Intermec EasyCoder PF4i - Connections

Chapter
2
—
Installation
Connections
Power
1Placetheprinteronalevelsurface,nearanACoutlet.Youshouldbe
abletoaccesstheprintertoloadsuppliesandtoremovetheprintout.
2Checkthattheprinterisswitchedoff.
3Connectthepowercordfromthesocketontherearplatetoanelec-
tricaloutlet(90to265VAC).
Computer
TheEasycoderPF4iCompactIndustrialisfittedwithone9-pinD-style
subminiature(DB9)socketfortheRS-232serialinterfaceportandone
classBconnectorfortheUSBinterfaceport(seeAppendixC).
RS-232 Serial Interface ("uart1:")
UsetheserialinterfacewithIntermecLabelShoportheIntermecInter-
Driver.AlsouseitwiththeIntermecDirectProtocolortheIntermec
Fingerprintprogramminglanguagebecauseyoucanreceiveerrormes-
sagesfromyourprinter.Beforeyoucanusetheserialinterface,youmay
needtosetupthecommunicationparameters,suchasbaudrate,parity,
etc.asdescribedinChapter6,“SettingUpthePrinter.”
USB Interface ("usb1:")
UsetheUSBinterfacewithanUSB-compatibleversionoftheIntermec
InterDriverforprinting.TheUSBinterfaceisnotsuitableforprogram-
mingbecausethehostcannotreceiveerrormessagesfromyourprinter.
Optional Interface and Network Boards
("uart2:",
"uart3:",
"centronics:",
or
"net1:")
Severaltypesareavailable(seeChapter9,“Options”
).RefertoChapter
6,Chapter7,andAppendixCforconnectionandsetupinstructions.
Theprintercanbesettoscanallcommunicationports.Whenitdetects
incomingdataonaport,theprinterautomaticallyswitchestousethat
portforbothinputandoutput.Thisfacility("auto")canbeselectedin
IntermecShell(seeChapter8)orusingtheIntermecFingerprintinstruc-
tionSETSTDIO,see IntermecFingerprintv8.xx,Programmer’sReference
Manual .Usethe<F5/i>keytogetinformationontheactivecommuni-
cationchannels.
SwitchoffbothPCandprinterbeforeconnectingthemtogether.
Intermec
EasyCoder
PF4i
Compact
Industrial
—
User
’
s
Guide
(Fingerprint)