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Encompass 1i Handheld Reader User Manual

1. E NA 60 DEM E MIA ci E 60 Accessing Tag Data i cit da a a da ERA teed bed eb eet Et eda 61 Sending OEM Data e poete a ia EE dela ida ai 66 iii October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader pe 9 2 1 Email Transmit Request Pie 67 9 2 2 FTP Transmit Request Pie 70 9 2 3 OEM Transmit Request Status 0 cece cece cece eee eee cece e eese hehehe emen e nennen 71 10 ABOUT AA reten a ENEE ENAN ANENE aA EEEREN 72 11 MAINTENANCE AND COMMUNICATION LOGS sse 78 11 1 Maintenance Log a rmx re t ERR HEEN ia 78 11 8 Communications LOG sic cid rrt vein Pone Fe etr B ear abri t ed E D Ro da 73 12 FILE MAINTENANCE 74 13 TEXT FLE FORMAT WEE 75 13 1 EDI Text File ele rr a Goan NR E rte le bla ar din e Be na 75 13 8 Excel Text File 83 14 TCP IP COMMUNICATIONS EE 85 15 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPDATES sssssem HH memes mememeen enne 88 16 SYSIEM SPECIFICATIONS is casenr id 90 iv October 12 2009 Softrail QM mmm m M m m m m m oM Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Hum List of Figures Figure 1 Encompass Tr Components rne Ree oi cuo eed DRE tia 1 Figure 2 Encompass Ir Handheld Reader ees v SR anejo bo ree died bed eins dl 1 Figure 3 IP30 RFID Reader Battery eet perte et Re dre EES olas 3 Figure 4 Reader Battery Chace odie 4 Iran EC DOCS Indicators iio IC C
2. dao divas ds 3 Figure 6 CN3 Mobile Computer with Batter 3 Figure 7 CN3 Mobile Computer in the Dock sese nr enne a anno nan ene trennen ente enne nne 6 Figure Mobile Computer D J A OO 7 Figure 9 Encompass Information Display eese eene nne nenne nenne trente teen ener enn rn nan tenen nennen nne 8 Figure 10 AECTas PU ER e E t 9 Figure Ee ENK EE 10 Figure 12 Start Track Inventory Menu nette etse ir 11 Figure 13 Start Track Inventory Dialog c cscscsssssesssesssesecessesceesessneesoesonesoossensenssseneessesrssstsnssusssessseress soeeeseseseosnsssteseeess 11 Figure 14 End Track Inventory Men eerie ttti ere trier tb ede rer ete eee dee ia eir pede ee Deene ost 13 Figure 15 Send Track Inventory Dialog coi di id 14 Figure 16 Message Status Dialog aristides i 15 Figure 17 Eris ceniono e E dd 16 Figure 18 Manually Entered Vehicle Display esee enne tene trennen eterne enne ennt erre trennen 17 Figure 19 Vehicle Comments Dial cciana oiie E a EE E E E E S E eE ETERN 18 Fistre 20 System Fields DIMOT siciliana 19 Fistre 21 User Fields Dialog contada iii aii 20 Figure 22 Rail Vehicle Data Field Display sessi nenr innen teneis innen entente nter ene 21 Figure 23 Screen Display C H 22 Figure 24 Setup Password Dia
3. Field Description Values 1 Segment code SETUP 2 Transmit type EMAIL Example SETUP EMAIL FROM Segment Field Description Values 1 Segment code FROM 2 Reply email address 1 to 40 alpha numeric characters Example FROM tomlevineOsignalec com 67 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader eee TO Segment Field Description Values 1 Segment code TO 2 To email address 1 to 40 alpha numeric characters Example TO salesOsignalcc com TO aeitag signalcc com Up to 10 TO segments SUBJECT Segment Field Description Values 1 Segment code SUBJECT 2 Subject text 1 to 40 alpha numeric characters Example SUBJECT Test Handheld Reader Email 68 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader niii BODY Segment Field Description Values 1 Segment code BODY 2 Email body text 1 to 800 alpha numeric characters in quotations Example BODY This is a test email sent from a handheld reader FILE Segment Field Description Values 1 Segment code FILE 2 Name of the file that will be 1 to 255 alpha numeric characters attached to the email and contains the OEM s application data Example FILE emailtest txt After it writes the FILE segment the OEM application writes its data into the transmit request file The amount of user data that can be written is limited by the amount
4. Figure 50 Track Select Dialog The Track Select dialog displays all of the tracks that have been entered into the handheld reader The number of rail vehicles that are on each track is displayed after the track s name in the list You will notice that at the end of the track list there is a track name called Phantom The Phantom track is a fictitious track that is used as a temporary storage area in the handheld reader for vehicles that have been deleted from one track but have not yet been moved to a new track To view a track s consist tap on the track name in the list and the Track View dialog shown in Figure 51 will appear 50 October 12 2009 Softrail m i DEE Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader EE SmartScan AEI 1 30 Track View Track 101 002 West East Delete Delete All Advance Reverse List Figure 51 Track View Dialog The Track View dialog allows the user to add a vehicle delete a vehicle or delete all rail vehicles on a track 6 1 1 Add Rail Vehicle To add a rail vehicle first select the location in the consist where you want the vehicle to be added by tapping on the vehicle in the list that will be behind the vehicle to be added If you want for example to add a vehicle between NS 1526 and CSX 987654 in the list shown in Figure 51 tap on CSX 987654 and then tap the Add button The Manual Entry dialog shown in Figure 17 will then be displayed 6 1 2 Delete Rail V
5. The user can cause the track inventory to be sent automatically when he finishes taking track inventory by reading a Track AEI tag or by selecting the End Track Inventory menu item from a pop up menu see Paragraph 2 5 Normally the handheld reader will not send track data if the track does not contain any rail vehicles However this can be overridden by checking the Send empty track box in this dialog This will cause a message to be sent even if there are no rail vehicles on the track There are two comments fields associated with a track To enter data into the comments fields select a track via the Track Setup dialog see Figure 30 and tap the Comments button This will cause the T94 Comments and Email Text dialog shown in Figure 35 to appear The TRK segment in the T94 message has a field for comments This function allows the user to enter comments about a track in the TRK segment prior to the data being sent lt also allows the user to enter comments about the track in the body text of an email if the message is being sent via an email 35 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm O 0 SmartScan AEI e 2 46 x 194 Comments 8 Email Text 101 X T94 TRK Segment Comments Email Body Text Figure 35 Track Comments and Email Text Dialog 5 8 User Field Names Setup The handheld reader allows the user to define up to seven data fields Data entered into these fields is maintained with t
6. sent The Portable and Finished record segments are not included Carriage return and line feed characters in the track data files are included Example FIN 677 When the AEI Rail and Road Manager receives the Finished segment it will send an acknowledge message which consists of a three character response ACK followed a carriage return and a line feed character Until the acknowledge message is received the handheld reader will try to send the data again When the acknowledge message is received it will disconnect from the server 87 October 12 2009 Softrail QM mmm M M M M Mm Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimimm The following is a copy of the AEl Rail and Road Manager s communication log which shows an example of the data transfer from the handheld reader to the AEl Rail and Road manager program 01 14 2008 10 53 23 TCP IP Listening Connection made to Listening Socket O IP 127 0 0 1 Port 2101 01 14 2009 10 53 23 TCP IP unknown R PORTABLE Yard 1 2CK6470L 1D 01 14 2009 10 53 23 TCP IP unknown T ACK 01 14 2009 10 53 23 TCP IP unknown R START 0001 05 09 2005 12 02 43 0019 01 14 2009 10 53 23 TCP IP unknown R TRACK 101 WEST NOSPOT 01 14 2009 10 53 23 TCP IP unknown R USER User 1 Ok Load Reason No AntiFreeze Dust Loaded Destination 01 14 2009 10 53 23 TCP IP unknown R RAIL1 1 19 CSX 987654 05 09 2005 1
7. 55 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader HPUEDUHIHH SmartScan AEI 3 ME 2 49 Move Rail Vehicle To 201 201 002 West East Add to Bottom Replace Cars Figure 56 Move Rail Vehicle To Dialog If there are already rail vehicles on the track to which the rail vehicles are being moved you can add the moved rail vehicles to the top or bottom of the list of existing rail vehicles You can also replace the existing rail vehicles with the moved vehicles If you replace the existing vehicles on the track you will be asked if you want to move the existing vehicles to the Phantom Track see Paragraph 6 1 6 2 2 Move AII Rail Vehicles to Another Track To move all of the rail vehicles on a track to another track tap the Move All button 6 2 3 Other Move Rail Vehicle Functions The other functions in the Move Rail Vehicle From dialog see Figure 55 operate in the same manner as those in the Track View dialog see Figure 51 with the exception of the Delete function The Delete function in the Move Hail Vehicle From dialog allows multiple rail vehicles to be selected for deletion The Track View dialog only allows one rail vehicle at a time to be selected for deletion 56 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader mnm The following is a list of other functions in the Move Hail Vehicle From dialog and the paragraphs that describe them Add see Paragraph 6 1 1 Delete see Paragraph 6
8. USEH Segment code Code USR2 Field Alpha Numeric 1 to Name of user field 1 Name 1 20 characters USR3 Field Alpha Numeric 1 to Name of user field 2 Name 2 20 characters USR4 Field Alpha Numeric 1 to Name of user field 3 Name 3 20 characters USRO Field Alpha Numeric 1 to Name of user field 4 Name 4 20 characters USR6 Field Alpha Numeric 1 to Name of user field 5 Name 5 20 characters USR7 Field Alpha Numeric 1 to Name of user field 6 Name 6 20 characters USR8 Field Alpha Numeric 1 to Name of user field 7 Name 7 20 characters Example USER commodity not assigned 2 assigned D not assigned D not assigned 7 78 not assigned 3 not assigned 4 not October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader un HAIL 1 Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name HAIL1O1 Segment HAIL 1 Segment code Code HAIL1O2 Position Numeric 1 to 3 digits Position vehicle is in from 1 to 200 beginning of the track HAIL1O3 Equipment Numeric 1 to 2 digits Type of vehicle Code 5 locomotive 19 railcar RAIL104 Vehicle Initial Alpha 4 characters Vehicle initial reporting marks The field is filled with spaces if the vehicle initial is less than four characters RAIL105 Vehicle Numeric 1 to 6 digits Vehicle number Number RAIL106 Date Time MM DD YYYY space Date and time the vehicle was HH MM SS moved to the track MM month DD day of mo
9. addresses 40 sending track inventory 14 34 setup 39 41 track comments 35 53 Encompass Information display 8 file maintenance 74 find rail vehicle 57 FTP server setup 40 handheld reader identifier 28 identifier 28 inventory 48 delete all 58 move to another track 54 reverse track 53 send 54 maintenance fields 19 maintenance log 72 manual entry 16 memorized data maintenance 26 message status 15 mobile computer IP address 39 name 39 serial number 72 DEM accessing tag data 61 folder setup 47 functions 58 60 sending data 66 sending email 67 sending FTP 70 sending status 71 overview 1 password 24 quick start 8 rail vehicle add 51 Softrail Mm m mm M M M m m m Index adding to track 9 additional fields 17 change position on track 51 comments 18 delete 51 delete all vehicles 58 find 57 maintenance fields 19 manual entry 16 system defined fields 19 user fields 19 view 49 52 Rail Vehicle Data Field display 20 reading tags 8 reset button 8 reset inventory 58 screen displays 21 sending track inventory 13 54 setup AEI Rail amp Road Manager 37 barcode 42 barcode text translation 46 communications 41 contact information 24 default track orientation 25 default vehicle initial 25 email 39 41 email addresses 40 FTP server 40 functions 22 OEM folder setup 47 TCP IP 37 track data 29 user names 36 Setup Password 24 specifications 90
10. 1 2 Delete All see Paragraph 6 1 2 Advance see Paragraph 6 1 3 View see Paragraph 6 1 4 Heverse List see Paragraph 6 1 5 6 3 Find Rail Vehicle and Rail Vehicle Movement History To access the Find Hail Vehicle function tap the Find Hail Vehicle menu item in the Inventory menu The Find Rail Vehicle dialog shown in Figure 57 will then appear SmartScan AEI e 2 51 Find Rail Vehicle Figure 57 Find Rail Vehicle Dialog All of the rail vehicles in the handheld reader s database will be displayed in alphabetic order in the Find Rail Vehicle dialog To find a particular vehicle tap on the vehicle identification and the Rail Vehicle History display shown in Figure 58 will appear 57 October 12 2009 Softrail a Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Fa SmartScan AEI x d 3 30 Rail Vehicle History NS 1526 NS 1526 Track Pos Date Time Read 001 03 08 07 15 29 03 08 07 15 29 Figure 58 Rail Vehicle History Display The Rail Vehicle History display shows the rail vehicle s current location and the time it was moved to the current location It also shows the vehicle s previous locations up to 10 6 4 Delete All Track Inventory To delete all of the rail vehicles in the handheld reader s database tap the Delete All Track Inventory menu item in the Inventory menu 7 TRACK TAGS Track tags are AEl tags that are programmed with track information Their purpose is to eliminate the need t
