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Table of Contents Introduction ...1 General Specifications...2 Interface Specifications ...3 System Command Details ...4-6 Command...7-20 Character Set ...21 Dimensions ...23 Installation Guide...24...
WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Introduction INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the WPD-220VF Pole Display. The WPD-220VF provides both reliability and performance in a professional looking design.In this guide, you will find connection and configuration information to help you connect the display to your computer. The WPD-220VF pole display uses a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) tube presenting bright and easy to read characters.
WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Specifications SPECIFICATIONS ITEM Display method Display color Number of characters Brightness Character type Character font Character size Character pitch Power supply Power consumption MTBF(power on time) Dimensions Viewing angle Rotation angle Weight Environmental Conditions Safety WPD-220VF Vacuum fluorescent display Blue green 40 characters(20 columns x 2 lines)
Serial port (RS232C) Serial port (RS232C) communication (a) This interface specification is based on EIA RS232C baud rate 300 to 38400 BPS, 8 data bits, none parity, 1 or more stop bits (b) Serial port (RS232C) communication data link Data link flow chart: PC/HOST display Control for RTS and DTR :...
WPD-220 VF User’s Manual System Command Details Baud rate STX 05 B n ETX ASCII Format Dec. Format Hex. Format Description Reset EEPROM STX 05 07 n ETX ASCII Format Dec. Format Hex. Format Description /Set baud rate and keep it with EEPROM/ STX 05 B n ETX [02][05][66] n [03] [02h][05h] [42h] n [03h] 30h<n<37h...
Loading the Ribbon Save data for demo display STX 05 L n m ETX ASCII Format Dec. Format Hex. Format Description Run Demo message STX 05 D 08 ETX ASCII Format Dec. Format Hex. Format Description WPD-220 VF User’s Manual System Command Details Save demo message to EEPROM STX 05 L n m ETX...
WPD-220 VF User’s Manual System Command Details Set Communication Option STX 05 P n ETX ASCII Format Dec. Format Hex. Format Description Set the communication parity STX 05 P n ETX [02][05][80] n [03] 02h][05h][50h] n [03h] 31h<n<36h Change the display communication parity. Set 7 or 8 data bit and the parity set for even, odd, or non-parity.
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WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Command (cont.) STANDARD MODE (cont.) Command Code description (hex) ESC * n 1B 2An ESC & s n m [a(p1..pa)]x 1B 26 1 n m [a(p1..pa)]x (m-n+!) (m-n+1) 20h n =m =FFh a=1-5 , p1..p5 =row1..row5 ESC ? 1B 3F ESC %...
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EPSON ESC/POS command list Command Code description(hex) US LF 1F 0A US CR 1F 0D US B 1F 42 US $ x y 1F 24 x y 1 x 20,y=1,2 US X n 1F 58 n US E n 1F 45 n ESC @ 1B 40 ESC t n...
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WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Command (cont.) EPSON ESC/POS command list Command Code description(hex) ESC = n 1B 3D n (default n=2) n=1; enable printer, n=2; disable printer, n=3; enable printer, For CD7220D only: n=4; message for customer side n=5; message for operator side US : 1F 3A US ^ n m...
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Standard Command Details ESC DC1 /Overwrite mode/ ASCII Format ESC DC1 Dec. Format [027][017] Hex. Format [1Bh][11h] Description Change the display mode to the overwrite mode. In this mode, the cursor will move rightward and begin from the upper left-end position. When the cursor reaches the end of the upper line, the cursor will move down to the bottom left-end position to continue.
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WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Command (cont.) ESC DC3 /Horizontal scroll mode/ ASCII Format ESC DC3 Dec. Format [027][019] Hex. Format [1Bh][13h] Description Change the display mode to the horizontal mode. In this mode, the extent of the cursor activity is bound by a predefined range, limited to the upper line.
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ESC [ D /Move cursor left/ /Move cursor left/ ASCII Format ESC [ D Dec. Format [027][091][068] Hex. Format [1Bh][5Bh][44h] ASCII Format Dec. Format [008] Hex. Format [08h] Description If the current cursor is at the left-end position, this command will operate differently depending on the display mode.
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WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Command (cont.) 1.Overwrite mode:When the cursor reaches the right- end of the lower line, it will continue to the left-end of the upper line, overwriting previous characters. When it reaches the right-end of the upper line, it will continue to the right-end of the lower line.
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Hex. Format [0Ah] Description Move the cursor down one line. When the cursor reaches the lower line, this command will operate differently depending on the display mode. 1.Overwrite mode:The cursor is moved to the same column on the upper line. 2.
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WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Command (cont.) ESC [ R /Move cursor to right-most position/ ASCII Format ESC [ R Dec. Format [027][091][082] Hex. Format [1Bh][5Bh][52h] Description The cursor will be moved to the right-end position of the current line. ESC [ K /Move cursor to bottom position/ ASCII Format ESC [ K...
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cancelled (values: x1, x2, and y are not required.) When s = 1 the window will be reset (values: x1, x2, and y are required.) The x1 and x2 set the position of the left column and right column, respectively, of the window. The y sets the upper line or the lower line of the window.
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WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Command (cont.) ESC _ n /Set cursor ON or OFF / ASCII Format ESC _ n Dec. Format [027][095] n Hex. Format [1Bh][5Fh][n] Description: Set cursor ON or OFF When n = 0, cursor is OFF When n = 1, cursor is ON ESC f n /Select international font/...
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Description The n defines the beginning character code, and m defines the ending character code. When only one character is defined, use n = m The "a" denotes the number of dots in the horizontal direction.When a <5, the dot pattern for "a" on the right side of the user-defined characters are padded with spaces p1...
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WPD-220 VF User’s Manual Command (cont.) Description This command is successful when the display is selected under command ESC=03h, If EEPROM is not supported, this command is ignored. ESC d 1 /Restore the user defined character from EEPROM. (EEPROM type only)/ ASCII Format ESC d 1 Dec.