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EVOLUTION SC
INK JET PRINTERS

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

digital design inc.
67 Sand Park Road
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
(973) 857-9500
www.evolutioninkjet.com
This manual is for use in operating and maintaining the EVOLUTION SC Ink Jet
Printer. For basic start-up instructions, please refer to PART 1 Installation
Procedures.
All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored on a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of
Digital Design Inc.
Digital Design Inc. has a policy of continual product improvement. The Company
therefore reserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual
without prior notice.
ALL PRINT CARTRIDGES SUPPLIED BY DIGITAL DESIGN INC.
ARE
FACTORY
TESTED
AND
USE
INKS
SPECIALLY
FORMULATED TO PRODUCE AN OPTIMUM AND CONSISTANT
CODE. USING OTHER THAN AUTHORIZED CARTRIDGES MAY
CAUSE UNDESIRABLE RESULTS.
EVOLUTION SC IS A FULL FEATURED MODEL WITH VARIABLE
FIELD PROGRAMMING CAPABILITIES.
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  • Page 1: Installation And Operation Manual

    Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 (973) 857-9500 www.evolutioninkjet.com This manual is for use in operating and maintaining the EVOLUTION SC Ink Jet Printer. For basic start-up instructions, please refer to PART 1 Installation Procedures. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored on a...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    F4 MENU..........................17 1 - LANGUAGE:........................17 2 - INK SUPPLY: ........................ 17 3 – SET UNIT I.D.:......................18 4 – NOT AVAILABLE:......................18 SETTING PRINT DELAY AND LINE SPEED................19 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 3 JUMPER LOCATION......................... 24 OPTION CABLING DESCRIPTIONS ..................25 PART 8: PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS..........1 PRINT CHARACTERISTICS ....................... 1 CONTROLLER..........................1 PRINT CARRIAGE ........................1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ....................1 GENERAL ............................ 1 DEFAULT SETTINGS........................2 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 4 WILL CONTROL THE EVOLUTION 1 (EV1) EVOLUTION 2 (EV2) EVOLUTION SC (EVSC) THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DISPLAY INDICATES THE SPECIFIC PRINTER CONNECTED TO THE HAND HELD CONTROLLER EVOLUTION CONTROLLER KEYBOARD EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 5: Part 1: Installation And Operations

    PART 1: INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS INSTALLING THE EVOLUTION SC PRINTING SYSTEM Caution should be taken while installing the EVOLUTION SC printing system on your equipment. Digital Design Inc. has taken every precaution to ensure a safe and accurate instruction set to guide the installer through the installation process.

  • Page 6: Grounding Strap Installation

    INPUT POWER CONNECTION AND MODIFICATION Insert the power plug to the available power source. The supplied power supply will is universal and will auto detect 100/240 VAC 50-60hZ. No other adjustments are necessary. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 7: Installing The Print Cartridge

    NOTE: EACH PRINT CARTRIDGE HAS BEEN TESTED FACTORY CONTAINS SPECIALLY FORMULATED INKS. USING OTHER PRINT CARTRIDGE WILL HAVE UNDESIRABLE RESULTS. INSERT PRINTHEAD INTO HOLDER FROM THIS ANGLE AND PRESS DOWNWARD UNTIL SEATED PRINTHEAD SEATED CORRECTLY EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 8: Connecting The Controller To The Print Head

    PRINTER ON A NETWORK OR FOR EXTERNAL PRODUCT OR EXTERNAL ENCODER INPUT. THE POWER INPUT CONNECTOR MUST BE SECURELY INSERTED INTO THE PRINT CARRIAGE. UPON PROPER INSERTION BOTH THE RED AND GREEN LED’S WILL FLASH INDICATING PROPER CONNECTION. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 9: Configuring The Printer

    TO 1. TO PREVENT THIS REMOVE ALL WILL BE RESET INTERCONNECTED PRINT HEADS EXCEPT CONTINUE = X KEY FOR THE UNIT TO BE RESET FROM THE ANY OTHER EXITS DATA LINK. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 10: Hard Reset

    This operation will reset the print carriage assembly to the factory default settings and clear any current message. Note: upgrading the system to a newer version of software will automatically perform this operation. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 11: Multiple Print Heads

