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

TRAKKER Antares 2420 and 2425 Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual
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Transmit File
There are two ways to transmit files from the terminals:
• Use the serial port to transmit files from the terminal.
• Use RF communications to transmit files from the T2425.
For help connecting the terminal to a host computer or the DCS 300, see Chapter 4,
“Operating the Terminal in a Network.”
Transmit File Through the Serial Port
Purpose: Transmits a file from the terminal through the serial port and saves it on the host
computer. 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 receive 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.
Note: Terminal filenames are up to eight characters with a three-character extension.
From Network: %%X
n , drive:filename
Transmits a file using
XMODEM
protocol
%%K
n,drive:filename Transmits a file using
XMODEM-1K
protocol
%%Y
n,drive:filename Transmits a file using
YMODEM
protocol
where:
%%X is the command to transmit a file using
XMODEM
protocol.
%%K is the command to transmit a file using
XMODEM-1K
protocol.
%%Y is the command to transmit a file using
YMODEM
protocol.
n
indicates the terminal’s serial port: 1 or 4.
drive: indicates the drive where the file is stored on the terminal. You must
include the colon (:) after the drive letter.
filename
is the file you want to transmit.
Keypad: Not supported