User manual ZEBRA EPCL PROGRAMMERS GUIDE

[. . . ] FOREWORD This manual contains Programming information for Zebra Series Card Printers manufactured by Zebra Technologies Corporation, Camarillo, California. Proprietary Statement This manual contains proprietary information of the manufacturer. It is intended solely for the information and use of parties operating and maintaining the equipment described herein. Such proprietary information may not be used, reproduced, or disclosed to any other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer. Product Improvements Continuous improvement of products is a policy of the manufacturer. All specifications and signs are subject to change without notice. Liability Disclaimer The manufacturer takes steps to assure that its published Engineering specifications and Manuals are correct; however, errors do occur. [. . . ] Ribbon panels advance during printing, making the installed ribbon the overriding factor in choosing buffers for imaging. Syntax <Esc>I{ p1} Parameters p1 = Optional Command Parameter Where: None = Monochrome Buffer Print and card eject 10 = Card Print and return to Print Ready Position 20 = For Kr or Ks Ribbons--Prints card and returns card to Print Ready Position. When appropriate, synchronizes ribbon For P520s using YMCKrOKr Ribbon--Ejects card after last application of either Kr or laminate. A prior +DLAMI Command determines when the I 20 Command invokes lamination. P520 with KrO Ribbon Example: I 20 IV MF I 20 IV MO 2-58 IH - Print Hologram Overlay Models Supported Description P110i, P120i, P310c, P310f, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i, P520c, P520i This command serves to print the entire addressable Varnish Image Buffer or to reverse print any image data (line, rectangles, graphics, text, etc. ) previously stored in the Resin Image Buffer. After printing is complete, the card may be ejected to the Output Hopper or repositioned to print form subsequent ribbon panels for models that support the duplex printing. The ribbon advances position a panel for printing after completion of printing from the previous panel. Syntax Parameters <Esc>IH{ p1} p1 = Optional Print Parameter Where: None = Prints 100% of Image Buffer as Hologram Lamination and ejects card 1 = Prints inverse of Image Data to card and ejects card 10 = Prints card and returns card to Print-Ready Position 2-59 IM - Print Color Test Card Models Supported Description P110i, P120i, P210i, P310c, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i, P520c, P520i, P720c Prints a card with a Color Test Pattern NOTE: The Kresin panel is not used in this image. Syntax <Esc>IM Parameters None Figure 2-3 Color Test Card 2-60 IMB - Print Gray Test Card Models Supported Description P110i, P120i, P205, P210i, P310c, P310f, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i, P520c, P520i, P720c Prints an all gray card. Ribbon Required 800015-221 800015-201 800015-301 800015-101 Printer Model P205 monochrome ribbon P210i monochrome ribbon P310c monochrome ribbon P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i, P520c, P520i, P720c monochrome ribbon Syntax Parameters <Esc>IMB None Figure 2-4 Print Black Test Card 2-61 IS - Print Card Panel Models Supported Description P110i, P120i, P210i, P310c, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i, P520c, P520i, P720c This command serves to print from a selected color dye sublimation ribbon panel using data from an associated image buffer. After completing a printing pass, the card is repositioned to print the next ribbon panel. The ribbon panel advances during printing such that completion of one panel leaves the ribbon ready to print the next panel. NOTE: Printing for Dye Sublimation Black occurs using data from a color buffer in conjunction with a KdyeO ribbon. Syntax <Esc>IS p1 Parameters p1 = Color image buffer number: Where: 0 = Yellow (Y) 1 = Magenta (M) 2 = Cyan ) 3 = Dye Sublimation Black (Kdye) NOTE: Card imaging using the YMCKOK ribbon requires the following command sequence: IS 0 IS 1 IS 2 I IV 10 I 20 MO Image Yellow Image Magenta Image Cyan Image Black and Return (YMCKOK only) Image Varnish and Return Image Black and Return Eject Card 2-62 IV - Print Clear Varnish Models Supported Description P110i, P120i, P210i, P310c, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i This command serves either to print the entire addressable image buffer or to reverse print with the clear varnish or any image data (line, rectangles, graphics, text, etc. ) previously stored in a Monochrome Image Buffer. After printing is complete, the card may be ejected to the Output Hopper or repositioned to print more ribbon panels for models that support the Hologram, Lamination, or Duplex Operations. The ribbon panels advance during printing such that completion of printing from one ribbon panel leaves the ribbon ready to print the next panel. Syntax Parameters <Esc>IV{ p1} p1 = Optional Print Parameter Where: None = Print Varnish from all of Image Buffer and eject card 1 = Print Varnish using Inverted Image Buffer data and eject card 10 = Print card and return card to Print Ready Position 11 = Print Varnish using Inverted Image Buffer data and return card to Print Ready Position 30 = Print card but leave in place (used when next Station is BUSY 31 = Similar to 30, but inverts Image data 2-63 +ISC - Set Smart Card Serial Port Data Rate Models Supported Description P330i, P430i The Smart Card interface on the P330i printer provides an asynchronous communication port that can be used to communicate with an external smart card programming device. This command (or the more flexible +ISC2 variant) is used to configure the communication parameters used by the smartcard serial port. Syntax <Esc>+ISC p1 0=9600, 1=19200, 2=38400, 3=57600, 4=112500 Parameters p1 = Serial port baud rate, from the following table: The word size, parity and stop bit configuration of the smart card serial port are set to 8/None/1 when this command is used. Use the +ISC2 command if these parameters need to be changed. 2-64 +ISC2 - Set Smart Card Serial Port Data Rate (Advanced) Models Supported Description P330i, P430i The Smart Card interface on the P330i printer provides an asynchronous communication port that can be used to communicate with an external smart card programming device. This command (or the more basic +ISC variant) is used to configure the communication parameters used by the smartcard serial port. Syntax Parameters <Esc>+ISC2 p1 p2 p3 p4 P1 - Serial port baud rate, from the following table: 0=9600, 1=19200, 2=38400, 3=57600, 4=112500 P2 - Parity setting: 0=Even, 1=Odd, 2=None P3 - Word size: 5, 6, 7 or 8 P4 - Stop bits: 0 or 1=1 stop bit, 2=2 stop bits The +ISC command can also be used to initialize the smart card interface serial port. When +ISC is used, the wordsize, parity and stop bit settings are fixed at 8/None/1. 2-65 ISERIES - i-Series Printer Test Models Supported Description P110i, P120i, P210i, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420i, P430i, P520i, This command simply returns a <Ack> response when executed on an i-Series printer. Earlier printer models (such as the C series) will signal a error when this command is executed. The response to this command can be used to determine if the printer attached is an i-Series (or later) generation. Syntax Parameters <Esc>ISERIES None 2-66 J - Print Multiple Monochrome Cards Models Supported Description P110i, P120i, P205, P210i, P310c, P310f, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i, P520c, P520i, P720c NOTE: This command only applies to monochrome printing using a Monochrome Ribbon having a single continuos color and material; i. e. , all black, all red, all green, etc. This command serves to print several monochrome cards from an image previously stored in the Resin Image Buffer. NOTE: Error recovery is not possible from this command. Syntax Parameters <Esc>J p1 p1 = Number of cards to print 2-67 !L - Check Status: P720 Laminator Sensor Levels Models Supported Description Syntax Parameters P720c Allows a P720 Laminator Sensor Level Check <Esc># 1 !L{ p1} p1 = Sensor Where: None = All sensors 0 = Ribbon Top (0~255) 1 = Ribbon Bottom (0~255) 2 = Temperature Top (0~255) 3 = Temperature Bottom (0~255) 4 = Decurling (0~255) 5 = Entry (0~255) 6 = X Top (0~255) 7 = Y Top (0~255) 8 = X Bottom (0~255) 9 = Y Bottom (0~255) 10 = Top Ribbon Detect (0~7) 11 = Bottom Ribbon Detect (0~7) 2-68 !L - Check Status of Printer Sensors Models Supported Description: P110i, P120i, P310c, P310f, P310i, P320i, P330i, P420c, P420i, P430i, P520c, P520i, P720c This command returns a series of numbers that are formatted as shown below: TTT RRR PPP VV, V CCC hhh HHH LLL MMM The letters shown in the pattern above are actually numeric digits that correspond to 9 sensor status readings, as listed here: TTT - Head temperature in arbitrary units. RRR - Ribbon present sensor 000 = No ribbon installed 255 = Ribbon installed and detected PPP - Card in print position sensor. This value will range from 000 - 255. A value below 032 indicates the absence of a card by the print head. [. . . ] For example, the encoder can be programmed to read and write ANSI/ISO track 3 data format on track 1. When in this mode, the advanced encoder commands support encoding of and decoding to host with ASCII character data. The encoder does not accept ASCII characters that are not part of the selected ANSI/ISO data character set. The following lists the advanced encoder commands: Advanced Encoder Commands Reset encoder Buffer track data Read single track data Change encoding direction Change track density Custom write format Custom read format &R &B &L &W &D &CDEW &CDER 2-118 2-5 2-73 2-154 2-40 2-25 2-5 The encoder does not write data unless the read buffer is programmed to read identical data parameters. [. . . ]