TransAct EPIC 630, Programmer'S Manual

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Horizontal Graphics
The TransAct
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EPIC 630 Printer supports graphics sent as horizontal scan lines.
Individual scan lines of graphic data are sent to the printer one line at a time. Although
the TransAct
®
EPIC 630 Printer only supports single color, the horizontal graphic
command interface gives full color support for printer graphics. Full color support is
provided to establish a full color standard for future printers. Color data is sent in one of
three color planes. Typically, a red plane or scan line is sent, then green and blue. The
sequence of lines defines one row of dots that is printed on the paper.
The horizontal graphic commands do not include resolution information. Therefore, only
once before sending graphics data, set the graphics resolution by sending the [ESC] *
command with a zero length (no data). The graphic resolution sets the internal graphic
mode of the printer. The printer stays in graphic mode until it is changed by another
command. Note that the bar code generation and other graphic commands change
graphics mode. The format of the horizontal graphic command follows.
[ESC] h
Process horizontal graphics data
ASCII [ESC] h <color> <length> <format> <data>
Hexadecimal 1BH 68H
Decimal <27> <104>
IPCL None
EPOS None
Description The [ESC] h <color> <length> <format> <data> command processes
horizontal graphic data, where <color> is a byte that specifies the color of
the data being sent.
<color> = 0 Use Previously Selected Color
1 Red
2 Green
4 Blue
Note 1: Red, green, and blue pixels set to one at the same location result
in a white dot, while red, green, and blue pixels set to zero form a black
dot. For black print, one represents a black dot and zero represents a
white dot.
Note 2: More than one color may be set at a time – for example, setting
the color to six would set green and blue simultaneously.
<length> = byte specifying the length of the data including the format byte, ranging
from 0 to 254 (255 is reserved for future use.)