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Chapter

Drivers and Label Software

Printer drivers are software tools that translate information from an

external system into an acceptable format for the printer. Older DOS-
based systems do not require special drivers. Other systems may use a

generic text driver to communicate with the printer. The companion CD
contains drivers for the Microsoft Windows operating system. You can

also download current drivers from the Cognitive website at

http://www.cognitive.com

Installing Printer Drivers from the
Companion CD

Insert the Companion CD into your CD drive. If the CD does
not start automatically, do the following:

Click the

Start

button.

Click

Run

In the

Open:

text box, type

D:/autorun.exe

, where D is the

letter assigned to your CD drive.

Click the

Software

button at the top of the screen.

Click the

Printer Drivers

button.

Summary of Contents for Advantage RFID Thermal Printer

Page 1: ...Advantage RFID Thermal Printer HF 13 56 Mhz User Guide 105 132 01 Rev A 105 132 01 ...

Page 2: ...n in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Cognitive No part of this document may be reproduced for any reason or in any form including electronic storage and retrieval without the express permission of Cognitive All program listings in this document are copyrighted and are the property of Cognitive and are provided without warranty To...

Page 3: ...mmunications 7 Power US 7 Environment 7 Controls Indicators and Connectors 8 Connecting Power and Cables 9 Releasing the Print Mechanism 10 Loading a Ribbon Thermal Transfer Only 11 Loading Print Media 13 Performing the Self Test 15 Printing Standard Labels and Tags 18 Using Label Software 18 Using CPL Programming 18 Creating a Text File 19 Sample Label 22 Using Third Party and Proprietary Applica...

Page 4: ... 34 Maintenance and Calibration 35 Maintenance 35 Calibration 36 Programming 37 Programming Overview 37 Programming Rules 38 RFID Command Name Structure 38 RFID Command Structure Example 39 RFID Commands 40 RF ID_GET 41 RF HOST 42 RF VAR_CLEAR 43 RT 44 WT 45 WTLOCK 46 RF_TYPE 48 RF_IDNUM 49 RF_BLKSZ 50 RF LOCATION 51 RFID 52 RFID CONFIRM 53 RFID HOST 54 RFID LEDFLSH 55 RFID LEDTIME 56 RFID MARK 57...

Page 5: ...tem 66 Check the Label Format Header Line 67 Comment Out Portions of the Nonworking Label Format 67 Common Issues 67 Labels Skipping or Printer Feeding Blank Labels 67 READY Light is Red 68 Setting Up an Ethernet Printer 68 Printer Drivers 69 Serial Communication 69 Parallel Communication 69 Printing Too Light 69 Upgrade From Blazer Printer 70 Technical Support Contact Information 71 Appendix A Sp...

Page 6: ...ut device system Today s businesses face increasing pressure to provide goods and services quickly accurately and at the lowest possible cost From the component level through manufacturing throughout the supply chain and onto the shelves managers attempt to control loss shortage spoilage and other factors that impact profitability RFID is a technology that allows real time tracking and inventory c...

Page 7: ...r supply A small electrical current is induced in the antenna by the RFID reader This provides enough power for the tag to send a response The device lacking a power supply is quite small The smallest such devices commercially available measure 0 4 mm 0 4 mm and are thinner than a sheet of paper Passive tags have practical read ranges that vary from about 10 mm up to about 5 meters Active RFID tag...

Page 8: ... are using RFID tags for patient identification and pharmaceutical management RFID Standards RFID devices have been in use since World War II The United Kingdom used RFID devices to differentiate between English aircraft and German aircraft Widespread use of RFID technology has been hampered by a lack of international standards for RFID devices and technology that is not advanced enough for RFID t...

Page 9: ...companion CD contains drivers for the Microsoft Windows operating system You can also download current drivers from the Cognitive website at http www cognitive com Installing Printer Drivers from the Companion CD 1 Insert the Companion CD into your CD drive If the CD does not start automatically do the following a Click the Start button b Click Run c In the Open text box type D autorun exe where D...

Page 10: ...R E 4 Click the hyperlink for your operating system The Welcome window appears 5 Click Next The Selecting the Printer window appears 6 Choose your printer from the Printers list 7 Click Next The Options window appears Copyright 2004 Cognitive 5 ...

