The Command Bar contains three menu items: File, ExpoBadge
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1. When the transfer is complete you will see the window below Click Ok xl Download Finish i Company AET Records downloaded 40 Upon completion you will see the details of the download in the Download List area and the data will also be displayed in the Data Received section as shown in the figure below Download File Your data will be saved to a diskette as leads txt if you chose the option to save both to a floppy disk and to the hard drive Note that the file name saved to the disk will always be leads txt so if you plan to save everything on one disk you will only have the option of appending or replacing the existing download file 27 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Your downloaded text file will be a comma and quote delimited ASCII text file Depending on what Records Option you selected your download will be of the following format oe SN SERIAL NUMBER RECORD DATE RECORD TIME ID FIRSTNAME LASTNAME TITLE POSITION COMPANY ADDR1 ADDR2 CITY STATE ZIP COUNTRY PHONE PHONE2 FAX EMAIL CUSTOM1 UDEF1 CUSTOM2 UDEF2 CUSTOM3 UDEF3 CUSTOM4 UDEF4 COMMENTS REP CODES _ IS WINNER EMBEDDED ID QUALIFIERS Below is an example of a download file when you choose to include the serial number of the E3750 in your Records option 338 04 28 04 b3 17 33 PM 330 B4 28704 83 17 54 PM 235 04 28 04 63 18 02. Exhibitor gt Company Profile You will see the Company Name that you just scanned in the Company Profile screen In this same way you can add new qualifiers this will append to the existing list by creating a barcode that has the following format bpp New Qualifier3 yyy 43 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Badge Definition Language Comments When you send this command to the E3750 you will not get any printout To check if the Qualifiers you added are appended to the qualifier list press the Qual button the gray button labeled ALPHA You can also add more than one qualifier at a time The number of qualifiers you can add at a given time depends on the size of the barcode the maximum size is 1024 bytes Note that you can have as many as 400 qualifiers You can also combine the Command New to delete the qualifier list and at the same time add the new qualifiers Your encoding will look like this ppp COMAND NEW ANew Qualifier3 yyy Note that the maximum size of this data in the 2D barcodes or file is 1024 bytes In addition there can only be one command for each barcode scan or each transmission sent through RS232 When downloading files to the EAIO you can use both Q the Pinpad port and RS232 Port The baud rate is NOTE 115200 for the RS232 port and 9600 for the Pinpad port The rest of the settings are the same Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 and Flow control Hardware None Y
3. ExpoBadge 3750 1 On the Command Bar click ExpoBadge 3750 Setup 2 On the drop down menu click Configuration The ExpoBadge 3750 Setup window below appears In this window you can customize all of the E3750 settings to suit your needs ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Configuration File PC Comm Settings Configuration Name AETSTAND vj New Comm Port number 1 Comment AET Standard Last Modification January 21 2004 Other Settings Set Date Time Badge Definition AETSTANB zj al Set Time Zone Mag Stripe Definition MAGSTANM EJ Display AETSTAND f Software Display Font Standard Font v File Print Format AETSTAND v Et Print Font Standard Font v D load AET Softw ownloa oftware F2 Line Feed 1 v Qual Line Feed 4 Printer On Off On Pass Through on Company Profile A Close Company Email Print Barcode Save Save s Send to Expobadge 3750 Create Refurbishing Doc In the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup you can create or modify configuration and definition files configure the Port Settings update the date and time and upgrade to the latest firmware for your ExpoBadge 3750 BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you begin changing any of the settings it is recommended that you set the Port Settings Time and Date Settings and upload the latest firmware if necessary 4 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In
4. In One Definition Files Modifying a Mag Stripe Definition File 1 Click the arrow in the File Name combo box to see the dropdown list Click on the mag stripe definition file that you want to modify from the drop down list Mag Definition Utility r Combo box File Mame MAGSTAN M ag 2 Then modify the field names and the field delimiters 3 Click Save You can also create a new one by modifying an existing definition file clicking Save As and entering a different file name Sending and Selecting the Mag Stripe Definition File When you are finished with your mag stripe definition file you must download this file to the E3750 There are two ways of doing this printing the barcode and scanning it or clicking the Send to ExpoBadge 3750 button Then you need to make this the active definition file in the E3750 There are two ways of doing this as well 1 If you created a Configuration barcode with the mag stripe definition file you have selected scan that barcode to set this as your badge definition file If you do not have a configuration barcode click Close To and you will go to the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Window From here you can create a configuration barcode for more information see page 10 2 If you do not want to create a configuration barcode you can go to the Menu gt Settings gt Input gt Mag Stripe gt Select File then select the file you just downloaded 19 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User
5. One Before you Begin Port Settings First you will need to enter the port number of the communications port on your PC in the Port Settings section By default this is set to 1 for the serial port on your PC or COM1 This port can be used to upload firmware and send settings to the E3750 Once you have selected your COM port connect the download cable from the RS232 port to the serial port on your PC as shown in the diagram below ERE DB9 serial port Lesk RS232 port Make sure that no other devices or programs are using the COM port you have chosen NOTE Downloding New Firmware In the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup window you can download the new firmware through the Software section on the right hand side of the window shown below Software Download AET Software Before you begin the download process make sure you have the following a PC with ExpoBadge amp Manager for PC Pro and DB9 serial port a Download cable an Expobadge 3750 with power supply and a zip file with the latest firmware or fix Make sure you have chosen the right COM port and connected the download cable to the right serial port as shown above Then follow the download instructions given on the next page 5 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Before you Begin 1 Turn off power on the Verifone There is no power switch you must unplug it note the power plug into the Ver
6. Standard Font Double Height and Double Width see exaples on following page By default the print font is the standard font 8 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One The Configuration File Standard Font First Name Last Name Com an Address 1 Address Z City CA zip Lountiry ohare fax E mail Qual ifiera Double Height 30843 First Name Last Name Comrany Address 1 Address 2 City CA zip Country Phone fax E mail Qualitiers D ouble Height 3443 First Name Last Name Company Address 1 Address 2 City CA zip Country phone fax E mail Qualifiers 6 Pass Through is the function that sends the data received from the Pinpad port to the RS232 port The Pass Through On Off sets this function to on or off If it is set to on the data scanned or swiped will be sent across the RS232 port which can be attached to a computer to capture the raw data received by the unit The Pass Through Mode is on by default 7 Company Profile is the company name or a description of the company You can enter up to a maximum of 255 characters This information will be used when downloading data from the ExpoBadge 3750 This company name will be used for the file name of each downloaded file 8 Company Email is the main email address to which the leads file to be sent after you download your leads It can also handle up to a maximum of 255 characte
