MC17 STEP User Guide
MC17 STEP User Guide 72E-103347-01 Rev.
ii STEP User Guide © 2007 by Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrical or mechanical means, without permission in writing from Motorola. This includes electronic or mechanical means, such as photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. The software is provided strictly on an “as is” basis.
iii Revision History Changes to the original manual are listed below: Change -01 Rev A Date 08/10/2007 Description Initial release.
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Table of Contents Patents.................................................................................................................................................. ii Revision History.................................................................................................................................... iii About This Guide Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................
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About This Guide Introduction This guide provides information about using the Symbol Terminal Emulation Program (STEP) Client software on the MC17 mobile computer. NOTE Screens and windows pictured in this guide are samples and can differ from actual screens. Chapter Descriptions Topics covered in this guide are as follows: • Chapter 1, Installation provides information installing and removing the STEP software. • Chapter 2, Customization provides information on customizing the STEP client.
ii STEP User Guide • bullets (•) indicate: • Action items • Lists of alternatives • Lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential • Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe step-by-step procedures) appear as numbered lists. NOTE This symbol indicates something of special interest or importance to the reader. Failure to read the note will not result in physical harm to the reader, equipment or data.
About This Guide iii Service Information If you have a problem with your equipment, contact Motorola Enterprise Mobility Support for your region. Contact information is available at: http://www.symbol.com/contactsupport. When contacting Enterprise Mobility Support, please have the following information available: • Serial number of the unit • Model number or product name • Software type and version number.
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Chapter 1 Installation Introduction This chapter provide information on installation the MC17 STEP software on the MC17 mobile computer. Download Download the MC17 STEP emulator software from the Support Central web site, http://www.symbol.com/support. Setup In keeping with A3a compatibility, extract the zip file containing the STEP Client for the MC17 into the A3a TFTP directory (TFTPBOOT\symbol\pss\A3a). If this is the first installation, generate RD Client bar codes to deploy the MC17 Step Client.
1-2 STEP User Guide 8. The STEP application starts automatically, and connect to the TFTP server for additional configuration information. Removal The STEP Client can be removed from the mobile computer by: • re-installing the operating system • using a STEP Removal AirBEAM package. Re-Installing the Operating System Re-installing the operating system completely removes the installed STEP Client software from the mobile computer.
Chapter 2 Customization Introduction The SETEP software has several customizations that can be made to enhance the end-user experience. These can be categorized into the following: • Enhancements not requiring PSS changes. • Text colors • Screen layout • Panel bitmaps • Help screen • STEP bitmaps. • Enhancements which would require PSS changes. • MODEL ID • WAV files. The majority of these customizations are stored in the A3a.CFG file which is in the directory “symbol/pss/A3a” in the TFTPRoot directory.
2-2 STEP User Guide Figure 2-1 Default Text Colors The text foreground and background colors are set through the A3a.CFG file. The text foreground color is set by the “TEXTCOLOR=r,g,b” command. Where the r,g,b values are replaced by numbers between 0 and 255 inclusive. The text background color is set by the “TEXTBACKGROUND=r,g,b” command.
Customization 2-3 Figure 2-2 Text Set to White on Blue Background NOTE The TEXTCOLOR and TEXTBACKGROUND commands do not take effect until the A3a.CFG file has been downloaded and processed. Screen Layout The default screen layout is shown in Figure 2-1. The screen is divided into three sections: • top logo area • middle STEP text area • bottom fill area. Customization is done by dividing the screen horizontally into panels. Each panel may contain a separate bitmap or be designated as the text area.
2-4 STEP User Guide The TEXT panel is configured by the “TEXTPANEL=n” command where the n is the number of the panel to be used for the TEXT portion of the screen. Example: “TEXTPANEL=2” Complete example: NUMPANELS=3 TEXTPANEL=2 PANEL2START=156 PANEL3START=300 NOTE The vertical size of the TEXT panel must be 144 for everything to work properly. Panel Bitmaps Panel bitmaps are configured through the “PANELn=filename.bmp” command where filename.bmp is the name of the bitmap for panel n.
Customization 2-5 Figure 2-3 Panel Bitmap Example NOTE The bottom panel in this example is used to label the softkeys. Help Screen The STEP Client also has the capability of displaying an additional bitmap when the center softkey is depressed. The panel for the Help screen is configured through the “HELPPANEL=n” command where n is replaced by the panel number to be replaced with the help bitmap when the key is depressed. The Help bitmap is configured through the “HELPBITMAP=filename.
2-6 STEP User Guide Figure 2-4 Help Panel Example STEP Bitmaps STEP uses TFTP to transfer bitmap files used in delivering the end-user experience. These are stored in a directory structure that is defaulted to “ast3step”. This default directory can be changed via the A3a.CFG file using the command “TFTP_DIR=path” where path is replace with the directory where the files are stored.
Customization Figure 2-5 Monochrome Bitmap Figure 2-6 Color Bitmap 2-7
2-8 STEP User Guide Notes on Using Color Bitmaps • Legacy bitmaps (those used by the PS3050 and earlier terminals) are scaled to fit the native resolution of the MC17. Thus in order to support both PS3050 resolution bitmaps (128x64) and MC17 TEXT Window resolution (240x144), a decision on scaling the bitmap is made based on the width of the bitmap.
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