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6620 Hand-Held Computer
TECHNICAL
REFERENCE
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P/N: 977-054-007
Revision B
June 1999
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" NOTICE The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec. Disclaimer of Warranties. The sample source code included in this document is presented for reference only. The code does not necessarily represent complete, tested programs. The code is provided “AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS
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FCC Computer Compliance " NOTICE This equipment meets Class B digital device limits per Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits protect against interference in a residential area. It emits, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If you do not install and use the equipment according to its instructions, it may interfere with radio signals. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or t
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Telephone Installation Warning Notices The following notices apply to equipment that may be connected to telephone lines or systems. For your personal safety, and to protect this equipment from potential electrical or physical damage, do NOT connect equipment to telephone lines or data communication equipment unless the following warnings have been read, understood, and complied with. " Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. " Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unle
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B CAUTION: Intermec Technologies Corporation recommends that you only purchase Norand Mobile Systems Division certified modems. Intermec does not certify all modems available in the marketplace. Intermec does not warrant noncertified modems; furthermore, these modems may cause problems from electrostatic discharge and may not conform to FCC regulations. For a list of Norand Mobile Systems Division certified modems call Customer Support at 800-755-5505 (U.S.A. or Canada) or 425-356-1779. WARNING:
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CONTENTS " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " SECTION 1 Introduction About the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 An Open System Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Introducing the 6620 Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS Reprogramming Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11 Set Up for PC Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Development Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Handwriting Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS SECTION 3 6620 Recovery Procedures Complete System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Restoring Recovery Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Using Another PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 On the Remote Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 On the 6620 Computer to be Recovered . . . . . . 3-3 Using a Parallel CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Recovering “Main Data” Partition . . . .
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CONTENTS SECTION 4 GPS Drivers GPSHOOK.VXD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 GPS Test Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 SECTION 5 Entering Text Using the Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Using the Screen Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 SECTION 6 Ericsson M2100 Series Wireless Modem Hardware Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10 Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 6620 Drive Mappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 SECTION 9 CDPD Radio Sierra Wireless Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Watcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CONTENTS vi 6620 Hand-Held Computer Technical Reference
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Section 1 Introduction " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " The material presented in this publication provides techni- R cal reference for the PEN*KEY 6620 Hand-Held Comput- er and is intended for experienced application programmers and information systems engineers. About the Book The following shows how this publication is structured: " Section 1 — Introduction Introduces the 6620 Computer and related docks, pro- vides installing tips, reprogramming flash memory, setting up
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Introduction SECTION 1 " Section 6 — Ericsson M2100 Series Wireless Mo- dem Explains how to configure the Support Panel that monitors the M2100 Series Wireless Modem. " Section 7 — Infrared Communications Support 2.0 Describes how to configure the Support Monitor that searches for infrared devices on a continual basis. " Section 8 — CMOS Setup Options Contains set up pages that include integrated periph- erals, caches, passwords, power-on modes, etc. " Section 9 — CDPD Radio Looks at two applica
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SECTION 1 Introduction Introducing the 6620 Computer The 6620 Computer is a ruggedized, ergonomic, battery- powered, touch-based computer, with input from finger touch, stylus, keyboard, or scanner. It has integrated com- munications and various combinations of external and in- ternal peripherals. It is designed for a mobile environment. AC Power Alternating Current (ac) power is available through an ac power adapter. This allows the computer to be operated from standard electrical outlets using
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Introduction SECTION 1 Display The 6620 Computer features a backlit, liquid crystal, touch- sensitive display, that consists of either 8.4” of color VGA display, or 8.7” of monochrome display. The touch panel is of the analog resistive type that is passive and does not re- quire a battery. Backlight features Cold Cathode Florescent Lamp (CCFL) with brightness control. Flash There are 256 KB of flash memory to hold the Basic Input/ Output System (BIOS); this memory is not available to the system
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SECTION 1 Introduction Keypad The keypad below the display consists of four two-color light emitting diode (LED) indicators located between nine software-configurable buttons, a suspend/resume button, and four cursor-control buttons. Three of the LEDs indicate the status of the backup battery, the main battery pack, and the external power. Section 1 in the 6620 Computer User’s Guide has the meanings of these LED indicators. The fourth LED lights up when the option- al hard drive is used. The but
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Introduction SECTION 1 Pen The special pen shipped with the 6620 Computer is pro- vided to make manual entries on the display. The passive pen has a tip made to reduce touchscreen wear and scratch- ing. The default function of the pen is that of the left mouse button, buttons on the keypad can switch the pen function to the right mouse button. Power Management Power management is controlled in two locations. One is the CMOS setup and the other is through the Windows Control Panel. From the Windo
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SECTION 1 Introduction Scanner The 6620 Computer can be ordered with either a standard or long-range, 5-volt laser internal scanner. This computer also supports tethered (external) CCD, wand, and laser scanners. Note that internal scanners must be initialized before being used. Use the following two bar codes to initialize the inter- nal scanner with the default parameters: " Reset to Default Settings Scanning this bar code returns all parameters to their original values. RESET TO DEFAULT SETTIN
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Introduction SECTION 1 Docks Two basic dock accessories are used for the 6620 Computer: the single dock and the vehicle dock. Custom versions of these docks may be created for customer requirements. See the 6620 Computer User’s Guide for meanings to the dock LED indicators. Connections The following connections are on the docks: Parallel The LPT1 Printer Port is an enhanced parallel port with a 25-pin (DB-25) female, D-Sub for connecting parallel de- vices such as a printer or storage device to
