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4 Intermec EasyCoder ESim v4.20—Programmer’s Reference Manual
Chapter 1—General Information
Form Edit Mode
Th is mode is used to permanently store label forms and graphics in the
printer memory. In addition to plain text, bar codes, graphics, lines,
and boxes, form edit mode also allows the use of variables and counters,
which are not available in the Direct Mode. Th
e individual label forms
can be retrieved and printed in the Direct Mode.
Some setup parameters can be included in forms in order to adapt the
printer for diff erent applications. However, such setup parameters will
aff ect the global setup after the form has been retrieved and printed.
Form
Every label is made up of various fi elds. A form is the complete set of
commands that defi ne the content and the design of the label. A form
can be saved in memory and retrieved when required.
Text Editor
Use any ASCII output device with a parallel or serial port and a text
editor to design the form and programming the printer. Communication
is based on the ASCII characters 10 dec. and 32-255 dec.
Commands
Th e command syntax is based on upper and lower case characters,
numeric characters, commas (as separators), quotation marks and line
feeds (LF; ASCII 10 dec.). Th
e LF in this manual is listed as
↵
in the
command descriptions. Line Feeds (LF) are required to be sent at the
end of most command lines! Some commands require to be appended by
both a carriage return and a line feed (<CR/LF>).
Note that all programming examples start with LF (depicted as
↵
). It is
strongly recommended to start any sequence of command lines with a
Line Feed (LF).
Most PC based systems send CR/LF when pressing the <Enter> key. Th e
CR (carriage return) sent in a CR/LF sequence will be ignored. CR alone
will not work.
Refer to Chapter 2, “Commands List” for information on for which
purposes the various commands can be used.