF Power Level: 35 mW nominal


Connectivity: Novell, TCP/IP, Ethernet, NDIS, ODI

Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)



Symbol 11Mb 2.4 GHz Type II

Bus Interface: PCMCIA 2.0, Type II slot

Radio Frequencies: 2.4 - 2.5 GHz IEEE 802.11b DS SS

RF Data Rates: 11 Mbps maximum

RF Power Level: 100 mW


Connectivity: Novell, TCP/IP, Ethernet, ODI

Antenna Internal

PC Card

Physical One only Type 2 with custom ejector

Location Bottom of unit

Connections Per PCMCIA specifications

RF Usage Side mounted antenna

Memory usage ATA Flash

Modem usage Cable exits card end, not recommended

Power Management Not supported

Vpp 5V only

Hot Insertion Not supported

Special Features Covered by door



Serial/Accessory

Physical 10 Pin Modular Socket

Location Bottom of unit

Interface Elan 16550 compatible UART, external serial converter

Pin Usage:

Serial Outputs (RS-232 output levels)

Pin 5 - TXD

Pin 4 - RTS

Serial Inputs (inputs allow RS-232 or TTL)

Pin 3 - RxD

Pin 9 - CTS

Pin 1 - DCD

Pin 7 - RI (Wake on RI enabled for use in 4 slot dock)

Power and Ground

Pin 8 - GND

Pin 6 - Bat (Protected by 1.1A Polyswitch)

Pin 2 - 5V out, switched <300mA

Pin 10 - Chassis ground

Dock Usage Serial Data I/O, Bat. Chg.

Cable Usage Serial Data I/O

Getting Help 9


Getting Help

All LXE user guidess are now available on one CD and they can also be viewed/downloaded from the LXE website. Contact your LXE representative to obtain the LXE Manuals CD.

You can also get help from LXE by calling the telephone numbers listed on the LXE Manuals CD, in the file titled “Contacting LXE”. This information is also available on the LXE website (www.lxe.com).

Explanations of terms and acronyms used in this guide are located in the file titled "Glossary" on the LXE Manuals CD and on the LXE website.

Manuals and Accessories

Manuals The following manuals are available on the LXE Manuals CD:

• 2325 Installation and Operator’s Guide • ANSI Plus Reference Guide • PCMCIA Card Management and LXE DOS Computers Reference Guide • TN3270 Terminal Reference Guide • TN5250 Terminal Reference Guide • SNMP Agent Reference Guide • DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions • Integrated Scanner Programming Guide

Accessories Dock, single slot 2325A001DOCKSINGLE Dock, four slot 2325A002DOCKFOUR Dock power supply (110V) 2325A301PSDOCK110 Dock power supply (220V) 2325A302PSDOCK220 Dock serial cable (9 x 25 PIN) 2325A052CBLDOCK925 Serial cable RJ-DB9 2325A051CBLRJDB9 NiMH battery, 2325, 1250mAh 2325A376BATTNIMH850 Single slot battery charger (110V) 2325A377CHGR1US Single slot battery charger with Euro (220V) 2325A378CHGR1EU Single slot battery charger with IEC 320 (220V) 2325A379CHGR1IEC 4 slot battery charger with PS, US cord 2325A380CHGR4US 4 slot battery charger with PS, Europe 2325A381CHGR4EU 4 slot dock to dock cable, 2 ft. 2325A053CBL2DOCK 4 slot dock to dock cable, 10 ft. 2325A054CBL10DOCK Holster 2325A401HOLSTER Soft case without laser 2325A402CASE Soft case with laser 2325A403CASELASER Holder, vehicle, non-powered 2325A003HOLDER Developer’s Tool Kit 2325A476DEVKIT Universal Program Generator 2325A477UNIPROGEN PCMCIA SRAM Card, 2 MB 9000A101PCC2SRAM

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Chapter 2 Using Advanced Features

Introduction

This chapter provides information about advanced features of the 2325 computers. It does not cover basics, such as use of the keypad and display. For basic information about the 2325, see the “2325 Installation and Operator’s Guide”.

Changing the Laser Module’s Orientation

Normally, the laser window faces the left side of the 2325 for easy right-handed scanning. If you prefer to hold the 2325 in your left hand while scanning, you can turn the laser module around.

1 Screw

2 Laser module

3 Rotate 180° clockwise only

Figure 2-1 Rotating the Laser Module

To rotate the laser module, complete the following steps:

1. Unscrew the screw that secures the module to the main part of the 2325. The screw will come loose but will not come out of the laser module. Do not try to force it out.

2. Gently lift the laser module away from the top of the main part of the 2325. The module will not completely separate from the rest of the 2325. Do not try to force the units apart.

3. Swivel the module around until the laser window faces the opposite direction. The module can rotate in only one direction. Do not try to force it the other way.

4. Press the laser module back into the main part of the 2325, and tighten the screw.

Note: After changing the laser module’s orientation, you may want to swap the operations of the triggers. (See the next section “Programming the Laser Triggers”.)

12 Programming the Laser Triggers


Programming the Laser Triggers

Normally, the left trigger operates the laser or another barcode reader attached to the 2325, and the right trigger toggles the unit in and out of Function mode. You can reprogram one or both of the laser triggers to act as equivalents, or “aliases”, of keypad keys.

To turn a trigger into an alias for a keypad key:

First, hold down the [FN] key and press the [SWP] key. The program-trigger icon should appear in the display. Press the trigger that you want to change, and then press the key that you want to assign to the trigger.

For example, to turn the right trigger into an alias for the [ENTER] key, hold down the [FN] key and press the [SWP] key to enter program-trigger mode. Then press and release the right trigger, and press the [ENTER] key. The right trigger will now work as a second [ENTER] key.

To change a reassigned trigger back to a laser trigger, put the 2325 into program-trigger mode and press the trigger twice.

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Resetting the 2325

One of the critical features of any portable data-collection device is its ability to protect against accidental data loss. In the event a 2325 becomes “locked up” or otherwise in a state in which data can no longer be processed, you can use any of four methods to reset the unit. This chapter describes these methods.

Warm Boot The warm boot is one of two software methods for resetting a 2325. It is analogous to the CTL-ALT-DEL key sequence for rebooting IBM-compatible PCs, and the same key sequence is used to force a warm boot on a 2325. This method of resetting a unit should be used first to attempt to bring it back to a usable state.

Note: You do not need to press the FN key to activate the DEL function of the BkSp key.

Since a warm boot can be attempted only from a unit that has been turned on, certain assumptions are made. For example, the rigorous hardware tests that are performed as part of the cold boot sequence are not all necessary. This means the unit restarts faster with a warm boot than with a cold boot.

During a warm boot, data written to the RAM drive (D), the flash drive (C), or an ATA flash card will remain intact. However, if an application is running on a unit before a warm boot, its state cannot be restored.

Note: If you do not want end users to be able to reset the unit, scan the “Enable CTL-ALT-DEL Reboot Off” barcode in the “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, available on the LXE Manuals CD-ROM.

Cold Boot The second software method for resetting a 2325 is the cold boot. A cold boot should be used only if a warm boot is unsuccessful. Performing a cold boot is analogous to pressing the reset button on a PC or to turning the PC’s power off and then back on.

To perform a cold boot on a 2325, first turn it off. Then press [ALT] + [FN] + [Power], holding the first two keys down while pressing the third.

Release all three keys simultaneously, and the unit will reset.

Simply removing and inserting the battery pack will not force a cold boot, because the backup battery can provide minimal power to sustain the 2325’s operating state. The exception to this is when the backup battery is drained of all power, a condition that you should not let happen.

When a cold boot is performed, all transient data is lost, along with the state of any application that was running on the unit. Data written to the RAM drive (D), the flash drive (C), or an ATA flash card will remain intact. If a cold boot happens because of a dead backup battery, data written to a RAM drive may not be maintained.

A cold boot begins with a retesting of the hardware and then follows with the DOS boot sequence. The unit reboots DOS under the same conditions you would expect from a desktop PC: Device drivers included in the CONFIG.SYS file and applications included in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file are automatically loaded as part of the boot process; any other programs that were loaded before the cold boot will not be reloaded automatically.

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Safe Boot During the DOS boot sequence, control is passed sequentially to the CONFIG.SYS files on drives A, B, and C. A similar process is followed for the AUTOEXEC.BAT files on each drive.

It is possible for a driver or application loading from the CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file on drive C to hang the system. A cold or warm boot of the unit will not directly correct the problem, because the troublesome program will be started again as part of the boot sequence. What is required is a method by which the CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file on drive C and the loading of the CFGDEV.SYS and DECODE.SYS drivers can be taken out of the normal boot sequence. DOS can help some, with the CTL-C, F5, and F8 escape sequences.

The 2325 provides an alternative method that is less accessible to the end user. To bypass the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files on drive C, reboot the unit (with either a cold or warm boot), and when the message “Wait…” appears on the display, immediately press the ESC and DEL keys at the same time. This causes alternative CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT processing to take place on drives A and B without chaining into the files on drive C.

Note: You do not need to press the FN key to activate the DEL function of the BkSp key.

The unit indicates safe-boot mode by emitting a low tone followed by a higher-pitched tone. The flash drive (C) and the RAM drive (D) will be preserved, and the boot sequence will place the unit at the C:\> prompt.

Note: If you do not hear the two tones indicating the safe-boot sequence, you probably did not press the ESC and DEL keys quickly enough. Reboot the 2325 and press the two keys simultaneously as soon as you see the “Wait…” message on the display.

Hardware Reset In the extremely rare situation where none of the rebooting methods is successful, you can use a reset mechanism that is located under the PC card slot cover. Touch a metal device (such as a paper clip) to the two metal contacts on the reset mechanism. This will cause the 2325 to begin a cold boot.

Note: Metal must touch metal before the 2325 will reset.

Figure 2-2 Location of the Hardware Reset Mechanism

Upon reset, you will need to set the date and time in the 2325. These DOS programs may run automatically after a Hardware Reset.

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Using PC Cards

The 2325 has a slot for plugging in PC cards, and each unit is factory-equipped with PhoenixCARD Manager Plus PC card drivers. PC cards provide such features as network connectivity, modem connectivity, and wireless capability. Their primary purpose in the 2325 is to provide additional memory storage by functioning as a disk drive.

The 2325 holds one PC card at a time. If the 2325 has a radio card installed, the radio card will need to be removed before a different PC card can be inserted.

Opening the PC Card Slot Cover

1 Hand strap hook (hand strap not shown)

2 Locking Screw

3 Round release button

4 Remove cover

Figure 2-3 Removing the PC Card Slot Cover

The PC card slot is located near the bottom on the back of the 2325. The slot is protected by a cover.

Detach the elastic hand strap on the back of the 2325 by pulling its hook out of the holder near the base. If the slot cover is secured by a screw, loosen the screw. The locking screw is designed to remain connected to the 2325.

Then, while pressing the round button above the slot cover, slide the cover out and away from the 2325.

Note: The locking screw cannot be completely removed from the PC card slot cover. To keep the screw from catching on the unit, turn the 2325 face up when you pull the cover out.

Note: Turn the 2325 off before removing or inserting a PC card.

Figure 2-4 Typical PC Card

All PC cards have two rows of small sockets on one end. The cards also have face-up and face-down sides. The card manufacturer’s label is usually on the face-up side.

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Inserting a PC Card

1 Ejector tab

2 PC card

Figure 2-5 Inserting a PC Card

With the 2325 face down and the PC card face up, insert the end of the card with the sockets into the card slot. There are two tracks inside the slot to help you guide the card.

Push the card firmly into the slot until the ejector tab slides out.

See section titled “Radio Card Antenna Connector” when installing or removing an RF card.

Note: Do not force the card into the slot. It should slide in easily. The PC card slot in the 2325 is designed so that you cannot insert a card upside down or backward. Make sure you put the end with the holes into the slot first. Then flip the card upside down and try to insert it again.

Replace the PC card slot cover and tighten the locking screw.

Card Recognition and Configuration Once you have inserted the card in the slot, turn the unit on. The unit will try to recognize and configure the card.

If the unit responds with one beep when you turn it on, the PhoenixCARD Manager Plus drivers successfully recognized and configured the card. If the unit does not beep, the PC card drivers might not be loaded in the unit, or the beeper might be disabled.

Note: In some cases, drivers provided by a specific card’s vendor are responsible for configuring the card. If you are using one of these cards, you might receive no audio signals for card configuration. See the configuration instructions that came with the card.

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Radio Card Antenna Connector

Figure 2-6 Radio Card Antenna Connector

Note: Turn the 2325 off before inserting or removing the radio PC card.

The antenna connector is inserted in the antenna port on the PCMCIA radio card when the card is inserted in the 2325. Units with radio cards require an antenna to connect to the RF network.

Radio Card Antenna Ports Your radio PCMCIA card may have one or two antenna ports. Insert the antenna connector into the port identified by the arrows in the following figure.

Figure 2-7 Radio Card Antenna Ports

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Removing a PC Card

Note: If a radio card is to be removed, first disconnect the antenna connector from the radio card before pressing the Ejector Tab.

1. Ejector tab

2. PC card

Figure 2-8 Removing a PC Card

The Ejector Tab inside the PC card slot ejects the installed card. Push the end of the ejector tab into the 2325. As you do so, the PC card should slide partway out of the slot. Hold the card by the edges and pull it the rest of the way out.

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The Serial Port

Figure 2-9 The Serial Port

The 2325 has a port for serial communications with a PC. The port is located at the base of the unit. Designated as COM1, it is a 10-pin telephone-style jack providing a standard RS-232 connection.

With a serial cable connected to it, the port allows communications with a host computer or any serial device, such as a printer or modem. The serial port also provides a connection for communications and battery recharging in the Single Dock and Four Slot Dock.

For the wiring configuration of the serial port, see Appendix A, “Connector Configurations”.

The Scanner Port

Figure 2-10 Port for Tethered Scanner

A 2325 without an integrated laser scanning module has a 9 pin scanner connector at the top of the unit to be used with a tethered scanner (not supplied by LXE). For the wiring configuration of the scanner port, see Appendix A, “Connector Configurations”.

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The Antenna

Figure 2-11 Antenna

Antennas are factory installed on the 2325s that will be used with radio PC cards. Not all 2325s with radios have an integrated laser scanner. For those 2325s that are not configured for radio, a rubber plug is inserted in the antenna opening.

The antenna can be rotated 90° toward the front of the unit and back up again. Do not force the antenna to move past the stopping point.

The Disk Drives

The 2325 contains four logical disk drives that provide storage for system files, applications, and data.

Drive A is a read-only drive. Its contents cannot be changed. Drive B is a read-only drive used to store system utilities and to initialize the boot process. Its contents cannot be changed.

Drive C is a flash disk drive that allows full read and write access. This drive contains DOS command files, PC card drivers, utilities, and executable files and associated files for applications. It may also contain additional CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to configure your 2325 to run applications.

Drive D is a RAM disk drive. The RAM disk is used primarily for data storage. Programs that need to be loaded into memory and then quickly removed from memory can also be placed here. Drive D can also be used for scratch disk space or temporary files.

Note: As with any RAM drive, data on drive D can be lost if the 2325 has a power failure caused by low batteries or a system reset. For truly secure data collection, store your data on drive C or on an ATA flash card.

Additional Drives Drive E exists only if your unit has been configured to use PC ATA flash cards. The PC card looks like a hard disk drive to the operating system. You can use drive E for safe and permanent storage of data.

Alternately, drive E could be a peer-to-peer or client-server network drive that is accessed through a wireless access point or Ethernet network card link.

Your unit may have other additional logical drives. These might be RAM drives, ATA flash cards, or network drives accessed via wireless access points.

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Configuring the 2325

If your unit is not already configured for use when you get it, please refer to “Radio PC Card Configuration”, later in this chapter and also to Chapter 3, “Software Configuration”.

You can also scan barcodes with the 2325 to change 2325 configuration settings. For more information, please refer to the “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, available on the LXE Manuals CD-ROM.

Troubleshooting - Enable I 2 of 5

Problem The 2325 configuration does not retain “Enable I 2 of 5” after power down. Note that this is an isolated incident and that the default 2325 with scanner configuration automatically enables Code 39, I 2 of 5, Codabar/Ames, Code 128, UPC-A and EAN/JAN.

Solution Create a file containing the actual character string of the barcode used to set that particular parameter. The character strings are printed under the barcode in the “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, available on the LXE Manuals CD-ROM – do not add the asterisks to the character string. Any number of setup strings can be used, one per line in the file used. After the file is created, copy the contents to the device PARAMS when the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is loaded.

For example, the setup string to enable I 2 of 5 is $+$-151EE.

1. Create an ASCII file – CUSTPARM.TXT – that contains the following line: $+$-151EE

2. Place the following line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and the command will be run each time the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is run:

COPY CUSTPARM.TXT PARAMS

Transferring Files

To transfer data or program files, connect your 2325 to the host computer with any of the following accessories:

• Serial cable

• Single Dock

• Four Slot Dock

Your software application may have simple file-transfer options, or you can use the REMDISK and REMSERV utilities.

For more information on REMSERV and REMDISK, please refer to Chapter 4, “Commands”.

22 Advanced Power Management


Advanced Power Management

The 2325 uses advanced power management (APM) to provide the longest battery life. Control of the APM features is provided in the PM.COM utility on drive B of each 2325.

This section provides additional information for getting the most power life out of a 2325 RF unit using the RangeLAN2 wireless LAN PC card.

Batteries For RF units, LXE recommends the use of nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries. In general, a 2325 with an RF card should be able to get through a normal 8-hour shift before the batteries need to be replaced or recharged.

Doze Mode After 8 seconds without a keypress, scanner input, or other system activity, the 2325 goes into a power-saving state known as doze mode. To maximize battery life, especially in an RF environment, try to avoid accidental or unnecessary pressing of the keypad keys or triggers.

Auto-Off Timer After a predetermined time without any system activity, the unit automatically shuts off. The default auto-off timeout is 5 minutes. To maximize battery life, you can set the timeout to a much shorter period.

The “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, available on the LXE Manuals CD-ROM, includes bar codes that provide auto-off settings as low as 20 seconds. You can also use the PM.COM utility to set the auto-off timer.

Backlight Use of the display backlight severely affects battery life in the 2325. For RF applications, do not use the backlight unless it is absolutely necessary. If you do need to use it, you can change the display’s auto-off timer to a setting lower than the default (15 seconds).

The “Integrated Scanner Programming Guide”, available on the LXE Manuals CD-ROM, includes bar codes that provide settings as low as 2 seconds for the backlight auto-off timer. You can also use the PM.COM utility to set the timeout.

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Power Management at the Radio Card To conserve battery life, the radio card has an inactivity sleep mode. The sleep mode is automatically engaged when a certain period has elapsed since the computer has sent or received data over the network. Once the card is asleep, it can be awoken by an access point attempting to send data to it. The time before sleeping is calculated by adding the Inactivity_min and Inactivity_sec parameter settings.

Note: Do not set an inactivity timeout on an RF 2325 being used as a master station. If the unit goes to sleep, you will lose all communication with your network.

The access point buffers packets that are to be sent to the 2325s. A dozing radio card will receive a sync message and wake-up list from the Access Point every 400 ms. The AP adds a media access control (MAC) address to the wake-up list each time a send attempt fails. (The access point buffers the packet and adds the MAC address of the 2325 to its wake-up list.)

If a 2325 detects that it is on the wake-up list, the radio card exits doze mode and enters receive mode. Once the radio card wakes up to receive the packet, it stays awake for all future sends until the inactivity timeout expires. This is why it is important to have the inactivity timeout as low as possible. The advantages of a higher timeout value is that the radio card will remain in Receive mode for longer periods of time; network throughput may be better because the unit will not have the delay of coming in and out of doze mode or of waiting for the wake-up list to see if there are any packets.

Generally, in the types of environments that the radio card will be used in, the user should strive for maximum power management. Most 2325 RF applications will not be expecting asynchronous network traffic, and it is doubtful that throughput differences due to power management will be noticeable with these types of applications. Always set the Inactivity_min parameter to 0, and set the Inactivity_sec parameter as low as possible (preferably to 1). Never set Inactivity_sec to 0, as that turns off the power management completely, and the card will always stay in receive mode.

24 Radio PC Card Configuration


Radio PC Card Configuration

Note: LXE will pre-install radio cards and drivers on 2325 RF units before delivery. These instructions are included for those users who may need to reinstall radio drivers and reconfigure radio parameters.

After installing the radio card, you must configure the 2325 to use the card. Please refer to the appropriate section for your radio card in the remainder of this section.

