Datacard Group SP Series manual Data formats summary, Open Card

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Data formats summary

The following table summarizes the requirements and features for each data format.

	Open Card
Source of data	Any host computer that produces
	an ASCII data stream and uses
	TCP/IP (RAW or LPD/LPR)
Data formatted by	Open Card commands or Card
	Layout menus
Type of connection	Ethernet or USB ports
Printer Messages	Displayed on LCD panel
Configuration tools	•	Network configuration utility
		and LCD panel
	• Telnet to use Card Layout
		menus (optional)
	• Text editor or batch process to
		insert Open Card commands
		in data (optional)
	•	SmartDriver Diagnostics (on
		PC)

SmartDriver

Windows application (with the SmartDriver running on a Windows PC)

SmartDriver running on a Windows PC

Ethernet or USB ports

Displayed in Windows message boxes and on LCD panel

•Network configuration utility and LCD panel

•SmartDriver Printer Toolbox

•Printer Properties and Printing Preferences

•SmartDriver Diagnostics (on PC)