Star Micronics TSP400 Series Programmer's Manual page 44

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BMP file data : Command accepts BMP non-compressed mono-
Note :
Contents of BMP file
Please refer the following as contents of standard BMP graphic file. Pleas note
that only some of data apply to the Printer. All other data will be ignored. The
printer can accept non-compressed, monochrome BMP file only.
BIT MAP FILE HEADER (Total 14 byte)
2 byte bf Type
4 byte bf Size
2 byte bf Received
2 byte bf Received
4 byte bf off bits
BIT MAP INFO HEADER (Total 40 byte or more)
4 byte bi Size
4 byte bi Width
4 byte bi Height
2 byte bi Planes
2 byte bi Bit
4 byte
4 byte bi Size Image
4 byte bi X Pels Per Meter Horizontal resolution
4 byte bi Y Pels Per Meter Vertical resolution
4 byte bi Cir Used
4 byte bi Cir Important Number of important color index
4 byte bi Unknown Unknown
: Print start position in the X direction
: Print start position in the Y direction
chrome graphic file as binary file.
Printer will result in an error on the following condi-
tions:
a) Error in command format structure
b) If either start position or image data is located out of
print area.
c) If a BMP file does not meet command specification.
(Printer can only accept non-compressed, mono-
chrome BMP file)
Type of file
File Size
1 Reserved
2 Reserved
Off set byte for Bit Map data
Size of Bit Map Info Header
Width of Bit Map
Width of Bit Map
Number of Planes(Always 1)
Count Number of bit per pixel
Type of compression
Size of image
Number of color index
– 41 –
Always "BM". Error for
other letter
Ignored
Ignored
Ignored
Read Bit Map data from off-
set
Used as size of Bit Map
Info Header
Used as width of graphic.
Used as height of graphic.
Always "1". Error for other
number
Always "1"(Monochrome).
Error for other number
Always "0". Error for other
number
Ignored
Ignored
Ignored
Ignored
Ignored
Ignored