Unitech PA600 Programming Manual

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1. Introduction
1.1 How to download data from scanner
The major difference between the PA600 and a standard HPC/PalmPC is barcode input
capability. The WinCE Reference Manual contains no information regarding barcode input.
This section will introduce the programming structure of the barcode sub-system and the
programming utility library for the PA600. Inside the PA600 there is an advanced decoding
chip to control SE950 laser engine and to handle barcode decoding. Below is system
diagram for the PA600 barcode:
According to the above diagram, the PA600 communicates with Decoder Chip by mean of
serial port COM4. Its communication parameter is fixed on 38400,N,8.1. Normally, the
Decoder Chip is in sleep mode when COM4 is not activated. When COM4 is activated, the
Decoder Chip will start working, and it will decode the barcode “signal” from the laser engine
when the trigger key is pressed. After decoding, barcode data and its symbology type will
be sent directly to PA600.
Many programmers find it difficult to control the Decoder Chip via programming language
alone, especially if they are not familiar with barcode and serial port controls. Because of
this, Unitech provides the following utility library and program for the user or application
programmer to control the Decoder Chip:
1. Application program “Scan2Key.exe” is a useful application program that can read
input data from the laser scanner and then directly input the data into PA600’s
keyboard buffer. “Scan2Key.exe” makes barcode data input simple, and can be
especially valuable to those programmers not familiar with COM port programming.
User program simply reads the barcode data from the keyboard. For barcode
symbologies setting, you can run Scanner Setting from Control Panel to define all of
supporting symbologies and delimiter.
2. Utility library:
For programming control, PA600 provides USI.DLL to let user control scanner input,
symbologies setting and profile controlling. Please refer to 2 for detail API lists.
USI.DLL is Unitech’s new scanner function library on PA600. For backward compatible
issue, Unitech still provide Scanner3.DLL and ScanKey3.DLL for existing
PT930/PT930SA user to port their software into PA600, but several APIs on
Scanner3.DLL and ScanKey3.DLL have already been removed on PA600. User can
refer to 0and 5 for detail supporting API.
CPU
COM1Advanced
Decoder
Chip
SE950
Laser
Engine

Unitech PA600 Specifications

System Memory

SDRAM memory	64 MB
Flash ROM	128 MB
Flash ROM with WWAN	320 MB

Display

display resolution	240x320 QVGA
display type	Color Transflective TFT
touch screen	Yes

Power

main battery	3.7V 1950mAh Li-Ion Battery Pack
backup battery	One Rechargeable Ni-MH Backup Battery
power source	Main Battery

Operating Environment

operating temperature	32ºF to 122ºF (0ºC to 50ºC)
storage temperature	-4ºF to 140ºF (-20ºC to 60ºC)
relative humidity	5% ~ 95% (non-condensing)

Weight and Dimensions

weight	290g with Battery & Scan Engine
length	149.5 mm
height	26.6 mm