Intermec 6100 Reference Guide

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All switches are optional, and if omitted will default to NOT the switch or to the

value indicated below.

        NTTTTTTTT - device Name switch (defaults to MODEM)

                 S - save UART registers on suspend, restore on resume

                IH - set IRQ to hex value H (defaults to 5)

                CH - set to COM H (defaults to COM3)

            BDDDD - fail device open if voltage less than DDDD millivolts

                 A - allow suspend when device open

DHHHH HHHH HHHH - is for cards that have an unreliable ready line.  

                     Use this format, if the manufacturer's code and info field 

                     match the first two hexidecimal numbers respectively, 

                     delay for the third hexidecimal number of ticks 

                     (i.e., 55 ms per tick).

                 R - leave card on and enable RI during suspend (non functional 

                    on ELAN based terminals), since card power is off during 

                    suspend.

On all docks there is an indicator on the front of each dock or docking position

that indicates the status of charge on the computer in the dock.  This indicator

does not turn on unless a computer is installed.  The indicator states are:

"

Amber Charge in progress, one hour rate

"

Green Charge complete

"

None No computer in dock or no power applied to dock

The charge indicator is driven by a small processor in the dock.  When the comĆ

puter is installed, it sends charge status information over a two wire interface

(BCLK and BDAT) to the dock processor.  The dock processor then turns on the

indicator to show the user the state of the charge in the computer.  The dock

processor does not control charge, but is simply used to run the indicator.

The 6100 Computers do not have any electronic RSĆ485 transceivers themselves.

This level conversion is done in the dock.  The normal COM1 signals RX and TX

from the computer are sent through RSĆ485 transceivers in the dock.   These

drivers are enabled by tying the -485MUX line low in the external cable atĆ

tached to the 25Ćpin DĆsub connector on the back of the dock.  This works on all

6100 single and vehicle docks.  The RSĆ485 transceivers are always enabled on

the 6100 multidocks.

The data connectors on the back of the single and vehicle docks have been seĆ

lected so that each external cable cannot be unintentionally crossed at time of

install.  See the Reference, System Information section for port definitions.

Dock

Data Connector

Computer Comm Port

6100 Single and Vehicle

25Ćpin DĆsub male

COM1

6100 Single and Vehicle

9Ćpin DĆsub female

COM3