LXE MX3Plus Reference guide

MX3Plus Reference Guide

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Components 2

Battery Well Vent Aperture 5

MX3Plus without a Touchscreen 6

MX3Plus Troubleshooting 6

Hardware 7

System Hardware 7

802.11b/g and a/b/g Wireless Client 7

Central Processing Unit 7

System Memory 8

Video Subsystem 8

Power Supply 8

Audio Interface 8

PCMCIA Slots 9

Slot 0 – Network or SRAM Cards 9

Slot 1 – Compact Flash Card 9

Bluetooth LXEZ Pairing 9

Endcaps and COM Ports 10

Endcap Combinations 11

COM Port Switching 11

Integrated Scanner Port 11

Serial Port 12

LXE Connection Cable Technical Specification 13

RTS/CTS Handshaking and the Serial Port 13

USB Host / USB Client Port 14

USB Host Cable 14

USB Client Cable 15

Tethered Scanners 15

Programmable Scan Buttons 16

Field Exit Key Function (IBM 5250/TN5250 Only) 16

Scan Buttons and the SCNR LED 16

Display 17

Display and Display Backlight Timer 17

Keypad 18

Key Functions 18

Caps Key and CapsLock Mode 19

Keypad Shortcuts 19

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Custom Key Maps 19

Speaker 20

IR port 20

LED Functions 21

Power 22

Power Modes 22

Primary Events 22

On Mode 22

Suspend Mode 24

Critical Suspend Mode 24

Off Mode 24

Batteries 25

Main Battery 25

Battery Hot-Swapping 25

Low Battery Warning 26

Critical Suspend State 26

Backup Battery 26

Backup Battery Maintenance 26

Software 27

Operating System and Software Load 27

Operating System 27

Windows CE 5.0 Operating System 27

General Windows CE Keyboard Shortcuts 28

Warmboot 29

Coldboot 29

Clearing Persistent Storage / Reset to Default Settings 29

Folders Copied at Startup 29

Saving Changes to the Registry 30

Software Load 30

Software Applications 31

Bluetooth (Optional) 31

Java (Optional) 31

LXE RFTerm (Optional) 31

Avalanche 31

MX3Plus Utilities 32

LAUNCH.EXE 32

LAUNCH.EXE and Persistent Storage 33

REGEDIT.EXE 33

REGLOAD.EXE 33

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REGDUMP.EXE 33

WARMBOOT.EXE 34

WAVPLAY.EXE 34

MX3Plus Command-line Utilities 34

COLDBOOT.EXE 34

PrtScrn.EXE 34

API Calls 34

Access Files on the Flash Card 34

Desktop 35

My Device Folders 36

Wavelink Avalanche Enabler (Optional) 37

Internet Explorer 37

Java (Optional) 37

Start Menu Program Options 38

Communication 39

ActiveSync 39

Connect and LXEConnect 39

Start FTP Server / Stop FTP Server 39

Microsoft File Viewers 39

Java (Optional) 39

Summit 39

Certs 39

Command Prompt 40

eXpress Scan 40

Internet Explorer 40

Media Player 40

Microsoft Wordpad 40

Remote Desktop Connection 41

Transcriber 41

Windows Explorer 41

Taskbar 42

General Tab 42

Advanced Tab 42

Taskbar Icons 43

Using ActiveSync 44

Introduction 44

Initial Setup 45

Connect via USB 45

Cable for USB ActiveSync Connection: 45

Connect and Communicate 46

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Cable for Serial ActiveSync Connection 46