    When connecting multiple print carriages place no more than 2 stations on a side of the mounting bracket as shown. PRINT CARRIAGE ADDRESS 1 PRINT CARRIAGE ADDRESS 4 CONTROLLER OR COMPUTER DATA LINK EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 12: Evolution Sc Quick Start

    ANY KEY TO EXIT Accessing an address not associated with any print carriage will result in a no response message. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 13: Entering A Message

    Press the ENTER key to end the MESSAGE EXP 12/10/04 EDIT mode EVSC PRINTING Press the GREEN print enable key to enter HD 1< - - - SPEED=120 the print mode EXP 12/10/04 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 14: Storing A Message

    EXP 12/10/04 the selected location and is stored. EVSC STOPPED HD 1< - - - SPEED=120 Press the ENTER key to return to the EXP 12/10/04 command prompt. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 15: Loading A Message

    HD 1< - - - SPEED=120 Press the ENTER EXP 12/10/04 EVSC PRINTING HD 1< - - - SPEED=120 Press the GREEN print enable key to enter the print mode EXP 12/10/04 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 16: Evolution Sc Quick Setup

    . NOTE: Each increment or decrement changes the delay by the pre-defined amount. You may continue to experiment with line speed and print delay until the desired code registration on the product is achieved. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 17: Part 2: Operation Procedures

    Their specific menus detailed later in this section. The next two rows of keys with icon legends directly control specific parameters of the printer as follows. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 18: Keypad Key Descriptions

    In the COMMAND mode pressing this key displays the current fonts loaded in the print head. Pressing this key while in the Message Entry mode accesses special characters This key is reserved for special customer Logos EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 19: Turning On The Print Station For The First Time

    ANY KEY TO EXIT 12x9 1 line of text 12x9 bold 1 line of text 1 line of text 7x5 bold 1 line of text 2 lines of text EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 20: Changing System Date And Day Of Week Codes

    After the data is entered the system displays PRESENT SETTING the currently entered date and pressing the N ANY CHANGES Y/N key returns the user to the STOPPED mode, 04/23/05 or press Y to the correct the date. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 21: Changing System Time And Date Roll Over Time

    6:00AM the date will be changed each day at 6:00AM. Selecting Y allows changing of the roll over DATE TIME CHANGE time. Setting this parameter to 00:00 disables ANY CHANGES Y/N the function. 00:00 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 22 ENTER HOURS - Enter both the current time in hours and RESET CLOCK minutes. This resets the correct time and establishes a ENTER MINUTES - new Date Rollover Time. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 23: Programming

    PROGRAMMING DEFINITIONS There are two parts to programming the EVOLUTION SC ink jet printer, • setting the operations parameters, (character width, delay, etc.) and • building the message. MODES OF OPERATION The system operates is 3 basic modes. They are: Print Mode, Command Mode, and Message Entry Mode.

  • Page 24: Menu Structure

    The F3 key, when pressed, brings up the menu as shown below. 1= PRODUCT COUNT 2= SHIFT CODE 3=DATE FORMAT 4=TIME FORMAT The F4 key, when pressed, brings up the menu as shown below. 1=LANGUAGE 2=INK SUPPLY 3=SET UNIT I.D. 4=NOT AVAILABLE EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 25: F1 Menu

    4 then by connecting an encoder that produces a pulse for each 0.0026” the correct character aspect ratio can be achieved. This allows to either compression or expansion of the printed text. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 26: Date Offset

    Legal entries are 0 to 999 days. The format of the date offset can be different than a normal date and may be set with the F3 #3 option DATE FORMAT. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 27: F2 Menu

    2 character columns or 0.020”. This allows for a total displacement of 5.31”. Setting a print delay that uses the same mathematical equation can increase this number. Thus a total displacement of 10.62” can be realized. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 28: F3 Menu

    Press the CHANGES Y/N OR C Y key to change the data or the N key to finish 08:00 - - > 17:00 and return to the STOPPED MODE COUNT = 000000 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 29: Shift Code

    REPEATED FOR ALL DESIRED SHIFTS. ANY CHANGES Y/N NOTE: TO DISABLE A SHIFT ENTER A SPACE CHARACTER IN THE PRINT CODE FIELD. THE SHIFT TIMES WILL BE DISPLAYED AS --:-- FOR ALL DISABLED SHIFT TIMES. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 30: Date Format

