Installation & Configuration

  1. Copy the contents of SD-Handler v4.0.zip to Documents folder
  2. Open the run command and navigate to shell:startup
  3. Create a shortcut from SD-Handler exe to shell:startup and place the shortcut into the shell:startup folder
  4. Download https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autologon and set the pc to autologin to an admin account (IITAdmin in this example)
  5. Map a network path P:\ to the destinated folder on the server.
  6. Goto documents\SD-Handler 4.0 and set the drives to search for in the drives.txt file for example D:\  (next line) E:\
  7. Set integer value in Int32.txt to 0 (only for new locations otherwise In32.txt needs to be backed up and copied to new install
  8. Set the upload dir in Upload.txt to p:\ after mapping the drive
  9. Set the date and time values as per annex in control panel.

  1. Restart and app should run automatically.

 

How to Use?

The SD Handler Software is a very simple software and it is easy to use. Once the installation and the configuration are done, the below screen is automatically shown on the monitor.

The SD Handler scans the reader ports every 5 minutes for new cards. You can find the countdown on the bottom of the screen. When there is a card plugged onto the reader the software will scan for photos and it will automatically start copying them to the server when it finds them and when it is done it will format the card. And the card will be ready for use.

Figure 1: SD Handler Software Screen

 

Figure 2: SD Card Reader

 

Important Notes:

  • The Green Square on the Top Left Corner means that the software is free;
  • When the SD Card is plugged to the reader, the Green Square becomes Red meaning that the software is busy copying and uploading the photos to the server;
  • The timer in the bottom shows the remaining time until the next scan onto the SD Reader. It runs every 5 minutes;
  • When the upload starts, the path of the photos will be displayed.

 

Possible Errors and Solutions

There is not much error you can find on the software. But it is important to mention some troubleshooting steps in order to solve them.

  1. Check if the machine is connected to the network and if it can communicate to the server 192.168.1.7;
  2. Locate the folder 100_TSB on the SD Card and delete the photo FA000001.