Sending Orders To Scanner

Although you initiate the sending of orders in ThruPut, the actual job of downloading the order is handled by C3Server. It must be running for the orders to get sent. Follow these steps to send orders:

• Place scanner in communication dock and make sure it is ready to receive the orders.
• Start C3Server if it is not already running.
• In ThruPut, initiate the download by pressing the Send Scanner button in the New Order dialog or by selecting menu item Scanner->Choose Orders. An alternate way is to select the menu item Scanner->Send Orders.
• C3Server will enable device #1 and disable all other stations once it has determined that it must communicate with the scanner.
• Behind the scenes, C3Server will change the communication parameters to match the settings that have been configured for the scanner.
• A Send Data window will appear in the foreground. This window will obscure all other windows when it is open. During normal communications, this window should appear and very shortly thereafter the message strings that define the order should start to be written onto the window.
• Assuming everything is downloading normally, the last message string should read ~END. After this, the window should disappear.
• If there is a problem, you will eventually see the message <Failed sending data> appear in the Send Data window. Let C3Server keep trying and attempt to figure out the problem by checking the scanner, scanner dock, cabling, etc. Once you’ve fixed the problem, the download will proceed without anything being lost.
• If you must cancel the download, close the Send Data window and press the Clear TX button to wipe out any remaining details of the order.
• Once the problem is corrected, repeat the entire procedure.