11. Data Data Format Description Number Name RAIL201 Segment RAIL2 Segment code Code RAIL202 Position Numeric 1 to 3 Position vehicle is in from beginning digits of the track 1 to 200 RAIL203 Equipment Numeric 1 to 2 Type of vehicle Code digits 5 locomotive 19 railcar RAIL204 Vehicle Alpha 4 characters Vehicle initial reporting marks Initial The field is filled with spaces if the vehicle initial is less than four characters RAIL205 Vehicle Numeric 1 to 6 Vehicle number Number digits RAIL206 User Field Alpha Numeric O to User field 1 1 20 characters 80 October 12 2009 A w www Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader uuum HAIL2O7 User Field Alpha Numeric O to User field 2 e 20 characters RAIL208 User Field Alpha Numeric O to User field 3 3 20 characters RAIL209 User Field Alpha Numeric O to User field 4 4 20 characters RAIL210 User Field Alpha Numeric O to User field 5 5 20 characters RAIL211 User Field Alpha Numeric O to User field 6 6 20 characters RAIL212 User Field Algha Numeric O to User field 7 7 20 characters 81 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Mm mmm ee RAIL 3 Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name HAIL3O1 Segment RAILS Segment code Code HAIL3O2 Position Numeric 1 to 3 Position vehicle is in from be
12. Spot 60 spot locations 60 T94 sending track inventory 13 34 track comments 35 53 TCP IP communications 85 setup 37 technical support 88 track email comments 35 53 inventory 48 50 g1 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader inventory text file 75 move inventory 54 reverse inventory 53 sending inventory 13 spots 60 T94 comments 35 53 Softrail QE Mmmm M UM UM RR Track tags 58 usb connection 15 user names 36 version 72 WiFi 41 wireless radio 802 11b 15 e October 12 2009
13. about this service contact Softrail at 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 SmartScan AEI 3 2 48 x Send Track Inventory Track 7 Orientation Send as a T94 File Send as a Text File EDI Format Send as a Text File Excel Format C Send via an Email L Send to FTP Server see Setup L Send to Softrail s FTP Server O Send to AEI Rail and Road Manager L Delete track inventory after sending Figure 15 Send Track Inventory Dialog The handheld AEI reader can also send track inventory to Softrail s AEI Rail and Road Manager program directly via a TCP IP connection see Paragraph 5 9 14 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader HHHHHIH For more information about the AEI Rail and Road Manager software program contact Softrail at 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 or go to Softrai s web page at www aeitag com Once the Send button is tapped the message or messages will be placed into a queue for transmission Up to 200 messages can be in the message queue waiting for transmission When the handheld AEI reader sees that there is a message to transmit it will attempt to make an internet connection The handheld AEl reader connects to the internet using its integral wireless 802 11b g radio or a USB connection to a local computer that has access to the internet If a user is in the field and is in a location that does not have good radio coverage the handheld reader will turn the radio off after 3O se
14. be displayed 29 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm SmartScan AEI t d 3 48 x Track Setup Se Figure 30 Track Setup Dialog Previously entered track names can be deleted or renamed and new track names can be added To delete or rename a track first select the track by tapping on it and then tap the Delete or Rename button Only one track name can be selected at a time To add a new track name tap the Add button and an Add Track dialog will appear Tracks can be assigned to have spot locations To designate that a track will have spot locations select the track and tap the Type button Names can be assigned to track spots To assign names to track spots select the track and tap the Spot Names button The Spot Name Setup dialog shown in Figure 31 will appear 30 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader numina SmartScan AEI e916 X Spot Name Setup Total number of spats used From North West South East Select Spot 001 Name 14 Edit 002 Name 1B 003 Name 1C 004 Name 1D Figure 31 Spot Name Setup Dialog Up to 100 spot names can be assigned The user can specify the direction in which the spot locations are listed Spot names are by default given numerical names based on their position on the track see Position O05 in Figure 31 To assign a new name tap the spot position you want to change and the Hename Track Spot dialog sho
15. character The first character designates the track end of the track on which the first Dash Bee l o position is located Numeric 3 digits N North A NNN S South W West E East The next 1 to 3 digits indicate the position of the vehicle on the track 4 Type of Diesel Type of rail vehicle Vehicle SEN 5 Date Time MM DD YYYY lt space gt Date and time the vehicle was HH MM SS moved to the track MM month DD day of month YYYY year HH hour MM minute SS second 6 Manual Yes Indicates if the vehicle was entered No manually into the handheld reader Yes or read from an AEI tag no 7 Status Alpha Numeric O to Status field 20 characters 8 Consist Alpha Numeric O to Consist field 20 characters 9 Maintenance Alpha Numeric O to Maintenance field 1 Field 1 20 characters 10 Maintenance Alpha Numeric O to Maintenance field 2 Field 2 20 characters 11 User 1 Alpha Numeric O to User field 1 20 characters 18 User 2 Alpha Numeric O to User field 2 20 characters 13 User 3 Alpha Numeric O to User field 3 20 characters 84 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader TE 14 User 4 Alpha Numeric O to User field 4 20 characters 15 User 5 Alpha Numeric O to User field 5 20 characters 16 User 6 Alpha Numeric O to User field 6 20 characters 17 User 7 Alpha Numeric O to User field 7 20 characters 18 User 8 Alpha Numeric O to User field 8 20 characters Example NS 1526 10
16. friendly format see Figure 10 Allows manual entry of vehicle identification information in the event an AEl tag cannot be read see Paragraph 16 Allows vehicles to be assigned to a track or a spot on a track see Paragraph 9 Allows the user to assign track and spot names see Paragraph 5 7 Allows the scanning of two tracks at the same time see 2 4 Allows the use of special AEl tags that are programmed with track and spot information to eliminate the requirement of entering this information manually see Paragraphs 7 and 8 Allows additional data to be added about vehicles see Paragraph 3 There are twelve data fields available The user can define and name seven of these fields The other five fields are two Maintenance Data fields a Status field a Consist field and a Comments field Allows the use of special barcode labels to enter maintenance and status information about a rail vehicle see Paragraph 5 14 A barcode reader is integrated into the mobile computer Allows for the easy development of custom applications Enables other vendors OEMs to develop special applications for the handheld AEI reader see Paragraph 9 The handheld AEl reader allows other applications to easily access tag and barcode data and send their generated data as files attached to emails or uploaded to an FTP server Has an optional built in Global Positioning System GPS which associates a location to a tag read Allows the handheld
17. maintenance log is located in a text file called maint log txt lt contains information about when various events occurred and if internal problems were detected To view the maintenance log tap the Maintenance Log menu item under the View menu The following is an example of information contained in this log 12 29 2005 12 48 Start of program 12 29 2005 12 48 TCP IP Initialized Name Tom Levine IP 127 0 0 1 12 29 2005 12 48 Request to turn off wireless radio 12 29 2005 12 48 Could not open comm log file for clean up 72 October 12 2009 Softrail Mm m mm M M M M m m m Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimia 12 29 2005 12 49 Program closed 12 29 2005 16 30 Start of program 12 29 2005 16 30 TCP IP Initialized Name Tom Levine IP 127 0 0 1 12 29 2005 16 31 Program closed 01 13 2006 10 14 Start of program 01 13 2006 10 14 TCP IP Initialized Name Tom Levine IP 192 168 55 101 01 13 2006 10 14 O rail vehicle s assigned to tracks were deleted 4 tag record s not assigned to tracks were deleted 01 16 2006 12 01 Manual clear inventory request To help find problems Softrail may need to obtain a copy of the maintenance log This can be easily sent via email by tapping on the Send Maintenance Log to Softrail menu item under the File menu For this file to be sent via email the handheld reader s mobile computer must have a connection to the internet lt is not necessary to enter information in the Email Setup
18. reader to access data from other devices scales wayside sensors etc via its Bluetooth connection and associate this data with AEl tag reads Has optional wireless WAN capabilities GSM GPRS EDGE or CDMA 1xRTT EV DO e October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimm There is also a version of this reader for hazardous locations Division 1 Class 2 2 QUICK START 2 1 Battery Operation The Encompass 1i handheld reader has two batteries The battery for the IP30 RFID reader is located in its pistol grip see Figure 3 and can be easily replaced Battery Figure 3 IP3O RFID Reader Battery The RFID reader s battery is charged in the IP3O battery charger shown in Figure 4 The IP30 battery charger can simultaneously charge either 2 4 or 8 batteries depending on the model ordered The Encompass1i normally comes with a two bay battery charger 3 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader miim Figure 4 Reader Battery Charger To charge the HFID reader s battery insert the battery into one of the charger s bays The status light in front of each bay will flash green as the battery charges and will become steady green when it is fully charged lt normally takes about 3 hours to charge a fully discharged battery If the status light flashes red the battery is either too cold or hot for the battery to charge If the status light is a steady red the battery is faulty and sh
19. records in this file 01 16 2006 10 58 RAIL 51 1 5 NS 1526 Left 183 4 1 01 16 2006 10 58 RAIL 51 1 19 UP 123456 Left 161 4 1 0 01 16 2006 10 58 RAIL 51 1 19 CSX 987654 Right 193 6 1 0 01 16 2006 10 58 RAIL 51 1 19 DEFX 1 12344 Left 189 4 1 0 63 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader umm The following table is the layout of the record for the Track tag Field Description Values 1 Date and time when the tag was The field is in the following format read MM DD YYYY space HH MM MM month of year DD day of month YYYY year HH hour MM minute 2 Record Designator TRK Track Name Up to 10 alpha numeric characters 4 Track Orientation none North South South North West East East West 5 Sequence Number A two digit number that represents the tag s position from the starting end of the track The tag nearest the start would be OO and the farthest 99 If the track is oriented North to South the North most tag would be OO and the South most 99 5 Track uses spot location no spots spots 6 Spot Orientation none North South South North West East East West The following are examples of records in this file 01 16 2006 10 58 TRK 101 North South OO spots North South 01 16 2006 10 58 TRK 301 North South 99 no spots none 64 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i
20. t v u i o p E I icaP a s a f a n j k t shirt z x c v b n m 7 Ciao XV fultlef gt Figure 17 Manual Entry Dialog The vehicle initial can either be selected from a list of previously entered initials in the Vehicle Initial field s pull down list which appears when you tap on the down triangle located on the right side of the Vehicle Initial field or a new initial can be typed in using the keyboard If the keyboard is not displayed tap on the keyboard icon located near the bottom right of the screen This will cause the keyboard to be displayed Tap on the characters of the new name Tapping the keyboard icon a second time will cause the keyboard to disappear 16 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimm After you have entered a new initial this new initial will appear in the Vehicle Initial s pull down list when the dialog is displayed again The default vehicle initial can be set by going to the Default Values dialog see Paragraph 5 4 The Vehicle Number field must contain between 1 to 6 digits to be accepted The handheld reader will insert any leading zeroes Numbers can be quickly entered into this field by tapping the number buttons under this field It is not necessary to select the Vehicle Number field by tapping it prior to tapping on these number buttons The Vehicle Type can be either Locomotive or Railcar and is selected from this field s pull down list When the OK
21. that are to be transmitted by the handheld reader and the AEl Tag Folder contains the file that has the AEl tag and barcode data For more information on interfacing OEM applications see Paragraph 9 6 INVENTORY The handheld AEl reader has a number of inventory functions which allow the user to add and delete rail vehicles from tracks move rail vehicles from one track to another and change vehicles positions on tracks To access the inventory functions tap on the Inventory menu item and the pop up menu in Figure 49 will appear The inventory functions are View Track Inventory Move Track Inventory Send Track Inventory Send All Track Inventory Find Rail Vehicle Delete All Track Inventory 48 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nummi SmartScan AEI ex 3 07 X Rallcar 19 CSX 123456 Manually Entered Vehicle Entered 08 11 08 15 06 49 Track 101 Position 1 West East Spot 001 1 View Track Inventory Move Track Inventory Send Track Inventory Send All Track Inventory Excel Fi Find Rail Vehicle Delete All Track Inventory Figure 49 Inventory Menu 6 1 View Track Inventory To access the View Track Inventory function tap the View Track Inventory menu item The Track Select dialog shown in Figure 50 will then appear 49 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm SmartScan AEI Track Select Select Track
22. the trigger on the pistol grip If these screens fail to appear the Softrail AEI program is not running If the Softrail AEl program is not running depress and hold the mobile computer s yellow on off button bottom center until the mobile computer s status light flashes blue This will cause the mobile computer to restart Windows After Windows restarts the Softrail AEl program will automatically startup et m Softrail AEI e 11 50 X Softrail Encompass 1i Handhald AEI Reader Version 2 0 Serial 5425127621 Customer Generic Copyright 2005 Softrail All rights reserved Tel 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 Fax 724 942 1480 www aeitag com sales amp signalcc com File Setup Inventory View 4 m Figure 9 Encompass Information Display 8 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm SmartScan AEI x 127 X Railcar 19 DEFX112344 Side Left Length 60 10 185 dm Axles 4 Bearing Code 1 Platform Code 0 Read 03 07 07 13 27 24 Track 201 Position 2 West East Spot 002 2 Last Barcode 099200000514 Status empty Track pot File Setup Inventory View Figure 10 AEI Tag Display To read an AEl tag pull the trigger on the pistol grip while pointing the handheld AEl reader at the AEI tag You will hear a beep and the display will be updated when the AEI tag is read Figure 10 is an example of what the screen will display w
23. up Menu By selecting one of the pop up menu items the user can view and change the system defined fields see Paragraph 3 2 the user fields see Paragraph 3 3 and the vehicle comments see Paragraph 3 1 for the displayed vehicle 6 1 5 Reverse Track Inventory Occasionally track inventory is initially reported in the wrong direction West to East instead of East to West The Reverse List button in Figure 51 allows the user to easily correct this error by re listing the track inventory in the opposite direction 6 1 6 Track T94 and Email Comments The TRK segment in the T94 message has a field for comments This function allows the user to enter comments about a track in the TRK segment prior to the data being sent It also allows the user to enter comments about the track in the body text of an email if the message is being sent via an email To access this function tap the Comments button in Figure 51 and the Comments and Email Text dialog shown in Figure 54 will appear Data entered into this dialog will be saved and used in all sent messages until it is changed by the user 53 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader mnn SmartScan AEI eX ME 2 46 194 Comments amp Email Text 101 T94 TRK Segment Comments Email Body Text 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 rab a w e r t v u i Jo p t T Cana Sd riginipikitizi cola fete cul l i Figure 54 Comments and Email Text Dialog 6 1 7 Send
24. 009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nummi SmartScan AEI ek 10 53 Barcode Setup Default Start Code Default Barcode Field p1 2 3 4 5 6 718l9 0 e VE EE uli o pj Figure 44 Barcode Setup Dialog The user can specify his own unique set of barcodes that have special meaning to the handheld AEI reader These barcodes have a special format that consists of three fields in the user specified ten digit number of the bar code 44 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader pnmum Figure 45 is a table that shows the barcode field structure m om om r Field Description Position Field Data Length Numeric 1 1 Usually O System Character Default Start 2 3 2 Any two digit combination Code specified by the user Field Code 4 6 3 Specifies the field into which the barcode data will be entered 200 Status Field 201 Consist Field 211 Maintenance 1 Field 212 Maintenance 2 Field 301 User 1 Field 302 User 2 Field 303 User 3 Field 304 User 4 Field 305 User 5 Field 306 User 6 Field 307 User 7 Field User Data Field 7 11 5 Five digits of data that will be entered into the field specified in the Field Code field Check Digit 12 1 Barcode check digit not user specified Figure 45 Barcode Field Structure Based on this structure the barcodes in Figure 43 cause the following e Barcode O 9930100010
25. 1 W OOZ Railcar 0O1 17 2008 10 41 54 No empty bad glad hand TT 14 TCP IP COMMUNICATIONS The Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader communicates to Softrail s AEI Rail and Road Manager program using TCP IP and a unique protocol Other developers can use this protocol to write software to communicate with the Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Header without going through the AEl Rail and Road Manager program The AEI Rail and Road Manager program acts as a server and listens for connections from handheld readers which act as clients To make this connection the IP address and listening port of the computer hosting the AEl Rail and Road Manager program must be entered into each handheld reader This information is entered into the handheld reader via the AEl RR TCP IP Setup dialog Paragraph 5 9 describes this dialog When a command is issued for the handheld reader to send track inventory data to the AEI Rail and Road Manager program the handheld reader attempts to make a connection with the AEl Rail and Road Manager program Once a connection is made the handheld reader sends a number of record segments to the AEI Rail and Road Manager program Each record segment is terminated with a carriage return character hex OD and line feed character hex OA All fields within the record segment are separated by commas 85 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader Immun The first record segment is always the Portable segmen
26. 2 02 02 None 0 No Right 19 B 1 D m m m m 01 14 2009 10 53 23 TCP IP unknown R RAIL2 1 19 CSX 987654 Yes No No No 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown R RAIL1 2 5 NS 001526 05 09 2005 18 02 12 None O No Left 183 A 1 m n m m mmm 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown R RAIL2 a 5 NS DO152368 Yes No No No 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown R RAIL1 3 19 UP 002289 05 09 2005 18 02 18 None O No Right 174 4 1 D m m m m 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown R RAIL2 3 19 UP DO2289 Yes No No No 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown R END 9 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown R FIN 00673 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown T ACK 01 14 2009 10 53 24 TCP IP unknown Close of S4 socket O The handheld reader s mobile computer also contains a communication log see Paragraph 11 2 15 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPDATES Periodically Softrail issues maintenance releases and new versions of this program Maintenance releases are free and correct problems found with the program and or provide minor enhancements to the program Before contacting us with problems we suggest you contact your sales representative and review the issues with him and or check our web page at www aeitag com to insure that you have the latest maintenance release of the program Technical
27. 9 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader numina SmartScan AEI x Xt 3 58 Contact Information Company Location Telephone Fax Email tomlevine signalcc com 13 1 2 3 4 5 e 7 s e 0 Tab a w e r t v u i o D E T jJcaP a s a f a n Ode shirt z x v b n m 7 icu d IN u r el gt Figure 25 Contact Information Dialog Information entered in this display is used in the body of some email messages and in maintenance messages sent to Softrail 5 4 Default Values Setup To set up default values tap the Default Values menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the Default Values dialog shown in Figure 26 to be displayed 25 October 12 2009 Softrail 7 INIA Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader summ SmartScan AEI 2 11 29 x Default Values Vehicle Initials Track West East y Orientation 1231 2 3 4 5 e 7 8 9 0 le rab a w e r t v u i o D L Y IcaP a s a f a n dl shift z x c v b n m 7 cul h Jfufrtlel gt File Setup Inventory View Figure 28 Default Values Dialog Default values for vehicle initial and track orientation can be entered into the system The default value for the vehicle initial is used when vehicle identification is manually entered into the handheld reader The vehicle initial can either be selected from a list of previously entered initials in the Vehicle Initial field s pull down list which appears when you tap on t
28. 9 00010 entered into the User 1 field e Barcode O 9920000051 4 00051 entered into the Status field e Barcode O 9921100401 4 00401 entered into the Maintenance 1 field e Barcode O 9930600555 O 00555 entered into the User 6 field 45 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader sum e Barcode O 2526288888 3 025262888883 entered into the User 1 field since 99 is not in the second and third digit e Barcode O 9920200112 O 099202001120 entered into the User 1 field since 208 is not a legal Field Code The user can also have the handheld reader translate the 5 digits of data in the barcode to a text string For example 00010 can be translated by the handheld reader into empty Instead of 00010 appearing in the User field the text string empty would appear To enter barcode text translations select the Barcode Text Translation item in the Setup menu This will cause the Barcode Text Translation dialog shown in Figure 46 to appear SmartScan AEI 2 1 05 x Barcode Text Translation broken flange cracked wheel Figure 46 Barcode Text Translation Dialog To add a new barcode translation tap the Add button and the Barcode Add Edit dialog shown in Figure 47 will appear To delete or edit a translation select the translation in the list and tap the Edit or Delete button 46 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader unum SmartScan AEI e2 ofS 1 14 x Barcode A
29. Encompass 1I Handheld Header User Manual October 12 2009 Copyright 2009 Softrail All rights reserved Softrail Mm mm ee Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Hmmm Softrail 1098 Venetia Road Eighty Four PA 15330 Tel 888 872 4612 toll free US and Canada only Tel 724 942 1473 Fax 724 942 1480 E mail aei signalcc com Web Page www aeitag com ii October 12 2009 Noose 6 10 Poy ccc oe oS oROM 0 NOOR OMS Qnm D C0 CO 0 MN 0 0 0 O O 0 0 OD O 0 OQ 0 D O1 A CT D O1 O1 O1 DT O1 O1 OT CT OT OT OI 8 w C C C w TO TO TO DO TO TO 0 0 2 D gt 0 WU o TU Uu h ch h h h oS n Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader pecu Table of Gontents BRIEF OVERVIEW T 1 ele RE 3 Battery Operation EE 3 RFID Reader Mobile Computer Communication 6 Reading AEI Tags ini ds 8 Placing Rail Vehicles on Tracks 9 Ending Track Imventorg m mme Een a rana e ese ns n e nennen 18 Send Track Inventory 5 ed cns E era Ra eC E I VERE Ee E ERI e ERR LER IRA Een 13 Manual Entry of Vehicle dentftcagon eee 16 ADDITIONAL DATA TE catas Rai cirio 17 VG ui Meel e ELE 18 Vehicle System Defined Fields sss meme e eene 19 Vehicle User Fields ieee bbs e eter onec oret ida Dd cda i 19 Rail Vehicle Data Field Display 00 0 0 cece cece cece eee cece e eee Henn 20 SCREEN aD CH A a aa 21 SETUP FUNCTIONS Pr Un nrun Enu nE nunnan nnna nnne 22 Methods for Enter
30. Figure 38 AEl RR TCP IP Setup Dialog 38 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader unm Enter the IP address and port information that was displayed in AEl Rail and Road Manager s Encompass 1i Handheld Reader Setup dialog see Figure 37 The display shown in Figure 38 also shows the handheld reader s mobile computer name and the current IP address of the mobile computer 5 10 Email Setup To send track inventory via an email attachment the handheld reader must have information on how to access the user s outbound email server To enter this information tap the Communications Setup menu item under the Setup menu and then the Email Setup button This will cause the Email Setup dialog shown in Figure 39 to be displayed SmartScan AEI 3 10 35 Email Setup SMTP Server nail signaicc com Reply Address tomlevine signalec co 1231 2 3 4 5 e 7 8 9 0 Tab a w e r t v u i o D L T ICAP a s d f g h j K IT z shift z x c v b n m 7 cuj A te gt File Setup Inventory View Hy Figure 39 Email Setup Dialog The Domain Name may not be required Some outbound email servers require a different Domain Name than the Reply Name Some outbound email servers do not require a password and this field can be left blank The reply address entered in this dialog is used as the reply address for all outbound emails 39 October 12 2009 So
31. Handheld AEl Reader HEINR The following table is the layout of the record for the Spot tag Field Description Values 1 Date and time when the tag was The field is in the following format read MM DD YYYY space HH MM MM month of year DD day of month YYYY year HH hour MM minute 2 Record Designator SPOT Track Name Up to 10 alpha numeric characters 4 Spot Up to 5 alpha numeric characters The following are examples of records in this file 01 16 2006 10 58 SPOT 101 2A 01 16 2006 10 58 SPOT 101 2B 65 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimm The following table is the layout of the record for the barcode read Field Description Values 1 Date and time when the tag was The field is in the following format read MM DD YYYY space HH MM MM month of year DD day of month YYYY year HH hour MM minute 2 Record Designator BAR Raw Barcode Data 2 digits 4 Field Name Up to 20 alpha numeric characters Name of the field into which the barcode data will be entered 5 Data Translation Up to 2O alpha numeric characters Text the handheld reader translated the 5 digit field digits 7 thru 11 of the barcode data into The following are examples of records in this file 01 16 2006 10 58 BAR 0992000051 4 Maint1 empty 01 16 2006 10 58 BAH 0D2 5262888889 User1 9 2 Sending OEM Data An OEM application can sen
32. Signal Computer Consul Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader 1 BRIEF OVERVIEW The Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader is a very versatile AEI tag reader It is primarily used to verify AEI tag data or to capture track consist by reading the AEI tags on rail vehicles lts two main components are an Intermec CNG mobile computer and IP30 RFID reader see Figure 1 Each has its own replaceable battery Figure 1 Encompass 1i Components The Intermec CN3 mobile computer snaps on top of the IP30 RFID reader to form a single unit see Figure 2 The Intermec CN3 computer communicates with the IP3O HFID reader via a wireless Bluetooth link There are no cable connections between these two devices Figure 2 Encompass 1i Handheld Reader 1 October 12 2009 Softrail CM mmm MM UM Mm Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader WE Because the CN3 mobile computer has wireless network capabilities both 802 11b g and Bluetooth AEl tag data can be easily sent directly to other computer systems see Paragraph 2 6 AEI data is sent in a comma delimited text file or a file containing T94 records Either of these file types can be attached to an email or uploaded to an FTP server The Encompass 1i Handheld AEI reader can send AEI data files directly to as many as seven email addresses in addition to an FTP server Some of the other capabilities of the Encompass 11 Handheld AEI Reader are listed below Displays AEI tag data in user
33. Track Inventory Track inventory messages can be sent from the Track View dialog see Figure 51 by tapping the Send button This will cause the Send Track Inventory dialog shown in Figure 15 to be displayed see Paragraph 2 6 6 2 Move Track Inventory To access the Move Track Inventory function tap the Move Track Inventory menu item in the Inventory menu The Track Select dialog in Figure 50 will then appear The Move Track Inventory function is very similar to the View Track Inventory function with two exceptions First it allows rail vehicles to be moved from one track to another Second it allows multiple rail vehicles to be selected at the same time After a track is selected in the Track Select dialog the Move Rail Vehicle From dialog shown in Figure 55 will appear 54 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader numina SmartScan AEI x ME 2 48 Move Rail Vehicle From 101 l Delete Delete All Advance Reverse List X S lt m a 2 bi m et m a Figure 55 Move Rail Vehicle From Dialog 6 2 1 Move Selected Rail Vehicles to Another Track To move rail vehicles from one track to another select the rail vehicles you want to move by tapping on each one and then tap the Move Selected button This will cause the Track Select dialog shown in Figure 50 to appear Select the track to which you want to move the vehicles and the Move Rail Vehicle To dialog shown in Figure 56 will appear
34. We refer to it as the Excel file format since it was designed so that it can be easily imported into most commercial word processing spreadsheet and database programs The following describes these formats 13 1 EDI Text File Format The EDI text file consists of a number of segment records which are each terminated with a carriage return character hex OD and line feed character hex OA There are seven segment record types The following defines the segment types and their associated codes Segment Maximum Description Code Number in File START 1 Message header segment TRACK 1 Track segment contains the track name and the orientation of the vehicle inventory USER 1 User segment contains the names of user fields RAIL1 200 Rail 1 segment contains time on the track the rail vehicle s tag data and system defined fields RAIL2 200 Hail 2 segment contains data in the user fields RAIL3 200 Rail 3 segment optional contains user comments END 1 Message trailer segment 75 October 12 2009 Softrail Mm mmm ee Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nmm A segment code is at the beginning of each segment A comma follows the segment code and commas separate the remaining fields in the segment which are enclosed in quotes The following is the general layout of all types of segments Segment code field 1 field 2 field 3 carriage return character gt lt line feed chara
35. X 887654 01 gl 7 2006 10 42 08 None 3 Right 193 6 TA 0 BL RAIL2 3 19 CSX 987654 timber on UNE RAIL1 4 19 DEFX 112344 01 1 7 2006 10 42 10 None 1 Left 185 Sd T T RAIL2 4 19 DEFX 1 19344 i END 12 13 2 Excel Text File The Excel text file consists of a header record and data records The first record in the file is the header record which gives a description of data in each field of the data records Each record is terminated with a carriage return character hex OD and line feed character hex OA The following is an example of the header record Vehicle ID Track Position Type Time Manual Status Consist Maint 1 Maint 2 User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 User 6 User 7 The User 1 through User 7 fields will contain the field names that were entered in the User Fields dialog see Paragraph 3 3 Data Record Field Data Number Name Data Format Description 1 Vehicle ID Alpha 4 characters Numeric 1 to 6 digits AAAANNNNNN Vehicle initial and number The initial is filled with spaces if the vehicle initial is less than four characters 2 Track Alpha Numeric 1 to 10 characters Name of the track on which the vehicle is located 83 October 12 2009 ww www Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader 3 Position on Alpha 1
36. ation West East spot positions Yes Active Track 2 Name 201 Orientation West East Uses 1 spot positions Yes Fle Setup Inventory View file Setup Inventory View 7 m Lm am CE a 2 sel ts CET s Figure 23 Screen Displays 5 SETUP FUNCTIONS There are a number of setup functions These functions are used to configure the handheld AEI reader to perform various tasks and reduce repetitive input The following is a list of setup functions e Setup Password allows the user to enter a password to prevent unauthorized users from changing the password settings e Contact information used when sending emails and maintenance information e Default values allows the user to enter a default vehicle initial for the manual vehicle entry dialog and default track orientation when the user starts taking track inventory e Memorized Data Maintenance many data fields have pull down lists of previously entered data This function allows the user to edit the pull down memorized lists 22 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Softrail QM m mm M M m m M m M niii Handheld Reader Identifier allows the user to assign a name to the handheld reader Track Setup allows the user to edit track names and add T94 setup data for a track User Field Names Setup allows the user to enter the names of the user fields AEl TCP IP Setup used to enter the IP address of the computer ho
37. button is tapped the screen shown in Figure 18 will be displayed ST gt gt S SmartScan AEI e 23 05 X x Rallcar 19 CSX 54230 Manually Entered Vehicle Entered 03 07 07 15 05 23 Track 101 Position 3 West East Spot 005 5 File Setup Inventory View Figure 18 Manually Entered Vehicle Display This display shows that a vehicle s data was manually entered and when the entry occurred As with vehicles entered via tag reads manually entered vehicle information can be included in track inventory and can be sent to other systems via the internet 3 ADDITIONAL DATA FIELDS When a vehicle is entered into the handheld reader via an AEl tag read or manual entry additional data can be entered about the vehicle and passed to other systems only in a text file format T94 does not support these additional data fields The additional data fields are broken down into three categories These are 17 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader mnm e Vehicle comments e System defined fields such as maintenance status and consist e User defined fields There are two methods for entering data into these fields Data can be entered manually through a group of displays or entered via barcodes if the handheld reader is equipped with an optional barcode reader For more information about entering information via barcodes go to Paragraph 5 14 To manually enter information about a rail vehicle int
38. conds and wait another 5 minutes before trying to transmit the messages again When a user moves to an area that has better radio coverage the handheld reader will automatically send all pending messages To find the status of pending transmission messages tap the View menu item near the bottom of the screen and select the Message Status item This will cause the Message Status dialog shown in Figure 16 to be displayed SmartScan AEI eX C 2 59 Message Status Messages to send 2 Date Time 201 Email No 03 07 07 14 58 Email No 03 07 07 14 58 O Show Sent Show Not Sent Figure 16 Message Status Dialog T5 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader HHUEDUHIHH The Message Status dialog shows all of the messages that are waiting to be sent and the last 100 messages that were sent 2 7 Manual Entry of Vehicle Identification There will be situations in which a rail vehicle has a bad tag or is missing a tag Vehicle identification information can be manually entered To manually enter vehicle identification information tap anywhere on the screen which will cause a pop up menu to be displayed see Figure 14 Select the Manually Enter Tag Info menu item and the Manual Entry dialog shown in Figure 17 will appear SmartScan AEI e 4 3 01 Manual Entry Vehicle Initial cx Vehicle Number 54230 HAK EHUA Vehicle Type 123 1 2 3 4 5 e g e o le rab a w e r
39. cter The segments are written in the following order START TRACK USER RAIL 1 RAIL2 RAILS optional RAIL1 RAIL2 RAILS optional END 76 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Mm m mm M M M M m m m momo om merty Signal Computer Consultants The following is the layout of each segment record START Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name SIN Segment START Segment code Code Sre Version Numeric 4 digits Version number of the file format Sra Date Time MM DD YYYY space Date and time the file was created HH MM MM month DD day of month YYYY year HH hour SS second sT4 Sequence Numeric 4 digits The sequence number of the file Number from O to 9999 This sequence number is incremented each time a new file is created When it reached 10 000 it is reset to O Example START 0001 12 19 2005 12 11 0021 TRACK Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name TRK1 Segment TRACK Segment code Code TRK2 Track Alpha Numeric 1 to Track where the rail vehicles are 10 characters located TRK3 Orientation NORTH The end of the track where the rail SOUTH inventory begins EAST WEST Example TRACK 301 WEST 77 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader eee USER Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name USH1 Segment
40. d data to other computers over the wireless LAN via the handheld reader s software OEM data can either be sent as a file attached to an email or in a file that is transferred to an FTP server To send data as an email file attachment the OEM application writes a transmit request text file into the folder the user has specified as the Transmit Folder in the OEM Setup function see Paragraph 5 15 When the handheld reader sees a new text file in this file folder it decodes the first record in this file to see if it is an email request or an FTP transfer request The transmit request file consists of a number of records which are each terminated with a carriage return character hex OD and line feed character hex OA All fields within the record are separated by commas 66 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader umm The first record in the transmit request file is always the SETUP record which specifies if it is an email request or an FTP transfer request 9 2 1 Email Transmit Request File To send OEM data via email information on the email outbound server must be entered in the Email Setup dialog see Paragraph 5 9 The email transmit request file consists of a number of record segments These segments must be written in the following order SETUP FROM TO up to 10 TO segments TO TO SUBJECT BODY FILE OEM Application Data The following is the layout of each segment record SETUP Segment
41. dd Edit Code oo0050 123 1 2 3 4 5 e v 8 9 0 Tab a w e r t v u i Jo p E T icaP a s a f a n T k t a rebum Figure 47 Barcode Add Edit Dialog 5 15 OEM Folder Setup The handheld reader is designed to make it easy for other companies OEMs to develop their own applications to incorporate into the handheld reader To assist OEMs the handheld reader provides easy access to AEl tag data and provides a simple method for applications to send their data to other system via email attachments or as a file transfer to an FTP server Data transfer between the handheld reader and an OEM s application is through a set of text files that are written into a specific folder in the handheld reader s mobile computer The folder to which the files are written can be specified by using the OEM Folder Setup function To access this function tap the OEM Folder Setup menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the OEM Folder Setup dialog shown in Figure 48 to be displayed 47 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader gt Figure 48 OEM Folder Setup SmartScan AEI X m 10 46 DEM Folder Setup Transmit Folder amp EI Transmit Status Folder AEI Statud 3 1 2 3 4 s e s e o jab a w e r t v u i o p E T Ae ES EI Got z x c v b n m 7 eua h EE File Setup Inventory View y Softrail Formerty Signal Computer Consultants The transmit folder contains the OEM files
