How the IGP/PGL Operates | Printronix ThermaLine Series specification

How the IGP/PGL Operates

IGP/PGL is an emulation that allows you to print sophisticated graphics and bar codes.

Depending on what the printer is doing, it is always in a particular mode, which is transparent to the user. These modes are discussed in more detail in Chapter 2.

When the printer is receiving text or printing text, it is in Normal mode. Any time the printer is on and is not processing IGP/PGL commands, it is in Normal mode.

When a Create Form command is issued, the printer moves from the Normal mode to the Create Form mode.

During this phase, the user sends text, images, and bar code data to the IGP/PGL. All of this data is stored in memory. An End statement terminates the IGP/PGL data string. The printer returns to Normal mode.

You can create as many forms as you wish and store them on your host or in external printer memory.

All forms have filenames. You may want to print the form, label it, and store it for future reference. Or, you can devise another method for easy retrieval. These forms can then be downloaded from your host to the printer.

When you Execute a form, you can print it as many times as you wish. This saves you time from downloading the form each time you want to print it.

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Page Page 136458±001, Rev B Copyright  1995, PRINTRONIX, INC Trademark Acknowledgments Page Table of Contents Commands PTXSetupPage Bar Codes Multinational Character Sets Form Examples and Exercises Error Codes Introduction Chapter Contents About this Manual How to Locate Information Features Introduction How the IGP/PGL Operates ±1. IPG/PGL Modes Modes of Operation Normal Mode Command Mnemonic Description ±1. Normal Mode Commands Uppercase Quiet ModeCreate Form Mode ±2. Create Form Mode Commands Execute Form Mode Create Logo Mode LPI Iset Normal Paper Reset Sfon Sfoff ±3. Execute Form Mode Commands AutoEject Configuration Mode Ext Execute Copy Option Parameter Comments Value Value Select Font Option Parameter Comments BEL ±5. Ascii Conversion Table Incremental Data Alphanumeric Data ±18 Introduction Configuration Configuring the IGP/PGL with the Control Panel IGP/PGL Emulation Submenu ±1. The Configuration Menu Define LF Code Line Feed Define CR Code Carriage ReturnAutowrap Select Sfcc Auto Eject Select FontSelect LPI S. Ascii Power On IGP/PGL Skip Command PrefixAuto Uppercase Extended Execute Copy IGP100 Compatibility UPC DescendersHost Form Length Configuration PTXSetup Ptxend PTXSetup Command DescriptionPtxsetup End command for the PTXSETUP. When Diskio PTXSetup Command Parameters and Values Fontend DELªfilenameº Ptxsetup ENGINE±LENGTH11000WIDTH8500 Ptxend PTXSetup Command Example Commands Page Inline Commands IGP/PGL Command StandardsSpecial Function Control Character Sfcc Semicolon Printable Character Line Terminator Form Name Command ParametersSpaces Prompt Comments in Command LinesNumeric Values Storing Data Character Position.Dot Position CP.DP Format Uncompressed and Packed Bits Compression ±1. CP.DP Format Example Fixed Data Data Fields for Alphanumeric and Incremental DataOverlay Data Dynamic Data Incremental Data Fields Dark PrintingThermal Printers Line-Matrix Printers ±2. Dark Printing Purpose AlphanumericsMode Format DIR Point Stop CCW454800*E INV454800*E ±3. Alphanumeric Example Alphanumerics, Incremental Fields Using Incremental Alphanumeric Data Stepmask Start Data ±1. Increment Alphanumeric ±20 Commands Commands ±21 Alpha Alphanumerics, Incremental