IRConnection 47

Cables for initial ActiveSync Configuration: 47

Wireless Connection 48

MX3Plus without Touchscreen 48

Synchronizing from the Mobile Device 48

Explore 49

Backup Data Files using ActiveSync 49

Prerequisites 49

Serial Port Transfer 49

Infrared Port Transfer 49

USB Transfer 49

Connect 49

Disconnect 50

Troubleshooting ActiveSync 51

Cold Boot and Loss of Host Re-connection 51

Configuring the MX3Plus with LXEConnect 52

Install LXEConnect 52

Using LXEConnect 54

Control Panel 55

About 57

Version Tab and the Registry 57

Language and Fonts 57

Identifying Software Versions 58

MAC Address 58

Accessibility 59

Administration Control Panel 60

Introduction 60

Setup a New Device 61

Administration Mode 62

End User Mode 63

Passwords 63

End-User Switching Technique 64

Using a Stylus Tap 64

Using the Switch Key Sequence 64

Hotkey (Activation hotkey) 65

End User Internet Explorer (EUIE) 65

Application Configuration 66

Application Panel 67

Launch Button 68

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Auto At Boot 69

Auto Re-Launch 70

Manual (Launch) 71

Allow Close 72

Match 72

Security Panel 73

Options Panel 74

Status Panel 75

Log 76

Save As 76

Troubleshooting AppLock 76

Battery 77

Backup Battery Maintenance 77

Bluetooth 78

Bluetooth Devices 79

Discover 79

Bluetooth Device Menu 81

Bluetooth Device Properties 81

Settings 82

Turn Off Bluetooth Button 83

About 84

Using Bluetooth 85

Initial Use 85

Subsequent Use 86

Bluetooth Indicators 87

Bluetooth Barcode Reader Setup 88

Introduction 88

MX3Plus with Label 89

MX3Plus without Label 90

Bluetooth Beep and LED Indications 91

Easy Pairing and Auto-Reconnect 91

Certificates 92

Date / Time 93

Dialing 94

Display 95

Background 95

Appearance 95

Backlight 96

Input Panel 97

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Internet Options 98

Keyboard 101

KeyPad 102

KeyMap Tab 103

LaunchApp Tab 104

RunCmd Tab 105

Mixer 106

Mouse 107

MX3X-VXC Options 108

Communication 108

Enable TCP/IP Version 6 108

Allow Remote Desktop Autologon 108

Autolaunch TimeSync 108

Misc 109

CapsLock 109

NumLock 109

Touch Screen Disable 109

Touch Screen Heater Disable 109

Screen Size 640x480 109

Large SIP 110

Status Popup 110

Network and Dialup Options 111

Owner 112

Password 114

PC Connection 115

PCMCIA 116

PCMCIATab Options 116

CF Tab Options 117

IntATA Tab Options 117

Power 118

Regional and Language Settings 120

Remove Programs 122

Scanner Wedge Introduction 123

Barcode Processing Overview 124

Factory Default Settings 125

Main Tab 126

Keys Tab 127

COM1 Tab 127

COM2 Tab 128

COM3 Tab 129

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Serial Port Pin 9 129

Barcode Tab 130

Buttons 131

Enable Code ID 132

Barcode – Custom Identifiers 134

Parameters 134

Buttons 135

Control Code Replacement Examples 136

Barcode Processing Examples 137

Barcode - Ctrl Char Mapping 138

Translate All 138

Parameters 138

Barcode - Symbology Settings 140

Parameters 141

Strip Leading/Trailing Control 142

Barcode Data Match List 143

Barcode Data Match Edit Buttons 143

Match List Rules 144

Add Prefix/Suffix Control 145

Length Based Barcode Stripping 146

Stylus 148

System 149

General Tab 149

Memory Tab 150

Device Name Tab 150

Copyrights Tab 151

Terminal Server Client Licenses 151

Volume and Sounds 152

Good Scan and Bad Scan Sounds 153

WiFi Control Panel 153

Enabler Installation and Configuration 154

Introduction 154

Installation 154

Installing the Enabler on LXE Devices 154

Briefly . . . 155

Enabler Uninstall Process 155

Stop the Enabler Service 155

Update Monitoring Overview 156

Mobile Device Wireless and Network Settings 157

Preparing an LXE Device for Remote Management 158

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Using Wavelink Avalanche to Upgrade System Baseline 159

