Installing CATIC ESL

Prerequisites

• At least one label, one basestation
• IP parameters (IPV4 address, netmask, gateway) for basestation and PC
• LPSNG account with Pro subscription)
• Windows 8 or Windows 10 PC with .NET 4.0 for the ESL Server
• Google Chrome (in current version) installed on the PC
• Internet connection to connection with LPSNG and to download the software
• Administrator password for configuration PC
• Ethernet hub or switch
• Ethernet cables
• Power outlet for basestation (and the ESL server)

Downloading the Software

• Download caticEslInst.exe

• Run the installer on your configuration PC

Configure Basestation

• Setup a separate configuration Ethernet containing the basestation and your PC
• Assign the IP address 192.168.1.92 to the PC
• Make sure you can reach the basestation
• Open a command line window

PING 192.168.1.200

• CD into the installation directory (normally c:\Program Files (x86)\lpsngesl )
• Run the Configuration program

CATICESL configure --base 02 --baseIp 192.168.1.92 --baseMask 255.255.255.0 --baseGateway 192.168.1.1 --serverIp 192.168.1.200

• Configure the PC with the final server ip address (and corresponding netmask and gateway)
• PING the basestation with it's new address

Server Installation

• Download the ESL Server Software (eslServerInst.exe)

• Run the Installer
• Connect you ESL server to the cloud based (or on premises) LPSNG

Create your first label format (for ESL)

• Create a Google Sheets spreadsheet with label data (including label Id)
• Format of label id: bb/iiiiii (bb is base station id, iiiiii label id as printed on the label). Eg 02/1234ABC
• Put label id in a text field ('02/123ABC) leading apostrophe is required.
• Add the "Next Generation Label Printing System" Google Sheets Add-In ("Add-ons > Get add-ons")
• Open the sidebar ("Add-ons > Next Generation Label Printing System > Start")
• "Sign In"
• Create a label format (with the data) "Create design"
• Format or Unit: ESL 2.8"
• Labels per Page:
• • Horizontal: 1
• • Vertical: 1
• Open "Label > Label Attributes > Target" :
• • Target Type: "ESL"
• • Target: Activate "Dynamic Data"
• • XPath: Select field for label id
• • Sample: Select label id
• Design the rest of the label
• • Remember that the complete window is one label, which only has 232x88 pixels.
• • Use fontsizes which look big on the screen
• "Run > Run > Use sample data from Label Description"

Use Cases

• Features
  • Barcode Formats
  • Enterprise Features
• Interfaces
  • Excel Interface
  • Google Sheets Add-on
  • Reusable Sidebar
  • Webservice Interface
• ESL
  • Electronic Shelf Labels
  • Installation of CATIC ESLs
  • ESL Interface API
• Deployment
  • LPSNG Player
  • Order Specific Labeling
  • Packaging Lines
  • Cloud Solution
  • Cloud Printing
  • White Label Solution
  • Embedded Edition
• Presentation Slides

Contact

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RSJ Software GmbH
Holzstrasse 4
82120 Germering
Germany

Phone: +49 89 89 41 42-0
Fax: +49 89 89 41 42-80
E-Mail: info@rsj.de