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Windows CE Driver
Firmware Update
Command Line Option
The download application offers a command line option to allow for remote deployment of the firmware file and application, and execution via a shortcut.
To create a shortcut file
1.Create a shortcut link file (.lnk) using an editor like Notepad. Name the file ShortCutTest.lnk. The format for the shortcut link is:
<length of string>#<command line>
An example of a shortcut link and how it is formed is shown below.
Figure 2 • Example Shortcut Link
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75#\Application\Zebra\FWDownload.exe /P LPT1: /F \Application\Zebra\V1819.3.86
Number of | Firmware download application | /P is the | /F is the firmware file including |
characters in | including directory location | port used | directory location where the file |
the command | where the file is stored | to send | is stored |
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Note • You must use quotation marks if the file resides in a directory with spaces, such as “\Program Files”.
2.Place the shortcut link on the first line of the shortcut link file.
3.Save the shortcut link file, and copy it to the \Windows\Start Menu directory on the Windows CE or Pocket PC device.
The shortcut appears on the Start menu.
Note • After the program has finished, a log file (TTP2030FWDownload.log) showing the actions and results during the update process is saved to the system root directory.
TTP 2030™ Windows CE Software Integrator Guide | 4/14/2013 |