Oki OKIPOS X400 Manuel utilisateur

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OKIPOS X400 Programming Guide

Introduction ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．1

The Oki Data Programming Language ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．1

Selecting Protocol Control Codes ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．2

Using Basic．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．2

Printing with the Parallel Port．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．3

Printing with the RS232 Port．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．4

The Print Area．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．4

Rotated Fields．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．8

Command Default Settings．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．8

Printer Configuration．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．9

Label Sensing．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．9

Command Code Page Reference．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．10

Barcodes ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．12

Barcodes, Expansion ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．17

Barcodes, Variable Ratio ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．18

Base Reference Point ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．20

Characters, Custom-Designed ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．22

Character Expansion ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．24

Character, Fixed Spacing ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．26

Character, Pitch ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．27

Continuous Forms Printing ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．29

Character, Proportional Spacing ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．30

Clear Print Jobs(s) & Memory ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．31

Copy Image Area ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．32

Cutter Command ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．34

Peeler Command ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．35

Fonts, U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM ．．．．．．．．．．．．36

Fonts, WB, WL, XB & XL ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．38

Font, Vecor ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．40

FormFeed ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．42

Form Overlay Recall ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．43

Form Overlay Store ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．44

Graphics, Custom ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．45

Graphics, PCX ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．47

Journal Print ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．48

Lines and Boxes ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．49

Print Darkness ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．50

Print Length, Expanded．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．51

Line Feed ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．52

Media Size ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．54

Postnet ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．55

Print Position ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．56

Print Quantity ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．58

Print Speed ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．59

Repeat Label ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．60

Replace Data (Partial Edit) ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．61

Reverse Image ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．63

Rotate, Fixed Base Reference Point ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．65

Rotate, Moving Base Reference Point ．．．．．．．．．．．．．67

Sequential Numbering ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．69

Start/Stop Label ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．71

Expanded Memory Option Commands．．．．．．．．．．．．．72

Graphics, Custom Store ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．73

Graphics, Custom Recall ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．75

Graphics, PCX Store ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．76

Graphics, PCX Recall．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．77

Initialize ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．78

Area Select ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．79

Status ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．80

Two-Dimensional Symbols．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．81

Maxicode ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．82

PDF417 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．84

Configuration Commands ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．86

Backfeed Enable ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．87

Calibrate Sensor ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．88

Custom Protocol Command Codes Download ．．．．．．．．．．89

Label Tear-off ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．91

Print Test Label ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．92

Print Darkness Fine Adjustment．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．93

Set RS232 Parameters ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．94

Set Print Mode ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．95

Set Sensor Type ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．96

Appendix A ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．97

Command Code Quick Reference ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．97

Appendix B ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．108

Bar Code Specification．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．108

Appendix C ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．128

Custom Characters And graphics．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．128

OKIPOS X400 PROGRAMMING GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

This section presents the commands that are used with the OKIPOS X400 printer to produce labels with logos,

bar codes, and alphanumeric data. The commands listed include all revisions of firmware.

The following information is presented in this section:

 The SATO Programming Language

 Selecting Protocol Control Codes

 Using Basic

 The Print Area

 Printer Configuration

 Command Codes

The Oki Data PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

A programming language for a printer is a familiar concept to most programmers. It is a group of commands

that are designed to use the internal intelligence of the printer. The commands, which are referred to as SATO

Command Codes, contain non-printable ASCII characters (such as <STX>, <ETX>, <ESC>) and printable

characters. These commands must be assembled into an organized block of code to be sent as one data stream to

the printer, which in turn interprets the command codes and generate the desired label output. The programmer

is free to use any programming language available to send the data to the printer.

The command codes used based upon “Escape” (1B hexadecimal) sequences. Typically there are four types of

command sequences:

<ESC>{Command}

These commands generally tell the printer to perform a specific action, like “clear the memory”.

<ESC>{Command} {data}

Commands with this format tell the printer to perform a specific action which is dependent upon the following

data, like “print X labels”, where the value for X is contained in the data.

<ESC>{Command} {Parameter}

This commands set the operational parameters of the printer, “set the print speed to 3.”

<ESC>{Command} {Parameter} {Data}

Some commands can contain both parameter and data elements, such as “print a code 39 symbol containing the

data.”

