QuickLabel NiceWatch - Manual (Page 36)

Working with Triggers
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NiceWatch User Guide
Define COM Port Trigger
To define the trigger do the following:
1. Select the command Add Trigger from the Edit menu.
2. Select the command COM Port.
The properties of the new COM Port trigger will open.
Note:
You can also click on the icon in the trigger toolbar.
4. Go to the COM Port tab.
5. Define the properties of the serial port.
6. Go to the Action tab.
7. Define the actions that should be executed, when the trigger occurs.
8. Click on the OK button.
The trigger is ready for usage.
If the COM Port trigger provides data values for the labels, you will have to extract the
values from the incoming data and transfer them to the variables. Do the following:
1. Double click the COM Port trigger to open its properties.
2. Go to the Variables tab.
3. Define the variable that exist on the label.
Note:
You can manually define the variables or import the from the label file. If creating
variables manually, make sure to use the same names as are defined in the label.
4. Go to the Filter tab.
5. Tick the option Use filter to enable filter functionality.
6. Select the appropriate Filter type that matches the format of the incoming data.
7. Define the fields in the incoming data stream.
8. Link the fields with the variables.
9. Click on the button Verify the Definition to test the processing of your filter.
10. Click on the OK button.
Using TCP/IP Trigger
What is TCP/IP Trigger?
The command for starting label printing or the label data itself can be received over any
specified TCP/IP port number. Mobile devices that are performing real-time data
collection can send label requests over the same wireless infrastructure and print labels to
any printer on your enterprise network.
For example, a portable handheld computer is used in the company's warehouse for data
collection. The handheld has a built-in bar code scanner. The bar code is scanned to