Radio Card Parameters

Note: The information and programs in this section only pertain to LXE’s 2.4GHz system radios. They do not work with LXE’s 900MHz system radios.

Change the radio parameters by editing the NET.CFG file in the PCTCP directory. This can be done with any ASCII text editor or NED. The NET.CFG file is the configuration file used by the radio card’s ODI driver. The NET.CFG file determines the wireless network name, the workstation name and other information regarding the wireless system.

2.4GHz radio parameters cannot be changed using LXE’s terminal emulation (TE) configuration utilities.

The Sockets software package provides an interface to all of the TCP/IP parameters. Parameter configuration is performed by editing the file SOCKET.CFG.

NET.CFG Parameters

Lucent Parameters The following is a list of parameters that can be modified in the NET.CFG file for computers with Lucent 2.4GHz radios. For additional information about the parameters in this file see the WVLAN43.CFG file located in the PCTCP directory. To set the TCP/IP parameters see the SOCKET.CFG file documentation.

Link Support Parameter used to define resources for the LSL.COM file. Any modifications may cause resource conflicts.

Protocol Instructs TCP/IP stack to bind to radio driver.

WaveLAN_Network_Name Identifies the WaveLAN network the station will connect to.

Valid: 0 to 32 string of printable uppercase characters.

Default: ANY

Note: Setting this value to ANY will enable the station to connect to any IEEE 802.11 network.

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Note: The string for WaveLAN_Network_Name is case-sensitive. The WaveLAN DOS ODI driver requires the use of only UPPERCASE characters. If you have configured the Access Points with lower-case names you will need to change your Access Point WaveLAN_Network_Name parameter to UPPERCASE characters for proper operation.

Or, place double quotes around the WaveLAN_Network_Name to allow proper operation with upper and lower case letters e.g. "NameofUnit".

Station_Name Identifies the stations on the network. This parameter is used when performing diagnostic tests.

Valid: 0 to 32 string of printable characters. Default: station_name

AP_Distance Controls the roaming sensitivity of your computer. This parameter must be set according to the settings of the WavePOINT-II access points.

Valid: 1=Low 2=Medium 3=High

Default: 1

Microwave_Robustness This option should only be used when troubleshooting slow performance of the network that could be related to in-band interference from microwave ovens.

Use this option when experiencing recurrent “bursts” of in-band interference exhibited by specific units where the unit (or the access point) is close to a microwave oven or a microwave oven is located in the signal path between the unit and the access point. The radio will try to retransmit the “lost messages”. When retransmission fails again, the radio in Auto Transmit Rate Select Mechanism mode will attempt to retransmit the message again at a lower data speed. (See Transmit_Rate)

Selecting “Y” will enable fragmentation of data frames when the automatic transmit rate selection switches to a lower transmit rate. Fragmentation will avoid increased vulnerability due to longer frame lengths of transmissions at lower data speeds.

Valid: Y=Yes, N=No Default: N

Transmit_Rate Controls the data rate the WaveLAN card will use. Supported rates depend on the card. If the card does not support the selected rate, the default value of 3 is selected automatically.

Valid: 1=Fixed Low 2=Fixed Standard 3=Auto Rate Select (High) 4=Fixed Medium 5=Fixed High 6=Auto Rate Select (Standard) 7=Auto Rate Select (Medium)

Default: 3

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Medium_Reservation Enables RTS/CTS communications. Sets the frame length threshold that determines when the station should start using RTS/CTS.

Valid: 0-2347 Default: 2347

Note: The use of Medium Reservation is recommended in network environments where the density of the WaveLAN stations and WavePOINT-II access points is very low, and where there is poor network performance due to excessive frame collisions at the WavePOINT-II access points.

Card_Power_Management Configures the power management used by the station in an ESS. The recommended mode is Enhanced Power Management (EPM) for hand held computers. In this mode, the station switches between Power Save Mode (PSM) and Continuous Active Mode (CAM), based on activity. Any frame transfer switches the station to CAM. Inactivity for 100ms switches the station to PSM. For hand held computers, the default is EPM.

Valid: 0=CAM (No power savings) 1=EPM 2=PSM (Maximum power savings) Default: 1

Maximum_Sleep_Duration Configures the maximum amount of time the radio will stay in Sleep mode.

Valid: 1-65535 Default: 100 (10 seconds)

Receive_All_Multicasts Configures whether this station will receive Multicast packets.

Valid: Y=Yes or N=No Default: N

Enable_Encryption Configures whether this station will receive/send encrypted data traffic. When “Y” is chosen, the unit will be able to receive both non-encrypted data and messages encrypted with one of the listed WEP encryption key values (see Transmit_Key_ID).

If encryption is enabled (Y) while the card does not support WEP, an error is reported. Valid: Y=Yes or N=No Default: N



Transmit_Key_ID If you enable WEP encryption, you can select one key for wireless data transmissions from the list of WEP Encryption Key Values.

Key1 abcde Key2 0x123456789a Key3 abcdefghijkl2 Key4 0x112233445566778899AABBCCDD

Valid: 1-4 Default: 1 Format: Transmit_Key_ID 1



Proxim Parameters The following is a list of parameters that can be modified in the NET.CFG file. To set the TCP/IP parameters see the SOCKET.CFG file documentation.



Int Sets the interrupt (IRQ) line to be used. 2325 specific setting is int 3.

Default: 3

Port Sets the I/O port address. Use 300 for the 2325.

Default: 0x300

Mem#1 (ODI) Memory_address sets the resource memory location (0xC000 to 0xE800). Upper memory blocks from 0xA000 to 0xCFFF are used by 2325 system software.

Default: c100

Domain Sets the network domain. It can be any number from 0 through 15 and must match the domain of the server or access point to which you want to connect.

Valid: 0 through 15 Default: 0

Station_type Sets the status of the PC card as a master (2), alternate master (1), or nonmaster (0) station.

Valid: 0, 1, 2 Default: 0

Socket Sets the PCMCIA socket (A, B, C, or D) that has the PC card installed. The 2325 always uses socket A for PC cards.

Valid: A, B, C D Default: A



Initialize_365 Determines whether to initialize the Intel 82365SL PCMCIA controller chip. The 2325 does not contain this chip, so this parameter must be set to N.

Valid: Y, N Default: N

Inactivity_min Sets the number of minutes of inactivity before the PC card goes to sleep. To minimize draw on the vehicle battery, set this to 0.

Valid: 0 through 20 minutes Default: 0

Inactivity_sec Sets the number of seconds of inactivity before the PC card goes to sleep. Valid settings are 0 through 55 (values above 5 are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5). To maximize battery life, set this as low as possible, preferably to 1.

Valid: 0 through 55 seconds Default: 1

Channel Sets the channel to be used when the PC card is acting as the master.


Subchannel Sets the subchannel to be used when the PC card is acting as the master.


Mac_optimize Optimizes the PC card for the number of concurrent modes.

Valid: 0 (light) or 1 (normal) Default: 1

Roam_config Sets the roaming speed.

Valid: 0 (slow), 1 (normal) or 2 (fast) Default: 1

Peer_to_peer Sets the ability of the PC card to talk to other peers.

Valid: N (off) or Y (on) Default: N



Cisco Parameters The following is a list of parameters that can be modified in the NET.CFG file. To set the TCP/IP parameters see the SOCKET.CFG file documentation.



SSID Identifies the 802.11B wireless network the station will connect to.

Default: “”

Note: Setting this value to “” will enable the station to connect to any IEEE 802.11b network.

FragThreshold Packet size to start fragmenting.

Default: FragThreshold 2312

RTSThreshold Packet size to start sending RTS/CTS.

Default: RTSThreshold 2312

DataRateX To set a data rate other than 11 MB default uncomment rate desired and all data rates less than that rate. Example to set for 5.5MB data rate uncomment the DataRate1, DataRate2 and DataRate3.

1 Mbps supported data bit rate DataRate1 0x02


5.5 Mbps supported data bit rate DataRate3 0x0B


RefreshInterval Inactivity time to check association with AP

RefreshInterval 10000



PowerSaveMode PowerSaveMode "FASTPSP"

Fast Power Save Mode

MaxPowerSave Maximum power save mode

MaxPowerSave "ON"

NodeName Descriptive station name

NodeName " "

WEP enable To enable WEP uncomment the following line and set the key with the wepdos.exe utility

authtype "wepopen"

Set WEP key in radio before wepopen using the WEPDOS program in the PCTCP directory.

Diversity The diversity parameter must be set according to the number of antennas for each computer.

2325 computers = 1 antenna, right port. Diversity “on” - for 2 antennas Diversity “left” - for 1 antenna left port Diversity “right” - for 1 antenna right port

PortBase – IRQ – Memory - Socket

The adapter needs 32 16-bit I/O ports, and 1 non-sharable IRQ. Any commented lines are managed PCMCIA card & socket services and should not be changed or uncommented.

PortBase 100 ;IRQ 5 Memory C0000 ;Socket 0

BusType PCMCIA interface is used on all LXE DOS computers.

BusType "PCMCIA"

Frame Frame type of wired and wireless network.

(Default) Frame ETHERNET_II Frame ETHERNET_802.3 Frame ETHERNET_802.2



Cisco 350 Radio Only The following lines appear in the net.cfg file for the Cisco 350 radio.

LEAP “OFF” ;LEAP authentication (OFF -or- ON)

WorldMode “OFF” ;World mode (OFF -or- ON)

ShortPreamble 0 ;PLCP short preamble (0=auto, 1=long, 2=short)

LEAP Used to set LEAP (Light Extensible Authentication Protocol) authentication on LXE computers equipped with Cisco 350 series radios.

Valid: OFF or ON Default: OFF

Note: This parameter is valid for Cisco 350 series radios only.

WorldMode Allows the radio to adopt the maximum transmit power level and frequency range of the access point to which it is associated (available only in infrastructure mode).

Valid: OFF or ON Default OFF


ShortPreamble This parameter allows the radio to use short radio headers (or preambles). Short radio headers improve throughput performance. Long radio headers ensure compatibility if a client or access point does not support short radio headers.

Valid: 0=auto 1=long 2=short Default: 0


AWCLEAP AWCLEAP is a DOS utility used to set the LEAP (Light Extensible Authentication Protocol) authentication. The SETLEAP.BAT file runs the AWCLEAP utility. To set LEAP, type setleap <username> <password> at the c:\pctcp prompt.

The CLEAR.BAT utility is used to clear the LEAP username and password. To clear LEAP, type clear at the c:\pctcp prompt.

The SETLEAP.BAT batch file is used to run the AWCLEAP utility.



WEPDOS WEPDOS utility is used to program the WEP key into the Cisco 340 radios. Once the key value and key number to be used is set the authtype parameter in NET.CFG file must be modified. To set the key type wepdos at the c:\pctcp prompt.

Syntax WEPDOS [-ascii|-hex] [-key#|-home] key ;set a key WEPDOS [-key#|-home] –clear ;clear a key WEPDOS [-tx#] ;select transmit key index WEPDOS [-d] ;display settings

Where

key is a 5 character ascii string key is a 10 character hex-digit number WEP128 allows 5 or 13 character ascii, and 10 or 26 hex-digit keys -key# is default key index 1, 2, 3 or 4 -home selects the home key for use with home access points -tx# selects the transmit key index 1, 2, 3 or 4 (enterprise networking)

Standard Options

-p[iobase] io base address (hex) [380] -b[membase memory base address (hex) [D000] -i[irq] interrupt request (decimal) [10] -s[slot] slot number (decimal) [0] -365 82365 startup of card Default: no startup, IO:380, MEM:D000:0, IRQ:10, SLOT:0

Examples

To check wep key on a LXE computer the correct syntax to type at c:\ prompt wepdos -365 -p100 -bc000 -d

To set key for use type Wepdos -365 -hex -key# <10 or 26 byte key> -tx# -d

WEPDOS supports up to 4 keys. As an example of setting key number 1 to abcdefghijklm for use in transmitting type:

wepdos -365 -p100 -bc000 -key1 -tx1 -ascii abcdefghijklm –d



Symbol Parameters The following is a list of parameters that can be modified in the NET.CFG file. To set the TCP/IP parameters see the SOCKET.CFG file documentation.



ESS_ID Identifies the 802.11B wireless network the station will connect to. The ESS_ID is a string of 1 to 31 case sensitive characters. Spaces may be included by using quotes.

Default: “LXE”

mode IO mode required if using card and socket services.

Default: IO

ioaddress Sets the I/O address location.

Default: 340 (true for both 2M and 11M radios)

memory Sets the resource memory location.

Default: C000 (2M radio), C900 (11M radio)

interrupt Sets the interrupt (IRQ) line to be used.

Default: 3 (2M radio), 5 (11M radio)

performance_index Configures whether the Symbol 4121 series radio will perform power management.

Valid: 0=CAM Constant Awake Mode 1=Power Management On Default: 1

Auth_type This parameter is used to enable and manage the 802.11 WEP encryption. The radio card will only associate with APs that support the same Auth_type.

Valid: “Open_System” or “Shared_Key” Default: “Open_System”



Encrypt_Key# Updates the first, second, third or fourth encryption key, according to the value of #.

For Symbol FHSS radio cards, the key consists of 5 pairs of hex digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in a string.

For Symbol 4121 series radio cards, use 5 pairs of hex digits for 40 bit encryption. Use 13 pairs of hex digits for 128 bit encryption.

encrypt_enable Enables encryption on Symbol 4121 series radios.

Valid: yes or no Default: yes

Note: This parameter is valid for Symbol 4121 series radios only. This parameter was removed from the Symbol NET.CFG file by LXE effective November 2003.

Encrypt_Key_ID The key ID indicates which key the adapter is to use for encrypting packets.

Valid: 1 to 4 Default: 1

Note: This parameter is valid for Symbol FHSS radios only.

Encrypt_Enable_Index This parameter indicates which key the adapter is to use for encrypting packets for transmission. Zero means No Encryption (i.e. turn encryption off), and numbers 1 through 4 mean turn encryption on and use the specified key (i.e. key #1, key #2, key #3 or key #4). The key to be used to decrypt packets being received is contained in the received packet.

Valid: 0,1,2,3,4 Default: 0 (No Encryption)

Note: This parameter is valid for Symbol 4121 series radios only.

diversity Set diversity to “both” for two antennas and “A” for one antenna.

2325 = A Default: both

Tx_rate Use this parameter to specify that rates at which the radio is allowed to operate. If no rates are specified, the radio will use all available rates.

Valid: 1 1 Mbps 2 2 Mbps 5 5.5 Mbps (Symbol 4121 series only) 11 11 Mbps (Symbol 4121 series only)



SOCKETS TCP/IP Stack

Introduction SOCKET.CFG sets the options for SOCKETP.EXE. The section XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is for this machines IP. The net mask is specified as part of the ip address. In the ip address command an optional /net_bits can be used to indicate the number of bits in the network ID.

Net Bits

Net Mask Class IP address range

1 255.0.0.0 A 0.x.x.x to 127.x.x.x

2 255.255.0.0 B 128.x.x.x to 191.x.x.x

3 255.255.255.0 C 192.x.x.x or higher

The network can be subdivided by two for every net bit added.

Net Bits

Net Mask

Net Bits

Net Mask

1 128 5 248

2 192 6 252

3 224 7 254

4 240 8 255

Bootp BOOTP is a UDP/IP based protocol that provides a means to assign an IP address to a booting host dynamically and without user supervision. BOOTP can also supply the net mask, host name, and address of a domain name server. One obvious advantage of this procedure is the centralized management of network addresses, which eliminates the need for per-host unique configuration files. Sockets implements the BOOTP client whenever it is started with no (or the 0.0.0.0) IP address supplied.

DHCP DHCP is a UDP/IP based protocol that provides a means to assign the IP address dynamically to a booting host and without user supervision. It can also supply the net mask, host name, address of a domain name server, and other parameters. An advantage of this procedure is the centralized management of network addresses, which eliminates the need for per-host unique configuration files. Sockets implements the DHCP client whenever it is started with the 0.0.0.1 IP address supplied. All LAN interfaces specified when this IP address is in use will attempt to use DHCP to resolve the IP address, the subnet mask, hostname, default router and DNS server(s).



Setting SOCKETS.CFG Parameters

Set IP Address To enable DHCP set the IP address to 0.0.0.1

IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/16

where

XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP address

16 indicates the number of bits in the network ID

Set ARP INIT Controls whether a DHCP ARP is sent when booting up.

ARP INIT GRAT

Using this option makes the stack behave the same as before. The stack does not send a DHCP ARP when booting up (In this mode, the ARP contains the MAC and IP addresses in the sender’s field). This option is the default.

ARP INIT DHCP

Using this option sends a DHCP ARP on boot up (the sender’s IP address field is zero filled).

Set Interface

For all radios except Symbol DS 11MB

Interface sets the physical interfaces Interface pdr if0 dix 1500 10 0x69

where

pdr = packet driver if0 = interface_card dix = frame type 1500 = MTU 10 = Buffers 0x69 = ioaddr

For Symbol DS 11MB radios

Interface sets the physical interfaces Interface pdr if0 dix 1400 10 0x69

where

pdr = packet driver if0 = interface_card dix = frame type 1400 = MTU 10 = Buffers 0x69 = ioaddr



Set Router IP (Gateway only) When using a gateway (IP router) to the rest of the world, replace “XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX” with your gateway ip and remove the # at the beginning of the line.

# route add default if0 XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Set Domain Name Server When using a domain name server (DNS), replace XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX with the IP address of the DNS, and remove the # at the beginning of the line.

# domain server XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

Display IP Address Redisplay IP information when SOCKET.CFG runs.

IP address

Options

For all radios except Symbol DS 11MB

Refer to documentation to change. ip ttl 15 tcp mss 1460 tcp window 2920 tcp retry 8 tcp irtt 500ms

For Symbol DS 11MB radios

Refer to documentation to change. ip ttl 64 tcp mss 1360 tcp window 2920 tcp retry 8 tcp irtt 500ms



SOCKET.CFG Parameters

domain If a host name is not a decimal (dotted) address and it is not found in the HOSTS file and at least one Domain Name Server has been defined, an attempt is made to obtain the address from the defined DNS server(s). The number of times any server is polled (retries), in addition to the time to wait for a response, can also be specified. A suffix may be specified and is attached to all names not containing any dots.

All of the following sub-commands can be issued without the optional parameters to obtain information on the current status.

Syntax domain server [host_name] domain retry [retry_count] domain time [wait_time] domain suffix [domain]

domain server adds a DNS address or lists the current servers if host_name not specified.

domain retry specifies the retry count for polling each server. domain retry lists the retry count if retry_count not specified.

domain time specifies or lists the time (milliseconds) to wait for a response before attempting retry.

domain time lists the time (milliseconds) to wait if wait_time not specified.

domain suffix specifies the domain suffix to add to all simple names; names that contains no dots.

domain suffix lists the domain suffix if domain is not specified.

Example domain retry 3 domain server 196.2.1.1 domain suffix myorg.co.za domain time 2000

iface iface is a synonym for the interface command.

interface interface informs Sockets of the hardware or software communications interface(s) to be used at the network interface level. At least one network interface is required, and two or more are used in gateway (router) applications.

The class or mode of each interface defines the encapsulation used for packaging the data frame into the transport frame. Some types of interface support only one class.

When using more than one interface, Sockets assigns the previous given IP address in the .CFG file to this interface and uses its net mask to add a route to that net through this interface. Using the same IP address would result in multiple routes to the same network. The default route is set on the first interface with an IP address with a zero net mask (for example, IP address 19.63.10.11/0).

Each interface statement uses the IP address from the last supplied IP address statement.



Syntax (general) interface type name class other parameters

Syntax (specific) interface pdr name dix mtu numbuf intvec [irq] interface asy name [slip | cslip | ppp] mtu buflim ioaddr iovec speed [modemfile]

Parameters

Type

Type defines the type of hardware or software interface.

interface supports the following software interfaces.

Interface Description

Asy Standard PC asynchronous interface (RS232 port)

Pdr packet driver interface

name

name defines the name by which the interface is known on the local host. name is a symbolic name known only to the local host on which it is used.

name may be arbitrarily assigned. Each interface command on the same host must have a unique name assigned. This name is used by commands such as route, trace, param, and so on.

class

class specifies how IP datagrams are to be encapsulated in the link level protocol of the interface.

Some interfaces offer a choice between classes while others use a fixed class. The following classes are available and are listed with their associated types.

Type Class (defined in the following list)

Pdr dix, ieee, token, driver, slip

Asy raw, slip, cslip, ppp

Class Description

Dix The DEC/Intel/Xerox Ethernet interface also known as Blue Book Ethernet or Ethernet II.