SELECTING PROTOCOL CONTROL CODES

Protocol codes are special control characters that prepare the printer to receive instructions. For example, the

<ESC> character tells the printer that a command code will follow.

The Protocol Control Code set is made up of six special characters. The Standard Protocol Codes are

non-printable characters. They can be changed to printable characters using the Protocol Control code download

command. This may be useful on host computers using protocol converters or in an application where

non-printableASCII characters cannot be sent from the host. The manual uses Standard Protocol Control Codes

for all of the examples.

The Protocol Control codes must be downloaded from the host using the <ESC>LD command (see page 89).

Once they are downloaded, the printer will not respond to standard protocol codes. The current protocol codes

active in a printer can be determined by printing a Test Label.

CONTROL CHARACTER HEX VALUE DESCRIPTION

STX 02 Start of Data

ETX 03 End of Data

ESC 1B Command code to follow

ENQ 05 Not used

CAN 18 Not used

Off-Line 40 Not used

Using Basic

It may be useful to test your printer using a BASIC program on a PC. You may also write your production

program in BASIC. Whatever the reason, if you will be working in BASIC, some of the following hints may

help you get started:

1. Set the WIDTH of the output device to 255 characters to avoid automatically sending <CR> and <LF>

characters after every line. The command string should be continuous and uninterrupted by <CR> and/or

<LF> commands. The examples given in this manual are printed on separate lines because they will not

fit on one line and do not contain any <CR> and/or <LF> characters. If these characters are needed, they

are explicitly noted by the inclusion of <CR> and <LF> notations.

2. If you are using the printer’s RS232 interface, it is necessary to set the COM port on the PC such that the

CTS and DSR signals will be ignored. Send your OPEN “COM” statement in the following way:

OPEN “COM1:9600,N,8,1,CS,DS” AS #1

This sets the RS232 communication parameters of the host PC’s COM1 port for 9600 baud, None parity,

8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit and directing the port to ignore the CTS and DSR control signals.

3. You may want to minimize keystrokes and program size by assigning the <ESC> character to a string

variable since this character is used quite often.

The following two examples in BASIC show a typical example using these hints. Both of these examples use

the Standard Protocol codes.

Printing with the Parallel Port

REM Parallel Example

E$=CHR$(27)

WIDTH “LPT1:”,255

LPRINT E$;”A”;

LPRINT E$;”H400”;E$;”V100”;E$;”WL1OKI”;

LPRINT E$;”Q1”;

LPRINT E$;”Z”;

Identifies the program as a parallel port

print label. The “REM” prevents this data

from being sent to the printer and displays

it only on the screen.

Sets the “E$” string as an <ESC> character

Sets the width of output to 255 characters

Sends an “<ESC>A” command code to the

LPT1 parallel port

Sends the data “OKI” to be placed 400 dots

horizontally and 100 dots vertically on the

label and printed in the “WL” font.

Instructs the printer to print one label.

Tells the printer that the last command has

been sent. The printer can now create and

print the job.

Printing with the RS232 Port

REM RS232 Example

E$=CHR$(27)

OPEN “COM1:9600,N,8,1,CS,DS” AS #1

PRINT #1,E$;”A”;

PRINT #1,E$;”H400”;E$;”V100”;E$;”WL1OKI”;

PRINT #1,E$;”Q1”;

PRINT #1,E$;”Z”;

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.

Sets the “E$” string as an <ESC> character

Opens the COM1 port for output 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.

Sends an “<ESC>A” command code to

print port #1 opened by statement 20

above.

Sends the data “OKI” to be placed 400 dots

horizontally and 100 dots vertically on the

label and printed in the “WL” font.

Instructs the printer to print one label.

Tells the printer that the last command has

been sent. The printer can now create and

print the job.

THE PRINT AREA

The maximum print area is 50 inches long. Most of your label application will fit into this area, therefore, it is

important to understand how to work with label that do not use the entire print area. The goal is to help you

avoid printing where no label exists, which may lead to print head damage, not to mention the frustration when

you cannot see the printed output.

The diagram below illustrates the print area for a sample 2 inch wide by 3 inch long label places within this area.

As can be seen, your label will be oriented against the inside left edge of the printer as viewed from the front

(label exit) of the printer. The normal reference point is located at the H1,V1 position of the print area in the

normal print orientation (no rotation).

