Simulation Mode, Running on the printer | Datamax v1.1x specification

	Chapter 6 : Simulating Your Project
6.1. Simulation Mode

General introduction	The Simulator allows you to test your application on the PC as if it were
	running on the printer.
	The simulator displays an image of the printer with the printer screen
	and front panel buttons. The buttons can be “pushed” under simulation
	with a mouse click.

Using the simulator	The simulator is a valid option only if a project is already open in 123
	Print.

To launch the simulator, first:

1Open the project you want to simulate

On the 123 Print toolbar, click the Simulator icon, or on the menu bar:

2Click Tools

3Click Simulator

The simulator is launched with your project and an image of the target printer as shown here for text display and large screen graphical display

Text Display

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Contents

Print Preface Background Table of Contents 218 220221 222 Primer What is 123 Print General introductionPrint Purpose Sample Labels Sample labels Primer October Labels Project FlowUser Interface Labels Project User Interface User input is required on screens at a and B Getting Started Getting Started This section describes how to install 123 Print Is C\123Print Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Starting 123 Print Once 123 Print is installed, start it byDesktop Activation Activation Enter the License Number found on your License Certificate Click Next October Agreement Proceeding, you must read and accept these license terms Software versus Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Enter the Password found on your License Certificate Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Cut on the Windows desktop Main 123 Print window is displayed as shown here October Setup General SetupClick 123 Print Settings Setup dialogue box DPL ConnectionDPL Connection Click on the DPL Connection tab MCL Connection MCL ConnectionClick on the MCL Connection tab MCL Connection options screen is displayed as shown here Local Settings Local SettingsClick on the Local Settings tab Local Settings screen is displayed as shown here Getting Started Assign Com 2 Printer Port To Labels. In the Setup window OthersOthers Click the Others tab Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved What is called a label program Creating a ProjectCreating a Project Programs for your Datamax printers Project Description On the Project Description screen Click Project Click Project Description General introduction User Interface User InterfaceClick Project Click User Interface Text Display User Interface for a text display printer is as shown here Status Toolbar Welcome Screen Welcome ScreenYou entered in the Project Description in Section Shown here Large Graphical Display ElementsAbout Printer Status see .2 User Interface Graphical Display Status Toolbar Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Than those supplied by default by 123 Print Select Label ScreenSelect Label screen Click on the Select Label screen, or Click the Select Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Quantity to Print Screen ScreenClick on the Quantity to Print screen, or Click the Quantity Display Quantity to Print Screen Click on the Select Quantity screen, or Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Print Error Message Screen Appropriate here for your environment Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Creating a Project October As a label program Associate a label Nbr File NameLabel Name Quantity to Static label Dynamic labelƒ See .3.1 Edit ƒ See .3.2 Variables Edit EditClick the Edit Variables Variables Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Procedure is identical for graphical displays ProgramPurchase Text displays are used in the following example. However, Input Methods Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Location Click OK October Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Button at the bottom of the Process list to add a Select A2 Confirmation in the If Value field Set the Condition field to Equal to Set the Then Goto field to Continue Front Panel Up/Dw Numeric Methods are available for your screen prompts External Keyboard Creating a Project Extract To Characters from the inputFor example, if you set Extract From 4 Extract To 6, you will extract 555 out External Barcode Reader ReadUser will not be able to input a value that Does not match the pattern Input from the external barcode reader. Several Weight Scale From the weight scale. The following Be received from the weightValidation Mode Set the mode with which the data Measurements from the weight scale Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Creating a Project Select Value from List List by typing entries directlyList. To select a variable, click Variables Icon beside the table Creating a Project October Select Value from File Example Described aboveThat is used for browsing and searching That entry as the input You need to set up when you select this input type Display Data Mapping Mapping Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Result Labels Example looks as follows Added for your label Labels ListTwo different ways-as a list or as thumbnails To add a new label, simply click on Adding more labelsDeleting a label Click Project Click Lookup Files Lookup FilesModify the properties as appropriate Lookup File Data Lookup Files window Click on the Data ButtonTo delete a Lookup File from your project Select the file you want to delete Add Lookup File Add Lookup fileFile. The file you create is of type *.dat Are saved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Add Lookup File from Scratch Add Lookup File from Import Add Lookup File from Import File Import fileSeveral file types are valid for import Dat, *.txt, *.xls, *.cvs Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Check the checkbox beside First line = Column Title Double Click on the field to be edited 4 Edit Lookup File Data 123 Print, you can create a Lookup File from Scratch Add Lookup File from ScratchScratch Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Save Lookup File To save the Lookup File Creating a Project October Edit Data Edit Lookup File DataAdd Lookup file from Import File Columns Right click any of the column headers Add record To add a record Click the Add Insert a record To insert a record Modify a record Delete record Creating a Project October Click System Setup System SetupGraphical Display Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Soft Keys Setup Graphical Display Only Soft Keys SetupClick Project Click System Setup Datamax printer keys Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Large