Status Commands; Gs A N - Tally Dascom DT-210 Programmer's Manual

Tally Dascom DT-210/230

7 Status Commands

GS a n

[Function] Enable/disable Automatic Status Back (ASB)
[Format] ASCII
Hex
Decimal
[Range] 0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Default]
n = 0 [when DIP switch [SW 2-1] is off.]
n = 2 [when DIP switch [SW 2-1] is on.]
[Description] • Enables or disables basic ASB (Automatic Status Back).
(n)Bit
4-7
• While basic ASB is active, the selected enabled basic ASB status is transmitted whenever
the status changes.
• The basic ASB status to be transmitted is the four bytes that follow:
• First byte (printer information)
Bit
0,1
2
3
4
5
6
7
GS a
1D 61 n
29 97 n
Off／On Hex
0 Off 00
On 01
1 Off 00
On 02
2 Off 00
On 04
3 Off 00
On 08
Off 00
Off／On Hex
Off 00
Off 00
On 04
Off 00
On 08
On 10
Off 00
On 20
Off 00
On 40
Off 00
n
Decimal Function
0 Drawer kick-out connector status disabled.
1 Drawer kick-out connector status enabled.
0 Online/offline status disabled.
2 Online/offline status enabled.
0 Error status disabled.
4 Error status enabled.
0 Roll paper sensor status disabled.
8 Roll paper sensor status enabled.
0 Reserved.
Decimal
0 Fixed
0 Drawer kick-out connector pin 3 is LOW.
4 Drawer kick out connector pin 3 is HIGH.
0 Online
8 Offline
16 Fixed
00 Cover is closed.
32 Cover is open.
0 Paper is not being fed with the paper FEED
button.
64 Paper is being fed with the paper FEED
button
0 Fixed
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