Star Micronics IFBD-HE07X - 3.1.4 Status Acquisition Feature

IFBD-HE0708 BE07 User’s Manual
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3.1.4 Status Acquisition Feature
This product supports the printer status acquisition feature using TCP communications port 9101.
SeethetablebelowforTCPcommunicationsportspecications.
Item Specications
Remarks
Communicatino Port
Number
TCP #9101
Number of Simultaneous
Connection Sessions
8
Data reception timeout 30 seconds
• When there is a timeout, forcible disconnects connection.
When the following command and parameters are received from the computer, the printer status information (ASB) is returned.
If a command outside of the range is received, the connection is disconnected.
Commands Hexadecimal Parameters
‘2’ 32H Any 50 bytes
Procedures:
1) PC to printer
After connecting to TCP #9101, send the command and parameters, and wait for the response from the printer.
(For the parameters, we recommend 00H for all.
Data sending example:
32H
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(2) Response printer to PC:
After the printer returns its status (ASB), it disconnects the connection.
Whendisconnected,theresponsefromthecomputercannotbeconrmed.
Seeeachprinter’scommandspecicationsmanualfordetailsontheprinterstatusinformation(ASB).
Data response example:
STAR Mode: 23H 86H 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
The following shows an example communication chart.
SYN
SYN ACK
‘2’ + 50bytes
FIN
FIN ACK
ACK
ACK
<ASB Status>
PC
Printer (TCP#9101)
(1) Receive TCP Connection
(2) Send ASB Status
(3) Disconnect TCP
(1) TCP Connection Request
(2) Send Command
(3) Receive Status
(4) Disconnect TCP
Note: In the drawing, some portions such as the <ACK> packet have been omitted.