Description; Printer Firmware; Installation Kit - Intermec EasyCoder PM4i Installation Instructions Manual

Chapter 1 — Introduction

Description

Th is Installation Instructions booklet describes how to install a Serial/
Industrial interface board in an EasyCoder PF2i, PF4i, PF4i Compact
Industrial, PM4i, PX4i, or PX6i printer.
Th e installation instructions describes how to physically install the
interface board in a printer and how to confi gure the two serial commu-
nication ports.
Th is interface kit must only be physically installed by an
authorized service technician. Intermec assumes no respon-
sibility for personal injury or damage to the equipment if
the installation in performed by an unauthorized person.

Printer Firmware

Th e printer must be fi tted with Intermec Fingerprint v8.00 (or later).
For some combinations of two interface boards in EasyCoder PM4i and
PX4/6i printers, Fingerprint v8.30 (or later) is required. Th is kit does not
work with IPL. In Intermec Fingerprint, the serial ports are addressed as
"uart2:", "uart3:", "uart4:", and "uart5:" (communication channel #2,
#3, #7, and #8 respectively).

Installation Kit

Th e Serial/Industrial Interface Kit contains:
• One Serial/Industrial interface board fi tted with circuits and straps for
RS-232 non-isolated.
• One hexagonal spacer (only used for two interface boards fi tted in a
PM4i or PX4/6i printer)
• Two fl at cables
• Th is Installation Instruction booklet
Th e only tools required for the installation are #T10 and #T20 Torx
screwdrivers plus a small wrench.
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