    Notice no delimiters were selected, but may have been entered by selecting the appropriate key on the keyboard. Legal delimiters are the colon (:), the forward slash (/) or the period (.). EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 31 Entering either the current date or offset date in a message will result in the initial date being printer for either function throughout the following week. Selecting option 2 returns the user to the STOPPED mode. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 32: Time Format

    Enter the desired format by pressing the H and or H=HOURS M keys, and select delimiters as required. Select M=MINUTES H if only hours are required. Press the Enter key to return to the STOPPED mode. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 33: F4 Menu

    Each cartridge is tested at the factory and uses specially formulated and proprietary inks. The correct drive voltage, pulse width timing and pre-fire pulse warming may be adjusted for optimum operation. NOTE: USING NON-AUTHORIZED CARTRIDGES WILL PRODUCE UNDESIRABLE RESULTS EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 34: Set Unit I.d

    ADDRESS number of the individual carriage. NOTE: To program a carriage it must be connected directly to the hand held controller, with no other PRINTHEADS connected. 4 – NOT AVAILABLE: EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 35: Setting Print Delay And Line Speed

    PRINTING mode the user has the option of ENCODER DIV = 4 adjusting the compression ratio of the printer message. Changes may be made by using . Once the desired number is chosen, press to save your entry. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 36: Evolution Sc System Manual Issue 1.1 15 November

    Pressing the letter O on the keyboard accesses this feature. A count of 0 disables this feature while using the arrow keys allows the user to fine-tune the print head alignment. Valid selections are from 0-16. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 37: Input, Edit Or Delete Messages

    LINE character size. To enter and print only 1 line of 2 LINE select the line and enter data to that line only. Once the message line(s) is complete, save the change by pressing NOTE: USE THE DATE OFFSET KEY TO ENTER AN EXPIRATION DATE. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 38 Position the cursor by pressing on the special character to be inserted and press EVSC STOPPED HD1- - >SPEED=120 PRICE $ 1.75/12 Continue to build the message or press return to the Command mode. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 39 - - - - FONT- 1 S12 Shift codes are defined in the F3 menu and will automatically change at the appropriate shift times. The shift designator S is displayed to indicate the data entry. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 40 5000 enter 5000. Pressing the DEL key allows for re-entry while pressing the ENTER key COUNTER LIMIT returns the user to the STOPPED mode. ANY CHANGES Y/N ENTER #000005000 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 41 = DATE MONTH FIELD = ALPHA/NUMERIC FIELD = DATE DAY FIELD = ALPHA/NUMERIC FIELD = DATE YEAR FIELD = ALPHA/NUMERIC FIELD = TIME HOURS FIELD = ALPHA/NUMERIC FIELD = TIME MINUTES FIELD EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 42 15 object is entered, although the last field, if it is an alphanumeric object, may contain enough characters to meet the 48-character limit. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 43 Once this has been completed, the unit will not allow message editing without the entry of the password. If the new password is misplaced or forgotten, reset the unit. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 44: Message Storage

    MESSAGE STORAGE STORING A MESSAGE All EVOLUTION SC printers are able to store up to MESSAGE # 1 EVSC 100 system wide programmed messages and their associated parameters. Follow these steps to store a message. Create the message and press .

  • Page 45: Part 3: Maintenance Procedures

    EVOLUTION SC EVSC PRINTING Press the green and the screen changes to HD1< - - SPEED=120 PRINTING, as shown at the left. The unit is ready to begin coding. EVOLUTION SC EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 46: Long Periods Of Shutdown

    CAUTION: USE THE ORIGINAL SEALING TAPE SUPPLIED WITH THE EVOLUTION SC INK CARTRIDGE. DO NOT USE ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR ANY ADHESIVE BACKED PRODUCT, AS THIS WILL DAMAGE THE NOZZLE AREA.

  • Page 47: Print Cartridge Maintenance

    PRINT CARTRIDGE MAINTENANCE It is necessary to maintain the EVOLUTION SC print cartridge free from accumulated dust and debris. Periodically the cartridge should be removed and cleaned. This is totally dependent on the operating environment and the average printable life of the ink cartridge. In extremely dusty environments, this maintenance procedure may be required regularly.
  • Page 48 NOTE: Ingested air or severe nozzle clogs may be eliminated with the use of the cleaning syringe supplied with each EVOLUTION SC unit. The photo below shows the correct procedure in using the syringe. Place the tip of the syringe on the print head nozzle area. While holding the syringe securely in place gently draw back on the syringe plunger until ink flows into the syringe.

