VeriFone P400 PLUS - Download Methods and Procedures; Direct downloads

PERFORMING DOWNLOADS
Download Methods and Procedures
48 P200/P400 REFERENCE GUIDE
Download
Methods and
Procedures
The following methods are available for file and data downloads through the
download and upload procedures.
Direct downloads
The usual download utility program is Direct Download (DDL) utility. It is normally
available with the device’s Developer’s Toolkit (DTK), and can be obtained
through Verifone. DDL is a subset program of the Verifone VeriTalk download
application. It is designed specifically for a direct (RS-232/USB) download from a
PC to a device. As the DDL utility sends files from the PC, the device display
shows the progression of the download. The file name is shown on Line 1 of the
display with nnn showing the number of blocks downloaded. Line 2 indicates the
percent complete of the download where each asterisk represents 10%.
DDL Command Line
Syntax
The format of the DDL program is:
DDL [options] file1 [file2 …] [config-data]
Features Description
-b<baud> Specifies the baud rate, for example,
• -b300
• -b1200
• -b2400
• -b4800
• -b9600
• -b19200 (default)
• -b38400
• -b115200
-p<port> Specifies the PC serial port:
• 1 (COM1). The default is -p1 (COM1)
• 2 (COM2)
-i<filename> Specifies the name of a binary file to include in the
download, for example: -IBINARY.DAT.
-c<delta time> Sets the date and time on the PINpad to the host PCs date
and time. Also, specifies a delta value to add or subtract
from the hour, for example, -c+1 specifies the PC’s time plus
one hour.
Note: The maximum hour value that can be set is ± 23
hours.
-X<password> Sets the PINpad’s password.
-F<filename> Processes the contents of the specified file as command line
data.
file 1 [file2...] Specifies one or more files to download. Files with the .OUT
extension are treated as binary data; all others are assumed
text files.