Fujitsu PRN608-S manual

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 1 - 1 of 53 User Manual Thermal printer controller PRN608 - S FOR FUJITSU THERMAL PRINTERS FTP608 SERIES[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 1 - 2 of 53 VERSION HISTORY Version Date Init Status Description 1.0 030328 BB Released First release Copyright 1999 - 2003 by I/F - COM A/S. All rights reserved. I/F - COM A/S has prepared this manual for use by I/F - COM A/S’ customers. The information contained herein is the property of I/F - COM A/S and shall no[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 1 - 3 of 53 completely excluded. Please assume that such failure may occur before using this printer. We would urge that t hese specifications should be thoroughly understood and the printer used safely in your company or associated organisation. Please indicate or describe in your products and in the user manuals tho[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 1 - 4 of 53 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 1 - 7 2 INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................... 2 - 7 2.1 U NPACKING ...........................................[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 1 - 5 of 53 3.8.18 Italic off .......................................................................................................... 3 - 24 3.8.19 Italic on .......................................................................................................... 3 - 24 3.8.20 Initialise Printer ..................[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 1 - 6 of 53 7.2.1 Escape sequences, overview. .......................................................................... 7 - 45 7.3 APS COMPATIBLE COMMAND S ET ( OPTIONAL ) ....................................................... 7 - 48 7.3.1 Escape sequences, overview. .................................................[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 7 of 53 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION This reference manual describes the specifications, functions, and operating procedures for the PRN608 - S Interface Board. The PRN608 - S is an interface board for the FTP608 series printer mechanisms. This reference manual also describes the print operation of the FTP608 series. Read[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 8 of 53 thermal printer connector on the PCB. 1 Mounting hole is grounded. See drawing for more details. (a) To connect or remove the connector, always turn off the power in advance. If the connector is connected or removed while t he power to the printer is on, errors may occur. (b) The connector of each cable mu[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 9 of 53 even when setup menus can be set to higher speed. In order to obtain higher speed you need to install 3 rd part utility program on PC. Please visit www.if - com.com for furt her information. 1. Turn off power 2. Press Key 1 low while power up. Board is now in setting mode. Text will be printed on paper for[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 10 of 53 1. Input key (Default) 2. LED out put 3. Label detect 4. Black mark detection 5. Paper near end function j. Key 2 function 1. Input key 2. LED output 3. Label detect 4. Black mark detection 5. Paper near end function k. IRDA i. Enabled (Optional) ii. Disabled l. Auto form feed i. 0 sec. ii. 1 sec. iii. 2 [...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 11 of 53 i. 0 (Default) ii. 1 iii. 2 iv. 3 v. 4 vi. 5 vii. 6 viii. 7 ix. 8 x. 9 r. Bu rn strobe light i. - 1 ii. - 2 iii. - 3 iv. - 4 v. - 5 vi. - 6 vii. - 7 viii. - 8 ix. - 9 Settings will be effective upon turn off and on. * FTP628MCL00x/30x must be set as 384 dots. * FTP6x8MCL05x/1xx and FTP6x8MCL35x is auto de[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 12 of 53 When the error is ca ncelled, X on is output. 2.6.1 Serial data transfer The PRN608 - Stransfers various data other than the X on and X off codes which are output when controlling X on and X off . Regardless of whether the input mode is serial or parallel, the following data is transferred through the TxD[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 13 of 53 Error processing when receiving serial data The PRN608 - S receives and checks serial data according to the transmission conditions. When the PRN608 - S has received one byte of data without errors, the data is stored in the input buffer. If there are any errors, the following data is stored in the input [...