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1. 16 Bio We Vleit 16 WIndows IU o 17 UNO EUD DEE 17 Getting Stared BE 18 Z Panter Database E 25 OV EIVIEW erana O a EE 25 Pie Eu TEE 26 eg Mendaro dt 26 PICICICNGCCS inte 27 TAS EC a EE 34 10e View Men lisas alioli oscila drid 36 MESAS MA oe smua 41 He Utilities Mella coria lil llena a 52 Mene Menu cia cdi 53 Me Too Data dida od 54 Managing ihe Database ai ai et 56 Defining Printer Properties 56 3 Applications and Web Access nononnannnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnn 65 COMMUGUPATION EMO EE 65 Creating Configurations EE 66 Changing ee Welte CH 66 Saving Configuration Files c cc ceececcceeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeseeeeeeeeeseaas 69 Opening Configuration EE 70 Factory Settings DiINGrENnCeS u uu u uuu usu iia 73 Men Ba u u u u LS u asua uka it int ein 74 TOO Dn o aaa a od ce od ane ak m 75 Configuration Settings Differences Views 75 DIS Play Rn Te IR e EE 77 Flas Pile Manage EE 77 et Ee e EE 78 Bi e Cie ME 79 Delete And OIM a a 80 AAN o e 80 File Be Ve be testo 80 Define the Download Fees 80 Download tne les as 81 Recover A kau awayu ida 89 Ea en o 90 Media Pro Me a a 90 The Menu And Keel EE 91 RE 92 PTOS VIEW a ir ile ci deis 93 AGS ie 97 For More MOMO od 97 Operator ae sia lili 97 Primary Secondary Operator Keys
2. 102 Message DIS DIV id a 102 Status INICIO a 102 Disabled Indica cata diodo 102 IN Giele lee elle te EE 103 Horman oap E ainei e ea ES E EE 103 SE 103 reelle ie Bin e EEN 104 ETON 9 ele EE 104 DIRS GEOL Vista iaa 104 AUOD Data Manage tattoo oponentes 106 ODV QUANI Zae iaa 106 SPEKE ica ill ee 107 JOD A o da s 108 Job Capture OC uuu umu ee n 109 na A 111 The PNE Web Site URL Address n nnnnnnaannnneannnnonnnnnnnnennnnenennnnnsnnnenenne 112 Login To The PNE WebSite l u n eee aa as 112 Changing The User Password 113 TAS ir MANE List Radiata loa 114 Changing User Settings IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges 115 IIS 119 RODOO PARAS a e e les ee ea a e eis 119 Set Printer PAS a eg 119 Ser Wireless Properties asas ia droits 120 General Taurus 120 WEP tee elei Alb ceda 121 Ker e ainia al iaa 122 NK E 125 A EE 126 Macro Bd e uu u u uu o Supa de del 126 C migure Macr WE 127 KE d el 130 ASSIO HE ele 131 Enable Remote Printer Management 132 Beie di Billie Mens iii ia 133 COnligure Print Server Z s usasessassphassmasspuapakassaqaasupasaqusqapuqayayueqsaschanqawppa 134 Datastream Adapnier 135 OVNI Wisin on 135 HN E E Le 136 The Menu And TOO Dania AS 137 A a sassa 140 The CST Listing Field 140 GSTS ANG Gor EEN 141 Status EE 141 Modes Ang geet 14
3. IA csT 1 IetzZettzumdlg Edit Information Patterns variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 23 2006 9 22 24 AM POT Ov Errors O Warnings O Insert Figure 143 CST Accessing Attributes To access attributes right click any item in the Input field or select multiple items and right click Different attributes are available depending on what mode is selected see Modes on page 141 In the above example the s in Attributes was right clicked while in Replace mode See Figure 143 These are the different attributes used by the various modes and their descriptions Match The most common and simplest Attribute If the specified character s match the datastream then a replacement occurs if in Replace mode It is the default setting Don t Care Allows certain characters in the datastream to be wild cards that is it does not matter what character it is If the others match then the replacement occurs if in Replace mode Don t Care Except Allows characters in the datastream to be wild cards but only if they do not match the character specified Ignore Case Allows the matching of characters to be case independent Whether the character is X or x a match occurs 144 Parameter Allows characters in the incoming datastream to have a label You can use this label in the outgoing datastream to move characters to other locations without changing them I
4. Figure 58 Menu Editor Double click any menu item to open the Menu Editor window Figure 58 shows the screen you see when you double click the Printer Protocol option By using the Menu Editor you may view and adjust the settings of all nine of the printer configurations at once To change a setting click the drop down arrow underneath the corresponding configuration and choose an option Grayed out configuration names and settings do not exist you must create the configuration before you can edit it see page 66 To hide a menu item in the operator panel select Hidden under a configuration Click Hide All to hide this menu item in all configurations For more information on hiding see page 68 67 Select Copy Fact 1 8 to set all configurations to the same value as the factory or user defined configuration currently selected under the Edit gt Copy From menu in the Configuration Editor see page 66 Click Cancel to exit the Menu Editor without saving your changes Click Apply to save your changes without exiting the Menu Editor Click OK to save your changes and exit the Menu Editor Deleting Configurations To delete any of the configurations except the factory configuration select Edit Delete and choose the number of the configuration to be deleted Naming Configurations You may name any of the eight user defined configurations using an alphanumeric string of 1 to 15 characters Select Edit Names to open th
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6. CST 1 Mume Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Responsa Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 18 2006 3 11 51 PM PDT Um Errors 0 Warnings O Insert Status Bar CST Listing Field Figure 137 CST Manager Window The CST Manager has a Toolbar Input Output fields and a CST Listing Field 136 The Menu And Toolbar File Edit Tools Sea ARA MES Download CST Save Paste Delete Upload CST to printer Open CST Print Copy from printer Bundle Check CSTs for errors and warnings File New Closes the current bundle and creates a new one See CSTs and CST Bundles on page 141 Open Opens a file dialog where you can select a CST bundle from a local disk If the bundle has more than one CST the first CST displays in the table Reopen Displays the last eight opened CST bundles Save Saves the current CST Save As Similar to Save except allows you to save the CST using a different location and name Backup History Displays the backup history of a file The system maintains the last 20 versions of a file Properties Displays version information of a file Set Password Sets the password for the current bundle Print Prints selected CST entries Quit Closes the CST Edit Cut Moves the selected item to the paste buffer The paste buffer holds only one item at a time When you cut another item the paste buffer updates Ctrl X is the shortcut Copy Copies the selected item to the paste b
7. If Polled Discovery is enabled a progress indicator displays while PNE discovers printers See Figure 29 a9 oO 2 ee xjeega y e m gt ar A default pdb S EJ New_Printer A template Discovery LL Polling 10 22 1 112 Cancel Figure 29 Polled Discovery in Progress 44 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Paling Merten Y Enable Printer Discovery Print Server Discovery Polled Discovery Known Printers Discovery Y Enable Known Printers Discovery leon ox Cancel Apply Figure 30 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Tab Known Printers Discovery Sub Tab Known Printers Discovery This option logs previously discovered printer IP addresses From this log you can select and delete previously polled discoveries to create a new polling list to target your printer search To enable the option click the Known Printers Discovery tab and check the Enable Known Printers Discovery check box see Figure 30 From the polled list of IP addresses refine your search by keeping or deleting found IP addresses Click Apply or OK to start a new poll based on your specification NOTE You cannot manually add an IP address to this list If you delete an IP address it is lost until it is rediscovered If Known Printers Discovery is enabled a progress indicator displays while PNE discovers printers See Figure 31 skRicc ek MD Q x BAe xa Q Em d G SG E
8. 1 gt ei Forms Counter Tracking 4 Field Forms Counter changed and value Send Label Count to LCD Line 2 time is 5 x Send Report Settings Source Destination Label Count LCD Line 2 w seconds is infinite e e E Ok Cancel Table 1 Figure 220 Defining Entries in the GPIO Manager Once the report has been defined and the Send Report action has been selected the parameter block allows you to specify what is to be done with this report The Source drop down menu allows you to select a report previously created The Destination options tell the system where to transmit the report The Seconds field sets the time the report will be visible applicable only to the operator panel LCD See Figure 220 224 Timers The GPIO Manager allows timers to be used for different purposes A timer can be programmed to create a delay between an event and an action or it can be programmed to generate an event at a specific time each day or even at a specific day and time each week Define Timers r Timer List Common New Name Repeat 2 Mode Options e Delay Delay y Weekly HH MM SS E Initial Delay Figure 221 The Define Timers Dialog Box Three modes are available Delay Daily and Weekly which is discussed in the following sections Delay Timer Mode NOTE The Delay Mode and Initial Delay option can be controlled by a predefined data field
9. Applications Status Utilities Help File Edit View New Ctrl N d Open Ctrl O Save Ctrl 5 Save As Et Figure 9 File Menu New Creates a new database file Since PNE allows only one database file to be open at a time it asks if you want to save your changes to the current database before it creates a new one Open Opens a database file Since PNE allows only one database file to be open at a time it asks if you want to save your changes to the current database before it opens a different one Save Saves the active database file using its current name Save As Prompts you to enter a name for the current database file before PNE saves it Use Save As if you do not want to overwrite the current database file Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box See page 27 Exit Exits PNE 26 Preferences The Preferences dialog box has three tabs Printer Database Configuration Editor and Servers See Figure 10 Printer Database Tab preferences x Servers Startup Macro Settings USB Support Printer Database T Configuration Editor Database File Name Wett pd Lease Time on Printer Connection 3 E Security _ Show message when the printer is not protected Figure 10 Preferences Printer Database Tab The Printer Database tab controls database features Database File Name Enter the name of the default database file PNE opens this database file when the program starts
10. Gap 707 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 250 Figure 88 Profiler Graphic The profile graphic has four horizontal divider lines to indicate the quarter values of the sample data When the capture starts the samples of the profiler data will display on the graph The printer will send out the profiler sample data on regular intervals and the profiler view will be updated automatically If the profiler graph is too wide to be shown in one window a scroll bar will appear to be able to scroll the graph The printer sends out one sample for each dot so 300 samples per inch will be received for a 300 DPI printer During the capture the view will auto scroll to show the last captured profiler data until the specified time has elapsed or you stop the capture See Figure 88 When the profiler test starts the printer will send out the current threshold values The thresholds are indicated by colored horizontal lines on the profiler graphic blue for the Sensor Type threshold and green for the Paper Out threshold If dynamic sensing is enabled on the printer the Sensor Type threshold will be shown dynamically similar to the sample data 94 The Crosshair Media Profiler ProfileCapture1 File View Capture zm P e Rm Gap 202 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 250 Status Status profiling stoppe ling stopped NoteNaA N A Model SL5304r MP SL5304r MP Version V1 18E 11 18E PH 3683
11. Included IP Address Included IP Address Range lt MachineDatabase gt lt l Individual address can be included o excluded from accessinri he ct ID printer information lt l jipiddressIncluded and ipiddressExclufied are used for individual addresses 5 define the access range E lt IpAddressIncludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 255 255 255 255 gt lt l Use ipiddressEkcludeRange and its start and end attributes to define the invalid access range e lt IpAddressExcludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 00 00 00 1 gt lt MachineDatabase gt Excluded IP Address Excluded IP Address Range Figure 114 Include Exclude IP Address Options You can define which IP addresses are available to PNE for access Any IP address not included or defined in the included range will be unavailable to PNE In addition any IP address excluded or defined in the excluded range will also be unavailable The included and excluded IP addresses are defined in the lt MachineDatabase gt section of the file See Figure 114 Address Included Defines which IP address to include Address Excluded Defines which IP address to exclude Address Include Range Defines the range of IP addresses to include Address Exclude Range Defines the range of IP addresses to exclude You can add additional included excluded IP addresses or IP address ranges by duplicating the corresponding lines in the lt MachineDatabase gt sec
12. Last IP To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Printer Folder option Enable To select whether or not you want to enable polling of a specific task If you want PNE to poll the printers according to the specifications of your first task select true Otherwise select false Initial Delay S To specify the time delay from when PNE starts to when PNE polls printers The time delay is calculated in seconds 46 Polled Interval S To poll printers automatically with timed intervals calculated in seconds Use this option to periodically poll for new printers every few seconds Response Wait MS To specify the time delay PNE waits between SNMP responses By default the value is set at 300 milliseconds 3 seconds NOTE If your network is overloaded and the responses are slow you may not receive a response with the default setting In this case increase your Response Wait MS value NOTE If you enter a low value for slow networks you may receive no response In this case increase the Response Wait MS value Alert Delivery Tab Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery Y Enable Notification Alert Log Email Alerts Syslog Posting Y Enable Log File Log File Size Device First Last A alerts log 1000 Folder root enabl Browse _ Browse ge Clear a Comes ls Figure 33 Status Monitoring Properties Alert D
13. Set the printer in download mode power on with Menu and Down key pressed Send the file to the printer in a DOS box also called Command Prompt type copy b filename ext Ipt1 Method 2 Using PNE 1 Save the mapping table from within the GPIO Manager using the default file name extension This creates a downloadable file 2 Attach the saved file as a download file to a printer and use the upgrade utility Once downloaded the printer resident GPIO event parser detects the file and enables GPIO 229 Method 3 Using the GPIO Download Facility 1 Click the Download a button on the GPIO toolbar 2 Enter the required passwords for the GPIO program file and or the communication sessions 3 Inthe connection tab specify the access method and configure the network or serial modem if applicable 4 Click OK to download the active mapping table s to the printer Once the mapping table is downloaded the printer resident GPIO event parser will detect the file and enable GPIO Preloaded Table If a GPIO board is installed in the printer but no user defined mapping table has been loaded the printer will revert to a preloaded table Simple printer menus allow for programming three of the 11 Seven outputs four inputs pre defined interface signals to a particular polarity or logic function that meets all typical print and apply requirements They can also be compatible with all the features available on other manufacturers externa
14. 197 198 Printer Paused This event happens when the printer pauses because of the pause printer action The printer accepts data from the host and parses this data until its buffers are full No printing will take place The print engine is offline but the printer s data processing unit is still online Power Save Mode Entered This event signals the moment when the printer enters Power Save Mode Power Save Mode Exited This event signals when the printer becomes active again Start Data Processing This event signals the start of the processing of received data This is not the same as the Start Printing event End Data Processing This event signals the end of the data processing cycle This is not the same as the end printing event Printer Buffers Empty This event takes place as soon as the print buffers are emptied Single Label Printing Enabled This event happens on the Enter Single Label Mode action It indicates that this mode has been entered Single Label Printing Invoked This event indicates that the Single Label Mode is terminated and that normal continuous printing is active Label Pending This event generates when the printer is in Local mode i e the print engine is temporarily stopped and all incoming data has been processed Started Printing This event happens when the printer starts printing The printer starts printing when all data processing is done there is actual data to print and
15. 208 Single Label Printing Disable This action disables single page printing RFID Program Next Label This action is specifically designed for RFID Print and Apply applications where the programming of the RFID tag in the label does not have to occur simultaneously with the printing of the actual text on the label Sensor Action This action turns the media sensor on or off See Figure 200 Set Action Parameter xx sensor Settings sensor Media M Action Ignore On M a Loes Figure 200 Setting Sensor Action Parameters Lock Operator Panel Unlock Operator Panel Once executed the operator panel will be locked or unlocked When locked the operator panel can still be accessed through the virtual operator panel of PNE If the Disable Event Parser has been executed the operator panel will be unlocked Key Handling This action allows the user to specify how the actual Key Event should be handled Selecting Consume results in the original key function not being executed it is consumed by GPIO Beep and Blink These actions allow the beeper to beep a specified number of times The Online lamp on the printer switches on off or blinks at the normal printer controlled rate Enable GPIO Events Disable GPIO Events These actions allow you to switch on or off the event parsing of GPIO When disabled the only action GPIO will execute is the enable event parser action Reply to Host The Reply to H
16. Serial Disable Menu Key Key MEM pressed Key Handling Consume true vi Mew Feed Key Key CANCEL G DOVE pressed Form Feed Y Normal Panel Input Opto coupler l Active Disable GPIO Events vi Special Panel Input Opto coupler i Inactive Enable GPIO Events Figure 232 Panel Selected Label Printing Mapping Table When port switching is enabled the serial port is the only port with which the printer can communicate to itself To make the printer communicate to itself a special serial connector is required that connects the transmit data output to the receive data input When one of the three operator panel buttons is pressed the printer receives a message through the serial port sent out of that serial port by the same printer The serial connector in 25 pin and 9 pin is displayed in Figure 233 234 Figure 233 25 Pin and 9 Pin Serial Connectors Once the PGL files and GPIO mapping table have been downloaded and the special serial connector is installed on the printer the printer will print label_1 when the key is pressed label_2 when the Feed key Is pressed and label_3 when the key is pressed The printer performs a form feed when the Down key is pressed The Menu and Enter keys are non functional Operator Panel with GPIO Disabled Operator Panel with GPIO Enabled Cine TI ONLINE Fin 350m ONLINE Ebn 350m POWER SAVER MODE OWER SAVER MODE G 4 LABEL1 LABEL LABEL 3 235 Figure 234 Oper
17. buttons on the operator panel Unlock Panel This action enables the buttons None on the operator panel Key Handling This action is only enabled if the Consume selected event is Panel Key Y Beep This action defines the number Beep Count of times the buzzer beeps Y Blink This action changes the state of State LED Lamp a printer s led or lamp Y Disable GPIO Events This action prohibits the Event None Parser from executing any actions except for the Enable Event Parser action This allows an application to temporary disable the GPIO Event Parser Enable GPIO Events This action allows the None Event Parser to start executing all actions again 204 Table 10 Event Actions and Parameters SE Security Key Reply to Host This action sends user defined Reply Interface data to the host This action waits a specified time Time to Wait before the next action on the in milliseconds same event is performed Use the data field to specify the time to wait Only available if one of the numeric data fields is defined PAA Control Time to wait in msThis action None Reset CST will reset the active CST Y Select Mapping Table This action allows the user to Name of Table select the active mapping table to switch to This action is only enabled if there is more than one mapping table Data Field Performs an action on a user Destination defined data field If no data Operator Source fields are defined the user is Type aske
18. kach T RfidPrechecked EE Sequence Number RfidSequenceNumber Retry Number RfidRetryNumber Dante Ratna 5 Raw Data pes nm Table 19 RFID Version 2 Fields e Field Size Bytes Daalen RdDatalength 5 Data RfidRawData 4 121 see NOTE on TT 275 Total Data Total Data Length RfidTotalLengih Operation Type RfidOpType Field Type RfidFieldType A NOTE For the RfidRawData field it is not necessary to set your database field to the maximum size It is only necessary to set it to the largest data field size of the tags that are being used 275 A Linux Font Configuration File linux fontconfig RedHat 9 0 properties 1 6 03 11 14 Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved Version version 1 Component Font Mappings allfonts chinese gbls030 misc zysong1s030 medium r normal 4d c 1iso10646 1 allfonts chinese gbolg030 motif isa as song t1 me010mr normal 35 d 09 EISE 1930 0 allfonts chinese big5 arphic technology co ar pl mingti2l big5 medium r norma L gt 50d 0 gt 18010646 1 allfonts echinese bB1g5 mot1tf talpeli ti1xed med1ium r normal d 5 b1g5 0 allt nts lucida Dh Ane1dssans medLim normal sans 30 en Be E serif plalin jJapanese XU0208 m180 kochi Mincho medium r normal 70 c Tusx0 406 21963 0 serif plain korean misc baekmuk batang medium r
19. Firmware Download Initial Delay Sec Figure 6 Connections Connections Tab Access Method Sub Tab 11 Click the Access Method sub tab See Figure 6 The Access Method tells PNE how the host computer communicates with the printer Make sure it is set to Ethernet Ignore Download Mode and Download Timeout for now These options are described in Access Method Sub Tab on page 61 22 y 12 File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Dialog default pdb 4 Tutorial My First Connection Status and Error Log Figure 7 Printer Database Main Window 12 Click OK The Printer Properties dialog box closes and you return to the printer database main window See Figure 7 Your printer is now set up in the PNE database 13 Try to access the virtual operator panel as a test to see if the information you input is accurate Follow this procedure a Tutorial My First Connection should be highlighted in blue as shown in Figure 7 If it is not highlighted click it to select it b Select Applications P gt Operator Panel The virtual operator panel appears see Operator Panel on page 97 If not an error message appears in the Status and Error Log pane Check your password to make sure it is correct If the error continues contact your system administrator c Printers connected via the USB interface are automatically detected by PrintNet Enterprise The USB interface cannot
20. NOTE The input string used to request the printer status does not have to be a single control code like the ENQ character Likewise the output does not have to be NAK or ACK It can be anything that the host can transmit and handle It is possible to create a status reporting protocol that uses sentences For example replace the ENQ in the example with Printer how are you doing on this print job Replace the Job In Progress condition output with I am almost done Finally replace the Job Complete condition output with I have just finished this job CST Manager And EBCDIC In addition to the standard ASCII character set commonly used for printing many applications use the EBCDIC character set The CST Manger is specifically designed to work with ASCII To work with EBCDIC coded files characters in the Input and Output strings need to be entered in their EBCDIC representation Since the CST Manager does not have an EBCDIC view mode these entries must be entered in hex EBCDIC ASCII Table To help in creating EBCDIC CSTs refer to the following table for Twinax Coax LU 1 Coax LU 3 and ASCII NOTE For LU 3 in the following table EM End of Message FF Form Feed NL New Line and CR Carriage Return a o mp DIC ein en IC ETA O r fee A Ao co ae mee pa ee sm s E raras w ww e w ves ei on sen e Om ET ECC n CEN EE 22 ECT e
21. New Printer Ready Set v ri ri v Press Start to configure the Print Servers o ostat Cancel Figure 135 Configure Print Servers Widow To access the Configure Print Servers application select one or several printers from the printer database then select Utilities Configure Print Servers or click the Configure Print Servers button The Configure Print Servers window appears see Figure 135 The Configure Print Servers application allows you to set the trap port according to the SNMP Trap Server setting see page 29 The Configure Print Servers application also allows you to select or deselect alert groups To deselect an alert group uncheck the check box es of the corresponding option s By default all check boxes are checked The alert group options include e Warning e Marker e Intervention e Offline e Cutter e Consumable e Media Input e Barcode e Label e Media Output e RFID Power Cart e Media Path e Scanner Click Start to configure the print servers NOTE Check the Automatic check box to have PNE connect directly with the printer Uncheck the check box to have PNE make a Telnet connection with the printer Enter root in the Login field and the password for the user root in the Password field When your printer encounters a problem that falls within the parameters of the selected alert options the corresponding alert message appears Refer to the Alert Groups Table in chapter three of the Network Interfa
22. The data fields are named lt TIMER_NAME gt Delay and lt TIMER_NAME gt _InitialDelay where lt TIMER_NAME gt is the name you specified to the timer The Delay mode allows you to delay an action by a specified amount of time For example a printer is used on a production line and the operator is responsible for reloading ribbon when the printer runs out of ribbon The operator normally requires approximately 1 5 minutes to replace the ribbon but if it takes more than 2 minutes we want the printer to prompt an action 1 Select Edit gt Define Timers The Define Timers dialog box opens with the Delay mode selected by default Type Ribbon Reloading Error in the Name field 3 Check mark the Initial Delay check box to enable the initial delay parameters Enter 2 in the MM field under Initial Delay This specifies a two minute initial delay in which the operator has two minutes to reload ribbon If the operator is able to change the ribbon and place the printer online within two minutes the delay timer stops If the operator is unable to change the ribbon within the two minutes then the delay timer starts and the printer gives a warning The delay timer will repeat for a specified amount of time until the error is cleared 225 Enter 10 in the SS field under Delay If the operator is unable to change the ribbon within two minutes as specified in the previous step then the delay timer starts in 10 seconds In 10 seconds the printer will
23. To select a new default database file type it into the Database File Name field or click Browse to locate a file on your network Lease Time on Printer Connection Enter an amount in seconds to set the maximum amount of time a printer connection can remain open without any communication The default is three seconds Security Check the Show message when the printer is not protected check box to enable a warning message that informs you when a selected printer does not have an assigned password 27 Configuration Editor Tab Servers Startup Macro settings USB support Printer Database Configuration Editor Editor Keys Hide Key Unhide Key Dec Key Inc Key Figure 11 Preferences Configuration Editor Tab The Configuration Editor tab controls features of the Configuration Editor utility Hide Key Unhide Key Assigns which keys hide and unhide menu items in the Configuration Editor menu tree see page 65 The default for Hide is H h The default for Unhide is U u Dec Inc Key Assigns which keys will decrement and increment menu items in the Configuration Editor menu tree see page 65 The default for decrement is lt The default for increment is gt 28 Servers Tab x Startup Macro Settings USB Support Printer Database j Configuration Editor SNMP Trap Server Port 444 P _ Service Enabled Web Server Port 8080 _ Service Enabled XM