42. dialog see Paragraph 5 9 for the maintenance log to be sent 11 2 Communications Log The communications log is located in a text file called comm log txt It contains information about communications between the handheld reader s mobile computer and other devices including the internal AEl RF reader The internal HF reader is connected to the mobile computer s serial communications port To view the communications log tap the Communications Log menu item under the View menu The following is an example of information contained in this log 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received P HO 28MQD S 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received FXOS XD H1D S 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received FC2 P2D Se 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received GCUHIMM N1D S To help find problems Softrail may need to obtain a copy of the communications log This can be easily sent via email by tapping on the Send Communications Log to Softrail menu item under the File menu For this file to be sent via email the handheld reader s mobile computer must have a connection to the internet lt is not necessary to enter information in the Email Setup dialog see Paragraph 5 9 for the communications log to be sent 73 October 12 2009 Mmmm ee Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm 12 FILE MAINTENANCE The handheld reader software generates a number of files and continuously adds records to these files Periodically records in these files must be deleted so tha
43. dit the setup parameters on the desktop The Encompass Handheld Header Setup program and manual is included with each Encompass 1i Handheld Header To edit the setup parameters on the handheld reader select the Setup menu item This will cause a pop up menu to appear with a list of all of the setup functions 23 October 12 2009 Softrail i INN TAE Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader ums 5 2 Setup Password The Setup Password function allows users to enable password protection so unauthorized personnel cannot make changes to any of the Setup Parameters in the handheld reader To set up password protection select the Setup Password menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the Setup Password dialog shown in Figure 24 to be displayed e DEI SmartScan AEI Setup Password Password Protection Enabled Re enter Password File Setup Inventory View Figure 24 Setup Password Dialog Any time the user tries to change any of the Setup Parameters the handheld reader will ask for the password before making the change Once the Setup Parameters are unlocked by entering a password they will stay unlocked until the Lock Setup Parameters menu item under the Setup menu is selected 5 3 Contact Information Setup To set up contact information tap the Contact Information menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the Contact Information dialog shown in Figure 25 to be displayed 24 October 12 200
44. e keyboard tap the white keyboard icon in the bottom right corner Tapping this icon a second time will cause the keyboard to disappear There are four system defined fields The user can enter any data into these fields or use each field s pull down list The system will remember all entries into these fields and add them to the fields pull down lists the next time this dialog is displayed 3 3 Vehicle User Fields When the Vehicle User Fields menu item is tapped the User Fields dialog shown in Figure 21 will appear 19 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader mnm SmartScan AEI i s 10 44 x User Fields DEFX112344 Metal Type aluminum User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 User 6 User 7 Figure 21 User Fields Dialog To display the keyboard tap the white keyboard icon in the bottom right corner Tapping this icon a second time will cause the keyboard to disappear The user can specify up to seven fields of data that will be maintained for a rail vehicle The name of each field can be entered using the User Field Name Setup dialog see Paragraph 5 8 The user can enter any data into these fields or use the fields pull down lists The system will remember all entries into these fields and add them to the fields pull down lists the next time this dialog is displayed 3 4 Rail Vehicle Data Field Display When a rail vehicle tag is read the AEI Tag display is shown see Figure 10 When data is e
45. ecords This file has many different types of records and is generally used for computer to computer communications For information about the format of this type of file go to Paragraph 13 13 October 12 2009 qM m Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader VIEN The third format is also a comma delimited text file VVe refer to it as the Excel file format since it was designed so that it can be easily imported into most commercial word processing spreadsheet and database programs For information about the format of this type of file go to Paragraph 13 Softrail Track inventory in any of the file formats can be sent as an attachment to an email and or a file directly sent to an FTP server To use either of these options the email server name or FTP server name user name and password must be entered into the handheld reader s mobile computer prior to attempting to send inventory Information on setting up the email or FTP functions can be found in Paragraphs 5 9 or 5 12 respectively Files can be sent to as many as seven email addresses For information on entering email addresses into the system go to Paragraph 5 11 Softrail also maintains an FTP server for receiving track inventory Softrail uses this server to provide a data redistribution service to handheld reader users Softrail can forward track inventory received on Softrail s FTP server to multiple email addresses FTP servers or computers using dialup connections For more information
46. ehicle To delete a vehicle tap on the vehicle to be deleted and then tap on the Delete button The Delete All button will delete all rail vehicles on a track 6 1 3 Change Rail Vehicle Position on Track The Advance button is used to change the position of a rail vehicle on a track To change a position of a rail vehicle tap on the vehicle you want to move Each time you tap the Advance button the vehicle will move up the list one position 51 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm 6 1 4 View and Change Rail Vehicle Data The View button allows the user to view and modify data about a rail vehicle To use this function tap on the rail vehicle and then tap the View button This will cause the Hail Vehicle dialog shown in Figure 52 to appear O 00 SmartScan AEI 3 1 52 Rail Vehicle Data NS 1526 Locomotive 05 Tag Read 03 08 07 13 49 29 ades 4 Bearing Code i sd Figure 52 Rail Vehicle Data Dialog The Rail Vehicle Data dialog shows the tag information for the rail vehicle To display the other data about the rail vehicle tap the Menu button and a pop up menu will appear see Figure 53 52 October 12 2009 Softrail 9m i INIA Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader ums SmartScan AEI x ME 2 03 Rail Vehicle Data System and Maintenance Fields User Fields Comments Length 60 02 183 dm Ales Bearing Code Figure 53 Rail Vehicle Data Pop
47. emove Reader button is active tap this button On the next screen select the reader under the Data Collection title tap the Remove button and the Finish button Once again run the Wireless Reader Wizard by selecting the File Start Wireless Header Wizard menu item in the Softrail AEI program If the Remove Reader button is not active tap the Add Reader button On the next screen select the Search button tap the Next button and pull the trigger on the RFID 7 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader miii reader The mobile reader will begin searching for an RFID reader On this screen make sure the Header Only box is checked and under the Connection Method Data Collection is selected If the RFID reader is not found pull the trigger again on the HFID reader and tap the Search button Once an RFID reader is found select the reader and tap the next button When asked if you want to connect to the RFID reader tap Yes It will then ask you for a pass code Enter DOOO and then tap next The devices should now be paired and the left hand indicator on the HFID reader should be a steady blue when the trigger is pulled 2 3 Reading AEI Tags Normally Softrail s AEI Reader program will be running To read an AEl tag turn on the handheld reader s mobile computer by depressing the yellow button at the bottom center of the mobile computer Either the screen in Figure 9 or Figure 10 should appear f neither screen is displayed pull
48. erver Setup Dialog esie ade 4l Figure 42 Automatic Clock Update Dialog enne neetene tenen nr etre rennen tenete retener 42 Figure 43 Barcode Examples idee bestes qp lob cil dr cio ld 43 Figure 44 Barcode Setup Dialog eie iii 44 Figure 45 Barcode Field Structure mitin ta do else lil 45 Figure 46 B rcode Text Translation Dialog cc ea e 46 Ligure 47 Barcode Add Edit EE 47 Figure 48 GEM Folder Setup tre EENEG eier 48 Figure 49 Inventory Menu eee reir o tetra ln 49 Figure 50 Track Select Dial Sis acota tn deus E HER D guo Re pde doe dn 50 Ligure 51 Track View Dialog o ro o Lepus ia Eta ese eeu Doi indy EEN 51 Ligure 52 Rail Vehicle Data Dialog ree ee alia A ead lts 52 Figure 53 Rail Vehicle Data Pop up Menu itte lt aaa Ica 53 Figure 34 Comments and Email Text Dialog ip ENEE abies EENEG 54 V October 12 2009 Softrail QM mmm MM MM M RR Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader A Figure 55 Move Rail Vehicle From Dialog oooconcnoncnocunocconnconocononononononnnonononn nono non nnn nn nennen nennen reet nne innere erne tenete nn trennen nen 55 Figure 56 Move Rail Vehicle To Dialog 2 eerte rint esct esestei rines rre eiae aee sek e i Rae eee pedo eee idea 56 Figure 57 Find Rail Vehicle Dialog oi ninia ld di di 57 Figure 58 Rail Vehicle History Display cocinas lider 58 Fiegtire 39 A DOUL DIS play mini ld da RERO EERE E 72 vi October 12 2009 Softrail merty
49. ftrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader mnm The handheld reader s mobile computer does not receive inbound emails 5 11 Email Addresses The handheld AEI reader can send emails with track inventory information to as many as seven email addresses To enter this information tap the Communication Setup menu item under the Setup menu and then the Email Send to Addresses button This will cause the Email Address Setup dialog shown in Figure 40 to be displayed SmartScan AEI e 10 38 Email Address Setup Addr order signalcc com Addr tomlevine signalcc com Addr Addr E vs1 2T3 4 Ts Te 7 8 9 To rap a w e r t v u i o P T caPTa s als aTn Ti TK T1 Snitz x c vb nIm 7 cual NT he Figure 40 Email Address Setup Dialog 5 12 FTP Setup To send track data to an FIP server the handheld reader must have information on how to access the FIP server To enter this information tap the Communications Setup menu item under the Setup menu and then the FTP Setup button This will cause the FTP Setup dialog shown in Figure 41 to be displayed 40 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader unum Wiem weg SmartScan AEI lt 10 50 FTP Setup x Server Name IP Address A Listening Port Ju File Path www User Name signalec File Setup Inventory View Figure 41 FTP Server Setup Dialog The FTP Server must have either a Server Name or an IP Address If both a
50. g see Figure 30 and tap the Send Setup button This will cause the Send Track Inventory dialog shown in Figure 34 to appear 33 October 12 2009 Softrail SmartScan AEI ex ME 2 55 Send Track Inventory Setup Track 101 Send as a T94 File O Send as a Text File EDI Format Send as a Text File Excel Format L Send via an Email L Send to FTP Server see Setup _ Send to Softrail s FTP Server O Send to AEI Rail and Road Manager L Delete track inventory after sending O Automatically send at end of track L Send empty track Figure 34 Send Track Inventory Setup Dialog The handheld AEI reader can send track inventory in three types of file formats The T94 format is the standard format used for communication between wayside AEI readers and railroads host computers Information about this format can be found in the Association of American Railroads AEI Standard 8 918 which can be downloaded from our web page at www aeitag com The second format is a comma delimited text file This format uses Electronic Data Interchange EDI type records This file has many different types of records and is generally used for computer to computer communications For information about the format of this type of file go to Paragraph 13 The third format is also a comma delimited text file We refer to it has Excel file format since it was designed so that it can be easily imported into most commercial word processing spreadsheet a
51. ginning digits of the track 1 to 200 HAIL3O3 Equipment Numeric 1 to 2 Type of vehicle Code digits 5 locomotive 19 railcar RAIL304 Vehicle Alpha 4 characters Vehicle initial reporting marks Initial The field is filled with spaces if the vehicle initial is less than four characters HAIL3O5 Vehicle Numeric 1 to 6 Vehicle number Number digits HAIL3OB Comments Alpha Numeric O to Vehicle comments field Field 200 characters Example RAIL3 1 5 NS 1526 Broken glad hand END Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name END1 Segment END Segment code Code END2 Segment Numeric O to 4 Number of segment records in the count digits file not including the END segments Example END 11 82 October 12 2009 softrail m m m m m m m m EE eR Rer MR SU B E Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader The following is an example of a track inventory text file START 0001 01 17 2006 13 21 55 0002 TRACK 201 WEST USER commodity not assigned 2 not assigned 3 not assigned 4 not assigned 5 not assigned 6 not assigned RAIL1 1 5 NS 1526 01 17 2006 10 41 54 None 1 Left 1839 4n n1n m m m mm RAIL2 1 5 NS_ 1526 coal m mmm RAIL3 1 5 NS 1526 broken glad hand RAIL1 2 19 UP 1 23456 01 1 7 2008 10 42 06 None 2 Left 161 7 RUE H RAIL2 2 19 UP 1 23456 E s RAIL1 3 19 CS