Screen Small Screen Auxiliary Communications Connected serially to your Datamax printer Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved ƒ Never The input buffer is never cleared October Designing a Label BarTender Integration Run 123 Print Click BarTender Launch BarTenderClick Save As… Label Designing a Label Click on the browse icon Set the Label Properties as per .3- Labels Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Master copy in BarTender’s default label location …\BarTender\Formats as seen in above,Project\Labels Red as shown below Label Graphic Elements Using Processes Using ProcessesThis chapter covers the following topics and processes Introduction to 123 Print Variables 131 Click the arrow Click VariablesAdd a process Process window is displayed as shown here Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Introduction to 123 Print Variables Label programsIntroduction to Print variables User local Price LabelAll local For definition as user local variables Variables may be used by any label program GlobalSystem Branch You can perform in your label programBranch Processes Box to see the list of available branching processes Case and Branch Case and Branch Hardware Following variable contents give the following results Control and BranchVariable against a specific pattern Defined destination-a screen, label or code line What is a label Goto LabelReference Goto Label Goto Screen Goto ScreenAdd the process Goto Screen to your label program Goto Screen dialogue box is displayed Key and Branch Key & Branch process allows you to request a program stopBranch if a time-out occurs without user input Key and Branch Set Label Set Label Test and Branch Test and BranchSelect the comparison criteria String or numeric? Date Operation Date Operation Date Add/Subtract Date Conversion Date Difference File Search File Search Respectively into the variables A4 Product Code, A5 Product Description, and B0 Manufacturer Mathematic Mathematic OperationOperation Other Perform in your label programOther Processes Box to see the list of other available processes Delay Delay MCL Code MCL Code Add the process Note to your label program To insert a comment, proceed as followsType your comment Print Label Print label Serial Communications That you can perform in your label programSerial communication Communications Serial SerialCheckbox beside Extract from Received Data Abbreviations Serial Out Serial Out Processes on Variables Variables in your label programVariable Processes Box to see the list of available processes for variables Variable Assign Variable Assign This example, the first three variables E0, E1, and E2 are Initialized with the system date, System Variable 73 Date Variable Concatenate Existing variables or constants into a new variableTo concatenate variables, proceed as follows Add the process Variable Concatenate to your label program Variable Substring process Variable ExtractVariable Extract Their contents to variables B1 and B3 respectively Variable Format Variable FormatExamples Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Variable Length Variable Length Variable Position Variable PositionBeside the Result Variable box Variable Search and Replace Replace Variable Substring General introduction Variable Substring Examples Simulating Your Project Simulation Mode Using the simulatorRunning on the printer With a mouse click Click the desired option Click ExecutionClick Options Check the checkbox beside Interactive I/O dialogue box Click Execute Click Scan Input… F12 Text Display Printer Debugger ModeClick Execution Click Debugger MCL Screen View Using the ViewerMCL Code Viewer Variable Viewer Local Files Viewer Options Click Execute Click Options Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Large graphical display printer Deploying a Printer Project Deploying a Printer ProjectAffect one printer at a time Available in 123 Print Connect / Disconnect Printer A given printerBefore proceeding with this section Connect Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Printer controls Following sections Disconnect To disconnect 123 Print from your printer Printer Status Information shown on these screensPrinter Status Click on the Printer Status Deploying a Printer Project Activated Deploying a Printer Project October Following printer controls are available in 123 Print Printer ControlTo control a printer, on the 123 Print menu bar Cancel Printing Control executionFeed Label Pause Printer Load File / Control Load File / Control Load firmware action Load FirmwareLoad firmware and MCL system menu options Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Download Process Load Font Load font actionSelect Load Font Load font options Load Graphic Load graphic actionSelect Load Graphic Load graphic options Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Load Label Load label actionSelect Load Label Load label options Load Lookup Load lookup actionSelect Load Lookup Load lookup options Load Any File Load any file actionSelect Load Any File Load any file options Load Profile Load profile actionSelect Load Profile Load profile options Load MCL-Project ActionSelect Load MCL-Project Load project options Load DPL Control DPL Control action Copyright 2007 MCL Technologies All Rights Reserved Remote printer management using DMXNet Manager Choose the User MCL Agent Command optionMCL Agent Control MCL Agent Control Load Project Into your printer using the Load Project functionClick Load Project Scripts General introduction Create script Script Actions Script actionsYou want this script to execute. On the Script menu bar Click Add Pause Described in .4 Load File / ControlPause options Script add action Script BuildingScript edit action You have previously inserted in the script Script delete actionSelect the action you want to delete Script Save Script saveClick Save, or Click Save as… Script open Script OpenAt any time. On the Script menu bar Script Execution Script execution Indicating the progress of the script execution ProgressDownloaded with the project load Appendix a Sample License Certificate License Certificate Sales Order Appendix B Datamax Printer Setup Go to the Datamax Menu Mode Class Appendix C Supported Datamax PrintersSupports Appendix D System Requirements Appendix E Mapping Label Graphic Elements Replace By 3 Mapping states the followingUnderstanding Restrictions Appendix F Connectivity / Function Matrix = Invalid option System Menu together will not succeed Receive an Operation Failed dialogue box as shown here MCL Technologies US Competence Centre MCL Technologies UK Competence CentreMCL Technologies Ireland Competence Centre MCL Technologies NL Competence Centre