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 14 of 53 d ot line so that the number does not exceed the specified maximum number of activated dots. The PRN608 - S determines logical blocks each time it prints a single dot line. In dynamic division, in order to avoid unclear printing, at the first step of the motor the thermal head is driven and at the second [...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 15 of 53 Electrolytic corrosion may significantly shorten the life of the thermal head. Thermal paper ordinarily contains electrolytic material to prevent sheets from sticking to each other due to static electricity. If there is too much of this electrolytic material, high temperatures and humidity cause the mater[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 2 - 16 of 53 Specifications Default settings Interface Ser ial RS232C, USB or IRDA Data format serial 115.200 baud, 8 data bit, none parity, 1 stop bit, hardware handshake. Baud rate can be changed by software. Data format USB USB Printer class specification. http://www.usb.org/developers/data/devclass/usbprint11.pdf [...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 17 of 53 3 Function 3.1 General Notice, when data is sent from the external equipment to th e printer controller, all data has to be sent as binary file. If data is being sent as a character file, and some data in the file is equal to EOF, the rest will not be received. 3.2 Serial communication. Standard communica[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 18 of 53 3.5 Firmware upgrade. If firmware needs to be changed, alternative f irmware can be downloaded. Please contact I/F - COM for firmware upgrade or changes. The steps to download an alternative firmware in DOS are the following. These steps only work for a serial connection, look further down how to do it wi[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 19 of 53 3.7 Character design The following figures describes the design of different types of characters (small): 3.7.1 Normal Character. 3.7.2 Low Character 3.7.3 Underline When underline characters are printed the last line in the character matrix will be marked.[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 20 of 53 3.7.4 Bold When bold characters are printed the character is or with itself shifted right. 3.7.5 Reverse When reverse characters are printed the character matrix will be negated. 3.7.6 Italic. When Italic characters are printed every line will be shifted the following number of dots to the right: (Line nu[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 21 of 53 3.8 I/F - COM simple command set. The following commands are use when communicating with the printer controller. All other commands is ignored 3.8.1 Small Font [Name] Small Font (8x12) [Format] ASCII NUL Hex 00 Decimal 0 [Description] Chooses small font from the current print position. 3.8.2 Low Font [Nam[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 22 of 53 [Description] Chooses wide font from the current print position. 3.8.6 High Font [Name] High Font (16 x56) [Format] ASCII ENQ Hex 05 Decimal 5 [Description] Chooses high font from the current print position. 3.8.7 Large Font [Name] Large Font (32x56) [Format] ASCII ACK Hex 06 Decimal 6 [Description] Choos[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 23 of 53 barcode 39, and the ‘*’ can only be used as start and end character. If the barcode length exceeds the paper size the last barcode character will not be written as barcode. In that case the barcode cannot be read because the last character will not be ‘*’ 3.8.11 Feed Forward [Name] Feed Forward [F[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 24 of 53 Hex 11 Decimal 17 [Description] This command will switch on underline printing 3.8.16 Bold off [Name] Bold off [Format] ASCII DC2 Hex 12 Decimal 18 [Description] This command will switch off bold printing 3.8.17 Bold on [Name] Bold on [Format] ASCII DC3 Hex 13 Decimal 19 [Description] This command will sw[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 25 of 53 3.8.21 Request Software version [Name] Request softwa re version [Format] ASCII ETB Hex 17 Decimal 23 [Description] When the printer controller receives this byte the software version will be transmitted. This command can be treated even if buffer is full. 3.8.22 Request Status [Name] Request status [Fo r[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 26 of 53 [Description] When the printer controller receives this byte the digital value of the head temperature will be transmitted. This command c an be treated even if buffer is full 3.8.25 Sub command set [Name] Sub command set [Format] ASCII ESC n Hex 1B n Decimal 27 n [Range] n: [ - 128;127] [Description] The[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 27 of 53 3.8.29 Stop sending automatic status [Name] Stop se nding automatic status [Format] ASCII ESC b Hex 1B 62 Decimal 27 98 [Description] When this command is sent then it will turn off transmitting status. 3.8.30 Color/Grey scale graphic [Name] Colour / Grey scale graphic [Format] ASCII ESC c n Hex 1B 63 n D[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 28 of 53 3.8.33 Change dot size [Name] Change dot size [Format] ASCII ESC f n Hex 1B 66 n Decimal 27 102 n [Description] If n = 0x01, then the board is set to FTP628MCLxxx. If n = 0x02 then is it set to FTP638MCLxxx. The value is saved to flash, 3.8.34 Change form feed length [Name] Change form feed length [Format[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 29 of 53 3.8.37 Feed Paper [Name] Feed Paper [Format] ASCII GS n Hex 1D n Decimal 29 n [Range] n: [ - 128;127] [Description] When the printer controller receives this command the paper will be fed n - dot lines. If the value is negative a reverse form feed will be made. 3.8.38 Compensate Burn time [Name] Compensat[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 30 of 53 3.8.40 Bar code height setting. [Name] Bar code height setting [Format] ASCII ESC h n Hex 1 B 68 n Decimal 27 104 n [Range] 1<=n<=255 [Default] n=60 [Description] Parameter n specifies the height of a bar code in dots. 3.8.41 Bar code printing [Name] Bar code printing [Format] ASCII ESC k m n d1 to [...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 31 of 53 The following table shows the value between data (d) and barcode. Code128 barcode table ‘d’ A B C ‘d’ A B C 0 Space Space 0 52 T T 52 1 ! ! 1 53 U U 53 2 “ “ 2 54 V V 54 3 # # 3 55 W W 55 4 $ $ 4 56 X X 56 5 % % 5 57 Y Y 57 6 & & 6 58 Z Z 58 7 ‘ ‘ 7 59 [ [ 59 8 ( ( 8 60 60 9 ) [...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 32 of 53 40 H H 40 92 FS | 92 41 I I 41 93 GS } 93 42 J J 42 94 RS ~ 94 43 K K 43 95 US DEL 95 44 L L 44 96 FNC3 FNC3 96 45 M M 45 97 FNC2 FNC2 97 46 N N 46 98 SHIFT SHIFT 98 47 O O 47 99 Code C Code C 99 48 P P 48 100 Code B FNC 4 Code B 49 Q Q 49 101 FNC 4 Code A Code A 50 R R 50 102 FNC 1 FNC 1 FNC1 51 S S 51 3[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 33 of 53 PAPER OFFSET (default 2mm) This value is the length between Black Mark and start of printing. Value must be between 2 mm. and Page length – 2mm. BLACKMARK LENGTH (default 15mm). This is the length of the Black Marks. The board can be set to transmit a ’B’ whenever the paper i s not detected at paper[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 34 of 53 [Description] When the printer controller receives a byte that is – Y to – 2 (Decimal 256 - Y to 254) the following data is compressed data. The number of compressed graphic bytes is the negative value. This me ans: If Y = - 10 (Decimal 246) the next 10 bytes is compressed data. The compressed data is[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 3 - 35 of 53 ETB Request software version CAN Request status EM Request analogue voltage SUB Request temperature GS+n Feed paper RS+n Burn compensate US+d1..dX Print graphic line ESC+205+3+97+m+n+o Set black mark parameter s ESC e+m Bar code width setting ESC k+m n+d1 to dn Bar code printing ESC h+n Bar code height se[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 4 - 36 of 53 4 Maintenance 4.1 Daily use Printer and interface board must be switch off while in idle mode. 4.2 Store/Transport The product has to be stored under ES D safe conditions, and to be packed safely during transportation.[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 5 - 37 of 53 5 Specifications 5.1 Electrical Data Voltage: 6 - 8,5VDC Current: Maximum head current: Numbers of active dots * Vhead 150+/ - 15% Maximum motor current: 1000mA Power up sequen ce: max. 10 msec. 10 – 90% Voltage applied Power down sequence: max. 10 msec. 90 – 10% Voltage applied 5.2 Mechanical Data Di[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 5 - 38 of 53 5.5 Temperature Test Temperature shock: (no voltage applied) - 28°C to +100°C at 1 sec. 100 times: no damage.