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Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide iii Version Number 002 001 Date 7/2009 7/2008 Description of this document was originally located in this document. Initial release of Change Updated document for new printer models and new symbologies. Content in : • the Fingerprint Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-005-001). • the Intermec Fingerprint 8.00 Tutorial (P/N 1-960608-00). Document Change Record This page records changes to this document.
Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide iii Version Number 002 001 Date 7/2009 7/2008 Description of this document was originally located in this document. Initial release of Change Updated document for new printer models and new symbologies. Content in : • the Fingerprint Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-005-001). • the Intermec Fingerprint 8.00 Tutorial (P/N 1-960608-00). Document Change Record This page records changes to this document.
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... 12 Sending Command Strings in Immediate Mode 12 About Programming Mode 13 Using Line Numbers 14 Programming Without Line Numbers 14 Sending Programs to the Printer 15 Commands for Editing Code 15 Using Conditional Instructions 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE] Instruction 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE]...END IF Instruction... About Branching 17 Branching to Subroutines 17 Instructions for Conditional Branching 18 Unconditional Branching Using a GOTO Statement 21 Branching to an Error-Handling Subroutine 21 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide v
... 12 Sending Command Strings in Immediate Mode 12 About Programming Mode 13 Using Line Numbers 14 Programming Without Line Numbers 14 Sending Programs to the Printer 15 Commands for Editing Code 15 Using Conditional Instructions 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE] Instruction 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE]...END IF Instruction... About Branching 17 Branching to Subroutines 17 Instructions for Conditional Branching 18 Unconditional Branching Using a GOTO Statement 21 Branching to an Error-Handling Subroutine 21 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide v
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... 30 Renaming a Program 30 Saving in CompactFlash Memory Cards 30 Creating a Startup Program 30 3 Managing Files 33 Using Directories in the Printer File System 34 Using Path Shortcuts 34 About File Types 35 Commands for Listing Files 35 Listing a File With the FILELIST Program 35...37 Using the TRANSFER KERMIT Statement 37 Using the ZMODEM Protocol 37 Using a TRANSFER STATUS Statement 37 Commands for Transferring Files Between Printers 38 Checking Transferred Files With CHECKSUM 38 Commands for Working With Arrays 38 Specifying Array Dimensions Using DIM 39 Sorting Arrays 39 ...
... 30 Renaming a Program 30 Saving in CompactFlash Memory Cards 30 Creating a Startup Program 30 3 Managing Files 33 Using Directories in the Printer File System 34 Using Path Shortcuts 34 About File Types 35 Commands for Listing Files 35 Listing a File With the FILELIST Program 35...37 Using the TRANSFER KERMIT Statement 37 Using the ZMODEM Protocol 37 Using a TRANSFER STATUS Statement 37 Commands for Transferring Files Between Printers 38 Checking Transferred Files With CHECKSUM 38 Commands for Working With Arrays 38 Specifying Array Dimensions Using DIM 39 Sorting Arrays 39 ...
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... the Last Field Read With LOC 51 Determining File Length With LOF 51 Input From the Printer Keypad 51 Controlling Communication 52 Using BUSY or READY Statements 52 Using an ON LINE | OFF LINE Statement 53 Controlling... Printer Response with VERBON | VERBOFF 53 Managing Background Communication 53 Background Communication Example 54 Retrieving Buffer Status With... to a Sequential File With PRINT 61 Printing Characters by ASCII Values With PRINTONE 61 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide vii
... the Last Field Read With LOC 51 Determining File Length With LOF 51 Input From the Printer Keypad 51 Controlling Communication 52 Using BUSY or READY Statements 52 Using an ON LINE | OFF LINE Statement 53 Controlling... Printer Response with VERBON | VERBOFF 53 Managing Background Communication 53 Background Communication Example 54 Retrieving Buffer Status With... to a Sequential File With PRINT 61 Printing Characters by ASCII Values With PRINTONE 61 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide vii
