Specifications

Product Reference Guide F-3
Firmware Update
Utility (FUU)
A PSC Windows-based field upgradeable firmware mechanism.
Use the Firmware Update
Utility (FUU), described starting on page
2-9, to install or update the firmware using an
ActiveSync connection.
gripper bar
A gripper bar is a tall, thin rectangle with a dark stripe running through it that appears on a
rebar or a command band control. By touching and dragging a gripper bar with a stylus, a
user can reposition a rebar or command bar. Gripper bars are especially useful for bringing
off-screen rebar or command bar controls into view.
host PC system
PC using the Microsoft Windows operating system and
Falcon Management Utility
(FMU) and/or ActiveSync in a device partnership with the PDA
IrDA A communications protocol using an Infrared device to communicate with the Host PC.
Infrared Data
Association
The industry organization of computer, component, and telecommunications vendors who
have established the standards for infrared communication between computers and
peripheral devices such as printers. Windows CE .NET supports the IrDA standard
through the Winsock API. Windows CE–based applications that communicate over serial
cables using the Winsock API communicate over IrDA-compliant infrared links with only
minimal reprogramming.
input method (IM) A component that allows the user to input text using a touch screen.
input panel Refer to
soft input panel (SIP).
LEAP
Lightweight Extensible Agent Platform. The LEAP project addresses the need for open
infrastructures and services to support dynamic, mobile enterprises. Project LEAP devel-
oped an agent platform that is lightweight, executable on small devices such as PDAs and
phones; extensible, in size and functionality; operating system agnostic; mobile team man-
agement application enabling, supporting wired and wireless communications and FIPA
compliant.
MIB (Management
Information Base)
A Management Information Base (MIB) is a file that defines a set of
SNMP (Simple Net-
work Management Protocol) variables, their types and usage. There are a number of
standard MIBs available, depending on the information being managed. The MIB is used
by the management tools to allow them to better support the configuration values provided
on the terminals, such as scanner controls and terminal type information.
mounted file
system
A file system located on a removable medium, such as a PC Card storage device. The
operating system loads, or mounts, the file system when the medium is inserted into the
device. It unloads, or unmounts, the file system when the medium is removed or when the
user issues a command to do so.
navigation key
A large navigation button (4-way rocker key) on the keypad with 4 arrows: pointing up,
down, left, and right that allows the user to move the cursor or highlighted text entry during
menu selection. Press and release one edge of the key to move the display screen one
line or one character in the direction of the arrow.