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The Font descriptor has information for the whole character set. When this font descriptor is sent to the printer with a font header to identify the font ID, the descriptor parameters become the basis of the downloaded fonts.

The data format for each type of font descriptor block is shown below.

<Bitmap font>

 

 

 

Byte

15 (MSB)

8

7

(LSB) 0

0

Font Descriptor Size (64)

 

 

 

2

Descriptor Format (0)

 

Font Type

 

4

Style MSB

 

Reserved

 

6Base Line Position

8Cell Width

10

Cell Height

 

12

Orientation

Spacing

14

Symbol Set

 

16Pitch (Default HMI)

18Height

20x-Height

22

Width Type

Style LSB

24

Stroke Weight

Typeface LSB

26

Typeface MSB

Serif Style

28

Quality

Placement

30

Underline Distance

Underline Height

32

Text Height

 

34

Text Width

 

36

First Code

 

38

Last Code

 

40

Pitch Extended

Height Extended

42Cap Height

44 - 47 Font Number

48 - 63 Font Name

64Copyright (optional)

<Special Bitmap font>

 

 

 

Byte

15 (MSB)

8

7

(LSB) 0

0

Font Descriptor Size (68)

 

 

 

2

Descriptor Format (20)

 

Font Type

 

4

Style MSB

 

Reserved

 

6Base Line Position

8Cell Width

10

Cell Height

 

12

Orientation

Spacing

14

Symbol Set

 

16Pitch (Default HMI)

18Height

20x-Height

22

Width Type

Style LSB

24

Stroke Weight

Typeface LSB

26

Typeface MSB

Serif Style

28

Quality

Placement

30

Underline Distance

Underline Height

32Text Height

34Text Width

36First Code

38Last Code

40

Pitch Extended

Height Extended

42

Cap Height

 

44 - 47

Font Number

 

48 - 63

Font Name

 

64

X Resolution

 

66

Y Resolution

X=Y: 300 or 600

n

Copyright (Optional)

 

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