User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Warranty
- Revision History
- About This Guide
- Quick Start
- Getting Started
- Installation and Communication
- Administrator Console
- Introduction
- Connecting to the Reader
- Administrator Console Login
- Reader Administrator Console
- Status
- Reader Statistics
- Configure Reader
- Read Tags
- Communication Settings
- System Time Management
- IPV6 IP Sec
- Change Password
- GPIO
- Applications
- Reader Profiles
- Firmware Version/Update
- Commit/Discard
- System Log
- Reader Diagnostics
- Shutdown
- Wi-Fi Configuration
- Application Development
- Firmware Upgrade
- Troubleshooting
- Technical Specifications
- Static IP Configuration
- RF Air Link Configuration
- Connecting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Dongles
- Copying Files To and From the Reader
- Data Protection
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Applications
Select Applications to view the User Application Page. This window allows installing applications on the
reader and provides details of the installed application.
Figure 4-31
User Application Page
The Existing Packages section includes the following options:
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List of Installed apps - The drop-down menu lists the current packages installed in the reader.
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Start/Stop - The image displays the running status as follows. Click the image to toggle the status.
• Green indicates application is running
• Red indicates application is not running
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AutoStart - Select this check box to run the application at startup.
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Uninstall - Removes the package from the reader.
To create packages for the FX7500 reader, use any of the standard Debian package creation tools, or create
them manually. The FX7500 Embedded SDK Programmers Guide provides details on creating application
packages to install on the reader.
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The package must contain a binary executable compatible with ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM,
version 1, GNU Linux.
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The name of the binary executable must match the name of the package, excluding the version name.
For example, if the package name is package-1_2.1_all (package 1 version 2.1), the name of the
binary executable must be package-1. There can be more than one binary in the package.
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The package must contain a startup script in the name of start_packageName.sh to start the binary or
binaries in the package. For example, if the package name is package-1_2.1_all.deb (package 1
version 2.1), the name of the startup script must be start_package-1.sh.
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The package must contain a stop script in the name of stop_packageName.sh to stop the binary or
binaries in the package. For example, if the package name is package-1_2.1_all.deb (package 1
version 2.1), the name of stop script must be stop_package-1.sh.
NOTE The reader executes the packages with the privileges of rfidadm user account. See the user accounts
section for information on rfidadm user privileges.
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