DCConnect User's Guide

Table of Contents

DCConnect User's Guide

About This Book

  • Notices
  • Trademarks and Service Marks
  • Using Help
  • Using Windows and Menus

    • Data Collection Connection (DCConnect)

  • What Is Data Collection Connection?
  • DCConnect Terminology

    • Installation and Startup

  • Installing DCConnect Products
  • Starting DCConnect Development Toolkit or Graphical User Interface
  • Starting DCConnect Server on OS/2
  • Starting DCConnect Server on Windows NT/2000/XP/7/Server
  • Installing DCConnect as a Service on Windows NT/2000/XP/7/Server
  • Directory Structure and Environment Variables Used by DCConnect

    • Using the Tutorial

  • Tutorial Hardware and Software Requirements
  • Starting the Tutorial

    • Application Program Interface (API)

    DCConnect Objects

  • Custom Function Routine
  • Terminal Personality
  • Graphic
  • Node
  • Adapter
  • Line
  • Terminal
  • Application
  • Mailbox
  • Transaction Program
  • Routing Group
  • Function Group
  • User
  • Validation Object

    • Navigational Toolbar

    Node Configuration

    Terminal Control and Management

    Function Groups

  • Rules for Adding a Terminal to a Function Group

    • Transaction/Mailbox Configuration

    Data Monitor

  • Data Details

    • Transaction Program Generation

  • Editing Transaction Programs Created for DCC/2
  • DCConnect Transaction Program Editor

    • Transaction Program Commands

  • Alphanumeric Key Input (AK)
  • Alias ID (AKA)
  • Append Data (APND)
  • Append Data to User Variable Data Strings (APNDSTR)
  • Auto Transaction (AUTO)
  • Draw a Box (BOX)
  • Branch on User Variable Compare (BRAUV)
  • Call CFR Routine (CCFR)
  • Clear Data Variable (CLRD)
  • Clear Screen (CLRS)
  • Compare User Variables (CMPUV)
  • Make Comments (COMMENT)
  • Position Cursor (CURS)
  • Variable Length Sensor Input with Display (DB)
  • Display Bit Image (DBI)
  • Delay (DLAY)
  • Fixed Length Sensor Input (FB)
  • Format (FRMT)
  • Go to a Transaction Program Subroutine (GOSUB)
  • Go to Step in Transaction (GOTO)
  • Hot Key Definition (HF)
  • Pause for Input in Screen Navigation Region (INAV)
  • Fixed Keypad/Sensor Input (KB)
  • Transaction Program Label Definition (LABEL)
  • LED Control (LED)
  • Latch Key Definition (LF)
  • Draw Line (LINE)
  • Set Mode of Transaction Queue for Current Transaction
  • Message Display Function (MSG)
  • Jump Point in Screen Editing Region (NAV)
  • Begin/End Navigation Zone (NAVZONE)
  • Numeric Keypad Input (NK)
  • Wait for Key Press then Goto (ONKEY)
  • On Key Goto Program Subroutine (ONSUB)
  • Read DI Port (RDDI)
  • General Purpose Read (READ)
  • Return From Subroutine (RETURN)
  • General Purpose Send (SEND)
  • Link Second Function Key Definition (SF)
  • Display Message Function (SHOW)
  • Terminate Current Key Definition and Send Transaction
  • Test User Variable (TEST)
  • Variable Length Sensor Input (VB)
  • Verify Function (VRFY)
  • Write to DO Port (WRDO)
  • Wait for DI (WTDI)
  • Input Command Operation Details
  • What is Transaction Program Binding?

    • Using Validation Objects

  • What is Validation?
  • Terminal Validation
  • Program Validation
  • Using Data Validation in Transaction Programs
  • Creating a Validation Object To Be Submitted
  • Validation Considerations for 7525 Terminals
  • Validation Considerations for 7526 Terminals
  • Editing a Text Validation Object

    • User Security

    Custom Function Routine (CFR) Configuration

    Using the DCConnect Settings Notebooks

  • Adapter Settings Notebook
  • Application Settings Notebook
  • Application General Tab
  • Application Configure Tab
  • Application TC AHISS Tab
  • Application TC DBITS Tab
  • Application TC TC Tab
  • Application MAPICS Tab
  • Function Group Settings Notebook
  • CFR Settings Notebook
  • Terminal Personality Settings Notebook
  • Graphic Settings Notebook
  • Line Settings Notebook
  • Line Protocol Tab - Protocol Values
  • Line Polling Tab - Polling Rates
  • Line UHF/SST Tab
  • Mailbox Settings Notebook
  • Node Settings Notebook
  • Node General Tab
  • Node Time Tab - Automatic Synchronization
  • Node Time Tab - Set Date and Time
  • Node Options Tab
  • Terminal Settings Notebook
  • Terminal General Tab - General Terminal Information
  • Terminal General Tab - Transaction and Buffering
  • Terminal General Tab - Other Objects
  • Terminal General Tab - User Variable
  • Terminal Time Tab - Timeouts
  • Terminal Time Tab - Time Formats
  • Terminal Time Tab - Time Zone
  • Terminal Time Tab - Fast Clocking
  • Terminal Devices Tab - Sensor Badge Length
  • Terminal Devices Tab - Multi-Protocol Sensor Port
  • Terminal Devices Tab - Single Protocol Sensor Port
  • Terminal Devices Tab - Sound Device
  • Terminal Devices Tab - Parallel Devices
  • Terminal Devices Tab - RS232 Devices
  • Terminal Devices Tab - Touch Screen Device
  • Terminal Associations Tab - Program Binding
  • Terminal Associations Tab - Idle Menu
  • Terminal Associations Tab - Keyboard Remap
  • Terminal Associations Tab - Alias String
  • Terminal Associations Tab - System Messages
  • Keyboard Remapping
  • Routing Group Settings Notebook
  • Routing Group Tab - General
  • Routing Transaction Tab - Valid Transactions
  • User Settings Notebook
  • User General Tab
  • Capabilities Tab
  • Validation Object Settings Notebook

    • Messages, Errors and Return Codes

    Tools and Utilities

  • DCConnect Backup and Restore Utility
  • DCConnect Configuration
  • Tracing Communications on a COMx line, RF network or TCP/IP 75xx network.
  • Filtering Line Trace Output for a Specific Terminal
  • Testing Communications with a Terminal
  • Releasing A Transaction from a Mailbox
  • Submitting an Updated Source File to Replace or Create a DCConnect validation file
  • Read Transactions From a Mailbox and Display Them on the Screen
  • Adjust Pointers into a Mailbox Logfile
  • Submit updated DCConnect Client files for download

    • Glossary