7. There are two ways of doing this you may either print the barcode and scan it or click the Send to ExpoBadge 3750 button Then you need to make this the active definition file in the E3750 There are also two ways of doing this 1 If you created a Configuration barcode with the definition file you want selected scan that barcode to set this as your badge definition file If you do not have a configuration barcode click Close To and you will go to the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Window From here you can create a configuration barcode for more information see page 10 2 If you do not want to create a configuration barcode you can go to Menu gt Settings gt Input gt Barcode Port gt Select File then select the definition file that you just downloaded Secondary Badge Definition File You can also have a secondary definition file This definition file will be used to parse your badge in case the first badge definition file cannot parse the badge To use a secondary badge definition file for 2D barcode you must follow the naming convention discussed on the next page 16 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files P Primary badge definition can be of any name as long as it follows the naming conventions discussed in the Creating A New Badge Definition File section The secondary badge definition depends on the primary badge definition If the second to last character in
8. This is one method for telling the input parser how to determine when all of the data for a badge has been read Badge Definition Language Field Definitions FIELD DEFINITIONS EAIO ultimately assigns the incoming data into the fields that appear on the EAIO display The Field Definitions are the means by which you describe to EAIO what data to put in what fields A field definition line has the following form Field Name Line Number List Operation where Field Name the name of the field being defined Line Number the badge data line number from which to get the data List Operation defines the parts of the data line to assign to the field Field Names The field names that may be used in a field definition are List Operations This may be the most difficult concept of the BDL Each line is viewed conceptually as a list of tokens that are separated by white space and defined delimiters This list of tokens can be broken into pieces using the list operations provided and these pieces can then be assigned to the 31 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Badge Definition Language List Operations Field Names It is important to remember that the selected tokens are removed from the line for each list operation that is performed This allows successive operations to work with the remaining portions of the list The following are the list operations available List Operation Selects all of the tok
9. User s Manual Badge Definition Language Examples Example 5 How can we pull apart the data on line 2 Use the comma as a delimiter Break apart City State and Zip and define the comma as a delimiter CITY 2 TODELIM ZIP 2 LAST STATE 2 ENTIRE Using unprintable delimiters like 1002 or 1003 the data in a badge can be broken up without affecting the data printed for the badge and you can then use these delimiters with the TODELIM list operation to break apart complex lines without having to make assumptions like the one above about the comma We can also break this line though the use of FIXFIELDLEN Break apart City State and Zip State field in line number 2 has a fixed length of 2 characters CITY 2 TODELIM STATE 2 FIXFIELDLEN 002 ZIP 2 ENTIRE Example 6 Suppose that we do not want the label Phonett we can skip it by doing the following Skip phone number label Assign the phone number to PHONE DUMMY 3 FIRST PHONE1 3 FIRST Example 7 We could also extract the phone number by using Select the phone number from line 3 but leave the Phone label PHONE1 3 LAST Example 8 Since the phone number could have spaces in it a safer way to select it would be by using Make sure we get all of the phone number on line 3 but not the label PHONE1 3 NOTFIRST 34 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Badge Definition Language Examples Example 9 To parse line 4 Pos
10. and Qualifiers 3 NEW deletes the qualifiers and creates an empty one When you send this command to the E3750 you will get a printout Accepted new qualifier list 4 2PRINTERON turns the printer on All of the data going through the RS232 port after using this command is sent directly to the printer with the exception of commands 5 2PRINTEROFF stops the sending of text directly to the printer 6 READY2PRINT returns the printer status i e PRINTER READY PAPER OUT PAPER LOW and NOT READY For example you can delete the qualifier list by making a 2D barcode with the following encoding bbp COMMAND NEW yyy When you use the 2PRINTERON command the EAIO will return PRINTER READY PAPER OUT PAPER LOW and NOT READY If the printer status is changed to PRINTER READY any printable characters in the data received through the RS232 port will be sent directly to the printer Downloading Company Profile and Qualifiers You can create a barcode that automatically changes the Company Name and Company Email by simply creating a 2D barcode with the following format 44 Companny Name 3 Company Email where amp is the hexadecimal number 06 Decimal ASCII value 006 3 is the hexadecimal number 08 Decimal ASCII value 008 is the hexadecimal number OB Decimal ASCII value 011 When you send this command to the E3750 you will get the printout Profile Name Company name You can also go to Profiles gt
11. line will be the field name the line number then type ENTIRE in the Field Delimiter column Move Up Move Down Delete Row SW CO DD OM DM an de oo po O Oo Print Barcode Save Save As Close Send to ExpoBadge 3750 12 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files 2 3 4 13 Click New The information will be cleared out for you Enter the badge s start sequence end sequence and new line character whichever is applicable For nonprintable characters you must enter the 3 digit decimal ASCII value preceded by a backward slash If there is more than one character these numbers must be separated with a space For help on conversion of ASCII characters you can click on the ASCII Table button to bring up the screen below Va 1 ERE F a I ABBE Par i a S DE ms kjele ABBE For each field enter the field name line number and field delimiter in the Fields section of the window shown below Click on the row in which you need to enter data In this case we click the first row You will see the blinking cursor indicating that you can enter information on the selected row To enter the field name click the row under the Field Name column You will see a dow
12. printing the barcode and scanning it or clicking the Send to ExpoBadge 3750 button Then you need to make this the active definition file in the E3750 There are two ways to do this as well 21 1 If you created a Configuration barcode with the display format file you want selected scan that barcode to set this as your badge definition file If you do not have a configuration barcode click Close To which will take you to the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Window Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files From here you can create a configuration barcode for more information see page 10 2 If you do not want to create a configuration barcode on the E3750 go to Menu gt Settings gt Display gt Select Field Layout then select the file you just created PRINT FORMAT FILE Through the Print Format Utility you can customize the printout produced by the EAIO The printout of the EAIO can be any layout you choose all you need are the list of field names that you want on your printout To create or modify the print format click the button beside the Display box in the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Window The Print Format Utility Window displayed below will be shown Print Format Utility File Name AETSTAND Comment 4ET Standard Print Format with Standard font and AET Standard Badge Last Modification January 20 2004 3043 First N re Last Nane Corea
