Vertical Control, Character, Interface | Star Micronics 150 manual

Programmer's Guide

PcOS Series 150

Configuration Mode

Vertical Control

The line spacing can be defaulted to six or eight lines per inch (lpi).

An auto line feed feature can be set as a default where all [CR]’s will have a [LF] added. If auto line feed is set to on, this feature is activated. An auto line feed feature can be set as a default where all [LF]’s will have a [CR] added. If auto CR is set to on, this feature is activated.

The default form length can be set from 3 to 17 inches. This configuration affects how the [FF] command operates.

Character

The default print mode can be set to Draft, Utility, NLQ Courier, or NLQ Sans Serif. In most cases, Draft or Utility mode will be the default selections.

The default print pitch can be set to 8, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20, or 24 characters per inch.

Interface

The Series 150 Printer has either a serial or parallel communications link. In the parallel configuration, you can enable it as IEEE 1284, which allows a bidirectional mode.

The parallel option features define how the strobe, busy, and acknowledge signals operate. In normal mode, the printer follows the standard (Centronics) parallel port conventions. With Options 1 and 3, the acknowledge and busy signals change simultaneously. This is sometimes referred to as Ack-after-Busy. Options 2 and 3 force busy high on the rising edge of strobe. This is sometimes referred to Busy-while-Strobe timing. In all cases, the data is latched on the rising edge of strobe. In most cases, the normal timing mode will give the best and most universal results.

Data

Data

DATA

Pin 2-9

STROBE

Pin 1

Normal

BUSY

Pin 11

ACK

Pin 10

Normal

Options

1 and 3Options

2 and 3

Figure 14 Parallel link options

The serial mode parity can be set to none, odd, or even. The serial bit format can be set to eight or seven. The flow control protocol/serial link can be set to Ready/Busy or XON/XOFF. If XON/XOFF is selected, Ready/Busy also functions.

The bit rate of the printer can be set to 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400, 1200, 600, or 300 bits per second. The same bit rate is for both send and receive.