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... a CLOSE Statement 64 Finding the Last Field Read and Determining File Length With LOC and LOF 64 Output to Communication Channels 64 Output to the Printer Display 65 5 Managing Fonts, Bar Codes, and Images 67 Managing Fonts 68 About Font Types 69 Selecting Fonts 69 Controlling Font Direction, Size, Slant, and... White Printing With NORIMAGE or INVIMAGE 83 Specifying Text for Printing With PRTXT 84 Defining Borders With PRBOX 84 Summary for Text Fields 84 viii Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide
... a CLOSE Statement 64 Finding the Last Field Read and Determining File Length With LOC and LOF 64 Output to Communication Channels 64 Output to the Printer Display 65 5 Managing Fonts, Bar Codes, and Images 67 Managing Fonts 68 About Font Types 69 Selecting Fonts 69 Controlling Font Direction, Size, Slant, and... White Printing With NORIMAGE or INVIMAGE 83 Specifying Text for Printing With PRTXT 84 Defining Borders With PRBOX 84 Summary for Text Fields 84 viii Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide
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... Handling Errors With ERRHAND.PRG 101 Renumbering Lines When Merging Files 101 Merging Programs 101 Using the Print Key 102 7 Controlling the Printer 103 Using Fingerprint to Control the Printer 104 Controlling Media Feed 104 Adjusting Media Feed Distance With TESTFEED 104 Feeding Media With FORMFEED 104 Overriding Start and Stop Adjust... Repeating the Last Printing Operation With PRINTFEED 106 Enabling Manual Printing With PRINT KEY ON 107 Checking the Transfer Ribbon and Printhead With SYSVAR 107 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide ix
... Handling Errors With ERRHAND.PRG 101 Renumbering Lines When Merging Files 101 Merging Programs 101 Using the Print Key 102 7 Controlling the Printer 103 Using Fingerprint to Control the Printer 104 Controlling Media Feed 104 Adjusting Media Feed Distance With TESTFEED 104 Feeding Media With FORMFEED 104 Overriding Start and Stop Adjust... Repeating the Last Printing Operation With PRINTFEED 106 Enabling Manual Printing With PRINT KEY ON 107 Checking the Transfer Ribbon and Printhead With SYSVAR 107 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide ix
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... FUNCTEST or FUNCTEST 109 Reprinting Labels After Interruptions 109 About Batch Printing 109 Using the Printer Keypad 111 Branching to Subroutines With KEY...ON and ON KEY...GOSUB 111 Defining Audio...Mode 114 Using the Printer Display 114 Printing Text to the Display on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 114 Controlling the Display Cursor on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 115 Customizing the ...Hardware and Firmware Versions 122 Checking Immediate Mode and STDIO Status 123 Rebooting the Printer 123 About Printer Memory 124 Permanent Memory 124 Temporary Memory 124 Using Memory Cards 125 Other ...
... FUNCTEST or FUNCTEST 109 Reprinting Labels After Interruptions 109 About Batch Printing 109 Using the Printer Keypad 111 Branching to Subroutines With KEY...ON and ON KEY...GOSUB 111 Defining Audio...Mode 114 Using the Printer Display 114 Printing Text to the Display on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 114 Controlling the Display Cursor on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 115 Customizing the ...Hardware and Firmware Versions 122 Checking Immediate Mode and STDIO Status 123 Rebooting the Printer 123 About Printer Memory 124 Permanent Memory 124 Temporary Memory 124 Using Memory Cards 125 Other ...
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... 133 Using the ERRHAND.PRG Utility Program 134 Modifying ERRHAND Variables and Subroutines 134 Complete Listing of ERRHAND.PRG 135 Standard Error Codes 138 A Printer Keypad Layouts 139 PF2i, PF4i, PF4ci 140 PM4i 142 PX4i and PX6i Standard Keypad, PA30 144 PX4i, PX6i Alphanumeric Keypad 146 About ID ...Numbers and ASCII Values 146 PD42 148 PB50 and PB51 151 PB21, PB31, PB22, and PB32 151 B Character Sets and Keywords 153 Introduction to Character Sets 154 About the UTF-8 Character Set ...
... 133 Using the ERRHAND.PRG Utility Program 134 Modifying ERRHAND Variables and Subroutines 134 Complete Listing of ERRHAND.PRG 135 Standard Error Codes 138 A Printer Keypad Layouts 139 PF2i, PF4i, PF4ci 140 PM4i 142 PX4i and PX6i Standard Keypad, PA30 144 PX4i, PX6i Alphanumeric Keypad 146 About ID ...Numbers and ASCII Values 146 PD42 148 PB50 and PB51 151 PB21, PB31, PB22, and PB32 151 B Character Sets and Keywords 153 Introduction to Character Sets 154 About the UTF-8 Character Set ...
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... our documents (as IP address. Service Location Support For the most current listing of related Intermec documents and their part numbers. You need to be familiar with operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your Intermec printer. xiv Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide To search for your local Intermec representative. Outside the U.S.A. Before You Begin Telephone Support In the U.S.A.
