Introduction

•Example Frames on page 135, contains sample code for commonly used functions.

•The PPG Library on page 159, describes the applications that come with PPG.

•PPG System Commands on page 163, identifies the system commands that can be used with PPG.

•ASCII/Hex Conversion Table on page 167, contains a table of ASCII charac- ters for your reference.

•Useful Bar Codes on page 169, contains bar codes that can be used to program your portable data collection unit.

•Troubleshooting on page 171, provides troubleshooting information and table of possible error messages.

•Glossary on page 179, is a glossary of the specific PPG programming terms used in this manual.

Style Conventions

Formatting conventions are used throughout this document to provide a consistent method for representing various screen shots, buttons, controls, keyboard characters, notes, and cautions while you are working with PPG.

Manual Formatting Conventions

Keyboard Keys

Keyboard keys, such as ENTER, are in Bold. When keyboard keys are Linked with a plus sign (for example, SHIFT+ENTER, or Ctrl+C), hold down the first key while pressing the second key once.

Keystrokes

Input characters, filenames, file paths, field selections from a pull-down list, and data or keystrokes entered by the user are shown in courier bold.

Input characters are usually given in lowercase (no capital letters); you may enter them in lowercase, uppercase, or a combination. When input characters are given in uppercase or a combination of lowercase and uppercase, type the characters exactly as shown.

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