SATO E series Programming Manual page 11

2. If you are using the printer's RS232C interface, it is necessary to set the COM
porton on the PC such that the CTS and DSR signals will be ignored. Send your
OPEN "COM" statement in the following way:
This sets the RS232C communication parameters of the host PC's COM1 port for
9600 baud, Even parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit and directing the port to ignore the
CTS and DSR control signals.
3. You may want to minimize keystrokes and program size by assigning the
<ESC>character to a string variable since this character is used quite often.
The following two examples in BASIC show a typical example using thesehints. Both
of these examples use the Standard Protocol codes.
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"; Sends the data "SATO" to be to be placed
50 LPRINT E$;"Q1";
60 LPRINT E$; "Z";
PRINTING WITH THE RS232C PORT
REM CL612 RS232 Example
10 E$=CHR$(27)
SATO Programming Reference
OPEN "COM1:9600,E,8,1,CS,DS"AS #1
Section 1. Programming Concepts
Identifies the program as a CL612 parallel
port print label. The "REM" prevents this
data from being sent to the printer and
displays it only on thescreen.
Sets the "E$" string as an <ESC>character
Sets the width of the output to 255
characters
Sends an "<ESC>A" command code tothe
LPT1 parallel port
400 dots horizontally and 100dots
vertically on the label and printed in the
"XL" font.
Instructs the printer to print one label.
Tells the printer that the last commandhas
been sent. The printer can nowcreate and
print the job.
Identifies the program as a CL612e
RS232C port print label. The "REM"
prevents this data from being sent to
the printer and displays it only on the
screen.
Sets the"E$"string as an
<ESC>character.
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