52. handheld reader allows other companies to incorporate their own application software into the device These companies are referred to as Original Equipment Manufactures OEMs To make it easier for OEM s to develop applications the handheld reader has several functions that allow OEM s to access tag data read by the handheld reader and to send 60 October 12 2009 m m M M M M nma Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader HE OEM application generated data to other computer systems as a file transfer to an FTP server or as a file attachment to an email 9 1 Accessing Tag Data When the handheld reader reads a tag or barcode it writes a record into a text file called tag data txt This file is located in a folder designated by the user in the OEM Setup function see Paragraph 5 15 The Tag Data file is a text file that has an individual record for each tag read Each record is terminated with a carriage return character hex OD and line feed character hex OA All fields within the record are separated by commas There are four types of records in the Tag Data file These are e Rail vehicle tag e Track tag e Spot tag e Barcode data Each of these records starts with a type designator in the first field of the record The following table shows the designator for each record type Type Designator Rail vehicle tag RAIL Track tag TRK Spot tag SPOT Barcode data BAR 61 October 12 2009 Encompass 1
53. he down arrow located on the right side of the Vehicle Initial field or a new initial can be typed in To enter a new initial tap on the keyboard icon located near the bottom right of the screen This will cause a keyboard to be displayed Tap on the characters of the new initial After you have entered a new initial the new initial will appear in the Vehicle Initial s pull down list when this dialog is displayed again The default track orientation is used when track inventory is started and the track name is entered 5 5 Memorized Data Maintenance For many fields the handheld reader remembers previous entries so they can be easily reused by simply selecting them from a pull down list This eliminates retyping of common data entries 26 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm The handheld reader has a function to maintain memorized lists of previously entered data To access this function tap the Memorized Data Maintenance menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the Memorized Field Select dialog shown in Figure 27 to be displayed Softrail AEI x 11 05 X Memorized Field Select x Select Field Consist Maintenance 1 Maintenance 2 Status User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 User 6 User 7 Vehicle Initials Figure 27 Memorized Field Select Dialog The Memorized Field Select dialog displays all of the fields on which the handheld reader maintains memorized lists of data e
54. he vehicle and can be sent to other systems in text file format The user can specify unique names for these fields by using the User Field Names Setup function To access this function tap the User Field Names Setup menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the User Field Names Setup dialog shown in Figure 36 to be displayed 36 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimm SmartScan AEI ie WS 10 42 x User Field Name Setup H s a t a n OK shift z x c v b n m 7 ea RN ER CSS Figure 36 User Field Name Setup Dialog 5 9 AEI RR TCP IP Setup The handheld reader is designed to work in conjunction with Softraills AEI Rail and Hoad Manager program The AEI Hail amp Hoad Manager software was designed as a low cost package for tracking rail vehicle movements in a rail yard This is a Windows based program that can run under the Windows 98 NT 2000 ME or XP operating system The AEI Rail amp Road Manager software program allows the user to draw his her own facility and move rail cars by reading their tags with a handheld AEl reader or by manually dragging and dropping rail car icons from one track to another By using input from wayside AEl readers the program can also automatically track rail car movements A limited copy of the AEI Rail amp Road Manager Program called AEI Rail amp Road Manager Express is included with each Encompass 11 Handheld AEI Reader To send track data
55. hen an AEl tag that contains rail vehicle information is read Other displays will appear when AEl tags with track or track spot information are read If a tag fails to be read after 5 seconds release the trigger You can then manually enter vehicle identification information see Paragraph 2 7 2 4 Placing Rail Vehicles on Tracks Prior to reading rail vehicle AEl tags track information should be entered into the handheld reader There are two methods for assigning rail vehicles to a track The first is to equip each track with Track AEl tags see Paragraph 7 on the format of the Track tag These are placed at each end of the track and contain the track name and the orientation of the track 9 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader To start taking inventory use the handheld AEI reader to read a Track Tag before reading the tags on the rail vehicles When a Track AEI tag is read a display similar to Figure 11 will be shown SmartScan AEI ey AE 1 54 X Active Track 1 Name 101 Orientation West East Uses spot positions Yes Active Track 2 Name 201 Orientation West East Uses spot positions Yes Figure 11 Active Track Display Two tracks can be active at any given time This allows rail vehicles on two adjacent tracks to be scanned in the same session When two tracks are active rail vehicles can be moved back and forth between the two tracks by depressing the Switch Trac
56. i Handheld AEI Reader ME The following table is the layout of the record for the rail vehicle tag Field Description Values 1 Date and time when the tag was The field is in the following format read MM DD YYYY space HH MM MM month of year DD day of month YYYY year HH hour MM minute 2 Record Designator RAIL Data format code Two digits 51 standard rail vehicle identification format see AAR Specification S 918 for all codes 4 Frame Marker One digit The number of the frame that was read Dynamic tags can send multiple frames of data Each frame is considered a separate tag read Passive tags can only send one frame 5 Equipment group code One to two digits 5 locomotive 19 railcar see AAR Specification S 918 for all codes 6 Vehicle initial reporting marks Four alpha characters The field is filled with spaces if the vehicle initial is less than four characters 7 Vehicle number One to six digits 8 Side indicator Left or Right 9 Length in decimeters 1 to 4 digits 10 Number of axles 1 to 2 digits 62 October 12 2009 Softrail Mm m m m M M M M M m Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader 11 Bearing code 1 digit from O to 7 see AAR Specification S 918 for codes 12 Platform code for railcars only 1 to 2 digits from Oto 15 see AAR Specification S 918 for codes The following are examples of
57. igits The first digit is usually O and specifies the Number Character System The next ten digits are user specified and the last digit is a check digit Figure 43 shows examples of barcodes 42 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader IHE o 99301 JN 9 o 99200 a 4 99210 00401 4 0 99506 D yq A _ A _ _ _ 07725262 88888 3 07799202 00112 0 Figure 43 Barcode Lice 777 The handheld reader reads the barcode and enters the information into one of the 11 data fields see Paragraph 3 that are associated with the rail vehicle The user can specify into which of the eleven fields data from a barcode will be entered and can also specify if this is a special barcode that was developed by the user for use with the handheld reader The handheld reader looks at the second and third digit of the barcode to determine how to handle the barcode If these two digits are not the same as those entered into the Default Start Code field in the Barcode Setup dialog see Figure 44 then the barcode data will be entered in the field that is specified in the Default Barcode Field in the Barcode Setup dialog In Figure 43 the UPC label at the bottom left does not have 99 in the second and third digits and therefore its data 025262888883 would be entered in the User 1 field for the rail vehicle To display the Barcode Setup dialog select the Barcode Setup menu item under the Setup menu 43 October 12 2
58. ignal Computer Consultants Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader SmartScan AEI A ESTO Rallcar 19 h End Track 101 s Inventory End Track 201 s Inventory Manually Enter Tag Info Display Previous Tag Vehicle Comments Vehicle System Maintenance Fi Vehicle User Fields Delete Tag Data Figure 14 End Track Inventory Menu Select the End Track Inventory item for the track on which you are done taking inventory This will end inventory for the track All subsequent vehicle tag reads will not appear on the track until Start Track Inventory is again selected or a Track tag is read When track inventory is ended the handheld reader will ask you if you want to send the track inventory to another system If you respond Yes the Send Track Inventory dialog shown in Figure 15 will be displayed 2 6 Send Track Inventory The Send Track Inventory dialog see Figure 15 allows you to enter the track inventory s file format and how the track inventory will be sent The handheld AEl reader can send track inventory in three types of file formats The T94 format is the standard format used for communication between wayside AEI readers and railroads host computers Information about this format can be found in the Association of American Railroads AEI Standard S 918 which can be downloaded from our web page at www aeitag com The second format is a comma delimited text file This format uses Electronic Data Interchange EDI type r
59. ing Setup Data ssssissssrsriert tirrr etrr rt eee eee eene nnns e3 Setup PASS ele EM 24 Contact Information DGetup meme se e eee enhn ete ere e n nnne 24 Default Values Setup since A ANE E PA OE d Red ed Aag 25 Memorized Data Maintenance cece He eme meme eee eene nns 26 Handheld Reader Identifier 00 cece emen mmen nemen enne nnne e8 Track Setup oei 29 ESAS ee ee e E EEE eere e e EEEE a 38 Ps MBPS 37 SIE eM c EP haters 39 Email Addresses ore ast ae t a eae ela 40 FIP room Lp 40 Automatic Glock Update uiii cipere dena c da peda cose ede Qon dr cai 41 sima AE 42 OEM Folder Seblpi cial da aia 47 INVENTOR ie ec as 48 View Track Inventary uui ott A dan 49 Add WS CIE 51 Delete Rail Vehicle sereen A ceti n petto ee Rl QURE S nS 51 Change Rail Vehicle Position on Track 51 View and Change Rail Vehicle Data 52 Reverse Track INVENTO Y s et ERR chere e ide 53 Track T94 and Email Comments 53 Send Track Inventory oae eed a a A A D RU AVR RA RS P ed dc 54 Move Track Inventar o4 Move Selected Rail Vehicles to Another Track 55 Move All Rail Vehicles to Another Track 56 Other Move Rail Vehicle Functions cece etter meme eene 56 Find Rail Vehicle and Rail Vehicle Movement History sssssssss ee eaee ee eeeeeeaea ed 57 Delete All Track Inventory oe ertet ede A 58 TRACK TAGS M T TEERDIR 58 o AA V
60. ion The following are examples of error records Error testftp txt no FTP file name in the first record of the OEM FTP transmit file Error testftp txt missing password in the first record of the OEM FTP transmit file Error testemail could not find carriage return line feed at the end of FROM record in the OEM Email transmit file A record will also be written in the oem status log txt file when the data in a transmit request file is successfully sent The following are the email and FTP formats for a sent status record SENT mm dd yyyy hh mm EMAIL transmit request file name SENT mm dd yyyy hh mm FTP transmit request file name 71 October 12 2009 Softrail 7 INIA Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader summ 10 ABOUT To find information about the software version and the unit s serial number tap the About menu item under the File menu and the About display shown in Figure 59 will appear Softrail AEI d 12 34 x About SOFTRAIL Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Version 2 0 Customer Version Generic Serial 4 5425127621 Copyright 2005 Softrail All Rights Reserved Tel 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 Fax 724 942 1480 www aeitag com sales signalcc com Figure 59 About Display 11 MAINTENANCE AND COMMUNICATION LOGS To help find problems with the handheld reader the handheld reader maintains two logs These are the maintenance log and the communications log 11 1 Maintenance Log The
61. k button in Figure 10 or by reading the same vehicle s Al tag a second time Each time the same vehicle s AEI tag is read the handheld reader will switch the vehicle to the other track The handheld reader will assign all of the rail vehicles to one of up to two active tracks until a second Track tag on one of the active tracks is read or until the user issues a command to the handheld reader to stop taking inventory on that track see Paragraph 2 5 The second method for assigning rail vehicles to a track is to manually enter the track information into the handheld reader To manually enter a track name tap the Menu button on the screen This will cause a pop up menu to appear see Figure 12 10 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimii Display Current Active Tracks Display Last Spot Tag Display Last Barcode Start Track Inventory Customer Generic Copyright 2005 Softrail All rights reserved Tel 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 Fax 724 942 1480 www aeitag com sales signalcc com File Setup Inventory View Figure 12 Start Track Inventory Menu Select the Start Track Inventory menu item by tapping on it This will cause the Start Track Inventory dialog to be displayed see Figure 13 SmartScan AEI 3 d 2 23 Start Track Inventory Track i Orientation 1 West East Y Use track spots Track 2 Orientation 2 Figure 13 Start Track Inventory Dialog 11 October 12 2009 Sof
