We are looking to replace an installed base of Nordic Piccolink handhelds. This is a rather old installation that uses a proprietary narrow band wireless link to the POS. I believe the Nordic terminal uses some kind of thin client to an application residing on the IBM Surepos till. A WLAN will be installed but does anybody know if we can emulate the client on the Nordic or is it proprietary? I believe Denso have a unit that can slot right in and work the same way but perhaps Denso and Nordic have some shared IP? If anybody has experience replacing legacy Nordic systems please share. Thank You.
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Hi Sean
Looking at the reference guide it describes a middleware application that resides on the host POS….
16.1 Software tools and documents
Software tools and documents available from Nordic ID contains demo applications and some configuration software
applications required e.g. if updating the firmware of the RF601.
Tools and documents include:
• RF601 User Manual (this document)
• CD-ROM contains the following software
- Various demo software
- Configuration software
- Programming examples (code examples)
- Nordic ID Port Router
• Desk Top Charger with power supply and mains cable (EU, UK or US version)
• Configuration cable
• Boot cable
16.2 PLServer, PiccoLink driver ActiveX control
The Nordic ID RF601 driver control is a 32-bit Windows ActiveX control ( PLServer.ocx ), which controls the data
communication between the base station and the HOST application.
PLServer makes HOST system software development easy because it does all the dirty work for you. The use of PLServer
provides a lot of functionality and code that you don’t have to write or debug. All you have to do is to figure out the entry
points and how to use them.
You can use PLServer control in applications that are developed with Visual Basic, Visual C++, .NET, Excel, Access,
FoxPro, Delphi and many more products that support ActiveX controls.