  • Page 49: Print Carriage Maintenance

    Remove the print cartridge and carefully inspect the print carriage C0991 for dust and debris. Re-insert the print cartridge and place the unit into the PRINTING mode by pressing EXPLODED VIEW OF THE C20991 PRINT CARRIAGE EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 50: Part 4: Troubleshooting And Repairs

    Attach ground strap between print head and low impedance earth ground. High levels radio Move unit alternate frequency. location or attach ground strap as above. Spikes in electrical line. Use AC line filter EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 51: Part 5: Parts List And Options

    4 Pack of Red Ink Cartridges (porous) 4052GR 4 Pack of Green Ink Cartridges (porous) 4052BL 4 Pack of Blue Ink Cartridges (porous) 4053BK 4 Pack of Black Ink Cartridges (semi/non porous) EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 52: Part 6: Communications Protocol

    ASCII CHARACTER CHART NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS " & < > ~ DEL EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 53: Description

    Cable from PC to RS485 converter module C21008-25 Cable (25') from EVOLUTION units to RS485 data link C21008-50 Cable (50') from EVOLUTION units to RS485 data link C21009 Termination plug for RS485 data link EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 54: Hardware Interface

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Special Symbols: ASCII Character Hexadecimal Prints As Space (0x20) Space (0x21) Hour Glass (0x23) (0x24) & (0x26) & (0x28) (0x29) (0x2a) (0x2b) (0x2d) (0x2e) Period (0x3d) (0x3a) (0x2f) EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 55: Software Protocol

    = NOT USED NAK 4 = NOT USED NAK 5 = Trying to write a read only register NAK 6 = Print station buffer full must print before next download to clear EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 56 NAK 7 = NOT USED NAK 8 = NOT USED NAK 9 = Barcode verification error EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 57: Commands

