Epc1100 thermal printer operation manual - version 1.0 july-2000
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 2/37 revision list for the epc1100 thermal printer operation manual. Date: 11-07-2000 page type of revision before change after change.
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 3/37 i n d e x figures and tables 4 important notes on epc1100 handling 5 1- introduction 6 2- installation 7 2.1- installing the epc1100 printer 7 2.2- epc1100 connectors 8 2.2.1- power supply connector 8 2.2.2- communications connector 10 2.2.2.1- serial port ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 4/37 figures and tables fig. 2.1- epc1100 installation 7 fig. 2.2- epc1100 connectors location 8 fig. 2.3- power supply connector – con1 9 fig. 2.4- communications connector – con4 10 fig. 2.5- centronics cable pin-out 12 fig. 2.6- timing for receiving parallel ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 5/37 important notes on epc1100 handling in order to guarantee a long life of the printer, it is necessary to keep some precautions on the epc1100 handling. Please read carefully next lines to make a good use of the printer. Safety precautions • beware not to in...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 6/37 ____________________________________________________________________ 1 – introduction the epc1100 is a low cost, high performance thermal printer which covers any application where small place is available, and low noise and low power supply are needed. It ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 7/37 2 - installation 2.1.- installing the epc1100 printer the epc1100 is a panel printer thought to be easily set into a wall, a case or another kind of appropriate receptacle. To install the epc1100 printer follow next steps: • make a rectangular hole of 91x12...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 8/37 2.2.- epc1100 connectors on the back side of the epc1100 user can find the two necessary connectors: • con1: power supply connector. • con4: communications connector. Fig. 2.2- epc1100 connectors location. 2.2.1- power supply connector attach power supply c...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 9/37 fig.2.3- power supply connector con1. Use a connector jst ref. Vhr-4n (housing) svh-21t-p1.1 (contacts) the epc1100 requires two power sources: vp (4,2v~8,5v dc) for driving the thermal head and motor, and vcc (5v dc) for logic electronics. The power suppli...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 10/37 2.2.2.- communications connector both serial rs-232/ttl and parallel centronics ports use the same connector – con4. Fig. 2.4 - communications connector con4. Use a connector jst ref.- phdr-18vs (housing) sphd-001t-p0.5 (contacts) 2.2.2.1.- serial port con...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 11/37 2.2.2.2- parallel port connection (centronics) if you use the parallel interface, attach centronics cable to connector con4. Terminal nº signal name function 1 /stb in strobe 2 data0 3 data1 4 data2 5 data3 6 data4 7 data5 8 data6 9 data7 in data bus 10 /a...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 12/37 2.3- interfacing with a personal computer before connecting any cable to epc1100 check the correct pinout. 2.3.1- parallel input/outpu following drawings show how to make the interface cables with a compatible pc. Fig. 2.5 - centronics cable pinout. The bu...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 13/37 data !Strobe busy !Ack t3 t4 t5 valid t1 t2 t1 - t2 : aprox. 5 us t3 - t5 : 0,5 us or more fig.2.6 - timing for receiving parallel data. Strobe (!Strobe) : input pin, con4-1 • triggers reading of 8-bit parallel data (data0~data7). • this signal is ignored ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 14/37 2.3.2- serial input/output the epc1100 receives data continuously, even while performing printing operation. The epc1100 serial input/output signals (rxd, /rts and txd) can be rs232c level or ttl level (see how to order). The epc1100 receives and checks se...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 15/37 fig. 2.7(b)- rs-232 cable pinout. Stop sbusy rxd txd start stop t1 t2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 when 31h is sent and the buffer becomes full t1: typ. 20us t2: typ. 20 us + 1/baud rate fig.2.8- serial input/output signal timing chart. Epc1100 serial c...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 16/37 serial data output (txd): output pin, con4-15 • data is output according to the programmed transmission conditions. Serial data input (rxd): input pin, con4-17 • data input port • data is input from the host device according to the programmed transmission ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 17/37 ________________________________________________________________ 3 - basic operations ________________________________________________________________ epc1100 is initialised through power-on (power-on reset). When an error occurs in the peripheral circuits...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 18/37 3.2 - test print procedure in the back side of the epc1100, inserting a thin tool through a little hole, user can activate a tactile switch. That is the self-test button a in fig. 3.2. By pressing the self-test button a, the epc1100 performs the self-test ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 19/37 if the self-test button is released within the next 5 seconds, the next text will be printed: serial port saved at ... 19200 baud otherwise, if the self-test button is still pressed after the 5 seconds, the epc1100 will print the text corresponding to the ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 20/37 fig. 3.3- sample ticket. Self-test baud rate select hexadecimal mode.
