Argox PA-20 Portable Data Collectors User Manual - Manual (Page 21)

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3. Operation of the Terminal
3.1 Software Description
The functionality of the terminal is determined by software, e.g. user application that is
running on the terminal.
Usually, the terminal is not equipped with software. There are only some simple functions can
be tested (like scanning test, com port test).
Tools provided by Argox for developing a user application are:
 Software Development Kit (SDK); Architect, and C library for handheld terminal
The user application must be downloaded from the PC into the terminal. You can use the
cradle between the terminal and the PC. A program (PTFileManager) on the PC will send the
user application to the terminal, where it is stored in NAND Flash.
When the functionality of the terminal is defined by the application, it is ready for operation.
In a typical application, you will press the trigger key and scan a bar code label as described in
the next paragraph. Scanned data and data entered from the keypad are stored in the terminal’s
RAM. The user application can use this data in subsequent steps.
The collected data can be transmitted to the PC further processing through the cradle.