Datamax E-Class Mark II Programmer's Manual

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Appendix N
Image Loading
The printer will accept four types of image files: .BMP, .IMG, .PCX and a special Datamax 7-
bit ASCII file (as defined in this section). Use of the Datamax 7-bit ASCII format will require
at least twice as much data transmission time as the other formats, (see <STX>I). The
Datamax ASCII image file format is made up of a set of records with identical formats, each
representing a dot row of the image; a terminator follows the last of these records.
Dot-row record
Dot-row record
Terminator
Each dot-row record has the following format:
Syntax:
80nndd...d<CR>
nn
- Is the number of character pairs in dd...d, represented in
ASCII hex.
Where:
dd…d
- Is dot data, character pairs, ASCII hex, 00-FF.
Duplicate records may be encoded using a repeat data record, following the data record that
needs duplicating. The repeat data record format is:
Syntax:
0000FFnn<CR>
Where:
nn
- Is the number of duplicates, ASCII hex, 00-FF.
The terminator, last record, at the image download is: FFFF<CR>

Datamax E-Class Mark II Specifications

General

Resolution	203 dpi (8 dots/mm) or 300 dpi (12 dots/mm)
Operating Temperature	40°F to 95°F (4°C to 35°C)
Storage Temperature	-40°F to 140°F (-40°C to 60°C)
Print Method	Direct Thermal / Thermal Transfer
Max Print Speed	6 inches per second (ips)
Memory	8 MB DRAM
Interface	Serial, Parallel, USB
Media Type	Labels, Tags, Receipts
Media Width	0.75" (19 mm) to 4.65" (118 mm)
Media Thickness	0.0025 to 0.008 inches (0.0635 to 0.2032 mm)
Power Requirements	100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz