Zhuhai Suny Technology Co.,Ltd Version: 1.4 Date: 2017-12-14 SunyTech Electronic Shelf Label Demo Tool User Manual www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 1 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd Version History Version Data Description Author Review 1.0 2017-04-13 Document initialization Huang Hai Huang Hai 1.1 2017-05-22 Changed 1D code to 2D code display Huang Hai Huang Hai 1.2 2017-10-27 Add color display options Huang Hai Huang Hai 1.3 2017-12-11 Add dot-matrix images, different sizes & other functions Huang Hai Huang Hai 1.4 2017-12-14 Increase Excel import function Huang Hai Huang Hai www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 2 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd Contents 1. 2. 3. Environment ...................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Operating system ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Environmental inspection ...................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Hardware type ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Interface ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1. Program ................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2. Preview area .......................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3. Label List Area ........................................................................................................................................ 8 2.4. Data List Area ......................................................................................................................................... 9 2.5. Send Options........................................................................................................................................ 10 2.5.1. Broadcast instructions ............................................................................................................. 10 2.5.2. Send Data ................................................................................................................................. 10 Demo Steps ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1. Step One: Select Tag ............................................................................................................................ 11 3.2. Set Layout ............................................................................................................................................ 12 3.3. Step three: Send data .......................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.1. Send Test Data.......................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.2 Send Image Data ...................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.3 Excel import ............................................................................................................................. 15 www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 3 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 1. Environment 1.1 Operating system Operating System: This demo program can run on an operating system with Window 7/10 or Windows Server 2008 R2 or later version. .NET Framework Version: Requires .NET Framework 4.0 or later. 1.2 Environmental inspection Display: To run the Demo Tool program, the minimum resolution of the monitor is 1280 * 1024 or 1440 * 900. Network: Computer/server and wireless base station (hereinafter referred to as base station) must be in the same LAN (local area network). Make sure there is no device ID and IP address conflict in this LAN. Connect to Ethernet switch / hub, or Ethernet twisted pair directly. IP Configuration: Unless otherwise specified, the default IP address of the computer / server is 192.168.1.92. If it is other addresses, you need to confirm that the relevant parameters of the base station are correctly configured. TCP port configuration: The program default access port is 1234, make sure the security software and firewall allow the program to access the port. 1.3 Hardware type The current electronic label a total of 4 kinds of screen size: Size Vertical Horizontal DPI 2.13 inch 104 212 110.8617 2.9 inch 128 292 102.1434 4.2 inch 300 400 119.0476 7.5 inch 384 640 94.9812 The current electronic label screen a total of three color specifications: Black-White Black-Red-White Black-Yellow-White www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 4 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 2. Interface 2.1. Program Demo Tool is a green version of the program, the directory is composed as follows: www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 5 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd Double-click DemoTool.exe as shown below: 1 to run Demo Tool, the main program interface 2 4 3 5 Program interface is divided into four areas: preview, tag list, data list and operation options. 1. Preview area: Preview the contents of the electronic label screen; 2. Label list area: shows all the labels and their status, signal strength, power, temperature and key status; 3. Data List area: Fixed to provide 9 and 18 data field attributes, which can be selected according to the actual presentation scenario, such as item name, brand, stock, SKU, origin, manufacturer, distributor, batch number, bar code; 4. Send options: including broadcast options and send data options. 