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 21/37 ________________________________________________________________ 4 – error processing ________________________________________________________________ the epc1100 processes 3 types of error: • head temperature error. • head-up/out-of paper error. • vcc/vp ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 22/37 ________________________________________________________________ 5 - printer commands ________________________________________________________________ the epc1100 has two printing modes of operation. First one is text mode, which prints normal text in asci...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 23/37 ________________________________________________________________ lf line feed ________________________________________________________________ decimal codes: hexadecimal codes: function: provides the same function as cr. Any lf code received immediately fo...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 24/37 ________________________________________________________________ esc + ‘j‘ + n n-dot line feed ________________________________________________________________ decimal codes: hexadecimal codes: function: feeds the paper forward. N can take on value from 0 ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 25/37 ________________________________________________________________ esc + ‘w’ + n double-width ________________________________________________________________ decimal codes: hexadecimal codes: function: turns on/off double width mode. Only the least signific...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 26/37 ________________________________________________________________ esc + ‘v’ + nl + nh + image data bit image specify ________________________________________________________________ decimal codes: hexadecimal codes: function: prints bit image. Nl,nh : numbe...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 27/37 this is a fixed number and user cannot change it. Number of rows is freely configured by user and is limited to a maximum of 65535 in each graphic command. Byte 1 ... ... Byte 24 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 n n-1 5 ........ N = number of graphic rows (max. 65535). Each ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 28/37 d7 hex second row of ‘a’ character 0 (23 times) character number 0 (23 times to complete the 24 bytes row) bb hex third row of ‘a’ character 0 (23 times) character number 0 (23 times to complete the 24 bytes row) bb hex fourth row of ‘a’ character 0 (23 ti...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 29/37 ________________________________________________________________ esc+’x’+n x-scale ________________________________________________________________ decimal codes: hexadecimal codes: function: this control sets the horizontal scale for the characters table....
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 30/37 ________________________________________________________________ dc2+‘>’+n fixed division selected ________________________________________________________________ decimal codes: hexadecimal codes: function: sets the head driving method to fixed division o...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 31/37 • fixed division in fixed division, the logical blocks (a group of physical blocks simultaneously activated) are determined beforehand. Fixed division always activates physical blocks in the same order, thereby allowing higher printing quality. Unlike the ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 32/37 control decimal code hexadecimal code function lf print and skip line cr print and skip line can clear input buffer esc “@” printer reset esc “j” n fwd paper feed esc “a” n n-dot line spacing esc “3” n n-dot line spacing esc sp n n-char spacing esc “w” n t...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 33/37 ________________________________________________________________ appendix a - software examples ________________________________________________________________ fenix imvico supplies some software examples showing the epc1100 capabilities. If you are inter...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 34/37 ____________________________________________________________________ appendix b – specifications epc1100 printing method thermal dot line printing mechanism seiko ltph245 data interface 8 bit parallel centronics rs232 serial/ ttl serial dot composition/lin...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 35/37 ____________________________________________________________________ appendix c – how to order epc1100- xx nil: standard type xx: custom-made type (under agreement only) . All models are refereed to vp = 5v dc. If one other vp value is applied, user must r...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 36/37 ________________________________________________________________ appendix d – frequently asked questions ________________________________________________________________ the printer is connected and the power is on but it does not print and the paper does ...
Fenix imvico epc1100 operation manual 37/37 ________________________________________________________________ appendix e - epc1100 physical dimensions ________________________________________________________________ all the distances are in mm..