Page 11: ...rts list Keep the default LPT1 if you are not sure how the printer is connected 9 Click Finish The proper files will be copied to your computer and the installation wizard will close This may take several minutes The Advantage RFID Thermal Printer driver is now installed and available for use Copyright 2004 Cognitive 6 ...

Page 12: ...s also described Printer Requirements The Advantage RFID Thermal Printer has the following operational requirements Communications Serial Standard RS 232 null modem USB Option USB to serial cable Ethernet option Standard 10Base T Ethernet cable Power US Class 2 transformer Input 120VAC 60Hz 107W Output 19VAC 4 0A Environment Operating mode 41ºF to 104ºF 5ºC to 40ºC Storage 4ºF to 122ºF 20ºC to 50º...

Page 13: ...r status ON printer on and ready to print OFF no power applied B READY indicator Shows printer status GREEN printer ready to accept data RED printer error empty media roll or paused operation during batch mode processing OFF no power applied C FEED button Advances print media Press to advance media Press and hold while turning unit on to initiate self test and print current configuration D ON OFF ...

Page 14: ...t upon printer model Connecting Power and Cables The following steps describe how to connect power and data cables 1 Connect a data cable parallel serial USB or Ethernet to the connector on the back of the printer NOTE A null modem cable is required for serial connections Do NOT use a standard serial cable For parallel connections use a standard non bidirectional Centronix cable The parallel port ...

Page 15: ...rint Mechanism 1 Open the dust cover 2 Refer to Figure 3 3 Slide the black latches towards the rear of the unit to release the print mechanism 3 Raise the printhead mechanism in preparation for loading the print media and or ribbon This also provides access to the printhead for cleaning purposes Copyright 2004 Cognitive 10 ...

Page 16: ...o load thermal transfer ribbon Figure 3 4 Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon 1 Release the print mechanism 2 Unwind a few inches of the new ribbon from the supply core 3 Pull gently on the supply core mount flexible arm and insert the ribbon supply roll Copyright 2004 Cognitive 11 ...

Page 17: ...5 Gently push the flexible arm out and snap the take up core into place NOTE The printer automatically takes up the slack in the ribbon 6 Lower the print mechanism and press down firmly to secure the latches NOTE The latches click into place when properly closed The READY light turns green indicating that the printer is ready for use Copyright 2004 Cognitive 12 ...

Page 18: ...the Spindle 1 Release the print mechanism 2 Lift out the media spindle 3 Load the media onto the spindle keeping the black media guide to the right of the media roll IMPORTANT The label surface must face UP as it passes under the print mechanism The label roll must be left justified on the label spindle Copyright 2004 Cognitive 13 ...

Page 19: ...hanism NOTE The media spindle should fit securely with the black guide pressed against the media roll The label roll must be left justified on the label spindle 6 Lower the print mechanism and press down firmly to secure the latches NOTE The latches click into place when properly closed The READY light turns green indicating that the printer is ready for use Copyright 2004 Cognitive 14 ...

Page 20: ...e loaded with media connected to AC power and turned off 1 Press and hold the FEED button 2 Turn the printer ON while holding the FEED button 3 Release the FEED button when the self test starts to print 4 Turn the printer off and then on again to return to normal printing operation IMPORTANT After performing the self test the printer is in hexadecimal dump mode and cannot print normally until you ...

Page 21: ...T Adjusts print contrast on object leading edges for optimum print quality MEDIA ADJUSTMENT 300 P H TEMP P H VOLTS Printhead temperature and voltage P H TEMP 181 30 P H VOLTS 211 POWER UP PITCH Print density in dots per inch at power up POWER UP PITCH 200 DEFAULT WIDTH Default label width approximate in hundredths of an inch DEFAULT WIDTH 224 SHIFT LEFT Distance the image is shifted to the left in...

Page 22: ...s the label travels before the printer either attempts to recalibrate or errors out with a red ready light Gap indexing mode only NO MEDIA TIMEOUT 0 EMULATION MODE Displays status of Blazer Emulation Mode A value of 0 sets the default print pitch to its highest value EMULATION MODE 0 IMAGE BUFFER Available free space in the image buffer IMAGE BUFFER 1903911 bytes free MEM SLOT 3 Amount of space in...

