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EPM203-MRS

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Advanced Printing Systems

EPM203-MRS

Technical reference

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Page 1: ...EPM203 MRS Technical reference Rev G Page 1 Advanced Printing Systems EPM203 MRS Technical reference...

Page 2: ...nt specification is valid also for customized types where the different condition has not effects for common data e g different colour of case parts A P S reserves the right to make changes to the pro...

Page 3: ...all dimension drawing added Instructions for fixing points mounting precautions and EPM handling added Connectors name type indication corrected Hole black mark detect section updated AF EV B 04 June...

Page 4: ...tion 14 4 4 Serial Parallel mode selection 15 4 5 Text Printing Format 16 5 Operating Control codes 18 5 1 Control codes cross reference 18 5 2 Setup and Hardware control commands 21 5 3 Text and Gene...

Page 5: ...ists of a set of mechanical and electronic parts These parts have been designed to have a high grade of integration and to perform many different functions The sections that form the EPM module are de...

Page 6: ...n smoothing via control codes Sleep mode Current consumption 10nA Wake up on Serial RS232 Serial TTL Parallel port or Keyboard Integrated keyboard with Paper Feed and ON OFF Line push buttons and LED...

Page 7: ...E standard grade JUJO AF50KS E3 high sensitivity Equivalent types can be used Voltage range From 3V to 7 2V Current consumption From 1 5A to 5A at 5V peak for 3ms 10nA in OFF mode Operating temperatur...

Page 8: ...rinter Refer to the attached drawing for location and pin 1 identification of each connector 3 1 Power supply connector EPM device connector J5 User side matching connector Molex 53047 Series 9 contac...

Page 9: ...signed to handle TTL levels 0 5V levels Logic Signal Voltage Level on RS232 Connector Voltage Level on TTL Connector 0 From 3V to 12V From 0V to 0 2V 1 From 3V to 12V From 2 to 5V 3 2 1 RS232 connecto...

Page 10: ...ctor EPM device connector J3 User side matching connector Molex 53047 Series 5 contacts male Molex 51021 Series female Contacts 50079 50058 Pin number Signal name 1 Gnd 2 Transmit data Txd printer out...

Page 11: ...D7 4 D6 5 D5 6 D4 7 D3 8 D2 9 D1 10 D0 11 PE 12 INIT 13 GND 14 STB 15 ACK 3 4 Sleep mode disable connector EPM device connector J1 User side matching connector Molex 53047 Series 2 contacts male Molex...

Page 12: ...in the following table Printer Status OFF OFF Line On Line End of Paper Over Under Voltage or Temperature On Line Off Line N A Push Button 1 Execute self test if pressed during Power On Switch OFF th...

Page 13: ...aneously the 2 push buttons of the keyboard It prints the printer type the revision of the printer firmware the logic voltage the serial port settings all internal character sets and product code 12x2...

Page 14: ...tus back from the printer 4 3 1 Compatibility mode timing host writes to the printer D0 D7 Host Output STB Host Output BUSY Printer Output ACK Printer Output DATA VALID tSTB tACK tBUSY tVALDATA Parame...

Page 15: ...is given by the host but tCycle must not exceed 0 5 seconds 4 4 Serial Parallel mode selection Serial or Parallel mode will be chosen via software automatically after the first character is received A...

Page 16: ...with their hexadecimal code row being the most significant nibble and column the least significant nibble Example ASCII code for A is 41 hex or 65 decimal 8x16 Character set Character size is 9 pixels...

Page 17: ...justed via the software Character per line is up to 44 in standard text 22 in double width and 11 in quadruple width 7x16 Character set Character size is 8 pixels 7 active dots plus one intercharacter...

Page 18: ...peak current GS s n1 n2 Set maximum print out speed GS a n Set acceleration smoothing GS D n Set print intensity ESC Reset printer ESC v Send printer status ESC I Send printer identity ESC S Put the...

Page 19: ...t justification ESC n Set print mode ESC n Set reset Rotated character LF Line feed CR Carriage return ESC J n Feed paper n dot lines forward ESC j n Feed paper n dot lines backward CAN Cancel print d...

Page 20: ...EPM203 MRS Technical reference Rev G Page 20 Advanced Printing Systems Hole and black mark detection commands Command Description GS L n Set Mark length GS T n1 n2 Set TOF position GS E TOF feed paper...

Page 21: ...roll diameter above 60mm and or if rewinding mechanism is connected to the printer It can also help to reduce noise Bytes n1 n2 set the time T in s between each step T 256 n1 n2 1000 T 25000 Default...

Page 22: ...s 3 Power supply OK Too high or too low 4 Printer in use Ready Action in progress 5 On Off line Off On 6 Hole Mark detection Error No Too short too long or not found 7 Not Used Always set to 1 This co...

