Flowchart Report

- Master Name Displayed Text Resources Cost Duration
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- Decision Is Physical Device Connection Serial or Ethernet (Winsock) ? - - -
- Decision Is the connection either TCP, UDP OR Telnet? - - -
- Decision Does Device Automatically Send Data (i.e. Barcode Scanner, Scale, etc)? - - -
- Decision Do You Have to Ask for Data from the Device? - - -
- Decision Are the serial parameters within the limits of OmniServer? (Baud rate, etc.) - - -
- Decision Do You Have Device Documentation about Your Protocol? - - -
- Decision Does it end with a control character that is constant in every message? (<CR>, <LF>, etc.) - - -
- Decision Does the data end with an Error Detection Code (EDC – CSUM, XOR, CRC)? - - -
- Decision Is the character before the EDC a control character that is constant in every message? (<CR>, <LF>, etc.) - - -
- Decision Is the # of Bytes the Same Each Time? - - -
- Decision Is there a specific byte at the start of the data stream that represents a specific command? - - -
- Decision Does Each Specific Command Have the Same # of Bytes Every Time? - - -
- Decision Is it a single command or a sequence of sends and receives? - - -
- Decision Does response end with a control character that is constant in every message? (<CR>, <LF>, <ETX>, etc.) - - -
- Decision Does the response end with an Error Detection Code (EDC)? - - -
- Decision Is the character before the EDC a control character that is constant in every message? - - -
- Decision Is the # of Bytes the Same Each Time? - - -
- Decision Is there a specific byte at the start of the data stream that represents a specific command? - - -
- Decision Does Each Specific Command Have the Same # of Bytes Every Time? - - -
- Decision Will Your Device Send a Response to the Command? - - -
- Decision Do You Have the User’s Manual for Your Device? - - -
- Decision Were you able to find Documentation for Your Device? - - -
- Decision Were you able to find Documentation for Your Device? - - -
- Decision Do You Believe Your Device Might Send Data Automatically (Unsolicited)? - - -
- Decision Is Your Device Serial or TCP? - - -
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- Document Document - - -
- Document Consult any documents you have explaining the process or format for communicating with your device from a computer/host (Keep in mind what you need to read from or write to your device) - - -
- Document Reference Any Sections Referring to Communications or Commands or Data Format - - -
- Document Manufacturer Websites sometimes provide downloading of Device Documentation - - -
- Document Distributor’s Websites can be a good source of Device Documentation - - -
- Document Serial Unsolicited: Use Portmon to capture serial transmissions (Please see Warning below) - - -
- Document TCP Unsolicited: Use Wireshark to capture Ethernet transmissions (Please see Warning below) - - -
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- Manual operation Manual Operation - - -
- Manual operation In Your Document, Look at the Format of the Data You Should Be Receiving - - -
- Manual operation Count the # of Bytes in the data stream you will receive. - - -
- Manual operation In Your Document, Look at the format of the command to be sent. - - -
- Manual operation Count the # of Bytes in the data stream. - - -
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- Preparation Preparation - - -
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- Process Process - - -
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- Terminator Terminator - - -
- Terminator Contact Technical Support to discuss your options. - - -
- Terminator START - - -
- Terminator OmniServer will work with this Protocol - - -
- Terminator Contact Technical Support to discuss your options. - - -
- Terminator Advanced Protocol Review Needed. Please Contact Technical Support. - - -
- Terminator OmniServer will work with this Protocol - - -
- Terminator Contact Technical Support to discuss your options. - - -
- Terminator For Technical Support, please contact our Support Staff at Software Toolbox:



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- Terminator Some Protocol Documentation is Necessary. Contact Technical Support to discuss your options. - - -
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Grand Total
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