Launching the NCR RealScan Flash
The NCR RealScan Flash application can be launched either through the shortcut icon on the desktop or in console mode.
Shortcut icon
After successfully installing the NCR RealScan Flash application, a shortcut icon is added to the desktop.
To launch the NCR RealScan Flash, do the following:
- Double–click the NCR RealScan Flash shortcut icon on the desktop.Note
When this option is used, the application opens a command window and runs the command that is set in the ncrflash.ini file. When the process is complete, the application automatically closes the command window.
Console mode
To launch the NCR RealScan Flash, follow these steps:
- From the taskbar, select Start > Run. The Run dialog box is displayed.
- In the Run dialog box, type the following and then select OK.
- For Windows, cmd
- For Linux, terminal
- At the command prompt, type the following command and then press Enter.
- For Windows, NCRRSFlash.exe [option]
- For Linux, ncrflashc [option] or ./NCRRSFlash [option]
The following table describes the different query options.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -v | Executes the program verbosely |
| -f | Queries scanner's current firmware |
| -s | Queries scanner's serial number |
| -m | Queries scanner's model number |
| -h | Displays help information of the application |
| -ai | Queries scanner asset information |
| -ii | Queries imager asset information |
| -qsi | Queries scanner and imager asset information |
| -i [INI path] | Specifies any valid INI file path that the application can use. This option must be placed after the other options or used as the only command line option. Example
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| -p [hub-port] | Specifies IBM-USB port location (hub-port numbers) of the scanner device. This option must be placed after the other options or used as the only command line option. Example
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| -cpt [IBM USB] | Changes scanner’s communication protocol from NCR USB to IBM USB |
