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User Manual Revision v1.0 November 2010 EVO-RD4-VFD...
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Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved Manual Version 1.0 Part Number: 3LMPP4850310 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. We make no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To disconnect the machine from the electrical power supply, turn off the power switch and remove the power cord plug from the wall socket. The wall socket must be easily accessible and in close proximity to the machine. Read these instructions carefully.
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CAUTION ON LITHIUM BATTERIES There is a danger of explosion if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. LEGISLATION AND WEEE SYMBOL 2002/96/EC Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive on the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components.
Table of Contents Specification........1 Interface ..........2 Software Status Setting Commands1 3.1. Baud Rate Setting Command ............1 3.2. Parity Check Setting Command............1 3.3. Data Length Setting Command ............1 3.4. International Character Set Setting Command......2 3.5. Select International Character Set Command ......3 3.6.
1. Specification Item Description Display method Vacuum fluorescent display 40 characters Number of character (20 columns x 2 lines) Character font 5 x 7 Dot matrix Display color Blue green Brightness 700 cd /m2 96 alphanumeric Character type 32 kinds of international character set 1 user define character Character size 9.0mm x 5.25mm...
2. Interface Serial Data transmission Asynchronous Synchronization MARK = -3 to -15 V (logic “1”) Signal level SPACE = +3 to +15 V (logic “0”) 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 bps Baud rates None, even, odd Parity 7 or 8 bits Bit length 1 bit Stop bits...
3. Software Status Setting Commands When the device is POWER ON, it will read the EEPROM Setting to set the Command Type, Baud Rate, Parity, Data Length, Demo Mode and International Character. User can re-set the Software Status Setting Commands as following, and Status Setting will be saved to EEPROM: 3.1.
3.4. International Character Set Setting Command /Change the international character set/ STX 05 S n ETX ASCII Format STX 05 S n ETX Dec. Format [02] [05] [83] n [03] 30h≦n≦4Fh Hex. Format [02h][05h][53h] n [03h] Description Change the display international character font. Character Set Code Table Note...
3.5. Select International Character Set Command /Select International Character Set Command/ STX 05 T n ETX ASCII Format STX 05 T n ETX Dec. Format [02] [05] [84] n [03] 00h≦n≦1Fh Hex. Format [02h][05h][54h] n [03h] Description Select International Character Set Select international character set (20H~7Fh) by command “STX 05 T n ETX”...
3.7. Command Type Setting Command /Change the command type setting/ STX 05 C n ETX ASCII Format STX 05 C n ETX Dec. Format [02] [05] [67] n [03] 30h≦ n ≦37h Hex. Format [02h][05h][43h] n [03h] This command will change the command type and initialize the display.
3.10. User-Define Character Command-Set Function Command Description Delete 1 user define character data Del 1 Character [02h][FDh][55h][00h][n] [n] = 20h ~ FFh for displayable character code Del All Characters [02h][FDh][55h][01h][00h] Delete All User-Define Characters Set 1 user define character [n] = 20h ~ FFh for displayable character [02h][FDh][55h][02h][n] Set 1 Character code...
4. Command List Table Command Set EPSON POS7300 CD5220 UTC/S UTC/P AEDEX ADM788 DSP800 Command D101 Move cursor right Move cursor left Move cursor up Move cursor down Move cursor to right-most position Move cursor to left-most position Move cursor to home position Move cursor to bottom position Move cursor to specified position Clear display screen...
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Command Set EPSON POS7300 CD5220 UTC/S UTC/P AEDEX ADM788 DSP800 D101 Command Clear upper line and move cursor to upper left-end position Clear bottom line and move cursor to bottom left-end position Set period to upper line, last n position Set line blinking, upper line Clear line blinking, upper line Clear field 1 and move cursor to...
5. Command Details 5.1. POS7300 Series Command List Command Code (hex) Function Description ESC F A [DATA] Write string to upper line 1B 46 41 [DATA] 0D Maximal [DATA] length is 40 ESC F B [DATA] Write string to lower line 1B 46 42 [DATA] 0D ...
