Fairbanks InterAct FB3000 Series - Manual (Page 106)

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Device Type
Select your data terminal device. This drop down contains these devices:
RTSA (Real Time Scale Appliance)
A controller based unattended system that communicates directly with this
application to prompt the truck driver for information needed to process a
transaction. Other hardware devices packaged with the controller may include a
printer, scale indicator, RFID scanner or a bar coded badge reader.
Peripheral Device Controller (PDC)
A software based unattended system that communicates directly with this
application to prompt the truck driver for information needed to process a
transaction. The PDC controls numerous hardware devices including traffic lights,
gates, keypads, external displays, RFID scanners and bar coded badge readers.
Auto-Touch
A specially designed Weigh screen meant to use with a touch screen monitor.
Auto-Touch with PDC
Auto-touch and the Peripheral Device Controller combined.
Connector
This list displays all the possible serial port connections that can be used to connect the data
terminal to your PC. The list contains COM1 through COM8 even though you may not have all
these ports available. If you attempt to use an unavailable serial port, you will receive the error
message "Error 68 - Device Unavailable" when you test the connection (see Test button).
The RTSA is the only data terminal device that you need to specify a serial port connection.
Test button
Click this button to display the data terminal test screen for either the RTSA or PDC..