ESL Demo Kit User Manual
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1. Create rename file event e Forwards ESL status amp settings information to PC e Sends images commands from server application to ESLs Handles software updates for ESLs Barcode terminal e Receives product and link information from ESL server application e Create modify links between ESLs and products e optional Edit prices content of products e Transmit new changed ESL product links back to server application e Display images e Provide status reports e Poll for data e Search base stations 10 Opti ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 3 Getting started 3 1 Setting up the hardware and software This SDK contains the following pieces of hardware and software that will have to be installed in order to get an ESL demonstration or pilot up and running e The ESL Demo kit installer containing The ESL server application Middleware application Example database files and image templates Firmware for the barcode terminal base station and ESLs Appload optional USB drivers for the barcode terminal cradle optional User manual e 1 EBS30 Base station s that includes o 6V Power supply o Ethernet cable e 6 EE200 2 inch e paper ESLs batteries included OOoOo0000 If you want to be able to quickly link ESLs to products you can use either an e OPH1004 H13 OPN2002 or OPL9728 barcode terminal incl communication cradle cable or e H21 or H22 using Wifi requires a local web server2. gt lt Condition gt 3 lt Condition gt The following chapters will describe the 5 object types in more detail 33 CJETICCCOINI Opticon ESL DEMO KIT User Manual 4 2 2 Text Text can added to the template using the following format Object lt Condition gt 6 lt Condition gt lt Text gt lt Content gt From 6 lt Content gt lt Color gt 0 lt Color gt lt X gt 0 lt X gt Y 33 Y lt Width gt 40 lt Width gt lt Height gt 20 lt Height gt lt Font gt lt Type gt Arial lt Type gt lt Size gt 9 lt Size gt lt Italic gt 0 lt Italic gt lt Bold gt 0 lt Bold gt lt Font gt lt Lines gt 2 lt Lines gt HAlignment LEFT HAlignment lt VAlignment gt BOTTOM lt VAlignment gt lt Text gt lt Object gt e Condition e Content e Color e X Y Width Height e Font e Lines e HAlignment e VAlignment optional Displaying conditions The Dynamic fixed text to be rendered Text color 0 Black 1 White Specify the rectangle within the text is rendered Specifies the type style and size of the used font Number of lines the text may be wrapped if needed Horizontal alignment LEFT CENTER or RIGHT Vertical alignment TOP CENTER BOTTOM 34 Opticon ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 4 2 8 Rectangles A filled rectangle can be added to the template using the following format Obje
3. CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 5 3 Middleware application The ESL server application uses a middleware application to process the CSV files from the Back office into a combined CSV file that the ESL server application uses The tasks of the CSV parser are e Parse product database files modification or complete databases into a combined CSV database containing all product info Parse product ESL link files modification or complete databases into a combined CSV database containing all product ESL links e Optional Generate a reduced article database CSV format for the barcode terminal e Optional Verify price formatting and calculate the discount percentage Note It is allowed to disable the use of a middleware application In this case make sure the CSV parser field in the Data tab is empty If you wish to do so only complete product and link database are allowed to be placed in the configured Input folder and they must be named dbase csv and linked csv respectively To process a product database the ESL server manager will call the CSV parser with the following parameters as specified in the setup window of the ESL server application CSV parser exe O Output folder I Image folder i Id field b Barcode field d Description field f lt From price field s Sell price field p discount percentage field F Field separator D Decimal symbol Z Display leading z
4. Images Folder Output images CSV parser EGF3708x exe 00124B000141BC38 00124B000141BB5A Field Separator Ey Decimal Symbol Dv Display Leading Zero 0 7 v V Allow same product on N displays J Link to Data Paste Labels BONDUELLE CA BONDUELLE FA BOND BUNTER BOND APPEL C DEL MONTE TO 38900014605 DOLE PINEAPP BOND ITALIAN 8718114412160 FRUCTIS 2 IN 1 5410091686352 SWARZKOFPF S Annrono120cnn NIVEA CAD ME m Copy Record Pending Total 3 3 To apply the changes press the Save Changes button The changes will be automatically processed and send to the ESLs To undo any unsaved changes press the Reload button to reload to the original link database 4 Designing the ESL image layout Probably the most important step in the customization process of the ESL system is determining the desired end result being the images that should be displayed on the ESLs When designing the layout of an e paper ESL it s important to know the limitations of what can and what can t be displayed The main characteristics are Fixed resolution of 200x96 pixels Monochrome images only black white No anti aliasing can be used on fonts limiting the amount of available fonts Monochrome company logos and other product group images can be added to
5. OPTICON Appendix A Demo barcodes Opticon ESL DEMO KIT User Manual The quickest way to setup an ESL demonstration with barcode terminal is to simply use the included sample database and example templates After installation of the software and hardware the only configuration steps necessary are finding and adding of the base station and configuring the serial port of the barcode terminal The example database file will automatically be send to the barcode terminal and then you can link your ESLs using the barcode terminal and the product barcodes in the images below See chapter 6 BONDUELLE CARROTS 0 95 asocr DLL 001 FRUCTIS 2 IN 1 SHAMPOO 3 80 300 ML 008 GILLETTE SHAVING FOAM 6 99 zoor NINN MEDE 012 00124B00010DC906 bmp COLGATE SENSATION WHITE 2 29 AMALIA l 012 75 ML 015 015 PICKWICK TEA MINT 1 29 AAA LLLA 40 GR 018 sols BOND BUNTER MIX 428 31 0 89 aoocr MTM soos 003 NIVEA FOR MEN SPORT 3 95 25 2 95 MON 250 ML 010 010 PRODENT TOOTHPASTE 2 05 IMU OLOMI 75 ML 013 013 ELMEX TOOTHPASTE 165 28 1 19 i 1 75 ML 016 016 PICKWICK TEA MINT 1 29 MANAMO OELE 40 GR 018 018 46 BOND APPEL COMPOTE 0 79 iso or MTM MI 004 SWARZKOPF JUNIOR STYLING 3 99 ason MAMMA MII 011 AQUAFRESH TOOTHPASTE 1 80 zsm
6. lt 1 gt 41 lt 1 gt 96896 WI 515 lt K231 lt 42 gt lt Y2 gt 52 lt Y2 gt lt Size gt 2 lt Size gt lt Color gt 0 lt Color gt lt Line gt 4 2 1 Using Example data Using the Example data text boxes in between the image preview and the XML code it is the possibility to preview the image template with actual product data If you leave these Example data fields empty then the previewer of the Image template will show its text as is in the previewer Product Data EAN UPC Description 3083680012256 BONDUELLE CARROTS 3083680915816 BONDUELLE FANTASIA FESTINI 3083680823609 BOND BUNTER MIX 3083680047760 BOND APPEL COMPOTE 24000190257 DEL MONTE TOMATO PASTA 38900014605 DOLE PINEAPPLE ON JUICE 3083680844048 BOND ITALIAN MIX 8718114412160 FRUCTIS 2IN 1 SHAMPOO 5410091686352 SWARZKOPF SHAMPOO PEACH annronoi70enn Mh EA CAD MEN COMDT m Save Changes Reload Copy Record 1of 31 You can either change the Example data manually or you can select one row in the Data tab and press the Copy Record button to use the selected product as example data This way you can be sure the generated image will be correct 31 Opticon ESL OF TIiCOn DEMO KIT User Manual DEL MONTE TOMATO PASTA mU TE 1 49 400 Gm OE UEM
7. lt Field 4 gt lt Field 5 gt etc When a complete database is used meaning any new database file replaces the previous one the first modification field of each line must be left empty The typical record format of a complete product database would be XUnique ID gt lt Barcode gt lt Description gt lt Field 4 gt lt Field 5 gt etc Any field that should be displayed on the ESL should be in the same formatting as it should be displayed on the ESL because the image generator uses the exact field data to render the images Note Database formats other than CSV can be supported but require modifications to the existing middleware application Please contact Opticon for more information on supporting different database formats 5 2 Product ESL link database format The link between an ESL label and a product is made by linking the unique MAC address of the ESL label to the unique product ID To create modify or delete the product ESL links various methods can be used Using a barcode terminal can be used see chapter 6 Using the Data tab of the ESL server application see chapter 3 6 3 e Using a custom method i e using an existing cash register or terminal All of the above methods work by placing the product ESL link database in the configured Input folder which is then automatically processed by the middleware application This link database is a CSV file that must contain the word link in it