Page 23: ...aces Using Label Software A version of NiceLabel labeling software designed specially for Cognitive printers is included on the Companion CD This software provides label printing and label design capabilities Refer to the NiceLabel help files for information on how to use this product with your Cognitive printer Using CPL Programming A common method of printing labels is CPL programming Commands a...

Page 24: ...ollowing instructions with Windows based computers 1 Click Start 2 Choose Run 3 In the Open text box type command 4 Click OK The Command window appears 5 In the Command window at the prompt type edit and press ENTER The DOS Editor window appears Copyright 2004 Cognitive 19 ...

Page 25: ...ndow Refer to If using a printer with a serial port 7 On the File menu choose Print 8 In the Print dialog verify that the Complete document option is selected Then click OK The label is sent to the printer 9 On the File menu click Exit 10 At the prompt type exit The Command window closes If using a printer with a serial port 1 In the Command window at the prompt type exit The Command window closes...

Page 26: ...ntain spaces or symbols 4 On the File menu click Exit This returns you to the Command window 5 At the prompt type mode com1 9600 N 8 1 Press ENTER 6 At the prompt type copy filename com1 Replace filename with the file name that you used in step three Press ENTER 7 The label prints on the printer 8 At the prompt type exit The Command window closes Copyright 2004 Cognitive 21 ...

Page 27: ... from Microsoft Word The instructions below describe how to create both simple and complex labels using Microsoft Word software The instructions assume the following conditions You have a basic understanding of Microsoft software and the Windows operating system Cognitive printer drivers are installed correctly The printer is connected powered on and ready to print NOTE Examples shown here were cr...

Page 28: ... N T I N G L A B E L S A N D T A G S 2 Press CTRL P or on the File menu choose Print The Print dialog appears 3 Select a Cognitive printer 4 Click Close to close the Print dialog Copyright 2004 Cognitive 23 ...

Page 29: ...B E L S A N D T A G S Setting Label Size Set the printer driver for the label size 1 On the File menu click Page Setup The Page Setup dialog appears 2 Set all margins to 0 3 Click the Paper tab Copyright 2004 Cognitive 24 ...

Page 30: ... G S 4 Set the correct width and height for your label The example shows a 2 4 wide by 1 tall label 5 Click OK and if necessary Fix to reset the margins The Word document should look similar to the figure below Copyright 2004 Cognitive 25 ...

Page 31: ...but is printed on the label 3 Set the height of the barcode by adjusting the font size Use trial and error to adjust the size correctly Printing a Label Make sure that the printer is connected to the computer and powered on Ensure that the media is loaded correctly Use the following steps to print the label 1 Press CTRL P or on the File menu choose Print The Print dialog appears 2 Verify that the ...

Page 32: ...ations that are industry or function specific Some of these require a generic text printer driver Others have built in printer drivers Refer to your software documentation or contact the software vendor to determine the appropriate method for printing labels with proprietary software Copyright 2004 Cognitive 27 ...

Page 33: ... RFID Tag Overview Each RFID tag contains a small microchip used to store data RFID programming commands are used to transfer data from a label format or other data source into the tag Several important concepts must be understood when writing data to an RFID tag Data is stored in blocks Each block stores a specific number of characters Use the RF_BLKSZ variable or the specification sheet for the ...

Page 34: ...location that the user identifies The location is identified with a number between 1 and 99 The user may store the result of a maximum of 32 separate RT commands The RT command reads up to a specified ending block or until a null character is encountered The RT command reads data from the RFID chip beginning at the block specified in the command parameter The command will continue to read up to th...

Page 35: ...programming language These new commands allow you to read and write data as well as print information on the tag Commands and data are sent to the printer through a generic text printer driver The commands prepare the printer to receive the tag establish print position and characteristics and terminate printing operation Data is passed as ASCII text and may be printed on the label encoded in an RF...

Page 36: ...data to be sent to the printer NOTE If you are using a printer with a serial port COM port it may be necessary to save the file and print directly from the Command window Refer to Stored Formats 7 On the File menu choose Print 8 In the Print dialog verify that the Complete document option is selected Then click OK The label is sent to the printer Copyright 2004 Cognitive 31 ...