Token IBM Token Ring. Source routing is supported for multiple rings.

Ieee IEEE: 802.3 Ethernet with SNAP headers.

Driver Use the default class for the packet driver.

Slip Serial Link Internet Protocol (SLIP) for point-to-point asynchronous links. This mode is compatible with UNIX SLIP.

Cslip Compressed Serial Link Internet Protocol (SLIP) for faster reaction over point-to-point synchronous links.

Ppp Point-to-point protocol over asynchronous links.



mtu mtu specifies the Maximum Transmission Unit size, in bytes. Datagrams larger than this limit are fragmented into smaller pieces at the IP layer. The maximum value of mtu for the various interfaces is:

Ethernet - 1500

For serial links a standard value for mtu is 576. (576 is the maximum according to specifications, but may be increased on reliable connections as long as both sides use the same value.)

numbuf numbuf specifies how many incoming datagrams may be queued on the receive queue at one time. If this limit is exceeded, further received datagrams are discarded. This mechanism is used to prevent fast interfaces from filling up memory when data cannot be handled fast enough.

buflim buflim specifies the maximum number of outgoing datagrams or packets to queue before starting to discard datagrams. This mechanism is used to prevent the memory from filling up when a serial link goes down.

bufsize bufsize specifies the size of the ring buffer in bytes to be allocated to the receiver in raw mode.

intvec intvec specifies the software interrupt number (vector) in hexadecimal to use for resident packet drivers.

ioaddr ioaddr is the I/O base address in hexadecimal of a serial port or the hardware controller and must correspond with the jumper or switch settings used during the setup of the controller board. The standard values for serial ports are:

COM1 03F8h COM2 02F8h COM3 03E8h COM4 02E8h

iovec

iovec is the hardware interrupt vector used by the serial port or controller and must correspond with the jumper or switch settings used during setup of the controller. The standard values for serial ports are:

COM1 4 COM2 3 COM3 4 COM4 3

irq

irq is the hardware interrupt vector used by the network interface controller. This is only used for faster response in Sockets.

modemfile

A file containing the modem commands and scripts.

speed

speed specifies the transmission speed for serial interface devices (baud rate). Before using a serial connection you have to set flow control with the param command.



Examples interface pdr if0 dix 1500 5 0x60 interface asy ser0 cslip 576 15 0x3f8 4 9600 interface asy p0 ppp 1500 30 0x3f8 4 9600 pppmod.mod

ip ip displays or sets the values of the options selected when defining the IP (internet protocol) host address of the next interface to be defined.

Syntax ip address [hostid [/net_bits] ] ip status ip ttl [number]

ip address sets the IP host address of the next interface to be defined. A route is automatically added to each interface for the default or specified net mask for its address. To make an automatic route the default, specify the net bits as zero. When specified without the optional parameters, ip address displays the current value(s) of the local host IP address(es). To assign different IP addresses to different interfaces on the same host, an ip address statement must precede each interface definition. The last IP address given is used in case of missing ip address statements.

ip status displays Internet Protocol (IP) statistics, such as total packet counts and error counters of various types. It also displays statistics on the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP). This includes the number of ICMP messages of each type sent or received.

ip ttl sets the default time-to-live value which is placed in each outgoing IP datagram. The ttl value limits the number of gateway hops the datagram is allowed to take in order to kill datagrams that got stuck in loops.

Parameters

hostid

hostid specifies the IP host address to assign to the next interface to be defined. This may be a symbolic name from the HOSTS file, or a dotted decimal address.

/net_bits

A net mask can be specified for the host. In the ip address command an optional /net_bits can be used to indicate the number of bits in the network ID. The net mask is used to determine whether an incoming datagram is a broadcast and also for sending UDP broadcasts.

Net masks are more easily represented in binary or hexadecimal format. For example, the IP address 128.1.1.5/24

corresponds to a net mask of 255.255.255.0 (FFFFFF00h),

25 bits to 255.255.255.128 (FFFFFF80h)

and 26 bits to 255.255.255.192 (FFF FFC0h).



The default net mask used corresponds to the class of address used if not explicitly specified.

Net Bits Net Mask Class IP address range

8 255.0.0.0 A 0.x.x.x to 127.x.x.x

16 255.255.0.0 B 128.x.x.x to 191.x.x.x

24 255.255.255.0 C and higher 192.x.x.x or higher

If you want to subdivide your network, you can divide it by two for every net bit added. The following table provides information on converting between net bits and net mask. The number of net bits to add when changing a 0 in the net mask to:

Net Bits Net Mask Net Bits Net Mask

1 128 5 248

2 192 6 252

3 224 7 254

4 240 8 255

number

When number is omitted, ip ttl displays the current value of the time to live parameter.

param param invokes a device-specific control routine. When executed without parameters, param displays defined interface names and device-specific flags. param operates differently for each interface type and even interface mode. In many cases it is used to interrogate the status of an interface. The ifstat and param commands perform similar and, in some cases, exactly the same function.

Syntax param ifname [arg1...argn]

Parameters

ifname

ifname defines the name used in the interface command for the device to be controlled.

arg1...argn

These parameters depend on the type of interface in use.

Example

To display current serial link settings and restart the statistics on it, use: param sl0 clear

param, Alternative Routing Control Sub-commands The Alternative Routing Control Sub-commands set up and check the Sockets alternative route mechanism. More than one route can be specified to a target host or network. The first route which has an associated interface in the up state is used.

An interface is in the up state when it is defined by the interface command. It enters the query state when it does not receive valid input within a specified up-time period after sending data expecting a response. At this stage three (catering for links with a high data loss) ICMP echo



requests (ping) are sent to a query IP address. It enters the down state by a Sockets command or when it does not receive valid input within the specified up-time period after entering the query state. If an up-time has never been specified or a value of 0 is specified, the interface will stay in the up state whether valid input is received or not.

An interface enters the up state by a Sockets command or when valid input is received on that interface when in the down or query states. An ICMP echo request is sent on an interface in the down state every down-time period. If a down-time has never been specified or a value of 0 is specified, the ICMP echo request will not be sent. Up-time and down-time is specified in seconds.

Syntax param ifname [ uptime | downtime ] time param ifname query hostname

Example Alternative Routing

Two X.25 interfaces are used to get to the target network 192.6.1.0. The first interface, named if0 should preferably be used, but if it stops receiving for a period of 20 seconds, it should try to ping 192.6.1.2 and if no response is received within another 20 seconds, if1 should take over, but if0 should be tried every five seconds. Interface if1 should disconnect after 80 seconds of no traffic.

The SOCKET.CFG file should contain the following: interface x25 if0 ... ... ... param if0 uptime 20 param if0 downtime 5 param if0 query 192.6.1.2 interface x25 if1 ... ... ... param if1 uptime 80 param if1 downtime 5 param if1 query 192.6.1.2 route add 192.6.1.0 if0 route add 192.6.1.0 if1

In the case of both if0 and if1 failing, both are tried every five seconds until one comes up. The return paths should also be maintained in a similar way with Sockets or by using RIP.

param, RIP Advertising Sub-command for Interfaces When the rip advertise command has been used, this param sub-command makes allowance to disable and re-enable RIP advertising on a specific interface.

Syntax param ifname [ ripadv | noripadv ]

Examples param if0 noripadv param if1 ripadv

route route creates an entry in the IP routing table for Sockets to determine where to send data. The Alternative Routing mechanism allows more than one route to be specified to a particular host or network. Failure of one route causes an automatic switch to the next route.

Refer also to the ip address command for specifying the net mask, because a route is automatically added to each interface for the default or specified net mask for that address. When multiple



routes are defined to the same address, Sockets uses the route with the network size (largest number of bits in the net mask).

Syntax (general) route [ add | drop destination ifname [gateid |none [ metric [proxy] [private] [static] ] ] ]

Syntax (specific) route add [ hostid | netid ] ifname [gateid] route add [ hostid | netid[/mask] ] ifname [gateid] route add default ifname route drop [ hostid | netid ] route drop [ hostid | netid[/mask] ] route drop default

Parameters

add or drop

Sub-command to add or drop (remove) a route from the routing table.

default

All transmissions to IP addresses not otherwise defined in routing commands are sent via the network interface specified by ifname.

hostid

hostid is the IP address of a destination remote host to which data must be sent, or a remote host which must be removed from the routing table (dropped).

netid

netid is the IP address of a destination network to which data must be sent. Any host with this IP network address is able to receive the data. Whether a particular host will use the data depends on the host portion of the specific IP address in the IP header.

mask

mask specifies the number of bits in the network portion of the address if sub-netting is used. If not used, the network portion of the address is determined according to the class (A, B or C) of the address.

ifname

ifname defines the name used in the interface command for the immediate network on which the data for the designated host must be sent. This is the network level interface to be used by the local host to reach the remote host.



gateid

gateid parameter specifies the IP address of a host, on the same physical network as the local host, which is used as a gateway or router to a different network. The gateway or router host specified in gateid must be directly reachable on the same physical network as the local host defining this gateway. In other words, this must be the nearest gateway to this local host.

metric

When using RIP or Proxy ARP a value from 0 to 16 for metric must be specified indicating the distance or cost of that route. A metric of 16 indicates that the route is down.

proxy, private and static

To support the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) the route command utilizes the proxy, private and static key words. These words can be used in any order following metric.

Proxy ARP should be used with care and not in conjunction with RIP. When more than one host responds to an ARP request, it can cause confusion and even lead to system crashes. This is possible in situations where more than one gateway implements Proxy ARP to a common destination.

When “RIP advertising” is selected, all interfaces advertise all routes except those routes making use of that specific interface (split horizon) and routes marked private. A route which is dropped as a result of a RIP update or which becomes unavailable as a result if its associated interface going into the down state, is immediately advertised as being infinite (metric = 16) and is not advertised until it becomes available again. In order for an interface to be used for advertising, a route without a gateway using that interface must be available. The advertisement is sent as a sub-net broadcast using the net mask of the host and the IP address of the interface.

When “RIP using” is selected, routes are updated according to received RIP advertisements. Routes added or amended as a result of RIP, have a timeout associated with them. If another RIP advertisement is not received during that time, the route is dropped. A route is also dropped if an advertisement of infinity (metric = 16) is received. To prevent dropping a route, it must be marked as static. The metric of a route marked static is never updated by a RIP advertisement. Instead a duplicate route is added before the static route. If the duplicate route is dropped as a result of a timeout or RIP, the static route is used again.

Examples route add default ipx0 route add unix_net eth0 route add unix_host ipx1 unx_gate route add unix_net2 eth0 /eth 1 route add unix_ net ipx0 unx_ gate route add subnet/26 eth0 sub_gw route drop unix_net

route can specify a Proxy ARP on a route, as follows: route add net interface gateway metric [proxy]

When using Proxy ARP, gateway and metric must be specified. If no gateway is used, none can be specified. For example:

route add 192.6.1.0 ifx25 none 5 proxy

tcp tcp commands display or set various TCP operating parameters. The TCP configuration commands are put into SOCKETS.CFG.



Syntax tcp irtt [time] tcp lport [port_number] tcp mss [size] tcp retry [number] tcp rtt [time] tcp smss [size] tcp timemax [time] tcp window [size]

Parameters

time

time is the new time value in seconds, or milliseconds if “ms” is appended to the number, as in 2000ms.

port_number

port_number is the local port starting number.

size

For tcp mss, size is the maximum segment size in bytes sent on all outgoing TCP connect requests (SYN segments). size tells the remote host the size of the largest segment that may be received by this host. When changing the MSS value, any existing connections remain unchanged.

For tcp smss, size is the send maximum segment size in bytes sent on all outgoing TCP connect requests. This limits the size of the largest segment that may be sent by this host. When changing the SMSS value, any existing connections remain unchanged.

For tcp window, size is the size of the receive window in bytes for any new TCP connections. Existing connections are unaffected.

number

number is the number of retries attempted without receiving an acknowledge from the remote host before the connection is broken. If the value exceeds 255, it implies an infinite number of retries; such a connection does not time-out. The default value for number is 6.

tcp irtt Sub-command tcp irtt displays or sets the initial round-trip-time estimate. When specified without an argument, the command displays the current values of TCP parameters including the initial round-trip-time in milliseconds.

time is the initial round-trip-time (IRTT) estimate and is used for new TCP connections until the actual value can be measured and adapted to. By increasing this value when operating over slow communication links, unnecessary retransmissions that otherwise occur before the smoothed estimate value approaches the correct value are minimized. The system default is 5000 milliseconds.

To affect incoming connections, tcp irtt should be executed before the servers are started.

Example tcp irtt 120



Sample Output TCP: IRTT 5 ms Retry 6 MSS 1460 SMSS 1460 Window 2920

tcp lport Sub-command tcp lport specifies the local port starting number. When specified without a number the current value of the next free local port number is displayed.

Example tcp lport 2004

Sample output Lport = 2004

tcp mss Sub-command tcp mss displays or sets the TCP maximum segment size in bytes. When size is not specified, the current values of the TCP parameters, including the maximum segment size, are displayed. It is recommended to reduce the MSS and SMSS on bad network connections.

Example tcp mss 1460

tcp retry Sub-command tcp retry displays or sets the retry count before a connection is broken. When specified without the number parameter, tcp retry displays the current values of TCP parameters, including the retry count.

tcp rtt sub-command tcp rtt replaces the automatically computed round-trip time (RTT) for the specified connection with the time in milliseconds. Sockets calculates the RTT as a smooth average of past measured RTTs, starting with the IRTT on a new connection.

To get the current RTT in use for a connection n, use the tcp status n command that will give the smoothed average RTT indicated by SRTT.

Because tcp rtt provides a manual override of the normal back-off retransmission timing mechanisms, it may be used to speed up recovery from a series of lost packets.

Example tcp rtt 4 100

tcp smss sub-command tcp mss displays or sets the TCP send maximum segment size in bytes. When size is not specified, the current values of the TCP parameters, including the SMSS, are displayed.

A small SMSS causes the remote to reduce its segment size. tcp mss can reduce the MSS and SMSS on bad network connections with high loss rates or where large packets get lost.

Example tcp smss 512

tcp window sub-command tcp window displays or sets the default and maximum receive window size.



When specified without the size parameter the current TCP parameters, including the current window size, are displayed.

Example tcp window 2920

tcp timemax sub-command tcp timemax sets the maximum duration of a tcp retry. If a value greater than 255 seconds is specified, connections will never timeout.

This is very useful in wireless applications where nodes roam in and out of service.

Example tcp timemax 2000ms

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RF Throughput, Performance and Troubleshooting

Because of the complicated nature of wireless LAN technology, problems occasionally arise. This section provides general information about performance and addresses some problems that might arise during setup or use of a wireless network with RF units. This should be your first resource in case of trouble.

Power Management at the Proxim RangeLAN2 Access Point Proper setup of the access point (AP) is essential to RF power management. Even with the 2325 set up for maximum power savings, the batteries can become drained quickly if the AP is not configured properly.

MU Access Control For environments in which multiple RF networks overlap, you can use an authorization table to prevent RangeLAN2 APs from accessing RF cards on other networks. This list contains media access control (MAC) addresses of mobile units that are allowed to associate with the AP.

See the AP user’s guide for more information about MAC addresses and for information about the authorization table.

Message Filtering Network packets include a protocol type (IPX, IP, ARP broadcast, NetBIOS, etc.) in the header field. By filtering out unwanted protocol messages, you can prevent the AP from sending these packets to the 2325. This will reduce the amount of times the radio cards have to wake up out of doze mode to service incoming packets.

It can be especially important to filter out broadcast messages. These types of packets, which are generically addressed to all computers on a system, may force the 2325 to operate continuously in full receive mode, even when the data is not relevant to the 2325. If the 2325 does not turn off automatically after the preset timeout, it is an indication that the radio card is receiving broadcast messages and is unable to go to sleep.

The Proxim AP user interface for filtering packets allows you to select the type of packets that will be filtered by selecting from a list of possible types. The best method with the Proxim RangeLAN2 access point is to turn on filtering for every packet type that you know you won't use. For example, if the access point is hooked up to a TCP/IP network, you would set TCP/IP to Not Filtering and all other protocols to Filtering. In a NetBEUI environment, turn off the Filter NetBEUI option, and turn filtering on for all the rest of the protocols. ARP Broadcast packets should always be turned off, unless your application requires them, to prevent broadcast messages from waking up the 2325.

Note: For more information on packet filtering, see the RangeLAN2 access point manual or your network administrator.

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Site Survey Many companies have an existing Ethernet or wired LAN infrastructure and want to be able to extend that capability to wireless nodes. This is accomplished by attaching an access point to the wired LAN, allowing the wireless clients to access the network resources.

2325s, like other 386-compatible DOS computers, can be connected to networks. With RF models, radio signals between the 2325s and the AP replace the wires connecting the nodes to the network.

A site survey is an important part of setting up a wireless network. Contact your LXE representative.

For most office environments, a site survey is not necessary. For large, industrial environments requiring multiple APs, however, you should perform a site survey before installing a RangeLAN2 network system. Run Proxim’s RL2SETUP.EXE program on a laptop using a RangeLAN2 card.

The purpose of a site survey is to calculate the most effective number of access points at a site and the best placement and positioning of antennas for optimal reception of radio signals. This is done by identifying areas where transmission failures occur. As each site is unique, the surveyor needs to consider the exact conditions as they will appear in the final installation. In addition to such climate factors as moisture, excessive heat, and dust, a site survey can also be affected by physical obstructions and electromagnetic interference. Also important is the identification of potential cabling, connector, or power problems.

Throughput and Performance The bandwidth on a radio network is constant for a given network. Therefore, the more active RF units using the same frequency- hopping pattern, the slower the throughput of any one unit. If this is a problem, you should install additional access points.

Radio signals may reflect off some obstacles and be absorbed by others. An RF unit with an unobstructed line of sight to the access point antenna can successfully transmit and receive signals at distances up to 1000 feet. In an environment that includes such obstructions as cubicle walls typically used in modern offices, the range is reduced significantly, with a maximum distance of 500 feet. Where signals must penetrate office walls, the maximum distance may be only 300 feet.

Many other factors also affect performance of wireless LANs, including the following:

• Transmitter power

• Receiver sensitivity

• Interference caused by noise, receiver desensitization, spurious responses, and intermodulation

• Shadowing

• Multipath fading

• Consumer products in use in the coverage area

Some of these factors can be sensed during a site survey and be avoided.



Operational Problems This section lists solutions to problems that can occur with an RF unit.

The drivers won’t load, or the unit locks up when the drivers load.

Be sure the RangeLAN2 PC card is correctly installed in the radio card slot before turning the unit on. Do not remove or insert any PC card while the 2325 is on.

The 2325 seems to lock up for four or five seconds after it is turned on.

Every time a 2325 is turned on, it must initialize the PC card. Wireless LAN PC cards commonly take four or five seconds to initialize. After the card is initialized, the unit should function normally.

The 2325 cannot communicate with a NetWare server.

The 2325 and the server may be using different frame types. Make sure that the frame type in your NET.CFG file matches the server’s frame type.

The 2325 cannot communicate with another machine on the network.

The 2325 may not have the same domain and security ID as the other machine.

The 2325 does not shut down properly when I remove the PC card or take out the batteries.

Do not remove a PC card or the batteries while the 2325 is on or immediately after turning it off. When you turn the unit off, it suspends the RF driver, a process that can take one or two seconds. If you remove the PC card or the batteries before the driver is suspended, the unit may be left in an unstable state and may need to be reset.

The 2325 never turns itself off automatically, even when the time-out value is correctly set.

The radio may be receiving broadcast messages from the access point. See “Power Management at the RangeLAN2 Access Point”, for information on filtering messages.

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Problems with DOS Drivers Some problems may occur in the DOS environment. Many problems can be caused by inappropriate memory, I/O, or IRQ settings for the 2325. If changing those settings in the NET.CFG doesn’t solve the problem, consult the following list of symptoms to identify other possible causes. Contact your systems administrator if you need additional help.

ODI driver does not install or does not work

• Memory range not reserved

• Incompatible protocol manager and stack

• Improper linking in NET.CFG file

• Memory, I/O, or IRQ setup conflicts with other installed software and hardware

TCP/IP fails

• Incorrect IP/subnet address

• Incorrect domain; check for MU association

Nothing happens after installation of the network software (no login, cannot find server, no TCP connection)

• Incompatible firmware and driver versions

• Memory, I/O, or IRQ setup conflicts with other installed software or hardware

• MU is out of range

• All cards must have matching security IDs to communicate

Slow or erratic performance

• Out of communication range

• Faulty antenna, antenna connector, or cable

Driver does not install, or driver hangs during installation

• Incompatible firmware and driver versions

• Memory range not reserved

• Memory range does not match setting in NET.CFG file

• Memory range is too small (use I/O mode if memory is restricted)

• Memory, I/O, or IRQ setup conflicts with other installed software or hardware


Chapter 3 Software Configuration

Introduction

This chapter details the default contents of the disk drives and the organization of system software on the 2325. It also includes descriptions of two standard software configurations.

