Using Basic - SATO CL408 Programming Reference Manual

USING BASIC

It may be useful to test your printer using a BASIC program on a PC or write your actual production programs in
BASIC. Whatever the reason, if working in BASIC, some of the following hints may be helpful.
Set the WIDTH of the output device to 255 characters to avoid automatically sending <CR> and <LF> characters
after every line. The command string should be continuous and uninterrupted by <CR> and/or <LF> commands.
The examples given in this manual are printed on separate lines because they will not fit on a single line and do not
contain <CR> and/or <LF> characters. If these characters are needed, they are explicitly noted by the inclusion of
<CR> and <LF> notations.
If using the printer's RS232C interface, it is necessary to set the computer COM porton so the CTS and DSR
signals are ignored. Send OPEN "COM" statements as follows:
This sets the host computer's COM1 port RS232C communication parameters for 9600 baud, Even parity, 8 Data
bits, 1 Stop bit and directs the port to ignore the CTS and DSR control signals.
It may be desirable to assign the <ESC> character to a string variable to reduce keystrokes since this character is
often used.
The following two examples use Standard Protocol codes in BASIC.
PRINTING WITH THE PARALLEL PORT
5 REM CL612 Parallel Example
10 E$=CHR$(27)
20 WIDTH "LPT1",255
30 LPRINT E$;"A";
40 LPRINT E$;"H400";E$;"V100";E$;"XL1SATO";
50 LPRINT E$;"Q1";
60 LPRINT E$; "Z";
E/Pro Programming Reference
Unit 2: Programming Concepts
OPEN "COM1:9600,E,8,1,CS,DS"AS #1
Identifies the program as a CL612 parallel port print label.
The "REM" prevents this data from being sent to the
printer and is only displayed on the screen.
Sets the "E$" string as an <ESC> character
Sets the width of the output to 255 characters
Sends an "<ESC>A" command code to the LPT1 parallel
port
Sends the data "SATO" to be to be placed 400 dots
horizontally and 100 dots vertically on the label and printed
in the "XL" font.
Instructs the printer to print one label.
Tells the printer that the last commandhas been sent. The
printer can nowcreate and print the job.
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