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1 Intermec Direct 1-960395-01 Edition 2 September 1998 Programmer s Guide1 Intermec Direct protocol Programmer's GuideIntermec Direct ProtocolProgrammer's GuideSubset ofIntermec Fingerprint 2, Semptember 1998 Part No. 1-960395-011. INTRODUCTION1. Contents1. INTRODUCTION1. 12. 32. GETTING STARTED1. Computer 42 Check Paper 43. Turn On the Shell Startup 55. No Startup 56. Serial Communication 63. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION1. Entering the Intermec Direct protocol from Intermec Entering the Intermec Direct protocol from the Immediate 73. Special Intermec Direct protocol 74.

2 Sending 85. 96. General Formatting 97. Field-Related Formatting 108. Layout 109. Printable Data 1110. Printing 1111. Setting Up the 1112. Reading Printer's 1213. File-Handling 1214. Syntax 124. LABEL DESIGN1. 132. General Formatting 143. Text 174. Bar Code 195. Image 226. Box 247. Line 258. Layout 269 Printable Data 275. FEEDING AND PRINTING1. Paper 31 INSTRUCTIONS2. Label 333. Batch 346. SETTING UP THE PRINTER1. Enabling/Disabling Intermec Direct Selecting Standard I/O 363. Setting Time and 374. Selecting Format for Time and 375.

3 Changing 386. Creating 397. Enabling/Disabling label-Taken 408. Enabling/Disabling Automatic 409. Enabling/Disabling Print 4110. Enabling/Disabling Ribbon 4111. Producing Audible 41 Continued!2 Intermec Direct protocol Programmer's Guide1. INTRODUCTION, cont' Contents, cont' SETTING UP THE PRINTER, cont' Formatting the Printer's 4113. Preprocessing Input 4214. Selecting Character 4215. Rebooting the 4316. Setting Verbosity 4317. Selecting Type of Error 4318. Error 4419. Setting Break for Batch 4520. Changing the Printer's 467. READING THE PRINTER'S STATUS1. 472.

4 Returning Information to 473. Reading Date and 474. Testing Printer's 475. Testing the 476. Reading System 487. Reading Sensors and 488. Reading Printer's 499. Reading Software and Hardware 498. FILE-HANDLING1. Reading Printer's 502. Removing Fonts, Images and 503. Copying 514. Downloading Binary 515. Downloading Image 519. ADVANCED FEATURES1. Specifying Complex Bar 522. Font 5310. CHARACTER SET1. Roman 8 ASCII Decimal Character 5411. ERROR MESSAGES1. Interpretation 5512. REFERENCE LISTS1. Instructions in Alphabetical 572. Instruction Syntax 59 Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitmenton the part of Intermec Printer AB.

5 Copyright Intermec PTC AB, 1998. All rights reserved. Published in and Fingerprint are registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, is a registered trademark of Bitstream, is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer is a registered trademark of International Business Machines and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, , MS, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft is a trademark of Bitstream, is a trademark of Microsoft Direct protocol Programmer's Guide1. INTRODUCTION, cont' PrefaceIntermec Direct protocol is an easy-to-use printer protocol that hasbeen developed for use with the Intermec range of computer-controlled Direct thermal and thermal transfer Intermec Direct protocol can be used in two ways: To create label layouts consisting of fields with fixed or variableinformation.

6 A layout can then be selected and provided withvariable input from the host computer in the form of a simplestring of data. To send input data and formatting instructions as a continuousstring of data directly from the host both cases, the Intermec Direct protocol provides a flexible errorhandler, which allows you to compose your own error messages inany Intermec Direct protocol has been created with two main typesof application in mind: Applications, where the end-user requires a simple printer controlprogram, and has little or no use for the sophistication andflexibility offered by the Basic-inspired programming languageIntermec Fingerprint, yet needs a versatile error handler.

7 Applications, which are provided with a comprehensive printercontrol program in the host computer, making the use of IntermecFingerprint programming more or less an Direct protocol is easily accessible in most IntermecEasyCoder printers by means of the Intermec Shell startup Direct protocol is included in Intermec FingerprintEPROMs with version and can be selected using IntermecShell to chapter 12 at the end of this manual for lists of the variousinstructions in the Intermec Direct recommend having the following manuals accessible: Technical Manual for the printer model in question.

8 Intermec Shell Standard or Enhanced Startup Manual(depending on type of printer). This Programmer's Guide. Intermec Fingerprint Reference Manual (useful, but notnecessary).4 Intermec Direct protocol Programmer's Guide2. GETTING STARTED1. Computer ConnectionThe Intermec Direct protocol is included in the IntermecFingerprint firmware, which is stored in two EPROM pack-ages fitted on the printer's CPU board at delivery. No floppy disksor operative system, like MS-DOS, is required. The printer onlyneeds to be connected to a mains supply and to some device, whichcan transmit characters in ASCII format.

9 It can be anything from anon-intelligent terminal to a mainframe computer running the printer, we recommend a computer with a screen,an alphanumeric keyboard, and a communication program, thatprovides two-way serial communication, preferably using is possible to install an optional parallel communication board inthe printer for receiving data. However, since the parallel interfaceprovides one-way communication only, no data or messages can bereturned to the screen of the the printer and host as described in the Technical Manualfor the printer model in question. If the printer has several serialcommunication ports, it is recommended to use the serial port"uart1:", which by default is set up for RS 232C, for controlling theprinter.

10 Other serial communication ports could also be used, seethe Technical is possible to set up the printer's communication protocol to fit thehost computer, as described in the Technical Manual. However,until you have become familiar with the Intermec Direct protocol ,it may be easier to adapt the host to the printer's default setupparameters. There is no communication setup for the parallel"centronics:" interface:Default serial communication setup on "uart1:" Baud rate:9600 Parity:None Character length:7 No. of stop bits:2 Flow control:XON/XOFF to and from host New line:CR/LF (Carriage Return + Line Feed)Check that the printer has an ample supply of paper or otherreceiving material and, when applicable, of thermal transfer to the Operator's Guide or the User's Manual for !