PRINTDDE Server
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1. DDETagnames for PRINTRONIC No String Name Type 1 GEXECUTE s nir P arzon a arae Jaca poe Weneage fE 6 AF5 s nir TAGS DDE Message 7 UBF1 22324455 1n afm 9 UNORMAL nir Non 5 Edit the contents of the List of changeable DDE items for Printronics Each row contains the following information about one row which will be printed on the Printronics the String field contains characters to be printed here special characters are used for DDE item value adding see InTouch DDE item point naming for full explanation the maximum length of this string is 32 characters the Name field contains the name of DDE item this name must be associated with InTouch DDE item name the Type field contains the type of the DDE item the possible values are None DDE Discrete DDE Integer DDE Real and DDE Message to choose value click on the corresponding row s combo box and select value from list box If Name and Type fields are empty then only characters from String field will be printed The total number of the possible rows in the List of changeable DDE items for Printronics is 20 Use scroll bar to access all rows in the dialogue box When all changes have been made select OK to accept the new contents of the List of changeable DDE items for Printronics If changes are undesirable select Cancel PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 13 6 Inth2. should be selected Flow Control Select the settings for Flow Control which matches the configuration of the printer XON XOFF flow control is used during transmission default setting DTR DTR signal is used for flow control RTS RTS signal is used for flow control When all entries have been made select OK to process the printers configuration If changes are undesirable select Cancel PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 X User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 8 MATRIX Printer Configuration To configure MATRIX printer invoke the MATRIX Printer Configuration command PRINTDDE Configure PRINTRONICS Printer Configuration MATRIX Printer Configuration Topic Definition en Server Operational Parameters The MATRIX Printer Configuration dialogue box will appear MATRIX Printer Configuration MATRIX Printer Installed on LPT1 E MATRIX Printer Configuration String 27 E 27 4 Baud Rate O10 2300 06800 1200 2400 4800 9600 19700 Data Bits Stop Bits O7 O8 O1 O15 O2 Parity None Odd Even Mark Space Elow Control XON XOFF DTR RATS The following describes each dialogue field in this dialogue box MATRIX Printer Installed on This field is used to enter the device number for MATRIX printer To change device number click on the respective combo box and make your choice from list box There are the following choices None LPT
3. If changes are undesirable select Cancel PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 14 InTouch DDE item point naming There are five reserved DDE tagnames for printer output control PRINT_BASE_FILE DDE Discrete used for immediate printing of previously created ASCII file if it switches from 0 to 1 then base file file which name is contained in DDE Message item NAME_OF_BASE_FILE is printed on the Printronics printer NAME_OF_BASE _ FILE DDE Message contains the name of the file that is to be printed on the Printronics printer if no path is specified then file must be in the same subdirectory as PRINTDDE Sever files PRINT_LABEL DDE Discrete used for immediate printing of changeable data on the Printronics printer if it switches from 0 to 1 then label information from the list of changeable DDE items for Printronics including actual values of DDE items is printed on the Printronics printer PRINT_TAGS DDE Discrete used for immediate printing of changeable data on the Matrix printer if it switches from 0 to 1 then values from the list of changeable DDE items for Matrix printer Separated by commas are printed on the Matrix printer STATUS DDE Discrete Read Only indicates the state of communication this item value becomes 0 if there are communication errors and is 1 default if communication is successful All other DDE items are changeable and must be in
4. PRINTRONICS Printer Configuration MATRIX Printer Contiguration Topic Definition ne Server Operational Parameters PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 4 Configure Server Parameters Command A number of parameters that control the internal operation of the Server can be set In most cases the default settings for these parameters provide good performance and do not require changing However they can be changed to the fine tune Server for a specific environment To change the Server s internal parameters invoke the DDE Server Operational Parameters command The DDE Server Operational Parameters dialogue box will appear DDE Server Operational Parameters Configuration File Path CAINTOUCH Internal Server Parameters Changing these parameters can adversely affect the server s performance Use caution Protocol Timer Tick mSec Time limit for data to be read from device mSec Internal DDE Timer Tick mSec DDE Block Size The following describes each field in this dialogue box Configuration File Path The first field is used to specify the path disk drive and directory in which PRINTDDE will save its current configuration file PRINTDDE will use this path to load the configuration file the next time it is started Note Only the path may be modified with this field The configuration file is always named PRINTDDE CFG Note There is