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Command Code (hex) Function Description US U 1F 55 Display time continuously Brightness adjustment US X n 1F 58 n n = 1 ~ 4 Select/cancel reverse character. US r n 1F 72 n n = 00,01 NULL H 0 48 Move cursor up NULL K...
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Note: 1. Select international character set (20H~7Fh) by command “ESC R n” International character set International character set International character set 00h U.S.A. 05h SWEDEN 0Ah DENMARK II 01h FRANCE 06h ITALY 0Bh SLAVONIC 02h GERMANY 07h SPAIN 0Ch RUSSIA 03h U.K.
5.2. CD5220 Standard Mode Command List Command Code (hex) Function Description ESC DC1 1B 11 Overwrite mode US SOH 1F 01 ESC DC2 1B 12 Vertical scroll mode US STX 1F 02 ESC DC3 1B 13 Horizontal scroll mode US ETX 1F 03 Set the string display mode, write string to ESC Q A [DATA]...
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Command Code (hex) Function Description Set or cancel the window range at horizontal scroll mode 1 ≦ x1 ≦ x2 ≦ 14h, for columns ESC W s x1 x2 y 1B 57 s x1 x2 y location. y = 1~2, for lines location. ...
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4. Select character code table (80H-FFH) by command “ESC c n”. Parameter “n” character Code Table Character ‘A’ Compliance with ASCII code (CP-437) ‘J’ Compliance with JIS code (Katakana) ‘L’ Compliance with Slawie code ‘R’ Compliance with RUSSIA code ‘M’ CP-850 (Multilingual) ‘P’...
5.3. UTC Standard Mode Command List Command Code (hex) Function Description Back space Horizontal tab Line feed Carriage return Display position DLE n 10 n n = 0 ~ 27h, for location. Over write display mode Vertical scroll mode Cursor on Cursor off Clear display...
5.7. DSP800 Mode Command List Command Code (hex) Function Description Select international character set EOT SOH I n ETB 04 01 49 n 17 n = 00 ~ 1Fh or 30 ~ 4Fh See note * EOT SOH P n Move cursor to specified position 04 01 50 n 17 ...
5.8. EPSON ESC/POS Command List Command Code (hex) Function Description Select/cancel reverse character. US r n 1F 72 n n = 00,01 US MD1 1F 01 Specify overwrite mode. US MD2 1F 02 Specify vertical scroll mode. US MD3 1F 03 Specify horizontal scroll mode.
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Command Code (hex) Function Description Set or cancel the window range n = 1 ~ 4, for window number s = 0: cancel ESC W n s x1 y1 s = 1: set 1B 57 n s x1 y1 x2 y2 x2 y2 ...
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5x7 dot bit assignment: 1 means fill dot, 0 means empty dot. User-Define Character Table: r1 bit6 r2 bit6 r3 bit6 r4 bit6 r5 bit6 r1 bit5 r2 bit5 r3 bit5 r4 bit5 r5 bit5 r1 bit4 r2 bit4 r3 bit4 r4 bit4 r5 bit4 r1 bit3...
6. Character Set 6.1. Character Code 20H – 7FH 6.1.1. International Character Sets Character Code Number Country ¦ U.S.A à ° ç § é ù è ¨ France § Ä Ö Ü ä ö ü β Germany £ ¦ Æ Ø...
6.2. Character Code 80H – FFH 6.2.1. CP-437 (USA, Standard Europe) 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh Ç ü é â ä à å ç ê ë è ï î ì...
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6.2.4. Katakana for Japan 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh α β γ є η θ λ μ π ρ σ τ Ф Ω ∑ ⊿ £ § IE IR ∫...
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6.2.7. CP-860 (Portuguese) 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 0Ah 0Bh 0Ch 0Dh 0Eh 0Fh Ç ü é â ã à Á ç ê Ê è Í Ô ì Ã Â É À È ô õ ò...
Appendix A - Command Details A.1. Overwrite mode In this mode, the cursor will move towards the right and begin from the upper left position. When the cursor has reached the end of the upper line, the cursor will move down to the bottom left position to continue.
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A.8. Move cursor up Move the cursor up one line. When the cursor is on the upper line, this command operates differently depending on the display mode. Overwrite mode: The cursor is moved to the same column in the lower line. ...