Specifications

Chapter 1— Introduction to IPL Commands
2 IPL Programmer’s Reference Manual
What Is IPL?
Intermec Printer Language (IPL) is the programming language that has
been developed for use with Intermec printers. IPL is an easy-to-use
programming language that allows you to:
• design formats (templates) for bar code labels.
• download bar code label formats to the printer.
• modify a bar code label format that is stored in the printer.
• download data to fill in a bar code label format and print the label.
• enable or disable printer features and options.
• query the printer for hardware diagnostic data and the status of print
jobs.
• abort print jobs and reset the printer.
What Are IPL Commands?
There are five types of IPL commands (Print, Program, Test and Service,
Configuration, and Immediate) and these types are related to the printer’s
three operating modes (Print, Program, and Test and Service). That is, in
order to execute an IPL command, the printer must be in the operating
mode that corresponds to the IPL command’s type.
IPL Command Types and Descriptions
IPL
Command Type
Printer
Operating Mode
Uses for This Type of IPL
Command
Print Print mode Download data to the printer and
print bar code labels.
Program Program mode Design label formats.
Test and Service Test and Service mode Query the printer for hardware
diagnostic information.
Configuration Print mode Enable or disable printer features
and options.
Immediate Any operating mode Query the printer on the status of
print jobs, abort print jobs, and
reset the printer.
Note: The printer executes Immediate commands as soon as it receives
them, even if there are other IPL commands waiting to be executed.