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Contents

Programmers Guide Page Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series Change History Copyright DisclaimerDisclaimer PcOS Series Table of Contents Table of Contents PcOS Series Programmers Guide PcOS Series Table of Figures Table of Figures Page What is in this book? Warranty InformationChapter Overview of the Series 150 Printer Overview PcOS Series Where can you find more information?Contacting Ithaca Peripherals Chapter General Description Standard FeaturesSeries 150 Models Model 154 Receipt/Validation Printer Model 151 Receipt PrinterModel 152 Receipt/Journal Printer Model 153 Receipt/Journal/Validation Printer Printing Specifications Chapter General SpecificationsProgrammers Guide PcOS Series 150 General Specifications Character Generation General Specifications General Specifications Electrical Characteristics Physical Specifications Receipt Paper Media SpecificationsInterface Specifications Ribbon Validation Forms Printing Printable AreaReceipt/Journal Paper Receipt Printing Validation Left-side Insertion Validation Top Insertion Nomenclature Chapter Control Codes OverviewControl Codes Overview PcOS Series Epos Emulation Programmers Guide PcOS Series 150 Control Codes OverviewStandard Emulation Ipcl Codes Telpar Emulation Tables and ChartsApplication Development NCR2567 Emulation Low-level Paper Motion Control Chaper Printer Control CodesPrint/Paper Motion Programmers Guide PcOS Series Control Codes Horizontal Motion Control Control Codes PcOS Series Horizontal Motion Increments Vertical Motion Control Control Codes Function Vertical tab Function Set form length in lines Character Font Function Begin 90 rotated font International Character Sets and Code Pages Country Code Epson Language Set LanguageAscii Function Select character code Character Code Function Character font image download IBM Euro Character Substitution Matrix NLQ HSD Character Print Control Examples of character print Character Pitch Pitch Spacing Character Pitch Performs an auto print Character Attribute Commands Character Attributes PcOS Series Control Codes Function Begin underline Ascii ESC F Function Select superscript Function End italics Number lines per inch Print Rotation Commands Rotated Print Function Begin 270 rotated print Function End rotated print Function Set rotated print line spacing Standard APA Graphics Graphic Mode Graphic Mode Function Begin unidirectional print Bar codes EAN-8 Function Bar code height Receipt Paper Out Sensor Validation Operation Validation Operation Control Function Set left/right print margin Miscellaneous Control Miscellaneous Control Function Print suppress and data pass through Function Enable Dynamic Response Printer Status Set/Inquire Parallel, Non-IEEE 1284 Mode Inquire Parallel, Ieee 1284 Mode Inquire Serial Mode InquireDynamic Response Mode Programmers Guide PcOS Series Control Codes Inquire Commands Function Inquire form position sensor status Function Request printer reset Function Inquire printer state Function Inquire all printer status Function Inquire printer ID ACK Extended Diagnostic Commands Real-time Status Epos Command SummaryCommand Comment Description Epos Codes ESC Epos Codes Epos Deviations Command Descriptions Epos Deviations Function Enable/disable panel buttons Function Set bar code Bell Microline Command SummaryCommand Description Microline Codes Communication Echo Mode Serial interface only Control codes used in line spacing Star Command SummaryCommand Description Control codes used in character setting Star Codes Other control codes Control codes used for graphic printingESC a Control codes used for peripheral units ETB NCR Command SummaryNCR2567 Codes DLE Telpar Codes Telpar Command Summary Normal Second Hex Code Ipcl equivalent Description Control Codes Summary by CodeCode Field ESC 1BH,3EH ESC 1BH,3AHESC 1BH,3CH 1BH,3DH ESC 1BH,5FH ESC 1BH,5AHESC 1BH,5DH ESC 1BH,5EH 1BH,7EH Vertical motion Control Codes Summary by FunctionProgrammers Guide Code Field Print/paper motion Character attributes International Character SetsCustom characters Character pitch Graphics Rotated print Validation control DiagnosticsBar codes 4AH Chapter Operator Panel Controls Push Buttons Momentary SwitchesIndicators Green Red Indicator Operator Panel Controls PcOS Series Fault Indicators Self test Level 0 DiagnosticsExtended Diagnostics Chapter Product Self-tests Hex-dump Mode PcOS Series Chapter Hex-dump Mode Enable Remote Configuration Chapter Configuration ModeInitial Power on Manual Configuration13 Epos Microline Feature ConfigurationConfiguration Mode PcOS Series General Recommendation Programmers Guide PcOS Series Configuration Mode Rev G 12/14/99 Character Vertical Control Configuration Mode PcOS Series USA Configuration Mode PcOS Series Programmers Guide XON/XOFF DTR/RTS Options General Control Configuration Mode PcOS Series Character Vertical ControlInterface Save Changes Options Overview Chapter Communications Protocol and Print Buffers Overview Communications PcOS Series Programmers Guide PcOS Series Parallel Port Protocol Parallel Port Parallel Port Inquire Ieee Printer Buffer Size Communications PcOS Series Time-out PE to ENQ request timing Parallel Port Inquire Non-IEEE Parallel Port Plug and Play Signal Levels Parallel Port Connector Serial Port Serial Port FeaturesSerial Port Pin-out Serial Port Protocol Serial Port Flow Control Using DTR XON/XOFF Serial buffer operation Print Buffer Flow Programmers Guide PcOS Series Print controller using data Printer Buffer Size Inquire flow Serial Port Inquire Reset in Parallel Mode Remote Printer ResetPower-cycle Recovery Reset in Serial Mode Programmer’s Notes Function Drawer Interface ConnectorsChapter Cash Drawer Interface Interface Description Character Graphics Chapter Printing GraphicsPrinting Graphics PcOS Series Printing Graphics Receipt with APA graphics APA Graphics 0100 Programmer’s Guide Epson ID Appendix a Language TablesProgrammers Guide PcOS Series 150Appendix a Code Country Code Decimal Hex 3H,0FCH Appendix a PcOS SeriesECMA-94 3H,0FAH Programmer’s Guide PcOS Series Appendix B Appendix B Ascii Code Chart General Information Appendix C Ordering CablesAppendix C PcOS Series Programmers Guide PcOS Series Index Index Index PcOS Series APA graphic file 124 Ascii Chart 129 PcOS Series Insert PN Rev G 12/14/99