8. 3 1 1 Installing the ESL Demo kit To install and run the software you will also need a PC running Windows 7 or Windows XP with server pack 3 as server Before installing the software make sure you have administrator rights and the PC is fully updated with al Windows updates including the latest Internet Explorer updates If your PC doesn t have NET Framework 3 5 or higher installed the installer will automatically install it on your system since the ESL Server application requires it to run Run the SDK installer by starting the setup exe file Select the components that you wish to install If you haven t installed Appload or the Opticon USB drivers on your PC before make sure you install those components as well 11 Opti ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 3 1 2 Installing and finding the EBS30 base station The base station can easily be installed by powering it up connecting it to the Ethernet and placing it within 10 meter the actual maximum range is bigger of your ESLs The PC will need to be connected to the same LAN so it can communicate with the base station After starting the application for the first time no base station will be available to communicate with ESLs Press the Find button on the Base stations tab to find the connected base station fa ESL Server em sx al Base Stations ESLs Data Templates Settings IP Address 192 168 0 36 Port 1002 Mo
9. E 005 Image preview with example data The image template currently supports 5 types of objects that can be added to design the ESL layout e Text fixed and dynamic Lines e Rectangles filled mages monochrome fixed and dynamic e Barcodes These objects should be added to the template file using the following formatting lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 lt EslLayoutInfo gt lt EslTemplate gt lt Variant gt H lt Variant gt lt Width gt 200 lt Width gt lt Height gt 96 lt Height gt Object Text Text Object Object Rectangle Rectangle lt Object gt Object Image Image Object Object Line Line Object Object Barcode Barcode lt Object gt lt EslTemplate gt lt EslLayoutInfo gt The image will be generated by parsing the template from top to bottom so if one object needs to be drawn on top of another then this can be done by changing the sequence of 32 Opticon ESL Pam dg gi am am A DEMO KIT User Manual the objects in the image template The Variant field specifies the hardware variant of the ESL of an image template The dynamic content of texts barcodes and images can be inserted to your template from the CSV database To add a certain field from a CSV record to your image add the field number between two characters in the content field of the object For ex
10. ESL go to the ESL tab base station tab and select the ESLs that you which to configure To select multiple ESLs use the shift or ctrl key Show All ESLs Unique ID MAC Address Group Description Image File Poll Interval Mens Model Version LQI Last Poll 0012480001418823 001_001248000 ET BONDUELLE FANTASIA FESTINI 002 001248000 s fa eem fina T azo ll 00124B0001418C38 003_001248000 NEU UNW ONES UE 00124800010DA213 label Not Lnked gt 212013 114 00124800010DD7CA Label Not Linked 212013 11 4 001248000141BB48 lt Label Not Linked gt EE200 IBHV0022 212013 11 4 00124800010DAE42 Label Not Linked 212013 11 4 00124800010DA140 Label Not Linked z 212013 114 00124800010DC912 Label Not Linked 212013 114 0012480001418B0D Label Not Linked E 212013 114 00124800010DA27D Label Not Linked i 212013 114 00124800010DB226 Label Not Linked 212013 114 00124800010DA253 Label Not Linked 212013 11 4 00124800010DB24A Label Not Linked i 212013 11 4 0012480001418703 Label Not Linked 212013 11 4 0012480001418703 Label Not Linked 212013 11 4 00124800010DA216 Label Not Linked 212013 11 4 Q012480001418801 Label Not Linked 242013114 ri Current image BONDUELLE CARROTS Select action Poll interval sec Reset Poll time out polls Associate interval sec Display orien
11. N A EE200 100 MHz EBS 30 lock fi SIGPISITequeney 32 MHz EE200 Active area W 45 x H 22 mm Number of dots W 200 x H 96 Display Model EG020AS183 EE200 Gray scale level 1 bit Black and white Contrast ratio 10 1 Pixel pitch 111 dpi m onnocior Ethernet 10 100 Mbit EBS 30 Frequency 2 4gHz Radio Protocol IEEE 802 15 4 1 7 Electrical Specifications 1 7 1 Electrical Characteristics EE200 Parameter Typical Unit Remarks Operating voltage 2 8 3 2 V 2 x CR2450 Lithium battery Operating current 7 33 mA During RF and image refresh only Sleep current 1 uA EE200 is in sleep state 299 996 EBS 30 Parameter Typical Unit Remarks Operating voltage 6 0 V Power adapter Operating current 300 mA Opticon ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 1 7 2 Main Battery The main batteries in the EE200 are 2 CR2450 Li Mn batteries e Nominal capacity 2x600 mAh Nominal voltage 3V Low voltage Less than 2 8 V Operating time gt 8 years default settings 4 refreshes day 15 25 C The operating time of the batteries is based on a realistic estimation of any of the following factors that influence the battery life Factor Default values and Correlation Influence estimated averages Higher is better Polling for data amp Interval 20 seconds Yes 6196 reporting settings Retransmissions 1096 No Report ratio 1 to 39 Yes Display updates 4
12. OPN2002 can be used for quick linking with barcodes but place keep in mind that this terminal does not have a display for detailed feedback or a keyboard for manual editing It is also possible to use the H21 H22 or any other Wifi terminal to link ESL to products using Wifi This is done by installing a local web server on the ESL server that runs a webpage to perform the linking Please contact Opticon for more information on how to do this 6 1 Setting up the barcode terminal When using the USB cable it s necessary to install Opticon s USB driver pack which can be selected in the installer The drivers can also be found in the Tools folder of this installation If the ESL Linking Application is not yet loaded on the terminal or needs to be updated then the software can be loaded by using the Update Firmware option in the Setup window of the ESL server manager Select Pat Log options Log folder Output Log m V Log Exceptions V Log Events 7 Log Communication 42 Opticon ESL OF TIiCOn DEMO KIT User Manual To load the software open the Setup tab of the ESL server application Make sure you ve selected the correct COM port Then press the Update Firmware button and select the correct firmware file being e OPH_H13_XPA3693x HEX for the OPH1004 H13 e OPL9728_LBF3693x S32 for the OPL9728 e OPN200x_RFG3693x hex for the OPN2002 These files c
13. channels that an ESL will scan for base station is configurable All channels in the range of channel 11 to 26 can be scanned by adding the channel in the dash separated list of channels By default the channels 11 15 20 25 26 are enabled Channel 11 can t be disabled to make sure that when an ESL that is not associating to any base station and its RF channel range is unknown it can always be retrieved by configuring a nearby base station to channel 11 3 4 Monitoring of ESLs All available information of an ESL can be displayed in the ESL tab Each column can be enabled or disabled by right clicking of the column header and un selecting items of the list below Unique ID Unique ID of the product to which the ESL is linked e MAC 16 digit MAC address of the ESL e Group Product group as configured in the Data tab e Description Product description as configured in the Data tab Image file File name of the generated image for this ESL o Empty ESL is not linked to any product o Image on ESL is up to date o Image is currently updating o Image is currently updating previous attempt failed o Orange Image is ready for updating but the ESL has not polled since o Error Image file could not be found Image update failed o Light grey ESL is missing not associated to any base station e Poll Interval Poll interval see chapter 3 3 2 e Poll Timeout Poll time out see chapter 3 3 3 e Associate Interval Associate
14. not throw the devices into the fire Do not forcibly bend the cable at low temperatures 1 9 8 Foreign Materials Do not immerse the devices in liquids Do not subject the devices to chemicals 1 9 4 Other Do not plug unplug the connectors before disconnecting the power Do not disassemble this product The device may be damaged by power surges Opticon ESL OF TiCon DEMO KIT User Manual 2 Solution Overview The current solution operates by running the provided ESL server application that e Monitors an input folder in which product databases are being placed by a back office system and processes them e Can control monitor and configure ESLs and base stations e Allows manual editing of product and link data bases e Creates changes image templates generates the ESL images and sent them to the ESLs A global overview of the current solution is shown below The following chapters will describe the different parts of this system in more detail and how to get started e Places product modifications as IM Back office CSV file into shared folder e Parse product modifications into Retrieve status reports a combined CSV database E containing all product info e Parse new ESL product links into a combined CSV database containing all links e optional Generate truncated article database CSV format for the barcode terminal Middleware application ESL server application Cradle or Wifi
