Interaction Commands
These commands only apply to the serial port. They allow the host to request the status and configuration of the printer.
Command | Description | Response | Contents | |
<SOH># | Reset | Y | <XOFF><XON>T | |
<SOH>A | Send a readable | Y | <8 bytes, Y/N> <CR> | |
| status string |
| byte 1 : Y - printer busy | |
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| byte 2 : Y - paper out | |
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| byte 3 : Y - ribbon out | |
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| byte 4 : N (always) | |
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| byte 5 | : Y - printing |
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| byte 6 | : Y - printer paused |
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| byte 7 | : Y - label presented |
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| byte 8 | : N (always) |
<SOH>B | Toggle pause | N |
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<SOH>E | Send the number of | Y | 0000<CR> | |
| labels to be printed |
| no label left to be printed | |
<SOH>F | Send status byte | Y | n<CR> | |
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| Same as <SOH>A, except bit 1 to 8 | |
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| corresponding to byte 1 to 8 of | |
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| <SOH>A. | |
Notes:
1.Control codes for the printer commands.
Symbol | Code (hexadecimal) |
XON | 11H |
XOFF | 13H |
STX | 02H |
SOH | 01H |
ESC | 1BH |
LF | 0AH |
CR | 0DH |
2. There is no space code in the command.
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