5. The PRINTDDE Server installation package can be supplied 1 As a self extracting archive 06010xxx EXE if downloaded from Klinkmann s web site the xxx is the current latest version of the Server 2 From installation on CD 3 On two or three distribution disks floppies To install the PRINTDDE Server from the self extracting archive run the 06010xxx EXE and proceed as directed by the PRINTDDE Server Setup program To install the PRINTDDE Server from CD or distribution disks floppies on MS Windows NT 2000 XP or 95 98 1 Insert the CD with Klinkmann Software into CD drive or insert PRINTDDE Disk1 into a floppy drive A or B 2 Select the Run command under the Start menu 3 Run STARTUP EXE if installing from CD or SETUP EXE if installing from distribution disks floppies 4 If installing from CD select Protocol Servers DDE SuiteLink OPC find PRINTDDE Server and click on Setup 5 Proceed as directed by the PRINTDDE Server Setup program When installation is finished the subdirectory specified as a folder where to install the PRINTDDE Server will contain the following files PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 2 PRINTDDE EXE The PRINTDDE Server Program This is a Microsoft Windows 32 bit application program PRINTDDE HLP The PRINTDDE Server Help file PRINTDDE CFG An example configuration file LICENSE TXT Klinkmann Auto
6. no limit to the number of configuration files created although each must be in a separate directory When using the PRINTDDE Server with InTouch it is a good practice to place the configuration file in the application directory Protocol Timer Tick This field is not used in the PRINTDDE Server Time Limit for Data to be Read From Device This field is not used in the PRINTDDE Server PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 5 Internal DDE Timer Tick The data entered in this field controls how often the Server performs various internal timing functions It affects only error reporting not normal performance DDE Block Size When the PRINTDDE Server is working with Wonderware InTouch it packs DDE Advice and Data Messages into blocks to improve throughput This field is used to adjust the block size The entry in this field has no effect on the operation of the Server with normal DDE aware applications If all entries have been made click on OK To reset the default values click on Defaults PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 6 PRINTRONICS Printer Configuration To configure PRINTRONICS printer invoke the PRINTRONICS Printer Configuration command PRINTDDE Configure PRINTRONICS Printer Configuration MATRIX Printer Contiguration Topic Definition LBP Server Operational Parameters The PRINTRONI
7. 1 LPT2 COM1 COM2 COM3 and COM4 PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 9 MATRIX Printer Configuration String This field is used to enter the commands which will be sent to the MATRIX printer before any data printing The maximum length of this string is 32 characters It will contain any ASCII characters The brackets are used for entering of special characters with decimal values from 1 31 For example if string contains 27 E 27 4 then four bytes are sent to the Matrix printer lt ESC gt E lt ESC gt and 4 Also if string contains 27 27 15 then five bytes are sent to the Matrix printer lt ESC gt lt ESC gt and lt SI gt Note As default the MATRIX Printer Configuration String is empty If Serial Interface COM1 COM2 COM3 or COM4 is used for printer connection the following parameters must be set Baud Rate This field is used to select the Baud Rate setting which matches the setting of the printer Note The default value is 9600 Data Bits Select the appropriate number of Data Bits which matches the configuration of the printer Note The default value is 8 Stop Bits Select the appropriate number of Stop Bits which matches the configuration of the printer Note The default value is 1 Parity Select the setting for Parity which matches the configuration of the printer Note If printer configurations do not use parity None sh