15. per day No 2096 Temperature 15 25 C No Out of range Not connected 296 No 4 base station OFF Number of channels 5 No Sleep time 99 9 Yes 9 Battery self discharge 1 96 year No 6 The correlation shows whether increasing the listed value increases or decreases the power consumption of the ESLs For example Increasing the poll interval lowers the power consumption Turning off the base stations increases the power consumption e A lower operating temperature increases the power consumption e More display updates per day increase the power consumption Opticon ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 1 8 Serial Number 1 8 3 EBS 30 The serial number can be found on the back of the Base station The EBS 30 also has a unique MAC address which is used for both Ethernet and radio communication 1 8 2 EE200 The serial number of the ESLs is based on the 16 hexadecimal digits MAC address of the RF module However the first 6 digits of the MAC address 00124B have been replaced by the letter A The default barcode that is shown on the display of the ESL is identical to the bar code on the back of the ESL 1 9 Safety Handle this product carefully Do not deliberately subject it to any of the following 1 9 40 Shock Do not throw or drop the devices 1 9 2 Temperature Conditions Do not use the devices at temperatures outside the specified range Do not pour water on the devices Do
16. see chapter 3 6 1 for demonstration purposes and testing See chapter 5 for information about on setting up the back office system 3 6 1 Changing the database format and settings Important Whenever you change the database format i e by changing the field sequence or by adding removing fields or change the database set up then it will be necessary to place a new full copy of the product database in the Input folder This will automatically trigger the parsing of database with the new format or settings 3 BB Unique Id Field 1 From Price Field 5 Feld Separator Barcode Field 2 SellPrceFeld 6 Decimal Symbol 007 Description Field 3 Discount Field 7 Display Leading Zero 0 7 v Group Field 4 l Cumency Symbol 7 Alow same product on N displays Opti ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual a Input Folder Directory in which the back office uploads the new product data files see chapter 5 1 The database files must have the file extension csv in order to be detected by the ESL server application Besides database files it s also possible to place ESL product link files see chapter 5 2 template files images and template files in this folder for processing b Output Folder Output folder for the middleware application It will contain 2 CSV files e dbase csv combined product database e l
17. supported database format is CSV comma separated values with the following properties e UTF 8 UTF 7 ANSI or Unicode encoding other encoding formats on request e Allowed field separator s 1 semi colons e Methods 1 modification database add replace delete and 2 complete database e Each product in the database must contain a unique product ID field to allow linking of an ESL to a product e fthere s a 1 to many relation between the unique product ID and the barcode on this product then the same product should be added to the database multiple times for each unique barcode but all other fields must be identical Also any product modifications like price should be applied on each record for this product e The adding of a product barcode field to the database isn t mandatory However it is recommended since it adds the possibility to quickly link ESLs to a product by simply scanning the barcodes on the product and the ESL using the barcode terminal e If any a column header line should start with 38 Opticon ESL OF TIiCOn DEMO KIT User Manual When using a modification database the modification field should be located at the beginning of each line As modification code the characters I Insert R replace and D delete should be used The typical record format of a product modification database would be lt Modification code gt lt Unique ID gt lt Barcode gt lt Description gt
18. 0 7 v V Allow same product on N displays Link to Data JI Paste Labels Description Standard price Sell price BONDUELLE CA 0 95 035 BONDUELLE FA 0 99 119 BOND BUNTER BOND APPEL C DEL MONTE TO DOLE PINEAPP BOND ITALIAN 8718114412160 FRUCTIS 2 IN 1 5410091686352 SWARZKOPF S Annrono120cnn MIVCA CAD MC m _Save Changes Reload Copy Record _ Pending Total 3 3 3 6 3 Manual editing of the product ESL link database In the top right corner of the Data tab the database containing the links between product and ESLs can be reviewed and edited To edit existing links simply change the fields by selecting the field and changing its content To add new product ESL links first select the ESLs that you wish to link in the ESLs tab and then press the Copy Labels button After that go back to the Data tab and press the Paste Labels button This will cause the copied labels to be pasted in the link database 26 Opticon ESL OPTICON DEMO KIT User Manual To quickly link products to the added ESLs select both the row s of the ESL s as well as the row s of the product s and press the Link to Data button Base Stations ESLs Data Templates Settings Setup Input Folder Input Output Folder Output
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20. 24B00010DB16E Label Not Linked 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124B00010DAF3E Label Not Linked Description 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124800010DD7CA Label Not Linked Image File 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124B00010DAE42 Label Not Linked Ponies 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124800010DA140 Label Not Linked 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 001248000141BB32 lt Label Not Linked gt Poll Timeout 242013125 N A 00124800010DA27D Label Not Linked Associate Interval 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124800010DB226 Label Not Linked Voltage 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124B000141B85E Label Not Linked 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 001248000141885E Label Not Linked EM 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124B00010DA253 Label Not Linked Version 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124B00010DB24A Label Not Linked SubVersion 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124B00010DA216 lt Label Not Linked gt 2 1 2013 12 5 a image Id Backlight Display Orientation Lal LOIR Poll time out polls Last Poll r Current image Associate interval sec BONDUELLE FANTASIA Poll interval sec FESTINI Display orientation Base Station Poll Info ratio 1 x Scan channels Apply Reset 21 Opticon ESL OF TiCcaon DEMO KIT User Manual 3 5 Installing the bar code terminal The quickest method to link a large amount of ESLs to products in your database is by using a bar code terminal This is done by scanning the MAC address bar code on the ESL label followed by scann
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22. Alignment Image lt Object gt e lt Condition gt optional Displaying conditions e File Image file path absolute or relative to Template folder e X Y Specify the start position of the image e Width Height optional Specify the maximum size of the image e HAlignment optional Horizontal alignment LEFT CENTER or RIGHT e lt VAlignment gt optional Vertical alignment TOP BOTTOM 4 2 6 Barcodes Almost any type of barcode can be added to the template using the following format lt Object gt lt Condition gt 4 lt Condition gt lt Barcode gt lt Content gt 4 lt Content gt lt Color gt 0 lt Color gt lt Type gt 5 lt Type gt lt X gt 50 lt X gt lt Y gt 80 lt Y gt lt Width gt 100 lt Width gt lt Height gt 20 lt Height gt HAlignment CENTER HAlignment VAlignment BOTTOM VAlignment Barcode lt Object gt e Condition optional Displaying conditions e Content Content of the barcode e Color Foreground Color O Black 1 White Type Specifies the bar code type See list below e X Y Width Height Specify the rectangle within the barcode is rendered e HAlignment Horizontal alignment LEFT CENTER or RIGHT 36 Opticon ESL OF TiCon DEMO KIT User Manual e VAlignment Vertical alignment TOP BOTTOM The barcode type can be one of the following values EAN UPC auto detect requires a valid check di
23. QUAM M 014 00124B00010DB1EF bmp 004 11 011 014 ELMEX TOOTHPASTE 165 28 1 19 ui NINN 75 ML 016 016 PICKWICK TEA LEMON 0 89 IANUE ILI 30 GR 019 019 DOLE PINEAPPLE ON JUICE 1 75 esce MH IM s006 006 00124B00010DB203 bmp GILLETTE SHAVING FOAM 6 99 zoom NINN LMA MM 012 012 00124B00010DAA9D bmp AQUAFRESH TOOTHPASTE 1 80 MANMANL EMILII 75ML 014 014 PICKWICK FOREST FRUIT 1 29 TH A AI 40 GR 017 FOLGERS CLASSIC ROAST 2 98 TX 2 48 017 250 GR 020 020
24. al The demo kit does NOT include a barcode terminal which can be used to link ESLs to products using barcodes Any of the following Opticon Barcode Terminals can be used for this purpose OPH1004 CRD1001 cradle H13 CRD13 cradle e OPL9728 CRD9723RU cradle OPN2002 mini USB cable H21 H22 using Wifi 1 3 Physical Features 1 3 1 Dimensions 2 e paper ESL EE200 W 70 0 x D 32 0 x H 15 0 mm Base station EBS 30 W 145 0 x D 110 0 x H 30 0 mm excl antenna 1 3 2 Weight 2 e paper ESL EE200 25 g incl 2 batteries Base station EBS 30 125 g excl power supply Opticon ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 1 4 Environmental Specifications 1 4 1 Operating Temperature and Humidity EE200 Temperature 0 to 50 C Humidity 0 85 1 4 2 Storage Temperature and Humidity EE200 Temperature 20 to 60 C Humidity 0 85 1 5 Interface Specifications The radio interface of both the base stations and ESLs have the following specifications e 2 4gHz IEEE 802 15 4 compatible Transmission speeds up to 250 kbps Opticon ESL DEMO KIT User Manual CJETICCCOINI 1 6 Hardware Specifications Items Specifications Remarks Tyoe Stellaris LM3S9B96 EBS 30 yp CC2530 F128 EE200 mena RON 256 KB EBS 30 da 128 KB EE200 96KB EBS 30 CPU Int RAM s 8 KB EE200 MB EBS External RAM pd