5. Station Statue: Show the station’s status. www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 6 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 2.2. Preview area 3 ○ 2.13 inch ESL Preview 1 Choose Tag type ○ 2 Select Tag (Size & color) ○ 3 Preview Area ○ 4 LED light color (R.G.B) ○ 1 ○ 4 ○ 2 ○ 2.9 inch ESL Preview 4.2 inch ESL Preview 7.5 inch ESL Preview www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 7 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 2.3. Label List Area You can manage the label list by right-clicking the pop-up menu in the tab list area and selected Add, Edit, Delete, Manual Input, Count and Refresh. The program checks tag ID validity and removes invalid and duplicate IDs. You can choose to add, modify or delete a single label by right-clicking on the menu. You can also select Manual Input to input multiple label IDs in batches (you are suggested to copy Excel file or enter it using barcode scanner). Menu Add tag Manual Input Edit Tag Delete Tag Count Note: The offset between the largest tag ID and the smallest tag ID can’t exceed 0XFFFF. www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 8 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 2.4. Data List Area You can change the text value, position (V, H), and font size. And you can choose whether or not the reverse color display and color (Black/Red/Yellow, depend on the electronic tag type.). Note: This demo tool program recommended that the entire screen display the number of words is limited to 80 characters (with 2.9 inches as an example). www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 9 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 2.5. Send Options 2.5.1. Broadcast instructions Used to group all tags in the current farm (regardless of whether they are entered in the Tag List). The broadcast command includes the following command options: 0. Key feedback: You can confirm whether the electronic tag equipped with key feedback presses the OK key (Depend on the electronic tag type); 1. Display the first cache of the electronic tag. 2. Display the second cache of the electronic tag. 3. Display the third cache of the electronic tag. 4. Display the fourth cache of the electronic tag. 5. Erase the contents of the electronic tag screen. 2.5.2. Send Data Text: This option will send the text in the Data # 1-9 (and Data # 10-18) lists Image: This option will select a Bitmap image file .bmp (the image will be cropped according to the label size, black and white the image content, and eliminate the gray scale) No Data: This option will only flash the light without updating the content Excel: This option will load the excel file’s data LED: You can choose to turn on the LED: R (red), G (green), B (blue) Times: set the number of LED flashes (0-36000 times); Service Code: Service number, this function is used to detect key feedback, forming a closed-loop data, the range is 0 ~ 65535; Screen: A total of 4 screen buffer can be specified to send. Note: The two adjacent content can’t be the same. If so, the second sending does not overwrite the first one. You can specify a specific tag ID to send. Enter the label ID and press Enter, or scan the label barcode with a bar code gun. Note: The specific tag ID needs to be a tag in the tag list. www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 10 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 3. Demo Steps 3.1. Step One: Select Tag 1 ○ 2 ○ Click on the "Tag Type" button ins the upper right corner of the preview area to select the label screen size and color type: For the screen size and color type of the tag, see section 1.3. www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 11 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 3.2. Set Layout You can adjust the item information, such as item name, inventory, item number and so on. There are four types of fonts to choose from: 12 pixels, 16 pixels, 24 pixels and 32 pixels. Set the position coordinate information range from (V: 1, H: 1) to (V: 104, H: 212), (V: 128, H: 292), (V: 300, H: 400), (V: 384, H: 640), Depend on the electronic tag type. Inverse for inverse color, White background Black/Red word, Black/Red background White word. For the screen color type of the tag, see section 1.3. Note: The 18 item information listed in the program is for demonstration purposes only. There is actually no limit to display only 18 item data. www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 12 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 3.3. Step three: Send data 3.3.1. Send Test Data Set LED blinking light color and quantity, and make a specific service number or automatic random service number by the program. Click the Send button, the program will send the data to the specified label cache screen. Note: You must select an online, free base station ID. If the base station is busy, please try again later. Tip: If you find that the probability of failure when sending labels is very high, please confirm with the sales staff or technical support base station and label configuration is consistent; If you choose 7.5-inch labels, send Bitmap (.bmp) pictures, the size of the image can’t exceed 150KB, if not the label can’t be updated as excessive data volume. And due to the data volume is large, the label waits for about 30 seconds around the time will start refreshing the screen. www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 13 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 3.3.2 Send Image Data Demo Tool supports the import of Bitmap image files (.bmp), which are sent to the tags in dot-matrix mode. Demo Tool will import the Bitmap image as follows: 1. Crop the size, so that it meets the corresponding screen resolution of the label; 2. Color processing, the program automatically black and white pictures, and to eliminate the gray scale, if you choose black and white red screen, will extract the red part, if you choose black and white yellow screen, will extract the yellow part; Suggestion: The red or yellow part of the picture is located in a specific part of the picture; otherwise, the red or yellow part will block the black part of the picture. www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 14 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd 3.3.3 Excel import Demo Tool supports Excel import, can achieve different labels refresh different content. But will limit the number of labels: no more than 10. The Excel file must use the TestData.xls file provided in the program file as an example: You can modify the contents of Excel, but the following restrictions exist: The 1 column is Tag ID The 2 column is Tag size (2.1”=ESL213; 2.9”=ESL290; 4.2”=ESL420; 7.5”=ESL750) The 3 column is color type: B=Black, BR=BlackRed, BY=BlackYellow The 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 column is text type string The 10, 11 column is price value www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 15 / 16 Limited use Zhuhai Suny Technology Co., Ltd The 12 column is barcode www.zhsuny.com.cn / www.zhsuny.com 16 / 16 Limited use