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MELSEC-Q
11 INSTRUCTIONS AND FUNCTIONS
Outputting the initialization signal to the printer
Control table format definition
Element position
Item
Description
Processing Code 136
%(0)
Processing code
Specify the processing code.
• This processing code is used to send an initialization signal for a duration of
100 ms to a printer connected to the open parallel interface.
• Specify 136 for the processing code.
• The initialization signal is sent to the printer via the INIT signal of the parallel
interface.
The data set at the initialization caused by the INIT signal depends on the
printer; see the manual of the printer used.
Program Example
10 ' This program outputs an initialization signal to a printer
20 DIM TBL%(0)
:
' Defines an array
30 ZOPEN #4
:
' Opens the communication channel
40 TBL%(0)=136
:
' Specifies to output the initialization signal
to the printer
50 ZCNTL #4,0,TBL%( )
:
' Executes the output operation
60 PRINT "Printer initialization completed"
:
' Displays the completion
70 ZCLOSE #4
:
' Closes the communication channel
80 END
