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- Page 1 EPC1100 THERMAL PRINTER Operation Manual - Version 1.0 July-2000...
- Page 2 FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL Revision list for the EPC1100 thermal printer operation manual. Date: 11-07-2000 Page Type of revision Before change After change 2/37...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL I N D E X FIGURES AND TABLES IMPORTANT NOTES ON EPC1100 HANDLING 1- INTRODUCTION 2- INSTALLATION 2.1- INSTALLING THE EPC1100 PRINTER 2.2- EPC1100 CONNECTORS 2.2.1- POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR 2.2.2- COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR 2.2.2.1- SERIAL PORT CONNECTION (RS-232 / TTL) 2.2.2.2- PARALLEL PORT CONNECTION (CENTRONICS) - Page 4 FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL FIGURES AND TABLES Fig. 2.1- EPC1100 installation Fig. 2.2- EPC1100 connectors location Fig. 2.3- Power supply connector – CON1 Fig. 2.4- Communications connector – CON4 Fig. 2.5- Centronics cable pin-out Fig. 2.6- Timing for receiving parallel data Fig.
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Page 5: Important Notes On Epc1100 Handling
• DO NOT blow the EPC1100. • NEVER modify the EPC1100. • DO NOT try to repair the EPC1100 by yourself. If some failure is detected contact with your usual dealer technical service. RECOMMENDATIONS •... -
Page 6: Introduction
It has graphics capabilities and bar code representation. The structure of the EPC1100 allows setting it into a panel as well as into other appropriate chassis where a printer is needed. It can be used in industrial, professional or laboratory environments. -
Page 7: Fig. 2.1- Epc1100 Installation
2 - INSTALLATION 2.1.- INSTALLING THE EPC1100 PRINTER The EPC1100 is a panel printer thought to be easily set into a wall, a case or another kind of appropriate receptacle. To install the EPC1100 printer follow next steps: • Make a rectangular hole of 91x124 mm (approx.) on the surface where the printer will be set. -
Page 8: Fig. 2.2- Epc1100 Connectors Location
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL 2.2.- EPC1100 CONNECTORS On the back side of the EPC1100 user can find the two necessary connectors: • CON1: Power supply connector. • CON4: Communications connector. CON4: Communications CON1: Power supply Fig. 2.2- EPC1100 connectors location. -
Page 9: Fig.2.3- Power Supply Connector Con1
Use a connector JST Ref. VHR-4N (housing) SVH-21T-P1.1 (contacts) The EPC1100 requires two power sources: VP (4,2v~8,5v dc) for driving the thermal head and motor, and VCC (5v dc) for logic electronics. The power supplies must satisfy the following conditions:... -
Page 10: Fig. 2.4 - Communications Connector Con4
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL 2.2.2.- COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTOR Both SERIAL RS-232/TTL and PARALLEL CENTRONICS ports use the same connector – CON4. Fig. 2.4 - Communications connector CON4. Use a connector JST Ref.- PHDR-18VS (housing) SPHD-001T-P0.5 (contacts) 2.2.2.1.- SERIAL PORT CONNECTION (RS-232 / TTL) If you use the serial interface, attach serial port cable to connector CON4. -
Page 11: Parallel Port Connection (Centronics)
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL 2.2.2.2- PARALLEL PORT CONNECTION (CENTRONICS) If you use the parallel interface, attach CENTRONICS cable to connector CON4. Terminal nº Signal Name Function /STB Strobe DATA0 Data Bus DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 /ACK... -
Page 12: Fig. 2.5- Centronics Cable Pin-Out
Fig. 2.5 - Centronics cable pinout. The busy and acknowledge signals are output every byte. If 128 bytes have been stored in the EPC1100 input buffer, the busy status continues until the amount of data stored in the input buffer becomes 127 bytes or less. -
Page 13: Fig. 2.6- Timing For Receiving Parallel Data
• The !ACK signal is normally high. A pulse approximately 5 µS wide is generated when one-byte of data has been input. • The EPC1100 generates this signal to indicate to the host device that it can receive further input data. -
Page 14: Fig. 2.7(A)- Rs-232 Cable Pinout
The EPC1100 receives and checks serial data according to the transmission bauds programmed. If the input data is not printed correctly, the transmission conditions between the host device and the EPC1100 do not probably match. If this happens, adjust the conditions so that they match. /RTS... -
Page 15: Fig. 2.7(B)- Rs-232 Cable Pinout
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL /RTS PC RS-232 DB-25F EPC1100 SERIAL CONNECTOR CONNECTOR Fig. 2.7(B)- RS-232 cable pinout. SBUSY T1: typ. 20uS T2: typ. 20 uS + 1/baud rate START STOP 0 0 0 STOP When 31H is sent and the buffer becomes full Fig.2.8- Serial input/output signal timing chart. - Page 16 • Data is input from the host device according to the programmed transmission conditions. Serial busy (/RTS): output pin, CON4-16 • Indicates whether or not the EPC1100 is ready to receive data. • When the /RTS signal is low, data can be input. 16/37...