24. We ll use three more data fields named new Dim pin_number and pin_entry_count The pin_number data field contains the actual PIN number required to enable the configuration The final result of entering code will be compared with this data field If the codes and data fields match the configuration will be enabled If they do not match the user is allowed two more chances After that a message is sent to the host and the printer locks up Use the new_ pin data field to create the PIN number On each entry we ll send a message to line 2 of the LCD For this example we ll use three messages with the following content e message one Din contains tkk J e message two_pin contains e message three is either PIN accepted or PIN incorrect When a key is pressed the value of the corresponding data field is added to the value in new_pin which initially contains 0 If the down key is pressed new_pin now contains 6 If this is not the last third entry the content of new_pin is multiplied by 10 effectively shifting it over 1 decimal place The message one_pin is sent to the LCD that now shows PIN number 236 If the Feed key is pressed next the value in the related data field 3 is added to new_pin which now contains 63 Again it is not the last entry so new_pin is multiplied by 10 the content changes to 630 and the message two_ pin is sent to the LCD to show PIN number If the Menu key is the third and la
25. You will be warned if any data needs to be saved View Show Crosshair When this menu item is checked the default a crosshair will display when the mouse pointer is hovering above the profiler graphic see Figure 87 on page 93 Clear This will clear the profile view The user will be informed if the captured data has not been saved Capture Start Media Profiling Profile Source New_Printer _ Print Profile Run For i seconds 1 36005 0 manual stop o caca Figure 86 The Start Media Profiling Dialog Box Start Opens the Start Media Profile dialog box See Figure 86 From the Profile Source drop down menu you can choose an available printer from the printer database This is the source for the media profile test If you check the Print Profile checkbox the profiler data will also print on the installed media The Run For value determines how long the profiler test will run If you select 0 seconds the default the test will run until you stop the capture click the stop capture button press F6 or select Capture Stop NOTE You can always stop a capture before a specified time elapses After you click OK the Media Profiler will attempt to establish a connection with the selected printer If a connection is established it will check if the printer supports capturing the media profiler data If it does the profiler test will start The profiler test will run until the specified time has elapsed or unt
26. and setting passwords Supervisor mode allows unrestricted access to all functions of PNE XKXXKX User and Supervisor passwords are only recognized up to 9 characters and are displayed as One for each character typed Use only printable characters for passwords Spaces may be used to separate words To set up a password see Set Printer Password on page 119 Telnet Guest Password PNE uses Telnet to read various printer settings IMPORTANT Ifyou change the Telnet guest password click OK and then the kum green flag button or select Status y Update Status Telnet Root Password PNE uses Telnet to update various printer settings IMPORTANT If you change the Telnet root password click OK and then the VC green flag button or select Status y Update Status Telnet Guest Password Errors File Edit View Mert Edit Ss m x Wema eB Y Q 4 defaultpdb GE New_Printer A template Telnet Error Check guest password Applications Status Utilities Help Figure 46 Telnet Guest Password Error Polling the Printer Status PNE uses Telnet to poll the printer status If your printer reports a Telnet error See Figure 46 enter the password for the user guest page 58 See your system administrator 98 PNE also uses Telnet to read wireless printer settings page 120 If PNE reports a Telnet error when Wireless Properties E SATA D K IP JA Jana ei dE L Hal yi General SSID S
27. host that a new label can be printed Labels Pending None The printer generates this event when it has no more pending labels to print End Paper Move This event indicates the end of paper motion Cutter Cycled The printer generates this event when the cutter cycle is completed Sensor Event This event generates when the action to set the sensor to ignored on or off either is executed or failed Printer Error Printer Warning The printer generates this event when errors or warnings occur or are cleared You can select the actual error or warning as the event 199 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description x _ Uninterrupted i New Event Printer Error O x ww Error Settings Action Output Opto coupler e Description DES Event State Any 8 Set Paper Jam w O Cleared Cancel Error TOF Detect Fault Print Head Open RFID Tag Failed RFID Max Retry Figure 194 Setting Event Parameters To select the Printer Error event click the Event drop down menu and select Printer Error as the event parameter The Set Event Parameters dialog box opens Click the Any box to uncheck the setting A list of errors or warnings is now available for selection From the Error drop down menu select the required parameter The Set state identifies the event when the problem happens The Cleared state specifies the event when the problem is solved TOF Detect Fault happens
28. its related action NOTE The window header indicates which printer type thermal or line matrix the mapping table is created for Figure 190 indicates a Thermal printer The Event and Action drop down menus allow you to select an event and apply an action to the selected event Table 9 on page 193 lists the events currently available in the software The Event Parameters button allows you to select additional conditions related to the event Figure 191 Set Event Paramet x pto coupler Settings ate Number 1 8 Ee Figure 191 Setting Event Parameters 192 The Action drop down menu allows you to select the action that is to be taken on the specified event Table 10 on page 202 lists the actions currently available in the software The Action Parameter button allows you to select additional conditions related to the action Figure 192 displays parameters for the Output Opto coupler and Output Relay actions Set Action Parameters x x r Opto coupier Settings Action Humber 1 8 stte TL O Pulse Pulse Duration ms Figure 192 Setting Action Parameters _ Repeated Pulse Events Table 9 lists the available events and the related parameters Events parameters are available for the Input Opto Couplers Panel Key Pressed events Printer Error and Warning events including RFID and ODV related errors and PAA events related to Data fields and Timers Table 9 Events And Parameters ss Securi
29. jav user dir oackup gt PTNX_SecurePrinting 11042008_123145 bck 11042008_ 124432 bck 11042008_145022 bck Backup History The CST Manager has a Backup History option that allows you to view the backup history of a file The system maintains the last 20 versions of the file This dialog has options to clear the history open an older version and save under a different file name Backup History for D Wava ProjectslATKi_TestApp gpf E Mame Version Checksum Testapp VODA HAZDC3SA _TestApp ICDE72AB9 _Test pp UUA E959FB80 _Test pp DDA 32104468 _Testapp OOA 14 DALAD _TestApp OA SBSEEFFF _Testap DUA 1ATDC35A _TestApp OA ESS59FESO _Testapp Z6F 50315 _TestApp 1 004 JA7DC3SA _Testapp 1E0F0511 _TestApp B6F82EDF Events 01 BDA DL SABOCE 15 Apr 2008 Time 22 Apr 2008 11 36 33 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2008 Lan TA ER 5555 22 Apr 2005 11 36 01 Created on save by GPI 22 Apr2008 11 35 46 Created on save by GPI 22 Apr 2008 11 35 37 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2005 11 27 20 Created on save by GPI 22 Apr 20085 f 1 11 09 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2008 11 10 1 E EIEREN on save by GFI 22 Apr 2008 1109 59 Created on save by GPI 22 Apr 2008 10 5213 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2008 10 38 24 Created on save hy GFI 22 Apr 2008 09 46 11 Created on save by GPI 11 05 26 Created on save by GFI Figure 178 Backup History Information e Name displays the application name
30. onfigure im onfiqure onfigure Configure Configure Configure Configure Ah El Configure JU EE gt gt gt gt gt a TEE Print to LPT1 Status Idle Figure 124 The Macro Utility Window Configure Macro Macro String A Figure 125 The Configure Macro Dialog Box To create or edit a macro click Configure to the right of the macro name initially 1 through 10 The Configure Macro dialog box opens See Figure 125 127 Configure Macro x Macro String IS vi Print from ler ronb siiReadide bd Browse Macro Hame ReadMe td Figure 126 The Print from file Check Box To use a file as a macro check the Print from file check box Then click Browse to locate your file such as a txt file By default the file name becomes the macro name Rename it in the Macro Name field See Figure 126 Click OK to finish configuring the macro Configure Macro x Macro String Text s t r i on qg 54 65 78 74 20 53 73 72 09 BE GF Figure 127 The Macro String Field You can create a second kind of macro by typing in the Macro String field The ASCII text appears above and the hex code below Use the up and down arrow keys to switch between ASCII text and hex code Rename the macro in the Macro Name field See Figure 127 Click OK to finish configuring the macro The configured macros now appear in the list See Figure 128 128 2 Macro Utility Macro Name Copies Re
31. that you can download to the flash SIMM memory of a printer or group of printers A configuration file contains user defined printer configurations that you can download to your printer using either the printer database or the Configuration Editor For information about Download files see File Download on page 80 Defining Printer Properties File Edi View Applications Status Utilities Help Dialog y 12 v LA Ti Dr 3 default pdb Printer Properties d x G35 New_Printer l Identification Security Connections Information Name Unique INew_Printer Printer Description lA template Use only printable characters for printer name and description Status and Error Log A Sa Figure 42 Defining Printer Properties Before you can use any of the PNE applications you must define the printer s properties You must identify the printer and configure how the printer communicates with PNE To define a printer double click the printer s name or click the DD edit database entry button The first time you run PNE double click New_ Printer A template The Printer Properties dialog box opens See Figure 42 56 The Printer Properties dialog box contains four tabs Identification Security Connections and Information described in the next sections If the printer is USB connected the Printer Properties dialog box displays the Security
32. then selected Applications File Download or clicked the Gi file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 83 In this example refer to Figure 77 e The Area 1 and Area 2 printers will download the same program firmware and configuration files and their flash memories will be restored e The Area 1 printer will download a flash file e The Vending Room and Conference Room printers will download the same program file e The Vending Room printer will download a configuration and a flash file and its flash memory will be restored e The Conference Room printer will not download a flash or configuration file but its configurations and flash memory will be restored IMPORTANT Make sure the same printer is not listed more than once in the File Download dialog box Recovery File Whenever a printer downloads a program firmware file the configurations and flash memory are erased You can choose to restore the configurations and or flash memory but if during the download the power interrupts or the connection severs the files will be lost and will not restore 89 PNE makes a recovery file of the configurations and flash memory before they are erased The recovery file is located in the PNE installation directory If a download fails the Status and Error Log will display the location of the recovery file The file is named after the printer name in the printer database followed by a par extension print
33. 148 Formatted Pattern Tab Name The name of the formatted pattern The name must be unique for this type of datastream adapter object This name appears in pop up menus when you insert and use formatted patterns Data Pattern To insert a single character that is used as the data pattern This may either be a pattern character or any other character with the default Don t Care attribute The default for this field is asterisk with the Don t Care and Include attributes Right click the character and the following pop up menu appears 151 inc Minimum Length s S Length 16 e 1 Flush Delimiter St Auto _ H Include Figure 149 Data Pattern Pop up Menu If you use a data pattern character that is not defined as a pattern character the Don t Care attribute is always selected Use the Flush attribute to flush the found data from the host data Use the Include attribute include the found data in Store operations The Include attribute is selected by default If you use a data pattern character that is defined as a pattern character the Pattern Character attribute will be selected by default and the background of the inc mnemonic will be light green To change it to a wild card character right click the character The attribute pop up menu appears See Figure 150 ino Minimum Length D x _r ivV _ Data Pattern ge Care En Pattern Character KA Delimiter Sti il 1 Flush IM Inclu
34. 250 191 DW Status profiling stopped Note N A Modet SL5304r MP Version V1 18E P N 368364_ Figure 91 Adjusting the Origin By default the origin of the graph is located at the first sample of the captured data leftmost position You can adjust the origin by clicking on the ruler and dragging the origin to the desired location See Figure 91 You can use this to determine the length slippage of scanned labels in conjunction with the crosshair The Status Bar The status bar is at the bottom of the Media Profiler window see Figure 84 on page 91 and is divided into five sections The first section displays status messages The second section displays the first line of the notes if notes were added see Notes on page 92 The last three sections display the model version and part number from the printer being profiled By default these are set to N A For More Information Refer to Running Media Profile in the User s Manual Operator Panel PNE includes a virtual operator panel that simulates all the functions of the physical operator panel on your printer See Table 5 below which lists the different virtual operator panels 97 Table 5 Virtual Operator Panels Figure 92 page 98 P8000 line matrix cabinet Figure 93 page 99 P8000 line matrix pedestal Figure 94 page 100 P7000 line matrix cabinet and pedestal Figure 96 page 101 SL4M T4M thermal Figure 97 page 1
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36. A 39 L30 stss Active Files 170358 Deleted Files O 164094010 105 AutolD Data Manager See AutolD Data Manager on page 250 ODV Quality Wizard ODV Quality Wizard Area 1 Print Intensity 3 3 Print Speed xG6 ips 6 Settings Recommendation Barcode Code 33 Status OK Cancel Figure 102 ODV Quality Wizard Window NOTE You must set the following in the VALIDATOR menu to use the ODV online data validator Quality Wizard e Set Telemetry Path to Network Port e Set Telemetry Data to Full Report or Validation Mode The ODV Quality Wizard is a function that helps you select the best combination of print speed and print intensity that will produce optimal bar code output It displays controls that allow you to select a print speed and a print intensity Click the Test Print button to print and validate a test bar code pattern Based on the validation results the ODV Quality Wizard provides setting suggestions to optimize the bar code quality IMPORTANT Do not follow any suggestions if Barcode Code 39 Status does not display Pass Click OK to save these changes in Configuration 1 Configuration 1 then becomes the Power Up configuration see page 65 Click Cancel to not save the changes IMPORTANT Clicking the XX Close button in the upper right corner functions the same as clicking OK NOTE The ODV Quality Wizard is printer specific and not all printer models have ODV
37. Add to add the pattern definition to the end of the Pattern List The pattern appears in the list with its name followed by a separator and the pattern NOTE If the pattern contains control codes they will display in red Other non printable characters will display as red dots Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the defined pattern is already in the Pattern List Click Update to update the pattern properties with the new properties 150 Edit Select an item in the Pattern List and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Pattern List and click Remove to remove them from the list IMPORTANT Removing patterns invalidates entries that use the patterns Move Up Move Down Patterns appear in pop up menus in the order that they appear in the Pattern List Select an item in the Pattern List and click Move Up or Move Down to move the pattern up or down on the list Formatted Pattern Tab Use the Formatted Pattern tab to add remove and edit new and existing formatted patterns You can use a formatted pattern to identify host data patterns that do not have a fixed length Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Mame rp ine Minimum Length 0 Data Pattern 2A Maximum Length 16 Delimiter Start End Auto _ Formatted Pattern List we SCH Figure
38. CH Special Fonts B oF onts og E Area 1 north end of building ga Vending Room 0 Building B Figure 22 No Lines 38 Toolbar Allows you to select which buttons display on the toolbar NOTE By default some icons do not appear in the toolbar For a description of the toolbar icons see The Toolbar on page 54 Customize Toolbar Clear All set All e FE Folder e Printer e ep Download File Default v BO Edit el 6 Include Exclude e Cut e BS Copy F Paste e D Paste Buffer e A Delete EEA Operator Panel Figure 23 Customize Toolbar 39 The Applications Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help SR Configuration Editor r q default pdb Flash File Manager 3 E New_Pril CST Manager File Download GPIO Manager Media Profiler Operator Panel Information Capture Factory Differences AutolD Data Manager ODV Quality Wizard Speed Keys Job Capture Figure 24 Applications Menu For an explanation of the Applications menu options find the menu option in Table 2 and go to the corresponding page Table 2 Applications Menu Options page 90 page 97 Information Capture page 103 40 The Status Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Discover Printers default pdb Update Status SA E New Printer Aternplate Properties Figure 25 Status Menu Discover Printers To search for printers o
39. Click OK if the file type returned is correct click Cancel to terminate or click Browse to select another file 5 When you are finished click OK The database displays the path and name of the program configuration recovery or flash file Download the Files After you define Download files in your database you must download them to your printer for them to affect the active print state NOTE Each emulation used by the printer has its own list of valid flash files it can use Refer to the appropriate Programmer s Reference Manual for details about valid flash files To begin the download process select a printer or a folder containing printers and select Applications p File Download or click the file download icon The File Download dialog box opens and displays a list of all the printers that you selected in the printer database See Figure 73 NOTE If you later select a different printer or folder in the printer database and the File Download dialog box is still open click Update List to update the list of printers 81 File Download Frinter Area 1 10 224 232 86 Area 2 10 224 296 Vending Room 10 224 295 Conference Room 10 223 2 80 BIR BRIS Update List Figure 73 File Download The following are the download options for each printer Firmware Check this box to download the printer firmware program file Restore Config Check this box to restore the configurations that were in the printer onc
40. EER icon to obtain status information about the feature See Figure 37 Figure 38 and Figure 39 on pages 51 and 52 NOTE No information displays if you place the pointer over the KI icon The status information provided by PrintNet Enterprise varies based on the printer mode and or the printer connection method All USB connected printers will not have its status updated To see the current printer status use the virtual front panel For T2N printer models only basic status information will be available Online or Offline File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help 488 m gt default pab EE TS ms KR s a New Printer A template ONLINE Batt Ribbon remaining 50 to 5 Figure 37 The Ribbon Supply Icon 51 File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help A0 cen ga ele x feos a default dk mE es Mew Printer 4 template ONLINE Batt Signal Strength 44 Figure 38 The Signal Strength Icon File Edit view Esl stain status Utilities Help aloe al 8 m xfa al default pat EE Te 5204r Thermal Mew Printer A template ONLINE Batt Percent Charged 44 Battery Voltage 12 1 Volts Curent Draw 3 4 Amps Ime Remaining 13 2 Hours Figure 39 The Battery Power Icon The Utilities Menu File Edit View Applications Status 7 Help apo Ops Reboot Printer default pdb sel Printer Password GS New_Printer A template set Wireless Properties Macro Utility SNM
41. He Field Forms Count changed and value 0 na Beep S times Figure 213 Creating a Forms Counter Entry 217 Reports Reports are messages that can be sent to a number of destinations in the printer A report is created by specifying one or more sections and by indicating the sequence in which these sections should be combined to form the report Depending on the destination it may be required to indicate how long the report will be active Define Reports 1 X Report Sections Name Sections Added Available OK Cancel Figure 214 The Define Reports Dialog Box Defining Reports Continuing with the previous example we want to receive a message on the operator panel LCD that all forms have been printed To define a report do the following 1 Select Edit gt Define Reports The Define Reports dialog box opens with the Report tab active Figure 214 Two tabs are available the Report and Sections tabs 218 Define Reports Reports l Type Static String T e View Hex O View Binary DD Insert Remove Clear List New pm i OK Cancel Figure 215 The Sections Tab of the Define Reports Dialog Box 2 Click the Sections tab Figure 215 We will use this tab to define all sections needed to make the full report The printer operator panel LCD is has a maximum of 16 characters available per line to display the message Creating Sections In continuing with the e
42. Header While Printing El Header When Done Printing la Label Count E End Figure 217 Creating a Sections Item List 13 Click the New button and type End in the Name field to define a fourth section 14 Select Static String in the Type drop down menu 15 Type in the data pane 16 Click Add The End section is added to the Item List pane Figure 217 Creating Reports We want to generate two reports using the sections just created One report to generate during printing and the other to generate after printing is complete The first report Label Count is created with two sections Header While Printing and Forms Count This will give the following text on the LCD of Labels xxxx where xxxx is the remaining label count The second report Label Printing Done is created with three sections Header When Done Printing Forms Count and End This will give the following text on the LCD ALL DONE xxxx where xxxx is the remaining label count 221 Se Dr A ANS 222 Name Label Count sections Added Available Header Wie Printing Header Wie Printing Label Count Header When Done Printi abel Count ae Preview OF L ABE 500 tem List Label Count d Clear List Insert Update _ Remove Cear List OK Cancel Figure 218 Adding Available Sections Click the Report tab Type Label Count in the Name field Click the Header While Printing section under Available Click the
43. Input string the datastream adapter looks for Enter Input strings in one of two ways as an ASCII character or as a hex value You can switch between the two entry modes by using the up and down arrow keys To select attributes place the mouse over a character and right click Available attributes display see Modes And Attributes on page 141 Output Field Use the Output Field to specify what the datastream adapter does when the incoming data matches the data and conditions specified in the Input Field Specify data if performing a Replace or specify the name of a CST if performing a CST Select NOTE Attributes are not available in the Output field The CST Listing Field Figure 141 CST Listing Field The field below the input and output fields shows the CST To copy an entry click it and press Ctrl C or use the copy button on the toolbar To move an entry up or down click it and press Ctrl up arrow or Ctrl down arrow You can also click and drag an entry to a new position Double click an entry to place its data in the Input Output fields The area at the bottom of the dialog box lists statistical data about the use of CSTs the available space and the selected edit mode 140 CSTs and CST Bundles A CST contains all information necessary to perform an application adaptation The CST size is limited to avoid complex adaptations that may affect printer performance and to reduce printer memory usage lf a CST exceeds the
44. List Figure 207 The Define Data Fields Dialog Box Data fields are storage locations in the printer s resident memory To define a data field select Edit gt Define Data Fields The Define Data Fields dialog box opens Figure 207 The Name field allows the user to create a data field descriptive to the user s needs The Type drop down menu allows you to choose one of seven different types of data including 8 16 or 32 bit signed or unsigned values and a string value The Initial Value field allows you to set an initial value for the data type specified Checking the Non Volatile check box specifies that if a value in the data field has changed during the operation of the printer and the printer is powered down the latest value of the data field will be the initial value when the printer is powered on For example if the data field contains a label count of 10 000 and that after printing 1 200 forms the printer is turned off due to error with Non Volatile selected the printer prints another 8 800 forms when the printer goes online again If Non Volatile is not selected the printer will print another 10 000 forms Data Field Actions Data Field Actions are used to modify the content of the Data Field which results in an event An example is provided to better understand how Data Field Actions work in correlation to Data Field Events For this example we have a printer with a forms count defined in a data field in which after each
45. Next Label This action can have different functions If GPIO Print amp Apply is enabled the action is Print Next RFID Label In Single Label Printing Mode the action is Print Next Label If the user switches the printer to Pause mode without going into Single Label Printing Mode the Print Next Label also functions similar to the previous version of GPIO IMPORTANT Do not place the printer in Pause mode and select the Single Label Printing Mode this stops the engine and prevents the printer from printing Reprint Last Printed Label This action reprints the last page printed Form Feed This action performs a form feed Move Paper This action allows the movement of paper either to the next top of form the gap or if required for specific applicator functions a specified distance forward or backward See Figure 199 set Action Parameters x Mowe Paper Settings Distance Direction _ To TOF Forward 10 400 Backward als Figure 199 Setting Move Paper Action Parameters Cut Once Cuts the media in the current position Flush Next Label This action removes a single form the one that is ready to be printed from the queue in the printer lt can be used in Secure Printing configurations where two printers are interconnected through GPIO and one printer is ready to take over printing if the first printer develops a problem Single Label Printing Enable This action prints one label at a time 207
46. ODV Quality Wizard window page 106j Configure Print Servers Opens the Configure Print Servers window page 134 Speed Keys Opens the Speed Keys window page 107 Flash File Manager Opens the Flash File Manager window page 77 Media Profiler Opens the Media Profiler window page 90 CST Manager Opens the CST Manager window page 136 Job Capture Opens the Job Capture window page 108 Macro Utility Opens the Macro Utility window page 126 Update Status Marks a printer or printers for status updates page 50 Discover Printers Searches for new printers page 41 GPIO Manager Opens the GPIO Manager window page 183 AutolD Data Manager Opens the AutolD Data Manager window page 250 55 Managing the Database To organize your databases easily and effectively use the Edit option on the printer database menu bar You can add delete and assign printers configuration files and download files to your database tree You can also organize them using folders All Edit menu functions have buttons on the toolbar see page 54 Database ltems Folder Use folders to group the elements of your database EA Printer See Defining Printer Properties on page 56 D Download file A flash file or a configuration file created in the Configuration Editor which is described on page 65 stored on your host computer A flash file contains information e g the printer s firmware file or a font file