Page 23: ...3 ways of waking the printer up Through the parallel port by activating the INIT signal resets the printer Through the serial port by sending the character 00 hex wake up character Press the paper fe...

Page 24: ...e on the parallel busy line See Compatibility mode timing refer to section 4 3 1 for an example of the waveform The n value may be changed to avoid erratic character reception from the host s automati...

Page 25: ...n1 n2 Comments n1 specifies the length of paper loading before the actual calibration is done n2 specifies the length of paper used to calibrate the opto Length is in centimeters For details please co...

Page 26: ...printer returns a byte with value zero The following parameters are saved by this command internal font pre line spacing line spacing character spacing print mode rotated maximum number of columns te...

Page 27: ...able pause between the moment the printer detects the insertion of paper and the moment the roller starts turning This allows accurate manual positionning of the paper The value n is in 125 millisecon...

Page 28: ...n2 Description Sets paper loading speed Format 1Dh 4Dh n1 n2 Comments This control code may be used to adapt the loading speed to various conditions Bytes n1 n2 set the time T in s between each step T...

Page 29: ...set Format 1Bh 52h n Comments Modify the set of printable characters in accordance with the table below n COUNTRY 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 UK 4 Denmark 1 5 Swede...

Page 30: ...omments The value of n default 0 can be 1 inverse video or 0 normal video This setting is valid for the whole printing line Spaces at the beginning of a line will be printed as a dark rectangle In ord...

Page 31: ...can be mixed on the same line 8 changes per line maximum Only one print height is enabled per line If height change request during a line already started change will be taken into account only on the...

Page 32: ...t position is at the beginning of the next line ESC j n Description Feed paper n dot lines backward Format 1Bh 6Ah n Comments Paper is fed for n n 256 dot lines n times 0 125 mm backward The print pos...

Page 33: ...n5 sets the number of byte to be skipped before printing out the first graphic bit 00 H first graphic bit to be printed out is dot one on the head 01 to FF H 1 to 255 bytes skipped to be less than to...

Page 34: ...s to be printed is equal to n2 256 n3 n2 must be less than the total number of the head bytes given by the total number of dots divided by 8 for instance EPM203 MRS is 384 8 48 and n3 is always 0 n1 i...

Page 35: ...ode type No checking is performed by printer before starting printing So if number of data bytes or checksum byte is wrong printed bar code will be wrong However if checksum byte misses printer will c...

Page 36: ...which are printed with the bar code n PRINTING POSITION 0 Not printed Default 1 Above bar code 2 Under bar code 3 Above and under bar code Note If the barcode width exceeds the printing width it will...

Page 37: ...he printer enters the mark detection mode The minimum mark length is 2 5 mm and the maximum is 7 mm Note Sending this command clears the hole mark detection error bit in the printer status GS T n1 n2...

Page 38: ...ing NOTES a Make sure that Hole Black mark fully covers the opto sensor window b The distance between the cut position of the previous ticket and the mark of the next ticket should be superior to the...

Page 39: ...EPM203 MRS Technical reference Rev G Page 39 Advanced Printing Systems 5 6 1 Hole Black mark detection examples Cut Position Top Of Form 3 mm 2 mm 55 mm Cut Position Top Of Form 3 mm 37 mm 90 mm...

Page 40: ...points 1 2 3 all of them simultaneously z Or using points 4 5 mounting on panel see overall dimensions drawing for panel dimensions To avoid any kind of deformation or distortion a flat surface for co...

Page 41: ...g Systems 6 2 Mounting precautions Orientation according to figure A B is to be preferred reliability and life tests have been based only according to this orientation Alternatively it is possible to...

Page 42: ...EPM203 MRS Technical reference Rev G Page 42 Advanced Printing Systems Mounting precautions continued...

Page 43: ...EPM203 MRS Technical reference Rev G Page 43 Advanced Printing Systems Mounting precautions continued...

Page 44: ...nce Rev G Page 44 Advanced Printing Systems 7 HANDLING THE EPM 7 1 How to open the cover group Pull the lever until the Cover Group is released from its locking position To avoid damages to the lever...

Page 45: ...EPM203 MRS Technical reference Rev G Page 45 Advanced Printing Systems 7 2 How to load paper rolls STEP 1 STEP 2...

Page 46: ...reference Rev G Page 46 Advanced Printing Systems 7 3 How to close the Cover Group correctly Press on both sides of the Cover Group simultaneously Alternatively Press on the middle area of Cover Group...

Page 47: ...Rev G Page 47 Advanced Printing Systems How to close the Cover Group Continued Do not close the Cover Group pressing only on one side 7 4 How to cut the paper correctly Pull the paper towards the Tear...

Page 48: ...EPM203 MRS Technical reference Rev G Page 48 Advanced Printing Systems 8 ORDERING CODE Type Ordering code Standard EPM203 MRS...

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