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SATO CX Series Printer
50 LPRINT E$;"Q1"; Instructs the printer to print
one label.
60 LPRINT E$; “Z”; Tells the printer that the last
command has been sent. The
printer can now create and
print the job.
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5 REM RS232 Example Identifies the program as a
RS232 port print label. The
“REM” prevents this data from
being sent to the printer and
displays it only on the screen.
10 E$=CHR$(27) Sets the “E$” string as an
<ESC> character.
20 OPEN “COM1:9600,N,8,1,CS,DS” AS #1 Opens the COM1 port for out-
put and sets the parameters as
9600 baud, No parity, 8 Data
bits, 1 Stop bit and instructs
the port to ignore the CTS and
DSR control signals.
30 PRINT #1,CHR$ (2); Sends an <STX> (ASCII Code
a decimal “2”) to the printer
instructing it to prepare to
receive a message.
40 PRINT #1 ,E$;"A"; Sends an “<ESC>A” com-
mand code to Print Port #1
opened by statement 20
above.
50 PRINT #1 , E$;"H400";E$;"V100";E$;"WL0SATO"; Sends the data “SATO” to be
to be placed 400 dots horizon-
tally and 100 dots vertically on
the label and printed in the
“WL” font.
60 PRINT #1, E$;"Q1"; Instructs the printer to print a
quantity of one label.
70 PRINT #1, E$; “Z”; Tells the printer that the last
command has been sent. The
printer can now create and
print the job.
80 PRINT #1,CHR$ (3); Sends an <ETX> (ASCII Code
decimal “3”) to the printer tel-
ling it that this is the end of the
message.