47. Set Action Parameters x Data Field Changed Settings New Add Destination Operator Forms Count M D S J Evaluate Source Type Ok Cancel Figure 209 Setting Action Parameters 213 There may be an instance where you want to indicate an exact operation to perform on the Data Field To decrement the label count by one each time a form prints specify this event to happen in the Data Field parameter block when a label printing occurs The value in the Source field will be used during the operation on the Data Field To decrement the forms count by one for each label printed set the Source value to 1 If more Data Fields are defined one of those could be used as the Source value To select the Source type click the Type drop down menu and select Fixed or another defined data field Operator Data Field Settings are defined in Table 11 Table 11 Operator Data Field Setting O en D D S Destination mod Source First specify the data field itself in this case a single U16 Forms Count If there are numerous data fields select the one in which the action should apply Next we need to set the operators to indicate the event we want to happen to this data field The Source field sets the value in which we want the data field count to decrement by NOTE When it is necessary to check validate the value of a data field on a certain event the user has to map a Data Field action to the
48. Symbol Contrast is below 40 Minimum Reflectance This occurs when the reflectance value for at least one bar in a bar code is not half or less than the highest reflectance value for a space Minimum Edge Contrast This error occurs when the Minimum Edge Contrast value is less than 15 In a bar code each transition from a space to a bar or a bar to a space is an edge whose contrast is the difference between the peak values in the space and bar reflectance Each edge in the bar code is measured and the edge that has the minimum contrast is the Minimum Edge Contrast It is possible that more than one failure message can be reported in a bar code report However the printer can display only one error message at a time Thus when multiple failures are detected only one message displays and the rest are ignored based on the following failure priority hierarchy 259 ee Operator Panel 1 Encodation Bar code improper highest data format Quiet Zone Bar code quiet zone too small 4 Symbol Contrast Contrast too low Check Percent Decode Poor scanning Check media Defects Poor scanning Inspect head Decodeability Unscannable code Check media PDF 417 Gap Poor scanning Check media Calibration Calibratio n Warning 10 Overall Grade Failure Overall Grade Failure 11 Internal Data Error Format Error Data invalid 12 Modulation Modulation Fail Check head amp heat 13 Minimum Reflectance RMin Fail Check head amp heat 14 Minimum
49. The Time Out option sets the amount of time in seconds PNE waits for a response from the printer after sending a command If there is no response in the specified amount of time an error message appears in the Status and Error Log pane lf you have a slow connection between PNE and the printer you may need to define a longer Time Out period Define the Time Out between 5 and 300 seconds the default is 15 seconds NOTE The Network settings must match the settings in the operator panel menu See ETHERNET PARAMS ETHERNET ADDRESS or WIRELESS ADDRESS in the printer s User s Manual to check the IP address To check the port number on the printer see Check Port Number on page 15 Serial Modem Sub Tab The Serial Modem tab contains two tabs Serial Port Parameters and Modem Control NOTE P8000 printers do not have PNE serial connectivity Serial Port Parameters Printer Properties Identification Security Connections Information Access Method Network SerialModem Serial Port Parameters Modem Control Connect Using COM 1 Speed 9600 Baud Word Size Parity Stop Bits Figure 52 Printer Properties Connections Serial Modem Sub Tab Serial Port Parameters Connect Using The serial port to use for connection The default is COM1 The range is COM1 to COM20 Speed The baud rate at which data transfers This setting must match the speed of the printer serial debug port See Table 4
50. a data field from the report by selecting it and clicking lt If you want to move all of them at once click gt gt or lt lt See Data Fields on page 257 To exclude bar codes RFID tags labels passed items or failed items from the report check the corresponding check box Using the Type down arrow select a report type comma separated variable or XML See Comma Separated Variable Report on page 263 and XML Report on page 263 Name the report using the Output File field The default location is the program installation directory Click Browse to save the file in a different location Once your report is set up click Ok to save the report parameters Viewing Telemetry Data NOTE You cannot view telemetry data if the data is being sent to an external database Data must be read using the database program See Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases on page 264 204 To view collected data from a printer double click the printer in the printer list or select the printer and select View y Data from Selected Printer The AutolD Data Viewer window opens and collected telemetry data displays See Figure 250 Identifier When viewing telemetry data there is an identifier consisting of a letter followed by two numbers and separated by a decimal point The letter B represents a bar code R an RFID tag and L a label For bar code and RFID tag identifiers B and R the first number represents the label number and the sec
51. an Existing File After opening an existing file the process of building and modifying the application starts To save your work as a new file or subsequent modifications of an existing file do the following e Save As New File Select File gt Save As The application name is already assigned and the version number is 1 00A Select a folder name enter a file name and click Save The file is then stored on disk e Subsequent Saves Select File gt Save The Version Confirmation dialog box opens with save options See Figure 176 Yersion Confirmation Application Hame CEsTBundle Save with current version 1 004 O Save with new release level 1 008 C Save with new revision number W4 044 O Save with new version number 2 004 Goan ac now annlic ati nm Va NN LA Save as NeW appiiCa IDH A Figure 176 Confirming the File Version 179 NOTE NOTE If you do not change the application name the Save as new application option is disabled In this case you must select one of the first four options Save with current version is the default selection If you change the application name Save as new application is enabled allowing you to reset the version number to 1 004 The version numbers displayed with the options are the version numbers the CST Manager will store in the file Version number increment rules When a file reaches release level Z and you select Save with new release level
52. and Count Transparent Mode The Transparent mode allows you to control which data is removed replaced or modified Sometimes the datastream of a graphics file contains a character sequence that is specified in the active CST for removal If you mishandle this graphics file important data could be removed The extra attributes for Transparent are Start End and Count Skip GFX Mode The Skip GFX mode allows the Bit Image Graphics command to be recognized and the following data to become transparent which prevents the datastream adapter from removing selected strings from graphics This allows graphic code to print properly The extra attributes for Skip GFX are 8 pin graphic data 16 pin graphic data 24 pin graphic data and Graphic plot data Select CST Mode The Select CST mode allows you to switch CSTs immediately Use it if different conversions are required one per job You do not need to select the matching CST through the printer front panel This mode needs a unique header for each of the jobs requiring a CST to activate Once a switch occurs the datastream adapter resets selects the indicated CST and restarts NOTE Buffered data the portion of the incoming datastream that invokes the Select CST mode is not deleted it is rescanned using the new CST No extra attributes exist for Select CST CST On CST Off Mode These modes prevent data handling by CSTs until enabled by part of the incoming datastream No extra at
53. appears then remote printer management has not been enabled IMPORTANT You may need to set the correct root password See Security Tab on page 58 132 Enable Command Failed Ea Remote printer management on the printer failed and is disabled Check the printer to see that it is powered on and has a network card installed then try it again Press OK to continue Figure 133 Remote Printer Management Not Enabled Lock Unlock Menus Lock Unlock Menus x Please make a selection Lock menus o Cancel Figure 134 Lock Unlock Menus Dialog Box The Lock Unlock Menus dialog box allows you to lock or unlock menus on a selected printer When you lock menus on a printer the menu tree is disabled in the operator panel physical and virtual Any key that affects the menu tree such as T 4 J UP DOWN NEXT and PREV will not function Also any key that goes to a menu e g the JOB SELECT or TEST PRINT key will not function NOTE When some of the above listed keys are used in combination with another to perform functions not related to the menu they are not disabled Other keys not disabled are those that perform a function e g PAUSE FEED ONLINE PAPER ADVANCE VIEW SET TOF PRT CONFIG and PAGE EJECT 133 Configure Print Servers Configure Print Servers OF x Login Password lv Automatic Printer Status Trap Port Warning Offline Media Input Media Output o N
54. at C3Printronixipnesurte called dmreport csv Report Name Report Location Figure 248 Report Creation Completed Dialog Box 253 Report Parameters To export the telemetry data to an ASCII file select a printer or group of printers and then select either of the Reports options The AutolD Data Report Parameters dialog box opens See Figure 249 AutolD Data Report Parameters Data Fields Choices Chosen Chosen Data Field Identifier z Choices CaptureDate E iw D Printer Name E AA j l Printer Address 2 Selected Item Failure Code Failure Message z Job ID E Move All Pages Completed E Items Barcode Decoded Data Barcode Deviation Exclusions h Exclude Barcodes Exclude RFID Tags Exclude Labels Exclude Passed Exclude Failed File Type Type Comma separated variables report using selected parameters bh File Name limreportrsv Browse Ok Cancel Figure 249 The AutolD Data Report Parameters Dialog Box Select the data fields you wish to include in the report one at a time and click gt NOTE You can select multiple data fields by using the Ctrl or Shift key If Barcode precedes the data field name then it is exclusively for bar codes If RFID precedes the data field name then it is exclusively for RFID tags If neither precedes the data field name then it is a label field used for both bar codes and RFID tags You can later remove
55. be manually selected using the Access Method mentioned above To ensure that a USB connected printer is detected the printer must have the PNE Port set to USB Make sure that USB Support is enabled under PNE Preference Refer to the Printer Setup section page 11 for instructions on setting the PNE Port PNE will search for USB connected printers every minute when the application is running IMPORTANT Before starting PNE make sure the printer is connected via USB and the PNE Port setting is correct Otherwise the application may not find the printer All USB connected printers that were detected is listed at the top of the printer tree 23 24 2 Printer Database Overview When you start PNE the printer database window appears first The printer database tool organizes and controls printers and Download files Figure 8 shows how the database looks when PNE launches for the first time Menu Bar Toolbar Database Pane Printronix PrintNet Enterprise Suite i D x File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Dialog el default pdb AS New_Printer A template Status and Error Log A Status Bar Status and Error Log Pane Polling Indicator Figure 8 Printer Database Main Window The menu bar contains all the menus used to control the functions of the program The menus are described later in this chapter The toolbar contains buttons for the most commonly used menu functions See page 54
56. been enabled see the NOTE on page 66 You may also save sets of configurations to your local hard drive so that they can be easily downloaded to the printer at any time The Configuration Editor does not change the current configuration or the active printer status until the configurations are downloaded to the printer 65 Menu Tree The Configuration Editor displays the printer configurations in a tree format see Figure 55 The top level of the tree is the OFFLINE menu From this level the tree branches into the printer s submenus Menu items that have a or Gr handle next to them have further submenus below them Click the handle to expand or collapse the submenus below You may also use the Expand Tree Collapse Tree options in the View menu but these options will expand or collapse all submenus The Configuration Editor has three drop down menus at the bottom The Displayed Language option allows you to select from five or more different languages to display the configuration information The Displayed Configuration option lets you choose between the available configurations to display The Power Up Configuration allows you to assign which configuration loads whenever the printer turns on Creating Configurations Along with the factory configuration your printer allows up to 8 user defined configurations that can be downloaded to your printer s memory You may create configurations using the operator panel or by using the Confi
57. close the Object Definition dialog box Pattern Character Tab Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Character 0x20 kai Hote Range Pattern Character List New Figure 146 Patterns Character Tab Use the Pattern Character tab to add remove and edit new and existing pattern characters A pattern character can be used by the datastream adapter to check host data against a range of values Character Selects the character that identifies the pattern character The available values range from 0x20 to OxFF The values 0x00 to Ox1F are reserved The values are listed with their hex value and printable character If you select a character already defined in the drop down list the properties for the character will display in the Note and Range fields You can change the data and click Update to update the definition in the Pattern Character List NOTE A short note description or name of the pattern character This will appear in pop up menus where you insert and use pattern characters Range The range of values datastream adapter checks against NOTE A continuous interval is separated by two dots e g a z 148 Enter hex values with the prefix 0x To define a continues hex interval enter 0xNN 0xNN where NN is a value ranging from 00 to FF You can define multiple intervals per pattern character by separating the intervals with a comma or a space character NOTE To
58. connector is removed the panel remains protected Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Normal Front Panel Functions _ Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler M Parameters Action Disable GPIO Events M On fa Description Li Event t Action Disable Menu Key Key EI pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Disable Enter Key Key ENTER pressed key Handling Consume true e Disable Job Select Key Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT EY pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Disable Test Print Key Key TEST PRINT INCREMENT oi pressed Fev Handling Consume true e Disable Cancel Key Key CANCEL G DOWN pressed Key Handling Consume true e Limited Front Panel Functions Input Opto coupler 77 Inactive Enable GPIO Events e Normal Front Panel Functions Input Opto coupler 1 Active Disable PIO Events Figure 230 Setting Events and Actions to Disable Front Panel Keys If the two last entries in the mapping are entered the following connector wiring results in a tool that can be used to enable or disable the normal front panel functions By Ge IPIA i Y PI OC Sv Ret Q 8 45 Figure 231 Connector Wiring for Protected Printers 233 Panel Selected Label Printing Imagine that the requirement is to print one of three labels without host intervention To do this the operator needs to have a selection mechanism at the printer For this applica
59. different drivers and connectivity requirements The examples are provided to assist you in starting your property definition file In the examples the following values are used Database odv User ID odvuser Password odvpassword Table name events MySQL OdvJdbcDriver org gjt mm mysql Driver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc mysal mymachine odv user odvuser amp password odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData SAP OdvJdbcDriver com sap dbtech jdbc DriverSapDB 265 OdvJdbcUrl jdbc sapdb odv user odvuser amp password odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData Microsoft Access OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odv UID odvuser amp PWD odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData NOTE Date is a reserved word in Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odv OdvJdbcDbName Sheet1 OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData Example Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft Access Database This example shows how to create an Access database connect it to the AutolD Data Manager and have the AutolD Data Manager export captured telemetry data to the database To create an Access database 1 Open Microsoft Access 2 Select File gt New Database to create a new database named odv Use the Blank datab
60. enter the Printer Mgmt menu Press the Up or Down key to until PNE Port Choice is highlighted Press J to change the PNE port selection 11 12 13 14 15 Press the Up or Down key until Ethernet displays Press to select it An asterisk displays after Ethernet Press the UP and Down keys at the same time to lock the key Press the Online key to select how the new setting should be applied Press the Up or Down key to select whether the setting should be saved permanently or temporary 16 Press to save the setting and place the printer back online P8000 Series Line Matrix Printers 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Press ONLINE key to enter Offline mode Press key to enter Menu mode Press the UP and Down keys at the same time to unlock the key Press the C gt Right and v Down keys until DIAGNOSTICS displays Press J to enter the DIAGNOSTICS menu Press the Up key until Printer Mgmt displays Press to enter the Printer Mgmt menu Press v Down key to until PNE Port displays Press the C gt Right key until Ethernet displays Press 4 to select it An asterisk displays after Ethernet Press the Up and v Down keys at the same time to lock the key Press the Online key twice to place the printer back online P7000 Series Line Matrix Printers O SE A ZS St 8 9 On the operator panel press the ON LINE CLEAR key to take the printer o
61. field For this example the printer sends a status report to the host printer on Mondays and Fridays at 12 45 p m for the next five weeks Click Add The Weekly Status timer is added to the Timer List See Figure 224 Click OK 227 Define Timers gt Timer List Weekly Stat x Common New Name Weekly Status Add Repeat w Occurrences E AL Mode Options Insert O Delay Time Update Daily e Es Eu E MEA e Weekly H ur Minute Second v Monday Tuesday Wednesday _ Thursday e Friday _ Saturday Move Dow 1 Sunday CIE Figure 224 Setting a Weekly Timer Using Timers Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description On Ribbon Error Cleared Stop Deactivate Alarm _ Uninterrupted Event Printer Error Action Output Relay Parameters Ona Description ei On Ribbon Error Y On Ribbon Error Initial Delay Expired Start Alarm Y On Ribbon Error Initial Delay Expired Start 1 Second Timer Parameters qe Event le Action Printer Error Ribbon Out Set A Start Ribbon Reloading Error timer 8 Timer Ribbon Reloading Error expired Output Relay 1 Activate D Timer Ribbon Reloading Error expired f Start 1 Second Timer timer Y After 1 Second of Alarm r op Ribbon Error Cleared Stop Timer Y On Ribbon Error Cleared Stop Deactivate Alarm fe Timer 1 Second T
62. for descriptions of the toolbar buttons Use the Database pane to access and control your printers in a tree format The first line of the database tree displays the database file name In Figure 8 the default file name for this database is default pdb From there your database tree branches out to include printers folders and Download files which you can organize into groups With a single mouse click you can download a file to several printers at once In addition you can use as many databases with PNE as you want Databases save as pdb files on your local hard drive NOTE You can open only one printer database at a time The Status and Error Log scrolls status and error messages as you work through the program If PNE does not function properly look at this pane for error messages Use the scroll bar on the side of the 25 pane to reference previous status and error messages The status and error messages relate to the current PNE session not to the specific database When you exit PNE these messages will be deleted The Status Bar displays brief status messages of PNE some of which appear in the Status and Error Log The Polling Indicator turns green whenever printers are being polled The Menu Bar The printer database menu bar is located at the top of the window see Figure 8 Use the menu bar to access all the functions of PNE The following are descriptions of the options located on the menu bar The File Menu
63. form prints the count is updated to reflect the correct number of forms still to be printed Once the count reaches zero we want a message to display in the second line of the operator panel To do this we need to define a Data Field and enter the total forms count Figure 208 212 Define Data Fields Name Forms Count Initial Value Type U16 0 65535 w 110000 e Non Volatile Hem List Forms Count Hew Figure 208 Defining Data Fields 1 Select Edit gt Define Data Fields Enter a descriptive name in the Name field Select the Data Field Type and enter the Initial Value The data field type can be signed or unsigned bytes 128 127 and 0 255 signed and unsigned words 32768 32767 signed and unsigned long words 2147483648 2147483647 and ASCII strings 4 Click Add to add the data field to the item list Once the data field is defined and added to the list make sure that the count decrements by one each time a form prints To set the parameters use the Label Printed event and the Data Field action In the Data Field parameter block specify what you want to happen when the event Label Printed occurs Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Decrement Forms Counter Uninterrupted Event Label Printed e Parameters Action Data Field Parameters On a Description Qe Event de Action ei Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed Da Field Forms Count 1
64. lt button to add the Header section Click the Label section under Available Click the lt button to add the Label Count section Click the Add button Label Count is added to the item list Figure 218 10 11 12 13 14 Define Reports xj PICA Hame Label Printing Cone Sections Added Available E Header While Printing Header When Done Print End Clear 4 Preview ALL DONE 00 j item List Label Count El Label Printing Done Clear List Move Up Move Down Cancel Figure 219 Adding Sections to a Report Click the New button Type Label Printing Done in the Name field Click Header When Done Printing under Available Hold the Control key and click Label Count and End under Available Click the lt button to add the Header When Done Printing Label Count and End sections Click the Add button Label Printing Done is added to the item list See Figure 219 Click OK to close the dialog box 223 Using Reports To make sure the correct report is transmitted to the operator panel LCD add the following entry to the mapping table Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Forms Counter Tracking Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed T Parameters Action Send Report T Parameters New Add Update i Ona Description e Event de Action le Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed A Field Forms Counter
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66. network printer selected in the printer database You do not need to further define network parameters e Rescan Checks to see which ports are currently available on the host computer 31 preferences x Servers Startup Macro Settings USB Support Printer Database Configuration Editor General Network Serial IP Address 2 0 0 1 Figure 15 Preferences Macro Settings Tab Network Sub Tab Network Sub Tab Use the Network tab only when the Printer Port on the General tab is set to Network IP Address The address of the printer where PNE will send the data Port The port number that PNE will use to send the data This must match the network interface card NIC of the printer where PNE will send the data In most cases this is 9100 the default If not contact your system administrator 32 preferences x Startup Macro Settings USB Support Printer Database Configuration Editor Speed 9600 Word Size Parity Flow Control None H Figure 16 Preferences macro Settings Tab Serial Sub Tab Serial Sub Tab Speed The baud rate at which data transfers This setting must match the speed of the printer host serial port under the SERIAL PORT menu thermal printers or the SERIAL submenu in the HOST INTERFACE menu all other printer models See Serial Port thermal or Host Interface all others in your User s Manual Word Size The number of data bits per character In mos
67. ppmaMiL gt lt LoginDatabase gt lt l For some user to access the printer information they need to he added by userid lt l The IF address of their machine also needs to be authorized lt UserDatabase gt l 4111 the user names their privilege type standard super admin needs to be added here lt userid password standard orivilege standard standard uUserid gt lt userid password super orvilege super gt super lt userid gt lt userid password admin privilege admin gt admin lt userid gt lt Usertiatabase gt lt MachineDatabase gt l Individual address can be included or excluded from accessing the printer information seg l ipiddressIncluded and ipiddressExcluded are used for individual addresses lt IpAddressIncluded 10 22 1 121 lt ipAddressIncluded gt lt IpAddressExcluded gt 100 100 100 100 ip4ddressExcluded gt lt Use ipiddressIncludeRange and its start and end attributes to define the access range e lt IpAddressIncludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 255 255 255 255 gt lt l Use ipiddressExcludeRange and its start and end attributes to define the invalid access range gt lt IpAddressExcludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 00 00 00 1 ds lt MachineDatabase gt lt fLoginDatabase gt lt ppmsML gt Figure 112 The PpmLogin xml File The PpmLogin xml file located in the PNE installation directory contains user settings and the included excluded I
68. printer Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference Manual To collect ODV telemetry data you must set the printer s Telemetry Path to Network Port See Set Telemetry Path SL5000 T5000 Series Only on page 15 To access the AutolD Data Manager application first select a printer or printers from the Printer Database that have an RFID encoder Then select Applications gt AutolD Data Manager or click the SL AutolD Data Manager button The AutolD Data Manager window opens See Figure 244 250 Menu Toolbar AutoID Data Manager LOS E Ioj x es View Reports tog e x P SETA E Printer Marne Run Connection Status Passed Failed Data Capture Fild Printer List N Carr era Figure 244 AutolD Data Manager Printer List Window The Menu And Toolbar Printers IEW separa SR Create Fixed leesch E lt Formatted Add _A GC A d Report Printers n Create Report Remove for All Printers Printers Create Report for Start End Set Report Selected Printers Collection Collection Parameters Figure 245 The Menu and Toolbar Printers Start Collection on All Printers Starts the collection of telemetry data from all printers in the printer list End Collection on All Printers Ends the collection of telemetry data from all printers in the printer list Add Printers Selected from Printer Database Adds all printers that are selected in the Printer Database to the printer list See
69. response By default the value is set at 5 seconds Broadcast IP Subnet Mask and Return Gateway These settings must match your network configuration See your system administrator NOTE To discover unconfigured NICs you must enter the Gateway Address and Subnet Mask in the Return Gateway field 42 dle Eat vew Appicatons Status Les Hep bas Fek default pdb S EJ New_Printer A template G Discovery Running Print Server Discovery Status and Error Log Discovering printers Figure 27 Print Server Discovery in Progress If Enable Print Server Discovery is enabled a progress indicator displays while PNE discovers printers See Figure 27 43 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling 4 vi Enable Printer Discovery iscovery Polled Discovery vi Enable Polled Discovery FirstlP Address Last IP Address Add Remove Apphy Figure 28 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Tab Polled discovery Sub Tab 2 Polled Discovery This option allows you to select a range of IP addresses to poll To enable the option click the Polled Discovery tab and check the Enable Polled Discovery check box then click Add see Figure 28 In the First IP Address field enter the first IP address of your desired range In the Last IP Address field enter the last IP address Click Apply or OK PNE polls the printers within your specified range and displays the results in the database pane
