DataWedge 3.x Overview Ian Hatton EMS EMEA. DataWedge 3 MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are...

DataWedge 3.x Overview

Ian HattonEMS EMEA

DataWedge 3MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2007

Introduction

DataWedge is one of the “Enterprise Mobility Tools” which are a collection of programs that assist systems integrators with the setup and deployment of their solutions on enterprise mobility devices from Motorola.


EMT Product FamilyRemCapturePC utility used to detect changes in the device registry and file system, and package those changes for persistence.

SCM (Symbol Configuration Manager)PC utility used to create device configuration packages in .REG and .CPF format.

DataWedgeDevice utility that allows an end-user to capture barcode, RFID, MSR and serial data, and automatically send that data to an application as keystrokes.

AppLauncherDevice utility that allows an end-user to launch a pre-defined set of applications using a simple menu system.

StartupCtlDevice utility used to automatically install and launch a pre-defined set of applications when a device is started.

WinCloserDevice utility that runs in the background and closes unwanted windows.


DW3.x Features

Plug-ins

Profiles (auto switching based on foreground app)

ADF (Advanced Data Formatting)

Scalable UI

DataWedge API


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MSR

Serial

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Plug-ins

DataWedge 3.x plug-ins…• Input

Barcode (future version will include RFID, MSR, Serial)

• ProcessADF, Basic Format (aka Prefix/Suffix)

• OutputKeystroke


Barcode input plug-in

Captures barcode data using the scan driver

Feature DW2 DW3Supports multiple scanners No Yes

(can only use one at a time due to hardware limitiations)

Allows config of Scan params Yes Yes(excluding feedback)

Allows config of Reader params No YesAllows config of Interface params No YesUses scan driver feedback Yes No

(only provides good or bad decode feedback)


Keystroke output plug-in

Sends data to foreground application as keystrokes

Can send keystrokes as windows messages or as keyboard events

Lots more features…

Feature DW2 DW3Keystrokes sent as… Windows messages Windows messages

or keyboard eventsAllow escape characters (e.g. \n) Yes YesSticky keys No YesInter-character delay Yes (global only) YesKeymap No YesFeedback No Yes


Basic format plug-in

Aka Prefix/Suffix

Provides same functionality as prefix/suffix option in DW2

Feature DW2 DW3Prefix Yes YesSuffix Yes YesSend data Yes YesSend data as hex Yes YesSend ENTER Yes YesSend TAB Yes Yes


ADF Plug-in

New feature to DWProvides Advanced Data

Formatting as found in our scanners

Configuration similar to 123Scan


Profiles

What is a profile?- user defined settings for a specified application- e.g. EAN/UPC for PIE, Code128 for Remote Desktop

Can have multiple profiles

Profile selection can be- Automatic - based on foreground application- Manual – user selected

Default profile for unspecified applications


Profiles

User created profiles - Specify application(s) for which this profile will apply - Configure plug-in settings for this profile - Specify the route the data will take within DataWedge

e.g. Barcode -> ADF -> KeystrokeMSR -> IP Socket

Default profile - Used when no user created profile exists for the

foreground application - Configuration same as user created profile but no

applications can be specified for it


DataWedge Comparison

Feature DW2 DW3Barcode scanning Y YKeystroke output Y YRFID Y FutureMSR Y FutureSerial Y FuturePrefix/Suffix Y YADF N YProfiles N YCE4.2/PPC2003 Y NExtensible via plug-ins N YRemote configuration N YScalable UI N YAPI N YModular N Y


User Interface

Status columnindicating ifenabled/disabled

Keyboard shortcut

Menu item

Location bar

Indicator that further options/settings are available


User Interface

DataWedge configuration is stored in XML (default location is \

The DataWedge UI is a view of that configuration data

Two views are provided – Basic and Advanced

Basic view…- is a limited view of the default profile- is similar to UI in DW2- allows fast access to basic features

e.g. send ENTER after barcode data

Advanced view- shows all configuration options- user may need to consult manual


User Interface


Remote Configuration

Allows DataWedge configuration from desktop PC

Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE7 recommended)

Works over wireless

Works over ActiveSync for Windows Mobile devices

May require changes to proxy settings


Remote Configuration

DEMO


Allowing apps to use the camera

Due to hardware limitiation the scanner and camera cannot be used at the same time

This can be overcome in DW3 as follows…

1. Create a new profile2. Assign the application that uses the camera to the new

profile3. Disable the barcode scanner(s)

When the camera application comes to foreground, DW3 will close the scanner allowing the camera to work.


Allowing apps to use the camera

Alternatively

1. Make sure that Settings > Profile Selection = Auto2. Create profiles for all the applications requiring

barcode scanning3. Disable the default profile

Now by default the scanner will be closed and only opened when an application associated with a profile comes to the foreground


Installation

DataWedge 3.0 ships as a .zip file

Contains an MSI installer – install on a PC

Install on device - over ActiveSync - or copy cab file to device

Use StartUpCtl for cold/clean boot persistence

Can be run without UI

Replicate DW configuration to multiple devices by copying one folder


Learn more about EMTAdditional resources available online

For access to Enterprise Mobility Tools, visit Support Central at:

www.symbol.com/support

and click:

Software Downloads Mobile Computers Developer & SW Tools

Enterprise Mobility Tools are also available at each mobile device product page


Over to you…

Questions ?

DataWedge 3 MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2007

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