25. am m cm am N Electronic Shelf Label DEMO KIT The ESL demo kit is intended for demonstration and development purposes of the Opticon ESL solution U Se r M an ual Opticon ESL OP TIiCOn DEMO KIT User Manual All information in this manual is subject to change without notice Document History Model Number ESL DEMO KIT Specification Number Edition 1 0 0 Original Spec Number Date 2013 Copyright 2013 Opticon All rights reserved This manual may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or converted to any electronic or machine readable form without prior written consent of Opticon Limited Warranty and Disclaimers PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE PRODUCT Serial Number A serial number appears on all Opticon products This official registration number is directly related to the device purchased Do not remove the serial number from your Opticon device Removing the serial number voids the warranty Warranty Unless otherwise agreed in a written contract all Opticon products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for two years after purchase Opticon will repair or at its option replace products that are defective in materials or workmanship with proper use during the warranty period Opticon is not liable for damages caused by modifications made by a customer In such cases standard repair charges will apply If a produ
26. ample if the CSV file has the following field sequence Modification code gt lt Barcode gt lt Unique ID gt lt Price gt lt Description gt lt Weight gt lt Unit gt etc etc Then the price field would be added by using 96396 since it is field 3 field O is the first field It s also allowed to combine multiple fields as dynamic content Example to add the weight plus standard unit Content Weight 5 6 lt Content gt Special characters can be added using the standard XML notation so for instance an Euro sign can be added using amp x20AC since its Unicode is U 20AC Alternatively you can also use the selected Currency Symbol as specified in the Data tab by simply using C as a shortcut to add the currency symbol Any type of object can be added to the template conditionally if needed meaning that it is only shown in the resulting image if a certain field in a CSV record contains a value or equals a certain value This is can be done by adding one of the following lines to any type of object lt Object if only displayed if field 3 contains any value gt lt Condition gt 3 lt Condition gt lt Object if only displayed if field 3 equals 12 gt lt Condition gt 3 12 lt Condition gt lt Object if only displayed if field 3 equals field 4 gt lt Condition gt 3 4 lt Condition gt lt Object if only displayed if field 3 is empty
27. an be found in the Firmware folder of this installation Note Updating the firmware of the barcode terminal requires Appload to be installed Appload can be installed by selecting Appload in the installer or it can be found in the Tools folder 6 2 Loading the database files on the terminal Before any links can be created the reduced product database scan csv first has to be loaded on the terminal to allow the reading of the barcodes on product To be able to transfer files between the ESL server application and the barcode terminal the serial port of the PC is used Make sure you ve enabled and configured the correct serial port in the Setup tab in the server application Also verify that the field numbers of the unique ID barcode and description match your CSV database file See chapter Error Reference source not found Note that the first field is field number 0 the second is 1 etc Loading any files onto the terminal and sending back the resulting link database is done by placing the terminal into its cradle As soon as the combined article database scan csv or the link database has been changed the server application will automatically synchronize the barcode terminal with the PC and process any modifications using the OseComm protocol 6 3 Creating links between ESLs and products To create a link between an ESL and a product the barcode on the back of an ESL needs to be scanned If the barcode on t
28. bar code terminal auuacccsagsossucao mra tact duit Rhine abt n Deu BON M e eret pa eats ule uta enn 22 3 6 Data base configuration T E 23 3 6 1 Changing the database format and settings ssssssssesseee een 23 3 6 2 Manual editing of the product database sssssssssssesenenee nennen enne 26 3 6 3 Manual editing of the product ESL link database ssssessseeee 26 4 Designing the ESL image layOUt iiiuiiieee niani an iussu raa kar nian ce ck FANE RE aD aEa UEM NAR Ra dE E CER Un cM da nnna 27 4 1 Editing the Template Selection File sseeesseeseesseeseessseseeeeee nennen nnne 29 4 2 Editing the Image layout templates rer edet rra ae naso sh epo eaa ec HE Ebr par Edu ce 30 4 2 1 Using Example data sse eene ener rn ennt enne n nennen nen nnns 31 LUMINE 34 4 23 cech 35 LC PEEINLLIAM rm 35 LO OMNI P E 36 4 2 6 1 1 0106 R 36 5 Setting up the back office NM icssiinisncicavwactetiacanseadaacpednenctestncesundavednidachaawinessakieiukbadannesinabianioness 38 5 1 Product database forrmat ccccccccccccceceeeeee ects cece aae aaa E nnne nnne n nennen nnn 38 5 2 Product ESL link database format ccccceecceeceeeeeee cette eee ee cette eee teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeees 39 5 3 Middle
29. ct lt Condition gt 6 lt Condition gt lt Rectangle gt lt Color gt 0 lt Color gt lt X gt 0 lt X gt Y 0 Y lt Width gt 200 lt Width gt lt Height gt 32 lt Height gt lt Rectangle gt lt Object gt e Condition optional Displaying conditions e Color Color O Black 1 White e X Y Width Height Specify the position and size of the rectangle A non filled rectangle can be added by simply drawing two rectangles on top of each other in opposite colors 4 2 4 Lines A line can be added to the template using the following format Object lt Condition gt 6 lt Condition gt lt Line gt lt Color gt 0 lt Color gt lt X1 gt 0 lt X1 gt lt Y1 gt 77 lt Y1 gt lt X2 gt 200 lt X2 gt lt Y 2 gt 77 lt Y2 gt Size l1 Size Line Object e Condition optional Displaying conditions e Color Color O Black 1 White e X1 Y1 X2 Y2 Specify start end coordinates e Size Thickness of the line 35 Opticon ESL OF TiCcon DEMO KIT User Manual 4 25 Images An image fixed or dynamic can be added to the template using the following format lt Object gt lt Condition gt 4 lt Condition gt lt Image gt lt File gt Images G 34 bmp lt File gt lt X gt 173 lt X gt lt Y gt 33 lt Y gt lt Width gt 32 lt Width gt lt Height gt 32 lt Height gt lt HAlignment gt CENTER lt HAlignment gt VAlignment BOTTOM V
30. ct is returned under warranty and no defect is found standard repair charges will apply Opticon assumes no liability for any direct indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of use or inability to use both the hardware and software even if Opticon has been informed about the possibility of such damages Packaging The packing materials are recyclable We recommend that you save all packing material to use should you need to transport your scanner or send it for service Damage caused by improper packaging during shipment is not covered by the warranty Trademarks Trademarks used are the property of their respective owners Opticon Inc and Opticon Sensors Europe B V are wholly owned subsidiaries of OPTOELECTRONICS Co Ltd 12 17 Tsukagoshi 4 chome Warabi shi Saitama Japan 335 0002 TEL 81 0 48 446 1183 FAX 81 0 48 446 1184 SUPPORT USA Europe Phone 800 636 0090 Phone 31 235692728 Email support opticonusa com Email support opticon com Web www opticonusa com Web www opticon com Opticon ESL OF TiCon DEMO KIT Contents 1 Features arid SpechilCatlOnsvcicccciscinissatsscisnsssnvasscrsnsaienscconiacsninianiabuanceatvesactnancisuiesauannatinuesiararsans 5 tle I pe 5 QUE Ca m 5 13 Physical Features PT c 5 IPIE IDE Ep E 5 SERVILI
31. del EBS30 Add IP address Port MAC address Model Name PANId Channel Version Status ESLs Configuration Communication RF Channel UNES Local name Energy Scan Reset Reactivate ESLs PAN ID r1 Ethernet Settings View Firmware Update al el Se i al Apply Reset Riise mmm wc 7m 4 Select the discovered base station and then press the Add button to connect your PC with the base station If activated ESLs are nearby then the ESL count will start incrementing as they start connecting to the base station However if the ESLs are still deactivated they will first have to be reactivated Please note that when the base station is connected to the LAN with DHCP the IP address can vary over time making it necessary to remove the old base station entry by pressing the Delete key of your keyboard and discovering the base station again using the find button Using static IP leases in the DHCP server can resolve this problem 12 Opti ESL OPTICON DEMO KIT User Manual 3 1 3 Installing and activating the ESLs On arrival the ESLs usually already have their two CR2450 batteries inserted If not the batteries can be easily inserted by removing the back shell However to allow safe transport by airplane it is likely that the ESLs will show a DEACTIVATED message in their left top corner This means the ESLs do not emit any
