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Data formats summary
The following table summarizes the requirements and features for each data format.
Open Card
SmartDriver
Source of data
Any host computer that produces
an ASCII data stream and uses
TCP/IP (RAW or LPD/LPR)
Windows application (with the
SmartDriver running on a
Windows PC)
Data formatted by
Open Card commands or Card
Layout menus
SmartDriver running on a
Windows PC
Type of connection
Ethernet or USB ports
Ethernet or USB ports
Printer Messages
Displayed on LCD panel
Displayed in Windows message
boxes and on LCD panel
Configuration tools
•
Network configuration utility
and LCD panel
•
Telnet to use Card Layout
menus (optional)
•
Text editor or batch process to
insert Open Card commands
in data (optional)
•
SmartDriver Diagnostics (on
PC)
•
Network configuration utility
and LCD panel
•
SmartDriver Printer Toolbox
•
Printer Properties and Printing
Preferences
•
SmartDriver Diagnostics (on
PC)