BIOS and DOS The 2325 uses a modified version of General Software’s BIOS with Datalight’s ROM-DOS. Both products are burned into system flash in a single 256K image. The A drive is included in the image, physically addressed just below the BIOS image.

ROM-DOS uses the Datalight command.com processor. This processor is fully Microsoft 6.2 compatible, except that it occupies about half the space in memory. In addition, drive C contains Datalight DOS files in a DOS subdirectory.

DOS Key Functions Not Supported on the 2325

Prnt Scrn A function that is available at the DOS prompt on a desktop PC. The Prnt Scrn as a system function requires a parallel port and the 2325 has only serial ports.

Sys Req A function that is available at the DOS prompt on a desktop PC. Sys Req is for use in a multi-tasking environment to switch between various running applications. The 2325 is not a multi-tasking computer, nor is DOS in general considered a multi-tasking environment.

PC Card and RF Networking Software PC card device drivers and utilities as well as RF networking solutions are installed on drive C (the flash drive).

• Default IRQ for PC card is 7.

• Default PC card COM port is COM 2.

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Disk Drives and Files

The 2325 has the following drive structure:

Drive A is a read-only flash drive. The contents of this drive cannot be changed.

Drive B is a read-only flash drive. (Normal operation will not require updating of this drive.)

Drive C is a resident flash disk drive that is accessed with the flashdsk.sys device driver. You can use this drive to store applications and data.

Drive D is a RAM disk accessed with the vdisk.sys device driver. This drive can be used to store applications as well as data. However, you should take great care in selecting files for this drive. As with any RAM drive, its contents will be lost if power is removed.

Additional drives are mapped to ATA flash PC cards or to network drives via radio frequency (RF).

This organization provides an easy-to-use, extensible system that allows a high degree of performance, usability, and customization. The following sections more fully describe the contents and intended uses of each of the 2325’s drives.

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Drive A Drive A is a disk image that is located in flash along with the BIOS and ROM-DOS. A read-only drive, it is intended to remain secure throughout the life of the unit. Drive A contains the following files:

AUTOEXEC.BAT the first file in the startup sequence

CONFIG.SAF the first file in the safe-boot sequence

CONFIG.SYS the first file in the boot sequence

REV.COM the utility that reports the firmware revision

The CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files contain only basic commands that the unit needs to run correctly. Both files chain to their respective counterparts on the B drive, as described in the next section.

The config.saf file is used in the safe-boot sequence.

REM ************************************** REM Initial CONFIG.SYS file for REM starting the system. REM ************************************** NEWFILE = B:\CONFIG.SYS

Figure 3-1 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive A

@echo off REM **************************************** REM Initial AUTOEXEC.BAT file for REM starting the system. REM **************************************** VER PATH=A:\ B:\AUTOEXEC.BAT

Figure 3-2 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive A

REM ********************************* REM Initial CONFIG.SYS for safe boot. REM ********************************* NEWFILE = B:\CONFIG.SAF

Figure 3-3 CONFIG.SAF File on Drive A



Drive B Drive B is a disk image that is located in flash. A read-only drive, it is intended to be used to store mandatory utilities and initialize the boot process. During normal use this drive will not be updated. Drive B has no subdirectories.

See Chapter 4, “Commands”, for DOS and ROM-DOS command syntax.

AUTOEXEC.BAT the second file in the startup sequence.

CFGDEV.SYS the system-parameter-configuration device driver.

CFGIO.EXE the utility for loading fonts and keypad layouts.

COMIO.COM the utility for redirecting input and output to the serial port.

COMMAND.COM the DOS shell.

CONFIG.SAF the second file in the safe-boot sequence.

CONFIG.SYS the second file in the boot sequence.

COREUPD.COM the utility that updates the firmware image.

DECODE.SYS the bar-code-decoding device driver.

FLASHDSK.SYS the resident flash disk device driver.

FORMAT.COM the disk-reformatting utility.

FUNCTEST.COM the functional test for system components.

HIMEM.SYS the device driver for accessing extended memory.

LD.BAT the batch file for response.bat processing.

LOCK.COM the utility for locking or unlocking the resident flash disk and RAM disk.

ORGANIZE.COM the utility for reorganizing flash disk data.

PM.COM the power-management utility.

REV.COM the utility that reports the firmware version.

UMBLINK.EXE the device driver for accessing upper memory blocks.

VDISK.SYS the RAM-disk device driver.



The CONFIG.SYS file will load the FLASHDSK.SYS driver to create the C drive and the VDISK.SYS driver to create the D drive. It will then load DECODE.SYS and CFGDEV.SYS before chaining to its counterpart on drive C. The AUTOEXEC.BAT file will chain to its counterpart on drive C, except during a safe boot.

The purpose of the CONFIG.SAF file is to provide a minimal boot configuration that preserves the flash and RAM drives. When the safe-boot sequence is initiated, the CONFIG.SAF file is processed instead of the CONFIG.SYS file. This prevents chaining into the drive-C initialization files by omitting the NEWFILE = C:\CONFIG.SYS command. It also eliminates the loading of the DECODE.SYS and CFGDEV.SYS drivers.

REM **************************************** REM Standard CONFIG.SYS for building system. REM **************************************** REM *************************** REM Create flash and RAM drives REM *************************** DEVICE = B:\FLASHDSK.SYS 4096 DEVICE = B:=VDISK.SYS 4096 /e REM ********************************* REM Load decode/configuration drivers REM ********************************* DEVICE = B:\DECODE.SYS DEVICE = B:\CFGDEV.SYS NEWFILE = C:\CONFIG.SYS

Figure 3-4 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive B

@echo off REM *********************************** REM Standard AUTOEXEC.BAT for REM starting system. REM *********************************** PATH=%PATH%;B:\ C: IF EXIST A:\CONFIG.SAF IF EXIST C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT

Figure 3-5 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive B

REM ********************************** REM Standard CONFIG.SYS for safe boot. REM ********************************** REM **************************** REM Recover flash and RAM drives REM **************************** DEVICE = B:\FLASHDSK.SYS 4096 DEVICE = B:\VDISK.SYS 4096 /e

Figure 3-6 CONFIG.SAF File on Drive B



Drive C Drive C is a resident flash disk drive that is accessed via the FLASHDSK.SYS device driver. By default, this drive is configured to have full read and write access. The default CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files reside here. You can modify these files to customize the system for an application. They will be called after the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files on drives A and B are processed.

By default, this software is installed on the C drive. If the unit is intended to be used with PC cards, then the Phoenix PC card drivers are installed in the PCM subdirectory on the C drive, and the proper entries will be transferred into the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. The exact configuration of files and the contents of the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files will change according to the configuration of the unit.

For RF capability, additional files for network connectivity would be required. These might include a TELNET program or peer-to-peer networking tools, depending on what you choose to install.

If something happens to a unit and data integrity becomes questionable, use the CHKDSK utility to detect and correct errors on drive C. You can also use ORGANIZE.COM (on Drive C in the 2325) to recover unused sectors.

See Chapter 4, “Commands”, for DOS and ROM-DOS command syntax.

Root Directory Files

AUTOEXEC.BAT Called after the AUTOEXEC.BAT files on drives A and B are processed.

CONFIG.SYS Called after the CONFIG.SYS files on drives A and B are processed.

DOS Directory Files

ATTRIB.COM Displays or modifies file attributes.

CHKDSK.COM Examines a disk and determines if the disk has any errors in the File Allocation Table (FAT) and will optionally fix errors.

DELTREE.EXE Deletes a directory and all it’s subdirectories.

MORE.COM Displays 25 lines of output at a time.

REV.BAT Displays current revision level.

XCOPY.COM Send or receive data using a comm port.

PCM Directory Files

CNFIGNAM.EXE Specifies which PCM Plus configuration parameters are to be used, based on the selected boot configuration.

PCM.INI Defines system resource requirements for all boot configurations which contain PCM Plus. When a boot configuration is specified, CNFIGNAM identifies the selection as CONFIG.SYS is loaded and requests the relevant configuration information from the PCM.INI file.



PCMATA.SYS Device driver enables the system to access ATA-configured PC cards as IDE hard drive devices using an IDE partition table.

PCMCS.EXE Must be loaded directly after Socket Services. Coordinates access to the PC cards and allocates PC system resources among client drivers.

PCMSS400.EXE PCM socket services are located in this driver. The purpose of socket services is to provide a layer of software support to the actual PC hardware that controls PC-compatible sockets for PC cards.

Agent Directory Files The SNMP agent files are loaded on MX2’s with a 2.4GHz radio.

Please refer to the “SNMP Agent Reference Guide” and “Client Configuration Manager Reference Guide” for more details on the SNMP agent.

AGENT.EXE Diagnostic agent. Provided limited access to the LXE Private MIB.

CFGAGENT.EXE Configuration agent. Provides full access to the LXE Private MIB.

REV.BAT Displays current revision level.

Terminal Emulation Files

Please refer to the specific Terminal Emulation’s reference guide for complete instructions.

Some 2325’s do not have terminal emulation (TE) files and may or may not have a radio card. When a need exists to convert the unit to a TE unit or a different radio card, contact LXE Customer Services for assistance.

Following are the directory names containing the TE program files:

\APLUS ANSI Plus with 2.4 GHz radio \LDS24 DOS LDS Plus with 2.4GHz radio \IBM24 TN3270 with 2.4 GHz radio \IBM24 TN5250 with 2.4 GHz radio

Note: Dual Terminal Emulation (Dual TE) is not supported on this device.

TE Selection Menu The TE Selection menu is generally not displayed on a 2325 computer since dual TE's are not supported. However, the TE Selection Menu may also be used to display multiple Autologin hosts for some TE's. Please refer to the appropriate terminal emulation reference guide and the “DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions” for more details.

Menu Customization The system administrator may change almost every facet of the menu display by modifying the variables found at the top of TESELECT.BAT. Details on modifying the TESLECT.BAT file are included in the “DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions”.



Drive D Drive D is a RAM disk drive. By default, this drive resides in extended memory and is sized 1MB less than the total RAM in the unit.

Drive D can be used for short-term data storage. Programs that need to be loaded into memory and then removed from memory quickly can also be located there. The drive can also be used for scratch disk space or temporary files.

The 2325 preserves the data on drive D between warm or cold boots by checking for an existing RAM disk. However, only minimal checking is performed on any disk that is found. If something happens to a unit and data integrity becomes questionable, you should use the CHKDSK utility to detect and correct errors on drive D.

Drive E Drive E is the ATA flash card. The PC card looks like a hard disk drive to the operating system and the user. More flexible than flash disk drive C, it can be used for safer and more permanent bulk storage of batch data than the RAM disk (drive D). This drive exists only on systems configured to use ATA flash cards.

Drive E could also be a peer-to-peer or client-server network drive that is accessed through an RF or Ethernet network card link. This option allows the developer to make many network drives (drives E, F, etc.) available to applications.

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System Configurations

Several configurations are possible for the system software on the unit, depending upon the type of hardware that is to be supported. Two standard configurations are described below, along with directory structures and default CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file descriptions.

Default Configuration The data files will be stored on drive D. PC card drivers able to support ATA cards will be loaded.

FILES = 30 REM -------------------------------- REM Phoenix Card and Socket REM services for accessing PC Cards REM -------------------------------- device = c:\pcm\cnfignam.exe /NORMAL device = c:\pcm\pcmssit.exe device = c:\pcm\pcmcs.exe device = c:\pcm\pcmata.sys

Figure 3-7 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive C for Default Configuration

REM -------------------------------------- REM The following lines set up REM default parameters for some REM environment variables. These lines REM may be modified or overridden in REM the USER section below. REM -------------------------------------- set prompt=$p$g set dircmd=/ogn /p REM -------------------------------------- REM The following section is for REM customized user entries. REM Insert user-specific options and REM commands here. REM -------------------------------------- REM -------------------------------------- REM The following lines add system REM components to the PATH REM and run the main application REM executable, if one was specified. REM -------------------------------------- IF EXIST c:\bparams.ini copy c:\bparams.ini PARAMS set path=c:\;c:\dos;%path%

Figure 3-8 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive C for Default Configuration

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I/O PC Card Support Configuration The CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files below were created by eliminating ATA card support and adding I/O card support to DEFAULT.CFG.

FILES = 30 REM ------------------------------------ REM Phoenix Card and Socket services REM for accessing PC Cards REM ------------------------------------ device = c:\pcm\cnfignam.exe /NORMAL device = c:\pcm\pcmssit.exe device = c:\pcm\pcmcs.exe device = c:\pcm\pcmscd.exe

Figure 3-9 CONFIG.SYS File on Drive C for I/O PC Card Support

REM ------------------------------------- REM The following lines set up default REM parameters for some environment REM variables. These lines may be REM modified or overridden in the USER REM section below. REM ------------------------------------- set prompt=$p$g set dircmd=/ogn /p REM ------------------------------------- REM The following section is for REM customized user entries. REM Insert user-specific options and REM commands here. REM ------------------------------------- REM The following lines add system REM components to the PATH and runs the REM main application executable, if one REM was specified. REM ------------------------------------- IF EXIST c:\bparams.ini copy c:\bparams.ini PARAMS set path=c:\;c:\dos;%path%

Figure 3-10 AUTOEXEC.BAT File on Drive C for I/O Card Support

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Data Entry

Note: The 2325 will not run Microsoft® Windows® products i.e. Windows 3.1, Windows For Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT, etcetera.

The LXE 2325 computer accepts data entry from the keyboard, barcode scanner and the RS-232 input port when an LXE terminal emulation (TE) program is running and on batch (non-TE) units.

Keyboard Data Entry Once the terminal emulation program is started, data can be entered with the 2325 keypad. Keyed data can be entered into a data field and transmitted to the host. You might respond to a prompt sent by the host application with a keypad entry, such as a menu listing choices for your next action.

Barcode Data Entry The 2325 supports an accessory barcode label reading device. Keyboard data entries can be mixed with barcode data entries. Any scanner that decodes the barcode internally and outputs an RS-232 data stream may be used. The serial port parameters may need to be changed (using the terminal emulation’s configuration utility) to match the parameters of the scanner. COM port 1 is designed to be used with a hand held barcode scanner.

RS-232 Data Entry The 2325 accepts input from an RS-232 device connected to either RS-232 port, COM1 or COM2. The 2325 processes data from the RS-232 port the same way it processes keyed data. The data is entered at the cursor position, and the data is subject to all of the barcode/RS-232 input menu parameters, such as truncate.

Terminal Emulation

Note: Narrowband and spread spectrum 900MHz radios are not supported at this time. For details concerning future capabilities, contact the LXE Product Marketing department.

All terminal emulation radio controlled data flows and exchanges are over the radio to the 64XX or 65XX units, then to the computer network and then to a host computer. The LXE Network Management System, as part of the wired network, can remotely configure the 2325’s terminal emulation parameters.

Note: 2325’s with 64XX series 2.4GHz spread spectrum radios communicate only with 64XX Access Points with installed 64XX 2.4GHz radios.

Note: 2325’s with 65XX series 2.4GHz spread spectrum radios communicate only with 65XX Access Points with installed 65XX 2.4GHz radios.

Please refer to the system specific terminal emulation reference guide for instruction when using a 2325 in a specific TE environment. A list of LXE reference guides is located in this manual in the section titled “Manuals”.

LXE’s terminal emulation programs that are compatible with the 2325 computer are ANSI Plus, TN3270 and TN5250.

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ANSI Plus Running on a 2325 with a 2.4GHz radio. ANSI Plus uses a Telnet connection to communicate with the host computer. A 2325 with a 2.4GHz radio is interfaced to a computer network (Ethernet or Token-Ring) via 2.4GHz radio equipped 64XX or 65XX Access Points. ANSI Plus does not support Narrowband RF.

TN3270 TE and TN5250 TE Runs on a 2325 with a 64XX or 65XX series 2.4GHz radio. The TE provides IBM host application support over the RF backbone and TCP/IP network. This product does not provide interconnectivity for LXE's narrowband and 900MHz RF backbones.

Terminal Emulation Screen Sizes The font/screen sizes available on the 2325 in Batch mode or at the DOS prompt are:

• 16 rows by 20 columns

Please refer to the appropriate terminal emulation reference guide for technical information about the terminal emulations and supported screen sizes.

DOS Terminal Emulation User Defined Stored Forms

DOS terminal emulations have the following space requirements for user defined stored forms:

ANSI Plus 2K required for each form

TN3270 1K required for each form

TN5250 1K required for each form

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Sample NET.CFG and SOCKET.CFG Files

Note: The examples provided throughout this section are for illustration purposes only.

Sample NET.CFG Files

Note: Hex values are indicated with a leading 0x. NET.CFG values do not use the 0x.

Lucent Radio NET.CFG File

See Chapter 2 “Using Advanced Features” for explanations of NET.CFG parameters.

Link Support buffers 4 1550 Protocol ODIPKT Bind WVLAN43 Link Driver WVLAN43 FRAME ETHERNET_II WaveLAN_Network_Name ANY Station_Name "station_name" AP_Distance 1 Microwave_Robustness = N Transmit_Rate 3 Medium_Reservation 2347 Card_Power_Management 1 Maximum_Sleep_Duration 100 Receive_All_Multicasts N Enable_Encryption N

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Proxim Radio NET.CFG File

See Chapter 2 “Using Advanced Features “ for explanations of NET.CFG parameters. Link Support BUFFERS 2 1550 Protocol ODIPKT BIND RL2PCM ;IP address is maintained in the socket.cfg file Link Driver RL2PCM Socket A Initialize_365 N Int 3 Mem #1 C100 Port 300 Inactivity_Min 0 Inactivity_Sec 1 Sniff_Time 0 Domain 0 ; set per customer settings Station_Type 0 Peer_To_Peer N Roam_Config 1 Mac_Optimize 1 Channel 1 SubChannel 1 Frame Ethernet_II ; Frame Ethernet_802.2 ; Frame Ethernet_802.3



Cisco Radio NET.CFG File

See Chapter 2 “Using Advanced Features “ for explanations of NET.CFG parameters.

Link Support BUFFERS 4 1550 Protocol ODIPKT Bind AWCO48C file handles=60 LINK DRIVER AWCO48C ;Initialization file for Infrastructure operating mode SSID "" ;must match Access Point setting

;FragThreshold 2312 ;packet size to start fragmenting ;RTSThreshold 2312 ;packet size to start sending RTS/CTS ;DataRate1 0x02 ;(1) Mbps supported data bit rate ;DataRate2 0x04 ;(2) Mbps supported data bit rate ;DataRate3 0x0B ;(5.5) Mbps supported data bit rate ;DataRate4 0x16 ;(11) Mbps supported data bit rate ;RefreshInterval 10000 ;inactivity time to check association ;PowerSaveMode "FASTPSPS" ;Constant Awake Mode ;MaxPowerSave "ON" ;Maximum power save mode ;NodeName " " ;descriptive station name ;authtype "wepopen" ;Set WEP key in radio before wepopen

;setting for 2325 = right ;diversity "on" ; units with 2 antennas ;diversity "left" ; units with 1 antenna ;diversity "right" ; units with 1 antenna ; PortBase 100 ; IRQ 5 ;Memory C0000 ;Socket 0 BusType "PCMCIA" Frame ETHERNET_II ; Frame ETHERNET_802.3 ; Frame ETHERNET_802.2 protocol IPX 0 ETHERNET_II show dots=on

; following lines are for Cisco 350 radios only with LEAP LEAP "OFF" ;LEAP authentication (OFF or ON) WorldMode "OFF" ;World mode (OFF or ON) ShortPreamble 0 ;PLCP short preamble (0=auto, 1=long, 2=short)



Symbol 11Mb Radio NET.CFG File

See Chapter 2 “Using Advanced Features “ for explanations of NET.CFG parameters. ; 1. A semicolon as the first non blank character denotes a ; comment line. ; 2. Commented out parameter lines create the default setting. ; 3. Rate control only works with 2 Mbps (or greater) radios ; 4. Encryption controls only work with 2Mbps (or greater) ; radios ; 5. ESSID must be changed to reflect the local network. ; New at Archiving 5/24/2004: ; 1. memory = C000 for 2M radio, C900 for 11M radio. ; 2. interrupt = 3 for 2M radio, 5 for 11M radio. link support Buffers 4 1550 Protocol ODIPKT Bind s11odi link driver s11odi frame ethernet_II ; frame ethernet_802.2 ; The ESS_ID can be a string of 1 to 32 case sensitive characters. ess_id “LXE” station_name ; Use the following keyword to specify rates at which the Adapter ; is allowed to operate. If no rates are specified, the Adapter ; will use all rates available on the radio. Regardless of what is ; specified, the radio will allow either 1 and 2 Mbps or all four ; rates, i.e., 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps. ; Tx_Rate 1 (1 Mbps) ; Tx_Rate 2 (2 Mbps) ; Tx_Rate 5 (5.5 Mbps) ; Tx_Rate 11 (11 Mbps) ; ; Tx_Rate 1 ; Tx_Rate 2 ; Tx_Rate 5 ; Tx_Rate 11 ; Note: IO Mode is required if using Card/Socket Services Mode IO IOAddress 340 Memory C9000 Interrupt 5 ; Set diversity to "Both" for two antennas and "A" for one antenna. diversity A



; To enable WEP you must set Encrypt_Enable_Index to the number of the ; Encrypt_Key# to use and then set the encryption key to the same ; value as the AP is set for. Zero means No Encryption and is the ; default. ; For 128 bit encryption keys you must have 13 pairs of hex digits and ; 5 pairs of hex digits for 40 bit encryption. ; Encrypt_Enable_Index 0 ; Encrypt_Key1 12 34 56 78 90 12 34 56 78 90 12 34 56 ; Encrypt_Key2 12 34 12 34 12 34 12 34 12 34 12 34 12 ; Encrypt_Key3 AB CD EF 12 34 56 78 90 AB CD EF 12 34 ; Encrypt_Key4 12 34 56 78 12 34 56 78 12 34 56 78 12



Sample SOCKET.CFG File

See Chapter 2 “Using Advanced Features “ for explanations of SOCKET.CFG parameters.