32. discount gt 11 lt FileName gt Discount_2 xml lt FileName gt 12 lt EslTemplate gt 13 EslTemplate 14 lt Variant gt H lt Variant gt H EE200 2 e paper gt 15 lt Condition gt lt Condition gt lt Article not found gt 16 lt FileName gt NotFound_2 xml lt FileName gt 17 lt EslTemplate gt 18 lt EslTemplate gt 19 lt Variant gt K lt Variant gt lt K EE270 2 7 e paper gt 20 lt Condition gt 7 lt Condition gt lt No discount gt 21 lt FileName gt Normal 2 7 xml lt FileName gt 22 lt EslTemplate gt 23 lt EslTemplate gt 24 lt Variant gt K lt Variant gt lt K EE270 2 7 e paper gt 25 lt Condition gt 7 lt Condition gt lt With discount gt 26 FileName Discount 2 7 xml FileName 27 lt EslTemplate gt 28 lt EslTemplate gt 29 lt Variant gt K lt Variant gt lt K EE270 2 7 e paper 30 lt Condition gt lt Condition gt lt Article not found 31 lt FileName gt NotFound 2 7 xml FileName 32 lt EslTemplate gt 33 EslLayoutInfo 34 4 m r 29 Opticon ESL OF TiCcaon DEMO KIT User Manual Each listed image template in the selection file will have 3 fields Variant Specifies the hardware variant character of the ESL This character is the 3 character of the Firmware version of an ESL which is displayed in the ESLs tab The current list of supported hardware va
33. e energy levels on the RF bandwidth select the base station in the Base stations tab and press the Scan button 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 6 09 4 499 11 15 20 25 26 Since the EE200 ESLs will by default only look for base stations on channels 11 15 20 25 amp 26 Look for the RF channel with the lowest energy level on average of these 5 channels If the RF channel of the base station is set to a channel outside this selection the ESLs will not find the base station If you do wish to use any of the other channels then it s necessary to first configure a different RF channel selection into the ESLs before 14 Opti ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual configuring the base stations See chapter 3 3 6 Note If an ESL is not associating to any base station and its RF channel range is unknown then configure a base station to channel 11 This channel will always be scanned by an ESL to make sure they can always be found and reconfigured without having to look for it on all channels After determining the least active RF channel close the RfScan dialog After that you can change the RF Channel in the Configuration section of the Base stations tab and press Apply to confirm Configuration RF Channel 11 Localname EBS30_CBA7 PANID CBA7 Ethernet Settings View Amy Rese After the RF channel is changed the base station will automatically res
34. e generator to add the currency in front of the price Must be specified in the image template using C see chapter 4 Decimal Symbol Holds the decimal symbol for prices which can be either a dot or comma If the user accidently types in a comma instead of a dot or vice versa in a price field then the CSV parser will automatically correct this Display leading zero Specifies the price formatting when the price is smaller than one standard currency i e 0 75 The CSV parser can automatically format prices in any of the following three formats 0 75 75 or 75 25 Opticon ESL OPTICON DEMO KIT User Manual 3 6 2 Manual editing of the product database Using the Data tab of the ESL server application it is possible to quickly view and edit the content of the current product database To do this select the field that you wish to change and edit the value After editing press the Save Changes button in the lower left corner to apply the changes The changes will be automatically processed and send to the ESLs if the resulting image is altered To undo any unsaved changes press the Reload button to reload to the original database ial ESL Server Base Stations ESLs Data Templates Settings Setup Input Folder Input Output Folder Output Images Folder Output images CSV parser EGF3709x exe Field Separator Decimal Symbol Display Leading Zero
35. emplate is shown on the left which will be updated each time that you press the Save button or press Ctrl S 30 Opticon ESL OPTICON DEMO KIT User Manual If the modified template contains an error then no preview will be display and an error message will be shown underneath the XML editor with detailed information about what s wrong To apply the changes to the ESLs press the Export button ee Base Stations ESLs Data Templates sett Configuration TREES Felder ROI Templates lt xml version 1 0 encodinge utf 5 2 SS z T lt EslLayoutInfo gt Info XMLtemplate lt Automatic gt 4EslTemplate 5 lt Variant gt H lt Variant gt lt H 2 e pa MM eiee m lt Width gt 200 lt Width gt z lt Height gt 96 lt Height gt lt object gt lt Text gt Content 5 Content lt Color gt 0 lt Color gt lt X gt 0 lt X gt lt gt 36 lt Y gt lt Width gt S0 lt Width gt lt Height gt 20 lt Height gt lt Font gt lt Type gt Arial lt Type gt lt Size gt 16 lt Size gt lt Italic gt 0 lt Italic gt lt Bold gt 1 lt Bold gt lt Font gt 3 Y lt Lines gt 1 lt Lines gt ov 7 lt HAlignment gt CENTER lt HAlignment gt Red 14 gt lt VAlignment gt CENTER lt VAlignment gt KV I LLLA lt Text gt b lt Object gt 0 0 lt Object gt lt strip 0 0 Line lt X1 gt 49 lt X1 gt 96296
36. ero setting Z Z or Z0 gt T Create barcode terminal file scan csv Database file gt csv So the default call by the ESL server application would be EGF3709x exe O Output I Output Images il b2 d3 f5 s6 p7 F D 20 Input ExampleData csv To process a product ESL link database the ESL server manager will call the CSV parser with the following parameters as specified in the setup window of the ESL server application lt CSV parser gt exe O Output folder i Id field lt link gt csv So the default call by the ESL server application would be EGF3709x exe O Output il Input Linked csv If used the record format of the truncated database file scan csv for the bar code terminal that is generated will have the following format lt Barcode gt lt Unique ID gt lt Description optional gt If no barcodes are used in your application or when the Unique ID is the barcode then the Barcode field will be the same as the Unique ID field 41 Opticon ESL OF TiCcaon DEMO KIT User Manual 6 Barcode terminal application A barcode terminal can be used to link an ESL using its unique MAC addresses to products objects or locations How to create these links will be described in the following chapters The barcode terminals that are easiest to be used with this kit is the OPH1004 H13 or the OPL9728 with a communication cradle and USB and or RS232 cradle Alternatively also the
37. et to apply the new setting Be aware that any ESLs that were already associated with the base station before changing the RF channel will lose their connection with the base station By default it will take 30 polls times the poll interval of 20 seconds before the ESLs will time out and start looking for another base station To avoid having to wait a couple of minutes before the ESLs starts looking for the base station on the new RF channel it s possible to disassociate all the ESLs from the base station prior to changing the RF channel To do so select all ESLs in the ESLs tab that need to be disassociated then select the Kick from base station action and press the Start button All ESLs should now start disassociating from base station Once they re all gone quickly change the RF channel and the ESLs should start to reappear again on the new channel 3 2 2 Changing the local name To make it easier to distinguish multiple base stations it s possible to assign a name to base stations This can be done by editing the text field besides Local name and pressing the Apply button afterwards to store the name inside the base station 3 2 3 Changing the PAN ID Base stations are addressed by the ESLs by their PAN ID 2 bytes and a 16 bit short address This makes it possible to have multiple base stations operating on the same RF channel By default PAN ID is the same as the 2 least significant bytes of the MAC address In
38. f the unique product ID in the CSV record Even though the product ID must be unique it is allowed to have multiple records with the same ID in your database with different barcodes Barcode field Field number of the product barcode in the CSV record If the barcode field 24 Opticon ESL OF gi amo am JA DEMO KIT User Manual is the same as the Unique Id field or when the barcode field isn t unique or present use the Unique ld field number for both configurations Description field Field number of the product description in a CSV record The description is shown by the barcode terminal when a link is created so the user can verify the correct product was linked Group field Field number of the product group in a CSV record If no group field is present in the CSV record set the field number to 0 From price field Field number that holds the from price from the article If no from price is present in the CSV record set it to the sell price field Sell price field Field number that holds the current sell price from the article If no sell price is present in the CSV record set it to the 0 Discount field Field number which holds the automatically calculated discount percentage If the from price and sell price fields are equal or set to 0 then the discount percentage isn t calculated Currency Symbol Holds the currency symbol Used by the imag
