User`s guide

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Autorun and AutoInstall
Overview
Startup is the launch sequence when a Dolphin terminal is booted. There are two startup Power Tools: Autorun and AutoInstall.
Autorun
Autorun specifies the software applications to launch after each hard reset. Autorun is located in the \Honeywell folder. Auto-
run consists of an Autorun.exe that is programmed by the Autorun.exm file (see below).
During startup, after a soft or hard reset, the operating system looks for and launches \Autorun.exe. If the Autorun.exe is config-
ured (by Autorun.exm) to launch an application, that application launches when Autorun.exe launches. Autorun can launch up
to 32 applications or utility programs after each hard reset.
Note: The Autorun.exm file allows applications to be launched based on conditional situations, including the return code of
another application launched previously and specific characteristics of the Dolphin terminal itself.
Autorun.exm File
The Autorun.exm file has a multi-level tree structure. There are two top level sections: Settings and Programs.
Settings Section
The Settings section stores general Autorun settings. Double tap or click on any Key to get full information or to edit
the settings.
Programs Section
The Programs section contains many child sections and determines the sequence of events at startup, including which
programs launch and when.
Program Sections and Launch Sequence
Each section is a program to launch at startup. The sequence of sections determines the launch sequence on the terminal;
the terminal reads this file consecutively. To change the launch sequence, move the section up or down in the list. See
Working with Sections (page 4-6).
Enabling and Disabling Sections
If you don’t want to the application to launch at startup, you can delete the section. However, program sections contain set-
tings you’ll want to keep when adding that same application back to startup. To keep the program section in the file for
future reference, disable the program section instead of deleting it. Disabled sections appear in gray.
When processing files, the terminal behaves as though disabled sections are not there and moves on to the next enabled
section.
Programs’ Subsections
Each Programs’ subsection contains or can contain the following keys:
Key Function
Required Keys—These keys must be present in each Program subsection.
Program
Specifies the command line to execute. This is the location of the program’s executable. If
you want a Power Tool to launch at startup, enter the location of that tool’s EXE here.
Args
Specifies the command line arguments to execute at startup.