Software Revision 5.0 — Summary of New Features
Serial Data
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Separate ticket formats allowed for the EDP port and Printer port
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Printing in upper, lower, or mixed case letters from either port
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Ticket printing from EDP port while Printer port is streaming in continuous mode
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New SYNC selection to synchronize serial streaming with the display update rate
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Toledo 8142 and 8142CK data formats are now standard
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New printer selection interfaces TM-290 and TM-295 printers in normal or inverted
page mode
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New termination selection, LF, allows interfacing to printers requiring only a line feed
and no carriage return at the end of a transmitted line
Keyboard Operation
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Lockouts to individually disable ZERO, TARE, UNITS, and PRINT keys
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Global lockout to disable entire keyboard
Remote Operation Through EDP Serial Port
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New EDP remote commands for all new features above
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New RESPOND parameter suppresses EDP response for higher speed operation
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New DEMAND mode for serial ports allows starting and stopping serial output with
remotely-entered EDP commands
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New EDP remote commands to transmit whatever is currently on the display, and to
transmit a single serial string to the EDP serial port
New Digital Filtering Settings for Faster Display Stabilization
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New threshold and sensitivity settings allow fast indicator reaction time while using
heavy filtering to eliminate vibration effects
New Serial Data Format for Allen-Bradley Remote I/O Interface
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New REMOTE setting under FORMAT parameter allows data compatibility with the
Allen-Bradley Remote I/O interface option