2. Fonts, Bar Codes and Graphics Specification 3. Interface Specifications
Introduction
The specifications of fonts, bar codes and graphics depend on the
printer emulation. The emulation is a printer programming language,
through which the host can communicate with your printer.
This appendix presents the interface specifications of IO ports for the
printer. These specifications include pin assignments, protocols and
detailed information about how to properly interface your printer with
your host or terminal.
Printer Programming Language A, PPLA
Specification G-6000
General fonts 7 alpha-numeric fonts, OCR A and OCR B
ASD smooth fonts
6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 18 points
Symbol sets for
smooth fonts
USASCII, UK, German, French, Italian, Spanish,
Swedish, and Danish/Norwegian
Courier fonts 8 symbol sets (PC, PC-A, PC-B, EAMA-94,
Roman ,Legal, Greek and Russian)
Soft fonts Downloadable PCL fonts
Font expandability
1x1 to 24x24
Bar code types Code 39, Code 93, Code 128/subset A,B,C,
Codabar, Interleave 2 of 5, UPC A/E/2 and 5
add-on, EAN-8/13, UCC/EAN-128, Postnet, Plessey,
HBIC, Telepen and FIM.
MaxiCode, PDF417 and DataMatrix (
2D symbologies).
Graphics PCX, BMP, IMG and HEX formats
Stand-alone
operation without
host
ArgoKee
Serial
The RS232 connector on the printer side is a female, DB-9.
Pin Direction Definition
1 In DSR
2 In RxData
3 Out TxData
5 - Ground
6 Out DTR
7 Out RTS
8 In CTS
9 Out +5V
Note :
Pin 9 is reserved for KDU (keyboard device unit) only, therefore do not
connect this pin if you are using a general host like a PC.
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