Section 7: Bi-Directional Communications
SATO Programming Reference Page 7-7
FONT CONFIGURATION (SOH + FG)
Upon Receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ASCII FG
causes the printer to return a 102 byte Font/Graphics Status Word bounded by an
STX-ETX pair that reports information on the stored font or graphic.
Note: The printer must be in the Font/Graphic Download (See the specific
printer Operators Manual) mode before a response will be received.
BYTE
NUMBER
VALUE DESCRIPTION
1-2 ASCII Font ID Number
3-4 00
H 01H Font Graphic
5-36 ASCII Font Name
37-48 ASCII Font Style
49-52 ASCII Font Point Size
53-54 Hex Character Width in dots
54-60 Hex Character Height in dots
57-60 Hex Font Size
58-64 Hex Font Registration Number
65-68 Hex Font Data Top Address
69-72 Hex Total Size
73-74 Hex Vertical/Horizontal Writing Flag
75 Hex Character Pitch, Fixed/Variable
76 Hex Family Attribute
77 Hex Character Set
78 Hex Italic Attribute
79-80 Hex Weight Attribute
81-82 Hex Spread
83-84 Hex Assent in dots
85-86 Hex Registration Start Code
86-8 Hex Registration End Code
88-95 Hex Reserved
96-98 Hex Code
99-100 Hex Horizontal Valid Size
101-102 Hex Left Gap Size