Epson E02 Introduction, Operating Environments

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UB-E02 Technical Reference Guide

Introduction

The UB-E02 is the 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet interface board designed for the EPSON® TM

printers. The board lets you connect your EPSON printer directly to your network and use it as a

kitchen printer.

Operating Environments

Supported Operating Systems

❏Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows® 98 Second Edition, Windows® 2000 Professional,

and Windows®XP Professional

❏Windows NT® 4.0

Supported Protocols

❏TCP/IP

Environments for Setup Utility

❏EPSON TMNet WinConfig applies to the following versions of Windows:

•Windows 95

• Windows 98 Second Edition

• Windows 2000 Professional

• Windows XP Professional

•Windows NT 4.0

❏EPSON TMNet WebConfig is recommende d to be used with the following intern et browser:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or lat er

Contents

Main Page Rev. A i CAUTIONS TRADEMARKS Page About This Guide Contents of the Guide Related Documents iv Rev. A EMC and Safety Standards Applied WARNING CE Marking FCC Compliance Statement For American Users For Canadian Users WARNING: Safety Precautions Label Product Servicing Introduction Operating Environments Supported Operating Systems Supported Protocols Environments for Setup Utility Supported TM Printers How to Use this Guide x Contents Rev. A Contents Chapter 1 System Preparation Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 3 Utilities Chapter 4 Programming Samples Rev. A Contents xi Chapter 5 Specifications Appendix A Definitions Page Chapter 1 System Preparation 1.1 Supported Operating Systems 1.2 Supported Network Protocols 1.3 Supported TM Printers 1.4 Other Limitations Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Installation Precautions WARNING 2.2 Unpacking 2.3 Part Names 2.4 Functions 2.4.1 Switch 2.4.2 LEDs 2.5 UB-E02 Installation Page Page Page 2.6 Initializing UB-E02 Do not turn off the printer power until the status sheet is printed out. 2.7 UB-E02 Status Sheet Printing 2.8 FAQ 2.8.2 Q2. The self test does not operate correctly. 2.8.3 Q3. Starting up the printer takes a long time. Page Page Chapter 3 Utilities 3.1 Setting the IP Address 3.1.1 Setting the IP Address using EPSON TMNet WinConfig 3.1.1.1 Setting the TCP/IP protocol in Your Operating System Page Page Page Windows 2000 3.1.1.2 Installing EPSON TMNet WinConfig Installation Environments Page 3.1.1.3 Setting with the EPSON TMNet WinConfig Windows 95 Page Page 3.1.2 Setting the IP Address Using the arp/ping Command Page 3.2 EPSON TMNet WinConfig Functions 3.2.1 Menu Bar 3.2.1.1 Tool Menu Time-out setting Search Options Page Page Page Password 3.3 EPSON TMNet WebConfig Functions 3.3.1 Opening Screen Rev. A Utilities 3-21 3-22 Utilities Rev. A 3.3.2 Protocol Information and Settings 3.3.2.1 General Information 3.3.2.2 TCP/IP Information 3-24 Utilities Rev. A 3.3.2.3 SNMP Information 3.3.2.4 TCP/IP Setting Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 4 Programming Samples 4.1 Method of Printing to the UB-E02 4.1.1 Buffer of the UB-E02 Rev. A 4-3 Programming Samples 4.2 Direct Printing by PORT9100 4.2.1 For Windows Console 4-4 Programming Samples Rev. A Rev. A 4-5 Programming Samples 4.2.2 For Linux 4.3 Commands Sent to a TM Printer When the Power is On 4.4 Monitoring of the ASB status 4.5 The Priorities of Printing 4.6 Time-out for Connection 4.7 Printer Operation by the UDP Commands 4.7.1 Commands Packets 4-8 Programming Samples Rev. A 4.7.2 03-0000 Retrieving Basic Information 4.7.2.1 Reply data 4.7.3.1 Reply data 4.7.3 03-0010 Retrieving Status 4.7.4 03-0011 Forced Transmission 4.7.4.1 Set-up data 4.7.4.2 Reply data 4.7.5 03-0012 Reset 4.7.5.1 Set-up data 4.7.5.2 Reply data 4.7.6 03-0013 Buffer Flash 4.7.7 03-0016 Clearing Connection Time-Out Timer Rev. A 4-11 Programming Samples 4.7.8 Programming Sample 4.7.8.1 For Windows Console 4-12 Programming Samples Rev. A Rev. A 4-13 Programming Samples 4.7.8.2 For Linux 4-14 Programming Samples Rev. A Chapter 5 Specifications 5.1 Printer Connection 5.2 Line Display Connection 5.3 Features 5.3.1 Overview 5.4 Hardware Specifications 5.4.3 External appearance and connector locations 5.5 Software Specifications 5.5.1 Basic Communications Protocols 5.5.2 Printing Communications Protocols 5.5.2.1 LP, LPR 5.5.2.2 Socket Communications 5.5.3 Status Inquiry and Setting Protocols 5.5.3.1 HTTP 5.5.3.2 SNMP (MIB) 5.5.3.3 ENPC 5.5.4 Automatic IP Address Assignment Protocols 5.5.4.1 IP Address Acquisition by DHCP Page Rev. A Specifications 5-7 5.5.5 Internal Settings 5.5.5.1 Item List Page 5.5.6 Initializing 5.5.7 Version Upgrading 5.5.7.1 Supported protocol 5.5.7.2 Upgrade Methods 5.6 Environmental Specifications 5.7 Storage Conditions 5.8 EMC and Safety Standards Applied Appendix A Definitions