Note: The values for some parameters are dependent on the type of radio card installed. Please refer to Chapter 2, “Using Advanced Features” for appropriate values for a specific radio card.

# Socket.cfg sets the options for Data Light socketp.exe # The section xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is for this machines IP # The net mask is specified as part of the ip address. # In the ip address command an optional /net_bits can be # used to indicate the number of bits in the network ID. # Net Bits Net Mask Class IP address range # 8 255.0.0.0 A 0.x.x.x to 127.x.x.x # 16 255.255.0.0 B 128.x.x.x to 191.x.x.x # 24 255.255.255.0 C 192.x.x.x or higher # The network can be subdivided by two for every net bit added. # Net Bits Net Mask Net Bits Net Mask # 1 128 5 248 # 2 192 6 252 # 3 224 7 254 # 4 240 8 255 # To enable DHCP set the IP address to 0.0.0.1 IP address 0.0.0.1/16 # The ARP INIT parameter makes this stack the same as # before. The stack will not send a DHCP ARP (DEFAULT) when # booting up. For added IP address checking you may comment # this line out if you are NOT using proxy ARP. ARP INIT GRAT # Interface sets the physicalinterfaces # pdr=packet driver # if0=interface_card # dix=frame type # 1500=MTU # 10=Buffers # 0x69=ioaddr Interface pdr if0 dix 1500 10 0x69 # When using a gateway (IP router) to the rest of the world, # replace "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX" with your gateway ip and # remove the # at the beginning of the line. # route add default if0 XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX # When using a domain name server (DNS), # replace XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX with the IP address of the DNS, # and remove the # at the beginning # of the line # domain server XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX # domain suffix # example lxe.com # Redisplay IP information



IP address # options, refer to documentation to change ip ttl 15 tcp mss 1360 tcp window 2920 tcp retry 8 tcp irtt 500ms

Note: The 2.4GHz radio drivers require a file called odipkt.com which utilizes software interrupt 69. The corresponding line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file will be:

c:\pctcp\odipkt.com 0 0x69

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SNMP DOS Agent

The SNMP DOS agent API resides in the C:\AGENT directory of mobile computers. By default, the agent is placed into memory as a TSR and uses approximately <70k of memory. When the agent is not being polled, it is invisible to the user. When it is being polled, there is a slight delay, depending on how much data is being retrieved by the agent.

For information on disabling the SNMP DOS agent, please refer to the “DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions”.

For more information on agent operation, please refer to the “SNMP Agent Reference Guide” and “Client Configuration Manager Reference Guide”.

These manuals are available on the LXE Manuals CD.


Chapter 4 Commands

Introduction

This chapter describes the Datalight ROM-DOS commands that are loaded in the 2325 by LXE. The information in this chapter is taken from Datalight’s “ROM-DOS 6.22 User’s Guide” and is used by permission.

ROM-DOS Commands

Each entry includes an explanation of the command's purpose, the command entry syntax, remarks, and examples. Where applicable, command syntax and parameters are given. Parameters may be supplied using either uppercase or lowercase letters, and the hyphen (-) may be substituted for the forward slash (/).

Each command also has a label to designate whether it is an internal or external command. Internal commands are part of the command processor program, COMMAND.COM. These functions are available only while COMMAND.COM is running. External commands are actually stand-alone utility programs. They are independent from COMMAND.COM.

ANSI.SYS

Type

Installable Device Driver

Purpose

ANSI.SYS is a console device driver that allows you to support ANSI codes on the local display.

Syntax Device=ANSI.SYS [options]

Remarks

ANSI.SYS supports standard ANSI escape sequences.

ANSI.SYS writes directly the screen when using text video mode.

Options

The /K option forces use of the extended keyboard BIOS calls which sense F11 and F12.

The /X option lets you redefine the extended keys independently.

The /S option disables the keyboard redefinition feature.

The /Tnn option indicates that the video mode nn is a text mode. By default, modes 0, 1, 2, 3 and 7 are text modes.

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Examples DEVICE=ANSI.SYS

This example loads ANSI.SYS with default settings. DEVICE=ANSI.SYS /T54 /S

Load ANSI.SYS with mode 54h as a video text mode and disable keyboard redefinition.

ATTRIB.EXE

Type

External

Purpose

The ATTRIB command either displays or modifies the attribute of a file.

Syntax ATTRIB [+ ¦ -][option][filespec]

Remarks

The file attributes define the characteristics of a file. They determine if a file may be deleted or modified, or if it is archived. The ATTRIB command is used to manage these file attributes.

Wildcard characters may be used in the ATTRIB filespec.

The ATTRIB command will modify file attributes if modify commands are given to ATTRIB. The modify commands are:

Command Description

+/- Add(+) or remove(-) attribute

A Archive attribute

C Clear all attributes

H Hidden file attribute

R Read only attribute

S System file attribute

If no modify commands are found by ATTRIB, then the files are displayed along with the file names and their current attributes.

Examples

ATTRIB will add the read-only attribute to the file myfile.dat. ATTRIB +r myfile.dat

ATTRIB will remove the read-only attribute and the archive attribute for all files with the DAT extension.

ATTRIB -a -r *.dat

ATTRIB will display the attributes of all files with the DAT extension. ATTRIB *.dat

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CHKDSK.EXE

Type

External

Purpose

The CHKDSK command checks the disk directories and File Allocation Table (FAT) and displays a disk and memory report.

Syntax CHKDSK [d:][path][filespec][/C] [/F] [/V]

Remarks

CHKDSK examines a disk and determines if the disk has any errors in the File Allocation Table (FAT) and will optionally fix errors.

Options

The /F option causes CHKDSK to fix errors on the disk if any were found. The errors that can be found are directory or FAT errors. If the /F is not specified then CHKDSK acts as if it will fix the disk, but the corrections will not be written out to the disk.

If errors are detected, you will be prompted with a message similar to the following: 15 lost allocation units found in 5 chains. Convert lost chains to files?

If you answer Y for Yes, each lost chain will be written to a file in the root directory of the current default drive. Each file will have the name filennnn.chk. nnnn will be a sequential number. The first chain will be in FILE000.CHK. These files can be verified to see if they contain valuable information, and then deleted if desired. Answering N for No to the above prompt, CHKDSK will still make the corrections however the lost chains will not be saved to the disk.

The /C option allows CHKDSK to correct errors without user confirmation. This option must be used along with the /F option for corrections to be made.

The /V option causes CHKDSK to display each path and file as it is processed.

If a file specification is specified, then CHKDSK displays all files matching the specification that have noncontiguous data areas on the disk. Files that are stored in noncontiguous areas, especially .exe files, have slower disk access times. If CHKDSK reports a large number of files with this problem, a utility program that optimizes the files and free space on your disk should be used.

After checking the disk, CHKDSK displays any error messages followed by a report on the state of the disk that was checked. An example of the report is shown below.

Volume ROM-DOS created June 1,1990 1:00a Volume Serial Number is 190E-4AA2 362496 bytes total disk space 0 bytes in 1 hidden files 6144 bytes in 2 user files 356352 bytes available on disk 655360 bytes total memory 595360 bytes free

CHKDSK does not wait for a disk to be inserted before the checking is initiated nor does it repair any errors.

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Examples

CHKDSK will check the integrity of drive A. The report will be printed to the console. CHKDSK a:

CHKDSK will check the integrity of RAM disk D. The report will be saved in a file called DRIVE_D.RPT.

CHKDSK d: >drive_d.rpt

COMMAND.COM

Type

External

Purpose

Start a new command processor.

Syntax COMMAND[device][/E:number][/K:filename][/P][/C string][/MSG]

Remarks

This command starts a new copy of the ROM-DOS command processor. The command processor is the program that has all the internal DOS commands in it.

Starting a new command processor will also produce a new environment. The size of the environment is 128 bytes by default, but it can be changed using the /E switch.

Command and its arguments can also be used in a SHELL= statement in your config.sys file. See the full description of SHELL for more details.

Options

The device option specifies that COMMAND.COM should use a different device, such as AUX, for input and output.

The /E:number switch sets the environment size. Number represents the size of the environment in bytes. Number must be in the range from 160 to 32768. All other values will be ignored and the default value of 256 will be used. ROM-DOS will round the value entered up to the nearest multiple of 16.

The /K:filename option tells the command processor to run the specified filename and then display the ROM-DOS command prompt. It is not recommended that this option be used in a CONFIG.SYS SHELL= statement.

The /P switch causes COMMAND not to exit, or in other words, to remain permanent. The /P switch should be used only when command is used in a CONFIG.SYS SHELL statement.

The /c string switch causes COMMAND to execute the command in string and then terminate. The string command can be any internal or external command.

The /MSG option indicates that all error messages should be stored in memory. This option is recommended only for diskette based systems. ROM-DOS keeps many of its error messages in the resident part of COMMAND.COM rather than using valuable memory to store them. If an error message is needed and you have loaded ROM-DOS from a diskette, the message will only be available if the boot disk is still in the drive. By using the /MSG option, the messages will be available in memory at all times. The /P option must be used along with the /MSG option.

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Examples

The following command will cause a new copy of COMMAND to be executed. It will perform a DIR command on the C drive and then exit back to the previous Command Processor.

COMMAND /C DIR C:

The following example shows loading of a permanent copy of command with an environment size of 256 bytes.

SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /P /E:256

DELTREE.EXE

External Command

The DELTREE command deletes one or more directory trees or individual files.

Syntax DELTREE [/Y] [drive:]path [[drive:]path[...]]

Remarks

/Y prevents DELTREE from prompting before deleting.

[drive:]path indicates the name(s) of the file(s) or directory tree(s) to delete. Wildcards are allowed.

Examples

Datalight DELTREE deletes one or more directory trees. For example, to delete all files and directories in the tree C:\TEMP, enter

DELTREE C:\TEMP.

You can also use DELTREE to delete individual files, one at a time, using wildcards. For example, to delete selected files in the current directory, enter

DELTREE *.*

DELTREE then prompts you for each file it finds, allowing you to choose whether to delete them.

Caution: Take care when using wildcards with DELTREE. DELTREE deletes all specified files and subdirectories regardless of their attributes. Multiple files and/or subdirectories may be specified.

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FORMAT.COM

External Command

The FORMAT command initializes a disk so ROM-DOS can access files on that disk. A disk must be formatted before ROM-DOS can use it.

Syntax FORMAT [drive:] [/options]

Remarks

FORMAT initializes the disk and directory of the specified drive. The size of the formatted disk is the largest possible size that the specified drive supports, unless a different size is specified via a command line option.

Options

The /4 switch causes the floppy disk to be formatted as a 360KB disk even if the drive is a 1.44MB, 2.88MB, or 1.2MB drive.

The /7 switch causes the floppy disk to be formatted as a 720KB disk even if the drive is a 1.44MB or 2.88MB drive.

The /B option causes FORMAT to used BIOS Int 13h calls. By default, FORMAT checks the DOS version, and if it is DOS 5.0 or higher, it uses the floppy device driver to do the format. Using the /B option forces FORMAT to bypass the floppy or hard disk controller and use BIOS calls. /B makes FORMAT device independent.

The /C switch causes FORMAT to format one disk without operator input. The disk is assumed to be in the specified drive, and FORMAT exits immediately when the format is complete. This switch is useful in batch files or programs that require a formatted disk without user input.

The /F:size option specifies the size of the floppy disk to be formatted. Available size values are 360, 720, 1.2, 1.44, and 2.88, and are entered as /F:size. For example, /F:1.2.

The /H switch causes the system files not to be hidden or write-protected. This can be used along with the /S option.

The /I option forces FORMAT to use IOCTL calls and never use BIOS calls. Normally, FORMAT first tries to access the device driver IOCTL calls to format the disk. If this fails, BIOS calls are used (unless the /B option is specified). BIOS calls are always used for DOS 3.3 and earlier.

The /Q option causes FORMAT to do a quick format. A quick format reinitializes the disk, deleting each file and subdirectory from the disk. A quick format can only be performed on a previously fully formatted disk.

The /S switch causes FORMAT to copy the ROM-DOS system files, ROM-DOS.SYS and COMMAND.COM, onto the disk. The file ROM-DOS.SYS is renamed and stored on the disk as files IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM, which are stored as hidden files, unless the /H option is used.

The /V:LABEL switch causes FORMAT to place a volume label on the disk. If the volume label is not provided on the command line, you are prompted for the volume label once the format is complete.

The /[ switch causes FORMAT to run without display of the sign-on message.

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If FORMAT encounters an error, the exit code returned to DOS indicates the type of error. The error codes are listed in the following table.

Error Level Type of Error

0 No error encountered

1 Invalid drive

2 Unsupported drive format

3 Attempted hard drive format (unsupported)

4 Write-protect error

HIMEM.SYS

Installable Device Driver

The HIMEM.SYS device driver manages extended memory and the High Memory Area (HMA) in a 286, 386 or greater, or PS/2 systems. HIMEM prevents programs from simultaneously using the same area of memory for two different purposes. HIMEM supports the Extended Memory Specification (XMS) 2.0. HIMEM is installed as a device driver in CONFIG.SYS.

Syntax DEVICE = [d:] [path] HIMEM.SYS [/machine:n] [/A20[+]] [/PS2] [/CONTROLA20:OFF]

Remarks

The HIMEM driver can be used to allow ROM-DOS to run in High Memory.

HIMEM supports a default of 32 handles.

HIMEM should not be used with older versions of Datalight’s VDISK. Current versions of VDISK use XMS memory if it is available.

HIMEM recognizes PS/2-style A20 line control and determines whether to use the PS/2 A20 control or the AT A20 control method automatically by calling Int 15h, function C0h (get system configuration). This automatic detection can be overridden with the /Machine:n, /A20, A20+, or /PS2 command line switches in the event that the auto detection on a given system fails.

/Machine:1 and /A20 both designate the PC AT A20 control method. These switches instruct HIMEM not to wait for the A20 line to settle.

/Machine:2 and /PS2 both designate the PS/2 control method.

/A20+ is similar to /A20 but instructs HIMEM to wait for the A20 line to settle.

/Machine:3 designates support for the Phoenix Cascade BIOS A20 control methods.

Alternately, /CONTROLA20:OFF instructs HIMEM to not detect the control method for the A20 line and assumes the A20 line is always on.

The /BIOS switch forces the use of BIOS Int15h, Function 87h, for data transfers to and from XMS memory.

The /QUIET switch forces HIMEM to remove the sign-on message when loading.

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Error Conditions

No Extended Memory—An extended memory error condition can occur if the BIOS (via Int 15H, function 88H) notifies HIMEM that there is no extended memory. In this situation, HIMEM displays an appropriate error message and does not install.

Failure to Control the A20 Line—When HIMEM installs, it attempts to control the A20 line, which controls access to the HMA. HIMEM first attempts control via the AT method (using the 8259 keyboard control). If that fails, HIMEM then attempts control via the PS/2 method (using I/O port 60H). If both methods fail, HIMEM assumes it can’t control the A20 line and displays the message

A20 Control (OFF)

If either of these errors occur, try using the /A20, /A20+, or /PS2 in the HIMEM command line.

Note also that some older programs assume that the machine is a 1MB 8086 and so require that the A20 line to be disabled (OFF) while they run. Current programs typically do not require that the A20 line be disabled.

Examples Device = HIMEM.SYS

Installs the XMS device driver. Once this driver is installed, accessing the HMA and Extended Memory (XMS) memory areas are legal. The Extended Memory area can contain up to 2GB of memory. Typical systems have 4, 8, or 16MB of XMS memory installed.

Device = HIMEM.SYS /machine:1

Forces the use of the AT-style A20 line control.

The HIMEM driver fails to load when either the machine does not have memory above the 1MB boundary or the BIOS does not provide support for it. It also fails to load when another XMS manager has been previously installed.

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MEM.EXE

External Command

The MEM command displays the used and free memory in your system.

Syntax MEM [/BiosExtensions] [/Classify] [/Raw]

Remarks

Options Description

/B Displays each BIOS extension and its size.

/C Classifies the memory usage.

/R Does raw dump of the MCB chain.

MEM displays a list of the DOS memory contents, what free space is available, and how much memory is in conventional memory, upper memory, the HMA and extended memory. This program is useful to fine tune the system to have as much free memory as possible for applications.

Options

The /B option displays BIOS extensions in the range from C000:0 to F800:0.

The /C option shows program, TSR, and device driver sizes.

The /R option shows a low-level DOS listing of MCBs (Memory Control Blocks).

MODE.COM

External Command

The MODE command modifies the operation of the printer, serial port, and active video display.

Syntax MODE LPT#[:]=COM#[:] MODE COM#:baud[,parity[,databits[,stopbits[,P]]]] MODE <video mode> MODE <display lines>

Remarks

The first syntax above redirects line printer output to the serial port.

The second syntax above changes the operation of the specified communications port. The options that can be modified are listed below. InValid for any of the options are flagged with an error message.

baud 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 parity N - None, O - Odd, E - Even databits Either 7 or 8 stopbits Either 1 or 2 stop bits P Printer Port

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Using the P option as the last argument causes output to be sent repeatedly to the printer port until successfully received. Without the P, output is sent only once, causing a critical error if unsuccessful.

The third syntax changes the active video mode for the display terminal. The valid choices for this version of the MODE command are as follows:

40—Indicates 40 characters per line.

80—Indicates 80 characters per line.

bw40—For a color graphics adapter with color disabled and 40 characters per line.

bw80—For a color graphics adapter with color disabled and 80 characters per line.

co40—Indicates a color monitor with color enabled and 40 characters per line.

co80—Indicates a color monitor with color enabled and 80 characters per line.

mono—For a monochrome display. Assumes 80 characters per line.

The final syntax sets the number of display lines. Valid included L25, L43, and L50.

Note: A serial port should be initialized before an LPT device is redirected to it.

Examples MODE COM1:9600,n,8,1

Modifies the settings for the COM1 device to a baud rate of 9600, no parity, eight data bits, and one stop bit.

MODE LPT2:=COM2

Redirects the output from LPT2 to the COM2 serial port. All following output to LPT2 actually goes to the COM2 device.

MODE mono

Indicates a monochrome display adapter.

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MORE.COM

External Command

The MORE command displays a text file one screen at a time.

Syntax MORE [filename] or <command> | MORE

Remarks

The input to MORE may come from a file, or it may be piped in from another filter or a DOS command. If the filename is present, then the file is viewed; otherwise MORE reads from the Standard Input.

Once a screen has been viewed, a line is displayed on the bottom of the screen indicating the percent of the file that has been viewed. At this point, there are several options for the next lines of text to be viewed.

B Display the previous full page.

<enter> Display just one more line.