Page 37: ...ext file This file can be reused to create tags without having to retype all of the required commands Use the following instructions with Windows based computers 1 Click Start 2 Choose Run 3 In the Open text box type command 4 Click OK The Command window appears 5 In the Command window at the prompt type edit and press ENTER The DOS Editor window appears Copyright 2004 Cognitive 32 ...

Page 38: ...k OK NOTE The file name must be eight characters or less The name cannot contain spaces or symbols 9 On the File menu click Exit This returns you to the Command window 10 At the prompt type mode com1 9600 N 8 1 Press ENTER 11 At the prompt type copy filename com1 Replace filename with the file name that you used in step three Press ENTER 12 The label prints on the printer Copyright 2004 Cognitive ...

Page 39: ...4 T 1 0 90 1 1 90 280 DOB 8 9 1973 B CODE128 2 3 30 260 70 354647 T 1 0 90 1 1 60 280 SSN 523 43 8798 T 1 0 90 1 1 30 280 DR John Doe MD T 1 0 90 1 1 10 380 www cognitive com RF HOST RF_IDNUM RF HOST RF 11 RF HOST RF 21 END Using Third Party and Proprietary Applications There are a variety of applications that are industry or function specific Some of these require a generic text printer driver Ot...

Page 40: ...al service with a minimum of preventive maintenance Maintenance Printer maintenance should be performed with each media roll Figure 6 1 Performing Printer Maintenance 1 Open the print mechanism 2 Clean the printhead A drive roller B and the index sensors C and D with a soft lint free cloth saturated with 99 percent isopropyl alcohol ...

Page 41: ...eds blank labels NOTE Do NOT calibrate Blazer model printers To calibrate the printer type the following commands in the DOS Editor or Notepad 0 0 0 0 VARIABLE INDEX SETTING 0 VARIABLE FEED_TYPE GAP VARIABLE INDEX SETTING CALIBRATE VARIABLE WRITE END Programming notes First line must use zeros with a space between each Second line for a Direct Thermal printer use index setting 0 Third line feed ty...

Page 42: ...which has become an industry standard RFID commands are broken into three types RFID Standard Commands Standard commands that are inserted into a label format RFID Variable Commands Variables used with other commands and inserted into a label format The format for creating a printer variable is Delimiter RF_VAR Delimiter Delimiter is defined according to Cognitive s CPL command language NOTE In th...

Page 43: ...ed out Certain CPL RFID commands operate outside of the standard label formatting The commands that start with the RFID command verb need not be placed between a header line and an END command RFID Command Name Structure RFID commands described in this chapter will use the following conventions RFID Command Name Function Purpose of the command Explicit Form Proper sequence for using the command an...

Page 44: ...ing is an example of RFID command usage 0 100 1200 1 DELIMIT RF VAR_CLEAR WT 0 COGNITIVE SOLUTIONS RFID xxxxxx WT 16 PATIENT ID xxxxxx RF HOST RFID TAG WRITTEN RF ID_GET RT 0 10 A 11 RT 16 31 A 21 RF HOST RF_IDNUM RF HOST RF 11 RF HOST RF 21 END Copyright 2004 Cognitive 39 ...

Page 45: ... Standard Commands Variable Definitions Setup Debug Commands RF ID_GET RF_TYPE RFID RF HOST RF_IDNUM RFID CONFIRM RF VAR_CLEAR RF_BLKSZ RFID HOST RT RF LOCATION RFID LEDFLSH WT RFID LEDTIME WTLOCK RFID MARK RFID RDAFTWT RFID RETRY RFID SSONCMD RFID TAGTYPE RFID TIMEOUT RFID TXAFTER RFID VOID Copyright 2004 Cognitive 40 ...

Page 46: ...None Response This command will automatically transmit the detected Tag_ID s numeric value to the Host Machine via the printer s serial port Command Type RFID Standard Command Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF ID_GET RF HOST Here the Variables RF HOST RF_TYPE RF HOST RF_IDNUM RF HOST RF_BLKSZ END From Printer TAG_ID E0 07 00 00 01 F3 06 10 Here the Variables ISO15693 E0 07 00 00 01 F3 06 10 4 ...

