About the RF-TP™
Product ...
"RF-TP" stands for "Radio Frequency - Transaction
Processor", which represents this product's heritage for handing
transactions over WiFi networks.
The RF-TP™ product was developed by Marietta
Systems to provide a client-server framework over a TCP/IP
connection. Initial implementations supported Symbol's mobile
computers over WiFi LAN networks, and the product has been enhanced to
support other mobile computers connection over any TCP/IP-based
connection.
RF-TP is typically used as a file transfer protocol for the transmission of validation
files from the host PC to the mobile computer, and for the transmission of
data collection files from the mobile computer to the host PC.
Multiple concurrent transfers are supported.
The standard version of
RF-TP supports up to 32 concurrent connections, and special versions are
available to support a greater or lesser number of concurrent connections.
Click
here to download documentation on the RF-TP Host
(200 KB PDF file)
Extensions for Palm
OS ...
This product has been extended to support PDE file transfers to and
from Palm OS units, starting with RF-TP version 1.08.
RF-TP
preformats PDE's validation files on the PC before they are requested by
the Palm OS unit. Data collection files are uploaded to the PC, and
signature files are converted to a PC-compatible BMP type 3 format.
The RF-TP Host software is designed to co-reside with Palm's HotSync
product. This allows users access to HotSync while using RF-TP for
data transfers.
No RF-TP programming is required to implement our file transfer support
for the Palm OS. Custom extensions can be added for pre and post
processing.
A RF-TP Client program for Palm OS is now supplied with the Enterprise-licensed versions of our PDE
product.
This client can be implemented without any programming on the Palm OS
unit or on the PC.
The "Enterprise Options" screen on PDE's Design Wizard
supports the configuration of an integrated connection with the RF-TP
Client.
The user is presented with a [Send] button
within the PDE menu's and applications. When tapped, PDE creates a
set of export files from the data collection files and then automatically
invokes the RF-TP Client. The
RF-TP Client then
automatically connects to the RF-TP Host software, logs on, synchronizes
the clock on the Palm OS unit to the PC, sends the data collection files
to the PC, and then loads down any updated validation files from the
PC. After a successful communication, the RF-TP Client then exits
and restarts the PDE program.
The RF-TP Client uses PDE file definition file to know which validation
files need to be synchronized from the host PC.
On Palm OS units with electronic serial numbers (including all current
Symbol units), the serial number is used as the Unit ID. On units
without electronic serial numbers, the user is required to enter a Unit ID
when they configure the RF-TP Client.
Beginning with RF-TP Client version
of 2.02 and the RF-TP Host version of
3.0, the RF-TP Installer support
backup and restore of programs and files, and the scheduled installation
of software to Palm OS units.
Beginning with RF-TP Client
version of 3.00 and the RF-TP Host
version of 3.4, the XML based RF-TP Schedules
supports data synchronization for files of third party applications to and
from Palm OS units