62. log rte tete nee denk eb bebe ae RA FREE FEE EEEa Eora Be AER SEER EEN EEN NEEN 24 Figure 25 Contact Information Dialog A 25 Figure 26 Default Values Dialog 26 Figure 27 Memorized Field Select Dialog ooncncnconcconnncnonnonconnnnnonononono conan no nonnon nennt tnen nennen trennen nenne trennen enne ne snnt 27 Figure 28 Memorized Fields Data Dialog 28 Figure 29 Handheld Reader Identifier Dialog sessi non nr nan nenne trennen enne ne nne nee 29 Figure 30 Track Setup Dialog iter tren ER bates bene EY Reb ENEE EES re Pe ERR e pb re Pes REESEN 30 Figure 31 Spot Name Setup E EEN 31 Figure 32 Rename Track Spot Dialog 32 Figure 33 T94 Track Data Dialog AE 33 Figure 34 Send Track Inventory Setup Dialog ooooonnccnconnccnonnnonoconaconoconccnnonononnnonnnrnn cnn nnnnnnnn nn nennen nene ene enne enne enne tenerent 34 Figure 35 Track Comments and Email Text Dialog 36 Figure 36 User Field Name Setup Dialog ooooooconononononnanonennnnnrornnnrn nooo rro nono nr nor ron ennt nenne tete tret tete e ae Era e aE nene tnen nnn 37 Figure 37 Encompass li Handheld Reader TCP IP Setup 38 Figuie 38 ABEL RR TCP IP Setup Enalog e tette ert iterato ree D preterea te be rero eerte dis 38 Fip re 39 Email Setup Dialogs 5 nete tanen eerie e ern a anb re RP eren E 39 Figure 40 Email Address Setup Dialog eese nc none nono E tenete nete o a enne enne EEEE 40 Figure 41 FTP S
63. nd database programs For information about the format of this type of file go to Paragraph 13 Track inventory in any of the three file formats can be sent as an attachment to an email and or a file directly sent to an FTP server To use any of these options the email server name or FTP server name user name and password must be entered into the handheld reader s mobile computer prior to attempting to send inventory Information on setting up the email or FTP functions can be found in Paragraphs 5 9 or 5 12 respectively Files can be sent to as many as seven email addresses For information on entering email addresses into the system go to Paragraph 5 11 34 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader terre Softrail also maintains an FIP server for receiving track inventory Softrail uses this server to provide a data redistribution service to handheld reader users Softrail can forward track inventory received on Softrail s FTP server to multiple email addresses FTP servers or computers using dialup connections For more information about this service contact Softrail at 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 The handheld AEI reader can also send track inventory to Softrail s AEI Rail and Road Manager program directly via a TCP IP connection see Paragraph 5 9 For more information about the AEI Rail and Road Manager software program contact Softrail at 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 or go to Softrai s web page at www aeitag com
64. ntered into one the vehicle s data fields the Hail Vehicle Data Field display in Figure 22 will be shown 20 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader unm SmartScan AEI A g 10 51 X DEFX112344 Track 201 Position 2 Maint 1 broken hose Maint 2 Status loaded Consist scrap metal Metal Tvpe aluminum e es Track File Setup Inventory View Figure 22 Rail Vehicle Data Field Display This display shows all the user entered data for the rail vehicle with the exception of the Comments field 4 SCREEN DISPLAYS There are six screen displays These are e Information Display e AEI Tag Display e Rail Vehicle Data Field Display e Active Track Display e Current Spot Tag Display e Current Bar Code Display You can cycle through these displays in the above order by tapping anywhere on the top half of the screen Each time you tap the next screen will appear see Figure 23 If a rail vehicle tag has not been read the AEI Tag and Rail Vehicle Data Field displays will not appear 21 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm 1 ft Length 60 10 185 dm A DEFX112344 Copyright 2005 Softail Portable AEI Reader Version X1 1A PDA Serial Customer Generic E I ym NOR CO ME fer ferm Current Spot Tag No Active Spot Tag Current Barcode Barcode 099200000514 Field Status Text 00051 Active Track 1 Name 101 Orient
65. nth YYYY year HH hour MM minute SS second RAIL107 Track Spot Alpha Numeric O to 5 Spot name or None if spot locations are not used RAIL108 Spot Numeric 1 to 3 digits Spot position in the track starting Position with one RAIL109 Manual Yes Yes indicates that the vehicle s Entry No identification was entered manually and No via an AEI tag read RAIL110 Tag Side Left Side indicator reported by AEI tag Right HAIL111 Tag Length Numeric 1 to 4 digits Vehicle s length reported by AEI tag in decimeters RAIL112 Tag Axle Numeric e digits Vehicle s axle count reported by AEI tag 79 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader A TM mww merty Signal Computer Consultants HAIL113 Tag Bearing Numeric 1 digit Vehicle s bearing code reported by Code AEI tag HAIL114 Tag Numeric 1 to digits or Platform code reported by tag Platform blank if locomotive Code RAIL115 Maintenance Alpha Numeric O to Maintenance field 1 Field 1 20 characters RAIL116 Maintenance Alpha Numeric O to Maintenance field 2 Field 2 20 characters HAIL117 Status Field Alpha Numeric O to Status field 20 characters RAIL118 Consist Field Alpha Numeric O to Consist field 20 characters Example RAIL1 1 5 NS 1526 01 17 28008 10 41 54 None 1 No Left 183 4 1 e QNI AUR HAIL 2 Segment Field
66. ntries To edit a particular field s list tap on the particular field to be edited and the Memorized Fields Data dialog will be displayed see Figure 28 27 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader mnm Softrail AEI 3 AE 11 04 Memorized Fields Data Delete All Figure 28 Memorized Fields Data Dialog Previously entered values can be deleted or new values can be added to each particular field s memorized list To delete an entry first select the entry by tapping on it and then tap the Delete button Only one entry can be selected at a time 5 6 Handheld Reader Identifier The handheld reader allows the user to assign a ten character identifier to the handheld reader If the user does not define an identifier the handheld reader will use the last four characters of its mobile computer serial number as the identifier To access this function select the Handheld Reader Identifier menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the Handheld Header ldentifier dialog shown in Figure 29 to be displayed 28 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader numm Softrail AEI E d 1 48 Handheld Reader Identifier l Handheld Reader Identifier File Setup Inventory View Figure 29 Handheld Reader Identifier Dialog 5 7 Track Setup To set up track values tap the Track Setup menu item under the Setup menu This will cause the Track Setup dialog shown in Figure 3O to
67. o manually enter this information when taking track inventory Before reading AEI tags on rail vehicles the operator would read the Track tag at his starting end of the track After reading all of the rail vehicles tags the operator would read the Track tag at the end of the track When reading the second Track tag the handheld reader will end taking inventory for the track and either send the track consist automatically see Paragraph 5 7 for setting up automatic transmission or ask the operator if he wants to send the inventory Track tags contain the track name the orientation of the track North to South South to North etc the tag sequence number whether the track has track spot locations and the orientation of the track spot locations 58 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader p There can be up to 99 Track tags along the side of the track Each has a different sequence number The Track tag closest to the start of the track if the track orientation is North to South then the North end of the track would be the starting point would have the lowest number and the Track tag farthest from the start of the track would have the highest number Track tags are standard AT5110 or AT5118 tags that are programmed in ASCII The following table is the format of the Track tag Field Starting Field Size Data Position Tag Type ldentifier 1 3 TRK Track Orientation 4 1 N North to South S South to North W We
68. o these fields tap the Menu button on the screen This will cause a pop up menu to be displayed see Figure 14 Select the appropriate menu item for the type of additional data to be entered 3 1 Vehicle Comments When the Vehicle Comments menu item is tapped the Vehicle Comments dialog shown in Figure 19 will appear SmartScan AEI d g 10 38 Vehicle Comments DEFX112344 Comments The tank needs cleaning 123 1 2 3 4 5 e v s 9 0 Lie Tab a w e r t v u i o p t ICAP a s d f a h j Kk T shift z x c v b n m TI cuj X ltiel File Setup Inventory Yiew Figure 19 Vehicle Comments Dialog To display the keyboard tap the white keyboard icon in the bottom right corner Tapping this icon a second time will cause the keyboard to disappear Up to 200 characters of comments about a vehicle can be entered 18 October 12 2009 Softrail MA Umm m m m m m m m Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader inum 3 2 Vehicle System Defined Fields When the Vehicle Systems Maintenance Fields menu item is tapped the System Defined Fields dialog shown in Figure 2O will appear 0 SmartScan AEI A System Defined Data DEFX112344 X Maint Item Maint Item as1 213 4 5 6 7 8e ojo mab a w e r t v u i Jo p E T caP a s a f a n i k t z shift z x c v b n m 7 icu d A hireh File Setup Inventory View Figure 20 System Fields Dialog To display th
69. of free file data area in the handheld reader s mobile computer The handheld reader software will write this data to a temporary file and attach it to the email The name of the attached file is the file name specified in the FILE segment The following is an example of the email transmit request file SETUP EMAIL FROM tomlevineOsignalcc com TO aei signalcc com TO sales signalcc com TO tomlevine signalcc com SUBJECT Test Email BODY This is a test email FILE emailtest txt Test data 1 Test data 2 Test data 3 69 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader E 9 2 2 FTP Transmit Request File The FTP transmit request file consists of a SETUP segment and OEM application data The information is written in the following order SETUP DEM Application Data The following is the layout of each segment record SETUP Segment Field Description Values 1 Segment code SETUP 2 Transmit type FTP 3 Server name or DEFAULT O to 40 alpha numeric characters If DEFAULT is in this field this is the last field in the segment and the handheld reader will use the FTP server setting in the FTP Setup dialog see 5 12 If no value is in this field the handheld reader will use the value in the IP address field to connect to the FTP server 4 IP address of the FTP server IP address format XXX XXX XXX XXX where XXX is any number between O and 255 5 Listening port 1 to 4 digits usually 21 6 Di
70. ould be replaced When the battery is inserted in the pistol grip and the trigger is pulled the battery status will appear in the status indicators on the side of the HFID reader see Figure 5 The right most indicator is the battery status If the battery status indicator is green then the battery is charged if red or off the battery should be charged 4 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimimm E RFID Figure 5 Status Indicators The battery for the CN3 mobile computer is located in the back of the unit see Figure 6 Figure 6 CN3 Mobile Computer with Battery 5 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader uuum The CN3 mobile computer s battery can be charged in the CN3 mobile computer by placing the computer in the dock see Figure 7 Battery Status External Battery Charger Figure 7 CN3 Mobile Computer in the Dock When the CN3 mobile computer is in the dock the battery status is displayed near the top of the unit A steady green indicates the battery is fully charged and if steady red the battery is charging The dock can also charge a battery that has been removed from the mobile computer This is located on the right hand side of the dock It normally takes about 5 hours to charge a fully discharged battery 2 2 RFID Reader Mobile Computer Communication The RFID reader communicates with the mobile computer via Bl
71. re present the handheld reader will use the Server Name The Listening Port is almost always 21 The handheld reader sends files to the FTP server It does not retrieve files from the FTP server 5 13 Automatic Clock Update The handheld reader can automatically update its date and time from either Softrail s AEI Rail and Road Manager software or the National Institute of Standards website To automatically update the handheld reader s date and time from either of these locations this function must be enabled To enable either of these functions tap the Communications Setup menu item under the Setup menu and then the Automatic Clock Update button This will cause the Automatic Clock Update dialog shown in Figure 42 to be displayed 41 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimii SmartScan AEI 3 d 2 34 Automtaic Clock Update Update Portable Reader s Clock from L1 AEI Rail and Road Manager Software L National Institute of Standards Figure 42 Automatic Clock Update Dialog 5 14 Barcodes The handheld reader is designed to operate with the integral barcode reader With a barcode reader information on barcodes can be used to quickly and easily enter data about a rail vehicle To read a barcode depress the left or right blue button that is located below the screen see Figure 8 The handheld reader is set up to read barcodes in the Universal Bar Code UPC format The UPC format contains 12 d