39. g was successful To delete an existing link press the small button and scan either the barcode of the product or the MAC address of the ESL The OPN2002 will either sound an OK beep or an error beep indicating the unlinking was successful or not 6 4 Sending the modified link database back to the PC After all links have been created using the barcode terminal this information needs to be send back to the PC so they can be processed by the server application This can be done by placing the terminal back into its cradle or connecting it to a USB cable The terminal should now automatically send the link database linked csv back to the PC After the barcode terminal has sent back the link database the ESL server application will call the middleware application to parse the combined database and link database into ESL image files bitmaps and configuration XML files and update the ESLs if necessary l 7 Version history VoO 1 First preliminary release October 11 2011 V0 2 Added following features November 10 2011 OPL9728 compatibility LFD36931 2 7 e paper compatibility Support of alphanumeric product IDs Fixed adding images to image templates Fixed delete database button Updated manual to match Opticon style Fixed cross references November 18 2011 V1 0 Fully updated manual to support January 3 2013 EBS 30 base station New ESL server application OPN2002 compatibility 45
40. git UPC A UPC E UPC 2 Addon supplemental chars UPC 5 Addon supplemental chars EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2of5 Standard 2of5 Industrial 20f5 Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCI Codabar PostNet BOOKLAND ISBN JAN13 MSI Mod10 MSI Mod10 Mod10 MSI Mod11 MSI Mod11 Mod10 Modified Plessey Code 11 USD8 UCC 12 UCC 13 LOGMARS6 Code 128 Code 128 Code set A Code 128 Code set B Code 128 Code set C ITF14 Interleaved 2of5 14 digits Code 93 Telepen 19 00 IO OUT E pL EDD PR e O QJ Q9 QJ Q0 NJ NJ MJ MJ MJ MJ NM MJ MJ M B p B HB p HB BB Q9 N P O 0 00 I O U1 4 0 NJ IS O 0 O0 J OQ Ui B 0 N Please note that the content of a barcode must match various criteria i e fixed length and check digits in order it to render properly If a barcode is not correctly rendered then please check the log file in the sub folder Log of the configured Output folder for more information about the cause of the problem search for Barcode rendering failed 37 Opti ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 5 Connecting the back office The back office triggers the ESL server application by placing a file containing either only product modifications or a complete product database in the Input folder see chapter 3 6 Only one file may reside in this folder to enforce sequential handling This means that the Back office may only store another file when the current file
41. has been processed and moved to a different folder To avoid read write conflicts the database files should first be copied into the specified folder under a temporary name i e tmp and renamed to the correct name afterwards The placing and processing of incoming CSV files should be done as follows e The file is moved copied to a configurable local folder called the Input folder e When moving copying the file from the Back office to the folder a temporary name is used i e productdata_1 tmp productdata_2 tmp etc e After the complete file has been moved copied the file will be renamed to its final name i e productdata_1 csv productdata_2 csv etc e The server application will pick up the CSV file as soon as it detects this rename file event e The file will be processed instantly as the records contain no start end date e Once a file is processed it will be moved to the configurable Processed folder and the Back office is able to put another file in the folder When errors occur they will be reported in an error log in the Log folder The data file will not be moved in case of errors e The ESL server application will call the middleware applications to parse the incoming CSV file into a combined database file After that the ESL server application will generates the information and image files that are used to update the ESLs 5 1 Product database format Currently the only
42. he base station in the Base stations tab of the ESL server application After that you can open the embedded webpage of the EBS 30 with your default web browser by pressing the View button next to Ethernet settings After that you can change all the settings of the base station by going to the Configure page It s also possible to access this webpage directly from your web browser using the IP address of the base station Note The base station can also be controlled over the Internet or via a public network but it won t be a secure solution since SSL isn t supported yet in this SDK nor is the webpage password protected 16 am a i ol em Y EDEN User Manual About Opticon eae Configure Status Current New 11 m E007 E007 EBS30 E007 EBS30 E007 1002 1002 Enabled 169 254 19 63 169 254 19 63 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 169 254 19 1 169254191 3 2 5 Factory default To set the EBS 30 back to factory default keep the reset button pressed for 30 seconds This will re enable DHCP and set the IP address and subnet mask back to the values listed on the bottom the EBS 30 Also the other configurations will reset to factory default 17 Opti ESL OPTICON DEMO KIT User Manual 3 3 Configuring of ESLs There are a number of configurations that can be made in the ESLs to control customize them and to regulate power consumption To edit configurations of an
43. he e paper ESLs is not accessible it s also possible to display this same barcode on the e paper ESLs To do so select all ESLs in the ESLs tab that have not yet been linked then select the Show default image action and press the Start button All ESLs should now start displaying the default barcode image containing the MAC address Note The barcode on the ESL is truncated to fit the display meaning that the first 6 digits which are always the same have been replaced by the letter A 6 3 10 OPH1004 H13 or OPL9728 43 Opticon ESL OF gi amo am JA DEMO KIT User Manual The first step in creating a link is pressing 1 Link ESLs and then selecting the used ESL variant by pressing 1 2 e paper or 2 2 7 e paper The next step is scanning the MAC address barcode on the ESL after which the terminal should sound an OK beep and display the full MAC address After scanning the MAC address you can either manually enter the unique ID or scan the barcode of the product that you want to link to this ESL After scanning entering the product the terminal should say that the linking was successful Linking successfull If the product wasn t found in the database it will show a message that the product wasn t found Product not found If you accidently linked the wrong product to an ESL then you can correct this by scanning the ESL s MAC address again and linking it to the correct pr
44. ime the associate interval can best be set to a much longer interval like 300 seconds For an even longer period of time removing the batteries might be the best option The amount of power that is being consumed by the ESL when it s not connected to any base station is also strongly related to the number of RF channels it is configured to search for base stations More information about the configuration of the Scan Channels can be found in chapter 3 3 6 3 3 2 Poll Interval The poll interval specifies the interval in seconds at which the ESL sends a poll for data to the base station This parameter is the most significant configuration of an ESL since it strongly determines the response time of an ESL how fast is an image displayed as well as the battery life time By default the ESLs poll every 15 seconds once they re connected to a base station This means that to response time of an ESL can be anywhere in between 0 to 15 seconds unless the poll doesn t arrive at the base station due to interference The poll interval greatly influence the battery life time so lowering it is not recommended For example changing the poll interval from 15 seconds to 5 seconds will roughly double the power consumption and thereby shorten the battery life time by a factor of 2 An advantage of making the poll interval bigger is the reduction of the used bandwidth per ESL making it possible to connect more ESLs to a single base station 3 3 3 P
