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ProMaster 2500 User Manual 3-25
Serialization Parameters
TaskLink supplies a sample ESP called “
serializ.exe
” to use as a template
for developing your program. The source code (named “
serializ.c
”) for
this program is included with TaskLink. Figure 3-15 shows the
Serialization Parameters dialog box. To use
serializ.exe
to place a serial
number in programmer RAM, set the parameters as follows:
Note: For compatibility with external serialization programs you may have
written for HandlerLink, select Memory Buffer for the Serialization
Method.
External Serialization
Program (ESP) Serializ.exe
is used to illustrate passing parameters to the ESP. This is a
simple program that can be used to generate a serial number for each
device that programs successfully. It directs the labeler to print a label
with that serial number.
Some of the parameter options that you can pass to the external software
program on the Program command line include:
• Serial number’s address in the device
• Serial number’s format (decimal, hex, binary)
• Length (number of bytes)
• Byte order of high and low bytes
• Value used to increment each serial number
• Format of the serial number printed on the label (binary,
ASCII decimal, or ASCII hexadecimal)
Parameter Setting
Serialization Method File
RAM Serialization On
Program
serializ.exe
*
* Include any command line parameters you want, as described in the next section.
Edit Starting Number No
Keep Next Number Yes
Next Serial Number starting_serial_number