    0001 = option1 enabled 0010 = option2 enabled 0100 = option3 enabled 0x5c Unit Serial Number (Read only 6 digits) (EV I, EV II, EV SC) Q. ESC|STX|Address|`\`|SOH|EOT R. ESC|STX|Address|`\`|`serial number`|CR|EOT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 58 Where: y defines bits 3,2,1,0 Bit 3 1 = External Encoder Bit 2 1 = External Product Detect Bit 1 1 = Direction forward Bit 0 1 = Enable print mode EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 59 0x42 Set Unit Address (Write Only) (EV I, EV II, EV SC) D. ESC|STX|Address|`B`|`x`|`y`|EOT X. ESC|STX|Address|`B`|ACK|EOT Where x y = 8 bit unit address i.e. x = 0x31 & y = 0x35 yields unit address 15 EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 60 (EV I, EV II, EV SC) Q. ESC|STX|Address|`0x27`|SOH|EOT R. ESC|STX|Address|`0x27`|`x`|`y`|EOT D. ESC|STX|Address|`0x27`|`x`|`y'|EOT X. ESC|STX|Address|`0x27`|ACK|EOT 0x29 Inter-Character spaces (RANGE 1-25) (EV I, EV II, EV SC) Q. ESC|STX|Address|`)`|SOH|EOT R. ESC|STX|Address|`)`|`x`|`y`|EOT D. ESC|STX|Address|`)`|`x`|`y'|EOT X. ESC|STX|Address|`)`|ACK|EOT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 61 Where: each set of 2 ASCII characters represent the upper and lower nibble of a packed BCD byte X. ESC|STX|Address|`3`|ACK|EOT 0x52 Remaining Ink (0 to 99%) (EV I, EV II, EV SC) Q. ESC|STX|Address|`R` |SOH|EOT R. ESC|STX|Address|`R`|`x`|`y`|EOT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 62 BCD byte HH = Product counter start hours MM = Product counter start minutes hh = Product counter stop hours mm = Product counter stop minutes cccccc = counter X. ESC|STX|Address|`/`|ACK|EOT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 63 15 object is entered, although the last field, if it is an alpha/numeric object, may contain enough characters to meet the 48-character limit. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 64 Barcodes are also an object field and must be considered when entering a message. Thus a barcode with an imbedded sequence number is counted as two objects. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 65 0x25 Line 2 Message (EV I max 24 characters – 48 characters OP1.5, 2 or 3) (EV II max 48 characters) (EV SC max 96 characters) Q. ESC|STX|Address|`%`|SOH|EOT R. ESC|STX|Address|`%`|{message}|CR|EOT D. ESC|STX|Address|`%`|{message}|CR|EOT X. ESC|STX|Address|`%`|ACK|EOT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 66 0 = Logo Name in Font 0 1 = Logo Name in Font 1 Bit 1 = 0 = Get Name from on board data flash chip 1 = Get Name fro Data Flash card EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 67 D. ESC|STX|Address|`2`|`aa bb cc dd ee ff gg'|CR|EOT X. ESC|STX|Address|`2`|ACK|EOT 'u' 0x75 Store message in non-volatile memory (Write only) (EV I, EV II, and EV SC) D. ESC|STX|Address|`u`| EOT X. ESC|STX|Address|`u`|ACK|EOT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 68 = number of available barcodes y = type of barcode 0= CODE39 1= TWO OF FIVE 2= CODE 128B 3= CODE 128C 4= UPCA 5= UPCE 6= EAN8 7= EAN13 8= DATAMATRIX EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 69 = don't care y = type of barcode ( same as 'n' command) BARCODESTRING = Barcode Ascii data X. ESC|STX|Address|`=`|`xy`|EOT where if barcode verifies ESC|STX|Address|`=`|ACK|EOT if barcode doesn't verify ESC|STX|Address|`=`|NAK|{9}|EOT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 70 // Get upper nibble of speed speed |= getchar() & 0x0f; // Get lower nibble of speed dummy = getchar(); // Get EOT } else { // error handler (not our address) EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 71 // Get ACK for print station if(!dummy == ACK) // error handler (didn't get acknowledgement from printer) } else { dummy = getchar(); // Get EOT } else { // error handler (not our address) EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 72 MSG$ = "TRYING TO WRITE A READ ONLY REGISTER" Case 6 MSG$ = "UNIT INPUT BUFFER FULL" Case 7 MSG$ = "UNIT IN EDIT MODE" Case 8 MSG$ = "PRINT STATION BUSY TRY AGAIN" End Select EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 73 THE ABOVE VB ROUTINES DEMONSTRATE THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE OF: PREPARING DATA TO SEND TO THE HEAD SENDING THE DATA TO THE HEAD WAIT FOR A RESPONSE DETERMINE IF THE DATA WAS ACCEPTED OR REJECTED EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 74: Part 7: Option Jumper Descriptions

    RJ50 output connector is passed through the print carriage to the RJ50 input connector. This allows the same product detect signal to drive several print carriages. If this is not desired remove the jumper EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 75: Jumper Location

    JUMPER LOCATION VOLTAGE SELECT VSEL J4 ON= +12 OUTPUT OFF= FLOAT OUTPUT EXTERNAL PRODUCT DETECT PRSEL J6 ON=PASS THRU OFF=FLOAT OUTPUT EXTERNAL ENCODER ENSEL J5 ON= PASS THRU OFF= FLOAT OUTPUT EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 76: Option Cabling Descriptions

    Connection to the optional control port requires an RJ50 connector. Below is an example of the external product detect eye supplied by DIGITAL DESIGN INC part number C21006. EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...
  • Page 77 If it becomes necessary to supply both external product detect, and external encoder, both signals can be wired into the same connector, or DIGITAL DESIGN INC can supply an optional adaptor to allow connection of both cables (part number C21012) EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 78: Part 8: Printer Specifications

    40°F - 104°F (5°C - 40°C) Humidity: up to 90% relative, non-condensing Electrical Supply: 100-250 VAC; 50-60 Hz; 0.25Amp GENERAL Product Detector: Remote IR LED convergent Communications link RS485 (115KBAUD 7-BITS EVEN PARITY 1 STOP BIT) EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

  • Page 79: Default Settings

    1 - 255 ENCODER RATIO 1 - 7 MESSAGE STORAGE 1 - 100 PASSWORD 12345 5 CHARACTERS USER DEFINED AUTO REPEAT 0 - 255 DATE dd/dm/dy User defined TIME hh:mm User defined EVOLUTION SC SYSTEM MANUAL Issue 1.1 15 November 2006...

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