45. ing or entering the unique ID of the product The unique ID can be anything an EAN code article number location room number etc As long as it s a unique identifier it can be linked to an ESL Opticon provide software for a wide variety of barcode terminals to perform this task The following Opticon bar code terminals are currently supported e OPN2002 bar codes only uses a mini USB cable OPH1004 bar codes amp keypad requires a CRD1001 cradle e H13 bar codes amp keypad requires a CRD13 cradle OPL9728 bar codes amp keypad requires a CRD9723RU cradle H21 bar codes amp keypad requires Wifi and a web server e H22 bar codes amp keypad using Wifi and a web server More information on how to set up the barcode terminal can be found in chapter 6 22 Opticon ESL Fam dg gi am am A DEMO KIT User Manual 3 6 Data base configuration The ESL server application is triggered by files that are being placed in a specified Input folder by the back office These can be either CSV image or template files Using a shared folder it s possible to allow external access by the back office from anywhere in the world If the back office system is not yet available then it s also possible to edit prices links and products manually in the ESL server application in the Data tab Alternatively there s also the possibility to manually place and rename some CSV files in the Input folder
46. inked csv ESL products links When using a bar code terminal for linking it can also contain the following file e Scan csv truncated article database Any processed CSV files from the Input folder will be moved to the sub folder e Processed c Images Folder All automatically generated images and XML files will be placed in this folder Once these images and XML files have been sent to ESLs they will be moved to the sub folder Completed d CSV parser Executable of the middleware application that parses new product databases and product ESL links into a combined database dbase csv and a combined product ESL link database linked csv When a bar code terminal is used it also generates a truncated article database scan csv that is sent to the barcode terminal to allow linking of products to ESLs By default the CSV parser expects the following field sequence in the CSV files Modification code gt lt Unique ID gt lt Barcode gt lt Description gt lt Group gt lt From price gt lt Sell price gt lt Discount gt etc If the field sequence of the supplied database is different then this can be changed by altering the following field numbers Important notes e The first field is field number 0 the second is 1 etc e The default CSV parser uses the field 0 to detect whether it s a complete or modification database file so please don t remove this field Unique Id field Field number o
47. interval see chapter 3 3 1 Battery voltage Current battery voltage e Model Hardware model of the ESL i e EE200 20 Opti ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual e Version Software version of the ESL firmware e SubVersion Software version of the sub processor of the ESL if present Image Id Image Id of the image on the ESL O default image 1 normal image e Backlight Backlight setting of the ESL only for TFT based ESLs e Display Orientation Display Orientation Normal or Flipped See chapter 3 3 4 LOI Indicator of the signal strength from an ESL measured by base station LOI Rx Indicator of the signal strength from an ESL measured by ESL e Last Poll Time of the latest poll that has been received from the ESL e Base Station IP address of the base station to which the ESL is currently connected o Light green Base station is connected o Orange Base station is not connected o lightgrey ESL is missing not associated to any base station e Status Current state of the ESL E Show All ESLs X a ID MAC Address Group Description Poll interval Voltage Version LQI Last Poll 0012480001418B23 93 BONDUELLE CARROTS 001 001248000 5 302 T 24 2420131255 m 00124B000141BB5A BONDUELLE FANTASIA FESTINI 002 00124Bnnn 2 1 2013 12 001248000141BC38 93 BOND BUNTER MIX Unique ID 2 1 2013 12 5 E 00124B00010DB206 Label Not Linked MAC Address E 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 00124B00010DB16E Label Not Linked Du 2 1 2013 12 5 N A 001
48. oduct Settings The settings menu of the terminal can be accessed by pressing 4 Settings This menu contains 2 options 1 Delete data Deletes all files from the terminal so also all links that have not yet been sent back to the PC 2 Barcodes This menu can enable disable different barcode symbologies so almost all barcodes can be scanned Version Shows the version of the terminal application which can be useful for support purposes 6 3 3 OPN2002 Before you start to link ESLs to products the OPN2002 first needs to know which type of ESL is going to be linked Read one of the labels below to select the hardware model of your ESL This action only has to be done once ESL Type EE200 2 e paper 45 H AE ER II eoi FORMAT t 44 Opticon ESL OF gi amo am JA DEMO KIT User Manual Note Use the format label to erase all data from the OPN2002 in case you wish to start over The first step to create a link is pressing the trigger button and scanning the barcode on the product If the product wasn t found in the database or no database was present it will sound an error beep to indicate the product wasn t found If the product was found the laser will stay on and will start beeping every second to indicate that you can now scan MAC address of the ESL After scanning the MAC address an OK beep will be given indicating that the linkin
49. oll timeout The poll timeout specifies the number of polls without acknowledge from the base station after which the ESL will time out its connection and start searching for another base station The default poll time out is currently 30 polls so by default the time out is 30x15 seconds 450 seconds 3 3 4 Display orientation It is allowed to mount ESLs up side down To make sure that the images are displayed correctly the display orientation can be changed to Flipped 19 Opti ESL OPTICON DEMO KIT User Manual 3 3 5 Poll Info Ratio The poll info ratio determines how often ESLs will automatically send their current status and settings to the base stations By default the ESLs will transmit this information once every 40 polls so a ratio of 1 39 The status and information of an ESL is also requested immediately by selected un ESL in the ESL tab This will cause the base station to request the settings the next time this ESL polls for data The poll info ratio is set to a relative high value because settings and status usually don t vary a lot Also sending settings and status information uses more bandwidth and consumes more power than regular polls for data 3 3 60 Scan channels Once an ESL has associated connected to a base station it operates on a single RF channel However when it s not yet connected to a base station the ESL will automatically scan a range of RF channels for base stations The range of RF
50. radio signals and won t be searching for base stations at this point To reactivate these ESLs place them nearby the connected base station and select the base station in the list view of the Base stations tab This allows you to press the Reactivate ESLs button in the bottom right corner After pressing this button a dialog will appear showing a progress bar and how many ESLs have been reactivated so far Since the ESLs will only wake up for a split second every few minutes it can take more than 15 minutes before all ESLs have been successfully reactivated You can verify this by checking whether the DEACTIVATED message has disappeared from the screen Active ESL s will be periodically seek for an Opticon base station so as soon as an Opticon base station is within range they will associate with it and start sending data requests and status information to it When a base station is turned off or an ESL is moved out of range an ESL will time out after a couple of minutes and starts seeking for another base station in range See chapter 3 3 for more information about configuring ESLs It might be possible that even though the ESLs are working properly they still don t connect the base station This might be caused by Wifi interference on the default RF channel of the base station To resolve this problem see chapter 3 2 1 3 1 4 Mounting ESLs Since there are many types of mounting clips to mount shelf labels to shelves the ESL
51. riants EE200 EE201 2 E paper EE270 EE271 2 7 E paper ET1000 10 TFT Screen EB4000 40 Bistable LCD e rail ET3200 32 TFT Screen n p A ow ode Wa Condition optional Specifies under which condition the template is used Examples lt Template is used if field 3 contains a value gt lt Condition gt 3 lt Condition gt lt Template is used if field 3 equals 12 gt lt Condition gt 3 12 lt Condition gt lt Template is used if field 3 equals field 4 gt lt Condition gt 3 4 lt Condition gt lt Template is used if field 3 is empty gt lt Condition gt 3 lt Condition gt lt Template is used if product was not found gt lt Condition gt lt Condition gt File name File name of the image template use relative paths to the configured Template folder After editing the template selection file press the Save button to make sure that the template file is valid If not follow the instructions underneath the XML editor and try again To apply the changes to the ESLs press the Export button 4 2 Editing the Image layout templates Image layout templates are XML based and can be manually edited to design your own label layout To edit an image layout template open it by selecting it under Found templates After that the XML content of the file will be displayed on the right A preview of the t
