
e Xte n do
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Em ulation C omm and S e t Re fe r e nc e
Part No. D 684 112
Mod.Nr. 4 150813 LEV
Page 7 of 95
1 Introduction
This eXtendo
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Emulation Command Set Reference describes the command set of the Hengstler
eXtendo
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thermal printers. Please read this reference manual thoroughly before using the eXtendo
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and communicating with the printer.
Comments:
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Communication with the host is accomplished either through a USB or RS232 interface.
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eXtendo
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printers can print graphic data with or without compression.
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Burn time (“on” time of the thermal printhead) can be adjusted to control the printing intensity.
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Drivers are available for easy operation by PC. The Windows XP driver contains an API for
easy integration to the host application.
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Upload of firmware revisions can be accomplished with a tool that accompanies the Windows
XP driver.
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Note that when data is sent from the external equipment to the eXtendo
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printer, all data must
be sent as binary data.
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Note that the eXtendo
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series of printers use advanced printing and positioning features,
allowing the placement of images, bar codes, text, etc., anywhere on the printout. As a result,
the eXtendo
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series does not automatically wrap text that exceeds its margins. Proper design
of print location on the printout should eliminate the need for text wrapping.
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When using RS232 communications, the question of whether handshaking is required
sometimes occurs. eXtendo
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printers employ large buffers and, in many cases, will work
without any handshaking at all. However, to ensure that there is no data loss and to optimize
performance of your eXtendo
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printer, we recommend that hardware handshaking always be
employed and that the host queries the status of the eXtendo
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printer at appropriate times.