13. that it will be printed in a specific line 36 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Print Format Language Field Names The field names that are available to you are listed on the table below To illustrate how this works let us look at the sample badge 013 Badge Starts with 2 CRs FirstName LastName Address City State Zip Phone XXX XXX XXXX 026 The field names that we can use in this case are FIRSTNAME LASTNAME ADDR1 CITY STATE ZIP and PHONE1 Note that this is the same badge sample that we used in the BDL example You must keep in mind the number of characters allowed per line when you are deciding which fields go to which lines When you are using the standard font the maximum characters that can be printed on each line is 43 Lines with more characters will be truncated Example 1 We want our printout to have 4 lines LINES 4 37 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Display Format Language Display Format Language Example 2 We want the first line to contain first name and last name with last name first LASTNAME 1 1 FIRSTNAME 1 2 Example 3 We want the Address on one line City State and Zip on the next line and the phone number on the last line ADDR1 2 1 CITY 3 1 STATE 3 2 ZIP 3 3 PHONE1 4 The print format file should look like this LINES 4 LASTNAME 1 1 FIRSTNAME 1 2 ADDR1 2 1 CITY 3 1 STATE 3 2 ZIP 3 3 PHONE1 4 Type this information in a text edito
14. the configuration with a badge and the NOTE ExpoBadge 3750 to verify that the Badge Def works To further illustrate how to create a new definition file let us look at a sample 2D barcode with the following format FNamev LNamevr i City YSTv v7zIPwr Following the steps given above click New Then enter 002 1002 1002 as the start sequence 1026 as the end sequence and 031 as the new line Next fill up the Fields section To parse the first line the corresponding BDL would be FIRSTNAME 0 TODELIM 003 LASTNAME 0 TODELIM 1003 So enter the FIRSTNAME 0 and 003 in the Field Name Line and Field Delimiter columns respectively Do the same for the LASTNAME field FIRSTNAME 0 M F LASTNAME Or poog Le eee ee REN 14 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files Next parse the second line Here we do not have a field delimiter and there is only one field in the line Here we enter ADDR1 1 and ENTIRE in the Field Name Line and Field Delimiter columns respectively as shown below For the third line notice that we do not need the comma space and space Here we use the field DUMMY to discard these We will use the fields CITY STATE ZIP and two DUMMY fields as shown below Click Save Enter the file name TEST1 Now you will be able to select this def file both at the File Name dropdown menu in Badge Defin
15. the filename of the primary badge definition is a number except 9 then the filename of the secondary badge definition should be that number 1 For example the filename of the primary definition is ABCD1B DEF and then the filename of the secondary badge definition should be ABCD2B DEF If the second to last character in the filename of the primary def file is a letter or the number 9 then the second to last character of the filename of the secondary badge definition will be 0 For example the filename of the primary definition is ABCDB DEF Then the secondary badge definition would be ABCOB DEF Simply send the secondary badge definition file to the E3750 and select the primary definition file Creating a New Mag Stripe Definition File 1 In the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup window click the I button beside the Mag Stripe Definition box The Mag Definition Utility will appear Mag Definition Utility File Name MAGSTANM v New Comment ET Standard Mag Stripe Encoding Last Modification January 20 2004 Print Barcode Save Save As Send to Expobadge 3750 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide 17 ASCII Table Move Up Move Down Delete Row pb FIRSTNAME Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files 2 Click the New button beside the file name combo box 3 For each field enter the field name and
16. the following format FIXFIELDLEN delimiter field length 32 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Badge Definition Language Examples To illustrate how to use BDL we give an example on how to get data from the sample 2D barcode with the following format FirstName LastName Address City State Zip Phone XXX XXX XXXX Position Company 026 Note The Badge starts with 2 carriage returns The Position has a delimiter or maximum length of 10 characters if the field has 10 characters the delimiter will not be present Example 1 To get the information from line 0 FirstName LastName Select FirstName then LastName from line 0 FIRSTNAME 0 FIRST LASTNAME 0 FIRST Note that after the first name is removed from the list the last name becomes the first token in the list Example 2 We could also extract the data from line 0 by using Select LastName then FirstName from line 0 LASTNAME 0 LAST FIRSTNAME 0 LAST Example 3 Suppose the FirstName has a first name and middle initial but we can assume that the last name is always a single token Then we could make sure that the initial gets grouped with the first name by using Grab first name and any initials then grab last name FIRSTNAME 0 NOTLAST LASTNAME 0 ENTIRE Example 4 To grab the entire street address regardless of how many separate tokens are in the line we use Get the entire street address ADDR1 1 ENTIRE 33 ExpoBadge All In One
17. time have been sent you will see a printout with the text New time set 00 00PM MM DD YYYY as a confirmation If your date and time are correct for the current time zone but you are using the unit in a different time zone click the Set the ExpoBadge 3750 Time Zone in the Other Settings section You will see the screen below Select the time zone from the list and click Send to ExpoBadge 3750 Click Close when you are finished Set ExpoBadge 3750 Time Zone The default time zone in the ExpoBadge 3750 ts the Pacific Time GMT 08 00 Time one List GMT 08 00 Pacific Time US amp Canada Tijuana hi THE CONFIGURATION FILE The settings are saved in what we call the configuration file in the E3750 The default configuration is AETSTAND which is the AET standard configuration Through the ExpoBadge PC Manager Pro you will be able to modify these settings Listed below are the descriptions of the settings and their default values in the AETSTAND configuration Changing the configurations is discussed in the next section 1 Definition Files are files that define what badge format can be read and what information will be displayed or printed out There are four definition files that you need in order to configure the EAIO the Badge Definition File BDF Mag Stripe Definition File BDF for mag stripe Display Format File and Print Format File The BDF allows you to read all badge formats for any a 2D barcode or ma
18. users of the definition can understand its operation COMMANDS A line that starts with the star or splat symbol is a command The currently defined commands are shown on the table below START LINES LENGTH STRIP 30 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual START c c c where c character in the badge start sequence LINES n where n number of lines per badge LENGTH n m where n line number m length of the line in characters REQ c c c where c character in the badge start sequence STRIP c where c character to be stripped from incoming data END c c c where c character in the badge end sequence Defines the character sequence which signals the start of a new badge Defines how many lines there are in a badge This tells the input parser how to determine when all of the data for a badge has been read Tells the parser that the given line is of fixed length Usually the parser breaks the input into lines based on the presence of new line characters This provides a means for parsing badges which are of made up of fields of fixed length with no new lines Defines a character sequence that is sent to the badge reader to request a badge to be sent Instructs the parser to strip all instances of the specified character from the input BEFORE parsing out the field information Defines the character sequence that signals the end of a badge