52. s of the demo kit are supplied without mounting clips Please contact Opticon for more information on the mounting possibilities of our ESLs to your shelves For simple demonstration purposes with small amounts of labels one might also consider using double sided foam tape as a temporarily solution 13 Opticon ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual 3 2 Configuring the base station Base stations have very few configurations besides the configuration of the Ethernet settings which will be described in chapter 3 2 4 The only vital configuration is the RF channel on which the base station operates 3 2 1 Configuring the RF channel The base station operates on a single RF channel which can be selected in a range of channel 11 to 26 as specified by the IEEE 802 15 4 standard When using multiple base stations it s strongly recommended to use a different RF channel for each base station within range to improve the maximum throughput of data and reduce data collisions Since the base station ESLs which apply the IEEE 802 15 4 standard operate on the same frequency band as i e WIFI and Bluetooth it s important to make sure that a base station does not operate on the same RF channel as any nearby WIFI network to minimize interference To detect which RF channels are least active the base station can perform an energy scan on all 16 available channels and graphically show the energy levels in a real time graph To check th
53. s filename and has the extension csv i e Product_links1 csv Each record of a complete link file to replace the existing link database should have the following exact format Unique ID gt lt Hardware variant 16 digit MAC address gt The current list of supported hardware variants is H EE200 EE201 2 E paper K EE270 EE271 2 7 E paper L ET1000 10 TFT Screen 39 Opticon ESL Pam dg gi am am A DEMO KIT User Manual F EB4000 40 Bistable LCD e rail P ET3200 32 TFT Screen Example 012 H 00124B00010DACCD 014 H 00124B00010DA152 008 H 00124B00010DD7C5 013 H 00124B00010DA234 011 K 00124B00010DAF28 010 K 00124B00010DB222 009 K 00124B00010DCO9E1 015 H 00124B000141BB01 016 H 00124B00010DCF40 017 H 00124B00010DAF3E 018 H 00124B000141B84B Each record of the modification link file should have the following exact format Modification code gt lt Unique ID H 16 digit MAC address gt When using a modification link file the allowed modification codes are I Insert R replace and D delete should be used When deleting a record only the product ID or MAC address field is mandatory Example r 3 H 00124B000141B633 2 H 00124B000141B632 1 H 00124B000141B634 1 K 2 8 r 1 K 00124B000141B631 0 77700124B000141B57A 7H 00124B000141B635 H 00124B000141B631 r 76 d Fr HHUUUH HHHH 40 Opti ESL
54. tation Poll Info ratio 1 x Scan channels App _ Reset After doing so the current settings of the first selected ESL will be shown below Note If the base station has not yet received the settings from this ESL then you ll have to wait till the settings have been received from the ESLs These are automatically requested the next time the ESL polls for data There are 6 configurations that can be edited These configurations will be described in the following chapters e Associate Interval e Poll interval e Poll timeout e Display orientation e Poll Info ratio e Scan channels 18 Opticon ESL OF gi amo am JA DEMO KIT User Manual 3 3 4 Associate interval When an ESL is not connected to any base station it will automatically start looking for nearby base stations Since searching for base station consumes a relative large amount of power it will not continuously search but only once every couple of seconds The associate interval determines the time in seconds between two associating attempts of an ESL The default associate interval is currently 15 seconds Please note that ESLs consume much more power while not being connected to a base station than when they re connected so it s strongly recommended to never turn off the base stations once a network of ESL s is operating If ESLs are not being used for a long period of t
55. the extremely rare case that you will have two base stations that have the same default PAN ID it s necessary to change the PAN ID manually This can be done by editing 15 Opticon ESL OF TIiCOn DEMO KIT User Manual the PAN ID field to a unique 4 digit hexadecimal value and pressing the Apply button afterwards to store the name inside the base station Be aware that any ESLs that were already associated with the base station before changing the PAN ID will lose their connection with the base station By default it will take 30 polls times the poll interval of 20 seconds before the ESLs will time out and start looking for base stations again 3 24 Configuring the Ethernet settings By default the base station is configured with DHCP enabled If DHCP is not available then the EBS 30 will be available on the IP address and subnet mask that are listed on the bottom of the EBS 30 If DHCP is used make sure the DHCP server always leases the same IP to the same base station to prevent having to find and add the base station again every time that the IP addresses changes Important If DHCP is disabled and the current IP address and subnet mask are unknown then it s possible to recover the EBS 30 by applying power the device with the reset key pressed This will re enable DHCP temporarily to allow reconfiguration of the EBS 30 on a network with DHCP enabled To change the Ethernet settings you first have to find and add t
56. the layout Barcodes can be added using information from the database Texts can be rotated only in 90 angles currently only horizontal is supported in this version Dynamic texts using information from the database can be added and aligned as desired 27 Opticon ESL CJETICCCOINI DEMO KIT User Manual Different templates for groups of ELSs is possible by adding objects to the template using a template selection file with conditions i e condition field x group equals 5 Currently the layout of an ESL images is specified using template files which are XML based Using very basic XML tags it s possible to manually edit the included example templates The default location of the templates is Templates The ESL template files are XML based and can be manually edited in the Templates tab to design your own image layout 28 Opti ESL OPTICON DEMO KIT User Manual The ESL server application uses 3 types of templates A Template Selection File specifies which image template is used under which conditions Using a template selection file makes it possible to apply different templates to different models of ESL i e 2 and 2 7 and to different product groups or conditions i e discounts Image templates specify the actual image layout of the images that will be generated e An information template is used to generate the XML files that provide the ESL server application with all
57. the necessary information about the linked ESL and product Unique ID MAC address and description By default this template file is automatically generated using the database configuration in the Data tab Only if you wish to add multiple articles on the same ESL then adding this template will be necessary Please contact Opticon technical support for a detailed description on how to do this 4 1 Editing the Template Selection File As mentioned above the template selection file specifies which image template is used under which conditions If a template selection file is used then it will be configured as Default template in the Templates tab If only one image template is used then it s not necessary to use a template selection file So the Default template can simply be set to this image template file To edit the template selection file it first needs to be opened by selecting it under Found templates After that the file will be displayed on the right I lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 2 lt EslLayoutiInfo gt 3 lt EslTemplate gt 4 lt Variant gt H lt Variant gt lt H EE200 2 e paper gt 5 lt Condition gt 7 lt Condition gt lt No discount gt 6 lt FileName gt Normal 2 xml lt FileName gt 7 lt EslTemplate gt 8 lt EslTemplate gt 3 lt Variant gt H lt Variant gt lt H EE200 2 e paper gt 10 lt Condition gt 7 lt Condition gt lt With
58. ware application ccccccccccccccceeccee cette eee e eee e eee e eee e eet eta nennen nennen nennen 41 6 Barcode terminal application 2 2 c sseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeaeeeneeeeseeeseeeeneeneeeeeeeeeeenes 42 6 1 Setting up the barcode terminal sssssssssee eee 42 6 2 Loading the database files on the terminal cecccceeeeeeeeeeseeceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeneeees 43 6 3 Creating links between ESLs and products ssssssssseeeee ee 43 6 3 4 4 QPH1004 H13 0ot OPL97 28 irre reete ree eee noe a a dee eda eng nece d dos durae 43 epe 44 6 4 Sending the modified link database back to the PC ccccccccccccceeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeees 45 7 Version NiStOfy PRI C TIU 45 Appendix A Demo barcodes nier nena ann Rana n NR aure EXER ERA NER ER KX Ro SY yo AERE Ene aniani 46 Opticon ESL Pam dg gi am am A DEMO KIT User Manual 1 Features and Specifications 1 1 Abstract This manual provides a preliminary description on how to set up a customized Electronic Shelf Labels ESL project with e Paper ESLs from Opticon Sensors Europe BV 1 2 Contents The ESL demo kit consists of the following components e Ethernet ESL base station EBS 30 6 2 e paper ESLs EE200 including 6x2 CR2450 batteries UTP cable 6 0V 2A Power supply European PC Installation Software examples Opticon Demo Kit User Manu
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