COAX/TWINAX Command Interpreter | Printek 8000 manual

COAX/TWINAX

COMMAND INTERPRETER

Introduction

This chapter describes how to send control codes and escape sequences to the printer through the coax/twinax port. For information on installation and configuration of this interface, please refer to the FormsMaster 8000 Series Operator's Manual.

Command Interpreter

A user friendly command interpreter has been built into the coax/twinax interface. This feature allows you to send any ASCII character or string of characters to the printer through the coax/twinax port, and thus access all of the printer features as described earlier in the emulation chapters of this manual.

The logical not character (¬) used below may be shown as the carat (^) on some keyboards. Either character is usually the accessed as a SHIFT-6 on the main keyboard.

The command interpreter is enabled by receiving “¬ONN” and disabled by receiving “¬OFF”. The default is “¬OFF”.

If enabled, the command interpreter examines all printable data received from the host for the string “¬HEX” Once this string is found, the characters which follow are processed as pairs of hexadecimal digits and the single ASCII character value each pair represents is then processed by the printer. The conversion process is terminated by receiving an “@” character or by receiving any non-hexadecimal character during the conversion process. Spaces may be included between pairs of hex digits for readability.

Example: The following string will cause the interface command interpreter to send the ESC L n sequence (see the “Forms and Tractors” section in the Printek emulation chapter) to the printer to load form number two.

Turn the command interpreter on by sending

¬ONN

then send

¬HEX 1B 4C 32 @

in which the hexadecimal character 1B is an Escape character, the hexadecimal character 4C is the ASCII character “L”, and the hexadecimal character 32 is the ASCII character “2”.

The command interpreter should now be turned off by sending

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Printek 8000 manual COAX/TWINAX Command Interpreter

Contents

Programmer’s Manual FormsMaster 8000 SeriesPage Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents Page Introduction How to Use This Manual Selecting Emulations Printer Model Descriptions and Key Features Changing Forms/Tractor Paths Page Introduction Ansi X3.64 Emulation Ansi X3.64 Emulation End of Text Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by FunctionCommunications Character Attributes Character Size and Line SpacingSet Character and Line Spacing Select Graphic Rendition Backspace Horizontal PositionCarriage Return Absolute Horizontal Tab Vertical PositionRelative Horizontal Tab Line Feed Absolute Vertical Tab Partial Line UpRelative Vertical Tab ESC L Form Length and Form Feed Horizontal and Vertical PositionNew Line Form Feed Horizontal Tabs Printer Controls Vertical Tabs Reset Cancel Automatic Carriage ReturnSelect Automatic Carriage Return ESC 20 h ESC 20 l Select Software Interface n ESC ESC n Emulations ESC L Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted AlphabeticallyPage Epson FX Emulation Delete Character Cancel LineCan DEL Character Size Cancel MSB ControlSet MSB to Deselect Printer Select 10 CPI Select Condensed ModeSelect 12 CPI Select 15 CPI Select double-wide mode one line Cancel Condensed ModeCancel Double-Wide Mode one line Double-Wide Mode Cancel Subscript and Superscript Mode Select Subscript or Superscript ModeSelect Emphasized Mode Cancel Emphasized Mode Select Italic Mode Underline ModeCancel Italic Mode ESC n Character Sets Master Print Mode SelectSelect Draft or Letter QualityESC x n ESC ! n ESC k n Select Font Select International Character Set Enable Printing of High SymbolsCharacter Table ESC R n Line Pitch Printing of Low SymbolsSelect 8 LPI Set Line Spacing to 7/72 ESC 3 n Set Line Spacing to n/216Set Line Spacing to n/72 ESC a n ESC j n Variable Distance Line FeedESC J n Variable Distance Reverse Line Feed ESC C NUL n Set Form Length in LinesESC C n Set Form Length in Inches ESC $ n1 n2 ESC \ n1 n2 Set Horizontal Tab Stops Set Vertical Tab Stops Horizontal MarginsSet Left Margin Set Right Margin ESC N n Vertical MarginsSet Perforation Skip Graphics Cancel Perforation SkipDPI Graphics ESC O High Speed 240 DPI Graphics High Speed 120 DPI Graphics Unidirectional Mode Unidirectional Mode one lineESC U n ESC @ ESC EM n Forms and TractorsLoad Form Emulations ESC K n1 n2 data ESC Y n1 n2 data Page IBM Proprinter Emulation IBM Proprinter Emulation Character Size ESC @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 ESC G Select Subscript or Superscript Mode ESC S nSelect Double-Strike Mode Print Characters Select Character SetPrint Single Character Set Line Spacing to n/216 ESC 3 n Select Print ModeStart Line Spacing Horizontal Position Vertical Position Set Top of Form Horizontal Tab ESC R Reset Horizontal and Vertical Tab StopsHorizontal and Vertical Tabs ESC X n1 n2 Set Left and Right Margin Graphics High Speed 120 DPI Graphics ESC 5 n Unidirectional Mode ESC U nAutomatic Line Feed Emulations ESC @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 IBM Proprinter Emulation Page DEC LA120 Emulation DEC LA120 Emulation NUL NullDelete ESC n w Set Character Spacing ESC a ESC n z Set Line Spacing Horizontal Position Vertical Position ESC n t Control code Hexadecimal Clear Horizontal Tab Stop ESC g ESC 0 g Set Vertical Tab Stops ESC n1 n2 ... nx Clear Vertical Tab Stop ESC n1 n2 s ESC n1 n2 r Set Top and Bottom Margins Printer Identification Select Automatic Carriage ReturnESC 20 h ESC 0 c DEC LA120 Emulation Delete DEC LA120 Emulation Page Simple TTY Emulation Simple TTY Emulation Vertical Position Horizontal Tabs Emulations Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically Printek Emulation Printek Emulation Control Codes and Escape Sequences Grouped by Function ESC SP n Double-Wide Mode ESC W nSelect Script Modes Double-Strike Mode Emphasized ModeESC E n ESC D n ESC \ n ESC F n ESC LF n Set Line Spacing to n/288Reverse Line Feed Set Form Length in Lines ESC FF n ESC HT n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC VT n1 n2 ... nx NUL ESC H n1 n2 ESC V n1 n2 ESC # m n1 n2 data 150 Hexadecimal Auto Cut Automatic ModesCut Form ESC C Hexadecimal 106 Hexadecimal 107 ESC # m n1 n2 data Programming Considerations Port Switching Programming ConsiderationsAutomatic Port Switching Port Switching Programming Considerations Configuration Download Remote Setup Line Definitions 113 114 Remote Setup Example File Page HEX Dump Mode Page Command Interpreter COAX/TWINAX Command Interpreter Coax/Twinax Command Interpreter Printing Basic BAR Codes Printing Basic Bar Codes Bar Code Sequences Measurements in Bar Code ModeEntering/Exiting Bar Code Mode Other Control Characters Bar Code Control Character BNxccc Bar Code Definition BN9xddddccc...cG Variable Width Bar Code Definition Htt Bar Code Height To print a bar code that is 1.0 inch high H10BNe12345G Absolute Horizontal Tab Relative Vertical Tab Bar Code Pass Terminator Mixing Bar Codes and Text Description of Supported Bar Code Types Ascii Control Code Definitions Ascii Character Tables Ascii Character Tables PC Fast Draft PC Draft PC Letter Quality 135 Ebcdic Fast Draft Ebcdic Draft Ebcdic Letter Quality 136 Ascii Character Tables OCR a OCR B Dec Oct Decimal to Octal to Hexadecimal Conversion Table 140 Printer Reset Conditions Page Ascii Glossary Glossary