8. CS Printer Configuration dialogue box will appear PRINTRONICS Printer Configuration PRINTRONICS Printer Installed on COM1 E Baud Rate 1100 3000 6800 1700 2400 4800 9600 19200 Data Bits Stop Bits O7 8 1 015 G2 Parity None Odd Even Mark Space Elow Control XON XOFF DTR RATS The following describes each dialogue field in this dialogue box PRINTRONICS Printer Installed on This field is used to enter the device number for PRINTRONICS printer To change device number click on the respective combo box and make your choice from list box There are the following choices None LPT1 LPT2 COM1 COM2 COM3 and COM4 If Serial Interface COM1 COM2 COM3 or COM4 is used for printer connection the following parameters must be set Baud Rate This field is used to select the Baud Rate setting which matches the setting of the printer Note The default value is 9600 PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 7 E a MMMM Data Bits Select the appropriate number of Data Bits which matches the configuration of the printer Note The default value is 8 Stop Bits Select the appropriate number of Stop Bits which matches the configuration of the printer Note The default value is 1 Parity Select the setting for Parity which matches the configuration of the printer Note If printer configurations do not use parity None
9. Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server i PRINTDDE Server for Microsoft Windows and InTouch Applications User Manual Ver 1 x Rev 1 5 DR 060 10 KLINKMANN AUTOMATION P O Box 38 FIN 00371 Helsinki Finland tel int 358 9 5404940 fax int 358 9 5413541 www klinkmann com PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server il Table of Contents PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 1 PRINTDDE Server Main Principles The PRINTDDE Server is a Microsoft Windows application program that acts as a DDE Dynamic Data Exchange Server and allows other Windows application programs to print special information on Printronics and Matrix printers The Server is primarily intended for use with Wonderware InTouch but it may be used by any Microsoft Windows program that is capable of acting as a DDE Client To obtain the data from Server the client program e g InTouch Excel must open a channel to the Server by specifying three things the Server application name PRINTDDE the topic name PRINTER and the specific item name e g PRINT_BASE_FILE The Server must be started before client program After starting the Server reads if such exists the configuration file PRINTDDE CFG and fills configuration parameters with previous data or with default values if configuration file does not exist Installing the PRINTDDE Server
10. cluded in lists of changeable DDE items for Printronics and Matrix printers For example if the list of changeable DDE items for Printronics is the following eae ee e ee een eel DAFA Adn BF1722324455m OOOO S SSS r a nonman O OOO S S S S S O O O SSCS PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 X User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 15 in the String field some special characters are used s will be substituted with DDE Message current value string of characters f will be substituted with DDE Real current value float value d will be substituted with DDE Integer current value integer int value li will be substituted with DDE Integer current value integer long value n will be substituted with Carriage Return hex OD character r will be substituted with Line Feed hex OA character f will be substituted with FormFeed hex 0C character then if current values of DDE items from this table are ASCII_FILENAME LAPPU TAG1 RAUTARUUKKI TAG2 LAPPOHJA TAG3 SATAMA TAG4 12345 TAGS5 TESTITULOSTUS then the following will be printed on the Printronics printer UEXECUTE LAPPU UAF1 RAUTARUUKKI UAF2 LAPPOHJA UAF3 SATAMA UAF4 12345 UAF5 TESTITULOSTUS UBF 1 22324455 UNORMAL and then printer will go to next page the FormFeed command is last character in the last string The list of changeable DDE items for Matrix printer co
11. e PRINTDDE Topic Description dialogue box click on the MATRIX button to create or edit the List of changeable DDE items for Matrix printer The DDE Tagnames for MATRIX dialogue box will appear DDETagnames for MATRIX Name Type DDE Message DDE Message DDE Message DDE Integer DDE Integer DDE Integer DDE Integer DDE Integer DDE Integer a 1 2 J A 5 6 T 8 g 0 7 Edit the contents of the List of changeable DDE items for Matrix printer Each row contains the following information about one DDE item which current value will be printed on the Matrix printer the Name field contains the name of DDE item this name must be associated with InTouch DDE item name the Type field contains the type of the DDE item the possible values are None DDE Discrete DDE Integer DDE Real and DDE Message to choose a value click on the combo box of corresponding row and select value from list box If Name and Type fields are empty then this row is ignored The total number of the possible rows in the List of changeable DDE items for Matrix printer is 20 Use scroll bar to access all rows in the dialogue box When all changes have been made select OK to accept the new contents of the List of changeable DDE items for Matrix printer If changes are undesirable select Cancel 8 When all changes have been made in the PRINTDDE Topic Description dialogue box select OK to accept the new contents of Topic information
