Programming instructions

Intermec Fingerprint v7.61 – Programmer’s Reference Manual Ed. 768

Chapter 2 Program Instructions

DEVICES

Field of Application

Statement returning the names of all devices to the standard OUT

channel.

Syntax DEVICES

Remarks

All devices available to the user in the Intermec Fingerprint ﬁ rmware will

be listed, regardless if they are installed or not. There are also a number of

devices for internal use only. The list below indicates if and how the device

can be OPENed (see OPEN statement). If you try to OPEN a device, which

is not ﬁ tted or is disconnected, the message "Error in ﬁ le name" will be

printed to the standard OUT channel (see SETSTDIO). Note that all names

of devices are lowercase and appended by a colon (:).

Device Explanation Can be OPENed for...

c: Printer’s permanent memory Input/Output/Random

card1: SRAM memory card Input/Output/Random

cardx: Special applications only Output

centronics: Parallel communication port Input

console: Printer’s display and/or keyboard Input/Output

dll: Special applications only –

lock: Electronic keys Input

net1: EasyLAN 100i Input/Output

par: Special applications only –

rom: Kernel and Read-only memory card Input

rs485: RS 485 communication Input/Output

status: EasyLAN100i Input/Output

storage: Electronic keys Input/Output/Random

tmp: Printer’s temporary memory Input/Output/Random

uart1: Serial communication port Input/Output

uart2: Serial communication port Input/Output

uart3: Serial communication port Input/Output

usb1: Serial communication port Input/Output

wand: Data from Code 128 bar code Input

c: is the printer’s permanent read/write memory (Flash SIMMs). It will retain

its content when the power is turned off. For compatibility with programs

created in previous versions of Intermec Fingerprint, the designation

"ram:" will also be accepted.

card1: is a read/write DOS-formatted SRAM-type memory card inserted in

the printer’s memory card adapter.

cardx: is used for special applications only.

centronics: is the Centronics parallel port. Three different types can be

selected by means of SYSVAR(25).

console: is the printer’s display and keyboard. The keyboard can be used

for input only and the display for output only.

dll: is used for special applications only.