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20. 7 PM 330 84 28 04 83 18 11 PM 335 4 28 4 63 18 14 PM 335 04 28 04 83 18 28 PM 335 04 28 94 83 18 22 PM Emailing your Leads File 12945678 12345678 9 2345678 12345678 ln 12345678 12345678 12345678 FName LName Title Company gt FMame LHame Title Company FName LName Title Company FName LHame Title Company Flame LName Title Company Flame LName Title Company Fame LName Title Company To send an email simply click on the row of the download you want to email Then click Send Email The leads file that you downloaded will be sent to the email address that is in the Company Profile menu of the ExpoBadge All In One 28 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide APPENDIX Creating Definition Files BADGE DEFINITION LANGUAGE EAIO is able to read almost any badge format This is accomplished by allowing a badge format to be described in a badge definition file BDF A BDF is a text file containing instructions on how to interpret the data coming from the card reader It is essential to understand two things before making a new BDF First you must understand the structure of the raw data coming through the serial port on the PC and second you must have a basic knowledge of how the Badge Definition Language BDL works To understand the structure of the data from the serial port you m
21. ExpoBadge com downloads htm 1 On the Downloads page click AET Customer in the For Authorized Users section 2 In the AET Customer Download Area you will see If you are an Exhibitor Click Here Click on this link 3 You will now see the Exhibitors Download Area section Look for the ExpoBadge Manager for PC Professional On the right side you will see the following figure Click the Click Here link to download Authorization Required To Download ExpoBadge Manager for PC Click Here 4 You will be asked for a user name and password Enter the user name and password that was assigned to you 5 In the next page click the link ExpoBadgePC exe to download 6 A File Download dialog box will appear Click Save Then choose the directory to which you would like to save The Installation Process 1 Click the Start button and then click Run The Run dialog box appears 2 In the Open box enter the location of the Installer Type the directory to which you downloaded the file or simply browse and select the file For example type c ExpoBadgePC on the Run dialog mer EEEEEERREER 21x Type the name of program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open d ExpoBadge Manager for PC v Cancel Browse 2 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Getting Started Installation 3 Click Ok The ExpoBadge amp Manager for PC Installati
22. GX AMERICAN EXPOSITION TECHNOLOGIES Expobadge Manager for PC Professional User s Manual VERSION 1 00 06 CHAPTER 1 Before you begin CHAPTER 2 Configuring the EAIO CHAPTER 3 Working with Leads APPENDIX CONTENTS ONE EN eet kt ERE LER E ERE ERE TER TERE ERE R REE R TERE ER RTE REEE 1 Aa ges SE Te EAE SEA E RE 2 BEE YOU BEGIN The Configuration File cccccccsseeceeseeeseeseeceeeeeeeees 7 Definition EEE 12 Custom Qualifiers vamvsessmemiemn misidve 24 Downloading from the EAIQ ranrrernnrrvvrnrrrvrnrrrrnnnnennn 26 Download Format rrannnnnnnnnnnvnnnnennanennanennanennnnennunennnr 27 Emailing your LeadsS rrrrnrvnnnrvnnnnnvnnnrrnnnrrnnnrnnnnernnnennnn 28 Creating Definition Files cece cece eee eeeeeeeenee 29 ExpoBadge 3750 Commands cccceceeeseeeeeeeeeeees 39 cheers CHAPTER 1 Getting Started OVERVIEW The diagram below shows the main interface of the ExpoBadge Manager for PC Professional Take a moment to familiarize yourself with it to help you better understand the instructions that follow Command lol wiri api EENE Be mira gees resto Liher ha l LF Bar ane de mr ii or ae XT AME RICAN ERR rene barber uer lt bees the Epai TS DA ure ie arne dende hope h Gut thee ohare ir Sardis made ard Ble Ce rd thes kler bere the epedll acigg 190 mene p Cech ani ar keen buor t core Far dhol on thee pat AND Rapp d
23. IM 061 PHONE2 0 TODELIM 061 CITY 0 TODELIM 1094 STATE 0 TODELIM 094 ZIP 0 TODELIM 094 Note that when you create definition files for the a magnetic card reader of the EAIO the number of lines is always 1 so the line number for each field is always 0 Note that you can only use the todelim length and entire in the manager To send a definition file to the E3750 using more advanced operations all you need is a text editor Create a 2D barcode and scan it or import using the RS232 port This is discussed in the ExpoBadgeQ 3750 Commands on page 39 PRINT FORMAT LANGUAGE Through the Print Format Language PFL you can customize the EAIO s printout The printout of the EAIO can be any layout you want All you need are the list of field names that you want on your printout and knowledge of PFL To understand how PFL works let s look at its components the Lines command and Line Definition There is only one command in this language the Lines command This command has the following format LINES N where N is the number of lines that will be on your printout This is the very first item that you will see in any print format file The Line Definition defines what is printed out in a particular line A Line Definition has the following format Field Name PositionY PositionX where Field Name the name of the field that will be printed PositionY the line number where the field will be printed PositionX the order
24. ay use the Diagnostic Mode of EAIO Another method for viewing or capturing raw data is to use any communications software such as HyperTerminal or Fserial and turning on the Pass Through option in the EAIO The figure to the right is an example of raw data from the AET standard badge 000 The hearts triangles happy faces and 123456 78vv arrow are nonprintable characters In me vLNamevy BDL they are represented using their it levy y p g Company vv decimal ASCII value which is entered ddresslvv in the following manner 3 digit ASCII ddressZ2wvy decimal value preceded by a backslash COU Ti vZIPvv for example 1010 1027 for new line 8A04909941v and escape respectively The comma 7147127351 space and nonprintable characters can EMAILvv be specified as delimiters Delimiters separate information in the badge which we call fields For the purpose of BDL we will consider each field as a token To understand how BDL works lets look at its components BDL consists of the following elements Comments information for the programmer Commands general instructions for the data parser Field Definitions assignment of badge data to EAIO fields 29 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Badge Definition Language Comments COMMENTS A line that starts with the pound sign character is a comment The rest of the line is ignored You should use comments liberally throughout the badge definition so that future
25. d save definition files This section also discusses how to send these files to the E3750 For more information on creating definition files see page 29 Badge Definition File In this section there are some terms to remember Badge definition refers to the badge definition for a 2D barcode and mag stripe definition file refers to badge definition for the magnetic stripe reader Note that they both use the Badge Definition language Creating a New Badge Definition File 1 In the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup window click the I button beside the Badge Definition box You will see the Badge Definition Utility shown below Badge Definition Utility File Name AETSTANB v New el Comment BADGE DEFINITION FOR AET STANDARD a JANUARY 20 2004 z For the Start Seq End Seq and New Line enter a followed by a 3 digits decimal ASCII value for the character If more then 1 character is entered enter a space between the previous number and the N Start Seq 1002 4002 4002 Example 1002 1002 1002 ASCII Table End Seq 1025 Example 026 New Line oar Example 031 Select a field name then enter a line number and a field delimiter The field delimiter format must be a backslash followed by a 3 digits number for the decimal ASCII value If the badges is defined with fields length use the field length for the field name enter the line number and enter the length in the Field Delimiter column The next line after the length
