Quick Start Guide

This section will give you a brief overview how to access the application and will show you two simple methods to get started quickly.

Installation

If you were already using a beta version of ProGlove Connect (version lower than 1.0) please make sure to completely uninstall it, before installing a stable release.

1. In order to install the ProGlove Connect App on your device, please download the .apk file from the provided link either
   • directly to your Android device or
   • first to a PC and then transfer it to your device.
2. Open the ProGlove-Connect.apk file on your Android device. (Permissions for installing third party applications (unknown sources) must be granted on your Android device.)
3. After the installation process is finished, two different app icons should appear regarding the ProGlove Connect App:
   • One is the PG Config icon which allows you to choose your Integration Path, use Workflow Rules and do a Firmware Update.
   • The other one is the PG Work icon, providing the worker with Scan2Pair functionality.
4. Please open the PG Work icon once to make sure all necessary Android device permissions are requested and approved before continuing, or set the permissions automatically through your MDM System.

Plug & Play Integration

There are two methods to easily integrate the ProGlove Connect application in your existing work routine:

The software keyboard option, which will act as a virtual keyboard and paste all scanned barcode data in an active field of an application or browser. The intent integration, based on the existing Android intent API, which is used by a range of industrial browers, business applications and other device manufacturers. Intent integration means that ProGlove Connect is sending all information to a broadcast channel, where other software using this method can process it and send information back.

Software Keyboard

• open the PG Config application
• the Integration Path wizard will show up (in case you already had a configured application you can re-run the wizard by pressing Integration Paths on the main screen)
• select Software Keyboard and press next

• keyboard input can be specified, which allows you to choose sending an automatic ENTER after every scan

• the main screen will be shown once the wizard is completed
• at the top of the PG Config application will be notifications showing what needs to be configured next to enable a fully functional application

• press on FIX next to Keyboard is required and press next on the following pop-up message

• enable the ProGlove Keyboard in your keyboard overview screen

• press on FIX next to Keyboard needs to be set as default
• press next after having read through the disclaimer

• press Scan2Pair on the main screen and connect your MARK scanner

• open a text editor tool on your device and scan a barcode

Intent Integration

The following passage will provide an introduction in how to configure the ProGlove Connect application sending Intent broadcasts and receiving them with an industrial terminal emulation software (in this example Staylinked SmartTE).

• open the PG Config application
• the Integration Path wizard will show up (in case you already had a configured application you can re-run the wizard by pressing Integration Paths on the main screen)
• select Intent and press next

• the following configuration page will offer you to change the intent action (where all information is passed to)
• NOTE: Staylinked offers an option to use ProGlove scanners in a beta version and is aware of the intent action com.proglove.api.BARCODE. In case you already use Zebra DataWedge you could change the intent action to com.dwexample.ACTION and should see scanned barcodes being populated to your applications.

• once the Integration Path wizard is completed you can enter theWorkflow Rules section to get an overview of all configured and active rules
• the wizard automatically generated a rule called Send with Intent, which details can be opened by pressing on it
• adding or editing rules is a powerful tool to either add or drop certain information of your scanned barcodes
• NOTE: please use rules with caution, as they manipulate barcodes and will affect your scan results
• open Scan2Pair and connect your MARK with your device

Staylinked SmartTE Integration

• open the Staylinked SmartTE application and press HOST -> Configure

• enter the admin password (default is "and") and select scanner-as-wedge

• select configure scanner-as-wedge and set Scanner Type to ProGlove and press finished

• back on the main screen select TOOLS -> Scan Test
• scan a barcode and see the result on your device

To verify that the application is working correctly with your ProGlove scanner, the symbology will be recognised and there will be a field called PG Code (Pro Glove Code).

For any support regarding the StayLinked product, please contact StayLinked at support@staylinked.com or go to www.staylinked.com.

Velocity Browser Integration

• to use the Velocity Browser app with your MARK, the scanned data must be broadcasted as an Intent with the action name com.wavelink.intent.action.BARCODE

• configure the intent rule as shown below:

• your scans should be delivered to the application automatically

Custom Integration

When it comes to integration of your business application on Android smartphones and tablets, ProGlove Connect offers you maximum flexibility by providing you with two indepth integration paths.

Intent Non-Standard Integration

This path is recommended for applications that already use Android Intents to exchange data. It is a drop-in replacement for an existing configuration (e.g. integrated scanners of Zebra devices) using the Android Intent API. A range of industrial browsers, business applications and other device manufacturers are using this method (see Plug & Play Intent Integration as example).

• after the ProGlove Connect App is installed on your device, you need to set the intent configuration parameters
• once this is done, you just need to pair the MARK scanner using Scan2Pair
• technical documentation including code samples can be found in Intent Integration - Basic Features

SDK Integration

This path allows allows you to integration the ProGlove Connect application into your existing system(s). It will require code-level integration and offers full control over connection and callback features. A basic integration guide, code samples and how to trigger certain features can be found SDK Integration - Basic Features

Legal Note

Please note that neither Staylinked SmartTE, Zebra DataWedge, nor Velocity Browser are products of ProGlove. This platform may include links or references to these and other third party products, software, services or websites. These are not under the control of ProGlove and ProGlove is not responsible for them. ProGlove is providing these links or references only as a convenience, and the inclusion does not imply endorsement by ProGlove. Your use of the third party products, software, services or websites may be subject to that third party's terms and conditions.