70. single word For an Excel spreadsheet it must be delimited by square brackets e g Sheet1 4 OdvJdbcDbFields Database Fields List This is a comma separated list of database field names that correspond to the fields defined when the database or spreadsheet was created Any field names in this list must match an AutolD property name IMPORTANT _ The field names are case sensitive Make sure the field names selected are spelled correctly and are set to the maximum field sizes as shown in the tables on page 271 See Data Field Names on page 271 for a list of the acceptable AutolD property names database name that can be used 5 OdvJdbcPreparedStatement Optional property This optional property allows the user to explicitly define the SQL prepared statement as defined in the JDBC specification If it is not defined a standard SQL INSERT statement is created using the table name from the OdvidbcDbName property and the fields from the OdvJdbcDbFields property For example a table named mytable with the fields CaptureDate FailureCode and DecodedData would create the following statement INSERT INTO mytable CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData VALUES Examples Of Property Definitions NOTE For all databases make sure that zero length strings are allowed The following are some examples of property definitions Printronix does not guarantee that the examples shown will work for your database Each database can have
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72. the printer is no longer in local mode The event will not happen on paper moves without print Label Printing This event occurs when the label is printing Ended Printing This event indicates the end of actual printing The paper may still be moving as printing does not always stop at top of form Started Paper Move This event indicates the beginning of the paper motion Label Printed This event occurs when a number of labels stored in the printer have finished printing If the labels print as a single job without any wait time the event will be a short pulse If the printer is placed in local mode and the labels are printed using the print next label action the event will happen once for each label Overstrike Pending The printer generates this event when a label overstrike is pending Label Completed The printer generates this event when a label is completed Label Rejected The printer generates this event when a label is rejected Label Canceled The printer generates this event when a label is canceled Label Failed The printer generates this event when a label fails to print Label Present In label peel off applications this event happens when the label present sensor detects a label in position ready for application It may be used to signal the availability of a label to an applicator system Label Taken This event generates when the label is taken from its ready to apply position lt can be used to tell the
73. the release level increments to AA For example 1 01Z becomes 1 01AA When the release level reaches ZZ and the you select Save with new release level the release level resets to A and the revision number increments For example 1 01ZZ becomes 1 024 When the revision number reaches 99 and you select Save with new revision number the revision number resets to 00 the release level resets to A and the version number increments For example 1 99C becomes 2 004 Viewing File Version Information To view version information of a file select File gt Properties File Properties E i Application Hame CSTBundle1 Wersion 1 004 Checksum 48109054 Last Modified 28 May 08 Figure 177 Viewing File Properties Automatic File Backup System The CST Manager automatically creates backups of the last 20 saved versions of a file This backup system uses the file name as specified in the File Save As dialog to create the following file and folder structure lt jav user dir backup gt the java user directory is the PNE install directory lt File Name gt folder that will store the backups lt ddmmyyyy_hhmmss gt bck backup of the latest previous version of a file lt ddmmyyyy_hhmmss gt bck backup of the second latest previous version of a file lt ddmmyyyy_hhmmss gt bck backup of the oldest previous version of the file 180 Example File name PTNX_SecurePrinting gcf lt
74. the status bar will also toggle the status of the EM EMC info for Office free 32223Kkb in use 304kb trashed Ob 78 Upload Flash File Manager Printer List Warehouse Files found 5 Office Getting File Data Lab FFS Info Not Loaded To upload unprotected files select a printer and then select the files you want to upload from the File Refresh File List Manufacturing FFS info Not Loaded Last status for Office Upload Completed Tm x Get File Info 91674 sf 57858 bytes data loaded 90249 sf 96922 bytes data loaded 91059 sf 56290 bytes data loaded 91060 sf 55938 bytes data loaded Upload 91671 sf 58130 bytes data loaded r 91889 sf 70330 bytes data loaded Delete cagon 57282 bytes data loaded M 93099 sf 56290 bytes data notloaded uu ee EM 94072 sf 55938 bytes data notloaded Seve As EM 94079 sf 58130 bytes data not loaded Figure 70 Uploaded Flash Files List Click Upload to upload the unprotected files from the flash memory Progress displays on the status bar at the bottom of the window After the files upload they appear selected in the File List pane See Figure 70 Click Save As to save all the files together as one downloadable file bundle file Save the file with a pff file extension Flash File Manager Printer List Warehouse Files found 5 Office Getting File Dat
75. to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center e Model number e Serial number located on the back of the printer e Installed options Le interface and host type if applicable to the problem e Configuration printout See Printing A Configuration in your printers Administrators manual e Is the problem with a new install or an existing printer e Description of the problem be specific e Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem faxing or emailing of these samples may be required Americas Europe Middle East and Africa Asia Pacific China http www printronix com support aspx Printronix Supplies Department Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies Americas Europe Middle East and Africa Asia Pacific China India http www printronix com supplies parts aspx 282 714 368 2686 31 24 6489 311 65 6548 4114 86 800 999 6836 800 733 1900 33 1 46 25 19 07 65 6548 4116 or 65 6548 4132 86 400 886 5598 800 102 7869 Corporate Offices Printronix Inc 15345 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 U S A Phone 714 368 2300 Fax 714 368 2600 Printronix Inc c o Printronix Nederland BV Bijsterhuizen 11 38 6546 AS Nijmegen The Netherlands Phone 31 24 6489489 Fax 31 24 6489499 Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone 65 6542 0110 Fax 65
76. to delete from the File List then click Delete amp Optimize CST Manager See Datastream Adapter on page 135 File Download NOTE The terms download and upload as used here and in the software indicate the printer s point of view Therefore when you download a file you are sending information to the printer the printer downloads When you upload a file you are receiving information from the printer the printer uploads IMPORTANT To utilize the File Download application make sure Enable Status Monitoring is checked in the Polling tab see page 46 Then select your printer in the printer database and click the update status button to make sure your printer has been polled at least once see page 50 The File Download application allows you to download any of the following file types program files configuration files recovery files and flash files to either a single printer or to a group of printers in one step Recovery files are an exception and should only be downloaded back to the printer that had problems during a download To download a file to a single printer insert a D Download file icon below the printer one level lower than the printer To download a file to a group of printers insert the Download file icon on the same level as the printers in the same folder containing the printers Use the printer database and insert additional Download file icons to download as many files to as many printers as you w
77. to save a configuration file in the format used by previous versions of PNE In this case select Legacy Configuration File from the Files of Type list and select the file to be saved Save in alae E backup gt test cfg testold cfg build y test1 cfg y testold1cst cfg EA dist Y test2 cfg Ytestvi cfu 3 nbproject test3 cfg testvifmr cfg src Ytest_mod cfg testv2 cfg test y test_new cfg 3 webapps TN testjoep cta File Name testi cfg Configuration File ctg All Files Configuration File cho Legacy Configuration File cfg Files of Type Figure 60 Saving as a Legacy Configuration File 69 Opening Configuration Files To open a configuration file select File Open The Configuration Editor loads the settings from the file you choose IMPORTANT These settings do not affect the current configuration or the active printer status until the configurations are downloaded to the printer NOTE The Configuration Editor displays only one configuration file at a time Be sure to save any changes before opening another configuration file If you load a configuration file that was created with PNE version 3 03H or earlier you may need to link the affiliated CST file In this case select File Open again and check the Link CST File check box See Figure 61 Navigate to the affiliated cst file and double click it or single click it and click the Select but
78. using angled lines File Edit View Applications Status Utiliti o A Q Sy Building A Sy Manufacturing D CaPrinter Sofware A prg D Cibanutacturino Contigs ctg En Area 1 fnorth end of building Ga Area 2 west end of building Administration Office O CoPrinter Software D org D ciomce Configs cty ga Vending Room 0 ga Conference Room 0 D Ciconfterence Contigs cty CH Special Fonts O C3Fonts prr E Area 1 north end of building Ga Vending Room 0 Building B Figure 20 Angled Lines Horizontal Lines Shows the links between folders using horizontal lines E Building A CH Manufacturing D Center Software A prg D CManufacturing Contigs ctg a Area 1 north end of building Ga Area 2 west end of building Sy Administration Office D CAPrinter Software D org D ciofice Configs cty Ga Vending Room Ga Conference Room 0 D Ciconterence Contigs cty Special Fonts D oF onts o S Aread north end of building Ga Vending Room Building B Figure 21 Horizontal Lines 37 No Lines Shows no lines between database items File Edit View Applications Status Utiliti E EE ER Q Sy Building A CH Manufacturing D cP rinter Software A prg D ClManutacturing Contigs cty E Area 1 north end of building Ga Area 2 west end of building Q Sy Administration Office D CAPrinter Software B prg D ciotce Configs ctg ga Vending Room 0 Ga Conference Room 0 D Ciconterence Contigs cty
79. you later add a condition with the Unconditional Stop Bits property all other conditions will be removed from the list Job Complete To create a Job Complete condition Job In Process To create a Job In Process condition NOTE You cannot have more than one condition in the Conditions list with the same Status Bits setting 164 Conditions List Lists all the conditions that you have defined and added to the list A condition is listed by its name followed by a separator and the output sequence In the output sequence control codes display as mnemonics and other non printable characters display as red dots New Click New to reset all data fields Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the condition has not been added to the Conditions list Click Add to add the defined condition to the end of the Conditions list Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the condition is already in the Conditions list Click Update to update the condition properties with the new properties Edit Select an item in the Conditions list and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Conditions list and click Remove to remove them from the list IMPORTANT Removing conditions invalidates entries that use the conditions Protocols Use the lower section of the Status Report Generator to add new protocols or select existi
80. your thermal printer after you download a configuration to it See Running Auto Calibrate in the printer s User s Manual NOTE Downloading a configuration file does not immediately update the printer s active configuration You must activate a downloaded configuration using the Load Config setting in the operator panel Refer to the printer s User s Manual for details 70 Uploading Configurations The Configuration Editor can upload configurations from a printer Select File Upload From Printer Once the configurations upload you can save them to a file Now you can select another printer from the database and upload its configurations PNE prompts you to save the previously uploaded configuration before the new configuration uploads Migration Over time menus and functions changed to reflect the new features of the printers Some printer features have been removed to provide better or more complete printer features Older saved configurations may have used these removed features or contain settings that no longer exist or have been modified in new printer firmware This can cause potential problems when downloading new printer firmware while preserving previously saved configurations if the saved settings are not analyzed and adjusted to work with the new firmware This analysis and adjustment has been summarized into one word migration Transferring Saved Settings Original Method To ensure that your settings from the s
81. 01 SL5000 T5000 thermal The layout of the operator panel changes to visually simulate the printer being used line matrix or thermal but the keys and indicators function as described on page 102 regardless of the type of printer used The virtual operator panel uploads special font tables from the printer and uses them to match the printer s actual front panel display If viewing Asian language symbols the virtual operator panel determines and displays the proper number of lines To access the operator panel select the appropriate printer from the printer database and then select Applications gt Operator Panel or click the 135 operator panel button Operator Panel Window N Message Display Primary Operator Keys ll x Ea Operator Panel P_ 810003 ONLINE P8205 e e ETHERNET IPDS gt RIBBON LIFE 97 ONLINE ADVANCE CANCEL a o Disabled Busy JE Z sS a PA Status Indicator Secondary Operator Disabled In Proaress Indicators Keys Figure 92 Line Matrix Printer Virtual Operator Panel P8000 Cabinet 98 Operator Panel Window El operator Panel New_Printer mj x Message Display ONLINE P8005 E NET READY RIBBON LIFE 76 Primary Operator Keys ADVANCE ME Status Indicator Secondary Operator Keys T S SELECT CONFIG Disabled In Progress Indicators ONLINE Disabled Busy Figure 93 Line Matrix Printer Virtual Oper
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83. 19 All Settings View In the All Settings View mode all menus and its corresponding values display in a table The menus with values different from the Factory configuration is highlighted in purple and the value itself is highlighted in yellow See Figure 66 Factory Settings Differences P 7000 File View SEAP e pao rir Menu Name Menu Level Facto Manufacturing Floor 1 Floor 2 Currency Sign 5 RMB Select RMB Select RMB Select MB Select a AR3240 Cornpat 5 Disable Disable Disable Disable 3 wasusas 6 0 LP 6 0 LPI 6 7 CP 3 Ignore Unidir Ignore Unidir Ignore Unidir T besse Near L Near LQ SONG SON Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable O An SC E H CO Do OD D elect CPI elect LPI BCS CPI o 3 CH GIE H ont Attributes rop Spacing ald Print talic Print o u Tr n on CO gt Z ss a e ps ole jrr O AECH o ke lk E gt Engish Displayed language a Figure 66 All Settings View Differences Only View In the Differences Only View mode only the differences between the Factory configuration and other menu configurations are listed The differing values are highlighted in yellow The menus are not highlighted Factory Settings Differences P7000 File View Z pue ek Protect Configs HOST INTERFACE 4 Auto Switching T EMULATION Select
84. 2 Change the setting from Disable to the name of the CST you downloaded such as CST 1 CST 2 etc Your CST is now enabled NOTE To maximize the performance of a CST you need to save it in a Configuration file See Configuration Editor on page 65 Validate Bundle Checks CSTs for syntax errors and missing information such as Start Flush commands that have no corresponding End Flush command Errors display in red Warnings display in yellow You cannot execute CSTs with errors but you can execute CSTs with warnings Options Specifies options that apply to the CST Includes the following check boxes e Use Last Selected Upload Printer e Use Last Selected Download Printer 139 A Fields Mode Append Replace Replace v insert Count Output H me Update Figure 140 CST Input Output Fields These fields allow you to select the appropriate Input Output sequence Use Shift Alt i and Shift Alt o to switch between the Input and Output fields See Modes And Attributes on page 141 for the different Mode selections Use the four buttons on the right with the Input Output fields New Clears the Input and Output fields Append Enters the Input and Output fields at the end of the current CST Insert Enters the Input and Output fields before the selected entry in the CST Update Re enters the Input and Output fields into the current CST after editing Input Field The Input Field displays the
85. 2007 01 04 56 5 iE 49 Fass 12 Alien Squiggle 96 48656C6ce6r44565400000000 Total Tag Count For Selected Time Period gt 5 Total Failed Tag Count For Selected Time Period gt Percent Yield For Selected Time Period gt 1003 EREREERRR AAA AAA RARA EEE ERRE RRA RARA AAA AAA RAEE RE RR RARA ARA V K KUK VK KUK KU K uu RARA AAA AAA AAA RARA RARA RAR RR RARA AAA AAA AAA AAA RARA RARA End Of Report Figure 258 Sample Standard RFID Text Report Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases The AutolD Data Manager allows you to export telemetry data to 3rd party databases using the JDBC interface To export telemetry data you need to obtain either a JDBC or an ODBC driver from your database vendor When configured the 3rd party database opens when the Data Validation Printers List window opens and closes when the window closes Any telemetry data collected by the AutolD Data Manager is sent to the database NOTE All external database errors are written to the file odv_db err located in the program installation directory The database connection is defined by four Java system property definitions that are placed in a global properties file called pm pro This file must be placed in the program installation directory NOTE The pm pro file is read only when the AutolD Data Manager initially loads Any changes made to pm pro are not reflected in the AutolD Data Manager until you relaunch the application Java system properties are na
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87. 4 2084 HP Pass 86600162 6666006014 False 5 9 393 0000162 0060000601458 67 14 2664 Figure 256 Sample Comma Separated Variable Report You can view the XML report using any XML viewer See Figure 257 lt xml version 1 8 encoding UTF 8 7 gt lt PrintronixDataValidation Version 1 8 Savebate July 14 2004 10 38 36 AM PDT gt lt BData gt 22 8 23 0 24 8 dh H EA 220 8 EE AH H 229 8 36 0 EN 231 4 EK EE lt Label CaptureDate 67 14 2804 16 36 22 Type 6 PrinterName SL5384e HP FailureHess lt RFID CaptureDate 67 145 2064 16 36 21 Type 4 PrinterHame SL536 e HP Failurehes RfidTagFailure False RfidTaglype 5 RfidFailedTagCount 6 RfidTotalTagCount 26 RFidR lt Label gt lt Label CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 23 Type 8 PrinterName SL5304e HP FailureHess lt RFID CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 22 Type 4 PrinterHame SL536 e HP Failurehes RfidTagFailure False RfidTagType 5 RfidFailedTagCount 6 RfidTotalTagCount 21 RFidR lt Label gt lt Label CaptureDate 67 14 2664 16 36 24 Type 6 PrinterName SL5384e HP FailureHess lt RFID CaptureDate 67 145 2064 16 36 23 Type 4 PrinterHame SL536 e HP Failurehes RfidTagFailure False RfidTaglype 5 RfidFailedTagCount 6 RfidTotalTagClount 22 RfFidR lt Label gt lt Label CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 24 Type 8 PrinterName SL5304e HP FailureHess lt RFID CaptureDate 07 14 2004 16 36 24 Type 4 PrinterHame SL536 e HP Fai
88. 64 368364 Figure 89 The Crosshair The crosshair appears when the Show Crosshair menu item is checked the default When the pointer hovers above the profiler graphic a crosshair is shown to indicate the sample value at that location and the distance to the origin See Figure 89 Press the Ctrl key to change the crosshair into a horizontal line that follows the mouse vertical position You can use this to determine the optimal sensor values NOTE Set the zoom factor to display the entire graph for this feature See Zoom on page 96 95 Zoom Zoom Selection Box 2 Media Profiler ProfileCapture1 File View Capture Se po al ass El Gap 207 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 250 255 ido rro a Status profiling stopped Model SL5304r MP Version 1 18E P N 368364 Figure 90 Zooming You can use the zoom selection box to set the zoom factor See Figure 90 You can enter a zoom factor or select a predefined zoom factor The valid range is 5 to 400 If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel the wheel can be used to zoom in and out The zoom factor in the zoom selection box will update to reflect the current zoom factor You can zoom to display the entire graph in on window and determine the maximum and minimum sample values using the crosshair 96 Adjust the Origin Media Profiler ProfileCapture3 File View Capture EEES Gap 202 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out
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90. CD a aaa 1 2 LF NUL 1B 44 61 61 61 61 JC pat zc pat DA DD Figure 159 Entering the Input String 25 Press the right arrow key then the down arrow key and type 0A00 for LF and NUL See Figure 159 NOTE The entry in the CST will show pat Pattern in the attribute field and a pattern number in the character field The hex value shown below the pattern number has no specific meaning Since the aaaa value is not going to be used we need to give these characters the Don t Care attribute 26 Select aaaa 27 Right click the selected aaaa and select Don t Care The attribute field changes from m Match to dc Don t Care 28 In the Output field type PAPER CALIBRATE This PGL command replaces the lt ESC gt Daaaa part of the thermal printer 1 command 29 Continue by typing LENGTH space Input New dc de de de ECD a aaa 1 LF NUL Append 1B 44 61 61 61 61 2C pal 2C pat DA 00 Output L I BRATE LENG T H 41 40 49 42 52 41 54 45 3B 40 45 AE Ar 54 46 20 Figure 160 Entering the Output String 30 Right click at the insertion point and select Insert Pattern 2 Length See Figure 160 NOTE Make sure you right click to the right of the space 31 Press the right arrow key and type WIDTH space 32 Right click at the insertion point and select Insert Pattern gt 1 Width 33 Press the right arrow key then the down arrow key and t
91. CPI elect LPI D 55 BCS CPI unct of Lines n lines BB unction of CPI n characters 5 E on RINTER CONTROL DWANCED USER EMULATION YA electCPL Select LPE j i Esa e Figure 67 Differences Only view 76 Displayed Language The Displayed Language drop down menu shows all available foreign languages that the attached printer supports Since this depends on the printer the drop down menu will be disabled when the Factory Settings Differences application is first launched After the Upload Differences program is executed the available language names supported by the printer will display After you select a language the program determines if it has already been uploaded and changes the table settings to this language If it is not loaded the program uploads the selected language and redisplays the table settings in the new language Flash File Manager Flash File Manager Printer List Refresh File List Warehouse FFS Info Not Loaded Get File Info Manufacturing FFS Info Not Loaded Office FFS Info Not Loaded Lab FFS Info Not Loaded FFS information not available for Warehouse use Get File Info ta upload Figure 68 Flash File Manager Window With the Flash File Manager you can view a list of the unprotected files loaded in the printer s flash memory and optional EM External Memory NOTE The EM s available only for SL4M T4M and P8000 printers You can up
92. Check the printer to see that it is powered on and has a network card installed then try it again Press OR to continue Figure 49 Enable Command Failed PNE also uses Telnet to enable remote printer management see Enable Remote Printer Management on page 132 If PNE reports an error when attempting to enable remote printer management see Figure 49 enter the password for the user root page 58 See your system administrator Connections Tab Printer Properties Identification Connections Information Access Method Network SerialModem Access Method Download Mode Access Method Printer Timeout on Firmware Download Firmware Download Initial Delay Sec Figure 50 Printer Properties Connections Tab Access Method Sub Tab The Connections tab contains three sub tabs Access Method Network and Serial Modem 60 Access Method Sub Tab Access Method Identifies how PNE accesses the printer Refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual to set up the NIC for your printer e Ethernet To connect the host computer to the printer via the NIC e Network TCP To connect the host computer to the printer via a network interface e Printer Serial Port Direct To connect the host computer to the printer directly via the serial port e Printer Debug Port Direct To connect the host computer to the printer directly via the debug port e Printer Serial Port Modem To connect the host computer t
93. Configuration Settings Differences Pane Bele Factory Settings Differences File View Ven Ser Lee e paa o ell Menu Mame Menu Level Facto Configuration 1 Configuration d Toolbar O A Displayed language Figure 62 Factory Setting Differences Window Menu Bar The menu bar consists of a File menu and a View menu File Menu Open Ctrl 0D Upload Differences Ctriu Figure 63 Factory Settings Differences File Menu Open The Open submenu allows you to select and open a previously saved Factory Settings Differences file The file must be one that was created with this application NOTE No error checking is available for an invalid file type including Comma Separated Variable CSV formatted files that were not created by this application 74 Upload Differences The Upload Differences submenu uploads the configurations and determines the Factory settings differences The results display in a table in the All Settings view Save and Save As The Save and Save As submenu allows you to select and save the Factory setting differences file to a file The results table can only be saved in the Differences Only view You will be informed if you try saving the file in the All Settings view The saved file will be in CSV format Print The Print submenu allows you to set up printing preferences and print the differences table You can print the differences table in both views View Me
94. EE 193 ACION Sesa todas aio neitadoda 202 Event to Action Mapping Buttons E 209 lf lee ele 210 THE ON FIA ia cis 211 THe Staus A DS uswa ee 211 Data Field isidro a 212 Dala Field ee 212 Dat Fed EvelilS u PS 0 o E O sas 215 REO ru 218 Denning RASO SS e td 218 Creating Seccion Sa is 219 AA A 221 US Steier 224 o O ee nee ee re 225 Delay Timer Mode u o sicario ile ae 225 Dally Ter MI o SS 226 Weekly Timer Mods suyunu Ee 227 USA TIME Susini 228 VT NAC WEE 229 Download Mapping Tables 229 Preloaded Tabla cinco 230 Mapping Examples aria irritan 231 Pin Code Protected Prints anna 236 GPIO Version Control System sr ioiei enee r a a 241 Application Name and Version Information 241 Viewing File Version Information 243 Automatic File Backup Gvstem aisoissa a ai 243 Backup aa 244 le eieiei 245 FICIAYS iaa NA A AD 245 Viel let sGlausenadiautonadenmans sachs EON NE 245 O CONNOR callate 246 Basic GPIO Schemalie Diagram cisions unun iio 247 Electrical Inputs And Outputs 248 GPIO Opto coupled Input Circuit unio 248 GPIO Opto coupled Output Circuit 248 AutolD Data Manager 250 C VO VI SW uu uuu unu leren 250 Dala Valdano as 250 H
95. Edge Edge Ctst Fail lowest Contrast Check head amp heat Other Error Messages 2 3 9 7 e Calibration Warning In some cases the validator can determine if it is out of calibration When this occurs the validator will communicate this condition as part of a bar code report This condition is considered a warning and the printer will not stop NOTE If a bar code failure is also reported in the same bar code report then failure error handling will take precedence When the calibration warning condition is encountered the message Validator needs calibration displays Normal operation will continue during this warning To clear the message press the PAUSE key 260 Once the message has been cleared perform the calibration procedure see Calibration in the Online Data Validator User s Manual Whether or not you perform a calibration will be unknown to the printer Once the warning message has been cleared the printer will assume that any problem has been resolved and will function as normal e Overall Grade Failure This is an overall data validation failure One or more of the following errors has occurred Decodeability Percent Decode Defects Modulation Minimum Edge Contrast EC Min Minimum Reflectance Rmin and or Symbol Contrast The printer s next action depends on the error action setting If the Stop mode is selected printing resumes where the printing stopped If the Overstrike or Reprint modes