... our documents (as IP address. Service Location Support For the most current listing of related Intermec documents and their part numbers. You need to be familiar with operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your Intermec printer. xiv Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide To search for your local Intermec representative. Outside the U.S.A. Before You Begin Telephone Support In the U.S.A.
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1 Introduction to Fingerprint This chapter introduces Intermec Fingerprint and includes these topics: • What Is Fingerprint? • Which Printers Support Fingerprint? • Learning the Structure of Fingerprint Commands • Fingerprint Operating Modes • Sending Fingerprint Commands to the Printer Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 1
1 Introduction to Fingerprint This chapter introduces Intermec Fingerprint and includes these topics: • What Is Fingerprint? • Which Printers Support Fingerprint? • Learning the Structure of Fingerprint Commands • Fingerprint Operating Modes • Sending Fingerprint Commands to the Printer Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 1
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... as downloading data from a host PC. Intermec Direct Protocol is a subset of operations, such as a line. Chapter 1 - Intermec Printer PA30 Print Engine PF2i, PF4i, PM4i, PX4i, PX6i PD41, PD42 PB21, PB31, PB22, PB32, PB50, PB51 Supports Fingerprint Version 8.x.x 8.x.x 10.x.x 11.x.x To locate the latest Fingerprint firmware for your Intermec printer. Note: Depending on using Fingerprint to...
... as downloading data from a host PC. Intermec Direct Protocol is a subset of operations, such as a line. Chapter 1 - Intermec Printer PA30 Print Engine PF2i, PF4i, PM4i, PX4i, PX6i PD41, PD42 PB21, PB31, PB22, PB32, PB50, PB51 Supports Fingerprint Version 8.x.x 8.x.x 10.x.x 11.x.x To locate the latest Fingerprint firmware for your Intermec printer. Note: Depending on using Fingerprint to...
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... HyperTerminal, that the center anchor point should be in Immediate Mode cannot be at the insertion point. Introduction to an Intermec printer, you can save one label. Runs the program. For more information on command syntax, For more Fingerprint commands as...• Programming Mode. For more information, see "About Programming Mode" on page 5. Specifies which can transmit and receive ASCII characters. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 3 Specifies the insertion point for the program. For more information, see "Understanding Fingerprint Syntax" on page 13. ...
... HyperTerminal, that the center anchor point should be in Immediate Mode cannot be at the insertion point. Introduction to an Intermec printer, you can save one label. Runs the program. For more information on command syntax, For more Fingerprint commands as...• Programming Mode. For more information, see "About Programming Mode" on page 5. Specifies which can transmit and receive ASCII characters. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 3 Specifies the insertion point for the program. For more information, see "Understanding Fingerprint Syntax" on page 13. ...
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...information, see the user's guide for Fingerprint printers. The printer should now be connected to the printer via HyperTerminal. Chapter 1 - SETUP WRITE Command Results: This screen shows some of the default settings. 4 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Introduction to Fingerprint Follow ...the next procedure to connect the printer to a PC and send a Fingerprint command to your printer. 2 Turn the printer on. 3 On the desktop PC, start the HyperTerminal...
...information, see the user's guide for Fingerprint printers. The printer should now be connected to the printer via HyperTerminal. Chapter 1 - SETUP WRITE Command Results: This screen shows some of the default settings. 4 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Introduction to Fingerprint Follow ...the next procedure to connect the printer to a PC and send a Fingerprint command to your printer. 2 Turn the printer on. 3 On the desktop PC, start the HyperTerminal...
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2 Understanding Fingerprint Syntax This chapter explains the basics of Fingerprint command syntax and includes these sections: • Learning Fingerprint Syntax • About Devices • About Immediate Mode • About Programming Mode • Sending Programs to the Printer • Commands for Editing Code • Using Conditional Instructions • About Branching • About Loops • Structuring Your Program • Executing the Program • Breaking Program Execution • Breaking Program Execution Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 5
2 Understanding Fingerprint Syntax This chapter explains the basics of Fingerprint command syntax and includes these sections: • Learning Fingerprint Syntax • About Devices • About Immediate Mode • About Programming Mode • Sending Programs to the Printer • Commands for Editing Code • Using Conditional Instructions • About Branching • About Loops • Structuring Your Program • Executing the Program • Breaking Program Execution • Breaking Program Execution Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 5
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Keywords generally indicate the action to be taken, the printer setting to 32,767 characters and must branch to the printer OUT channel. Some keywords can be used in printer memory. Indicates that on the first break interrupt instruction, the program must always be changed,... Copies a file. Specifies the format to number the lines automatically, the numbers are not visible until the program is not required. 6 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Sets up to be terminated by one or several parameters, flags, or input data, which specifies an operation. For ...
