Introduction; Creating Data Streams - Paxar Monarch 6015 Programmer's Manual

I N T R O D U C T I O N
The Monarch® 6015™ printer works with application programs written for
the Palm III™ series of organizers or the Symbol® SPT 1500. With
these Palm Computing® connected organizers, the printer can print
receipts for retail, healthcare, or industrial environments. Palm Computing
is a subsidiary of 3Com® Corporation.
The application writes a data stream of commands (in the printer's control
language) to the printer. It writes these commands either directly or through
the Symbol Application Programming Interface (API). For information about
the API, refer to Symbol's Web site (www.symbol.com).
Refer to the 3Com/Palm Computing Web site (www.palm.com) for more
information about the Palm III series of organizers. Also, refer to the
Stevens Creek Web site (www.stevenscreek.com) for various organizer
applications.
The purpose of this manual is to describe the printer's control language.
The commands can be either of the following:
control characters (in hex format) that control the printer directly
(physically manipulating the print buffer's contents, for example).
character sequences that adjust the printer's performance or help you
design the receipts to print.
C r e a t i n g D a t a S t r e a m s
Creating a data stream involves coding a sequence of commands in the
printer's control language. Then, you embed the data stream in the
application, which writes it to the printer.
To create a data stream:
1. Draw a rough sketch of how you want the receipt to look. For example,
a graphic may appear at the top, followed by the name of your
organization, followed by a list of items purchased. Your receipt could
be organized any number of ways.
2.
Code the commands to implement your receipt design. See "Creating
Formats" for more information.
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