96. HF Tag 0000162 668060001 True 3 19 4000162 000000001107 14 2004 10 36 20 0 5 28 4 515364e 221 4 515364e 22 4 SL538ke 223 4 5153 648 24 4 515364e 225 4 5L5364e 20 4 515364e i274 SL oo bee 227 4 5L5364e 28 4 515364e 29 4 515364e 308 4 515364e 231 4 5153 648 232 4 515364e 33 4 515364e XML Report The XML report format conforms to a well formed XML document as defined in W3C Recommendation Extensible Markup Language XML 1 0 available from the World Wide Web Consortium at http www w3cC org HP Pass 0000162009909001 False 5 3 20 0000162 00000600018 67 14 2004 HP Pass 8080162 800000062 False 5 3 21 0000162 000000002107 14 2084 HP Pass BBBB162BBDBBBBDD3 False 5 3 22 BBBB162BBDDBBBD3SHEDB7 1N 2BBN HP Pass 4000162 666600004 False 5 3 23 0000162 00000000458 67 14 2004 HP Pass 860600162 6666000685 False 5 3 24 0000162 0080000658 67 14 2004 HP Pass BBBB162BBDBDBBDD6 False 5 3 25 BBBB162BBDDBDBDBD6NEB7 15 2BBN HP Pass 89600162 666600087 False 5 3 26 8606162 0000000078 67 14 2004 HP Pass 86600162 666600088 False 5 3 27 86060162 0080000088 67 14 2004 HP Fass 8866162 886808889 False 5 3 28 86686162 BBDDBDBDBD9EB7 1N 2BBN HP Pass 86600162 6666000160 False 5 3 29 86060162 0006000601 68 67 14 2004 HP Pass 860600162 6666006811 False 5 3 36 0000162 008600060118 67 14 2004 HP Pass 868600162 006600012 False 5 3 31 0000162 66868060128 87 14 2664 HP Pass 8868162 666800813 False 53 92 0000162 0088888158 87 1
97. Info Completed Figure 69 Get File Info Select a printer and then click Get File Info to see a list of the unprotected files loaded in the printer s flash memory Progress displays in the status bar at the bottom of the window After you retrieve the flash memory information the files appear in the File List pane See Figure 69 NOTE The files are located on the printer s internal flash memory If EM precedes the file name then the file is located on the optional EM When complete select another printer and click Get File Info to view its flash memory information You can only view the flash memory information from one printer at a time but the Flash File Manager remembers what information has been retrieved For printers that have not had flash memory information loaded the message FFS Flash File System Info Not Loaded displays in the Printer List See Figure 69 NOTE Although you have retrieved the flash memory information the files have not been uploaded Notice the message data not loaded in the File List To upload the files see Upload on page 79 The status bar will toggle from the status of the last operation performed to the status of the printer flash memory available free memory used in use and memory deleted but not optimized trashed Last Status for Office Get File Info Completed Printer Flash info for Office free 1469kb in use 2346kb trashed Ob If you have an EM installed
98. L Server Port 8081 _ Service Enabled Note Restart program to use new settings Figure 12 Preferences Servers Tab The Servers tab allows you to assign port values for the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Trap Server the Web Server and the XML Server Click Service Enabled next to the corresponding server to turn it on NOTE You must restart PNE to use the new settings and enable the servers SNMP Trap Server The service that enables PNE to receive alerts from the printer when its status changes Once PNE receives the alert PNE creates an instant status poll to reflect the change in the database pane For instance if you turn the printer offline the printer sends an alert to PNE causing it to change the printer status instantly In the database pane the printer status changes to offline NOTE The SNMP Trap Server works only if the printers NIC is configured correctly using the Configure Print Servers utility See Configure Print Servers on page 134 Web Server Allows you to view the active PNE using a web browser See Web Access on page 111 NOTE If you want to use the Web Server service you must also enable the XML Server service XML Server PNE uses XML to communicate with its web server 29 Startup Tab x Servers Startup Macro Settings USB Support Printer Database Configuration Editor AutolD Data Manager Note Restart program to use new settings Figure 13 Preferences Startup T
99. LCD you can select the upper or lower display line and the time the message will be visible See Reports on page 218 e Timer This action allows the start and stop of timers This can either be for a single delay time or be based on the Real Time Clock battery backed up or CPU See Timers on page 225 NOTE The actions Select Mapping Table Data Field Send Report Beep and Blink and Timer is only available with the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer Event to Action Mapping Buttons The mapping table control buttons are used as follows e New Clears the Name field and sets the Event Action and related parameters to default e Add Adds a new Event to Action mapping to the current GPIO program e Update Re enters an Event to Action mapping after editing Click the buttons to copy an entry from the mapping table to the entry edit fields for subsequent modification Click the Update button to update the entry in the mapping table with the new data 209 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Test III liunninterrupted desta Add Event Input Opto coupler Parameters Action Output Opto coupler Parameters Update i Figure 202 Event to Action Mapping Entry Control Buttons The Uninterrupted check box is used to allow GPIO to finish an action without being interrupted For instance if an event results in a timer action the timer may be required to expire completely be
100. MeMent And Todoar dina aida 251 ri ENS e E E AA E E A A 252 Report Generalo atacada 253 Repon AP ut k u si area 254 Viewing Telemetry Data 254 Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases 264 Examples Of Property Definitions 265 Example Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft Access Database 266 Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft SQL Database 268 User Fault Generalo arcos nea 269 How To Generate A User Fault u UU ll a ua ps 269 Dala Field IN aMule 271 EXA Data Te da 271 Bar Code Data e o 272 Linux Font Configuration File 276 Contact Information 282 Printronix Customer Support Center 282 Printronix Supplies Department 282 Corporate OMS unu u uuu m ms e ado ce 283 1 Overview PrintNet Enterprise Suite PrintNet Enterprise Suite PNE allows you to organize all of the printers in your office remotely in a single database download software and printer configuration settings from a host computer with a single mouse click and use a virtual operator panel to configure printers in the same room or on the other side of the
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102. P Browser Assign IP Address Enable Remote Printer Management Lock Unlock Menus Configure Print Servers Figure 40 Utilities Menu For an explanation of the Utilities menu options find the menu option in Table 2 and go to the corresponding page 92 Table 3 Utilities Menu Options Menu Option Reboot Printer Set Printer Password Set Wireless Properties Macro Utility SNMP Browser page 130 Assign IP Address page 131 Enable Remote Printer Management page tes Lock Unlock Menus page 133 Configure Print Servers page 134 The Help Menu File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Bll Em ojo eel A default pdb AE New Printer A template User s Manual Location About Figure 41 Help Menu User s Manual Location Displays the User s Manual Location dialog box This dialog box tells you where to find the PNE user s manual PDF file About Displays the About dialog box The About dialog box shows the PNE program s version information and part number and the Java version number 53 The Toolbar The PNE toolbar contains buttons that perform functions See below for a description of each button Refer to the specified page for a more detailed description You can select which buttons display on the toolbar See page 39 Button Description gt Open Opens a different printer database Save Saves the current printer database Folder Inserts a new folder into the printer databas
103. P addresses and IP address ranges See Figure 112 To modify this file open it using a text editor IMPORTANT The PpmLogin xml file should only be modified by expert users Incorrect entries in this file could render the Web Server service unusable 115 User Settings Password Privilege category User name lt UserDatabase gt a DI 1 the user names jatfindard super admin needs to be added h lt userid password standard privilege standard gt standard lt suserid gt lt userid password super privilege super gt super lt userid gt lt userid password admin privilege admin gt admin userid gt lt AlsertDiatabase gt Figure 113 User Login Parameters The user name password and privilege category are defined in the lt UserDatabase gt section of the file See Figure 113 Password Defines the password for the designated user name When you change the password using the Change Password web page this information updates Privilege Category Defines the privilege for the designated user name The available options are standard super and admin User name Defines the user name You can only change the user name by modifying this attribute You can add additional users by duplicating the following line in the lt UserDatabase gt section lt userid password standard privilege standard gt standard lt userid gt 116 IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges
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105. Port See your system administrator Device To choose a device item that you want PNE to monitor such as a folder specific printer or a range of IP addresses First To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option NOTE In the remaining alert option fields select enable or disable as desired Offline Warning Media Input Media Output Media Path Marker Cutter Barcode RFID Scanner Label Intervention Needed Consumables and Power Cart For a description of the alert groups and printer events refer to Alert Groups in the SNMP Configuration section of chapter three in the Network Interface Card User s Manual All options are enabled by default Comment Enter comments as needed Update Status Update Status shows the condition of the printer at the time the status is checked To update the status of a printer select Status y Update Status or click the VC green flag button at the right of the toolbar Figure 36 shows a printer with a wireless NIC that uses two ports The T signal strength icon represents the wireless port while the III ethernet port icon represents the ethernet port The printer s model number if available displays in brackets following the printer icons Current OEM printers display the OEM s model number if it is plac
106. Printer Database on page 25 and Printer List on page 252 201 Remove Printers Selected from List Removes all selected printers from the printer list Select Data Capture File Allows you to change the Data Capture file name for a selected printer View Data from Selected Printer View telemetry data from the selected printer See Viewing Telemetry Data on page 254 NOTE You can also double click the printer in the printer list to view telemetry data See Printer List on page 252 NOTE You cannot view telemetry data if the data is being sent to a 3rd party database See Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases on page 264 Reports Set Report Parameters Sets all of the report properties You can select data fields exclude items select the report format type and modify the report name and location See Telemetry Data Export To 3rd Party Databases on page 264 Create Report for Selected Printers Creates an ASCII telemetry data file for all selected printers in the printer list based on the Report Parameters settings Create Report for All Printers Creates an ASCII telemetry data file for all printers in the printer list based on the Report Parameters settings Create Standard RFID Text Report Creates an ASCII telemetry data file for all selected printers in the printer list based on predefined RFID fields NOTE This Standard RFID Text report will not contain ODV data Log Error Logging Logs printer errors Options in
107. Properties Information Tab Contains information about your printer Refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual for more information 64 3 Applications and Web Access Configuration Editor Configuration Editor New_Printer File Edit View Migration GG E Go e Si Dialog 12 Protect Configs Disable MEDIA SETUP SENSOR SETUP amp EMULATION o PRINTER SETUP o INTERFACES o RFID Displayed Language Displayed Configuration Power Up Configuration e Factory ei en la Figure 55 Configuration Editor Window To access the Configuration Editor application select a printer from the printer database and select Applications Configuration Editor or click the configuration editor button Select File Upload From Printer to upload configurations from the printer The configurations upload from the printer and the active configuration displays in the Configuration Editor window See Figure 55 The Configuration Editor supports offline editing allowing the editing of stored configurations If you start the Configuration Editor without connecting to a printer the screen will be blank indicating no configuration loaded A configuration will not display until you load a configuration file from a disk or computer The Configuration Editor allows you to upload modify and download eight user defined configurations and the factory default configuration only if modification of the factory configuration has
108. Quality Error All Error Cleared Misc Events PAA Event Data Field Changed Timer Expired 3 Table Entered Table Exited UCP Data In 196 Event generated by PAA Event identifier Event generated when a data Source Condition field has changed Value Type Event generated when a timer Timer Identifier expires Event generated when a table is None entered or activated This will be the first event generated when a table is activated with the exception of the power up event Event generated when a table is None exited e g by selecting another table It will be the last event generated before the table becomes inactive Event generated when the data Value received on the Universal Control Port UCP matches the data defined with the parameters of this event Since this event requires that the UCP port be enabled a warning dialog will display if this option is not enabled This message will only be shown once for each GPF editing session Table 9 Events And Parameters a Security Key Thermal only Impact only 3 f instances of this object type are not defined a dialog box asks you to define some If you click Cancel the event will revert to the previous selected event Event Descriptions e Input Opto Coupler For external input signals you can specify the number of the opto coupler to view and the level in which the event is seen as active Click the opto coupler sym
109. Quality Wizard support Printers without ODV Quality Wizard support display the error message Operation not allowed on this type of printer 106 Speed Keys ait Speed Keys Area 1 Printout Quality Settings Validator Settings Physical Unit Setup Media Sensor Calibration e Use Inches Use Millimeters Figure 103 the Speed Keys Window The Speed Keys are single buttons that allow you to perform a specific operation without having to traverse the operator panel menu structure The Speed Keys assist you in performing repetitive functions associated with printer configuration or maintenance To access Speed Keys select a printer then select Applications y Speed Keys or click the DESE Speed Keys button See Figure 103 Changes made using Speed Keys are changed in the printer and saved in Configuration 1 Configuration 1 then becomes the Power Up configuration see page 65 NOTE Speed Keys are printer specific and not all printer models have Speed Key support Printers without Speed Key support display the error message Operation not allowed on this type of printer The Speed Keys are grouped according to their use e Physical Unit Setup e Media Sensor Calibration e Printout Quality Settings e Validator Settings NOTE For an explanation of the functions the Speed Keys perform refer to the printer s User s Manual 107 Job Capture Job Capture New_Printer File Search View Capture T
110. The options in the Edit menu are described below Insert Adds a folder printer or Download file into your database You must select an existing database item to create a folder printer or file You can also paste the contents of the paste buffer the last item that was copied or cut into the database The new icon appears one level below the selected database item If there are items below the selected database item the new item appears at the end 34 Inserting an item involves three steps 1 Select a database item The new icon will appear below the item you select 2 Define which type of icon you want to add Select Edit y Insert y and then select the item you want to add Or click the CF insert new folder ef insert new printer or GE insert new Download file icon A new icon appears in the database 3 Define what printer folder or file this icon represents To define a printer see Defining Printer Properties on page 56 To define a folder double click New Folder The Folder Name dialog box opens Type the name of the folder and click OK c To define a Download file see File Download on page 80 Cut Removes selected folders printers or files from the database and places it in the paste buffer Copy Copies selected folders printers or files from the database to the paste buffer leaving the original intact NOTE You can select multiple database items by using the Ctrl or Shift key Paste Places t
111. W default pdb g5 El New_Printer A template ES amp Discovery Poling 10 22 1 112 Cancel Figure 31 Known Printers Discovery in Progress 45 Polling Tab Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery vi Enable Status Monitoring SHMP Pacing MS 100 PrintenF older First IP Last IP Enable Initial Dela Add Discover true AU Folder root true DU Remove a ome Is Figure 32 Status Monitoring Properties Polling Tab The Polling option allows you to control the way PNE polls printers on the network For instance you can create a timed interval for PNE to poll every 30 seconds or every two minutes You can also specify a range of IP addresses To enable the option check the Enable Status Monitoring check box in the Polling tab see Figure 32 The SNMP Pacing MS value places a delay between each SNMP request This feature minimizes the network load By default the value is set at 100 milliseconds 1 second NOTE If Discovery is enabled then a discovery also occurs based upon the settings in the Discovery tab see Discovery Tab on page 42 Now you can set parameters to a new task The parameters include Printer Folder To select which printer or folder you want PNE to poll Click the field to select options from a drop down menu First IP To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Printer Folder option
112. Warning Ribbon Low Set Output Relay 2 Activate Slow Operator Label Present Output Relay 7 Activate Y Responsive Operator Label Taken Output Relay 7 Deactivate Il Printer Mot Available Printer Offline Output Relay 1 Deactivate Y Out of Ribbon Printer Error Ribbon Out Set Output Relay Activate Out of Media Printer Error Paper Out Set Output Relay 3 Activate Printer Status Clear Printer Online Output Relay 1 Activate wl Media Loaded Printer Error Paper Out Cleared Output Relay 7 Deactivate Y Ribbon Loaded Printer Error Ribbon Out Cleared Output Relay 77 Deactivate Figure 227 Setting Events and Actions for Printer Control 231 The connections made on the printer s I O connector are displayed in the diagram below 34 R1 com 35 R2 com 36 R3 com 37 R4 com 38 R1 NC 39 R2 NC R3 NC 41 R4 NC 42 R1 NO 43 R2 NO 44 R3 NO 45 R4 NO ire 500mA Fuse 24V 24 V Ret L1 Red Offline L2 Orange Ribbon L3 Yellow Operator Paper L4 Green Online Figure 228 I O Connections Applicator Example Imagine that a printer is connected to an applicator When the printer has a label ready for the applicator to handle it signals this event by activating one of the outputs As soon as the applicator takes the label the signal to the applicator will be removed until the next label is present This way a simple interface connection between an applicator and printer is established If any p
113. You agree not to duplicate or copy the Software except that you may make one backup copy You agree that any such copy shall contain the same proprietary notices as those appearing on the original 5 You shall not sublicense sell lease or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Software Product separate from the printer s without the prior written consent of Printronix Inc 6 You may not modify or prepare derivative works of the Software Product You may not transmit the Software Product over a network by telephone or electronically using any means or reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software 7 You may transfer the Software Product with the printer s but only if the recipient agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement Your license is automatically terminated if you transfer the Software Product and printer s 8 This License shall continue until terminated This license may be terminated by agreement between you and Printronix Inc or by Printronix Inc if you fail to comply with the terms of this License and such failure is not corrected within thirty 80 days after notice When this License is terminated you shall either return to the place you obtained them or destroy the printer and all copies of the Software and documentation 9 Printronix Inc warrants that for ninety 90 days after delivery the Software will perform in accordance with specifications published by Printronix Inc and
114. a Lab FFS Info Not Loaded Bisi ES q Refresh File List Manufacturing FFS info Not Loaded Last status for Office Upload Completed Get File Info 91674 sf 57858 bytes data loaded 90249 sf 96922 bytes data loaded Uptirnize 91059 sf 56290 bytes data loaded 91060 sf 55938 bytes data loaded Upload 91671 sf 58130 bytes data loaded 01889 sf 70330 bytes data loaded Delete 93099 sf 57282 bytes data loaded Delete amp Optimize EM 93099 sf 56290 bytes data not loaded EM 94072 sf 55938 bytes data not loaded Saa 94079 sf 58130 bytes data not loaded Figure 71 Selecting Multiple Files 19 Or you may use the Shift or Ctrl key to select single or multiple files See Figure 71 This way only the selected files will save to the pff file when you click Save As NOTE You can save only uploaded files to a downloadable file Delete And Optimize IMPORTANT You can not undo a flash file deletion You can erase files from the printer s flash memory Select the files you want to delete from the File List then click Delete To download files back to the flash memory see File Download on page 80 Once you have deleted files the flash memory is not optimized until you click Optimize Optimizing reclaims flash space from deleted flash files NOTE The printer reboots after you Optimize To delete and optimize in one step select the files you want
115. a Rename the file pm txt to pm pro and place it into the program installation directory Run the AutolD Data Manager and collect the telemetry data The collected telemetry data will be inserted into the odv database Exporting Telemetry Data To A Microsoft SQL Database Here is the set up for the Microsoft SQL database using ODBC connectivity 1 268 Using Notepad create an AutolD Data Manager properties file named pm txt that contains the following text Microsoft SQL Connection Using ODBC OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odvsal OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields PrinterAddress DecodedData Rename the file pm txt to pm pro and place it into the program installation directory SQL database name is odvsal Table name is events 5 Field names PrinterAddress DecodedData 6 Make sure the SQL ODBC driver is in the Windows Data Sources ODBC You can use either Client or Server dependiing on where the AutolD Data Manager resides 7 Use the same Jar files from the default AutolD Manager Make sure the SQL database has the same field names as pm pro Make sure that you use window authentication 10 Run the AutolD Data Manager and collect the telemetry data The collected telemetry data will be inserted into the odvsq l database User Fault Generation User fault generation is a feature that allows 3rd party applications to stop the printing operation and display a sixteen character mess
116. a Field Changed Parameters Hew Add Action Select Mapping Table e Parameters Update On o Description Ga Event lee Action Y Get Pause Key value Key PALISE pressed Da Field ew Din pause _key Get Minus Key Value Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT CV pressed g Field ew Din minus key e Get Up Key Value Key FEEDS LIP 1 pressed Aa Field Hew _pin up key Y Get Plus Key Value Key TEST PRINT INCREMENT 1 pressed ma Field ew Din plus key Get Menu Key value key EH T pressed a Field Hew DIn menu_key e Get Down Key Value Key CANCEL 69 DON pressed A Field Hew Din down ko Get Enter Key Value Key ENTER pressed A Field Hew pin enter_key Create Pin Number a Field Hew Dim changed g Field ew Din 1 0 Show Second Entry Done Ae Field Hey pin changed Aa Send one_pin to LEO Line A time is infinite Y Get Next Pin Digit Ag Field new_pin changed a Select Mapping Table pin_part_3 Figure 237 Pin_Part_2 Mapping Table The Pin_Part_2 mapping table is similar to the Pin_Part_1 mapping table If a key is pressed for the first 7 entries the value of the related data field is added to the new_ pin data field which is multiplied by 10 The message two_pin will display to indicate that two numbers of the PIN code have been entered and to select the Pin_Part_3 table Event to Action Ma
117. a Fields Table 15 Label Data Fields Maximum Name Database Name Database Field Description Size Bytes Format Format 18 Format type Barcode Short Barcode Long Barcode Validation Label Label Extended RFID Version 1 RFID Version 2 Identifier Identifier 12 The identifier is a type letter a label number a period and sequence number for that label CaptureDate CaptureDate 19 Date the data was captured Formatted as 12 30 2008 12 59 59 Printer Name PrinterName The name of the printer defined in the printer database Printer Address PrinterAddress The IP address of the printer either a dotted four octet number or a DNS resolved name Failure Code FailureCode 5 The failure code number Barcode or RFID failure codes are defined in respective product specification Label failure codes bit O failure bit 1 quiet zone failures ignored bit 2 contrast failures ignored Failure Message FailureMessage Text describing the highest priority failure 2 1 Table 16 Extended Label Format Data Fields Bar Code Data Fields Table 17 Bar Code Data Fields Maximum Database Name Database Field Size Bytes mie ge CI Et EC wean 7 EU CTI NC R White Avg RWhiteAvg R Black Avg RBlackAvg 3 Oo GOD GO o GN 272 Table 17 Bar Code Data Fields Maximum Database Name Database Field Size Bytes Ratio Avg RatioAvg GE Bar Deviation Aug Deviation Bar Deviation Avg BarDeviati
118. a job When using the USB for printer management you can print data using all other interfaces except USB Triggers r Start Trigger Trigger count Bytes saved before start trigger _ Ignore Case Stop Trigger Trigger count Bytes saved after stop trigger E Ignore Case x Limit saved data to bytes Figure 106 Configure Triggers Window A Trigger allows a selective capture of host data You need to specify two triggers a start trigger and an end trigger Select Triggers gt Configure See Figure 106 Enter triggers as text or hex strings with a maximum length of 256 characters Job Capture scans received data for the start trigger sequence Once found data capture begins and continues until Job Capture finds the end trigger If you do not set a start trigger all data is captured when the Job Capture starts If you do not set an end trigger the data will continue to capture until you stop it A second trigger option is a trigger count You can set Job Capture to start or stop once it finds a set number of start and or stop triggers The window that displays captured data shows any lines containing start triggers and highlights the start trigger strings You can also use the Search feature to search through captured data The Ignore Case check box allows character case to be ignored Check the box to search for a string regardless of c
119. aaaa is the length of the label bbbb is the effective print width and cccc is the effective print length NOTE aaaa bbbb and cccc are always fixed at 4 digits with a value range of 0000 to 9999 Convert this command assuming the units are the same into the PGL PAPER command for thermal printer 2 Start with a CST that will translate the lt ESC gt D into PAPER Skip the value of aaaa since thermal printer 2 can detect the forms length using the CALIBRATE function The value of bbbb will be used in combination with the WIDTH function and the value of cccc in combination with the LENGTH function This results in the following translation Thermal printer 1 lt ESC gt Daaaa bbbb cccc lt LF gt lt NULL gt Thermal printer 2 PAPER CALIBRATE LENGTH cccc WIDTH bbbb lt CR gt lt LF gt To be able to copy the value of bbbb into the WIDTH function and the value of cccc into the LENGTH function label these values and specify their ranges to be from 0000 to 9999 To do this use the Object Definition capability of the datastream adapter 155 Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Character 0x20 7 Note Range Pattern Character List New Figure 155 Object Definition Pattern Character 1 Inthe CST Manager click Patterns Variables See Figure 155 Next define the required pattern character by selecting it from the list of available characters 2 Click the Character
