SATO M-8485Se - Page 89

Section 6. Interface Specifications
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-ET
X
p
air that re
p
orts the current status of the
p
rinte
r
life counters.
BYTE
NUMBER
V
ALUE 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 Not Supported
25-28 Hex Not Supported
Sensor Status
(
SOH + SG
)
Upon Receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ASCII SG
causes the printer to retur n a 4 byte Sensor Status Word bounded by an STX-ETX
p
air that re
p
orts the values of the
p
rinte
r
counters.
BYTE
NUMBER
V
ALUE DESCRIPTION
1 Hex Reflective Sensor Level
2 Hex Transmissive Sensor Level
3 00
H
01
H
4 00
H
01
H
Out of Paper
Paper Present
Head Open
Head Closed
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