PSC PT Program Generator - Manual (Page 7)

User’s Guide
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Template Uses ........................................................................................................ 84
Creating a Template ................................................................................................ 85
Modifying an existing template .................................................................................. 86
Template Example: Modifying Inventory ..................................................................... 86
Fields ........................................................................................................................... 87
Using Fields in Templates ......................................................................................... 88
PT40 Communication............................................................................ 89
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 89
Downloading the Application to the PDT ............................................................................ 89
What Happens During a Download?............................................................................ 91
Specialized Download Situations ................................................................................ 92
Using XFER32................................................................................................................ 92
XFER32 Setup ......................................................................................................... 92
General Tab...................................................................................................... 93
Transfer Tab ..................................................................................................... 94
Logging Tab...................................................................................................... 96
Sending and Receiving Data...................................................................................... 96
Transmit (Send) Files......................................................................................... 97
Receive Files..................................................................................................... 98
PPG Tutorial ......................................................................................... 99
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 99
Studying a Sample Program .......................................................................................... 100
Building a Custom Portable Program............................................................................... 106
Creating Frames and Links...................................................................................... 106
Creating Frames.............................................................................................. 106
Creating Links................................................................................................. 107
Main Menu Access ........................................................................................... 108
Creating the Main Menu Nodes ................................................................................ 109
Saving Your Program ............................................................................................. 113
Creating and Setting Up the Collect Data Nodes......................................................... 113
The Display: Enter Item Node ........................................................................... 115
The Input: Item Node ...................................................................................... 115
The Verify: Input Node..................................................................................... 118
The Output: Error Beep Node............................................................................ 119
The Display: Error Text Node ............................................................................ 119
The Copy: To File Node .................................................................................... 120
Creating and Setting Up the Upload Data Nodes ........................................................ 121
The Menu: Confirmation Node ........................................................................... 122
The Output: to PC Node ................................................................................... 122
The Output: Error Beep Node............................................................................ 123
The Menu: Error Text Node............................................................................... 123
The Display: Successful Node............................................................................ 124
The Input: Timeout Display Node ...................................................................... 124
The Modify: Erase File Node.............................................................................. 125
Loading and Using the Program ..................................................................................... 126
Loading the Program onto the Portable ..................................................................... 126
Using the Program on the Portable........................................................................... 126
Creating and Using Templates ....................................................................................... 128
Creating the New Nodes ......................................................................................... 129
Creating the Fields................................................................................................. 131
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