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Counter Status (SOH + ME)
Upon Receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ASCII ME
causes the printer to return a 28 byte Head Counter Status Word bounded by an
STX-ETX pair that reports the current status of the printer life counters.
BYTE
NUMBER
VALUE DESCRIPTION
1-8 Hex Current Life Counter in dots
9-12 Hex 1st (Current) Head Counter in dots
13-16 Hex 2nd (Previous) Head Counter in dots
17-20 Hex 3rd Head Counter in dots
21-24 Hex Current Cut Counter in dots
25-28 Hex Current Dispense Counter in dots
Sensor Status (SOH + SG)
Upon Receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ASCII SG
causes the printer to return a 4 byte Sensor Status Word bounded by an STX-ETX
pair that reports the values of the printer counters.
BYTE
NUMBER
VALUE DESCRIPTION
1 Hex Reflective Sensor Level
2 Hex Transmissive Sensor Level
300
H
01
H
Out of Paper
Paper Present
400
H
01
H
Head Open
Head Closed
Page 6-14 PN 9001074 Preliminary SATO CL Series “e” Printers
Section 6. Interface Specifications