Dataman 40Pro - Manual (Page 122)

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Search at port select a COM port, which will be scanned for a requested Handler.
Pressing key or button OK initiates scanning for Handler by set parameters. If
selected Handler type is None, no Handler scanning will be processed. Current Handler
settings are saved to configuration file by command Options / Save options or when control
program is closed.
Handler is not available for sale.
Programmer / Credit box info
The menu item Credit box info provide all necessary information about Credit box(es)
attached to the PC: type, serial number, information about activation and about credits
available. If more Credit boxes attached to the PC, software show also information about all
credits available.
Availability of Credit box(es) and also information about amount of credits in attached Credit
box(es) is also shown at main window, it is 'Credit box' button below the 'Statistics' and
'Count down' section. This button appears dynamically, when the device that belongs to 'Paid
ISP support' is selected and if at least one Credit box is present.
The bar-graph at the bottom of 'Credit box' button also indicates status of credits on attached
Credit box(es) as next:
Green bargraph 85% of total credits available
yellow bargraph credit box button 50% of total credits available
red bargraph credit box button 10%, of total credits available
no bargraph credit box button 0% of total credits available (depleted)
Information about available credits is periodically updated (also during opened Credit box info
window).
Work with devices belongs to 'Paid ISP support' category
According to requests and needs of customers, programmable devices are more and more
complex. Also, programmable devices range is more and more wide. As a result, we - as s
device programmers manufacturer - have to spend much more development resources for
implementation of new programmable devices support compared to past - simply because
complex devices support is more difficult to implement and number of devices we need to
implement is also much higher.
In case of off-line programming (inZIF socket, using programming adapter), development
costs spent for implementation of new devices support are also covered by programming
adapters selling. But in case of programming in ISP mode, the customer buys only a
programmer and after-selling programmer support costs, included in new versions of
software, are covered by nothing.
To keep software update downloads for free also for devices programmed in ISP mode, we
come to conclusion to apply a very small fee for programming of those devices, where the
implementation of ISP support takes very long and/or for rarely used devices.