Cradle

EMDK For Android 4.2

Class to communicate with the MC18 cradle.

Public Methods

enable

public void enable()

This method enables the communication to interact with the cradle.

Returns:

void - none

Throws:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleException

disable

public void disable()

This disables communication to interact with the cradle.

Returns:

void - none

Throws:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleException

isEnabled

public boolean isEnabled()

Check if cradle has already been enabled

Returns:

boolean - true, if enabled;false, if disabled.

Throws:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleException

getCradleInfo

public CradleInfo getCradleInfo()

This method gets the information of cradle.

Returns:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleInfo - CradleInfo : serial number, part number, firmware version, hardware id etc

Throws:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleException

unlock

public CradleResults unlock(int unlockDuration, CradleLedFlashInfo ledFlashInfo)

This unlocks terminal from cradle and flashes the LED. The timeout represents the duration in which the terminal remains unlocked in the cradle before becoming locked again. This is in seconds and the range is from 10 (minimum) to 30 (maximum) seconds. Continuous unlock may lead to heating up of hardware which may lead to unlock failure . This failure will be indicated through blinking of cradle Red Led's .Unlock will fail until hardware gets cool down .

Parameters:

unlockDuration

ledFlashInfo

Returns:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleResults - CradleResults

Throws:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleException

flashLed

public CradleResults flashLed(int ledFlashCount, CradleLedFlashInfo ledFlashInfo)

The LED can be flashed to identify device location without unlocking the cradle.

Parameters:

ledFlashCount

ledFlashInfo

Returns:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleResults - CradleResults

Throws:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleException

Public Fields

config

The field to access Cradle configuration.

Type:

com.symbol.emdk.personalshopper.CradleConfig