[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 6 - 39 of 53 6 Connector Pin Assignment 6.1.1 Thermal Hea d connector FTP628MCL05x/1xx/35x Connector CN1: 3800 - 30P - T - S Mating connector part number: TBA Pin Function Pin Function 1 LED GND 16 TI1 2 +5V 17 /ST2/GND 3 P1 18 /ST1 4 GND 19 /ST7/ /AOE1 5 SW 20 /ST6/ /AOE1 6 VH 21 GND 7 VH 22 GND 8 DI 23 /L AT 9 CLK 2[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 6 - 40 of 53 8 DI 23 VH 9 /LAT 24 NC 10 CLK 25 SW 11 /ST6/ /AOE1 26 GND 12 /ST5 27 /MB 13 /ST4 28 MB 14 +5V 29 /MA 15 /ST3 30 MA 6.1.3 IRDA connector IRDA connector CN3: B4B - ZR Matin g connector part number: TBA Pin 1 2 3 4 Function +5V TX RX GND 6.1.4 Cutter connector Cutter connector CN6: 5501 - 04TS Mating connec[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 6 - 41 of 53 The paper near end status, can be seen on the LED on the au x connector, it can be reading through the status command, and if a driver is used, then it can be reading in the port monitor: If paper jam is used, then will the printer stop printing if this signal is going low, the value of this bit can be se[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 6 - 42 of 53 TBA Pin 1 2 3 4 Function N.C. USB - USB+ GND 6.1.8 AUX connector Connector type CN11: 53324 - 0510 Mating connector TBA Pi n 1 2 3 4 5 Function GND Vcoil, Max 24V Coil, max 1A Anode Cathode Using output as cash drawer solenoid time must be set. By default solenoid time is 0,5 sec. Using output for winding[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 6 - 43 of 53 Mating connector part number: FC10AGN (Taitek) Pin Function Pin Function 1 NC 2 DSR 3 TX 4 CTS 5 RX 6 RTS 7 DTR 8 NC 9 GND 10 NC 6.2 Mechanical Drawings[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 44 of 53 7 Appendix 7.1 Seiko compatible command set (optional) 7.1.1 Escape sequences, overview. CR CR Carriage Return ESC+ ‘ J ’ +n Print and Feed Forward ESC+ ‘ j ’ +n Print and Feed B ackward ESC+ ‘ 2 ’ 16 - dot Line Spacing ESC+ ‘ 0 ’ 4 - dot Line Spacing ESC+ ‘A’+n or ESC+ ‘3’+n n - d[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 45 of 53 DC2+ ‘ Q ’ Option Font Clear DC3+ ‘ A ’ Ruler Line Buffer A DC3+ ‘ B ’ Ruler Line Buffer B DC3+ ‘ V ’ + Image Data Ruler Line Image DC3+ ‘ D ’+nl+nh Define Ruler Line by Dot DC3+ ‘ L ’+ml+mh+nl+nh De fine Ruler Line by Line DC3+ ‘ F ’+n1+n2 Define Ruler Line with Repeating Patt[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 46 of 53 ESC J+n Printing and minimum - pitch - unit paper feed ESC K+n Backward paper feed ESC R+n Internationa l character specification ESC c+1+n Internal processing setting ESC d+n Printing and n - line feed ESC e+n Printing and backward n - line feed ESC s+n Printing speed setting ESC t+n Character code table[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 47 of 53 Decimal 10 [Description] When the printer controller receives this byte the text data in the buffer will be printed[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 48 of 53 7.3 APS compatible command set (optional) 7.3.1 Escape sequences, overview. GS / n Set printing speed / Maximum peak curr ent GS D n Set print Intensity ESC v Send printer status ESC I Send printer identity ESC @ Resets printer ESC S Puts the printer in sleep mode GS B n Serial Communication setting GS b [...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 49 of 53 Format: <1Dh> <2Fh> <n> Comments: n=1 to 32: (Default n=5) Software programmable consumption (Dynamic division). The maximum number of black dots which are simultaneously heated is (n+1) x 8. In Default Mode, n = 5. Example: n=5 Maximum black dots heated: (5+1)*8=48. Printer Peak consump[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 50 of 53 7.4 ESC/POS compatible command set (optional) 7.4.1 Escape sequences, overview. ESC c 4 Select Paper Near End Sensors to stop printing HT Horizontal Tab LF Pr int and Line feed FF Print and return to standard Mode CR Print and carriage return DLE EOT n Real Time status transmission DLE ENQ n Real time req[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 51 of 53 ESC i Partial cut ESC p m t1 t2 Cash drawer Output ESC t n Select character Code table ESC u n Transmit peripheral device status ESC v Transmit paper sensor status ESC { n Turns on/off upside - down printing mode GS ! n Select character size G S $ nL nH Set absolute vertical print position in page mode GS[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 52 of 53 7.5 Optional sensor descr iption Top view Bottom view Please note that distance from top of sensor to paper must be Min 0,5mm and Max 1,00mm PIN1 PIN2 PIN3[...]

PRN608 - S 28 - 03 - 2003 Page 7 - 53 of 53 Example showing how to connect PRS600 to AUX Input connector CN4 on PRN608 - S standard board . RED RED WHITE BLACK RED WHITE BLACK[...]