26. ds Option Select Auto or Manual depending on the download type that you want For the Records Option select whether or not you want the Serial Number of the E3750 to be included in your download file When you choose to include the serial number it will be the first field in the database Records Optons Download Type f No SW Field f Auto Add SN Field Manual 5 Select Download Option You will see two icons 4 to save the data to a floppy disk and the hard drive H to save it only to the hard drive Click the ExpoBadge 3750 button beside the floppy icons with the option you want 6 You will see the window below If you selected Automatic download you don t have to do anything Just wait for the data to be transferred Eupallsdge 30 Daamin Please wait Waiting for ExpoBodge 3750 Data mA 26 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Working with Leads Emailing your Leads If you selected Manual download you must go to the ExpoBadge 3750 Press Menu Select Leads then select Database Maintenance Next select Download Database Choose whether to include or exclude the exhibitor profile If there is no company name detected or if you chose to exclude the profile the screen below will appear You will be asked for the company name Enter the company name note that this will also be the file name of your downloaded file x No company name was found Enter a company name Cancel m
27. e DF ore or hen et Download Settings Tj Download List Data Received The Command Bar contains three menu items File ExpoBadge 3750 Setup and Help From the File menu you have the Exit option to close the program The ExpoBadge 3750 Setup allows you to customize the ExpoBadge 3750 Settings and to create custom qualifiers The Help menu contains the About option that shows the version of the software product a AET ExpoBadge Manager PC Professional File ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Help The Download Settings area contains the configuration options including the location to which your file is saved the type of download you may make and what communication port you are using The Download List area displays a list of the downloaded files you have made This contains the company name the number of leads the file name of your saved download file the name and serial number of the device from which you downloaded and the company email address 1 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Getting Started Installation The Data Received section displays the raw data that was last received by the Manager INSTALLATION Downloading the Installer To run setup you must have a copy of ExpoBadge Manger for PC Professional You will receive a CD containing the software installation provided in the EAIO package However the latest version of the software as well as this manual can be downloaded from AET s website http www
28. eate a configuration barcode for more information see page 10 2 If you do not want to create a configuration barcode on the E3750 go to the Menu gt Settings gt Printer gt Select Field Layout then select the file you just created CUSTOM QUALIFIERS By default you have the AETSTAND qualifier list which is the AET Standard Action Codes If you would like to create your own list to qualify attendee data you can do so through the Qualifiers Utility 1 24 Click ExpoBadge 3750 Setup on the command bar and then click Qualifiers Ba AET ExpoBadge Manager PC Professional File ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Help Configuration Qualifiers The Qualifiers Utility window below will appear File Manne AE TSTAND z new INQUIRY ONLY INTERESTED BUYER DEM F T P P Print Qual Sheet Save Save As Send to Expobadge 3750 Print Barcode Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Custom Qualifiers 2 Click New beside the File Name box The current qualifiers list will be cleared 3 Simply type your qualifiers in the Qualifiers section by clicking an empty row You will see a blinking cursor on the row that you clicked You can move the Qualifier up or down the list by clicking on the row and pressing Move Up or Move Down You can also remove a qualifier from the selecting the row by clicking the Delete button 4 Click Save or Save As when yo
29. ens in the list This ENTIRE operation is unique in that it leaves the list unchanged Selects the first token in the list After the FIRST operation is performed the selected token is no longer part of the list Selects the last token in the list After the LAST operation the token is no longer part of the list moret Selects all of the tokens in the list EXCEPT NOTFIRST the first After the operation the first token is all that is left in the list Selects all of the tokens in the list EXCEPT NOTLAST the last After the operation the last token is all that is left in the list Selects all of the tokens in the list from the first token up to the occurrence of a specified delimiter After the operation all of the tokens that were selected are no longer part of the list The delimiter specified gets TODELIM added to a list of delimiters by the parser Note that if a defined delimiter appears ANYWHERE in the badge data it becomes a separate token This list operation has the following format TODELIM delimiter Selects the specified number of characters in a given line This can be used if there is FIXFIELDLEN no delimiter separating tokens in a line This list operation has the following format FIXFIELDLEN field length Selects the token up to the occurrence of a specified delimiter If the delimiter is not MAXLENORDELIM found the parser will take the specified number of characters in a given line This list operation has
30. field delimiter in the Fields section of the window shown below FIRSTNAME IDHUKM Click on the row in which to enter data For this case we click on the first row To enter the field name click the row under the Field Name column You will see a down arrow appear Click this and you will see the list of field names available Then enter the Field Delimiter by typing it in the Field Delimiter column For the field delimiter enter the three digit decimal ASCII N LDE preceded by a VY backslash For help on conversion click the z button to see the ASCII Table You can also arrange the order of the rows by clicking on a particular row and clicking the Move Up or Move Down button To delete a row click on it and press the Delete button 4 Enter any comments or notes in the Comments area optional 5 Then click Save or Save As and enter the file name Here you must follow the following naming conventions The file name can have a maximum of 8 characters You can only enter 7 because M is always appended to the file name The last character is always M The file extension is DEF The mag stripe definition file is saved under the folder c ExpoBadge Manager for PC MagDef Unlike the badge definition file for a 2D barcode you do not need to specify line numbers because the number o NOTE lines is always equal to 1 18 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All
31. g stripe The Display Format allows you to customize your view of the E3750 s screen The Print Format allows you to choose which format layout and fields will appear in the printout For more information on how to create these files see Creating Definition Files on page 29 7 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One The Configuration File By default the badge definition file is AETSTANB DEF the mag stripe definition is MAGSTANM DEF the print format file is AETSTAND PFF and the display definition file is AETSTAND DFL 2 The Display Fonts that are available to choose from are Standard Font Double Height and Double Width Below are screenshots of how they will appear on the E3750 s screen Standard Font Double Height Double Width By default the standard font is selected 3 Printer On Off turns the printer on or off It also determines whether data is printed out every time the unit receives badge data The printer is on by default 4 Line Feed Settings can be changed through the F2 Line Feed and Qual Line Feed Settings The F2 Line Feed adjusts the number of line feeds every time you press the F2 button The Qual Line feed is the number of line feed printed after a qualifier is scanned or selected By default their values are 1 and 4 respectively 5 The Print Font can also be modified You can choose from three font sizes in the printout The fonts available are
32. h a M M DEF the default is MAGSTANM DEF if not specified Follows the 8 3 DOS file naming standard the default is AETSTAND DFL if not specified DISPLAYFONT 0 is the standard font 1 is the double width font and 2 is the double height font default is 0 if not specified default is AETSTAND PFF if not specified PRINTFONT 0 is the standard font 1 is the double width font and 2 is the double height font default is 0 if not specified 1 through 9 are the values default is 1 if not specified 1 through 9 are the values default is 4 if not specified 0 for OFF and 1 for ON are the values default is 1 if not specified 0 for OFF and 1 for ON are the values default is 1 if not specified not specified LEADS EXPOBADGE COM if not specified 40 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Badge Definition Language Downloading Files to the EAIO Downloading Files to the EAIO Configuration files and definition files can be downloaded through creating 2D barcodes The encoding of the 2D barcode should look like this yyylfilename extension Configuration or Definition File yyy where yyy is the start sequence y is FF in HEX and 255 in decimal ASCII determines the beginning and end of the filename filename extension is the filename and extension of the file Config or Def File is the contents of the file to be downloaded yyy is the end sequence y is FD in HEX and 253 in decimal ASCII For example we want to downl