T Display starting at the top of the file.

Spacebar Display the next full page of text.

Q Exit MORE

Examples DIR | MORE

Displays a directory one screen at a time. MORE READ.ME

Displays the file READ.ME one page at a time.

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NED.EXE and NED.CFG

External Command

ASCII text Editor Program

The NED editor is a menu-based text editor available for use with ROM-DOS. This editor is similar to other desktop editors but has special functions designed for use in editing C-source and assembly code.

Starting the Editor

To start the editor, enter NED [filename] [filename]

NED may be initiated with or without filename arguments. Wildcard file specifications are allowed.

Up to ten files can be entered on the command line. If NED is run without arguments, it loads all files accessed during the last editing session, returning you to the exact position in the file. You can switch between the open files.

You can also enter NED @errfile

where errfile is the name of your compiler error output file. NED loads all files that had errors and allows you to move between errors.

Once NED is running, you may load files into memory by using the File/Open menu command. File/Reload replaces the current file with a new file or reloads a new copy of the same file. File/Reload confirms before replacing an unsaved file.

Basic Editor Operation

NED uses the standard Microsoft Windows interface for cut, copy, and paste operations. Del and Shift+Del both move the selected block to the clipboard. There is no true undo command, but Ctrl+V or Shift+Ins may be used to paste the clipboard contents to the current cursor position. Table 1 lists all the default shortcut keys.

If a search string is all lowercase, NED treats it as a case-insensitive search. If a search string contains any uppercase letters, it is case sensitive. The replacement string is inserted exactly as entered. Repeating a Search command repeats the last Forward or Backward Search operation, not the last Replace operation.

There is one bookmark for all files. Once the bookmark is set, going to the bookmark returns you to the file and position where you set it.

The Indent and Remove-indent (referred to as Undent in the Options/Do Command) commands work on tabs. Indent inserts a tab at the beginning of the current line, or if a block is active, at the beginning of each line in the block. Remove-indent removes the first tab from the current line or from each line in the block. If there are no tabs, Remove-indent has no effect.

Toggle case inverts the case of the current character if no block is active. If a block is active, Toggle case sets the entire block to uppercase if the first character was lower and to lowercase if the first character was uppercase.

Tabs are currently set to 3 for .C, .H, .CPP, .HPP, and .T files. They are set to 8 for all other files.

File/Print prints the current block if there is one, otherwise it prints the current file. NED prompts for a device to print to, which may be a filename. Tabs are expanded to spaces.

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The Options/Do Command is intended primarily for debugging. This command allows you to execute any editor command by choosing it from a menu list.

The macro commands (Record Macro/Play Macro) allow you to define a sequence of keystrokes that can be repeated repetitively. Select Record Macro (ALT=), enter the keystrokes, then press ALT= again. The macro sequence can be played by selecting Play Macro or by pressing ALT-. Keyboard bindings are saved in NED.CFG in the same directory as NED.EXE. NED.CFG also contains the list of active files and positions.

If you record and play a recursive macro, it plays continuously.

If you press an invalid key on a menu, NED operates as if you pressed enter.

If you run out of memory, such as when you have more than 300KB of files open, NED returns to DOS.

NED Default Hot Keys

Many of the editor commands can be accessed directly by pressing key combinations. For example, press Alt-X to exit the editor and save any open files. The following table lists the default hot keys.

Key Function Key Function Alt-Q Quit without saving F1 Help Alt-X Exit, saving as needed F7 Load file into current buffer Ctrl-A Search again F9 Save file Ctrl-B Search backward F10 Exit asking for save as needed Ctrl-C Copy the block to clipboard Left-Arrow Left one character Ctrl-D Find the mark Right-Arrow Right one character Ctrl-E Erase to end-of-line Up arrow Up one line Ctrl-F Search forward Down arrow Down one line Ctrl-G Go to a line number Home Beginning of line Ctrl-I Indent the block End End of line Ctrl-K Toggle block mode Page Up Up one screen Ctrl-L Delete line to the clipboard Page Down Down one screen Ctrl-M Set the mark Center (5) Center the cursor onscreen Ctrl-N Read a file into a new buffer Ctrl-Left-Arrow Left one word Ctrl-P Move to the previous position Ctrl-Right-Arrow Right one word Ctrl-Q Quote the next character Ctrl-Up-Arrow Up one C function Ctrl-R Replace text Ctrl-Down-Arrow Down one C function Ctrl-S Switch to the next buffer Ctrl-Home Scroll toward beginning of file Ctrl-T Toggle the case of character(s) Ctrl-End Scroll toward end of file Ctrl-U Remove indent from the block Ctrl-Page Up Beginning of file Ctrl-V Insert the clipboard Ctrl-Page Down End of file Ctrl-W Delete word to the clipboard Ins Toggle Insert/Overwrite mode Ctrl-X Delete block to the clipboard Del Delete character Ctrl-Z Cancel the selected block Backspace Delete character backward Alt = Start/end recording macro Ctrl-Ins Copy block to clipboard. Alt - Playback macro Ctrl-BackSpace Delete word backward

Alt-F7 Previous error Shift-Ins Insert the clipboard Alt-F8 Next error Shift-Del Delete block to clipboard

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PRINT.COM

External Command

The PRINT command prints a single file or a list of files.

Syntax PRINT [/drive:] [filename] [/options]

Remarks

PRINT allows you to enter between one and 32 files for spooling to the printer. The files are output to the device in a spooled manner (while you perform other operations).

If PRINT is entered without any parameters, it displays all the files that are in the queue.

The first time PRINT is used, the operator is prompted with this message for the device to perform the operation.

Name of list device [PRN]:

The legal devices for printing are LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, AUX, or PRN.

Options

The /B option sets the buffer size. The default buffer size is 512 bytes. A larger buffer size causes print to operate faster. The maximum buffer size is 32KB and the minimum size is 256 bytes. This option is only allowed the first time PRINT is run.

The /C option cancels only the filenames listed after the /C command.

The /F option sets the maximum number of files to be queued up at one time. The default number of files is ten. The minimum is two and the maximum is 32. Support for more files is often useful when using wildcards in filenames. This option is only allowed the first time PRINT is run (or until the next system reboot).

The /P option causes all files listed after this option to be submitted for printing. This is the default for filenames encountered on the PRINT command line.

The /T option cancels all the files from the print queue (list).

The /H option displays the help screen.

Examples PRINT FILE1.TXT FILE2.TXT FILE3.TXT

Puts three files into the print queue. The first file prints after the command ends. PRINT /C FILE2.TXT

Removes file FILE2.TXT from the print queue. All other files in the queue print normally. PRINT /T

Cancels all files in the print queue. Printing may continue for a short time because of the buffer in your printer.

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REMDISK.EXE

Remote Disk Program

See Also: REMSERV.EXE

REMSERV is usually run on the 2325 (host). REMDISK is usually run on the client (e.g. a desktop PC).

The remote disk program allows you to access a disk drive on a remote system via a serial cable and standard PC-style (8250UART) serial port. In a remote disk setup, one system, the one that shares its drives, is termed the server. The other system, the one that accesses and uses the remote drives, is called the client. The serial ports on both systems must be connected via a null modem cable. Remdisk / Remserv works across a standard 3-pin serial cable. The cable does not require the CTS/RTS DTS/DTR pins.

To use the remote disk, both REMDISK and REMSERV must be running on their respective systems and must use the same baud rate and packet or nonpacket-style transmission. After starting both programs, you can access the new drive on the client system. You can change the default directory to this new drive, copy files to and from the remote drive, and also run utilities such as CHKDSK on the drive. The remote drive on the server system can be used as any other drive on the client system.

Syntax

The program REMDISK runs on the client system and creates a new drive letter for the client. REMDISK uses the next available system drive letter.

For example, if the last assigned drive was D:, REMDISK creates drive E:. This drive acts like any other drive, except that it requires the serial port. REMDISK.EXE can be loaded by a DEVICE= command in the CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files or it can be entered at the DOS prompt.

CONFIG.SYS –-- DEVICE=REMDISK.EXE /T15 AUTOEXEC.BAT – REMDISK /B9600 / COM2 /T10

The syntax for REMDISK is: REMDISK [/U] [/H] [/Bnnnn] [+|-][/Tnnn] [/COMn]

The default is : /B115K+ /COM1 /T3

Option Description

/U Unloads REMDISK from memory, thereby disabling the drive letter and freeing the memory occupied by REMDISK. This option can only be used when REMDISK is installed from the DOS command line. A remote disk installed via CONFIG.SYS cannot be unloaded.

/H Selects hardware handshaking for flow control.

/Bnnnn Selects the baud rate for transmission. Available baud rates are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115000. The default baud rate is 115000.

+/- The plus sign (+) specifies packet-style transmission and is recommended for any baud rate over 19200. The default setting is to include + for packet transmission. Use the minus sign (-) to specify polling operation under Microsoft Windows 95. Both sides must agree on using either (+) or (-).

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Option Description

/Tnnn Sets the time-out in the range of 3 to 3,640 seconds. 15 seconds is not unusual for Flash drives.

/IRQn Set the IRQ for the communications port. Valid settings are 3 – 15. Default is IRQ3 for COM 2 and COM4, and IRQ4 for COM1 and COM3.

COMn Selects the communication port. Choose 1, 2, 3 or 4. COM1 is the default port.

To install the REMDISK program from CONFIG.SYS at 19200 baud, on COM1, using packet-style transmission, insert the following line in CONFIG.SYS and then reboot the system (remember to include the full path to find REMDISK.EXE if not located in the root directory).

DEVICE=REMDISK.EXE /B19200 +

To display a help screen for REMDISK from the DOS prompt, enter REMDISK /?

To install REMDISK from the DOS prompt or from a batch file (such as AUTOEXEC.BAT) at 9600 baud, without packet-style transmission, on COM2, enter

REMDISK /B9600 /COM2

To unload the REMDISK installed from the batch file or the DOS prompt, enter REMDISK /U

REMSERV.EXE

Remote Disk Program

See Also: REMDISK.EXE

REMSERV is usually run on the 2325 (host). REMDISK is usually run on the client (e.g. a desktop PC).

The remote disk program allows you to access a disk drive on a remote system via a serial cable and standard PC-style (8250UART) serial port. In a remote disk setup, one system, the one that shares its drives, is termed the server. The other system, the one that accesses and uses the remote drives, is called the client. The serial ports on both systems must be connected via a null modem cable. Remdisk / Remserv works across a standard 3-pin serial cable. The cable does not require the CTS/RTS DTS/DTR pins.

To use the remote disk, both REMDISK and REMSERV must be running on their respective systems and must use the same baud rate and packet or nonpacket-style transmission. After starting both programs, you can access the new drive on the client system. You can change the default directory to this new drive, copy files to and from the remote drive, and also run utilities such as CHKDSK on the drive. The remote drive on the server system can be used as any other drive on the client system.

The server system runs the program REMSERV.EXE that can make a single drive on the server system available to the client. The available drive can be changed at any time by quitting the REMSERV program and then running the program again with a new drive letter.

The server program can be terminated at any time by pressing the Esc key. The client can then no longer access the server’s drive until the REMSERV program is run again.

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Syntax REMSERV.EXE d: [/Tnnnn] [/H] [/Bnnnn][+|-] [/COMn] [/IRQn] [/Tnnn] [/S]

where d: represents the letter of the drive the server makes available to the client.

The default is /B115+ /COM1 /T2

Option Description

/Bnnnn Selects the baud rate for transmission. Available baud rates are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115000. The default baud rate is 115000.

+/- The plus sign (+) after the BAUD specifies packet-style transmission and is recommended for any baud rate over 19200. The default setting is to include + for packet transmission. Use the minus sign (-) to specify polling operation under Microsoft Windows 95. By default, packet transfers will be used for all baud rates higher than 9600. Both sides must agree on using either (+) or (-).

COMn Selects the communication port. Available ports are 1, 2, 3 or 4. COM1 is the default port.

/IRQn Set the IRQ for the communications port. Valid settings are 3 – 15. Default is IRQ3 for COM 2 and COM4, and IRQ4 for COM1 and COM3.

/Tnnn Sets the time-out in the range of 2 to 3,640 seconds. 15 seconds is not unusual for Flash drives.

/S Instructs REMSERV to run without any display output (Silent).

/H Selects hardware handshaking for flow control.

Example To select drive B: as the available server drive at 115000 baud, packet transmission, using COM1, enter

REMSERV B:

To set drive C: as the server disk at 38400 baud, without packet-style transmission, on COM2, with a timeout of 10 seconds, enter:

REMSERV C: /B38400 /COM2 /T10

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SYS.COM

External Command

The SYS command copies the ROM-DOS system files ROM-DOS.SYS and COMMAND.COM from the disk in the default drive to the disk in the specified drive. The file ROM-DOS.SYS is renamed and stored on the disk as files IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM, which are stored as hidden files.

Syntax SYS drive: [/options]

Remarks

Use the SYS command to transfer the ROM-DOS system files to a floppy disk or hard disk. The disk can be a formatted blank disk or can contain files; it is not necessary for the system files to be the first files on the disk. The only requirement is that there is enough contiguous free space on the disk for the new system files to be placed. If the disk already contains system files, installing the new system files deletes the existing files.

The command processor, COMMAND.COM, is also transferred to the disk and does not need to be copied into the same contiguous space as the system files.

You can run SYS three different ways. The first is to boot and run your system with ROM-DOS. When you run the SYS command this way, SYS copies the ROM-DOS system files and COMMAND.COM from the root directory of the default/current disk drive.

The second method is to run SYS from the root directory of a disk drive that has been previously prepared with the SYS command, but isn’t booted and running. For example, you can run SYS from a bootable floppy disk to copy the files to the hard disk without actually booting from the floppy disk itself.

The third method uses the file ROM-DOS.SYS, the equivalent of the hidden system files IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM. ROM-DOS.SYS should be present in the same directory with COMMAND.COM and SYS.COM. These three files can be placed in the root directory or subdirectory on a floppy disk (that need not be booted or bootable), or in a subdirectory on the hard drive. Run the SYS command from the directory where the files reside to transfer the system files to the destination drive.

Options

The /C option prevents confirmation before transferring system files.

The /H option shows the newly transferred system files on the destination disk.

The /] option prevents display of the sign-on message.

Example SYS B:

Copies the ROM-DOS system files to drive B:.

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VER

Type

Internal

Purpose

Displays the version number of ROM-DOS in use. Allows revision of this version number.

Syntax VER [n.nn] [/R]

Remarks

If a new version number is specified, two digits after the decimal are required. Note that this command revises only the record of the DOS version number; it does not change the actual operating system loaded in the computer.

The version command shows both the version of the VER command itself and the version of DOS in operation.

Options

The /R option shows the full version and release number of ROM-DOS.

Example

The following example changes the record of current DOS version in use to DOS 5.0. Any programs that are executed, following this command, will recognize that DOS 5.0 is running.

VER 5.0

XCOPY.COM

External Command

The XCOPY command copies multiple files and, optionally, subdirectories from one disk to another.

Syntax XCOPY [source] [target] [/options]

Remarks

Use the XCOPY command to copy multiple files and subdirectories, if they exist.

The source and the target parameter are complete drive-path and file-specification descriptions.

If you do not specify a path, XCOPY assumes the default path. If a filename is not specified, then *.* is assumed.

The ATTRIB command may be used to modify the archive bit for the various XCOPY options that check the archive status of files. Refer to the ATTRIB command for instructions.

Options

The /A option copies only source files that have the archive bit set in them. The archive is not reset.

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The /D<mm-dd-yy> option copies only those files with a date later than that specified.

The /E option creates subdirectories on the target even if they are empty.

The /M option copies only those source files that have the archive bit set. Once the source file is

copied, the archive bit is reset.

The /P option prompts before each file is copied. The prompt appears as follows; enter Y to copy the file:

C:\COMMAND.COM (Y/N)?

The /S option copies files in subdirectories of the source directory.

The /V option verifies each write to the disk.

The /W option waits before starting to copy files and prompts with the following message. Press any key to begin copying file(s)

Example XCOPY \bin\*.exe a: /a

Copies all files in the BIN subdirectory to the A: drive that have an .EXE extension and that have the archive bit set.

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ROM-DOS 6.22 Command Summary

For information on ROM-DOS commands, please refer to a commercially available ROM-DOS user guide.

Following are brief descriptions of ROM-DOS commands, including batch file commands.

Note: The external ROM-DOS files loaded on the 2325 by LXE (and supported by LXE) are marked with a single asterisk in the table that follows. Files marked with a double asterisk are loaded on some, but not all, 2325’s. ROM-DOS internal commands are a part of the ROM-DOS operating system.

ROM-DOS Command

Command Type

Description

? Internal CONFIG.SYS command. It directs ROM-DOS to pause for confirmation before processing a command.

@ Internal Used to suppress the display of a single batch-file command line.

; Internal Identifies nonexecuting lines. The same as the REM command.

ANSI.SYS* Installable A console device driver that allows you to support Ansi codes on the local screen.

ATTRIB.COM** External Displays or modifies the attributes associated with a file.

BREAK Internal Turns on or off the ability to stop program execution at a non-I/O point.

BUFFERS Internal Sets the number of internal data buffers.

CALL Internal Batch file command. Invokes execution of a secondary batch file.

CHDIR (also CD) Internal Changes the current directory (also CD).

CHKDSK.COM* External Checks the integrity of data on a disk. Displays information.

CLS Internal Clears all information from the monitor’s screen.

COMMAND.COM* External Starts a second DOS command processor.

COPY Internal Copies files from one storage location to another.

COUNTRY.SYS1 External Designates the country code for displays.

CTTY Internal Changes the default terminal interacting with ROM-DOS.

DATE Internal Displays the date from the system’s internal calendar. Allows revision.

DEL Internal Deletes specified files.

DELTREE.EXE** External Deletes one or more directory trees or individual files.

DEVICE Internal Installs a device driver into ROM-DOS.

1 International keyboards and code pages require COUNTRY.SYS, DISPLAY.SYS and

KEYB.COM. These files are placed on the computer when needed. They are not part of the LXE installed and LXE supported file load.

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ROM-DOS Command

Command Type

Description

DEVICEHIGH Internal Loads a device into the upper memory area, if available.

DIR Internal DIRectory. Lists contents of a specified directory.

DISPLAY.SYS2 Installable Displays international letters and symbols.

DOS (ROM-DOS) Internal Installs ROM-DOS into High Memory Area (HMA).

ECHO Internal Batch file command. Turns on or off display of batch execution on the monitor.

EGA/EGA3.CPI Internal Font data files for use with the International video display driver, DISPLAY.SYS.

EMM386** External Enables expanded memory support for capable systems.

ERASE Internal Erases specified files (same as DEL).

EXIT Internal Used to exit nested running of ROM-DOS within another program.

FCBS Internal Specifies the number of File Control Blocks (FCBS) open at one time.

FILES Internal Sets the maximum number of files that can be open at one time on the system.

FOR Internal Batch file command. Performs one DOS command on a set of files.

FORMAT.COM* External Initializes a disk so that ROM-DOS can access files on that disk.

GOTO Internal Batch file command. Moves control to a specified line in the batch file.

HELP Internal Lists all available ROM-DOS commands along with brief descriptions.

HIMEM.SYS** Installable Manages extended memory and the high memory area in a 286, 386, PS/2 system.

IF Internal Batch file command. Performs a command based on a specified condition.

INCLUDE Internal Allows instructions in one configuration block to be included with instructions in another configuration block.

INSTALL Internal Loads Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs during CONFIG.SYS processing.

KEYB.COM3 External Allows altering of the keyboard layout for a different language or nationality.

2 International keyboards and code pages require COUNTRY.SYS, DISPLAY.SYS and

KEYB.COM. These files are placed on the computer when needed. They are not part of the LXE installed and LXE supported file load.

3 International keyboards and code pages require COUNTRY.SYS, DISPLAY.SYS and KEYB.COM. These files are placed on the computer when needed. They are not part of the LXE installed and LXE supported file load.

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ROM-DOS Command

Command Type

Description

KEYBOARD/ KEYBRD2.SYS

Internal Keyboard code page data files for use with the International keyboard driver, KEYB.COM.

LASTDRIVE Internal Sets the maximum number of drives.

LOADHIGH Internal Loads a program into the upper memory area, if available.

MEM.EXE* External Displays the used and free memory in your system.

MENUCOLOR Internal Allows setting of text and background colors for the startup menu.

MENUDEFAULT Internal Sets the default menu-item choice and time-out value for making a selection.

MENUITEM Internal Specifies an item to be placed on the startup menu display during system boot

MKDIR Internal Creates a new subdirectory.