120. ab In the Startup tab check the AutolD Data Manager check box to set the AutolD Data Manager page 250 to launch automatically when PNE launches If you have added printers in the printer list page 252 and the Run box is checked the AutolD Data Manager will launch and begin collecting telemetry data automatically when PNE launches NOTE You must restart PNE to use the new settings 30 Macro Settings Tab xi Servers Startup Macro settings USB Support Printer Database Configuration Editor Macro Config File default mel Browse Printer Port LPT1 _ Use selected network printer Figure 14 Preferences Macro Settings Tab General Sub Tab The Macro Settings tab has three sub tabs General Network and Serial See Figure 14 General Sub Tab Macro Config File Displays the macro file that will load automatically when you start the macro utility To select a new default macro config file type it into the Macro Config File field or click Browse to locate a file on your network Printer Port Allows you to select the port that data is sent through The choices vary according to the host computer Possible choices include LPT1 LPT2 COM1 COM2 and Network If you select COM1 or COM2 click the Serial tab to further define printer parameters If you select Network click the Network tab to further define the network parameters e Use selected network printer Check this box to send data directly to the
121. able Intervention Messages Menu settings that could not migrate to the new configurations This could occur when a menu item was completely removed and the user utilized a setting other than the default In this case the Migration Utility cannot decide what action to take IMPORTANT You must resolve intervention messages or the printer may not operate properly STEP 5 Post migration After you review the migrated configuration save delete or download the migrated configuration file to one or more printers using PNE Factory Settings Differences The Factory Settings Differences application allows you to keep track of migration from old to new printers lt displays the differences between the Factory configuration settings and all other saved configuration settings The differences are highlighted to show value differences between configurations Two views displaying the data are available The All Settings view shows all of the menus highlighting the value differences The Differences Only view shows the menus and its corresponding values that differ from the Factory settings To access the Factory Settings Differences application select Applications gt Factory Differences or click the ai find differences button The application opens with no configuration data loaded The Factory Settings Differences window contains three sections the menu bar toolbar and the configuration settings differences pane See Figure 62 73
122. active when the printer is powered on Click the icon to toggle the state Relay This section has 8 icons each representing a single output relay An active icon means that the relay will be active when the printer is powered on Click the icon to toggle the state GPIO Configuration f X Properties Power Up Settings GPIO Control 10 Initial State Input Debounce Opto In 1 so Opto In 2 Bo Opto In 3 Bo E Opto In 4 on E d i o E Opto In 6 Bo E Opto In 7 on Opto In 8 m E Figure 187 Power Up Configuration IO Tab Input Debounce Input Debounce When using mechanical switches it is possible that more than one event is generated due to multiple contact detections The solution to this undesired effect is debouncing Debouncing waits a specific amount of time after the first contact has been detected before responding to the next contact Printer firmware that supports debouncing will apply a 30ms default debounce time However if this value is not enough for some mechanical and digital switches such as optical sensors debouncing may not be needed You can change the 30ms default value by setting a debounce time for each input Simply adjust the debounce time in steps of 1ms a setting of O zero means that debounce will be disabled The maximum debounce value 65535 Edit The Edit menu allows you to define delete and rename mapping tables You can also define data fields and reports t
123. adMe txt T HAHA onfiqure Configure onfigure Text string onfiqure onfiqure onfigure manaqa Configure o Configure l w E Configure Print to LPT1 Status Idle Jl Stop Figure 128 Configured Macros Click the corresponding Macro Name button to send it to the printer Adjust the number of copies in the Copies field 129 SNMP Browser SNMP Browser File IP OID 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 1 0 community public Get Walk Clear Figure 129 SNMP Browser The SNMP Browser enables you to view attribute values in the Printer MIB managed by the NIC You can retrieve an attribute value of a specific MIB Object ID OID or you can walk or traverse the MIB Three inputs are required before you can use the SNMP Browser 1 IP defines the IP address of the target printer 2 OID defines either the specific MIB object ID you want to view or the starting location for the MIB walk 3 community defines the access community defined in the NIC The default is public The Get button retrieves the attribute and attribute value for the specific OID entered If the OID entered is invalid you will receive the Error SNMP error message The Walk button traverses the MIB starting with the OID entered The display is in the format OlD Attribute_Value The Clear button clears the current display The File menu allows you to open a previously saved SNMP Bro
124. age on the printer s operator panel Using this feature in conjunction with the telemetry data export function allows external programs to implement a closed loop telemetry data solution If the external program detects an error it can terminate all further printing to reduce bad labels and label stock waste The AutolD Data Manager provides this feature through the XML remote control interface If a properly formatted XML message is sent to the AutolD Data Manager XML port it will cause the AutolD Data Manager to issue a printer fault command to the specified printer The fault command will cause the printer to go offline and display a 16 character text message on the printer s operator panel The following is the proper XML message format needed to generate a user fault AB lt ppmXML gt lt PrinterFault printerName myprinter type some message gt lt ppmXML gt AF where myprinter is the name of the printer specified in the printer database some message is the text message to be displayed on the printer s operator panel NOTE The maximum length of the text message is 16 characters Messages longer than 16 characters will be truncated How To Generate A User Fault To generate a user fault the AutolD Data Manager must be running In addition a properly formatted XML message must be transmitted to the XML server port defined in the printer database Preferences The default XML server port is 8081 but since this port number is
125. al You can also download a series of files to several printers at once using folders Select a folder and select Applications File Download All of the appropriate files inside the selected folder download to all of the printers inside that folder NOTE Downloading a configuration file does not immediately update the printer s active configuration You must activate a downloaded configuration using the Load Config setting in the operator panel Refer to the printer s User s Manual tor details See page 85 for examples of using the printer database and the File Download application to download files Downloading Examples File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Plof ex e x Cisample pob Q Sy Building A Q Sy Manufacturing O CAPrinter Software A org D Cimanuftacturina Contigs cty Q eae Y Eh Area 1 thermal ONLINE Rbn E NET READY D Caronte ptt EE Y Area 2 line matrix ONLINE PGLURIBBON LIFE 98 a CH Administration Office B CoPrinter Software D org Ch E Vending Room line mat ONLINE IPDSRIBBON LIFE 99 ON vending Configs cty O Conte pit ga El Conference Room thermal ONLINE ETHERMET GLILP 3 Building B 3 Building EECH Status and Error Log Figure 77 Sample Database 85 In this sample printer database Figure 77 the printers are organized according to different parts of the building Each area contains its own printers and Download files In the Manufacturi
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127. ant NOTE Previous versions of PNE required different file types to be downloaded to the printer in separate steps which is why the various file types were identified by or D icons With this version of the software a distinction between the various file types is not needed and a D Icon identifies all file types Therefore if you open a printer database that was saved using a previous version of the software all 8 icons will change to Define the Download Files After you insert Download files you must define them 1 Double click D New Download File The Define Download File dialog box opens See Figure 72 80 2 Click Browse The Open dialog box opens Define Download File This can be a printer program file configuration file or flash file tcan be a software repository CD or directory Download files are selected according to their hierarchical relationship to the printer receiving the download files Mew Download File Browse OK Coca Figure 72 Define Download File 3 Navigate to a program firmware configuration recovery file or flash file select it then click Open 4 Since multiple file types can now be downloaded in one operation a Test button is provided to allow you to verify if the file type specified is supported by the printer Clicking the Test button causes PNE to evaluate the specified file and display the file type this will help you verify that you selected the correct file
128. are selected the printer assumes the last label failed and takes the appropriate action See Error Action in the Online Data Validator User s Manual RFID This is the message assigned for an RFID failure Pass no RFID failure Tag Failure RFID failure 8 Job ID The default is 65535 For future use 9 Pages Completed The default is 0 For future use Bar Code Data Fields These are the available bar code data fields Decoded Data Deviation Symbology Letter Grade Ref Decode Decodeability Avg Modulation Avg Defects Avg Edge Contrast Avg Rmin Rmax Avg Symbol Contrast Avg PCS Avg R White Avg R Black Avg Ratio Avg Bar Deviation Avg Minimum Bar Dev Avg Maximum Bar Dev Avg Quiet Zone Horizontal Position Vertical Position Good Scans on Code Total Scans on Code Good Quiet Zones Lead QZ In X s Trail QZ In X s Sync State X Units Times 10 Percent Good Global Thresholds PDF 417 Gap Failure Decodeability Failure Defects Failure Percent Decode Failure Quiet Zone Failure Symbol Contrast Failure Encodation Failure Checksum Failure Calibration Warning 261 Percent Decode Average Overall Grade Failure Absolute X Dimension Internal Data Format Error Overall Symbol Grade Avg Modulation Failure Direction Minimum Reflectance Failure Checksum Minimum Edge Contrast Failure Self Check Disregard Quiet Zone Failures Symbology and Addendum Disregard Contrast Failures For an introductory descri
129. ase template Click New to create a new table Select Design View Name the first field ID and define it as an AutoNumber field This is required since the database must have a unique key value for each record Each record sent from the AutolD Data Manager will be appended to the database and the data in this field will be one greater than the value in the previous record 266 NOTE NOTE Microsoft Access File Edit View Insert Tools Window Help BE Z Bas io sm i gt SN 2 0 E Es Tablel Table E Field Name Datatype a a Jm AutoNumber CaptureDate Text A FailureCode Text F DecodedDatal Text Field Properties General Lookup Field Size 50 Format Input Mask Caption Default value Validation Rule Validation Text Required No Allow Zero Length No Indexed No Design view F6 Switch panes F1 Help j PJ pum CY A field name can be up to 64 characters long including spaces Press F1 for help on field names Figure 259 Adding Fields Using Design View in Microsoft Access Name the next three fields CaptureDate FailureCode and DecodedData and define them as Text data types See Figure 259 Beginning with the second field the field names must match the order of the fields specified in the OdvJdbcDbFields property In this example the OdvJdbcDbFields would be defined as OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedData Save the table as events Save the database as odv Open
130. assigned to the file at the time the backup was created e Version displays the version assigned to the file at the time the backup was created e Checksum displays the checksum calculated over the data of the file at the time the backup was created e Data and Time shows when the backup file was created e Notes displays which version of the CST manager the backup file was created e Clear button clears the history e Open button opens the backup file for editing e Save As button saves a backup file under a different name to a local storage medium e Close button closes the dialog Created on save by GFI 181 182 6 GPIO Manager Introduction This chapter describes the Printronix GPIO function available for the Printronix SL5000r T5000r series Thermal printers NOTE Only limited GPIO support is available for Line Matrix printers Please contact the Customer Support Center for information before ordering Line Matrix printers with GPIO GPIO is both hardware and software The hardware is the I O board to be mounted in the printer and the software is the GPIO Manager The GPIO hardware is a printed circuit board containing optically isolated inputs and outputs as well as relays The GPIO software is both a printer resident GPIO event parser and a PC based GPIO manager that allows the user to define how the general purpose l O hardware should behave for the given application NOTE Certain GPIO featur
131. ator Panel P8000 Pedestal Secondary k Panel Message Display Status Indicator Operator Keys t perator Panel New Printer HLIHE PGL RIBBON LIFE 100 E ONLINE PAPER MEI CLEAR ADVANCE EJECT CANCEL se amp PRT CONFIG JOB SELECT Enable Disabled PY Busy P A A Primary Operator Keys Disabled In Progress 99 Indicators Figure 94 Line Matrix Printer Virtual Operator Panel P7000 Cabinet and Pedestal Secondary Operator Panel Message Display Operator Keys Window Status Indicator ES Operator Panel New Printer 1 gt T CG POL ES we X a w ger k Disabled Busy BC Primary J Operator Keys Disabled In Progress Indicators Figure 95 Line Matrix Printer Virtual Operator Panel P7000 Ribbon Cartridge Cabinet and Pedestal Operator Panel Biel Ea Menu Message MEDIA SETUP Display TFH Ten el aise a ae Operator Keys Disabled In Progress SEH S Indicators 100 Figure 96 Thermal Printer Virtual Operator Panel SL4M T4M z Operator Panel Thermal P Mal ES Message Display Operator Keys Disabled In Progress Indicators Enable Disabled Busy Figure 97 Thermal Printer Virtual Operator Panel SL5000 T5000 Message Display OO 010 022 015 013 ETHERNET PGL LP Contig 2 Print Head S Operator Keys Ribbon e 101 Figure 98 Thermal Printer Virt
132. ator Panels with GPIO Disabled and Enabled This works without the GPIO board installed in the printer all it requires is the specially wired connector at the serial port As indicated it could also be combined with the Protected Printer example see page 233 A connector placed at the GPIO port could disable all this and allow a service engineer to work on the printer without restrictions Pin Code Protected Printer The printer configuration protection described in the example on page 233 requires a special connector to disable GPIO so a service or application engineer can work on the printer without restrictions The special connector requires one of the inputs to be specifically saved for protection purposes You can use software to protect the printer using a PIN code that can be entered through the operator panel Imagine that the panel is partly disabled and the Online key the Feed key and the Menu key are the only keys active The Pause and Feed keys are operational because they are required for daily printer operation The Menu key does not allow the user to open the configuration menu instead it will ask for a PIN code before allowing the user to change the configuration For this application the operator panel keys get a value between 1 through 7 assigned to them using a datafield A three digit PIN code allows any value between 111 through 777 to be used For example the assignment list include Panel Key Number Assigned e
133. aved configuration are set correctly in the printer print out the old configurations download the configurations to the printer print out the new configurations and compare the old settings with the new settings If you need to make changes upload the configurations to the Configuration Editor make changes and re download to the printer Enhanced Method Using the migration utility in the Configuration Editor all these things can be done without having to download the configurations to the printer until you know they are correct No migrated settings will be downloaded to your printer until you download them This way you can run the migration view the results view the report and make any necessary changes without affecting your saved configurations or the configurations in the printer How To Use The Migration Utility STEP 1 Load the configurations settings that need to be migrated into the Configuration Editor before using the migration utility Migration Limitations Only attempt to migrate saved configuration settings from printers of the same model type and the same emulations An example of a different printer model type is a thermal printer configuration to a line matrix printer The printer that you are going to migrate the settings to should be a superset of or contain the same emulations as the saved configurations For example migrate saved settings that contain an ANSI emulation on a line matrix printer to another
134. bol 7 to select the active state Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description C Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler Set Event Parametesse 4 po Opto coupler Settings Action Output Opto coupler State Number 1 8 ee p x r H e a Description d Event Figure 193 Setting the Opto coupler Number and State NOTE With the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer it is possible to handle all eight opto coupler input as a special Data Field see Data Fields on page 212 This results in 248 different input combinations that can be used to trigger an action e Printer Powered Up This event is delayed until the moment the printer reaches the Powered up online or Powered up offline state The delay is required so the printer can finish its power on reset cycle before any reaction to an event generates NOTE With the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer GPIO will either start up using the printer configuration or a predefined configuration Select File gt GPIO Configuration then select the Power Up Settings GPIO Control tab to set the power up option e Printer Online When the printer goes online by pressing the Pause key the action related to this event is accepted e Printer Offline When the printer goes offline by pressing the Pause key or the menu key or if there is any other reason that causes the printer to switch offline the action related to this event is accepted
135. ce Card User s Manual for descriptions of the alert message options NOTE To check the print servers configuration go to the NIC web page as discussed in chapter three of the Network Interface Card User s Manual 134 O Datastream Adapter Overview The datastream adapter is a software filter tool that allows you to take data from an incoming datastream and replace the data with different data insert new data at any location in the datastream or flush out portions of the datastream This is accomplished through Character Substitution Tables CSTs created by the CST Manager page 136 See Figure 136 a CST Manager CSTBundlel_bnd File Edit Tools FERRERA _ Once Input Hew Mode I N P UT Append Replace 49 4E 50 55 54 Append ount Output Insert ourpur ES 4F 55 54 50 55 54 Update EEUE Edit Information Patterns variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 18 2006 3 11 51 PM PDT Ui Errors O Warnings 0 Insert Figure 136 Creating a CST to Download Into a Printer 135 CST Manager Using the CST Manager you decide which data as sent by the host gets modified by the printer Fo Open PNE and select Applications CST Manager or click the OH CST Manager button to open the CST Manager window See Figure 137 Menu and Input Output Toolbar Fields CST Manager CS TBundlel_bnd File Edit Tools sms al ala Once
136. cer ox cancel Figure 185 Power Up Settings GPIO Control Tab Within the Power Up Settings tab are two tabs GPIO Control and IO NOTE Settings made GPIO Control and IO predefining the output levels of GPIO will only be functional when the advanced GPIO features are enabled in the printer The GPIO Control tab allows the specification of the GPIO power on configuration This can be either the printer configuration or a predefined one If Use Printer Configuration is selected initial GPIO settings will be as specified in the Printer Power On Configuration See Figure 185 If Use Predefined is selected you can specify the following options e GPIO Enable or disable the GPIO at power on e GPIO Monitor Switches the GPIO monitor on or off The GPIO monitor is the reflection of the opto coupler inputs in the lower line of the LCD e Power Up Table specifies the mapping table to use following power on e UCP Universal Control Port is an offline available TCP port To enable the UCP port check mark the Enable option e Enabling the UCP port disables the PXML port e Enable PAA Control When enabled PAA control matches from the active CST table is reported to GPIO by the Data Field Changed event The predefined data field PAA State is used to generate the event GPIO can check this data field for changes See Data Field Events on page 215 PAA delays further data processing until GPIO acknowledg
137. ck to the virtual operator panel NOTE The virtual operator panel for the T8000 printer does not have a disabled indicator The virtual operator panel and the printer s front panel are active at the same time In Progress Indicator This light flashes when the printer is working on a job or moving paper NOTE The virtual operator panel for the T8000 printer does not have a progress indicator Information Capture Information Capture New_Printer File Configuration Printout Error Log Directory Dialoginput wells Figure 99 Information Capture Window To access the Information Capture application select a printer from the printer database and select Applications gt Information Capture or click the information capture button See Figure 99 The Information Capture application allows you to view the configurations or error logs saved in the printer s memory and save them as a text file to your local hard drive Loading a configuration into the Information Capture does NOT change the active configuration this is a view only application If you want to change the active configuration use the Configuration Editor see page 65 or the operator panel The following are descriptions of the Information Capture menus File Save As Saves the configuration or error log displayed in the Information Capture window as a txt text file on your local hard drive This txt file can be opened in any word processing program Print Pr
138. clude enabling or disabling error logging Printer List When you add a printer it appears in the printer list See Figure 246 AutolD Data Manager Printers View Reports Log expo ajajaja Printer Mame Connection Status Passed Failed Data Capture File sL5204r MF sl Stopped D 5L52D4r MP dm Figure 246 A Printer Added to the Printer List The AutolD Data Manager application remembers all printers in the printer list even after you close the application NOTE The only way to remove a printer from the printer list is to select it and click the delete printer button or select Printers gt Remove Printers Selected from List Persistent Collection Mode Check the Run check box to place the printer in persistent collection mode In this mode the printer will always connect and collect telemetry data without intervention Normally you must start the collection of telemetry data by selecting the printer and clicking the gt start collection button 252 NOTE Checking or unchecking the Run check box immediately starts or stops the printer s from collecting telemetry data The next time you launch the AutolD Data Manager application the AutolD Data Manager will immediately attempt to connect and collect telemetry data from all printers in persistent collection mode Data Capture File A Data Capture file is created for every printer added to the printer list All telemetry data is saved to this file unless an exte
139. d Right click the Output field and select the desired protocol from the pop up menu You can enter prefixes and suffixes and these will be sent with the defined output of the protocol For example if the output is defined as pre lt Series 1 gt suf and the On_Empty condition is met then pre 1 lt CR gt suf will be the response A protocol displays with the protocol icon over a light red background with the mnemonic ptc To see protocol details i e name and interface hover the pointer over the protocol icon in the Output field to display a screen tip See Figure 169 Count Output Insert E pt a Post0 Gel PTC Protocol 1 Interface Active A an Input Figure 169 Protocol Screen Tip Status Response Generator Example A host computer sends out an ENQ character to request the printer s status The host computer expects to receive an ACK character when the job has finished or a NAK character if the printer is printing Inthe CST Manager click Status Response Definition The Status Response Generator dialog box opens See Figure 170 Status Response Generator Name Output New Status Bits Unconditional Conditions 0 Job In Process O Job Complete O Wait Job Complete el Protocol New ___ Figure 170 Status Response Generator 166 You can define the protocol conditions in the upper half of this window This protocol along with other availab
140. d NUL 44 Type 0A00 To enter the hex equivalent of LF and NUL See Figure 165 45 Right click the Input window and select View gt Mnemonics 46 Click Run to test the CST against your input Input p Output ZESC gt D0123 0450 0600 lt LF PAPER CALIERATE LENGTH 0600 WIDTH 0450 lt NUL gt S Figure 166 Successful CST Test Results The length and width information have successfully been placed in the correct position in the PGL command See Figure 166 NOTE If a value outside the specified range in this case outside the range 0 9 is entered no conversion takes place and the input string is passed on to the printer unmodified 162 Variable Tab Use Variable tab to define variables Use a variable to store data from the host so that it can be used at a later time To define a variable enter the name of the variable and add it to the Variable List To store data into the variable use the Store mode page 143 To clear the content of all defined variables use the Reset All Variables mode page 143 Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Pattern Hame PO Variable List New Figure 167 Variable Tab Name The name of the variable This name appears in pop up menus where you insert and use variables Variable List Lists all the variables that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to clear the Name field Add Click Add to add the named variable
141. d from the operator panel 68 IMPORTANT Depending upon the active emulation active interface or hardware attached to the printer some menu itmes connot be hidden on the operator panel even though they may be defined as hidden in PNE You can still change hidden menu items using the Menu Editor You can hide or unhide menu items in three ways 1 Inthe menu bar select View p Hide Unhide Menus With this menu option you may hide or unhide individual items sub menus or the entire configuration Using the Menu Editor See page 67 Using the keyboard From the menu tree select a menu item A selection box appears around the selected menu item Press H to hide the menu item or U to unhide the menu item To change these keys select File Preferences in the printer database window See page 27 Saving Configuration Files Normally your printer can save only nine configurations in its memory You change these configurations through the operator panel However using PNE you can store a nearly unlimited number of configurations on your host computer Once you have made your changes you can save your configurations as a cfg file on your local hard drive This way you can open any set of configurations from your host computer and download them into your printer quickly and easily To save configurations to your local hard drive select File Save As Be sure to save your configuration as a Cfg file It may be necessary
142. d to define data fields first Send Report 3 This action allows the user to Source Destination send a report to a destination If Seconds no reports are defined the user is asked to define reports first Timers RTC 3 Performs an action on a user Timer Action defined timer If no timers are defined the user is asked to define timers first 1 Thermal only Impact only 3 If no instances of this object type are defined the user is prompted to define the types now If the user selects Cancel the action will revert to the previous selected action Action Descriptions e Output Opto Couplers The opto coupler number to activate can be specified as well as the level or state required for this output Select the state by clicking the opto coupler symbol If the Pulse parameter is selected the pulse duration can be set in increments of 50 msec between 50 and 2 147 483 647 msec This allows pulses up to 24 8 days in duration If Repeated Pulse is selected the pulse will repeat with a 50 duty cycle until deactivated 205 nt to Action Mapping Thermal Description Event PAR Parameters Action Output Opto coupler xJ u pto coupler settings Description Event Action Number 1 8 ES State F 0 Pulse Pulse Duration ms E P La E Repeated Pulse E eil z s Ed Figure 197 Setting Output Opto coupler Action Parameters e Output Relay The relay