33. he second to last character in the filename of the primary badge definition is a number except 9 then the filename of the secondary badge definition should be that number 1 For example the filename of the primary definition is ABCD1B DEF then the filename of the secondary badge definition should be ABCD2B DEF If the second to last character in the filename of the primary def file is a letter or the number 9 then the second to last character of the filename of the secondary badge definition will be 0 For example i the filename of the primary definition is ABCDB DEF then the secondary badge definition would be ABCOB DEF Commands You also have the ability to issue commands to the EAIO The format for issuing commands is as follows bpp COMMAND CommandName yyy where ppbp is the start sequence p is FE in HEX and 254 in decimal ASCII COMMAND must always start the command line CommandName is keyword for the command yyy is the end sequence y is FD in HEX and 253 in decimal ASCII The available command names are the following 1 DELETEDB deletes the database without confirmation When you send this command to the 3750 you will get a printout Database deleted 2 FWVERSION prints out the firmware version of the EAIO When you send this command you will get a printout Expobage 3750 FW XX XX 42 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual ExpoBadge 3750 Commands Downloading Company
34. ifone rotates to lock and unlock 2 On the main screen click ExpoBadge 3750 Setup and then click Configuration 3 On the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup window you will see a section called Software Click File and select the zip file of the latest firmware 4 Click the Download AET Software button You will see the black window command prompt window with dots running across the screen shown below cv CA WINDOWS System32 cmd exe I NUERIFONE RELEASESNNewAfETNDownload gt ddl Go f aet out FAET dld b115200 p ed GOML 115266 baud 5 Plug in the power on the E3750 Upon power up the system should start downloading Once downloading starts the dots running across the black window will stop and the download status is displayed Depending on your PC s operating system the black window will either a automatically close or b say download successful allowing you to close it yourself The E3750 will continue to process data for 20 30 seconds Let it continue the download is complete when you see the main screen of the EAIO shown below 6 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One The Configuration File Changing the Date and Time To set the date and time click on the Other Settings section of the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup window and click the Set ExpoBadge Date Time button This will synchronize the date and time on the E3750 with your computer s date and time Once the date and
35. imum of 43 characters per line in standard font Additional characters are printed on the next line Each field must have a line number If fields have the same line number each field must have a unique column number The file name can have a maximum of 8 characters and the file extension is PFF Modifying an Existing Print Format File 1 23 Click the arrow in the File Name combo box to see the dropdown list Click the badge definition file that you want to modify from the drop down list Modify the start sequence end sequence new line and field information Click Save You can also create a new one by modifying an existing definition file and clicking Save As Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Custom Qualifiers Sending and Selecting the Print Format File When you are finished with your print format file you will need to download this file to the E3750 There are two ways of doing this printing the barcode and scanning it or clicking the Send to ExpoBadge 3750 button Then you need to make this the active print format file in the E3750 There are also two ways of doing this 1 If you created a Configuration barcode with the display format file you want selected scan that barcode to set this as your badge definition file If you do not have a configuration barcode click Close to and you will go to the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Window From here you can cr
36. ition Utility window and at the Badge Definition combo box in the ExpoBadge 3750 setup window Another BDL command available for us to use is the LENGTH command This is used to parse a badge with fixed length fields To use this command select LENGTH from the dropdown menu under the Field Name Enter the line number on the Line column and enter the length of the field in the Field delimiter column In the example below line 0 has a fixed length of 20 characters FieldName Linett Field Delimiter FPLENGTH ERE RE The next row contains the field name the same line number as above and ENTIRE on the Field Delimiter column For example the first field in the first line is ID so you must enter the following LENGTH oo 15 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files Modifying an Existing Badge Definition File 1 Click the arrow in the File Name combo box to see the dropdown list Click the badge definition file that you want to modify from the drop down list Badge Definition Utility Combo box File Name AETSTANB nr 2 Modify the start sequence end sequence new line and field information 3 Click Save You can also create a new BDF by modifying an existing definition file and clicking Save As Sending and Selecting the Badge Definition File When you are finished with your definition file you need to download this file to the E3750
37. ition will only have a delimiter if it has less than 10 characters To parse this line you must use the FIXLENORDELIM command Use of FIXLENORDELIM POSITION 4 FIXLENORDELIM 094 010 COMPANY 4 ENTIRE Using comments commands and field definitions here is one way of writing the badge definition file for the sample badge provided Badge definition file for sample badge the badge starts with two carriage returns START 013 013 The number of lines in the badge LINES 4 Assume that the first and last name are separated by a 002 delimiter FIRSTNAME 0 TODELIM 002 LASTNAME ENTIRE Grab the entire address line ADDR1 1 ENTIRE Getting the data from line 3 Break apart City State and Zip define the comma as a delimiter CITY 2 TODELIM 044 ZIP 2 LAST STATE 2 ENTIRE Make sure we get all of the phone number on line 3 but not the label PHONE1 3 NOTFIRST POSITION 4 FIXLENORDELIM 010 COMPANY 4 ENTIRE END 1026 Creating a badge definition file for a magnetic card is basically the same Here is an example of magnetic stripe raw data Track 1 FName 4LName Track 2 8004909941 7147127351 Track 3 Anaheim CA 92805 The definition file for the magnetic stripe data will be Sample badge definition file LINES 1 FIRSTNAME 0 TODELIM 094 DUMMY 0 TODELIM 094 35 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Print Format Language Lines Command LASTNAME 0 TODELIM 094 PHONE1 0 TODEL
38. lue 008 d is the hexadecimal number OB Decimal ASCII value 011 Then the fields in the database will be downloaded in the following order 1 RECORD DATE 14 PHONE1 2 RECORD TIME 15 PHONE2 FAX 3 ID 16 EMAIL 4 FIRSTNAME 17 CUSTOM1 5 LASTNAME 18 CUSTOM2 6 TITLE POSITION 19 CUSTOM3 7 COMPANY 20 CUSTOM4 8 ADDR1 21 COMMENTS 9 ADDR2 22 REP CODES 10 CITY 23 IS WINNER 11 STATE 24 EMBEDDED ID 12 ZIP 25 QUALIFIERS 13 COUNTRY The end sequence is yyy y is the hexadecimal number FD and Decimal ASCII 253 This signals the end of transmission 39 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual ExpoBadge 3750 Commands The Configuration File The Configuration file The Configuration file contains a description of all the settings of the EAIO that is currently selected It is saved in the EAIO as the CONFIG INI file You will see what a configuration file looks like by going to the Print All Settings and selecting Settings For more information on the Configuration File see Configuration File on page 7 11 Below are the contents of the config ini file their default values and their possible values Configuration Possible Values Setting BARCODEDEF Follows the 8 3 DOS file naming standard 8 characters for the filename and 3 characters for the extension and has to end with a B B DEF the default is AETSTANB DEF if not specified MAGSTRIPEDEF Follows the 8 3 DOS file naming standard and has to end wit
