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computer, automatic scales, a barcode reader) to a USB port. External
devices can be connected to the printer via a Bluetooth interface, which is a
source of serial transmission signals and can be chosen in this object. The
list of ports is fixed and contains Bluetooth and ports, from COM1 to COM9.
Baud rate – it signifies a rate of transmission (a number of symbols per
second) through the port. The list to choose from contains the most typical
rates used for serial communication. If the Port parameter is set to
Bluetooth, the Baud rate setting cannot be modified.
The Bit count parameter defines the number of bits in every portion of the
data transferred. If the Port parameter is set to Bluetooth, the Bit count
setting cannot be modified.
Communication Parameters – they define the rules for communication
between the printer and an external device:
Sending messages format – this parameter defines the format of data to be
transferred from the printer to a device. Two modes are available: Normal and
Hexadecimal. In the normal mode, the data is transferred as ASCII characters,
whereas in the hexadecimal mode it is transferred as hex numbers.
Ready to print after – it defines how the printer decides whether it has
received complete data (the end condition) from en external device or not.
The following modes can be set in this parameter:
Time interval [ms] – the printer waits for data over a certain time. The
time is counted from the moment when a last project is printed or, if the
On data process field (in expert settings) is filled in – from the
moment when an end-of-printing acknowledgement is sent. The time is
typed in in the field next to the parameter as a number of milliseconds
(between 4 and 1000 ms). If no data is received within the defined
time, the printer behaves according to the No-data action setting.
Data amount – the printer is ready for printing a project containing a
Communications port object when it receives a number (from 1 to 255)
of characters from the external device; with the number being defined in
the field next to the parameter. If printing is released although the condition
is not met (the defined number of characters has not been received) the
printer behaves according to the No-data action setting.
End character – the printer is ready for printing a project containing a
Communications port object when it receives data ending with a
defined character from an external device, with the character being
defined in the field next to the parameter. In this mode you can also
define an ASCII character that is to be the end of a portion of the data
received. For that purpose, tick the ASCII code check box and type in
the ASCII code in decimal notation. If printing is released when the
condition is not met (a defined end-of-data character is not received)
the printer behaves according to the No-data action setting.
Data buffering – it is used for storing successive data portions in a
variable field, Communications port. Two modes can be set:
Enabled – a successive portion of the data received by the variable field is
stored if the end condition is met – see Ready to print after. The buffer
size is 20, which means that 20 various, ready-to-print pieces of data can
be received and stored. When any other data comes, it will overwrite the
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