MODE.COM** External Modifies the operation of the printer, serial port, and active video display.

MORE.COM* External Displays a text file one screen at a time.

MOVE.EXE Internal Moves files and renames files and directories.

NED.CFG* Installable Configuration file for NED.EXE ASCII text editor.

NED.EXE* Installable This program is used when editing ASCII text files.

NEWFILE Internal Allows continuation of CONFIG.SYS processing from a new file.

NUMLOCK Internal Sets the NUMLOCK keyboard key to on or off when your computer starts. This setting is ignored by the VXX OS.

PATH Internal Displays current command search path(s). A new path line can be specified.

PAUSE Internal Batch file command. Causes execution to halt until a key is pressed.

PRINT.COM** External Prints a list of files, up to ten files.

PROMPT Internal Resets the appearance of the system prompt line.

REM Internal A batch file command for identifying non-executing lines.

REMDISK.EXE* Installable A remote disk management program. Usually run on the client.

REMSERV.EXE* Installable A remote disk management program. Usually run on the host.

REN Internal Renames files.

RMDIR (also RM) Internal Deletes a specified subdirectory.

ROM-DOS.SYS** External Used by the \S format switch to create the system files IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM.

SET Internal Sets environment variables and command processor strings.

SHELL Internal Allows selections of a command interpreter other than COMMAND.COM.

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ROM-DOS Command

Command Type

Description

SHIFT Internal Batch file command. Shifts replaceable parameters one position to the left.

STACKDEV.SYS Internal Increases the number of stacks available for IRQ handlers and Int13h.

STACKS Internal Allows for the use of dynamic data stacks to handle interrupts.

SUBMENU Internal Defines a menu item that represents a secondary menu.

SWITCHES Internal Allows special CONFIG.SYS file options.

SYS.COM** External Transfers the hidden system files to a specified drive.

TIME Internal Displays current time from the system’s internal clock. Also allows revision.

TYPE Internal Displays the contents of a text file on the monitor.

UMBLINK.SYS UMBLINK.EXE

Internal A non-protected mode program that can allow the creation of Upper Memory Blocks using existing RAM areas.

VER* Internal Displays current version of ROM-DOS on the monitor.

VERIFY Internal Displays the current VERIFY state or sets the VERIFY state to on or off.

VERSION.SYS Internal Modifies the version number ROM-DOS reports.

VOL Internal Displays the volume label on a disk.

XCOPY.COM** External Copies multiple files and optionally subdirectories.


Chapter 5 The Docking Stations

Introduction

This chapter is intended for use by system administrators and advanced users who need to modify the 4-Slot Dock’s factory-configuration settings.

LXE offers three powered docking stations for the 2325 – a stationary single dock that holds one 2325, a vehicle mounted single dock that holds one 2325 and a four slot dock that holds from one to four 2325s. The powered docking stations have two primary uses:

• Recharge the 2325 NiMH battery pack(s) and lithium backup batteries.

• Provide a connection for serial communications between the 2325(s) and the host computer or another serial device, such as a printer or modem.

All powered docking stations require an AC/DC power source. The four slot docking stations can be daisy chained together. The station at the end of the chain must be cabled to the host.

The non-powered vehicle mount docking station is a 2325 retention device only.

For basic information about the Vehicle Mount Holder, Single Slot and the 4-Slot Dock, see the “2325 Docking Station Installation and Operator’s Guide”.

If the 2325 contains non-rechargeable batteries, do not connect the power supply to the dock.

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The Single Dock

A cable and power adapter for the Single Dock are available separately. To make your own cables, see Appendix A, “Connector Configurations”, for pin assignments.

1 2325 Receptacle

2 Power Indicator

3 Ready Indicator

Figure 5-1 Single Dock

Attaching the Single Dock to a Computer Complete the following steps:

1. Attach the 25-pin end of the cable to the cable connector on the back of the Single Dock.

2. Attach the other end of the cable to a serial port on your computer.

3. If you ordered the optional power adapter, attach it to the Single Dock.

1 Power input jack

2 Cable connector

Figure 5-2 Back Panel of the Single Dock

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The Power Adapter

Important: If the 2325 contains non-rechargeable batteries, do not connect the power supply to the dock.

You can use a 9-volt power adapter with the Single Dock to recharge the batteries in the 2325. Power adapters are available from LXE.

Attach the small, round plug of the power adapter to the power input jack on the back of the Single Dock. Plug the other end into an AC outlet or power strip. The red light-emitting diode (LED) labeled POWER on the front panel of the Single Dock should light up.

The power adapter is used only to recharge the batteries in the 2325. However, if you do not use it, the LED indicators on the Single Dock will not light up. (The READY light indicates that the 2325 is properly inserted in the dock. The READY light will appear red when charging 2325 batteries and green when batteries are fully charged.)

Note: Use only a 9-volt power adapter supplied by LXE. Using another adapter can damage the dock.

Using a Single Dock Set up the Single Dock as described in the preceding sections. Place the 2325 into the dock, with the keypad facing the front. If you are using a power adapter, the green LED labeled READY on the front panel of the Single Dock should light up.

Note: If the READY light does not come on, make sure the POWER light is on and the 2325 is fully inserted into the dock, with the keypad facing out. If it still doesn’t work, make sure the Dock adapter is securely attached to the 2325 and that the contacts in the dock are clean. (If you are not using a power adapter, the light will not come on.)

While the 2325 is in the Single Dock, you can download programs to it or upload data from it just as if it were connected directly to your computer. You can even leave the 2325 in the dock while you use an attached barcode reader.

If you are using a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack in the 2325, you can use the Single Dock to recharge the batteries. Simply leave the battery pack in the 2325 when you place it in the dock. The battery pack and the lithium backup battery will be recharged while the READY light is on. The charging time is 3 to 8 hours, depending on the type of battery pack and the current charging level.

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Single Dock

Height 2.75” (6.9 cm)

Width 6” (15 cm)

Depth 5.25” (13.33 cm)

Weight 1.15 lbs (.52 kilograms)

Usage Indoors

Power Supply

Transformer Class 2

Input 120V 60Hz 12W

Output 9VDC 500mA

Usage Indoors

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The Four Slot Dock

Front Panel

The front panel of the 4-Slot Dock contains the mode indicators.

Indicator Function COM Green when the 2325 in the slot is communicating with the host. All other slots

in the docking station (and when more than one four slot dock is connected to another in a docking station network) must wait until it has finished communicating.

CHARGE Red when 2325 batteries are being charged. Green when 2325 batteries are fully charged.

POWER Green when docking station is receiving AC power. BUSY Red when a docking station in the cabled network is communicating with the

host. Note: The COM light is green when an individual 2325 is communicating with

the host.

Back Panel The back panel of the 4-Slot Dock has cable jacks for connections to the host computer and other 4-Slot Docks. The power input jack is also located there. (For information about connecting docks, see “Creating a Dock Network”.).

1 Connector for dock-to-dock cable

2 Power input jack

3 Connector for RS-232 host cable

4 Connector for RS-422/485 host cable or dock-to-dock cable

Figure 5-3 The Back Panel on the 4-Slot Dock

Important: If any 2325 contains non-rechargeable batteries, do not connect the power supply to the dock.

104 The Four Slot Dock


Creating a Dock Network The following figure shows the back of two docks in a network. The dock on the left is connected to a third dock (which may be connected to another dock). The dock on the right is connected to the host computer with an RS-232 cable. (To use an RS-422/485 connection to the host, you would use the telephone-style jack at the far right. The RS-232 connector would not be used.)

Each 4-Slot Dock unit in the network must be connected to a power supply.

1 Dock-to-host cable

2 Power adapter

3 Dock-to-dock cable

Figure 5-4 Connections for 4-Slot Docks in a Network



Installation

Power Adapter Use one of the following:

• US: US style 110VAC plug

• International: 100–250VAC 47–63Hz input with IEC320 (includes power cord)

Cables To connect the 4-Slot Dock to a host computer, use one of the following:

• RS-232 cable

• RS-422/485 cable (custom-built for your application)

To form a network of multiple 4-Slot Docks, connect the docks to each other with either of the following LXE cables:

• Two-foot cable

• Ten-foot cable

Note: See Appendix A, “Connector Configurations”, for pin assignments. See Chapter 1, “Introduction and Specification”, section titled “Accessories”.

Connecting the Dock to the Host To connect the 4-Slot Dock to a computer, complete the following steps:

1. Plug one end of the serial cable into the appropriate connector on the back of the 4-Slot Dock.

2. Attach the other end of the cable to an available serial port on your computer.

3. Attach the power adapter cord to the power input jack on the back of the dock. (If you are using the international power adapter, plug one end of the power cord into the power adapter.)

4. Plug the power cord into an outlet or power strip (preferably one that has surge protection). The POWER LED on the front panel of the dock should light up.

Using the 4-Slot Dock

Charging Batteries To charge the rechargeable batteries in a 2325, place the 2325 into any slot of a 4-Slot Dock that is connected to a power supply. The dock does not need to be connected to a computer.

Transferring Data To transfer programs or data files between a 2325 and a computer through a 4-Slot Dock, you can use the REMDISK and REMSERV utilities. For more information on these utilities, please refer to Chapter 4, “Commands”.



Operating Modes The 4-Slot Dock network can operate in either of two modes:

• In terminal-demand mode (the default), the 4-Slot Dock network grants access to the communications line to individual 2325s on a priority basis.

• In host-controlled mode, the host controls which 2325 gets access to the communications line at any time.

For information about setting and using these modes, see the ‘2325 Programmer’s Guide”.

The 4SLOT.SYS Device Driver To use terminal-demand mode within a custom application or to use host-controlled mode, you should have the 4SLOT.SYS DOS device driver installed on the portable. The 4SLOT.SYS driver extends the capabilities of the DOS COM driver and provides a programming interface so that custom programs can request, detect, and drop access to the 4-Slot Dock communications line. For host-controlled mode, the 4SLOT.SYS driver allows the user to assign a unique name to the portable that the host can use to control that portable's ability to access the 4-Slot Dock communications line.

Note: The 4SLOT.SYS driver is included in the 2325 Developer’s Toolkit. For information about purchasing the toolkit, contact your LXE representative.

You can use the REMSERV and REMDISK utilities or any standard serial-transfer program to transfer the 4SLOT.SYS driver to the 2325 and modify the CONFIG.SYS file. Complete the following steps:

1. Install the Developer's Toolkit software on your computer. (Follow the installation instructions provided with the Developer's Toolkit.) Be sure to include the 4-Slot Dock software during the installation process.

2. Start the file transfer utility. Find the 4SLOT.SYS file (in the \DOS directory if you used the default installation) and transfer it to the C:\DOS directory on the 2325.

3. Transfer the 2325’s C:\CONFIG.SYS file to a temporary location on your PC. Using a text editor (for example, Notepad), add the following line to the end of the file:

device=c:\dos\4slot.sys

Save the file, and transfer it back to the c:\ directory on the 2325.

4. Reboot the 2325.

Transferring Files You can transfer files with the REMDISK and REMSERV utilities. For more information on these utilities, please refer to Chapter 4, “Commands”.



Setting the Baud Rate The 4-Slot Dock is capable of operating at the following baud rates:

9600

19200

38400

115200

It is configured for 19200 baud at the factory.

When running in host-controlled mode, the 4-Slot Dock network must be informed of the baud rate the host and 2325s will be using and so that it can set itself accordingly.

To enable the 4-Slot Dock network to detect and set the baud rate, follow the procedure below. You will need a host-communications software package, such as ProCOMM or HyperTerminal. It does not matter if the portables have the 4SLOT.SYS driver loaded. However, each portable must have the 4SLOT.SYS driver loaded if the host is to control that portable.

Complete the following steps.

1. Set your host-communications package or program to 2400 baud. Send a single space to the dock network. You will not get any feedback from any of the 4-Slot Docks in the dock network.

Note: This step isn’t always necessary, but it ensures that the 4-Slot Docks will detect a baud rate error as quickly as possible. It also eliminates concern about what baud rates the various docks are already in.

2. Now set your host communications package or program to the desired baud rate and send a plus character (+) to the dock network. This is a synchronization character that the docks use to verify that they are correctly getting data from the host on a baud rate change.

3. To verify that the docks are correctly configured, send the Request Unit IDs command DCRI to the dock network.

Note: You can type in the command at a terminal communications program, send it out the COM port from an application, or copy it to the COM port device driver under DOS.

You should receive the unit IDs in brackets (i.e., [Unit ID]) from any 2325s in dock slots. For each empty slot in the dock network, the 4-Slot Dock will receive a blank unit ID ([ ]). A slot will return the reserved Unit ID [UNKNOWN] if the 2325 in the slot is powered off, the 2325 does not have the 4-Slot Dock driver (4slot.sys) loaded, or the baud rate of the 2325 is not set to the same baud rate as the 4-Slot Dock network and host computer.

If any problems occur with a dock, or if you are unable to verify that a dock is correctly configured, attach that dock directly to the host computer with an RS-232 cable. Then repeat the above steps with only the one dock attached to the host. The dock should send back four unit IDs, with unit IDs of [ ] for empty slots and [UNKNOWN] for slots that have 2325s without the 4-Slot Dock device driver loaded.




Four Slot Dock

Height 2.75 in. (6.98 cm)

Width 6” (15 cm)

Depth 20” (50.8 cm)

Weight 4.5 lbs (2.04 kilograms)

Usage Indoors

Power Supply

Transformer Class 2

Input 120V 60Hz 12W

Output 9VDC 500mA

Usage Indoors

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Vehicle Mounted DC Single Dock

Figure 5-5 Vehicle Mounted DC Single Dock for One 2325

Indicator Function

PWR (Power)

Green when receiving power from a vehicle battery.

CHG (Charge)

Green when charging the main and backup batteries in the 2325.

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Using the DC Single Dock

Note: The Power LED on the dock is illuminated when the dock is receiving DC power. Batteries in the 2325 will not charge unless the Power LED is on.

Figure 5-6 Insert 2325 in DC Single Dock

Note: LXE recommends the 2325 be inserted in the dock after the DC Dock is securely mounted to a vehicle.

1. Place the 2325 in the DC dock with the keypad facing out (on the same side as the indicators).

2. Push the 2325 down into the well and release. The handstrap hook will connect with the upper tab, securing the 2325 in the dock. (See arrow in figure titled “Insert 2325 in DC Single Dock”.)

The dock will begin charging the batteries. The 2325 can begin communicating with another serial device, such as a printer or modem.



DC Single Dock Vehicle Wiring and Mounting Instruction

Introduction The DC Single dock is intended for mounting in typical over the road vehicles such as step vans or semi tractors. Because of the variety of vehicle configurations and personal driver preferences, no one mounting configuration can suit all applications.

LXE does offer a vehicle mounting bracket that provides vibration isolation, but in many cases the user may want to provide their own mounting hardware. Off the shelf cell phone mounting equipment or custom mounting brackets could be used.

The mounting instructions that follow show the use of the LXE bracket and the mounting hole pattern to be used if a custom mount is to be used.

Before Installation Begins . . . Verify you have the following DC Single dock components:

Figure 5-7 Singledock Components

Note: Hardware and tools needed for attaching the vehicle mounting bracket to the vehicle are not supplied by LXE.

Quick Start 1. Assemble mounting bracket.

2. Install Mounting Bracket on a stable, flat surface. Use the LXE Vehicle Mounting Bracket or an equivalent mounting assembly.

3. Insert the 2325 in the DC Singledock Bracket Assembly.

4. Connect power source to the Singledock.

5. Dock Power LED illuminates.

6. Turn the 2325 on.

7. You are ready to begin standalone operation.



Vehicle 12VDC Connection

Important Equipment is designed to use 11 to 16.5 volt power source only.

The DC Singledock is designed for use with any automotive DC power source within the range of 11 V to 16.5 V.

It is recommended that the vehicle cable be connected to an unswitched outlet on the vehicle’s fuse box. This connection method reduces the chance of interference from the vehicle’s charging system.

Figure 5-8 Proper Connection of the Vehicle Cable

Caution:

! Correct electrical polarity and grounding is required for safe and proper installation.

Only connect to a negative ground DC supply circuit.

Not for installation to positive ground circuits.

When the Singledock is connected to an unswitched outlet on the fuse box the 2325 battery will always receive a charge from the vehicle battery. If the unit is left turned on for extended periods of time, the 2325 could drain the vehicle battery.

If the Singledock is connected to a switched outlet on the fuse box the 2325 and battery will only charge when the vehicle is on. This will eliminate the problem of draining the vehicle battery.

Fuse Replacement The unit uses a 250V, 1.5A (fast blow), high current interrupting rating fuse that is externally accessible and user replaceable. Should it need replacement, replace with same size, rating and type of fuse (such as Bussman AGC-1 1/2).



LXE Vehicle Bracket Install the Bottom Mounting Bracket portion of the mounting assembly to the vehicle using ¼” (6.35mm) maximum diameter fasteners (not supplied by LXE).

Figure 5-9 Bottom Mounting Bracket

Figure 5-10 DC Singledock Vehicle Bracket Mounting Pattern



Fasten the backplate assembly to the DC Single dock using the thru holes in the backplate and the threaded holes in the back of the Single dock. Four #8-32 fasteners are provided with the mounting kit.

Figure 5-11 Fasten Backplate Assembly to DC Singledock

The DC Single dock is ready for cabling.

Figure 5-12 DC Singledock in LXE Vehicle Mounting Bracket



Custom Mounting Brackets When using a non-LXE mounting bracket, use these dimensions when placing the OEM bracket on the DC Single dock.

Figure 5-13 Back View of DC Singledock before Mounting Custom Bracket


Vehicle Mount DC Single Dock Parameter Specification Height 12.5 " (31.7 cm) Width 5.75" (14.6 cm) Depth 3.25" (8.3 cm) Weight 2.65 lbs (1.2 kilograms) Construction .03" (.08 cm) cold-rolled steel Input Power 12VDC @ 1 Amp Environment Inside Vehicle

Power Supply Parameter Specification Input 100-200VAC, 50-60Hz, 0.5-0.3A Output [email protected] (nominal) Approvals UL, CSA, CE, TUV Environment Indoor use only

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Vehicle Mount Dock

The vehicle mount dock has no indicators and, as it does not have an external power supply, it cannot recharge the unit’s batteries.

1 Base Plate. Includes 3 stainless steel screws. The screwdriver needed when attaching the base plate to the vehicle is not supplied by LXE.

2 Adjustable lever.

3 Quick Release Button. Located on the left hand side of the cradle portion of the holder.

4 Holder.

Figure 5-14 Adjustable Vehicle Mount Dock for One 2325 (No Power/Communications)

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Mounting to a Vehicle When installing the Vehicle Mount Dock in the vehicle, the dock should be protected from physical damage and it’s location should not interfere with an operator’s normal activities.

Figure 5-15 Mounting Dimensions

Using the Vehicle Mount Dock

Note: The Vehicle Mount Dock must be securely mounted to the surface before use.

Place the 2325 in the dock with the keypad facing outwards (or up).

Squeeze the holder snugly on both sides of the 2325. An internal ratchet mechanism holds the computer securely.

Adjust the pedestal using the lever on the pedestal.

Press the quick release lever to remove the 2325 from the dock.

Periodically verify the security of the mounting screws.

Note: The 2325 must be secured in the Vehicle Mount Dock before the vehicle is moving.


Height Ranges from 9.75 in (248 mm) to 11.75 in (298mm)

Width at top Ranges from 2.0 in (51 mm) to 3.5 in (89 mm)

Pedestal 7.0 in (178 mm)

Base 2.475 in (6.28 mm)

Material Black powder coated die-cast aluminum.

Screws/Fasteners 3 ea. .25 in (.68 mm) stainless steel screws.

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Appendix A Connector Configurations

Introduction

Cables for all 2325 products are available from LXE. However, you may want to make your own cables for custom uses. This appendix provides information about 2325 cables, including diagrams and tables describing the connector configurations for 2325s, the Single Dock, and the 4-Slot Dock.

If the 2325 contains non-rechargeable batteries, do not connect the power supply to the dock.

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The 2325 Computer

Laser-Scanner Connector Each 2325 without an installed laser module has a standard 9-pin connector for scanner input at the top.

The Scanner Input 9-Pin Connector

Pin # Signal Notes 1 Laser sync in 2 Barcode data in 3 Good-read out 4 Scan-enable out Not normally used 5 Laser trigger in 6 Laser-scan-enable out 7 GND 8 GND 9 5V out 300mA max

Serial Port Jack All 2325s have a 10-pin telephone-style jack in the serial port at the bottom.