143. de Figure 150 Pattern Character Pop up The Pattern Character attribute is selected by default To use the data pattern character as a wildcard select the Don t Care attribute Minimum Length Defines the minimum length the pattern must have If the data pattern is set to scan for numerals using a pattern character it must find at least n numerals the value set by this property before a match is considered Maximum Length Defines the maximum length the pattern may have If the data pattern is set to scan for numerals using a pattern character it only scans for a maximum of n numerals the value set by this property before a match is made Delimiter Use delimiters to find data easier You can look only for a start delimiter end delimiter start and end delimiters or auto delimiter Start When you enable Start a pattern match occurs only when the Start character is found The Start character may be a single character or a pattern character and it has the Flush and Include attributes End When you enable End a pattern match occurs only if the End character is found at the end of the data pattern and the maximum length is not exceeded The End character may either be a single character or a pattern character and it has the Flush and Include attributes Auto When you check the Auto check box the pattern considers the first character found to be the start and end delimiter See the following example NOTE In the following e
144. down arrow and select 0x23 The character will be used as a label NOTE The total number of different pattern characters that can be selected is 224 3 If necessary enter a note to go with this label in the Note field For example use Length if the Pattern Character is going to be used for the Length value of the command to translate 4 Typeo 9 inthe Range field This is the range of values this label can have NOTE A range is specified using two periods in sequence i e 0 9 or A Z A comma should be used as a delimiter if more than a single range or value is specified for a pattern character e A Z 0 9 if the range should cover both uppercase alpha and numeric values Use the Range down arrow to select pre defined ranges 156 Object Definition Formatted Pattern Variable Pattern Character Range og h Pattern Character List 0x23 A 0 9 Figure 156 Defining a Pattern Character 5 Click Add to add the pattern character to the list See Figure 156 Next set up a full pattern using the pattern character just defined 6 Click the Pattern tab 7 Type Length in the Name field This is the name of the first pattern 8 Inthe Pattern field type for the pattern character to be used NOTE The number of pattern characters that can be entered to form a pattern is unlimited 9 Click Add to add the pattern to the list 10 Click New to clear the Name and Pattern fields 11 Type Width in th
145. e Action starts printing the next None page in the queue if printing in single page printing mode Reprint Last Printed Action reprints the last None Label printed label Move Paper Action moves the paper a Distance to TOF specified distance ina Direction specified direction Forward Use a data field to Backward specify distance Cut Once Action applies a paper cut if None the cutter is installed NOTE The Cut Once action is not executed if Media Handling is not set to Continuous or Cut Flush Next Label Action deletes the next label in None the print queue when in single label printing mode Single Label Action enables single None Printing Enable label printing 2 Q3 Table 10 Event Actions and Parameters I D Security Key Single Page Action enables single None Y Printing Enable page printing Single Label Action disables single None Printing Disable page printing Single Page Action disables single None Printing Disable page printing RFID Program Next Action puts the printer in None Label continuous page printing mode Sensor Action Action turns the media sensor Sensor Action on or off Ignore On Off lt lt lt lt Power Save Action Action turns power saving on or On Off Enter Exit off and enters or exits power save lt mode Manual Overstrike Action performs a manual None overstrike Panel Control Lock Panel This action disables all the None
146. e Download or clicked the Gi file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 79 The Vending Room printer will download a program firmware configuration and flash file and the flash memory will be restored To see a summary of the files the printer will download double click the printer or select the printer and click Properties Update Properties for Vending Room Download Program File Yes File Printer Software B prg Restore User Files Yes Restore Configuration No Download User Files Yes l c Fonts gott Download Configuration Yes File Wending Contigs cfg Configuration Download CiWending Configs cfg sl settings OK Cancel Figure 80 Update Properties for the Vending Room Printer The update Properties dialog box opens See Figure 80 In this example the Vending Room printer will download the Printer Software B prg program file the Vending Configs cfg configuration file and the Fonts pff flash file 87 Configuration Download Settings Configurations Hame Download Power Up Factory Default 1 D lt 1 Kl SR F lt kq sl oa O O E g lt Figure 81 Configuration Download Settings Since the printer will download a configuration file you can click Settings to open the Configuration Download Settings dialog box See Figure 81 You can select or deselect specific configurations within the configuration file you want to downl
147. e page 34 Printer Inserts a new printer into the database page 34 Download File Inserts a new Download file into the database page 34 Edit Defines the properties of the selected item page 56 Include Exclude Deactivates a selected folder printer or file page 35 Cut Removes a selected folder printer or file from the database and places it in the paste buffer page 35 Q B o D Copy Copies a selected folder printer or file to the paste buffer page 35 dy Paste After Pastes the item in the paste buffer after the selected item page 35 Paste Into Pastes the item in the paste buffer into the selected item page 35 Delete Removes the selected item page 35_bookmark87 Operator Panel Virtual operator panel that allows you to make selections via PNE as if you are using the physical operator panel page 97 DS P x Information Capture Allows PNE to capture information sent between the computer and the printer page 103 Configuration Editor Allows you to edit the data sent from the computer to the printer before the printer receives it page 65 94 Button te a g Soe Hem oN io Description Find Differences Allows you to find the differences from the factory settings for all configurations page 73 File Download Allows you to download a configuration firmware or flash file to the printer page 80 ODV Quality Wizard Opens the
148. e Edit Configuration Names window Choose the configuration you want to name then click OK to assign the name change Cancel to exit this window without saving your changes or Reset to restore the original configuration numbers Hiding Unhiding Menu Items a Configuration Editor New Printer File Edit View Migration ep aa an chez PRINTER SETUP Power Saver Time 15 minutes Pwr Save Control Enable Display Language English Alarm On Power up State Online Pit Setup Parse Enable Pty Setup SFC 21h Cancel Key Enable Ret Status Port Serial Compatibility Default Ld Char at bw In Disable Ld Set at Pwr Disable Er Wain FFS Auto Locking Disable k LU rd Displayed Language Displayed Configuration Power Up Configuration Engish Factory om Figure 59 Hiding a Menu Item The Configuration Editor allows you to hide menus to make the operator panel menus easier to use or to restrict printer operators from accessing certain printer configuration menu items If you choose to hide a menu item in the Configuration Editor the hidden menu item still loads into the printer when the configuration downloads to it However the hidden menu item does not appear on the operator panel The Configuration Editor displays hidden menus in gray on the menu tree When a menu item is hidden all of its sub menus are hidden as well In Figure 59 the Display Language menu item is hidden The Display Language menu item cannot be change
149. e Name field This is the name of the second pattern 12 In the Pattern field type for the pattern character to be used 157 Object Definition Name Width Figure 157 Defining Patterns 13 Click Add to add the pattern to the list See Figure 157 14 Click OK to return to the CST Manager 158 CST Manager EST Bundlel bnd File Edit Tools cs Bs SS iser aale _ Once Replace Sain Edit Information Patterns variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 26 2006 8 31 34 AM PDT Dh Errors O Warnings O Insert Figure 158 Selecting the Input Field Now you can use the just defined pattern in the CST Create an entry in the CST where the input field specifies the thermal printer 1 command sequence bbbb be replaced by the Width pattern and cccc be replaced by the Length pattern 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Click the Input field to place the cursor See Figure 158 Press the down arrow key to enter Hex entry mode Type 1B for ESC Press the up arrow key to enter ASCII entry mode Type Daaaa Right click to the right of the last character position Hover the pointer over Insert Pattern A list of available patterns displays Select Width Press the right arrow key to reposition the cursor and type comma Right click to the right of the comma and select Insert Pattern gt Length 159 Input Hey E
150. e as the Status Port Number the default is 3002 or the Mgmt Port Number the default is 3007 Table 1 Port Number Menu Location SL4M 14M INTERFACES P Printer Mgmt gt PNE Port Number SL5000r T5000r PRINTER MGMT or Factory PNE Port Number P8000 P7000 PRINTER MGMT PNE Port Number Loading and Using Foreign Language Fonts PNE supports Asian languages such as Korean Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese UTF 8 encoding is utilized since it has the ability to support all known languages and is backwards compatible with ASCII specifically O 7F Microsoft operating systems provide most of fonts for the world languages which can be obtained from Microsoft s web site UNIX operating systems such as Linux and Solaris requires more setup since the operating systems provide less fonts than Microsoft Java uses five logical fonts Dialog Dialoginput Serif Sanserif and Monospaced to map to the fonts on the system Mapping is done in the Java font properties file Dialog size 12 is the default font for all language dependent applications Through mapping of the font properties file the Dialog font supports all of the printer supported languages Mapping of operating system fonts should be performed by a System Administrator Limitations Not all of the items in the PNE Suite will display UTF 8 All PNE menus dialogs tooltips and printer names will be displayed in ASCII Only the following applications utilities and disp
151. e default is krbtgt KDC Realm The realm of the KDC which the Access Point is registered The default is LOCALREALM Clock Skew Units The maximum allowable time difference between the Print Server clock and the KDC clock in seconds hours or days The default is 300 seconds Ticket Lifetime Units The maximum allowable ticket lifetime in seconds hours or days The range is 300 seconds to 3 days The default is 10 hours When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 58 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer IMPORTANT Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point 123 Wireless Properties El General WEP Encryption Kerberos EAP WPA Print Server KDC SetPassword Credentials Hew Password Confirm Password a ES Press Read Button For Current Settings Read Figure 120 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab Set Password Sub Tab Set Password Sub Tab You must click Read to obtain the printer s settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 58 New Password Confirm Password Use these fields to s
152. e diagnostic port must be configured to interact with the NIC Follow the PNE Telnet or Operator Panel Method below for your printer model to configure the diagnostic port 11 PNE Method All Supported Printers You can configure the diagnostic port to interact with the NIC using PNE See Enable Remote Printer Management on page 132 Telnet Method All Supported Printers 1 2 Ss Install and enable the NIC refer to the installation instructions Make sure the IP Address is set up on the NIC e Use the operator panel refer to the User s Manual OR e Use PNE select Utilities y Assign IP Address See Assign IP Address on page 131 Open a command prompt session and type telnet ipaddress At the telnet Login prompt type root lt Enter gt At the Password prompt enter the password and press lt Enter gt there is no password by default At the ipaddress root gt prompt type enable printermgr lt Enter gt Close the telnet session The NIC is now activated Operator Panel Method T8000 Series Line Matrix Printers Sate SP eS NS Press ONLINE key to enter Offline mode Press Left or Right key until the Settings icon is highlighted Press to enter Menu mode Press the UP and Down keys at the same time to unlock the key Press the Left or Right key until the System icon is highlighted Press to enter the SYSTEM menu Press the Up or Down key until Printer Mgmt is highlighted Press to
153. e the Program File download has been completed Restore Flash Check this box to restore the flash files that were in the printer before the Program File was downloaded Config File Check this box to download a new configuration file Flash Files Check this box to download additional flash files For each printer listed various combinations of these operations can be executed Some combinations are mutually exclusive For example PNE does not allow you to simultaneously preserve the printer s configurations and download a new configuration file to the same printer you cannot check both Restore Config and Config File for the same printer Similarly you cannot restore configurations or flash files unless you are downloading new program files NOTE You can double click a field name e g Firmware Config File etc to check or uncheck the check boxes for all displayed printers at once Printer s SD card Using PNE to download files to the printer SD card may take a while To avoid printer network connection time outs change the printer print job timeout setting to indefinite The printer print job timeout is different from the Network Time Out described in Network Sub Tab on page 32 To change the printer print job timeout telnet to the printer and type store pserver opts jobtimeout 0 and reset Viewing the File Destination Select a printer in the File Download dialog box and click Properties The Update Properties dialog bo
154. ease the PAPER ADVANCE key quickly to perform a line feed Click and hold the key down for longer than a second and the PAPER ADVANCE key turns a different color and advances the paper to the next top of form NOTE For an explanation of the functions of each primary and secondary operator key refer to the printer s User s Manual Message Display The message display shows what is displayed on the physical operator panel Use the message display to configure menu options and read error messages Status Indicator The status indicator displays the current operating mode Online mode The indicator displays bright green Offline mode The indicator displays black Fault mode The indicator flashes NOTE The virtual operator panel for the T8000 printer does not have any status indicators Please look at the message display for the current printer status Disabled Indicator Normally when you control the printer via the operator panel the Disabled light is off and the Enable button underneath the status indicator is grayed out While PNE has control of the physical operator 102 panel the message PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL appears on the physical operator panel to alert others that the printer is being controlled remotely However if someone presses a key on the printer the virtual operator panel disables The Disabled indicator lights up and the Enable button activates Click the Enable button to give control of the printer ba
155. eck box to have the printer use Kerberos when the printer is using a wireless connection Renewable Lifetime Units The maximum allowable renewable lifetime in seconds hours or days The range is 300 seconds to 3 days or 0 i e no limit The default is O Print Server Name The name of the print server When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 58 122 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer IMPORTANT Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point Wireless Properties El General WEP Encryption Kerberos EAP WPA Print Server KDC Set Password Credentials KDC Port KDE Name KDC Realm O Clock Skew second s Y Ticket Lifetime second s Press Read Button For Current Settings Read Figure 119 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab KDC Sub Tab KDC Sub Tab You must click Read to obtain the printer s settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 58 KDC Port The TCP UDP port number used by the KDC The default is 88 KDC Name The name of the KDC which the Access Point is registered Th
156. ed in the Printer MIB Future OEM printers rebranded Printronix printers will not show the model number or the brackets after the printer icons The printer name is a user defined field that is used to distinguish a printer in the database This field can be modified in the Printer Properties dialog box under the Identification tab The name chosen must be unique from all the other printer names in the database and must use printable ASCII characters T pura File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Dialog Mia een caca dis _ el eg sala salvo aa x s aay a2 6 aro ala E y default pdb gg Y ees 5204r Thermal New_Printer A template ONLINE gt Batt 240 00 Hrs wee foe 15204r Thermal New Printer 1 A template ONLINE Batt 240 00 Hrs Figure 36 Update Status When the printer status updates the g printer icon may change color e Green indicates the printer is online functioning properly and can print e Yellow indicates a warning but the printer can print e Red indicates the printer is offline or not functioning properly and cannot print e Grey indicates that the printer is not recognized The message to the right of the printer description is identical to the message on the operator panel If you enable status polling the printer status updates automatically The E ribbon supply icon indicates the amount of ribbon remaining on the printer e Green indicates a full or nearly
157. elivery Tab Alert Log Sub Tab Select Status y Properties to open the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box Click the Alert Delivery tab Check the Enable Notification check box to enable the option The Alert Delivery properties allow you to customize the way PNE notifies you of potential printer errors Descriptions of the three alert types follows 1 Alert Log Allows PNE to log alerts to a file located in the PNE installation directory To log alerts check the Enable Log File check box then click Add see Figure 33 A task item adds to the log list In the task item specify the following as applicable then click Apply or OK Log File To name the log file The default file name is alerts log Size To set the maximum file size in bytes The default and minimum required size is 1000 bytes 47 Device To choose a device item you want PNE to monitor such as a folder specific printer or a range of IP addresses First To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option NOTE In the remaining alert option fields select enable or disable as desired Offline Warning Media Input Media Output Media Path Marker Cutter Barcode RFID Scanner Label Intervention Needed Consumables and Power Cart For a description of the alert groups and printer even
158. em you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Pattern Character List and click Remove to remove them from the list 149 IMPORTANT Removing pattern characters invalidates entries that use the pattern characters Pattern Tab Object Definition Formatted Pattern Wariable Pattern Character Co Pattern Name Patter e Pattern List Hew Figure 147 Pattern Tab Use the Pattern tab to add remove and edit new and existing patterns Name The name of the pattern The name must be unique for this type of datastream adapter object This name appears in pop up menus when you insert and use patterns Pattern To enter the pattern in a way similar to defining the input of a CST entry see Input Field on page 140 If you type a character that is defined as a pattern character see Pattern Character Tab on page 148 the default attribute will be Pattern Character it will display over a light green background with the mnemonic pch To use the character as a literal right click the character and select the Match attribute Pattern List Lists all the patterns you have defined and added to the list New Click New to clear the Name and Pattern fields and create a new pattern Use a unique and descriptive name This name appears in pop up menus when you insert a pattern Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the defined pattern has not been added to the Pattern List Click
159. en a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 58 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer IMPORTANT Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point WEP Encryption Tab Wireless Properties ES General WEP Encryption Kerberos For 40 bit encryption ASCII use 5 characters For 128 bit encryption ASCII use 13 characters For 40 bit encryption Hex use 10 characters For 128 bit encryption Hex use 26 characters keya SCH He O Key 2 O ASCII e Hex gt Key 3 C ASCII Hex O Key 4 2 ASCII Hex Figure 117 Wireless Properties WEP Encryption Tab You must click Read to obtain the printer s settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 58 Select which key you want to use for Wireless Equivalency Privacy WEP encryption Use the correct number and type of digits for your preferred encryption strength 40 or 128 bit then select ASCII or Hex Click Disable to disable WEP encryption for the selected printer 121 Click Clear to clear all keys displayed on the WEP Encryption tab simultaneously The keys stored in the NIC are not affected When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer You can transmit up to fou
160. er a file name PNE saves the captured information as a Cap text file You can open a cap file in any word processing program Select File Clear Window to clear all capture information from the terminal window Select File gt Quit to close the Job Capture application 108 Job Capture Features File Open Opens a Job Capture file Save Save As You can save captured data to disk for later reference or for use in another program To save the captured data select File gt Save or File gt Save As Data from Twinax sources can be saved in either Hex or Capstone format Clear Window To erase captured data select File gt Clear Window If you have not already saved the data a prompt appears and asks if the data should be erased without saving Quit Exits the Job Capture program Search Search Ed Data to Find B r i t er FO 72 69 6E 74 65 72 Options Direction _ Ignore Case e Forward Backward Scope Origin e Global e From Cursor 7 Entire Scope Figure 105 Search Captured Data Search Captured Data You can search captured data for specific sequences Select Search gt Search Captured Data Enter the data as a hex or text string Click OK and the matching data highlights To further refine your search you can choose whether or not to ignore the case and specify the direction and origin of the search If you have text selected you can also choose whether to search the selected text or all tex
161. er archive Add a download file under the printer that failed during the download process Open the Define Download File dialog Click the browse button and navigate to the location of the recovery file The recovery file is displayed in the Status and Error Log Click OK to define the download file IMPORTANT Itis necessary that a program file be used with your recovery file Make sure that you add a program file under the printer in the database or enable it if it is disabled Click the printer to download and open the File Download application Click Start to download the recovered files and settings to the printer NOTE The properties and the download settings cannot be changed when you are using a recovery file Recovery files are not deleted by the File Download application once an error occurs This file should be deleted once the printer has the recovered configuration settings and flash files The par archive contains the configuration file which is named after the name of the printer in the printer database The archive also contains the flash files which are named exactly as they appeared in the flash memory GPIO Manager See GPIO Manager on page 183 Media Profiler The Media Profiler application is only available for thermal printers It provides a means to analyze media sensing problems You can use it on labels that are difficult to profile using the standard printer profiling method If necessary you can capture docu
162. es in the printer can only be enabled by a special security key described in Table 9 on page 193 and Table 10 on page 202 Events and Actions GPIO operation is based on Events and Actions Events can be either printer internal such as paper out or print complete or they can be printer external such as opto coupler 1 active Actions are the result of an event and can be printer internal such as paper feed or printer external such as relay 1 active or reply to host where data is transmitted over the serial parallel or network interface You can also define a number of events to be acted upon without the GPIO card installed in the printer and allow the printer to be adapted for the application in use 183 The Hardware The GPIO hardware Figure 179 consists of 16 opto couplers 4 SPDT relays and the logic required to connect this hardware into the printing system Eight of the 16 opto couplers are used as isolated inputs these are the connections on which the external events happen The remaining eight opto couplers and the four SPDT relays are used as isolated outputs Each of these outputs can be designated as an action in response to some event The board is connected into the printing system through the printer s PCI bus None of the inputs or outputs is connected to any voltage source it is the user s responsibility to make those connections A separately fused 5 volt and a separately fused 24 volt are available on the 50 pin connecto
163. es starting with JRE_LIB_FONTS or X Logical Font Description xIfd names for the fonts Add the following e new font names to the search sequences e any exclusion character ranges for the languages e the paths to the locations of the actual font files Finally add the valid X11 font directories to the X11 server font path For a detailed description of the font properties file see Sun s Java Internationalization Guide at_ http ava sun com j2se 1 5 0 docs quide intl fontcontig html See Appendix A for an example of a font properties file for Asian languages on a Linux OS 17 Getting Started This section provides a short tutorial on how to set up and access a printer using PNE 1 This tutorial assumes the host computer running PNE and the printer you want to access are connected by a network You must know the printer s IP Address and Port Number 2 From your operating system launch PNE Click the splash screen to see the main window of the printer database more clearly See Figure 1 File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help A default pdb 4S New_Printer A template Figure 1 Printer Database Main Window 3 If your printer has USB connected to the PC you will see the USB printer device See Figure 2 File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Dialog AER m ler alp OL ane x u Gl ga mm gt G G Ew 2 q default pdb g e LU ronn USB2 12 34 56 78 90 Use virtual pa
164. es the event GPIO acknowledges the event by setting the PAA State field to either NACK or ACK When GPIO replies with NACK PAA ignores the match and sends the data to the emulation it is bound to When GPIO replies with ACK PAA executes the match as defined in the CST NOTE GPIO does not always acknowledge the PAA trigger If you use this feature make sure the event is always acknowledged 189 x Properties GPIO Control 10 Initial State Input Debounce Opto coupler In TRE j j 1 an j Power Up Settings E s e ae ap A 4 3 2 1 Figure 186 Power Up Configuration lO Tab Initial State The Power Up Settings IO tab contains two tabs Initial State and Input Debounce Initial State Divided into three sections this panel is used to define the initial state of the GPIO board Opto coupler In This section has 8 icons each representing a single input Opto coupler An active icon means that the Opto coupler will be active when the printer is powered on If an event is assigned to the Opto coupler and its power up state does not match its initial state the action mapped to the event will be performed at power up NOTE This only applies to opto coupler events defined by the selected power up table Click the icon to 190 toggle the state Opto coupler Out This section has 8 icons each representing a single output Opto coupler An active icon means that the Opto coupler will be