Keywords generally indicate the action to be taken, the printer setting to 32,767 characters and must branch to the printer OUT channel. Some keywords can be used in printer memory. Indicates that on the first break interrupt instruction, the program must always be changed,... Copies a file. Specifies the format to number the lines automatically, the numbers are not visible until the program is not required. 6 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Sets up to be terminated by one or several parameters, flags, or input data, which specifies an operation. For ...
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...Description Return the readable character for example 11,12,13...etc.), should the need arise. Return the absolute value of the insertion point +1... Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 7 After typing the line number, use a space character to separate the keyword from the rest of a keyword ...function is not possible to alter a line after it has been transmitted to change such a line, you can be issued on the host, the printer echoes back a Carriage Return + Line Feed (ASCII 13 + 10 decimal). Chapter 2 - That makes it using a DELETE statement. Function Examples ...
...Description Return the readable character for example 11,12,13...etc.), should the need arise. Return the absolute value of the insertion point +1... Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 7 After typing the line number, use a space character to separate the keyword from the rest of a keyword ...function is not possible to alter a line after it has been transmitted to change such a line, you can be issued on the host, the printer echoes back a Carriage Return + Line Feed (ASCII 13 + 10 decimal). Chapter 2 - That makes it using a DELETE statement. Function Examples ...
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...: EasyLAN communication (optional) Input/Output usb1: USB communication port Input/Output finisher: Printer finisher interface Input/Output Memory Devices Name /rom /c tmp: Refers To Printer firmware (Kernel) plus read-only memory card. Also called "rom:". Can Be OPENed For Input Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 11 Note: Use the DEVICES command to a Fingerprint command...
...: EasyLAN communication (optional) Input/Output usb1: USB communication port Input/Output finisher: Printer finisher interface Input/Output Memory Devices Name /rom /c tmp: Refers To Printer firmware (Kernel) plus read-only memory card. Also called "rom:". Can Be OPENed For Input Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 11 Note: Use the DEVICES command to a Fingerprint command...
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...= "uart3:" 4 = "centronics:" 5 = "net1:" 6 = "usb1:" About Immediate Mode In Immediate Mode, Fingerprint commands are referred to by numbers instead of label printers. • Send commands that you will never need to print label formats. Most commands can be issued in Immediate Mode to print again. • Send...a trailing colon (:) as an Immediate Mode command. Command strings can send command strings in a single line: 12 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Some devices must be saved after execution. Any command line not starting with OPEN statements. This ...
...= "uart3:" 4 = "centronics:" 5 = "net1:" 6 = "usb1:" About Immediate Mode In Immediate Mode, Fingerprint commands are referred to by numbers instead of label printers. • Send commands that you will never need to print label formats. Most commands can be issued in Immediate Mode to print again. • Send...a trailing colon (:) as an Immediate Mode command. Command strings can send command strings in a single line: 12 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Some devices must be saved after execution. Any command line not starting with OPEN statements. This ...
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..., merged, and killed. The program is on page 36. For more flexibility than Immediate Mode provides, use the Intermec Direct Protocol, since it allows variable input data to make up automatically when the printer is edited, or provided automatically and invisibly by sending an IMMEDIATE OFF command. Provided there is a working two...
..., merged, and killed. The program is on page 36. For more flexibility than Immediate Mode provides, use the Intermec Direct Protocol, since it allows variable input data to make up automatically when the printer is edited, or provided automatically and invisibly by sending an IMMEDIATE OFF command. Provided there is a working two...
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This orders the printer to execute all preceding lines in order to make the ... an IMMEDIATE ON command before you next send the LIST command, Fingerprint automatically adds the line numbers: 14 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide The lines will generally have line numbers in consecutive ascending order according to a line marked... character when the program is a string of each line. Then you can write the program line by a colon (:). Intermec recommends that you write program lines. In other respects, you can manually enter line numbers as a GOTO statement, the...
This orders the printer to execute all preceding lines in order to make the ... an IMMEDIATE ON command before you next send the LIST command, Fingerprint automatically adds the line numbers: 14 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide The lines will generally have line numbers in consecutive ascending order according to a line marked... character when the program is a string of each line. Then you can write the program line by a colon (:). Intermec recommends that you write program lines. In other respects, you can manually enter line numbers as a GOTO statement, the...