Intermec Antares 2420 - Receive File; Receive File through the Serial Port

TRAKKER Antares 2420 and 2425 Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual
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Receive File
There are two ways to receive files on the terminals:
• Use the serial port to receive files on the terminal.
• Use RF communications to receive files on the T2425.
For help connecting the terminal to a host computer or the DCS 300, see Chapter 4,
“Operating the Terminal in a Network.”
Receive File Through the Serial Port
Purpose: Receives a file from the host computer through the serial port and saves it on the
terminal. You must have the terminal connected to the host through a serial port. For
help, see Chapter 4, “Operating the Terminal in a Network.”
On the host, you need to transmit the file using a serial communications package (i.e.,
Windows 3.1 Terminal, Win95 Hyperterminal, Crosstalk, or Procomm) that supports one
of these protocols:
•
XMODEM
•
XMODEM-1K
•
YMODEM
XMODEM-1K
is a version of
XMODEM
that supports 1024-byte blocks as well as the
standard 128-byte
XMODEM
data blocks, which increases the throughput.
YMODEM
has
the additional ability to transfer a file name with the file’s data and it preserves the length
of the file without padding. With
YMODEM
, you can also receive a batch of files on the
terminal.
Note: Terminal filenames are up to eight characters with a three-character extension.
Files you transfer from the host must use the TRAKKER Antares naming conventions.
From Network: .%X
n , drive:filename
Receives a file using
XMODEM
protocol
.%K
n,drive:filename Receives a file using
XMODEM-1K
protocol
.%Y
n,drive:filename Receives a file using
YMODEM
protocol
Or: .%Y
n , drive:
Receives a batch of files using
YMODEM
where:
.%X is the command to receive a file using
XMODEM
protocol.
.%K is the command to receive a file using
XMODEM-1K
protocol.
.%Y is the command to receive a file using
YMODEM
protocol.
n
indicates the terminal’s serial port: 1 or 4.