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Introduc tion 1-16 3/97 ProMast er 25 00 Use r Man ual The table below summ arizes the key s common ly used wi th TaskL ink and the function they serve. Note: Press the ESC key at any time to exit any menu or dialog b ox…

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Push Buttons

—Dialog boxes contain one or more push buttons. To select

a push button, highlight it and press

↵

, or select it using a mouse.

<OK>

and

are examples of push buttons.

Check Boxes [ X ]

—Check boxes toggle an option on and off. Use the

PACE

bar, or click on the check box with your mouse to toggle a selection

on and off.

Electronic ID

is an example of a check box.

Radio Buttons

(

•

)—Radio buttons are used to select an option from a

list of mutually exclusive options. Use the arrow keys or click on the

option to select a radio button option. The two options listed under

Verify Passes

are examples of radio buttons; selecting one deselects the

other.

Parameter Entry Fields

—These fields allow you to input information

that TaskLink needs. When highlighted, text entered at the keyboard goes

into the entry field.

Custom commands

is an example of a parameter

entry field.

Online Help

For more detailed information on any aspect of TaskLink, context-

sensitive online help documentation is available by:

• Clicking the mouse button on the

< F1 = Help >

push button at the

bottom right of the screen.

• Moving the cursor to a selection and pressing

All topics covered in online documentation are also accessible from the

General Help Index

in the

Help

menu.

TaskLink Screen

Movement Summary

Both the mouse and the PC keyboard can be used to select items from the

TaskLink menus. All screen movement and selection instructions in this

manual are given using the PC keyboard commands. If you are using a

mouse, simply point the mouse to an item on TaskLink’s action bar,

boxes, or buttons, and select the item by clicking the mouse button.

Figure 1-10

TaskLink General Parameters

Dialog Box

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The table below summarizes the keys commonly used with TaskLink and

the function they serve.

Note: Press the ESC key at any time to exit any menu or dialog box without

saving and to display an Exit TaskLink confirmation window.

User Interface Options TaskLink Screen

—System operators will use TaskLink for most of their

communication with the system. Most operator prompts are displayed in

the TaskLink screens on the PC monitor.

Front Panel

—The 2500’s keyboard and display will be used by the

system operator on limited occasions to:

• Adjust specific handler parameters using special function key

commands (refer to Appendix B for Firmware key commands).

• Align the beam to the programming module.

• Read device handling messages.

PC Key(s) Description of Action

Moves the cursor to the

next field

(forward) in a dialog

box.

HIFT

Moves the cursor to the

previous field

(backward) in a

dialog box.

↵

Accepts

the current

selections

in a dialog box. In a

multiple-line text entry field, this key moves the cursor

to the next line or the beginning of the next field.

Cancels

a dialog box

without saving

any changes, or it

cancels any operation in progress.

Arrows

Moves the cursor between selections in a dialog box.

OME

, E

Moves the cursor to the

beginning

end

of a list.

Moves the cursor

up one screen

or down one screen.

Accesses context-sensitive

help

F2 Accesses lists

from several dialog box entry fields. You

are prompted to press this key at appropriate times by

the TaskLink message line in the lower left corner of the

screen.

TRL

Checks communication between TaskLink and the

Programmer port

on the 2500 (enter command from

TaskLink’s main screen).

TRL

Checks communication between TaskLink and the

Remote port

on the 2500 (enter command from

TaskLink’s main screen).

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The 2500’s keyboard and display will be used by the system

administrator and/or service technician when they want to:

• Stop the handler during a job (Task), adjust a parameter, and then

continue running the Task from the same point. (A complete list of

the available

STOP

commands can be found in Appendix B.)

• Run tests on the labeler using the

Print Only

mode.

•Operate in

Local

mode to run system diagnostics.

2500 Handler Specifications

Functional

Print Density

12 to 26 characters per inch (dot matrix labeler)

11 to 28 characters per inch (thermal labeler)

Control Interface

Three serial RS-232C ports (default: 9600 Baud)

Throughput

Up to 550 devices per hour

(actual throughput depends on programming/testing time for the

specific device and labeling requirements)

User RAM

8MB standard

Floppy Disk Format

Double-sided, quad-density 3.5” disk with 135 tracks/inch; 1.44MB

formatted

Mass Storage Module

Internal hard drive (user drives C and D; system drives H and I);

User drives formatted to 32MB, maximum number of files per drive

= 512.

Controller

Motorola 68000 16-bit microprocessor

Communication Standard

RS-232C

Data transfer rate

300 to 19.2K baud (data file transfer up to 115.2K baud using

TaskLink)

Programming Modules DIP:

8- to 28-pin in 0.3-inch package width

20- to 32-pin in 0.6-inch package width

PLCC:

20-, 28-, 32-, 44-, 52-, 68-, and 84-pin

Lead Pitch Width: 0.050 inch

SOIC:

Package Width

0.150 (150 to 220 mil)

0.300 (300 mil)

0.350 (0.330 to 0.350)

0.450 (0.420 to 0.450)

0.530

(0.500 to0.530)

* To use a 500-mil SOIC programming module, you must have the 88-pin version of the

ProMaster 2500.

Max. Pin Count

8 pins

32 pins

40 pins

56 pins