Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- PROGRAMMING CONSIDER ATIONS 1-1
- Features 1-1
- Command Functions 1-2
- Command Conventions 1-8
- Basic Command Syntax 1-9
- Command Ed i tor 1-10
- Printer Memory Organiza tion 1-11
- Image Buffer Addressing 1-13
- Installed Memory vs. Form Length 1-14
- Double Buffering 1-16
- Text (Fonts) 1-18
- Bar Codes 1-20
- Programming Sequences Affect Graphic Results 1-21
- Media Detection 1-21
- Determining Printer Firmware Version 1-22
- COMMAND REFERENCE 2-1
- EPL2 Command Set 2-2
- A Command - ASCII Text 2-4
- B Command - Bar Code 2-7
- b Command - 2D Bar Code 2-10
- C Command - Coun ter 2-11
- D Command - Density 2-14
- EI Command - Print Soft Font Information 2-15
- EK Command - Delete Soft Font 2-16
- ES Command - Store Soft Fonts 2-16
- FE Command - End Form Store 2-17
- FI Command - Print Form Information 2-18
- FK Command - Delete Form 2-19
- FR Command - Retrieve Form 2-20
- FS Command - Store Form 2-21
- GG Command - Print Graphics 2-23
- GI Command - Print Graphics Information 2-24
- GK Command - Delete Graphics 2-25
- GM Command - Store Graphics 2-26
- I Command - Character Set Selection 2-28
- JB Command - Disable Top Of Form Backup 2-29
- JF Command - Enable Top Of Form Backup 2-29
- LE Command - Line Draw Exclusive 2-30
- LO Command - Line Draw Black 2-31
- LS Command - Line Draw Diagonal 2-32
- LW Command - Line Draw White 2-33
- M Command - Memory Allocation 2-34
- N Command - Clear Image Buffer 2-38
- O Command - Options Select 2-39
- oM Command - Disable Initial Esc Sequence Feed 2-41
- P Command - Print 2-42
- PA Command - Print Automatic 2-43
- Q Command - Set Form Length 2-44
- q Command - Set Label Width 2-48
- R Command - Set Reference Point 2-50
- S Command - Speed Select 2-52
- U Command - Print Configuration (General) 2-53
- V Command - Define Variable 2-56
- X Command - Box Draw 2-59
- Y Command - Serial Port Setup 2-60
- Z Command - Print Direction 2-62
- ? Command - Download Variables 2-63
- EPL2 Command Set 2-2
- Appendix A - Standard Character Sets A-1
- Resident Fonts A-1
- Fonts 1-5 A-2
- ASCII to Hex a dec i mal Ref er ence Ta ble A-2
- Code Page 437 Sizes 1-4 A-3
- Code Page 850 Sizes 1-4 A-3
- Code Page 852 Sizes 1-4 A-4
- Code Page 860 Sizes 1-4 A-4
- Code Page 863 Sizes 1-4 A-5
- Code Page 865 Sizes 1-4 A-5
- Code Page 437 Size 5 A-6
- Code Page 850 Size 5 A-6
- Code Page 852 Size 5 A-7
- Code Page 860 Size 5 A-7
- Code Page 863 Size 5 A-8
- Code Page 865 Size 5 A-8
- British A-9
- Danish A-9
- French A-10
- German A-10
- Italian A-11
- Spanish A-12
- Swedish A-12
- Swiss A-13
- USA A-14
- Appendix B - Optional & Extended Character Sets B-1
- Appendix C - Asian Character Printer Programming C-1
- Appendix D - Bar Code Information D-1
- Appendix E - Real Time Clock Option Programming E-1
- Appendix F - Cutter Option Programming F-1
- Appendix G - Advanced Programming G-1
- In tro duc tion G-1
- AUTOFR - Automatic Form Printing Feature G-2
- A Command - Simple Expresssions in Data Fields G-4
- dump Command - Enable Dump Mode G-6
- eR Command - User Defined Error/Status Character G-7
- O Command - Options Select G-8
- o Command - Cancel Customized Settings G-9
- oB Command - Cancel Auto Bar Code Optimization G-10
- oR Command - Character Substitution (Euro) G-11
- oW Command - Customize Bar Code Parameters G-13
- p Command - Reset Top of Form Sensing G-15
- r Command - Buffer Mode G-16
- U Commands - Advanced Status Commands G-17
- UA Command - Enable Clear Label Counter Mode G-18
- UB Command - Reset Label Counter Mode G-19
- UE Command - External Font Information Inquiry G-20
- UF Command - Form Information Inquiry G-21
- UG Command - Graphics Information Inquiry G-22
- UI Command - Host Prompts/ Codepage Inquiry G-23
- UM Command - Codepage & Memory Inquiry G-24
- UP Command - Codepage & Memory Inquiry/Print G-26
- UQ Command - Configuration Inquiry G-27
- US Command - Enable Error Reporting G-29
- W Command - Windows Mode G-30
- xa Command - AutoSense G-31
- ^ee Command - Error Report - Immediate G-32
- ^@ Command - Reset Printer G-33
- Soft Fonts Overview G-34
- In tro duc tion G-1
- Appendix H - Programming Examples H-1
- Example 1 - Text and Line Graphics H-2
- Ex am ple 2 - Text and Line Graphic In ter ac tions H-4
- Example 3 - Bar Code Variables H-6
- Example 4 - Bar Code and Line Graphics Interaction H-8
- Example 5 - Sequencing Graphic Elements H-10
- Example 6 - Steps for Down loading a PCX Graphic H-12
- Example 7 - Print ing A PCX Graphic H-14
- Example 8 - Print ing Immediately: Putting It All Together H-16
- Example 9 - Creating A Form H-18
- Example 10 - Steps for Downloading a Form H-20
- Example 11 - Creating a Form with Basic Variables H-21
- Example 12 - Print ing Forms with Variables H-23
- Example 13 - Variable Justification H-25
- Example 14 - Creating a Form with Basic Counters H-27
- Example 15 - Numeric Counting and Printing H-30
- Example 16 - Counter Justification H-32
- Example 17 - Printing with Forms: Putting It All Together H-34
- Example 18 - Using a KDU Terminal H-36
- Appendix J - In ter face Con nec tion J-1
- PROGRAMMING CONSIDER ATIONS 1-1
M Command - Memory Allocation
Description Use this command to reformat (clear) the nonvola
-
tile memory used to store forms, graphics and soft
fonts.
The M command manipulates/allocates mem
-
ory differently, depending on the hardware
configuration of the printer.
SRAM (Nonvolatile) Memory Printers:
Use this command to clear/allocate/partition the
printer memory into separate areas for image
(buffer), forms, graphics and soft fonts storage.
Flash (Nonvolatile) Memory Printers:
Use this command to clear and partition flash
memory into two (2) storage areas: one for
forms and another area for graphics and soft
fonts. The image buffer utilizes the SRAM
memory and the M command does not have
any effect on image buffer size.
See the memory tables on the following pages.
Syntax
Mp
1
,p
2
,p
3
Parameters p
1
= Image buffer size in whole KBytes.
p
2
= Forms memory size in whole KBytes.
p
3
= Graphics memory size in whole Kbytes.
EPL2 printers - Memory partition parameters
(p
1
, p
2
, and p
3
) are required to process the
command, but may be ignored by some models.
SRAM Nonvolatile – All remaining memory
(not allocated to p
1
, p
2
, and p
3
) will be allo
-
cated as soft font memory.
SRAM with flash memory - p
1
and p
3
val
-
ues are ignored. However, adjustment of p
2
(forms sizes) inversely effects the size of the
graphics/soft fonts memory in earlier models.
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