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Page 17: Fig. 3.1- Loading Paper
LPTH245, the paper loading action is simplified to these steps: • Press the OPEN button in the front side of the EPC1100 to open the upper case. • Drop the paper roll into its receptacle. -
Page 18: Fig. 3.2- Accessing The Self-Test Button
EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL 3.2 - TEST PRINT PROCEDURE In the back side of the EPC1100, inserting a thin tool through a little hole, user can activate a tactile switch. That is the self-test button A in Fig. 3.2. By pressing the self-test button A, the EPC1100 performs the self-test function. -
Page 19: Hexadecimal Mode
If the self-test button is released within the next 5 seconds, the next text will be printed: SERIAL PORT SAVED AT ... 19200 BAUD Otherwise, if the self-test button is still pressed after the 5 seconds, the EPC1100 will print the text corresponding to the next allowed baud rate: Release the button to 9600 BAUD... -
Page 20: Fig. 3.3- Sample Ticket
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL SELF-TEST BAUD RATE SELECT HEXADECIMAL MODE Fig. 3.3- Sample ticket. 20/37... -
Page 21: Error Processing
• Head-up/Out-of paper error. • VCC/VP error. When an error occurs, the EPC1100 reports it to the host sending a one-byte code via TxD (CON4, Pin 15), in the present baud rate configuration. Printing is not available and no other operation is performed. Reception of data is not allowed (/RTS = 1 CON4, PIN16 for serial transmission, BUSY = 1 CON4, PIN11 for parallel transmission). -
Page 22: Fig. 5.1- Pc437 Standard Europe Character Table
WARNING: To ensure that the printed area of the ticket goes totally out of the EPC1100 before being cut, just after the last printed byte user must send the paper feed command “ESC J n” ( n = 100 approx.) so as the last printed line in the ticket advances from the thermal head to the EPC1100 outlet. - Page 23 Operation: Line spacing is initialised to 16 dots when power is turned on or when a reset is performed. The EPC1100 only performs a line feed operation when the line buffer is empty. The amount of paper feed for one line is the amount of line spacing plus the character height which is set at that time.
- Page 24 Operation: The specified amount of space is appended to the right side of each character. The n is initialised to 4 dots. The LTPH245 is 384 dots width, and the EPC1100 internal character font is 8 (width) x 16 (height). So, the following table shows the number of the column that user can...
- Page 25 Operation: Prints double width characters. Character spacing is also doubled (up to 254 dots). A line may contain normal size, double-width, and/or double-height characters. The EPC1100 enters double-width/double-height mode if double-height mode is also active. Whenever double-width mode is set to ON, the characters’ new width is 2, despite of the previous value of the X-Scale.
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Page 26: Fig. 5.2- Example Of Bitmap Graphic
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL ________________________________________________________________ ESC + ‘V’ + nl + nh + Image Data BIT IMAGE SPECIFY ________________________________________________________________ <27><86><nl><nh><Image Data> Decimal codes: Hexadecimal codes: <1B><56><nl><nh><Image Data> Function: Prints bit image. nl,nh : number of dot lines in vertical direction. -
Page 27: Fig. 5.3- Bitmap Image Layout
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL This is a fixed number and user cannot change it. Number of rows is freely configured by user and is limited to a maximum of 65535 in each graphic command. byte 1 ..byte 24 .. - Page 28 The sequence “ESC s A” will not print character “A”, but it will be transmitted in serial from the EPC1100 to the host device via the TxD pin (CON4, PIN15). If we use this function to memorize blocks of text, we can simulate a password which would be transmitted, for example, when the printer is switched on, or command codes on pressing the PRINT key, or tests to connected printers.
- Page 29 FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL ________________________________________________________________ ESC+’X’+n X-SCALE ________________________________________________________________ <27><88><n> Decimal codes: <1B><58><n> Hexadecimal codes: Function: This control sets the horizontal scale for the characters table. “n” can take values from 1 to 47d. The X-Scale command sets the characters’ new width, despite of the previous state of the double-width mode.
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Page 30: Fig. 5.4-Head Logical Blocks For Dynamic Division
To drive the head, physical blocks are activated in groups. The group of physical blocks is called a logical block. For the EPC1100, either dynamic division or fixed division can be selected as the method of division for logical blocks. This selection is made through a command. -
Page 31: Fig.5.5- Head Logical Blocks For Fixed Division
In fixed division mode the printing quality is better and the printing speed is higher than dynamic division mode. NOTE: When the EPC1100 power supply is Vp = 8V and Vcc = 5v (see APPENDIX C – HOW TO ORDER) only fixed division mode is available. -
Page 32: Table 5.2- Printer Command Summary
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL CONTROL DECIMAL HEXADECIMAL FUNCTION CODE CODE <10> <0A> print and skip line <13> <0D> print and skip line <24> <18> clear input buffer ESC “@” <27><64> <1B><40> printer reset ESC “J” n <27><74><n> <1B><4A><n> Fwd paper feed ESC “A”... -
Page 33: Appendix A- Software Examples
EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL ________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX A - SOFTWARE EXAMPLES ________________________________________________________________ FENIX IMVICO supplies some software examples showing the EPC1100 capabilities. If you are interested on the code fonts and on the executable files please contact your sales agent at FENIX IMVICO. 33/37... -
Page 34: Appendix B- Specifications
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL ____________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS EPC1100 Printing method Thermal dot line Printing mechanism SEIKO LTPH245 Data interface 8 bit parallel CENTRONICS RS232 Serial/ TTL serial Dot composition/line Resolution 8 dots/mm Printing speed (mm/sec)(1) ( in fixed division mode and Vp =5v) -
Page 35: Appendix C- How To Order
FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL ____________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX C – HOW TO ORDER EPC1100- XX nil: standard type XX: custom-made type (under agreement only) All models are refereed to VP = 5v dc. If one other VP value is applied, user must request a special microcontroller software version. - Page 36 Make sure that after the last printed byte, the paper feed command “ESC J n” (n = 100 approx.) is sent to the EPC1100. Otherwise, the ticket will not save the distance between the thermal head and the printer outlet, and some lines will remain inside of the EPC1100.
- Page 37 FENIX IMVICO EPC1100 OPERATION MANUAL ________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX E - EPC1100 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS ________________________________________________________________ All the distances are in mm. 37/37...