Special Instructions; Typical Data Flow Sequence - Datamax E-Class Mark II Programmer's Manual

Special Instructions

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Typical Data Flow Sequence

The typical data flow sequence is summarized in the following bullets and detailed in the
table below. Printer Commands data is transmitted to the printer as shown in the table from
left to right, top to bottom.
Status commands

Configuration commands

Download commands

Label format

Status commands

Label reprint commands

Memory cleanup

Printer Commands
<SOH>A
<STX>WG
<STX>O220
<STX>n
<STX>V0
<SOH>D
<STX>IApImagename<CR>image data...data
<CR>
<STX>L
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Q0001
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Overview
Description
"Status" commands: Get
Status, Request Memory
Module Storage
Information...
"Configuration"
commands, download
image...
"Download" commands,
image, fonts...
Begin label
Label Header record
Label Formatting Data
record –
Object type, orientation,
position, data
Label Quantity
Label Terminate record
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Notes
Optional,
bidirectional
communication
required for these
commands.
See <STX>Kc to
reduce configuration
commands
transferred
RAM (temporary) or
Flash (semi-
permanent)
memory.
Existing label
formats may be
recalled. Label
header records are
not required.