Page 47: ...g to send to host Parameters The data placed inside the can be either a variable such as RF TYPE or other ASCII data Response The Static or Derived Variable valued string is transmitted to the Host Machine via the printer s serial port Command Type RFID Standard Command Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF ID_GET RF HOST Here the Variables RF HOST RF_TYPE RF HOST RF_IDNUM RF HOST RF_BLKSZ END Fro...

Page 48: ...plicit Form RF VAR_CLEAR Parameters None Response None Command Type RFID Standard Command Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF VAR_CLEAR RT 0 3 A 33 RF HOST RF 33 END From Printer 123 1234 123 NOTE By using this command in the example above the result sent to the Host Machine is guaranteed to be that from the RT 33 command within the label and not from a previous RT 33 processed earlier Copyright...

Page 49: ...o begin reading octets bytes ee Ending block Stop on this block after reading the contents fmt Format of the data being read Use A for ASCII vv Storage index number used for subsequent retrieval action 0 99 Response No specific response Command Type RFID Standard Command Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF VAR_CLEAR RT 0 3 A 33 RF HOST RF 33 END From Printer 123 1234 123 Copyright 2004 Cognitive...

Page 50: ...ag The size of data must be in the range of 1 255 octets Response No specific response Command Type RFID Standard Command Example To Printer 0 100 800 0 DELIMIT WT 0 123 1234 123 WT 4 John Q Public WT 10 Cardiac Care Unit RT 0 3 A 33 RF HOST RF 33 END From Printer 123 1234 123 NOTE In this initial Adv LX RFID Printer the Skyetek M1 Reader Writer Module limits individual Read or Write transfers to ...

Page 51: ... tag NOTE This command will overwrite any non locked portion of a tag Attempting to overwrite a locked portion of the tag will result in a failure Explicit Form WTLOCK ss data Parameters ss Starting block to begin reading octets bytes data Collection of data octets to be written to the RFID tag The size of data must be in the range of 1 255 octets EXCEPTION data null locks the specified starting b...

Page 52: ... Jumbo RT 0 3 A 33 RF HOST RF 33 END From Printer 123 1234 123 NOTE Individual Read or Write transfers to from the RFID Tags are limited to 64 bytes maximum CPL command lines are naturally limited to 256 bytes Therefore 4 separate 64 byte WT commands must be executed to fill a 256 byte RFID Tag Copyright 2004 Cognitive 47 ...

Page 53: ...rser will replace any Static or Derived Variables with valued string associated with variable and then attempt to execute the CPL or CPL RFID command Command Type RFID Standard Command See also RF HOST Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF ID_GET RF HOST Here the Variables RF HOST RF_TYPE RF HOST RF_IDNUM RF HOST RF_BLKSZ END From Printer TAG_ID E0 07 00 00 01 F3 06 10 Here the Variables ISO15693 ...

Page 54: ...inter s parser will replace any Static or Derived Variables with valued string associated with variable and then attempt to execute the CPL or CPL RFID command Command Type RFID Standard Command See also RF HOST Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF ID_GET RF HOST Here the Variables RF HOST RF_TYPE RF HOST RF_IDNUM RF HOST RF_BLKSZ END From Printer TAG_ID E0 07 00 00 01 F3 06 10 Here the Variables...

Page 55: ...meters None Response The printer s parser will replace any Static or Derived Variables with valued string associated with variable and then attempt to execute the CPL or CPL RFID command Command Type RFID Variable Command See also RF HOST Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF ID_GET RF HOST Here the Variables RF HOST RF_TYPE RF HOST RF_IDNUM RF HOST RF_BLKSZ END From Printer TAG_ID E0 07 00 00 01 ...

Page 56: ...Range of 0 through 99 A maximum of 32 locations may be in use at any one time Each location can store a maximum of 63 characters Response The printer s parser will replace any Static or Derived Variables with valued string associated with variable and then attempt to execute the CPL or CPL RFID command Command Type RFID Variable Command Example To Printer 0 0 0 0 DELIMIT RF VAR_CLEAR RT 0 3 A 33 R...

