NetO32

NetO32 is a free application developed by Opticon and using the NetO file transmission protocol.

Setup

• Download the NetO32 installer from the Downloads Section below.
• Unzip and run the installer.
• Launch NetO32 and select 'Tools' > 'Options'
  • From the Menu at left select 'RS232'
    • Select the appropriate COM port for your device (see below for more details on this)
    • Select the appropriate Baudrate (usually 115200, rarely 19200, more rarely anything else)
    • Unless otherwise specified do not change the Parity, Byte Size or Stop Bit(s)
    • Select the appropriate IrDA device (usually None works though some specific devices require specific settings here, see below for a list)
  • From the menu at left select 'Download'
    • Click the 'browse' button at the far right to choose the location you wish your files to be saved to (Use Desktop unless you have some other location specifically in mind)
    • Choose either 'Append', 'Overwrite' or 'Unique' to choose what happens when the file you are downloading from the device already exists at your chosen location
      • Append - The data will be added to the existing file, no data is lost
      • Overwrite - The data previously saved will be deleted in favor of the new data. Previous data is lost.
      • Unique - A new file is created with an incremented number at the end of the file name (i.e. DATA.000 or DATA.001, etc). No data is lost.
  • Click 'OK'

Note: NetO32 will not remember these settings unless you save them. Additionally when you open the program again later on you will need to open the save file.

• Select 'File' > 'Save'
  • Choose a file name appropriate to you. A good rule of thumb is to use the name of your business as the save file name. This makes it obvious which file is yours.
  • Click 'Save'
• Now simply select 'Protocol' > 'Start' and you will see NetO32 start to work. Note that nothing will happen until you start the upload process on your terminal device as well.

Note: At this point the COM port is locked up and cannot be used by another device until you select 'Protocol' > 'Stop'.

Note: Some cradles such as the CRD-9723 have LEDs to indicate data passing back and forth. You should see a blinking orange/amber LED when the protocol has been started in the NetO program.

Note: If you are using a device connected via USB please note that it is common for Windows to assign the device to a completely different COM port than you have previously configured. You can adjust this by going into the 'Tools' > 'Options' menu as described above. Don't forget to save your file again. Be advised that if you use the same physical USB port on the PC continuously for this specific device this behavior does not usually occur.

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