Epson 100-88002 Communications Interface

Electrical Connections

100-88002 Rev B Page 61

Communications Interface

USB and RS-232 communications are supplied through interface connections

at the rear of the printer, as illustrated in the figure. The Serial RS-232

interface connector is a locking Molex connector and the USB interface is a

standard USB B connector. Power is supplied through a locking 4-pin Molex

connector as shown.

Figure 21. Communication PCB Location and Connector Info.

Note: Pin-out configurations for these interfaces are documented in Chapter 2,

Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements.

USB

ort

Serial communications port

Power connector

Contents

Main OEM Integration Manual Page Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Epic 880 How to Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Statement Disclaimer Copyright Trademarks Table of Contents Introducing your Epic 880TM Printer .............. 1 Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements . 9 Operational Procedures .............................. 23 Configuring Your Epic 880TM Printer ............ 37 Mounting Requirements .............................. 43 Printer Sensors ........................................... 53 Electrical Connections ................................. 59 Control Codes .............................................. 65 Epic 880TM Color Graphics ......................... 179 Unicode and Fonts .................................... 191 Page Page Figures Tables Page Page Chapter 1 Introducing your Epic 880TM Printer Page About your TransAct Epic 880TM Printer Who Should Read This Guide? What Is Included in This Guide? Technical and Sales Support On-line Technical Support Telephone Technical Support Return Materials Authorization and Return Policies Service Programs Sales Support Contact Information Page Chapter 2 Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements Page Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements Standard Features Optional Features General Specifications Printer Dimensions Weight Interface Type Printer Type Printer Environmental Conditions Reliability AC Power Requirements DC Power Requirements Page Power connector Test Standards Accoustic Noise: Printing Specifications Paper Roll Specifications Auto Cutter Position Paper Out Communications Interface RS232 Serial Communications Interface USB Interface Page Page Page Page Operational Procedures How to Operate the Epic 880TM Printer Indicator Lights (LED) The FEED button Page The Diagnostics/Config button Using Self-Test Page Level 0 Diagnostics Boot Loader Mode OEM Integration Manual Epic 880 Printer Status LEDs Auto Error Recovery Page Loading Paper Epic 880TM Specifications and Requirements Cleaning the Print Head Page Page Chapter 4 Configuring Your Epic 880TM Printer Page Configuration Mode Overview Most Frequent Configuration Incompatibilities How to Change Configuration Settings Entering into Configuration Mode Setting up for Color Paper Custom Color Remote Configuration Remote Boot Load Field Configuration Feature Page Page Page Mounting Requirements Bezel Mounting Specifications Spindle Mounting Options 45 Up Spindle Mounting Straight Back Spindle Mounting 45Down Spindle Mounting Straight Down Center Spindle Mounting Straight Down Rear Spindle Mounting Control Panel Side Spindle Mounting Retract Opening Page Chapter 6 Printer Sensors Page Printer Sensors Paper Out Sensor Cover-Open Switch Top-of-Form Sensor Paper Low Sensor Anti-Jam Sensor Transport Ticket Taken Sensor Transport Ticket Retract Sensor Page Page Page Communications Interface Cable connection locations Printer Block Diagram Page Chapter 8 Control Codes Page Control Codes Overview Nomenclature Standard Emulation IPCL Codes Other Emulations Application Development TransAct Control Codes and Commands PcOS Printer Control Codes Page Quick PcOS Reference Chart Page Page Page Page Page Low Level Paper Motion Control Horizontal Motion Control Page Vertical Motion Control Page Page Page Page Page Page Feed to Black Dot Page Character Pitch Page Page Table 3 Character Pitch Page Character Font Character Sets and Code Pages Page Double-Byte and Multi-Byte Code Page Description Files Code Page Selection Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Mode Page B > > > > > A > > > > > C > > > > > D > > > > > Initial entry location Page Page Page Page Page Page Graphic Mode Page Page Page Command Comment Graphics Compression Simple Raster Graphics m n rL rH d1...dn d1d m n rL rH d1dn User Store (Graphic Save and Macros) Page Page Page Page Page Page Legacy User Macros Page Bar Codes Page 100-88002 Rev B Page 133 The following table specifies the Code 39 character set. Page Page Control Codes Figure 30 Code 128 Encoding Values Page 136 100-88002 Rev B Page Page Page Page Electronic Journal Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Transport Control Page Miscellaneous Control Page Page Page Page Page Remote Power Control Documented Extended Control commands Printer Status Inquire Commands Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Double Level Loader Entering Field Boot Load Mode. Page Chapter 9 Epic 880TM Color Graphics Page Printing Graphics Character Graphics APA Graphics Epic 880TM Universal Color Graphics Print File Graphics Store Graphics in the printer: How universal color graphics is done How to use IPCL commands in text strings Cautions Universal Graphics Command Descriptions Page Bitmapped File Graphic Support Epic 880TM Coupon-Cut-Logo Feature Chapter 10 Unicode and Fonts Page Fonts Character Generation Page Page Internal Fonts Custom Fonts Stacked or Linked fonts Font Storage Page Bitmap Fonts Page Page Unicode Unicode Encoding Page File system and the POR.INI file Page Page Page Page Page Font Size and Spacing Font Size and Spacing command interactions Page Page Page Page Page Legacy Printer Features that Have Changed User Defined Characters Dynamic Code Page Definition Page Chapter 11 File System Page File System Interface File System Commands Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 12 Epic 880TM Extended Printer Control Page Page Page Page Remote Printer Reset Reset in Serial Mode Miscellaneous Communication Features Power-cycle Recovery Off-line Control Remote Boot Load Mode USB Recovery Watch Dog Page Recovery from Mechanical Errors Page Chapter 13 Epic 880TM Programmers Notes Page General Notes What Drivers Are Needed Definitions Do you want to use the standard USB printing device interface? USB Device Class Definition for Printing Devices. Do you want to use USB and simulate a communication port? Are you using OPOS (UnifiedPOS/UPOS)? Do you want to print from a Windows application? Windows Printer Driver PC Hardware GDI OPOS driver USB driver: USB Driv e r POSPrinter Activex Control (POSPrinter OCX): Appendix A: Unicode Character Addresses Page 100-88002 Rev B Page 249 Appendix B: WGL4.0 Character Addresses Note: This information is based on the Microsoft's Typography web page. Page 250 100-88002 Rev B 100-88002 Rev B Page 251 Page 252 100-88002 Rev B 100-88002 Rev B Page 253 Page 254 100-88002 Rev B Appendix C: GB18030 Character Addresses There are 28575 Characters in this set. 100-88002 Rev B Page 255 Page 256 100-88002 Rev B 100-88002 Rev B Page 257 Page 258 100-88002 Rev B 100-88002 Rev B Page 259 Page 260 100-88002 Rev B Appendix D: Windows 1252 Latin 1 100-88002 Rev B Page 261 Appendix D: Typical Code Page Definition Windows 1252 Latin 1 to Unicode translation Appendix D: Windows 1252 Latin 1 Page 262 100-88002 Rev B 100-88002 Rev B Page 263 Appendix E: Internal Code Pages Page 100-88002 Rev B Page 265 Appendix F: ASCII Code Table Appendix G: Ordering Supplies 100-88002 Rev B Page 267 Index [ Page 268 100-88002 Rev B 1 2 A B C H I J L M T U V