Version Information on LXE Mobile Devices 159

User Interface 160

Enabler Configuration 161

File Menu Options 162

Avalanche Update using File | Settings 163

Menu Options 163

Connection 164

Execution 165

Server Contact 166

Startup/Shutdown 167

Scan Config 168

Display 169

Shortcuts 170

Adapters 171

Status 174

Exit 175

Using Remote Management 176

For Your MX3Plus 176

Using eXpress Scan 176

Step 1: Create Barcodes 176

Step 2: Scan Barcodes 176

Step 3: Process Completion 178

Reflash the MX3Plus 179

Preparation 179

Procedure 179

Troubleshooting 179

Battery State and OS Upgrade 180

Wireless Network Configuration for LXE Devices 181

Introduction 181

Important Notes 181

Summit Client Utility 182

Help 182

Summit Tray Icon 183

Wireless Zero Config Utility and the Summit Radio 184

Main Tab 185

Admin Login 186

Auto Profile 187

Profile Tab 188

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Using the Scan Feature 189

Profile Parameters 190

IMPORTANT 190

Profile 190

SSID 190

Client Name 190

Power Save 190

Tx Power 191

Bit Rate 191

Radio Mode 191

Auth Type 192

EAP Type 192

Encryption 193

Status Tab 194

Diags Tab 195

Global Tab 196

Global Parameters 196

IMPORTANT 196

Roam Trigger 197

Roam Delta 197

Roam Period 198

BG Channel Set 198

DFSChannels 199

Aggressive Scan 199

CCX Features 199

WMM 200

Auth Server 200

TX Diversity 200

RX Diversity 201

Frag Thresh 201

RTS Thresh 202

LED 202

Tray Icon 202

Hide Password 203

Admin Password 203

Auth Timeout 203

Certs Path 204

Ping Payload 204

Ping Timeout ms 204

Ping Delay ms 204

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Sign-On vs. Stored Credentials 205

How to: Use Stored Credentials 205

How to: Use Sign On Screen 206

Windows Certificate Store vs. Certs Path 207

User Certificates 207

Root CA Certificates 207

Configuring the Profile 209

No Security 210

WEP 211

LEAP 212

PEAP/MSCHAP 213

PEAP/GTC 215

WPA/LEAP 217

EAP-FAST 218

EAP-TLS 220

WPA PSK 222

Certificates 223

Generating a Root CA Certificate 223

Installing a Root CA Certificate 226

Generating a User Certificate 228

Installing a User Certificate 233

Keymaps 236

KeyMap 101-Key Equivalencies 236

IBM 3270 Terminal Emulation 241

IBM 5250Terminal Emulation 242

Technical Specifications 243

MX3Plus 243

External Connectors / Interface / USB Host / Client Ports / Power Connector 244

Dimensions and Weight 244

Environmental Specifications 244

Network Card Specifications 245

Summit 802.11 b/g CF 2.4GHz 245

Summit 802.11a/b/g CF 2.4/5.0GHz 245

Bluetooth 245

AppLock Error Messages 246

Hat Encoding 253

Revision History 254

Index 255

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Introduction

The LXE® MX3Plus is a rugged, portable, hand-held Microsoft® Windows® CE 5.0 equipped mobile computer capable of

wireless data communications using wireless LAN radios with internal antennas or an external remote mount antenna. It can

store information for later transmission through an RS-232, InfraRed, or USB port. The device can be scaled from a limited

function batch computer to an integrated wireless scanning computer. The keys on the keypad are constructed of a

phosphorescent material that can easily be seen in dimly lighted areas.

Contact your LXE representative for information on the latest upgrades for your MX3Plus.

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Components

Front

1. Endcap

2. Display

3. Scan, Enter or Field Exit (programmable)

4. Beeper

5. On / Off Button

6. 2nd LED

7. Alt LED

8. Ctrl LED

9. Shift LED

10. Caps LED

11. Scanner LED

12. Backup Battery LED

13. Status LED

14. Main Battery LED

15. Charger LED

16. Scan or Enter (programmable)

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Components

Back

1. Endcap

2. Leather Handtrap Con-

nector

3. IR Port (COM 2 Port)

4. Cradle Input Contacts

5. Main Battery

6. Stylus

7. Back Cover

Endcap

1. DC Power Jack

2. Left Port

3. Right Port (USB-C)

4. Audio Jack or External Antenna Connector

Note: The IR port on the back of the device is COM 2.

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Components

Endcap Options

Left Port (2) Right Port (3) See (4)

Serial COM3 Serial COM1 Audio Jack

Serial COM3 USB Client Audio Jack

USB Host Serial COM1 Audio Jack

USB Host USB Client Audio Jack

Scanner Serial COM1 Audio Jack

Scanner USB Client Audio Jack

Serial COM3 Serial COM1 Antenna

Serial COM3 USB Client Antenna

USB Host Serial COM1 Antenna

USB Host USB Client Antenna

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Battery Well Vent Aperture

Caution --- The vent aperture in the battery well should never be blocked with any device other than an approved LXE main

battery. The vent aperture functions to relieve any heat or pressure that may build up in the MX3Plus during everyday use.

If the vent hole is covered by an object, e.g. a tracking label, other than an approved LXE main battery, the touch screen may

be damaged. If damage occurs to the touch screen, please contact your LXE representative for the process to follow when

returning the device to LXE for repair.

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MX3Plus without a Touchscreen

If your MX3Plus is not equipped with a touchscreen you can use keypad shortcuts instead of the stylus:

l Press Tab and an Arrow key to select a file.

l Press Shift and an Arrow key to select several files.

l Once you’ve selected a file, press Alt then press Enter to open its Properties dialog.

l Press 2nd then press numeric dot to delete a file.

l To force the Start menu to display, press Ctrl then press Esc.

