Terminal Setup Starting Terminal Setup; Solving Communication Problems - UBI EasyCoder 101 Startup Manual

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual
TERMINAL SETUP
Starting Terminal Setup
Solving Communication
Problems
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/. By default, "uart1:" is standard
channel and should be used for communi-
cation between printer and host, e.g. for
running Terminal Setup or for program-
ming. However, other ports could be
appointed standard and/or
IN
nel by means of the UBI Fingerprint state-
ment . Refer to the UBI Finger-
SETSTDIO
print manuals for further information.
The Terminal Setup program in UBI Shell allows the operator to
control the whole UBI Shell program remotely from a host compu-
ter or terminal and also to read and change the printer's setup.
Obvious prerequisite are that there must be a working two-way
(serial) communication between printer and host, and that the host
runs a suitable communication program (e.g. MS Windows Termi-
nal) that can transmit and receive data in ASCII format, i.e.
printable characters.
You can enter Terminal Setup by transmitting three uppercase or
lowercase T characters (TTT or ttt) while the printer either shows
the UBI Shell countdown menus or the Select Application menu.
If this does not work, the communication protocols of the printer
and the host probably do not match, or there is some other
communication error, e.g. a defect communication cable, wrong
port selected on the host, or cable connected to some other port than
"uart1:" on the printer
You can check the printer's communication setup by entering UBI
Shell and go to the "Facilities" part. There, you will find a number
of options that allow you to read or change the communication setup
of the printer:
• Setup
This option allows you to read the communication setup.
• Print Setup
Here you can print the current setup on one or more labels.
• Ser-Com Reset
This option allows you to reset the communication parameters for
all serial communication channels on the printer to default values.
After having read the present communication setup for "uart1:" on
the printer, change the communication setup of the host according
to the printer's setup.
If this for some reason is impossible, reset the printer's serial
communication setup to default by means of the "Ser-Com Reset"
option, then change the setup of the host accordingly.
IN/OUT
Once printer and host has been set up with the same communication
parameters, go to the "Select Application" menu and use the triple
T (TTT) to start Terminal Setup. There you can change the printer's
setup to the desired protocol. Turn off the printer, change the setup
chan-
OUT
of the host to the desired protocol, and start up the printer again.
Now the communication should work.
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