Page 57: ...Flash Duration 250 MSecs SelecTag before Cmd ON TxPowerRF after Cmd ON ReadTag after Write ON Confirm Commands OFF Retry Command 2 Times Base Cmd Timeout 10 MSecs Select Tag Timeout 70 MSecs Read Tag Timeout 16 MSecs Write Tag Timeout 32 MSecs Lock Tag Timeout 26 MSecs NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning ...

Page 58: ...ter will response by transmitting a command Success to the Host Machine Conversely in the case of transitioning to the CONFIRM OFF state the Printer will have no specific response resulting from the execution of this command Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID CONFIRM ON From Printer RFID SUCCESS NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the con...

Page 59: ...nter s serial port Command Type RFID Standard Command Example To Printer RFID HOST Setting RFID Power Up Defaults RFID CONFIRM OFF From Printer Setting RFID Power Up Defaults NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning with a header line 0 100 nnn 1 and ending with END So attempts to use CPL RFID Configuration Se...

Page 60: ...d where LED is set Green ACCUM Does NOT flash any LED until after the entire label format has completed execution If all CPL RFID commands completed successfully the LED is flashed GREEN and OFF three times If any CPL RFID command failed the LED is flashed RED and OFF three times Response No specific response Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID LEDFLSH OFF NOTE All CPL RF...

Page 61: ...o Printer RFID LEDTIME 100 RFID From Printer Setup Config Parameters Assigned Tag Type ISO15693 Mark OverRide State OFF VOID Stamp Message NoStampMsg LED Flash Control ON LED Flash Duration 250 MSecs SelecTag before Cmd ON NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning with a header line 0 100 nnn 1 and ending with ...

Page 62: ...hat fails a RT WT or WTLOCK command Response No specific response Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID MARK OFF NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning with a header line 0 100 nnn 1 and ending with END Attempts to use CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands within a Label Format result...

Page 63: ...Byte by byte comparison with initial data is performed OFF No comparison is performed Response No specific response Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID RDAFTWT OFF NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning with a header line 0 100 nnn 1 and ending with END Attempts to use CPL RFID Conf...

Page 64: ...Form RFID RETRY nn Parameters nn Number of retries allowed There are no range limitations Response No specific response Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID RETRY 1 RFID From Printer Setup Config Parameters Assigned Tag Type ISO15693 Confirm Commands OFF Retry Command 1 Times Base Cmd Timeout 10 MSecs Select Tag Timeout 70 MSecs Read Tag Timeout 16 MSecs Write Tag Timeout ...

Page 65: ...specific response Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID SSONCMD OFF RFID From Printer Setup Config Parameters Assigned Tag Type ISO15693 LED Flash Duration 250 MSecs SelecTag before Cmd ON TxPowerRF after Cmd ON NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning with a header line 0 100 nnn 1 and...

Page 66: ... response Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID TAGTYPE ISO RFID From Printer Setup Config Parameters Assigned Tag Type ISO15693 Mark OverRide State OFF VOID Stamp Message NoStampMsg LED Flash Control ON NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning with a header line 0 100 nnn 1 and ending ...

Page 67: ...illiseconds The range of this parameter is 0 through 65535 ss Base Time Out Specifies the time delay in milliseconds The range of this parameter is 0 through 65535 rr Read Time Out Specifies the time delay in milliseconds The range of this parameter is 0 through 65535 ww Write Time Out Specifies the time delay in milliseconds The range of this parameter is 0 through 65535 ll Lock Time Out Specifie...

Page 68: ...Write Tag Timeout 32 MSecs Lock Tag Timeout 50 Msecs NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginning with a header line 0 100 nnn 1 and ending with END Attempts to use CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands within a Label Format result are ignored without indication Copyright 2004 Cognitive 63 ...

Page 69: ...Tag Interface command completion Response No specific response Command Type RFID Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID TXAFTER OFF RFID From Printer Setup Config Parameters Assigned Tag Type ISO15693 LED Flash Duration 250 MSecs SelecTag before Cmd ON TxPowerRF after Cmd OFF NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CP...

Page 70: ...Setup Debug Command Example To Printer RFID VOID BAD RFID TAG RFID MARK ON RFID From Printer Setup Config Parameters Assigned Tag Type ISO15693 Mark OverRide State ON VOID Stamp Message BAD RFID TAG LED Flash Control ON LED Flash Duration 250 MSecs SelecTag before Cmd ON NOTE All CPL RFID Configuration Setup Commands are processed outside the context of a standard CPL Label Format i e CPL beginnin...

