Gonector 2.0

This ReadMe file contains some important information about Gonector, such as system requirements, installation guide, quick start, troubleshooting, license notice, contact information, and copyright statement.
 


Introduction

Gonector is a FileMaker Pro plugin. It allows You to develop applications for iOS devices with FileMaker Pro. These applications are able to control various devices like printers, scales, RFID readers and POS payment terminals. For terminal implementation please contact 24U for implementation support.


       

System requirements

System requirements:

Mac

Recommended: Any Intel/Apple Silicon Mac, 4 GB RAM, macOS Big Sur 11.3 or newer, FileMaker Pro 19 or newer.

Minimum: Any Intel Mac, 4 GB RAM, macOS High Sierra 10.13, FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced or newer.

Windows

Recommended: CPU: 1 GHz or faster x86- or x64-bit processor RAM: 2 GB or more, Windows 10 Pro Edition, FileMaker Pro 19.

Minimum: CPU: 1 GHz or faster x86- or x64-bit processor RAM: 1 GB, Windows 7 SP1 Professional Edition, FileMaker Pro 16 Advanced.

iOS

Apple App Store Requirements

If your Application supports any of devices bellow please check device manual for instruction how to register you Application before submitting your Application to the AppStore.

Installation for FileMaker Pro

To install Gonector, follow these steps:

  1. If you did not do this yet, download and open the Gonector distribution archive
  2. To install the plug-in, copy its binary file into Extensions directory. If you are not sure where the binary should be placed, see UsingFMPlugIns.html
  3. Restart or start the FileMaker Pro
  4. The plug-in should be visible in the "Plug-Ins" preference pane inside FileMaker Pro preferences (Mac OS X) / Edit -> Preferences (Windows)

Installation for iOSAppSDK

Xgode instructions

  1. Zip latests iOS version of Plug-In
  2. Upload zipped Plug-In to Xgode
  3. In advanced options check:
    • Supported External Devices - with devices you are interested in using
    • NFC Reading/Writing
    • Bluetooth Peripherals
    • Background Modes - Location updates
    • Near Field Communication Tag Reading

Quick Start

To learn how to use this plug-in it is recommended to open one of the examples from the Examples folder.
Consult plugin documentation for more information: GonectorSyntax.html.

If you are new to FileMaker plug-ins, start by checking the UsingFMPlugIns.html file inside the Documentation folder. It briefly explains what plug-ins are, why they are useful, and how they are usually used

Troubleshooting

Before you contact our technical support regarding problems or difficulties using Gonector, please check if your issue is not listed below:

macOS and Windows

Plug-In is not visible in the FileMaker Pro
Check if the plug-in binary is present in the one of "Extensions" folders of the FileMaker Pro.

All plug-in functions return an "?" as a result
Gonector is probably not installed or deactivated in your application preferences. Open the Application Preferences from the Edit menu, click on the "Plug-Ins" tab, and make sure that Gonector is there and that it is enabled.

iOS

Device with iOS cannot read RFID.

All plug-in functions return an "?" as a result

If your problem is not listed above or if the recommended solution does not work for you, please contact our technical support at http://www.24uSoftware.com/support.php for assistance.

Shareware Notice

Please note that Gonector product is SHAREWARE. That means it is not free and you have to pay a license fee if you want to keep it. You can install Gonector and try it out for the period of 14 days. After this period, Gonector can stop working and require a registration code. You will get your registration code after you pay for your license.

You can freely distribute Gonector as long as you distribute the original compacted archive untouched and you don't charge money for the distribution. If you want to distribute Gonector on a physical medium, such as CD-ROM, or if you want to distribute it in other form than the original compacted archive, you must ask for our permission. If you are a solution developer and want to bundle Gonector with your products please contact 24U Software.

Please find detailed registration instructions in the file named "HowToRegister.html".

iOS license Notice

iOS version of Gonector is licensed seperately and differenty from desktop version, please read more in "HowToRegister.html".

You can find detailed license terms in the file named "24U Software License Agreement.pdf". Individual license types are described in the file named "HowToRegister.html".

Contact Information

You can contact us at one of the following addresses. We prefer being contacted via e-mail, but you can use any other method if e-mail is not good enough for you.

E-mail:   info@24uSoftware.com   general information about our products and our company
eval@24uSoftware.com free evaluation codes registration
sales@24uSoftware.com paid licenses ordering and registration
support@24uSoftware.com technical support and bug reports
 
WWW: http://www.24uSoftware.com/
 
Phone: +420-224 910 892
Fax: +420-242 487 778
 
Snail mail: 24U Software
Skochovická 88
252 45  Zvole u Prahy
Czech Republic


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The software Gonector is copyright ©2001-2021 24U Software. All rights reserved.
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