39. n Address 1 Address 2 City CA zie Country Comments area Enter field information fax E nail Qualifiers In this area GS TE SN ID 1 Move Up FIRSTNAME 2 LASTNAME 2 2 Move Down POSITION 3 COMPANY 4 ADDR1 5 Delete Row ADDR2 6 CITY 7 1 STATE 7 2 ZIP 7 3 COUNTRY 8 PHONE E FAX 10 EMAIL 1 COMMENTS 12 QUALIFIERS 13 x Print Barcode Save Save s Close Send to Expobadge 3750 22 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files Creating a New Print Format File P In the Print Format utility click the _ Mew button beside the File Name combo box The information displayed on the screen will be cleared Enter the field name line number and column number if more than one field is to be displayed in one line You can move or delete a row by selecting it and pressing the Move up Move down or Delete buttons on the right hand side of the window Enter any notes or comments in the Comments area of your screen Note that this step is optional Then click Save or Save s and you will be asked to enter a File name Enter the desired file name and click Ok The definition file you create will be saved under the folder c ExpoBadge Manager for PC PrintFormat When deciding how to create your print format file here are some guidelines You can have a max
40. n arrow appear Click this and you will see the list of field names available FieldName tine Field Delimiter FIRS THAME pf x COUNTRY Ooo ne FAR FIRSTNAME Click on Line and you will see a blinking cursor Type the line number Note that line numbering begins at 0 So if you have 15 lines you will have line numbers 0 through 14 Do the same for each Delimiter Enter the three digit decimal ASCII value for nonprintable characters and the ASCII value for printable characters You can also arrange the order of the rows by clicking on a particular row and clicking the Move Up or Move Down button To delete a row click on it and press the Delete button Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files FieldName Line _ Field Delimiter FIRSTNAME 0 14003 selected row i LASTNAME 0 003 5 Enter any comments or notes in the Comments area note that this step is optional 6 After entering all the fields click Save or Save As You will be asked to enter a file name The file name can have a maximum of 8 characters and the last character is always B Here you can only enter 7 characters because B is automatically appended to the filename for you The file extension is DEF The file is saved under the folder c ExpoBadge Manager for PC BadgeDef There is no validation on the Start Seq End Seq and New Q line You must try
41. o save as a different configuration file Sending the Configuration to the E3750 If you want to have a hard copy of the configuration settings including the definition files 1 Click the Create Refurbishing Doc This will create a refurbishing sheet with a barcode to refurbish the ExpoBadge CodeReader barcodes for the Configuration file Badge Definition for 2D Barcode and Magnetic card Display Format and Print Format The qualifiers barcode in this sheet are always the AET standard qualifiers Note that you are required to have Microsoft Word on your computer to be able to use this feature 2 Save the Refurbishing sheet in the desired filename and the directory 3 Scan this sheet from top to bottom and left to right Follow the instructions given on the sheet If you have the definition files already in the E3750 you can just click Print Barcode to print the configuration barcode and scan it Clicking the Send to ExpoBadge 3750 button also works in the same way as scanning the configuration barcode 11 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files Before scanning or sending the configuration barcode make sure that all the definition files are already in the NOTE E3750 If the selected definition files do not exist in the ExpoBadge the printout and display will be incorrect DEFINITION FILES This section provides information on how to create modify an
42. oad a CONFIG INI file Our 2D barcode or text file should contain the following information VVV CONFIG INI BARCODEDEF AETSTANB DEF MAGSTRIPEDEF MAGSTANM DEF DISPLAYFILE AETSTAND DFL DISPLAYFONT 0 PRINTFILE AETSTAND PFF PRINTFONT 0 PRINTONOFF 1 PASSTHROUGH 1 COMPANYPROFILE AET COMPANYEMAIL LEADS EXPOBADGE COM yyy Note that the end sequence is not required but it is recommended to make sure that all of the data is sent to the E3750 After sending you will get a printout Accepted filename extension The filename extension must follow the following conventions t must meet the 8 3 DOS file name convention i e maximum of 8 characters for the filename and 3 characters for the extension The badge definition file must end with B DEF for example AETSTANB DEF The badge definition file for a magnetic stripe must end with M DEF for example AETSTANM DEF The print format file must have the extension PFF The display format file must have the extension DFL 41 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual ExpoBadge 3750 Commands Secondary Badge Definition Secondary Badge Definition To use a secondary badge definition file for 2D barcode you must follow the naming convention above and the following 1 Primary badge definition can be of any name as long as it follows the naming convention above 2 The secondary badge definition depends on the primary badge definition If t
43. on Wizard appears Click the Next button J Welcome j x Welcome to ExpoBadge Manager for PC Setup p program This program will install ExpoBadge Manager for PC on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup Program Click Cancel to quit Setup and close any programs you have tunning Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under aw 4 You will then be asked to enter a password type basic to install the Basic version or type the password provided by AET to install the Professional version Wait while the needed files are being copied to your computer S3 Installation Password x To install the Basic version enter basic To install the professional version enter the password provided to you by AEFT Current File Copying Visual Basic Runtime CA ASystem32YCOMDLG32 0C0X Time Remaining 0 minutes I second lt Back Next gt 5 When Installation is complete click Finish 3 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide creer CHAPTER 2 Configuring The Expobadge All In One To change the configuration settings of the
44. ou can only use the RS232 port to send text to the printer Comments A barcode that does not match the badge definition file and does not contain any special character header is added to a record as Comments If transmitting through the RS232 port it will wait for end transmission sequence yyy to stop receiving and NOTE processing the transmitted data f 3750 doesn t receive end transmission within 2 seconds it will time out and process data that has been transmitted The end of transmission sequence is not required to send through the RS232 port but it is recommended to be sure that all the data gets through 44 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual 4 Badge Definition 7 10 19 29 Badge Definition Language 29 C Command Bar 1 Company Email 9 Company Profile 9 Configuration File 7 Configuring the EAIO 7 D Data Received 1 Definition Files 7 10 24 29 Display Font 7 Display Format 7 20 22 Display Format Language 37 Download List 1 Download Settings 1 Download Type 1 26 Downloading the Installer 2 Downloading from the EAIO 26 Eee 3750 Setup 1 11 Emailing your Leads 28 F G H Installing the EPC Manager 2 3 J K 45 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Mag Stripe Definition 17 19 N O P Pass Through On Off 9 Print Font 8 Print Format 7 22 24 Print Format Language 35 Printer On Off 9 Q Qualifiers 24 R Refurbishing Doc 11 S Setting the Time and Date