Page 71: ... respond to incoming data if it will not print a self test label Print a Proven Label Format If you have a known good label format try printing it before troubleshooting new label formats If the proven format will not print look for a communication problem If the proven format does print you will have eliminated most of the possible hardware related problems Print a Label Format Written on Your Sy...

Page 72: ...ons of the Nonworking Label Format You can usually isolate a bad printer command by placing a C before selected command lines Begin by commenting out the most complex lines then try printing the format again If the problem persists try commenting out every line between the header line and the END statement then add lines one at a time to see which lines are at fault After you have isolated the por...

Page 73: ...net cable at this time Type in the following commands from a Dos Editor or from Notepad on your computer 0 0 0 0 Must use zero space between each character VARIABLE ETHERNET IP xxx xxx xxx xxx VARIABLE NETMASK xxx xxx xxx xxx VARIABLE GATEWAY xxx xxx xxx xxx VARIABLE ETHERNET RESET END Send this file to the printer by going to File Print The printer will not print anything but the ready light will...

Page 74: ...are using a serial port for printing on your Cognitive printer you will need to use a null modem cable Although it looks like a standard serial cable the pin configuration is different The default comm settings in the printers are 9600 N 8 1 Parallel Communication Use a standard Centronix parallel cable Do not use a bi directional cable The port must be set up as an LPT port not an ECP port If the...

Page 75: ...E If using a UNIX Linux system create a text file in an editor then print or copy the file to the printer Upgrade From Blazer Printer Use the following to avoid reformatting existing Blazer label formats when upgrading to a newer model Cognitive printer Type in the following commands from a DOS Editor or from Notepad on your computer 0 0 0 0 Must use zero space between each character VARIABLE MODE...

Page 76: ... I N G Technical Support Contact Information Hours 8AM 5PM Mountain Standard Time MST Telephone 1 720 221 9498 Toll Free 1 800 525 2785 ext 498 Fax 303 215 0385 E Mail support cognitive com Copyright 2004 Cognitive 71 ...

Page 77: ...thernet Option includes serial and parallel Width 5 127mm 6 8 173mm Height 6 1 155mm 6 1 155mm Depth 9 4 238mm 9 4 238mm Physical Attributes Weight 3 9lbs 1 77kg 4 4lbs 2 0kg Frequency 13 56 MHz 13 56 MHz Functionality Read Write Verify Read Write Verify Standards Compliant ISO15693 ISO14443 EPC ISO15693 ISO14443 EPC Data Rate 26kbps ISO15693 106kbps ISO14443 26kbps ISO15693 106kbps ISO14443 Read ...

Page 78: ...ption 114 001 01 Roll TT Labels HF 13 56Mhz RFID 2 25 x 2 25 label centered on 2 5 liner 100 labels 3 core wound in 1 GAP TI TagIt 114 003 01 Roll DT Wristbands HF 13 56Mhz RFID 1 1875 x 11 5 100 bands 1 5 core wound in 1 GAP TI TagIt Copyright 2004 Cognitive 73 ...

Page 79: ...cations 28 RFID tags 29 FEED 8 third party applications 23 35 programming 38 H R hex dump 15 70 READY 8 I Requirements 7 RFID Commands RFID 55 indicators 8 RFID CONFIRM 56 RFID HOST 57 L RFID LEDFLSH 58 RFID LEDTIME 59 loading RFID MARK 60 print media 13 RFID RDAFTWT 61 thermal transfer ribbon 13 RFID RETRY 62 RFID SSONCMD 63 M RFID TAGTYPE 64 RFID TIMEOUT 65 RFID TXAFTER 67 maintenance 36 RFID VO...

Page 80: ...5 RF_BLKSZ 53 RF_IDNUM 52 RT 46 WT 47 WTLOCK 49 RFID tag certified 77 printing 29 S sample label 23 RFID tag 35 self test 15 setup 7 specifications 75 T thermal transfer ribbon 11 troubleshooting 69 Copyright 2004 Cognitive 75 ...

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