Fixed Data FieldsRPTn RSTn Dstartdatad Idir Startdata RSTn Vdupoff END ~CREATETEST288~EXECUTETEST ~NORMAL IAFnL Alphanumerics, Incremental Dynamic Data FieldsCn IAFnL DIR UC SR SC VE HE Stop ±26 Commands Commands ±27 Where VDUP36 Repeats alpha string BOX BoxesLT SR SC ER EC Stop BOX Box command parameters Stop indicates the end of the Box command enterDefines the ending column of the box. Enter a value Ranging from column 2 through the last column ±4. Box Example ~DENSITY15 Compressed Print DensityDensity Config Configuration±2. Config Command Parameters Normal ~CONFIG Reset END ~CONFIG Auto WRAP1 Auto EJECT0 LPI6 END Corner CornersLT SR SC ER EC VL HL Stop Corner Based on the Scale command page 4±88, or use On the Scale command page 4±88, or use the CP.DPStop indicates the end of the Corner command Another set of Corner command parameters ±5. Corner Example Formname CreateFormat ccCREATE /formname FL Disk Maximum length of the form. Form length cannot Optional forms length parameter to specifyExceed the physical length of the page. Refer to Appendix C. Specify the form length in one of three Delete Form Delete FormDisk ~DELETE FORMPAY#DISK Delete Logo Delete LogoLogoname Example Directory Directory Hdupoff Duplication, HorizontalDup# Offset# Vert Vdupoff Duplication, Vertical Horz Format END End How to Use the Execute Command Execute Form Mode Print Formats in the Execute Form Mode Execute Form General Format Data, or Evfu data are used in the Execute command When the last page prints, the IGP/PGL returns toOptional form count parameter specifies Number of copies of the form to print. Enter Form Feed Character Ascii text Execute Form Dynamic Alphanumeric DataCcAFn Dascii textD Data field Execute Form Dynamic Bar Code DataFormat ccBFn Ddata fieldD CcEXECUTE formname page n FC ICNTn IRSTn Execute Form Incremental Dynamic Data IAF Supplying Dynamic Data for Incremental FieldsIBF Idir Startdata Execute Form Overlay Data Expand Expanded PrintNORMAL, Execute Format ccFONT Face # Bold # Slant # Symset # Point # FontFont Face # Slant # Bold #Symset # Point #Page LFORM6 Form LengthLFORM8 LFORM648 Igoff Ignore SequenceIgon LPI Line Spacing Stop Horz Lines, HorizontalLT R SC EC ±68 Commands Stop Vert Lines, VerticalLT C SR ER ±70 Commands Listen Listen Logo Logo CallSR SC logoname Stop Logo Stop CcLOGO logoname VL HL Disk Logo Mode, CreateRow# dot Dot1±dot2 dot Row# END Terminates the Create Logo mode enter END ~LOGOTAPEHOLD3640 Normal Mode SR SC Number Paper Speed Rotate #Ribsave # Tear # PCX PCX LogoPCX raster data RasterendPage Print File ~PRINTSETUP.PTXPrint Filename Quiet Quiet Reset Reset Reverse Reverse PrintDark SR SC ER EC Stop Reverse Stop indicates the end of the Reverse command Dot column is specified based on the Scale commandCommand. If not entered, the IGP/PGL will expect Another set of Reverse Print command parameters Scale Value from 1 to the target DPI. The default is 6 lpiDOT CharPage Select Format Command Paper Movement FunctionSfon Sfoff Setup SetupSetupend Host Data Tiff raster data Tiff LogoTiff Page ±94 Commands Bar Codes ±1. Available Bar Codes OverviewCode Code 128 ± Subset B Subset C Codabar Code UCC± Interleaved 2/5 Postnet UPC±A UPC±E UPC±E0 PostnetUPC±E and UPC±E0 User±Defined Variable Bar Code Ratios RDratio Format Size Avg. X Dim Ratio ±2. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes Bar Codes ±3. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±3. T3306 & T3308 Binary Bar Code Sizes 20 mil Landscape ±5. T3306 & T3308 4-Element Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±5. T3306 & T3308 4-Element Bar Code Sizes Bar Codes ±13 ±6. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes 16.7 mil 671 Portrait ±7. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes ±7. T3204 & T3304 Binary Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing Mil 331 26.7 mil ±9. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes CW & CCW Drawing ±9. T3204 & T3304 4-Element Bar Code Sizes ~CREATETEST Variable Ratio SampleScalechar Alpha Barcode ±20 ±1. Code 39 Structure Code Start/Stop Codes Quiet ZoneData Field Readable Data C3/9 CD Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD Code 39 Command FormatMAG Hn.m Dark BFnL Font LOC ±10. Code 39 Character Set Code 39 Example~CREATEC39 Sample C3/9 ±2. Sample Code 39 Bar Codes ±3. Code 93 Structure Code 93 Data Field Vscan Code 93 Command FormatCODE93 To use this field, perform the following steps Same character must be used at both ends ±11. Code 93 Character Set Scalechar Barcode Code 93 Example ±4. Codabar Structure Codabar Quiet Zone Codabar CD Codabar Command FormatCodabar CD Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR Ddata fieldD ±38 Bar Codes ±39 ±12. Codabar Character Set ~EXECUTETEST ~NORMAL Codabar ExampleCODABARVSCANX1H7520 ±5. Code 128 Structure Code 128B and Code 128C Code 128C Data Field Code 128B Data Field C128C Code 128 Command Format Dark Sfcc ±13. Code 128B Character Set ±14. Code 128C Character Set ~CREATE128B Code 128B ExampleSample Code 128B ~EXECUTE128B1 ~EXECUTE128C1 Code 128C Example~CREATE128C ±8. Code UCC±128 Structure Code UCC ±128 Quiet Zone UCC±128 Code UCC±128 Command Format Dark Not print with the data Must be used at both ends of the data field, but it will ~EXECUTEUCC±1281 Code UCC±128 Example~CREATEUCC±128 EAN Start/Center/Stop Codes SCB EAN 8 Command FormatEAN8 +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD Inches Form. Character row or dot row is specified based on Scale command page 4±88, or use the CP.DPRanging from row 1 to one less than the length Trailing lower portions of the EAN bar code Readable data field. The default value, N, selectsFont. Enter S to suppress printing the data field ~EXECUTEEAN81 EAN 8 Example~CREATEEAN8 ±12. EAN 13 Structure EAN Number System Character EAN13 +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD EAN 13 Command Format ±10 for more information Optional parameter to produce darker looking barCodes. Enter DARK. Refer to ªDark Printingº on Or upper side on vertically oriented symbols Vertically oriented symbols can be encoded in eitherLeft side of the data field or lower side on Number system character. a bar code character is not ±15. Left Side Data Field Format ~EXECUTEEAN131 EAN 13 Example~CREATEEAN13 FIM ±15. FIM Structure Vscan Start/Stop Code Clear Zone FIM Vscan Hn.m BFn Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD FIM Command Format Row or dot row is specified based on the Scale ~EXECUTEFIMB1 FIM Example~CREATEFIMB ~EXECUTEFIMC1 ~CREATEFIMCPOSTNETDARK33.315 ±18. I±2/5 Structure Interleaved 2/5 I±2/5, German I±2/5 Quiet Zone I25GERMAN Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC D data field D ±2/5 Command Format Bar Codes ±81 Character used within the data Defines the starting row for the bar code. Enter a valueSame character must be used at both ends Data field, but it will not print with the data Printable data field above bar code ±2/5 ExampleTo compensate for printing the 0.1±inch high data, Height of the bar code body is reduced 0.1±inch ±19. Sample I±2/5 Bar Codes MSI Quiet Zone MSI n Vscan MAG Hn.m BFnL Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD MSI Command Format Default value is 0.9±inch. .m is an additional Printable data field above the bar code. To compensate Not printFor printing the 0.1±inch high data, the height Bar code body is reduced 0.1±inch Font ~CREATEMSI MSI ExampleMSIADARK3227 MSIBVSCANX2H12DARK3254 ±92 Security Level YDn XDn This parameter is used Character other than a slash /, the SFCC, or a Execute the form Postnet ±25. Postnet Structure Vscan Clear Zone Postnet Postnet Command Format Defines the starting row for the bar code. Enter a value POSTNETDARK1040 ~CREATEPOSTNETPOSTNETVSCANDARK1020 ~EXECUTEPOSTNET1 UPC±A Quiet Zone UPC±A +n Vscan SCB MAG Hn.m BFn Dark SR Ddata fieldD UPC±A Command Format Bar Codes ±107 Data. Use the same character at both ends Character used within the data. It will not print with Command format, the data field is printed Readable data field. The default font type for UPC±ACode body is reduced 0.1±inch Automatically in OCR±B. Entering X will also ~EXECUTEUPCA1 UPC±A Example~CREATEUPCA ±29. UPC±E and UPC±E0 Structure UPC±E and UPC±E0 Quiet Zone UPC±E or UPC±E0 UPC±E and UPC±E0 Command FormatType ±114 OCR±B Command format, the data field will print Readable data field. The default font type for UPC±E ±16. Eleven Digit Compression ±17. Six±Digit Zero Expansion ~EXECUTEUPCE1 UPC±E and UPC±E0 Example~CREATEUPCE Incremental Bar Code Fields ±18. Incremental Bar Code Data Incrementing Bar Code Data Bar Codes Bar Codes ±123 Idir Stepmask RPTn RSTn Dstartdatad Incremental Bar Code Fixed Data FieldsType Vscan MAG Hn I Dark SR SC 65,535 to specify the repeat count VDUP36 IBFnL Incremental Bar Code Dynamic Data FieldsBarcode Stop Duplicating Incremental Bar Code Fields C3/9H7IBF1665 ±130 Form Examples and Exercises Form Examples Form Examples and Exercises ±1. Basic Create Form Example ~SETUP Config TOP/BOTTOM Margin 1 Left Margin END Example Using the Setup Command~SETUPEND Example Dynamic Data ~EXECUTESAMPLE1 ~NORMAL ~CREATESAMPLE390 ±2. Sample Form Bar Code Fields First bar code command Begin alpha command for dynamic data ~EXECUTESAMPLE ~AF2*1234 Anywhere ST~FF ~AF1*ABC CorporationPage ±3. Dynamic Data Example Example Auto Increment Fields Form Examples and Exercises ±15 ±16 Form Examples and Exercises ±4. Auto Increment Fields Example ±5. Auto Increment Fields Example Form Exercise Stop END PRACTC.FRM EnterFormat ±6. Box and Corner Example System Format ±7. Box/Corner Example with Horizontal and Vertical Lines RECnAFnLDIRUCDARKSRSCVEHEDTextD Enter Stop END ~EXECUTE Practice ~NORMAL ~CREATEPRACTICE ±8. Practice Form Example Barcode C3/9H8BF15DARK35.739 Alpha previously input C3/9H8BF15DARK35.739 ±9. Completed Practice Form Example Logo Exercise ±10. Sample Logo SRSClogoname Disk HNDLGO.FOM~CREATELEFTHAND EnterFormat ±36 Form Examples and Exercises Layout Considerations Form Design Planning the Form Layout Form Examples and Exercises ±39 ±11. Sample Form Design Form Examples and Exercises ±41 Vertvert Boxbox Stop Vdupoff Ltrscec Logo 1218HANDCRFT Dark SrscDdatafield D EnterFormat ±13. Completed Sample Form Print DIRECT.FOM Directory ExampleDIRECT.FOM DELETE.FRM Delete Example~DELETE Formpractice ~DELETE Formhcboats ~DELETE Logohandcrft Solving Program Errors ±50 Form Examples and Exercises Multinational Character Sets ±1. Multinational Character Sets and Set Values About the Multinational Character SetCharacter Sets Available Making Character Substitutions Character AddressesPage ±2. Substitution Set Hex Values OCR Character Sets Data Bit Accessing Characters and Character SetsPower±Up Character Set Selection Uset User±Defined Set Command UsetCafa ~USET1 ±3. USET±ISET Relationship Iset Character Set Selection Command Iset Multinational Character Sets ±12 Multinational Character Sets Multinational Character Sets ±13 ±14 Multinational Character Sets Error Codes CCCREATE/FORM Name Purpose of Error Codes Horizontal Line Errors Vertical Line Errors Box Errors Corner Errors Corner starting row SR ending row ER Corner starting column SC ending column EC Alpha leading and trailing delimiters mismatched Alpha ErrorsAlpha starting row SR out of bounds Alpha starting column SC out of bounds Alpha X expansion HE and Y expansion VE must be zero Logo Errors Logo call starting row SR out of bounds Insufficient memory for another Logo callLogo call starting column SC out of bounds Color or Gray scale not supported with Logos Create Errors Insufficient memory to store the Setup program Create Stop command missingCreate page starting column page SC out of bounds Insufficient memory to store the form Execute Errors Insufficient memory to Execute the form Execute format or delimiter error Miscellaneous Errors Expand parameters out of bounds or format error Bar Code Errors Barcode symbols exceeds the form width Barcode symbols exceeds the form lengthBarcode data field too short or too long Barcode variable ratio 0 or not ascending Dynamic Barcode field longer than previously defined Sfcc decimal input error ± must be 01 to LFORMx form length parameter n error Reverse Print ErrorsForm length physical page length FORM/LOGO name is not a legal file name Incremental Fields Errors Multinational Character Set Errors Font Errors Standard Ascii Character Set Ascii Character Set Grid Programs and Samples Grid Programs and Samples Page Grid Programs and Samples Paper Selection and Maximum Values Boundaries Boundaries Length Figure C±1. Top/Bottom Margin Example Setting Top/Bottom Margins Setting Left Margins Figure C±2. Left Margin Example ± No Setting Figure C±4. Left Margin ±20 Setting Example Boundaries Standard and Optional Typefaces Typefaces Antique Olive AlbertusITC Avant Garde Gothic Monotype Baskerville CG Bodoni ITC BenguiatITC Bookman Decorative 90326 90133 90349 90508 ITC Century CaslonCG Century Schoolbook ITC Cheltenham Book ITC Clearface ClarendonCourier Futura Garamond Antiqua ITC GalliardGarth Graphic Gill Sans Hiroshige CG Goudy Old StyleITC Korinna Letter Gothic Microstyle ITC Lubalin GraphCG Melliza CG Palacio CG OmegaShannon ITC Souvenir ITC Tiepolo StymieITC Tiffany CG Times CG Triumvirate CG TradeCG Triumvirate Condensed CG Trump Mediaeval Univers Condensed UniversITC Zapf Chancery ITC Zapf Dingbats Chart Printing Package 141783±008 Seven Fonts Chart Printing Package 141783±008 Desktop Printing Package 141783±010 Eight Fonts Desktop Printing Package 141783±010 Label Printing Package #1 141783±006 Eight Fonts Label Printing Package #1 141783±006 Label Printing Package #2 141783±007 Eight Fonts Label Printing Package #2 141783±007 Office Printing Package 141783±009 Eight Fonts Office Printing Package 141783±009 CG Century Schoolbook Family 141783±005 Four Fonts CG Times Family 141783±004 Four Fonts CG Triumverate Family 141783±003 Four Fonts Garamond Family 141783±011 Four Fonts Gill Sans Family 141783±002 Five Fonts Gill Sans Family 141783±002 Univers Family 141783±001 Four Fonts POSTNET, 5±3 IndexPage POSTNET, 5±97 Page Page Page Page Page Page Index±10 Page 6662