RoboScan Overview 

• Installation
  • The installation is done through the RoboTutor application.
  • From Test Administration, click on ‘Import Tests’, and then ‘Import from Optical Mark Reader’.  This will take you to a page that will automatically begin downloading the RoboScan application, unless it has already previously been downloaded.  If there are any updates available, they will be taken care of automatically.
    • RoboScan requires that Microsoft dotNet be installed on your computer. It will begin this process automatically if it is not already installed. This will take a few minutes. After completing, it will ask you to check for updates. Say Yes and it will download Service Pack One which is required for this application..
  • Once the download is complete, click Run and the application will open.
• Options > Settings
  • Click Options > Settings
    • Serial Port: The drop down box will test your system for all available com ports.  Please select the port that you are connected to.
      • To test this connection, exit out of settings and choose File > Connect, or click the green check button located directly under the File menu.
      • If the status bar in the bottom of the window reads, “Connection opened: please insert first card…” then you are ready to move on to scanning.  If not, make sure that the scanner has been properly connected to the computer and that the com port has been selected accordingly.
    • Device Type: Type available are displayed in a crop down menu. Currently, the only type available is Chatsworth. But the application can be programmed for other types.
    • Card Type: Types available are displayed in a drop-down menu. Currently there is only one type of card available: LP3457.
• Scanning
  • If you are properly connected, all you have to do to scan a card is insert it into the OMR reader.  After the card has completed scanning, there are a few items to check for:
  • If there are any highlighted red fields, they signify that an error has occurred.  The error messages will be located on the right of the form.  Most likely the error will result from an improper test number, test location, or student number.
  • To update changes you make, type them into the appropriate field and click.
  • When the top fields are accepted, the application will then try to grade and record the test in the database.  If there are any errors, the fields will be highlighted red.  Most likely the error will result from an improper value in the test form.
  • Again, to save these changes, type the correct value into the field and click the Update button.
  • After all errors are corrected the Error message box should be replaced by a Success message box including the individual student result and the group average.
  • If the success message box does not show up, the error is most likely related to the database and it will be necessary to contact an administrator.
  • If you choose to erase a card from the form without saving it, you can click the Discard button and move on to the next card.