Label Feed

Direction

4.1”

Print Area

2:0”

from Edge

7”

Area

3”

label

length

2:1”

Label Width

Label

Your

ormal Reference Point

H1,V1

The base reference point is always on the right edge of the print head as you face the front (label exit) of the

printer. If you are using a label that is narrower than the maximum print width, you may have to adjust the

base reference point of the Left-Hand printer to correctly position the print area. There are two methods

available as follows:

1. Send the Base Reference Point command as part of your data to the printer to set a new base reference

point for your label.

Calculate the distance (in dots) from the normal base reference point to the closest edge of the label. If

you wanted to move the print area to the left (as viewed from the front of label exit end of the printer) 2.1

inches:

Label Width = 2.0” x 25.4 mm/in x 8 dpmm = 406 dots

The new base reference point then becomes:

New Base Reference Point = max print width – label width

= 832 – 406 = 426

Issue the Base Reference Point command after the Start command in your data stream.

<ESC>A3H0426V0001

This resets the reference point for all the following data.

Note: After the reference point is moved, you can no longer print on the 426 dot “margin” unless the

reference point is reset.

2. Use the normal reference point from the print area and use the horizontal position for each field to

properly locate it on the label.

Calculate the distance (in dots) from the normal reference point to the closest edge of the label.

Shift Distance = 2.1” x 25.4 mm/in x 8 dpmm = 426 dots

New Base Reference Point = 832 – 426 = 406

Each <ESC>H command would have the value “406” added to it to correctly position each field.

The Command Code Subsection contains a sample label output for each command code. These samples reflect

how the printed information would appear on a five inch wide label (see illustration). If you want to test the

sample label outputs and are using labels less than 5 inches in width, you will have to adjust the positioning

accordingly so that the printer does not try to print where there is no label.

You must be careful not to print off the label surface as the label provides a heat sink for the print head elements.

Doing so will cause irreparable damage to the print head. This damage is not covered under the print head

warranty.

Base Reference

Point, H=0001

Base Reference

Point, H=0001

For example, the following illustrates a sample data stream and the resulting label assuming a four inch wide

label:

<ESC>A

<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0100<ESC>L0303<ESC>MOKI

<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0200<ESC>B103100*OKI*

<ESC>H0070<ESC>V0310<ESC>L0101<ESC>UOKI

<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z

Label

4” 2”

V=100

If you are using a two inch wide label, the entire image may not appear on your label. By adding the following

Base Reference Point command to the second line of the data stream, the base reference point will be changed,

causing the image to be shifted over toward the inside of the printer where it can be printed on the narrow label.

H=50

V=200

V=310

H=70

”4.1”

Unshifted Print Area

<ESC>A

<ESC>A3H0406V0001

<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0100<ESC>L0303<ESC>MOKI

<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0200<ESC>B103100*OKI*

<ESC>H0070<ESC>V0310<ESC>L0101<ESC>UOKI

<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z

the left (facing the printer) to make it print on a 2” wide label.

Original image must be moved towards

2” Label 4.1”

The image reference point is set at the left edge (facing the printer) of the label so that it can be printed on a 2

inch wide label.

Note: The printer will not “wrap” images that extend beyond the print area. If any part of a character or image

extends beyond the print area, it will disappear.

For more information, see the Base Reference Point command description.

ROTATED FIELD

The printers can rotate each print field in 90oincrements using the Rotate command. There are two variations of

this command.

 <ESC>% - The field rotates, but the base reference point for the field remains the same.

 <ESC>R - The field and the base reference point rotate.

The following data stream will rotate the print field but will not change the base reference point of the field:

<ESC>A<ESC>%1<ESC>V800<ESC>H200<ESC>L0202<ESC>WB1E<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z

The following data stream will rotate both the field and the base reference point for that field:

<ESC>A<ESC>R<ESC>%1<ESC>V800<ESC>H200<ESC>L0202<ESC>WB1E<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z

V=800

Base

Ref

Point

H=200

“%1”

Base

Ref

Point

“R”

H=100

Base

Ref

Point

Label

Feed

Direction

V=200

COMMAD DEFAULT SETTINGS

There are some types of commands that must have a value specified before a label can be printed. If the data

stream does not contain these commands, a “default” value is assumed. The commands and the default values

are:

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