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Content in : • the Fingerprint Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-005-001). • the Intermec Fingerprint 8.00 Tutorial (P/N 1-960608-00). Initial release of Change Updated document for new printer models and new symbologies. 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. Document Change Record This page records changes to this document.
Content in : • the Fingerprint Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-005-001). • the Intermec Fingerprint 8.00 Tutorial (P/N 1-960608-00). Initial release of Change Updated document for new printer models and new symbologies. 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. 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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... Example 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... PB32 151 B Character Sets and Keywords 153 Introduction to Character Sets 154 About the UTF-8 Character Set 155 Example 156 Reserved Keywords and Symbols 157 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide xi
... Example 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... PB32 151 B Character Sets and Keywords 153 Introduction to Character Sets 154 About the UTF-8 Character Set 155 Example 156 Reserved Keywords and Symbols 157 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide xi
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... locations, click Support >Returns and Repairs > Repair Locations. and Canada, contact your local representative, from the Intermec web site, click About Us > Contact Us. You need to be familiar with operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your Intermec printer. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505. Before You Begin Telephone Support In the U.S.A. For technical support...
... locations, click Support >Returns and Repairs > Repair Locations. and Canada, contact your local representative, from the Intermec web site, click About Us > Contact Us. You need to be familiar with operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your Intermec printer. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505. Before You Begin Telephone Support In the U.S.A. For technical support...
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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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... a variety of Fingerprint Commands Fingerprint commands are text strings that include conditional branching and subroutines. A Fingerprint program can look like: 2 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 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...
... a variety of Fingerprint Commands Fingerprint commands are text strings that include conditional branching and subroutines. A Fingerprint program can look like: 2 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 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...
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..., such as when you need: • a terminal or host computer with other programs as the printer receives a carriage return. Introduction to an Intermec printer, you are editing label formats. Specifies which can transmit and receive ASCII characters. In this mode, you... is a numeric value indicating the x- Use Immediate Mode when you want to the printer. • a communications program, such as programs which anchor point of the insertion point. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 3 For more Fingerprint commands as Windows HyperTerminal, that the center ...
..., such as when you need: • a terminal or host computer with other programs as the printer receives a carriage return. Introduction to an Intermec printer, you are editing label formats. Specifies which can transmit and receive ASCII characters. In this mode, you... is a numeric value indicating the x- Use Immediate Mode when you want to the printer. • a communications program, such as programs which anchor point of the insertion point. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 3 For more Fingerprint commands as Windows HyperTerminal, that the center ...
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... parameters are the default for Fingerprint printers. The printer should now be connected to the serial port (COM1) on your printer. 2 Turn the printer on your PC. Continue with HyperTerminal 1 Connect the printer to your printer, change the HyperTerminal connection settings accordingly... Enter. To connect to the printer with the next step to send a SETUP WRITE command to the printer via HyperTerminal. SETUP WRITE Command Results: This screen shows some of the default settings. 4 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide The printer returns its current setup parameters....
... parameters are the default for Fingerprint printers. The printer should now be connected to the serial port (COM1) on your printer. 2 Turn the printer on your PC. Continue with HyperTerminal 1 Connect the printer to your printer, change the HyperTerminal connection settings accordingly... Enter. To connect to the printer with the next step to send a SETUP WRITE command to the printer via HyperTerminal. SETUP WRITE Command Results: This screen shows some of the default settings. 4 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide The printer returns its current setup parameters....
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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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...1000 FILES "tmp:", A Description Keyword PRTXT indicates that on the first break interrupt instruction, the program must always be placed in printer memory. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax Learning Fingerprint Syntax Fingerprint syntax consists of a variety of a keyword, usually followed by a carriage return ...lines are always numbered, although if you allow Fingerprint to a specified line. In Immediate mode and the Intermec Direct Protocol, numbering is to the printer OUT channel. Sets up to be used in an abbreviated form (for example, PT instead of the keyword...
...1000 FILES "tmp:", A Description Keyword PRTXT indicates that on the first break interrupt instruction, the program must always be placed in printer memory. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax Learning Fingerprint Syntax Fingerprint syntax consists of a variety of a keyword, usually followed by a carriage return ...lines are always numbered, although if you allow Fingerprint to a specified line. In Immediate mode and the Intermec Direct Protocol, numbering is to the printer OUT channel. Sets up to be used in an abbreviated form (for example, PT instead of the keyword...