The Serial Port Jack in the Base of the 2325 Computer

Pin # Signal Notes 1 DCD in RS-232 2 5V out 300mA max 3 RXD RS-232 4 HS out RS-232 5 TXD RS-232 6 Battery Charging input from dock 7 Ring in RS-232 8 GND 9 HS in RS-232

10 GND

Appendix A Connector Configurations 121


Single Dock

The back panel of the Single Dock has a 25-pin dock-to-host cable connector.

The Cable Connector for the Single Dock

25-Pin Connector Pin # Signal

1 Frame GND 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 GND 8 DCD

9–19 Unconnected 20 DTR 21 Unconnected 22 Ring in

23–25 Unconnected





25-Pin Connector The side panel of the DC Single Dock has a 25-pin RS-232 cable connector.

The Cable Connector for the DC Single Dock

Pin # Signal 1 Frame GND 2 TXD 3 RXD 4 RTS 5 CTS 6 DSR 7 GND 8 DCD

9–19 Unconnected 20 DTR 21 Unconnected 22 Ring in

23–25 Unconnected



Vehicle 12VDC Connection

Important Equipment is designed to use 11 to 16.5 volt power source only.

The DC Singledock is designed for use with any automotive DC power source within the range of 11 V to 16.5 V.

It is recommended that the vehicle cable be connected to an unswitched outlet on the vehicle’s fuse box. This connection method reduces the chance of interference from the vehicle’s charging system.

See Chapter 5, “The Docking Stations”, for vehicle wiring instruction and diagrams.

Caution:

! Correct electrical polarity and grounding is required for safe and proper installation.

Only connect to a negative ground DC supply circuit.

Not for installation to positive ground circuits.



The 4-Slot Dock

The back panel of the 4-Slot Dock has a 25-pin dock-to-host cable connector and two telephone-style cable jacks: one for “upstream” communications and one for “downstream” communications. The upstream side is the side closer to the host; the downstream side is farther from the host.

1 Downstream jack for dock-to-dock cable

2 Power input jack

3 Connector for RS-232 host cable

4 Upstream jack for RS-422/ 485 host cable or dock-to-dock cable

The Back Panel on the 4-Slot Dock

In a dock network, the first 4-Slot Dock (the one closest to the host) has a cable running from its upstream jack to the host. The second 4-Slot Dock has a cable connecting its upstream jack to the downstream jack on the first 4-Slot Dock. Each additional 4-Slot Dock is connected similarly. The last 4-Slot Dock in the network has nothing plugged into its downstream jack.

Host-Interface Cable The wiring for the 4-Slot Dock RS-232 host-interface cable is shown in the following table. The standard cable is 6 feet (2 meters) long.

Wiring for the 2325 4-Slot Dock Host-Interface Cable

Host Pin # (9-pin) (25-pin)

Host Signal

4SD Pin # (25-pin)

Notes

shell 1/shell Chassis GND 1/shell

3 2 HostTxD# 3 Dock to host

2 3 HostRxD# 2 Host to dock

7 8

4 5

HostRTS HostCTS

5 4

Pins 4, 5, and 8 tied together inside 4-Slot Dock

6 4

6 20

HostDSR HostDTR

20 6

Pins 6 and 20 tied together inside 4-Slot Dock; must be active to select RS-232 interface

5 7 GND 7



Dock-Network Cable Jacks The wiring for the dock network cable jacks are shown in the following table. The network signals are differential type and are routed on twisted-pair wiring. The pinouts are assigned so as to accommodate certain off-the-shelf cables (e.g., L-COM #TRD855-* EIA568 Flex patch cables).

In the signal names, “in” and “out” refer to the logical direction of the signal with respect to the 4-Slot Dock. Note that Vcc and GND are present only on the upstream connector; they are reserved for future use on the downstream connector.

Wiring for the 4-Slot-Dock Network Cable Jacks

Pin # Signal # Upstream Connector Downstream Connector

1 Vcc Not used

2 HostXmtIn+ HostXmtOut+

3 HostXmtIn- HostXmtOut-

4 ReqOut+ ReqIn+

5 HostRcvOut+ HostRcvIn+

6 HostRcvOut- HostRcvIn-

7 ReqOut- ReqIn-

8 InhIn+ InhOut+

9 InhIn- InhOut-

10 GND Not used


Appendix B Key Maps

Press These Keys and Then To get this key

Fn Shift Ctl Alt Caps Press this key

ESC ESC

ALT x ALT

Swap Triggers (SWP) x S

Control Key x CTL

Capital Keys x Caps

Int'l Characters Flag Key

Enter Enter

FN Right Trigger

Tab Tab

DEL x BkSp

BkSp BkSp

Space Space

INS x T

Lighten Screen x Y

Darken Screen x Z

Cursor Left Left Cursor Key

Cursor Right Right Cursor Key

Cursor Up Up Cursor Key

Cursor Down Down Cursor Key

F1 F1

F2 F2

F3 F3

128 Appendix B Key Maps




F4 F4

F5 F5

F6 x F1

F7 x F2

F8 x F3

F9 x F4

F10 x F5

F11 N/A

F12 N/A

\ x A

* x B

. (period) x C

+ x D

| (split line) x E

- x F

_ (underscore) x G

& x H

, (comma) x I

= x J

< x K

> x L

( x M

) x N

# x O

; x P

[ x Q

] x R

% x U

" x V

{ x W

} x X

: (colon) x 0 (zero)

/ x 1

@ x 2

` x 3

$ x 4

! x 5

^ x 6

' (single quote) x 7

? x 8

Appendix B Key Maps 129




~ x 9

0 (zero) 0

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

8 8

9 9

A x A

B x B

C x C

D x D

E x E

F x F

G x G

H x H

I x I

J x J

K x K

L x L

M x M

N x N

O x O

P x P

Q x Q

R x R

S x S

T x T

U x U

V x V

W x W

X x X

Y x Y

Z x Z

a A

b B

c C

130 Appendix B Key Maps




d D

e E

f F

g G

h H

i I

j J

k K

l L

m M

n N

o O

p P

q Q

r R

s S

t T

u U

v V

w W

x X

y Y

z Z

Right Alt N/A

Right Ctrl N/A

Scroll Lock N/A

Pause/Break N/A

Print Screen N/A

Sys Req N/A

PgDown N/A

PgUp N/A

Num Lock N/A

Home N/A

End N/A

Numeric Keypad N/A


Index

; @ ? ......................................................................95 2325 Installation and Operator’s Guide.....................1 4slot.sys DOS ........................................................106

A Access Point and a 2325 as a Master Station ..........23 Access Points...........................................................50 Accessories ................................................................9 Adjustable lever...................................................116 Advanced Features ..................................................11 Advanced Power Management................................22 agentAPI..................................................................74 Alias

Triggers...............................................................12 Allocation units, lost

and CHKDSK .....................................................77 ANSI Plus TE..........................................................66 ANSI.SYS ...............................................................75 Antenna

Location ..............................................................20 Rotate ..................................................................20

Antenna Connector Location ..............................................................17

Antenna Ports Location ..............................................................17

AP_Distance NET.CFG parameter ...........................................25

ATTRIB.COM.........................................................60 ATTRIB.EXE..........................................................76 AUTOEXEC.BAT.............................................57, 58 Automatic PC Card

Recognition and Configuration...........................16 Auto-Off Timer

Power Management ............................................22 AWCLEAP..............................................................32

B Backlight

Power Management ............................................22 Barcode

Data Entry ...........................................................65 Base Plate............................................................116 Batch configuration ...................................................1 Batch units and TEs.................................................61 Batteries

Power Management ............................................22

Tech Specs ............................................................5 Battery

Recharge Port......................................................19 Baud Rates

and the Four Slot Dock .....................................107 BIOS and DOS versions..........................................55 Boot

Cold ....................................................................13 Safe .....................................................................14 Warm ..................................................................13

BOOTP....................................................................36 BREAK, Internal File..............................................95 BUFFERS, Internal File ..........................................95

C CALL, Internal File.................................................95 CFGDEV.SYS.........................................................58 CFGIO.EXE ............................................................58 Change Laser Module Orientation ..........................11 Channel

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 CHDIR, Internal File...............................................95 CHKDSK ................................................................60 CHKDSK.COM ......................................................60 CHKDSK.EXE........................................................77 Cleaning

Display..................................................................4 Scan Aperture .......................................................4

CLEAR.BAT...........................................................32 CLS, Internal File ....................................................95 CNFIGNAM.EXE...................................................60 Cold Boot ................................................................13 COMIO.COM .........................................................58 Command Summary................................................95 COMMAND.COM............................................58, 78 Communications Port

Location ..............................................................19 CONFIG.SAF....................................................57, 58

Defined ...............................................................59 CONFIG.SYS....................................................57, 58 CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT

Default file location ............................................60 Configuration

Radio PC Card ....................................................24 Configuration Options.............................................21 Connect Dock to Host

How to ..............................................................105

132 Index


Connector, Scanner, 9-pin Location ..............................................................19

COPY, Internal File.................................................95 COREUPD.COM ....................................................58 COUNTRY.SYS, External File...............................95 CPU

Tech Specs ............................................................3 CTTY, Internal File .................................................95

D Data Entry

Barcode, RS-232 and Keyboard .........................65 Datalight ROM-DOS commands.............................75 Datalight’s ROM-DOS............................................55 DATE

Internal File.........................................................95 DECODE.SYS ........................................................58 Default

NED Hot Keys ....................................................87 default.cfg................................................................64 Defaults

Disk Drive Contents............................................55 Laser Trigger, Right............................................12 PC Card COM port .............................................55 PC Card IRQ.......................................................55

DEL, Internal File....................................................95 DELTREE.EXE.................................................60, 79 Description

PC Card...............................................................15 Developer's Toolkit ...............................................106 Device Driver

FLASHDSK.SYS ...............................................56 VDISK.SYS........................................................56

DEVICE, Internal File.............................................95 DEVICEHIGH, Internal File...................................96 DIR, Internal File.....................................................96 Directory

TE........................................................................61 Directory, DOS files ................................................60 Directory, PCM Files...............................................60 Directory, Root files ................................................60 Disk Drives

A, B, C, D, E.......................................................20 Display

Cleaning ................................................................4 Tech Specs ............................................................4

DISPLAY.SYS, External File .................................96 Dock Network

4slot.sys.............................................................106 How to...............................................................104 Installation

Cables..........................................................105 Power Adapter.............................................105

Mode

Host Controlled ...........................................106 Terminal Demand........................................106

Operating Modes ..............................................106 Pinouts ..............................................................125

Document Conventions .............................................2 domain

Socket parameter.................................................39 Domain

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................28 DOS (ROM-DOS), Internal File .............................96 DOS and BIOS versions..........................................55 DOS key functions unavailable ...............................55 DOS Menu

Internal MENUCOLOR .............................................97 MENUDEFAULT.........................................97 MENUITEM .................................................97 SUBMENU ...................................................98

Doze Mode Power Management ............................................22

Drive A Contents.....................................................57 Drive B Contents .....................................................58 Drive C Contents .....................................................60 Drive D Contents.....................................................62 Drive E Contents .....................................................62

E ECHO, Internal File ................................................96 EGA/EGA3.CPI, Internal Files ...............................96 Enable_Encryption

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................26 ERASE, Internal File...............................................96 EXIT, Internal File ..................................................96

F FCBS, Internal File..................................................96 File Allocation Table (FAT)....................................77 File Transfer

How To ...............................................................21 Files

Sample CFG and AUTO.....................................57 FILES, Internal File.................................................96 flashdsk.sys .............................................................56 FLASHDSK.SYS..............................................58, 60 FOR, Internal File....................................................96 FORMAT.COM ................................................58, 80 Four Slot Dock ......................................................103

Back Panel ........................................................103 BUSY Indicator ................................................103 CHARGE Indicator ..........................................103 COM Indicator..................................................103 Pinouts ..............................................................124

Index 133


POWER Indicator .............................................103 Tech Specs ........................................................108 Using.................................................................105

FUNCTEST.COM...................................................58 Function and Swap Key...........................................12

G General Software’s BIOS ........................................55 Getting the Most from Your Batteries .......................5 GOTO, Internal File ................................................96

H Hand Strap

PC Card Slot Cover.............................................15 Hardware Reset .......................................................14

Date and Time.....................................................14 HELP, Internal File .................................................96 HIMEM.SYS.....................................................58, 81 Holder ...................................................................116 Host Interface Cable

Pinouts ..............................................................124 Hot Keys, NED editor .............................................87 HyperTerminal ......................................................107

I IF, Internal File........................................................96 iface

Socket parameter.................................................39 Inactivity sleep mode

Power Management ............................................23 Inactivity_min..........................................................23

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 Inactivity_sec...........................................................23

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 INCLUDE, Internal File ..........................................96 Initialize_365

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 Insert PC Card

How To ...............................................................16 INSTALL, Internal File...........................................96 Int

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................28 interface

Socket parameter.................................................39 ip

Socket parameter.................................................42

K KEYB.COM, External File .....................................96 Keyboard

Data Entry...........................................................65 Tech Specs ............................................................3

KEYBOARD, Internal File .....................................97 KEYBRD2.SYS, Internal File.................................97

L Laser Module

Tech Specs ............................................................5 LASTDRIVE, Internal File .....................................97 LD.BAT...................................................................58 LEAP.......................................................................32 Link Support

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................34 LOADHIGH, Internal File ......................................97 LOCK.COM............................................................58 Locked Up

Recover ...............................................................13 Lost chains...............................................................77 LXE and ROM-DOS commands.............................75

M Mac_optimize

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 Management, Advanced Power...............................22 Manuals .....................................................................9 Master Station

Power Management ............................................23 Maximum_Sleep_Duration

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................26 Medium_Reservation

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................26 Mem#1 (ODI)

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................28 MEM.EXE...............................................................83 Memory

Tech Specs ............................................................4 Message Filtering

Power Management ............................................50 Microsoft 6.2 ...........................................................55 Microsoft Windows.................................................65 Microwave_Oven_Robustness

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................25 Missing Files ...........................................................95 MKDIR, Internal File ..............................................97 Mode

Host Controlled.................................................106 Terminal Demand .............................................106

MODE.COM ...........................................................83 MORE.COM .....................................................60, 85 Mounting Dimensions ...........................................117 MOVE.EXE, Internal File.......................................97 MU Access Control

134 Index


Power Management ............................................50

N NED editor ..............................................................86 NED.CFG ................................................................97 NED.EXE ................................................................97 NET.CFG ................................................................24 NEWFILE, Internal File ..........................................97 nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack............101 NumLock

NUMLOCK, DOS Command.............................97 NUMLOCK, Internal File .......................................97

O ORGANIZE.COM.............................................58, 60 Orientation

Change Laser Module .........................................11

P param

Socket parameter.................................................43 Parameters

NET.CFG Cisco..............................................................34

PATH, Internal File .................................................97 PAUSE, Internal File...............................................97 PC Card

Antenna Connector .............................................17 Recognition and Configuration...........................16 Tech Specs ............................................................7 Tones...................................................................16

PC Card, Radio Tech Specs, 6400 ..................................................6 Tech Specs, 6500 ..................................................6 Tech Specs, Cisco .................................................6

PC Card, Removal How To ...............................................................18

PC Connection Single Dock.......................................................100

PCM.INI ..................................................................60 PCMATA.SYS ........................................................61 PCMCIA Cards .......................................................15 PCMCS.EXE...........................................................61 PCMSS400.EXE .....................................................61 Peer_to_peer

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 PhoenixCARD Manager Plus..................................15 Physical

Tech Specs ............................................................3 Pinout

Laser Scanner....................................................120

PM.COM.................................................................58 Port

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................28 Power Adapter

for Docking Stations .........................................101 Power Management.................................................22

inactivity_min .....................................................23 inactivity_sec ......................................................23 Tech Specs ............................................................4

Power Supply Tech Specs ........................................................102

PRINT.COM ...........................................................88 Process

Initial File Loads.................................................59 ProCOMM.............................................................107 PROMPT, Internal File ...........................................97 Protocol

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................34

Q Quick Release Button ........................................116

R Radio

Tech Specs, 6400 ..................................................6 Tech Specs, 6500 ..................................................6 Tech Specs, Cisco .................................................6

Radio Card Power Management ............................................23

Radio PC Card Configuration .................................24 Reboot .....................................................................13 Receive Mode..........................................................23 Receive_All_Multicasts

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................26 REM, Internal File...................................................97 REMDISK...............................................................89 REMDISK.EXE ................................................89, 97 Remove PC Card

How To ...............................................................18 REMSERV.EXE ...............................................90, 97 REN, Internal File ...................................................97 Request Unit IDs command (DCRI) .....................107 Reset ........................................................................13 Reset Mechanism, The

Location ..............................................................14 REV.COM.........................................................57, 58 RF configuration .......................................................1 RMDIR, Internal File ..............................................97 Roam_config

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 ROM-DOS command processor..............................78 ROM-DOS commands ............................................75

Index 135


Rotate Laser Module How To ...............................................................11

route Socket parameter.................................................44

RS-232 Data Entry ...........................................................65

S Safe Boot .................................................................14 Safe Boot Tones ......................................................14 Scan Aperture

Cleaning ................................................................4 Scanner Connector, Pinout ....................................120 Scanner/Accessory Port

Location ..............................................................19 Serial port

connector configuration ....................................120 Serial Port

Location ..............................................................19 Tech Specs ............................................................8

SET, Internal File ....................................................97 SETLEAP.BAT.......................................................32 SHELL, Internal File ...............................................97 SHIFT, Internal File ................................................98 ShortPreamble .........................................................32 Single Dock ...........................................................100

Pinouts ......................................................121, 122 Tech Specs ........................................................102 Using.................................................................101

Site Survey ..............................................................51 Sleep Mode

Power Management ............................................23 SNMP DOS agentAPI .............................................74 Socket

domain ................................................................39 iface.....................................................................39 interface ..............................................................39 ip parameter ........................................................42 NET.CFG parameter ...........................................28 param ..................................................................43 route ....................................................................44 tcp........................................................................46

STACKDEV.SYS, Internal File..............................98 STACKS, Internal File ............................................98 Station_Name

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................25 Station_type

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................28 Stored Forms

Space required.....................................................66 Subchannel

NET.CFG parameter ...........................................29 Summary, ROM-DOS Commands ..........................95 Swap and Function Key...........................................12

Swap Triggers .........................................................12 SWITCHES, Internal File .......................................98 SYS.COM .........................................................61, 92

T tcp

Socket parameter.................................................46 Technical Specifications............................................3

Four Slot Dock..................................................108 Power Supply....................................................102 Single Dock ......................................................102 Vehicle Mount DC Dock ..................................115 Vehicle Mount Dock.........................................117

Telephone type jack...............................................120 Terminal Emulations

ANSI Plus ...........................................................65 TE Directories.....................................................61 TN3270...............................................................65 TN5250...............................................................65

Throughput and Performance..................................51 TIME, Internal File..................................................98 TN3270 TE..............................................................66 Transfer Data

Four Slot Dock..................................................105 Transfer Files

How To ...............................................................21 Using Single Dock............................................106

Transmit_Key_ID NET.CFG parameter ...........................................27

Transmit_Rate NET.CFG parameter ...........................................25

Triggers Swapping ............................................................12

Troubleshooting DOS Drivers .......................................................53 Enable I 2 of 5 over power down........................21 Power Management of RF ..................................50 RF - auto-off time delay......................................52 RF - communication with another machine........52 RF - communication with server.........................52 RF - erratic or slow performance ........................53 RF - shutdown problem ......................................52 RF - unit locks up ...............................................52 RF Throughput and Performance .......................50 Wireless LANS...................................................52

TYPE, Internal File .................................................98

U UMBLINK.EXE .....................................................58 UMBLINK.EXE, Internal File ................................98 UMBLINK.SYS, Internal File ................................98 Unavailable

136 Index


DOS key functions..............................................55 Unit ID...................................................................107

V vdisk.sys ..................................................................56 VDISK.SYS ............................................................58 Vehicle Mount DC Dock

Tech Specs ........................................................115 Vehicle Mount Dock .............................................116

Tech Specs ........................................................117 Using.................................................................117

VER.........................................................................61 VER and ROM-DOS...............................................93 VER, Internal File ...................................................98 VERIFY, Internal File .............................................98

VERSION.SYS, Internal File..................................98 VOL, Internal File ...................................................98

W wake-up list .............................................................23 Warm Boot ..............................................................13 WaveLAN_Network_Name

NET.CFG parameter ...............................24, 30, 34 WorldMode .............................................................32

X XCOPY.COM ...................................................60, 93

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