72. rectory in which to store the 1 to 40 alpha numeric characters file on the FTP server 7 User name 1 to 40 alpha numeric characters 8 Password 1 to 40 alpha numeric characters 9 File name of the file to be stored 1 to 255 alpha numeric characters Examples SETTUP FTP ftp signalec com 069 121 022 200 21 www signal sftsha 12 ftptest txt SETUP FTP DEFAULT 70 October 12 2009 Softrail QM Mmmm m m m m m M m m Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader unm After the SETUP segment the OEM application writes its data into the transmit request file The amount of user data that can be written is limited by the amount of free file data area in the handheld reader s mobile computer The handheld reader software will write this data to a temporary file and transfer it to the FTP server The name of the stored file is the file name specified in the SETUP segment The following is an example of the FTP transmit request file SETUP FTP ftp signalec com 192 168 0 1 21 www signalcc 7 yg2912aa ftptest txt Test data 1 Test data 2 Test data 3 9 2 3 OEM Transmit Request Status The handheld reader when it reads an OEM transmit request file checks the file for errors If it finds an error it writes an error record into a file called oem status log txt which is located in the same folder as the transmit request files The following is the format of an error record Error transmit request file name error descript
73. st to East E East to West Sequence Number 5 e Two digits Track Name 7 10 Up to 10 alpha numeric characters Track has Spot 17 1 Y Has spot Location locations N Does not have spot locations Track Spot 18 1 N North to Orientation South S South to North W West to East E East to West Examples TRKW99201 YW TRKWO1 101 NW 59 October 12 2009 NUNCA Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Expte 8 SPOT TAGS Spot tags are AEl tags that are programmed with track spot location information Their purpose is to eliminate the need to manually enter information when taking track inventory Before reading Spot tags the operator would read the Track tag at his starting end of the track Prior to reading the tag on the rail vehicle the Spot tag for the vehicle s location should be read When the rail vehicle s tag is read the vehicle s location will be determined by the information in the last Spot tag read Spot tags contain the track name associated with the spot location and the spot name Spot tags are standard AT5110 or AT5118 tags that are programmed in ASCII The following table is the format of the Track tag Field Starting Field Size Data Position Tag Type ldentifier 1 4 SPOT Track Name 5 10 Up to 10 alpha numeric characters Spot Name 15 5 Up to 5 alpha numeric characters Examples SPOT201 eA SPOT201 eB 9 OEM FUNCTIONS As an option the
74. sting Softrail s AEl Rail and Road Manager program Email Setup used to enter email outbound server information for sending data via email Email Send to Addresses used to enter up to seven email addresses that will receive AEl data FTP Setup used to enter FTP server information for sending files to an FTP server Network Communications used to enable or disable wireless 8021 1 b or Bluetooth communications Automatic Clock Update used to enable the automatic updating of the handheld reader s time and date Barcode Setup used to specify the barcode parameters for barcodes that are used to enter data into a rail vehicle s data fields Barcode Text Translation used to enter a list of barcode numbers that are translated by the handheld reader into text OEM Folder Setup used to define where the OEM s application can find files containing AEI tag data and where the OEM s application should save files that are to be transmitted via email or to an FTP server The following paragraphs define the setup functions in more detail 5 1 Methods for Entering Setup Data Because the handheld reader has many capabilities there are a large number of setup parameters To make the setup easier and to transfer setup parameters from one handheld reader to another a special Windows desktop program has been developed that allows users to upload and download parameters from a handheld reader to a desktop computer in order to e
75. support is free for the first one year after purchase but is limited to two hours of support for each handheld reader that is purchased Time is charged i blocks of 15 minutes A maintenance agreement can be purchased to extend the period of technical support or add additional hours For technical support or more information on the maintenance agreement contact Softrail at Softrail Inc 1098 Venetia Road Eighty Four PA 15330 Tel 888 872 4612 toll free US and Canada only or 724 942 1473 88 October 12 2009 Softrail QM Mmmm M M m M M m Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader unum Fax 724 942 1480 E mail aei signalcc com Web Page www aeitag com 89 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader 16 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Maximum Number of Vehicles in System Maximum Number of Vehicles per Track Maximum Number of Tracks Maximum Number of Messages Pending Transmission Maximum Character Size of Track Name Maximum Number of User Fields Maximum Character Size of User and System Defined Fields Maximum Vehicle Comments Field s Character Size per Vehicle Maximum Vehicle Comments Field s Character Size per System Softrail Imm 5 000 200 100 200 10 20 200 50 000 90 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader Active Track display 10 AEI Rail amp Road Manager 14 35 37 barcode 42 text translation 46 battery operation 3 6 Bluetooth 41 clock update 41 communications log 73 email
76. t which identifies the handheld reader The following is a layout of this segment Portable Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name P1 Segment PORTABLE Segment code Code Pe Handheld Up to 10 Identifier the user entered Header alpha numeric into the handheld reader s Identifier characters mobile computer see Paragraph 5 6 P3 Handheld Up to 20 Serial number of the Readers alpha numeric handheld reader s mobile mobile characters computer computer Serial Number Example PORTABLE Yard 1 2CK55005TR When the AEl Hail and Road Manager receives this segment it wil send an acknowledge message which consists of a three character response ACK followed by a carriage return and a line feed character The handheld reader will then send a track data file in a single data stream The layout of this data can be found in Paragraph 14 Text File Format in the handheld reader s user manual 86 October 12 2009 DA Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader niii A number of track data files can be sent in the same connection When the last track data field is sent the handheld reader will send a Finished record segment The following is the layout of the Finished segment Finished Segment Field Data Data Format Description Number Name F1 Segment FIN Segment code Code F2 Number Up to 10 numeric The number of bytes sent of bytes characters in the track data files
77. t the handheld reader does not run out of storage area The following table describes the rules for deleting records from the files File Name Hecord Deletion Rules Maintenance Log maint Does not allow file to exceed 200 000 log txt bytes Deletes oldest records to maintain this size Communications Log comm Does not allow file to exceed 200 000 log txt bytes Deletes oldest records to maintain this size OEM Tag Data tag data txt Does not allow file to exceed 20 000 bytes Deletes oldest records to maintain this size OEM Status Log oem Does not allow file to exceed 20 000 status txt bytes Deletes oldest records to maintain this size Hail Car Data Base Deletes all tag records for vehicles that have not been assigned to a track and were last read over 3 days ago Deletes all tag records for vehicles that have been assigned to a track and were last read or moved over 30 days ago 74 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader niii 13 TEXT FILE FORMAT The handheld reader can send track inventory information in two types of comma delimited text file formats These are referred to EDI and Excel text files The EDI format is a comma delimited text file This format uses Electronic Data Interchange EDI type records This file has many different types of records and is generally used for computer to computer communications The second format is also a comma delimited text file
78. to the AEl Rail and Road Manager program the handheld reader needs to know the IP address of the computer hosting the AEl Rail and Road Manager program and the port to which the program is listening for a connection To find this information in the AEl Rail amp Road Manager program select the Encompass 1i and SmartScan Model 2400 Portable Reader TCP IP Setup menu item 37 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader nimimm under the Portable Reader menu in the AEl Rail amp Road Manager s menu bar The dialog shown in Figure 37 will appear Encompass 1i SmartScan Model 2400 and Al2006 Yard Reader TCP IP Setup x Computer Name ENE This TCP IP port assignment is used for the Encompass 1i Handheld AE Reader the IP Address fi 69 254 2 2 SmartScan Model 2400 Portable AE Reader and Pot 2101 the 412006 Network Yard Reader Figure 37 Encompass 1i Handheld Reader TCP IP Setup The listening port is a setup parameter in the AEl Rail and Road Manager program To enter this information into the handheld reader tap the Communications Setup menu item under the Setup menu and then the AEI RR TCP IP Setup button This will cause the AEl RR TCP IP Setup dialog shown in Figure 38 to be displayed O 0 Softrail AEI E ME 11 20 AEI RR TCP IP Setup l Mobile PC Name Pocket PC Mobile IP Address 127 0 0 1 Server IP Address 10 1 10 8 Server Port 2101 Pe aa File Setup Inventory View
79. trail Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader MR In the Start Track Inventory dialog you will either select a previously entered track name by selecting a name from the pull down list which appears when you tap on the down arrow located on the right side of the Track field or manually enter a new track name To enter a new track name tap on the keyboard icon located near the bottom right of the screen This will cause a keyboard to be displayed Tap on the characters of the new name After you have entered a new track name this name will appear in the Track pull down list when this dialog is displayed again The track s inventory orientation can be entered by selecting a direction item from the Inventory Orientation field s pull down list The default track inventory orientation can be set by going to the Default Values dialog see Paragraph 5 4 Some tracks can assign spot names to individual locations on the track If you want to assign rail vehicles to individual track spot locations check the Use Track Spots checkbox When this dialog is completed tap on the OK button This will cause the Active Track display to appear see Figure 11 2 5 Ending Track Inventory There are two methods to end taking track inventory The first method is to read a Track AEl tag on one of the active tracks Alternatively tap on the Menu button This will cause a pop up menu to appear see Figure 14 12 October 12 2009 XE lila merty S
80. uetooth which is wireless For this communications to occur the RFID reader and the mobile computer must have a Bluetooth connection On the side of the RFID reader is a number of status indicators see Figure 5 The left most indicator is the status of the Bluetooth communications with the mobile computer When the RFID reader s trigger is pulled this indicator will either be a steady or flashing blue If it is a steady blue there is a Bluetooth connection with the mobile computer A flashing blue indicates there is no connection The mobile computer must be turned on for a connection to be established 6 October 12 2009 Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimia If a Bluetooth connection cannot be established depress and hold the mobile computer s yellow on off button bottom center see Figure 8 until the mobile computer s status light flashes blue This will cause the mobile computer to restart Windows After Windows restarts the Softrail AE program will automatically startup Version X1 2 FDA Serial 7220927002 Customer Genetic Barcode Reader Button Figure 8 Mobile Computer If there is still a problem with the connection it may be necessary to pair Bluetooth the RFID reader to the mobile computer Normally these are paired prior to shipping To pair these devices select the File Start Wireless Header Wizard menu item in the Softrail AE program A button to Add and Remove a reader will appear If the R
81. wn in Figure 32 will appear 31 October 12 2009 Softrail Encompass 1i Handheld AEI Reader numina SmartScan e 10 11 Rename Track Spot Spot Number 5 New Spot Name Figure 32 Rename Track Spot Dialog 32 October 12 2009 Softrail EC RECHNEN Encompass 1i Handheld AEl Reader nimimm The T94 protocol has a TRK track segment This segment is defined in Paragraph 2 26 in the Association of American Railroad s AEI Standard S 918 which can be downloaded from our web page at www aeitag com T94 messages also have a requirement for an AEI site identifier see Paragraph 2 1 5 in the S 918 standard This information is entered by selecting a track and tapping the T94 Setup button This will cause the T94 Track Data dialog to be displayed see Figure 33 SmartScan AEI 10 14 194 Track Data Track 101 AEM Site COLTON Location WESTCOLTON Track 101 1231 2 3 4 5 e 7 8 9 0 Tab ajw e r t v u i o p E T icaP a s d f o n i k t RAR ODA IET cul al X tJe Figure 33 T94 Track Data Dialog If data is to be transmitted in a T94 format at a minimum the AEM Site identifier 7 character must be entered All other fields can be left blank When the user stops taking inventory on a track see Paragraph 2 5 he can request that the track s consist be sent to other systems To set the default parameters for sending track information select a track via the Track Setup dialo

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