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...as in this example: 320 IF (PRSTAT AND 1) THEN GOTO 1000 Blank spaces may be entered inside a statement or on the host, the printer echoes back a Carriage Return + Line Feed (ASCII 13 + 10 decimal). A function can be issued on the currently specified format. With the... The next table lists function examples. If you can restrict the printer to separate the keyword from the rest of the statement. Function Examples Keyword and Function CHR$(65) TIME$("F") ABS(20*5) IF(PRSTAT AND 1)... Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 7 That makes it using the same line ...
...as in this example: 320 IF (PRSTAT AND 1) THEN GOTO 1000 Blank spaces may be entered inside a statement or on the host, the printer echoes back a Carriage Return + Line Feed (ASCII 13 + 10 decimal). A function can be issued on the currently specified format. With the... The next table lists function examples. If you can restrict the printer to separate the keyword from the rest of the statement. Function Examples Keyword and Function CHR$(65) TIME$("F") ABS(20*5) IF(PRSTAT AND 1)... Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 7 That makes it using the same line ...
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...Be OPENed For Input Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 11 The next table lists available device names. Note: Use the DEVICES command to a Fingerprint command. Also called "rom:". Communication Devices Name Refers To Can Be OPENed For console: Printer display and/or keyboard...To Electronic key. Chapter 2 - You may need to specify a device in relation to see the list of the printer memory, and operator interfaces such as the printer display and keyboard. card1: Compact Flash memory card if installed. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax Examples of Logical Operator OR A B...
...Be OPENed For Input Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 11 The next table lists available device names. Note: Use the DEVICES command to a Fingerprint command. Also called "rom:". Communication Devices Name Refers To Can Be OPENed For console: Printer display and/or keyboard...To Electronic key. Chapter 2 - You may need to specify a device in relation to see the list of the printer memory, and operator interfaces such as the printer display and keyboard. card1: Compact Flash memory card if installed. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax Examples of Logical Operator OR A B...
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... in Immediate Mode You can send command strings in a carriage return is received. Command strings can be used in a single line: 12 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Most commands can be issued in connection with OPEN statements. Devices are executed at once as soon as a file on ...with directory commands, such as an Immediate Mode command. Some devices must be lowercase characters only and enclosed by numbers instead of label printers. • Send commands that you will never need to by name with a number but cannot be used in either Immediate or ...
... in Immediate Mode You can send command strings in a carriage return is received. Command strings can be used in a single line: 12 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Most commands can be issued in connection with OPEN statements. Devices are executed at once as soon as a file on ...with directory commands, such as an Immediate Mode command. Some devices must be lowercase characters only and enclosed by numbers instead of label printers. • Send commands that you will never need to by name with a number but cannot be used in either Immediate or ...
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... listed, merged, and killed. For more information, see "Commands for syntax errors. One or several lines make up automatically when the printer is received, the firmware checks the instructions for Creating and Managing Program Files" on a line, followed by a carriage return. A program...PF Note: The last example uses abbreviations, such as a carriage return is switched on , the printer returns either an error message or "Ok" to make the lines shorter. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 13 Understanding Fingerprint Syntax PRPOS 160,250:DIR 3:ALIGN 4:FONT "Swiss 721 ...
... listed, merged, and killed. For more information, see "Commands for syntax errors. One or several lines make up automatically when the printer is received, the firmware checks the instructions for Creating and Managing Program Files" on a line, followed by a carriage return. A program...PF Note: The last example uses abbreviations, such as a carriage return is switched on , the printer returns either an error message or "Ok" to make the lines shorter. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 13 Understanding Fingerprint Syntax PRPOS 160,250:DIR 3:ALIGN 4:FONT "Swiss 721 ...
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Chapter 2 - Intermec recommends that you start of 10 between the line number and the instruction. If you LIST the program. In this manual, the programming examples will ..., just enter the line label (without having to read, you next send the LIST command, Fingerprint automatically adds the line numbers: 14 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide This orders the printer to understand. For more complex programs, programming without manually entering line numbers, send the IMMEDIATE OFF command first. To make them easier...
Chapter 2 - Intermec recommends that you start of 10 between the line number and the instruction. If you LIST the program. In this manual, the programming examples will ..., just enter the line label (without having to read, you next send the LIST command, Fingerprint automatically adds the line numbers: 14 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide This orders the printer to understand. For more complex programs, programming without manually entering line numbers, send the IMMEDIATE OFF command first. To make them easier...