For a MX3Plus equipped with a touchscreen, the touchscreen can be disabled and enabled using Start | Settings | Control

Panel | MX3X-VXC Options | Misc tab.

If a touchscreen is not present or the touchscreen is disabled, it may be preferable to use ActiveSync and LXEConnect to

configure the MX3Plus.

MX3Plus Troubleshooting

Can’t change the date/time or

adjust the volume.

AppLock is installed and may be running in User Mode on the MX3Plus. AppLock user

mode restricts access to the control panels.

Touchscreen is not accepting

stylus taps or needs recal-

ibration.

Press <Ctrl>+<Esc> to force the Start Menu to appear. Use the tab, backtab and cursor

keys to move the cursor from element to element.

MX3Plus seems to lockup as

soon as it is warm booted.

There may be slight delays while the wireless client connects to the network, authorization

for voice-enabled applications complete, and Bluetooth relationships establish or re-estab-

lish. When the desktop appears or an application begins, the MX3Plus is ready for use.

New MX3Plus main batteries

don't last more than a few hours.

New batteries must be fully charged prior to first use. Li-Ion batteries (like all batteries) grad-

ually lose their capacity over time (in a linear fashion) and never just stop working. This is

important to remember – the MX3Plus is always ‘on’ even when in the Suspend state and

draws a small amount of battery power at all times.

Keep losing ActiveSync con-

nection between my host com-

puter and the MX3Plus.

When the MX3Plus enters Suspend Mode, all connections are closed to save battery

power. When the MX3Plus wakes up, if ActiveSync connection does not automatically re-

establish, disconnect the cable, wait 1-2 seconds and reconnect the cable.

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Hardware

System Hardware

802.11b/g and a/b/g Wireless Client

The MX3Plus has an LXE 802.11x network card that supports diversity with two internal antennas. The CPU board does not

allow hot swapping the network card. Adjusting power management on the network card is set to static dynamic control.

WEP, WPA and LEAP are supported.

Central Processing Unit

The CPU is a 400MHz Intel Xscale PXA255 CPU. The operating system is Microsoft Windows CE 5.0. The OS image is

stored on an internal SD flash card and is loaded into DRAM for execution.

Xscale turbo mode switching is supported and turned on by default.

The MX3Plus supports the following I/O components of the core logic:

l One PCMCIA slot (supports Type I or II PCMCIA cards).

l One compact Flash card port (supports Type I and II cards).

l One InfraRed port.

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System Memory

l One Digitizer Input port (see Touchscreen).

l Two I/O ports in six configurations (see Endcaps and COM Ports).

System Memory

A CF Card FLASH is used for ROM, Flash for Windows operating system and Flash memory for bundled applications. The

Flash is configured as the primary boot device and contains the Windows operating system image, boot loader, OAL,

applications, utilities and device drivers.

Any flash remaining beyond the Windows operating system image is formatted for use as a persistent memory drive (which

appears in My Computer as the folder labeled System). Any programs or data stored in this folder will not be lost if the memory

backup battery fails.

The computer has one Type II CF+ slot. The computer supports and auto detects up to 256MB of Type I compact flash

memory.

Video Subsystem

The display has a 640 pixel (horizontal) by 240 pixel (vertical) format. Display contrast adjustment is not necessary and the

contrast adjustment key has no effect on the MX3Plus. Backlighting is available and can be adjusted with key sequences. The

turn-off timing is configured through the Control Panel. The display controller supports Windows CE graphics modes.

Touchscreen allows mouse functions (pointing and taping on the display or Signature Capture) using an LXE approved stylus.

There are two types of displays available:

l The active transmissive color display is optimized for indoor lighting and cannot be viewed without the backlight.

l The active transflective display is optimized for outdoor viewing.

Power Supply

The MX3Plus uses two batteries for operation.

A 1900 mAh replaceable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack. The battery pack recharges while the computer is in a powered

cradle or when connected to the optional external power sources. The main battery can be removed and inserted in the MX3

Multi-Charger which simultaneously charges up to six battery packs in four hours.

An internal 50 mAh Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) backup battery. The backup battery is recharged directly by the main battery when

it is in the mobile device. Full charging of the backup battery may take several hours. The recharging of the backup battery is

automatically controlled by the operating system. The backup battery must be replaced by qualified service personnel.

Optional AC adapters are available – external AC power supplies (US and International) and a cigarette lighter adapter.

Audio Interface

An interface is available for headset operation. When a headset is plugged into the audio jack on the endcap, the main speaker

is disabled.

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