12. ill assume that the current working directory is to be used To start the Server from an application directory configuration file other than the default configuration file a special switch d is used For example invoke the File Run command and enter the following PRINTDDE d c directoryname Note There is no limit to the number of configuration files that may be created although each must be in a separate directory PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 11 Configure Topic Command The following steps are taken to define the Topic which is used as the DDE Topic 1 Invoke the Topic definition command The Select a Topic dialogue box will appear Select a Topic 2 To modify an existing topic select the topic name and click on Modify To define a new topic click on New The PRINTDDE Topic Description dialogue box will appear PRINTDDE Topic Description Application Name PRINTDDE Topic Name DDE Tagnames T ae PRINTRONIC MATRIX 3 Enter the Topic Name which corresponds to the DDE Topic Name The DDE Topic Name is entered in the DDE Access Name Definition dialogue box in InTouch PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 12 4 Click on the PRINTRONIC button to create or edit the List of changeable DDE items for Printronics The DDE Tagnames for PRINTRONIC dialogue box will appear
13. mation software license file WWCOMDLG DLL Dynamic Link Library necessary for PRINTDDE Server To uninstall the PRINTDDE Server start Control Panel select Add Remove Programs and select the PRINTDDE Server from the list of available software products Click on Add Remove and proceed as directed by the UnInstallShield program Note The HASP key is needed for full time running of PRINTDDE Server The HASP Driver setup is performed during the Server setup Without HASP Driver installed the PRINTDDE Server will run only 1 hour with all features enabled PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 3 Configuring the PRINTDDE Server After the PRINTDDE Server is initially installed a little of configuration is required Configuring the Server automatically creates a PRINTDDE CFG file which holds all configuration parameters This file will be placed automatically in the same directory in which PRINTDDE is located unless the path where the configuration file will be placed is specified via the Configure DDE Server Operational Parameters command To perform the required configurations start up the PRINTDDE program If the Server starts up as an icon double click on the icon to open the server s window The following will appear PRINTDDE Be To access the commands used for the various configurations open the Configure menu PRINTDDE Configure
14. ntains only Name and Type fields for example if the list of changeable DDE items for Matrix printer is the following Ge DATE DDE Message TIME DDE Message TAG1 DDE Message PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 16 then if current values of DDE items from this table are DATE TIME TAG1 TAG6 TAG7 TAG8 TAG9 TAG10 TAG11 07 11 1994 12 10 34 RAUTARUUKKI then the following will be printed on the Matrix printer 07 11 1994 12 10 34 RAUTARUUKKI 60 70 80 90 100 110 PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 X User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 17 E SSS __E gt L_ gt _ gt E gt __ _ July 94 Rev 1 0 January 96 Rev 1 1 Oct 96 Rev 1 2 Aug 97 Rev 1 3 Apr 98 Rev 1 4 Mar 2002 Rev 1 5 KLINKMANN AUTOMATION PRINTDDE Server Revision History First Release FormFeed command added Release 1 2 Modification of manual contents Chapters Files on the PRINTDDE Distribution Diskette Installing the PRINTDDE Server Manual file name changed Minor changes 32 bit version added Installation from CD information added PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15
15. ould be selected Flow Control Select the settings for Flow Control which matches the configuration of the printer XON XOFF flow control is used during transmission default setting DTR DTR signal is used for flow control RTS RTS signal is used for flow control When all entries have been made select OK to process the printers configuration If changes are undesirable select Cancel PRINTDDE Server Ver 1 x User Manual Rev 1 5 060xxm15 Klinkmann Automation PRINTDDE Server 10 Saving PRINTDDE Configuration File If the configuration file does not currently exist or a new configuration path has been specified the Server will display the Saving PRINTDDE Configuration dialogue box Saving PRINTDDE Configuration Directory CAINTOUCH File PRINTDDE CFG EJ Make this the default configuration This dialogue box displays the path where the Server is going to save the current configuration file The path may be changed if necessary Also the path can be optionally recorded in the WIN INI file by selecting the Make this the default configuration option Doing so it will allow the PRINTDDE Server to find the configuration file automatically each time it is started Configuration File Location When the PRINTDDE Server starts up it first attempts to locate its configuration file by first checking the WIN INI file for a path which was previously specified If the path is not present in the WIN INI file the Server w
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