Installing Custom Applications

This guide is intended to show the user how to install custom applications in the Cardinal 825 Digital Weight Indicator. There are several methods available to copy a file to the indicator but this guide will cover using the file manager and a USB drive. Other methods only differ in getting the data to the indicator. Finally, this guide will show you how to create a custom menu item for your application.

Requirements

1. A way to copy files to the indicator. A USB thumb drive with the File Manager application OR access to the indicator's remote file manager using your internet browser.
2. A custom application.

Installing Your Custom Application

1. Insert your thumb drive with the application.
2. Load the file manager.
3. Change the left path to /mnt/nand/apps and the right path to /mnt/fl1. Your screen should be similar to the screenshot below.

4. With the highlighted section on the left press the N key for (New) Dir.

5. Press Y and then ENTER. Enter the name of the sales order and press ENTER.

6. You should see the new directory listed in the left side of the file manager.

7. Next, highlight the directory you just created and press ENTER.

8. Now, move the cursor to the right side (/mnt/fl1) and choose the custom application. Press C for (C)opy and then Y and ENTER to confirm.

9. When copying files from Windows to Linux the file name's are sometimes converted to lowercase. If this happens (as in the screenshot above) choose the file on the left and press R for (R)ename. Change the lowercase so to uppercase.

10. Finally, highlight the file and press the E for (E)xecute. Press Y and ENTER to confirm.

Creating Custom Menu Item

1. Choose the Configuration option from the main menu.

2. Choose option 6. Configure menu.

3. Choose option 2. Configure custom menu items. Press SPACE to toggle until Add is shown.

4. Give your menu item a name and type in line 1 exactly what is shown below. Press ENTER when finished to save the changes.

5. Press ESC and you will be brought to the Configure menu screen. If you hit ESC too many times you can access this from the main configuration screen by choosing option 1. Enable/Disable menu items.

6. Under Custom Activity press SPACE to toggle the selection until you see your application entered above. As an optional step, you can toggle the Auto run: prompt to allow the application to run automatically on startup.

7. Congratulations! You should now be able to start your application from the main menu.