45. r and save it as filename PFF Then download it to your EAIO Use the Manager or see chapter Configuring the Settings through 2D Barcodes on page 39 DISPLAY FORMAT LANGUAGE Similar to PFL Display Format Language DFL works the same way in that it allows you to customize what is displayed on the screen The command and line definition are basically the same for both PFL and DFL The only limitation of DFL is it can only handle a maximum of six lines and a limit of 21 characters per line Moreover the Comments and Qualifier field names are not available The example given above will also work as a display format file However we now use the file extension DFL 38 ExpoBadge All In One User s Manual Commands sent by the Expobadge manager to the E3750 are discussed in this section They can be sent by either creating a 2D barcode and scanning it in or by sending it through the RS232 port Downloading the ExpoBadge 3750 Database To download the E3750 Database automatically you only need to send the character T to the RS232 port of the E3750 The Expobadge 3750 will return a header followed by the database contents followed by the end sequence The Header has the following format A Serial Number A Number of records A 44Company Name pBEmaild where A is the hexademical number 1E Decimal ASCII value 030 4 is the hexadecimal number 06 Decimal ASCII value 006 oa is the hexadecimal number 08 Decimal ASCII va
46. rs The default email is leads expobadge com To see the current settings on the E3750 you can go to Settings then Print All Settings and select Settings For more information on how to configure and send commands directly to the E3750 see ExpoBadge 3750 Commands on page 39 9 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One The Configuration File Creating a New Configuration File To create a new configuration file P 10 In the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup window click New in the Configuration File section All the Information displayed on the screen will be cleared ExpoBadge 3750 Setup orm File Configuration Name v New Then select the Badge Definition File To do this click the arrow beside the Badge Definition combo box Then select from the drop down list Combo box Badge Definition Tf EE BDF Drop down list New button If the badge definition that you need is not in the dropdown list click the New BDF button to create a new badge definition file For information on how to create a new Badge Definition File go to page 12 Once you have created a badge definition file you can select it from the drop down menu Follow the same procedure for the Mag Stripe Definition Print Format and Display configuration settings For more information on creating Mag Stripe Definition file go to page 16 for Display Format file go to page 20 and for Print Forma
47. s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files DISPLAY FORMAT FILE Through the Display Definition Utility you can customize what is displayed in the EAIO s screen The display of the EAIO can be any layout you want All you need are the list of field names that you want on your screen When deciding how to create your display format file here are some guidelines You can have a maximum of 6 lines on the screen in standard font You can have a maximum of 21 characters per line in standard font Additional characters will be truncated Each field must have a line number f fields have the same line number each field must have a unique column number The file name can have a maximum of 8 characters and the file extension is DFL Creating a New Display Format File 1 Click the button beside the Display combo box in the ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Window The Display Definition Utility window shown below will appear Display Definition Utility File Name AE TSTAND z New Comment ET Standard Display with the Standard font Last Modification January 20 2004 Com ments area Enter field information in this area FieldName a PAIFIRSTNAME v LASTNAME COMPANY CITY STATE ZIP Move Up Moye Down Delete Row 1 2 11 2 3 ATT Print Barcode Save Save As Close Send to Expobadge 3750 20 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro U
48. ser s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files 2 Click the New button beside the File Name box The information displayed on the screen will be cleared i New button File Name AETSTAND Mew ew butto In the Fields to Display enter the field name line number and column number by clicking in the selected row Note that you only need to enter a column number if more than one field is to be displayed in one line You can also arrange the order of the rows by selecting a particular row and clicking the Move Up or Move Down button To delete a row click on it and press the Delete button Enter any comments or notes in the Comments area Click Save or Save As and you will be asked to enter a File name Enter the desired file name and click Ok The definition file you created will be saved under the folder c ExpoBadge Manager for PC DisplayDef Modifying an Existing Display Definition File ly Click the arrow in the File Name combo box to see the dropdown list Click the badge definition file that you want to modify from the drop down list Modify the start sequence end sequence new line and field information Click Save You can also create a new one by modifying an existing definition file and clicking Save As Sending and Selecting the Display Definition File When you are finished with your display format file you must download this file to the E3750 There are two ways of doing this
49. t file go to page 22 From the drop down list select the desired print and display fonts To see print and display font options go to pages 8 and 9 respectively Click the down arrow on the Printer On Off combo box Selecting On allows you to print badge data immediately upon receiving it Do the same for Pass Through Set it to On to send data through the RS232 Port as you received it Enter the Company Profile and Company Email You may leave this blank if you would like Click Save or Save As to save the configuration file Enter your chosen file name The configuration settings will be saved under the file name that you entered and the extension ebm under the directory c ExpoBadge Manager for PC Config Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide Configuring the ExpoBadge All In One Definition Files Modifying an Existing Configuration File To modify an existing configuration file 1 Click the down arrow of the configuration name combo box Then select the name of the configuration that you want to change ExpoBadge 3750 Setup Configuration Name 2 Once you have selected the current settings the file you selected will be displayed 3 Select the settings you want to change by clicking on the down arrow of the combo box Select the setting or file that you want from the drop down list Delete and retype the Company Profile and Company Email if desired 4 Click Save You can also click Save As t
50. u are finished 5 Then to send the list to the E3750 you can either click the Send to ExpoBadge 3750 button or click Print Barcode and then scan the barcode you printed out You can also press the Print Qual Sheet for a scan sheet with your list of qualifiers Note that you can only have a maximum of 20 qualifiers per list To create more just click New and repeat the steps above To modify an existing Qualifier list simply click on the drop down combo box and select the file name of the qualifier list that you want to change Qualifiers Utility File Name AETSTAND v ET STAND Then edit or delete the qualifiers by clicking on the corresponding row and making your changes Finally click Save 25 Expobadge Manager for PC Pro User s Guide CHAPTER 3 Working With Leads Downloading from the ExpoBadge All in One After Installation you are all set for downloading data from the ExpoBadge All In One To download you must configure the settings in the Download Settings section of your screen 1 Connect one end of the download cable to the serial port of your computer and the other end to the RS232 port of the ExpoBadge 3750 2 Select the destination folder by clicking the Folder button Then select the folder where you want your download to be saved By default the directory is C ExpoBadge Manager for PC 3 Enter the Port Number By default it is set to 1 for COM1 4 Select Download Type and Recor
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