165. et the Kerberos password Click Confirm to confirm that both the passwords match When you are finished click Send to transmit the value to the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 58 If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer IMPORTANT Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point 124 Wireless Properties El Credentials Principal Hame ervice Principle Yalid Starting Expiration E EEN Read Figure 121 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab Credentials Sub Tab Credentials Sub Tab This tab displays the Service Principle the date and time the settings are valid and the date and time the settings expire EAP Tab Wireless Properties El General WEP Encryption Kerberos Extensible Authentication Protocol User Name Password Confirm Password IA Press Send Button On General Tab To Download Settings Figure 122 Wireless Properties EAP Tab You may choose one of three commonly used authentication methods that are supported on the NIC The methods are PEAP LEAP and TTLS User Credentials Enter the User Name Password and Confirm Password corresponding to the RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service server then click Confirm to confirm the Passw
166. eters PAA PAA generates an event on a user specified input string A large number 32000 or more of PAA events can be generated through the use of an identifier Data Field Changed This event happens if the value in a given data field changes Certain conditions are applicable see Data Fields on page 212 201 Timer Expired This event happens when a user defined timer expires or when a user defined time is reached See Timers on page 225 Table Entered This event happens when a new mapping table is entered The event can be used to execute actions regarding new tables For example when you want to check the content of a datafield and no other events are available Table Exited This event generates before going to a new table This event can also be used to execute last minute actions For instance if we want to go from table 1 to either table 2 or 3 and if a variable needs to be initialized we could use the table exited event This way we only have to specify the initial value once UCP Data In This event generates when the data received on the Universal Control Port UCP matches the data defined with the parameters of this event This event requires that the UCP port be enabled a warning dialog will be shown if this option is not enabled This message displays only once for each GPF editing session NOTE The events Datafield Changed Timer Expired Table Entered and Table Exited and UPC Data In are only functio
167. event and check the Evaluate option This will generate a Data Field Changed event similar to when the data field actually changes For this example use D D S Figure 210 which results in the mapping table entry as seen in Figure 211 214 Set Action Parameters E x Data Field Changed Settings Destination Operator Forms Count sl D D S e _ Evaluate SOurce Type E Fixed M OK Cancel Figure 210 Setting Operator Parameters for a Data Field Event to Action Mapping Thermal Event Label Printed Add ACUTE Data Field Parameters Une Description lt gt Event E Action Y Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed A Field Forms Count 1 Figure 211 Generating a Mapping Table Entry Now each time a label or form prints the value in the data field forms count decrements by one Next make sure that when the last form prints a message is sent to the operator panel display as defined by setting a data field event Data Field Events To have a message sent to the operator panel display indicating the number of forms still to be printed you will need to keep track of the forms count For this example create a new entry in the table named Update LCD Printing Use Data Field Changed as the event Each time the data field changes a specific event generates 215 1 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Update LOD Prin
168. f the outgoing datastream has no label specified then the character is removed from the incoming datastream Before After Specifies where the data is inserted Start End Starts and stops data flushing activates and deactivates the datastream adapter Any data in the Output field passes to the printer instead of being flushed Count Specifies a fixed number of characters that are flushed following the Count attribute deactivates the datastream adapter The fixed number is specified in the Count field Flush Removes the input string from the datastream preventing it from being printed Include Specifies that the character that has the attribute will be included in the Store mode operation Insert Pattern Allows a defined pattern to be inserted in the CST See Patterns Variables on page 148 Insert Variable Allows a defined variable to be inserted in the CST See Patterns Variables on page 148 145 Additional Features Use Once Flag CST FH anager CST Bundlel bnd Aa File Eu Tools sae amp m xa al ri Once Input New Mode Se 8 F en Replace k oo Zi Append Count Output insert _ Update v lt STX lt ESC P lt CR lt LF Replace lt CR Replace Once CR Replace Once CST 1 Ged Bonde Edit Information Patterns Variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPPJAR Disabled LM Ma23 2006 9 22 24 AM PDT L Errors 0 Warning di Insert Patte
169. ferent event to action mappings With the advanced GPIO features enabled it is possible to select up to 64 tables With the advanced GPIO features disabled only a single table is available Eu Table 1 FH Table 2 Wed Nov 09 08 27 23 PST 2005 A D0000000 00000000 mag j Sub Figure 206 Viewing Status Line Information The status line displays the date and time as well as the type of GPIO features used in the table The A indicates that at least one advanced GPIO feature is present To run the mapping table in the printer the advanced GPIO features need to be enabled by the security key Tables using only basic features do not require the security key to be loaded to the printer The series of zeros or ones are a reflection of the initial input and output states defined during the GPIO configuration The first set of eight zeros represent the initial input opto coupler state the second set of eight zeros represent the initial output opto coupler state and the last set of four zeros represent the relays The Sub check box needs to be checked if a GPIO mapping table is to be used as a subroutine A table marked Sub will put the name of the table from which the selection is done on the stack This name is used when the select previous table action is done to select the correct table to return to 211 Data Fields x emo Initial Value Type LOE 0 455 i C Non Volatile L
170. ffline Press and f at the same time to unlock the ENTER key Press until PRINTER MGMT displays Press until PNE Port displays Press again to see the current selection If you have the internal PCI NIC press until Ethernet displays If you have the external NIC press i until Adapter displays Press ENTER to select it Press and f at the same time to lock the ENTER key Press ON LINE CLEAR to put the printer back online SL5000r T5000r Series Thermal Printers i 2 3 4 9 On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline Press to place the printer in Menu mode QUICK SETUP displays on the operator panel Press and at the same time to unlock the key Press until PRINTER MGMT displays Press y until PNE Port displays NOTE If PNE Port does not display see Factory Menu below 6 If you have the internal PCI NIC press until Ethernet displays If you have the external NIC press until Adapter displays Press to select it Press and at the same time to lock the key Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online 13 Factory Menu GAN BS On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline Press and at the same time to unlock the key Press Y and T at the same time to enter the Factory menu Press y until PNE Port or Diagnostic Port displays If you have the internal PCI NIC press until Ethernet or Debug Ethe
171. fore another action is performed Events happening during this uninterrupted time will be queued and reacted upon once the uninterruptable action is complete NOTE The queued events will be acted upon directly and in sequence Any timing will be lost Multiple Actions If required GPIO can execute a number of actions on a single event Multiple actions specified for a single event will be executed in the order they are entered in the mapping table Figure 203 shows a mapping table where the first action is to enable GPIO events by making the Input Opto coupler event active The second action is to disable GPIO events by making the Input Opto coupler event inactive The third action is to perform a form feed Since the GPIO Configuration Manager performs mappings in sequence this program will not produce a clean sheet because the Form Feed action follows the GPIO disable command A form feed cannot happen when all GPIO events are disabled first Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Clean Sheet _ Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler E Parameters Action Form Feed ld Hew Add GPIO Active Input Opto coupler 1 Active Enable GPIO Events wl GPIO Not Active Input Gpto coupler 1 Inactive Disable GPIO Events Y Clean Sheet Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Form Feed Figure 203 Incorrect Setup of Multiple Actions Figure 204 shows a correct mapping table a form feed
172. full ribbon supply 50 e Yellow indicates a moderate ribbon supply e Red indicates a small or no ribbon supply e Grey indicates one of the following e The ribbon supply feature is not supported on the printer e For thermal printers the printer is not using ribbon but rather direct thermal e For thermal printers the printer has not printed since it was powered on so PNE cannot determine the amount of ribbon remaining e For line matrix printers the printer was powered on with a fault condition not allowing the ribbon to be activated so PNE cannot determine the amount of ribbon remaining e For line matrix printers the amount of ribbon remaining has reached 0 you can still print depending on the operator panel settings NOTE The following three icons appear only if the features are installed The lt signal strength icon indicates the strength of the radio signal e Green with three or four bars indicates a strong signal e Yellow with two bars indicates a moderate signal e Red with one bar indicates a weak or non existent signal The El ethernet port icon always remains blue since it represents an ethernet connection The battery power icon indicates the percentage of available battery power e Green indicates the battery has 61 to 100 available power e Yellow indicates the battery has 20 to 60 available power e Red indicates the battery has less than 20 available power Place the pointer over the B Y or
173. generated by the printer when None Printing Disabled continuous page printing is disabled Label Pending Event generated by the printer when None a label is waiting to be printed Started Printing Event generated by the printer when None the printer starts printing Label Printing Even generated by the printer when a Normal Overstrike label is printing RFID Test Overstrike ODV Overstrike Manual Ended Printing Event generated by the printer when None the printing has ended Started Paper Move Event generated by the printer when None the printer starts moving the paper Label Printed Event generated by the printer when Normal Overstrike a label has printed RFID Test Overstrike ODV Overstrike Manual Overstrike Pending Event generated by the printer when RFID ODV Only when a label overstrike is pending Manual parameter is ODV or Manual Label Completed Event that is generated by the printer None Y when a label is completed 194 Table 9 Events And Parameters E Security Key Label Rejected Event that is generated by the printer None Y when a label is rejected Label Canceled Event that is generated by the printer None Y when a label is canceled Label Failed Event generated by the printer when a None Y label failed to print Label Present Event generated by the printer when None the printer has a label printed and is waiting for the label to be taken Label Taken Even
174. give a warning The warning will repeat every 10 seconds until the error is cleared Click Add The Ribbon Reloading Error delay timer is added to the Timer list See Figure 222 Click OK Define Timers ag f x c Timer List Common 1 SReloading Ribbon Error New Name Reloading Ribbon Error Repeat A Edit i l Mode gt pOptions Insert 8 Delay Delay al al al al Upate Onay fo Ex Gu Er la Remove O Weekhy HH MM S5 ms Remove omar Y Initial Delay Clear List a Al Lal Lal E Er S 0 ms HH MM 55 La je Figure 222 Setting a Delay Timer Daily Timer Mode To generate an event at a specific time each day use the Daily timer mode For example you may want the printer to send a status report to the host system everyday at 12 45 p m The status report can include a number of datafields that keep track of paper ribbon or number of labels printed etc To program the timer to generate the status report do the following A SES PS Select Edit Define Timers Type Daily Status in the Name field Select Daily as the mode Enter 12 in the Hour field and 45 in the Minute field Make sure there is a check mark in the Repeat check box This ensures that a status report will be sent everyday at 12 45 p m If you want to specify a certain amount of days for the pr
175. guration Editor To create a configuration using the Configuration Editor 1 Select Edit Copy From A list of configurations appears Undefined configurations appear gray Choose one of the configurations 2 Click Edit Notice that the configuration you chose in step 1 now appears next to the Copy From menu item Move your mouse down to Copy To A list of configurations appears Choose the number of the configuration you want to create This new configuration is created with the settings from the configuration you chose in step 1 NOTE If you choose to Copy To a configuration which already exists that configuration will be overwritten 3 You may now edit the configuration settings See Changing Configurations on page 66 Changing Configurations Configuration settings in the Configuration Editor can be changed two ways e make the changes directly on the menu tree e use the Menu Editor NOTE Normally the factory default configuration cannot be changed However you can enable modification of the factory configuration Select Edit Enable Factory Edit It is strongly recommended that you do not modify the factory default configuration If you choose to modify the factory configuration you should first upload it from the printer and then save it This way you will have a backup copy of the factory configuration To disable modification of the factory configuration select Edit Disable Factory Edit Making Changes on Men
176. h is 16 characters The version information contains the following e Version Number V lt version gt lt revision gt lt release level gt where lt version gt decimal number 1 n lt revision gt decimal number two digits 00 99 lt release level gt upper case alphabetic character A ZZ Examples V1 00A initial version V2 06C V3 21AA V3 21BX e Last Modification Date lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt Indicates when the GPIO Configuration File was last modified e File ID Unique 32 bit hexadecimal number checksum NOTE The VCS system cannot prevent the creation of two files that contain the same application name and version information but different content To help identify such similar files the Manager will include a checksum in the file Both the version number and last modification date are stored in the respective configuration file 241 Creating a New File When creating and saving a file for the first time the Set Application Name dialog box opens prompting you to enter a logical name to identify the application Set Application Hame O Please provide a name that identifies this application Enter Name IGPIOProgram2 Hote The version control system requires an application name it is this name that will be displayed on configuration printouts on printers that support this feature Figure 240 Setting the GPIO Application Name Opening an Existing File When
177. h label B5 4 Pass STICODE34 ST and the label has A A A four bar codes File New_Printer dm _ Labels Only Au Figure 250 Sample Telemetry Data 255 Viewing Detailed Data To view more detailed information about a label bar code or RFID tag double click the desired item under Identifier in the AutolD Data Viewer window See Figure 251 Figure 252 Figure 253 and Figure 254 2 Details for L5 4 Oy ES Format Lea Value Printer Address 1O0 2274 2 64 Failure Cade w ass Failure Message Pass Label Figure 251 Detailed Label Data Details for L5 4 Extended Label Failure Code f f OT 835 O al ES Value Job ID 65535 Figure 252 Detailed Extended Label Data Details for B5 2 Biel x Value Format Barcode Long g 2 Failure Code ailure Message mbolo cy etter Grade Decodeability Avg Modulation Avg Defects Avg 206 ass STO S9 ST de 34 Figure 253 Detailed Barcode Long Data Details for ES Parameter Format RFID Version 2 Identifier Hi CaptureDate Thu Way 04 13 22 41 POT 2006 Printer Mame Mew Printer Printer Address 10 224 2 Ae Failure Code Failure Message Pass RFID Tag Failure false Pre Checked false sequence Number HA Retry Mumber Error Count Tag Type Alien squiggle 96 Failed Tag Count 30 Total Tag Count 2054 Data Length 12 Raw Data J656 ECEF 44565400000000 RFID Total Data Length 12 Version 2 Ope
178. haracter case and the data will capture once the string is found NOTE You cannot apply triggers to Coax Twinax and TCP IPDS jobs Options Disable Printing Select Options gt Disable Printing to capture data without printing Web Access You can access your printers using a web browser You can monitor the status open an operator panel check the configurations and access the printer web page NOTE To access your printer using a web browser you must enable the Web Server and XML Server services see page 29 Remember to exit and restart PNE to enable the service 111 The PNE Web Site URL Address Open a web browser In the URL address field type http followed by the host IP address of the workstation running PNE or the host name computer name not case sensitive followed by a colon and then the Web Server port number see page 29 For example http 10 224 5 121 8080 or http lab21042 8080 NOTE Make sure the port number does not conflict with another port number designated for a different purpose Press Enter and the web page for your designated printer appears See Figure 108 on page 112 To find the host name using Windows right click My Computer on the desktop and select Properties Click the Computer Name or Network Identification tab then click Change or Properties The computer name appears in the Computer name field See Figure 107 Computer Name Changes EZE You can change the name a
179. he item in the paste buffer on the database tree To paste you must select a database item The pasted item appears on the same level as the selected database item NOTE If you select Edit y Paste the pasted item appears on the same level as the selected database item However if you select Edit y Insert y Paste Buffer the pasted item appears one level below the selected database item Delete Permanently removes a selected folder printer or file from the database Include Exclude Deactivates a selected folder printer or file Inactive database items display a red circle with a slash through it on top of the item s icon You cannot send information to or receive information from excluded database items using the following Applications Status and Utilities menu options Flash File Manager File Download Update Status and Configure Print Servers To activate a database item select the inactive item and then select Edit y Include Exclude 35 The View Menu Collapse Tree File Edit View Applications Status Utilities Help Collapse Tree ES CG de gt Angled Lines O Horizontal Lines No Lines Figure 19 View Menu Collapses all folders on the database menu tree Only the top level menu items display Expand Tree Expands all folders and printers on the database menu tree All folders printers and Download files display 36 Style Angled Lines Shows the links between database items
180. he latest previous version of a file lt ddmmyyyy_hhmmss gt bck backup of the second latest previous version of a file lt ddmmyyyy_hhmmss gt bck backup of the oldest previous version of the file 243 Example File name PTNX_SecurePrinting gcf lt jav user dinbackup gt PTNX_SecurePrinting 11042008_123145 bck 11042008_ 124432 bck 11042008_145022 bck Backup History The GPIO Manager has a Backup History option that allows you to view the backup history of a file The system maintains the last 20 versions of the file This dialog has options to clear the history open an older version and save under a different file name Backup History for D Wava ProjectslATKi_TestApp gpf Mame LTestipp AR _TestApp 41 004 _TestApp O _Testspp _TestApp NI OA _Test pp vi DA GARE created Clear button clears the history Close button closes the dialog 244 Version Checksum TA7DC35A CDEP ZARB E959FB8D 321C4ABB 143DAC4D 3B3EBFF7 1A7DC35A E9539FB8D 26F50315 147DC 354 1EDF0811 BBF82EDF BC3AB8CB Ed Date Time 11 36 33 Created on save by GPI 22 Apr 2008 22 Apr 2008 11 38 16 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2008 11 36 01 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2008 22 Apr 2008 22 Apr 2008 22 Apr 2008 11 35 46 Created on save by GFI 11 35 37 Created on save by GFI 112720 Created on save by GFI r2008 11 11 09 Created on save by GPI 22 Apr2009 11 10 12 Created on save b
181. he power switch to O Off wait 15 seconds then set the power switch to On 131 Enable Remote Printer Management This sets the printer s diagnostic port to Ethernet without having to navigate through the printer s operator panel It performs the following in the background Opens a command prompt session Executes a telnet command to the printer s IP address Logs in as root Executes the enable printermgr telnet command GN SS DD Closes the command prompt session NOTE You must have Telnet root privileges to use this utility See Telnet Root Password on page 58 Select Utilities gt Enable Remote Printer Management and the following dialog box opens Enable Remote Printer Management Ea This feature requires Telnet root prmaleges and the password must be entered in the Security tab of the Printer Properties dialog H this has been done press res to continue If the root password has not been entered or you do not know it press No to exit Yes No Figure 131 Enable Remote Printer Management Dialog Box Click Yes to continue When remote printer management has been enabled the following dialog box opens Remote Printer Management Enabled ES Remote printer management on the printer was successfully enabled You should now be able to run all the application programs and utilities Press ORT to continue Figure 132 Remote Printer Management Enabled If the following error message
182. icates that the menu previously existed in the saved configurations and was moved to another menu or removed from the current menu but still exists in the saved configurations Indicates that the menu was completely removed PQ Q Indicates that this menu or a submenu has changed The change can be various things such as range or increment A Indicates that additional selections have been added to this menu i Indicates that selections have been removed from this menu Co Indicates that this menu has been replaced with another menu or the menu definition has changed STEP 4 View the results using the Migration Report Viewer Select Migration View Report or double click the El Migration Report icon located at the top of the migrated configurations display to open the Migration Report Viewer The Migration Report Viewer displays a detailed textual report of the information that displays graphically in the Configuration Editor Use the Migration Report Viewer to view save or print the report NOTE It is recommended to use landscape mode when printing the migration report The report contains the following types of messages Informational Messages Menu settings that migrated without problems They display to inform you that there was a change during the migration Warning Messages Menu settings that attempted to migrate to the new configurations and were changed Analyze these settings to determine if they are desir
183. ick the Gei migrate button or select Migration Run Migration Several messages will appear in the bottom left corner of the Configuration Editor that indicate the progress of the migration STEP 3 View the results using the Configuration Editor The results will display graphically in the Configuration Editor Several different icons will display depending on the migration Hover the pointer over an icon to display a short description A icon can represent several types of changes The migration report details these changes page 73 Select Migration View Results to see the migration results This menu has the following submenus Original Configurations All Menus Displays the original configuration settings with the menus that were removed from the original configurations Removed Menus Displays only the menus that were removed from the original configurations Migrated Configurations All Menus Displays the migrated configuration settings including all of the menus that were modified Modified Menus Displays only the menus that were modified by the migration of the saved settings If you select Modified Menus and then select View Expand Tree all of the menus that were affected by the migration will display in a simplified view Migration Icon Definitions G Indicates a new menu or a new set of menus O Indicates that the menu previously existed in the saved configurations and was added to another menu 12 Ind
184. if the T5000 does not find a Top of Form indicator or a gap within a specified amount of time after printing starts It can be used to prevent the feeding of blank labels in print and apply applications e Panel Key This is an event in which the operator panel keys are parameters The event allows you to change the function of the keys or to disable selective keys For example if the panel key event Menu results in the action Consume or do nothing the menu key has been disabled NOTE When the advanced GPIO features are enabled in the printer this allows an event to be generated when multiple keys are pressed simultaneously Many additional key combinations can be used to trigger an action 200 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Sire Event Panel Key x vi MENU _ ENTER _ JOB SELECT DECREMENT _ TEST PRINT INCREMENT 1 FEED UP 4 _ CANCEL X DOWN Figure 195 Setting Panel Key Event Parameters ODV Status This selection allows you to react to output from the ODV online data validator The parameters allow you to program GPIO to act if there is no barcode if there is any or a specific error in the barcode or when all ODV errors have been cleared Set Event Parameters h x ODV Settings 2 Unscannable Code Check Media e Quality Error Any Poor Scanning Check Head amp Heat w O Al Errors Cleared on ems Figure 196 Setting ODV Param
185. ify the desired print job See Figure 183 GPIO Print Setup E Print Print To me Entire Document a Printer O Selected Mappings r Text File Font E Y Document Header Y Disabled Mappings Mappings with Errors vi Valid Mappings Page Width w Page 1 1 Figure 183 The GPIO Print Setup Dialog Box 187 When you select File gt GPIO Configuration the GPIO Configuration dialog box opens This allows you to define the GPIO properties and power up settings x Properties Power Up Settings Printer Model Thermal T security Password Verity Figure 184 The GPIO Configuration Dialog Box The Properties tab allows you to select the type of printer either Thermal or Impact for which the mapping table will be designed For security the password field allows you to password protect a mapping table NOTE Password protected files can be uploaded to the GPIO manager but cannot be edited or downloaded to a printer without the password 188 GPIO Configuration 3 x GPIO Configuration I x Properties Power Up Settings Properties Power Up Settings GPIO Control 10 GPIO Control 10 8 Use Printer Configuration O Use Printer Configuration O Use Predefined Use Predefined GPIO GPIO Monitor GPIO GPIO Monitor O Enable O On a Disable e Off Power up Table UCP Power up Table UCP Table 1 SES EE Port Humber 3007 E _ Enable PAA control me ok con
186. il you stop the capture Stop This action is enabled while a profiler test is running If selected it will stop the currently running profiler test 92 Profiler View Profiler Graphic Legend Ruler Profiler View amp Media Profiler File View Capture es gie Disable 0 Paper Out 0 Version N A Figure 87 Profiler View The center part of the Media Profiler window is the profiler view The profiler view is divided into three sections the legend ruler and profile graphic See Figure 87 Legend The legend displays the current values for two thresholds Sensor Type and Paper Out These values are set to zero by default since no threshold values have been received These values are updated when the capture starts Sensor Type can be one of the following Disabled Mark Gap Advanced Gap or Advanced Notch By default it is set to Disabled When dynamic sensing is enabled on the printer the value of Sensor Type is Dynamic The Ruler The ruler displays the length of the captured profile in inches The ruler has small ticks every tenth of an inch and a larger tick ever half inch A resolution of 300 DPI is used by default to determine the length When the profile capture starts the actual DPI will be retrieved from the printer and the ruler will update to reflect the correct DPI 93 Profile Graphic Media Profiler ProfileCapturel File View Capture mio E oom
187. imer expired Output Relay 7 Deactivate Printer Error Ribbon Out Set UR Stop Ribbon Reloading Error timer Printer Error Ribbon Out Cleared Output Relay 1 Deactivate Figure 225 Using Timers to Activate an Alarm When there is a ribbon error the On Ribbon Error timer starts Figure 226 First there is a two minute initial delay for the operator to change the ribbon If the initial delay expires it generates a timer expired event in which relay 1 activates Relay 1 is set to sound an alarm With a one second delay we make sure the relay is activated for only a short time After 10 seconds if the ribbon error is still there the alarm sounds again This will continue until the ribbon error is cleared at which time we will stop the On Ribbon Error timer and will deactivate relay 1 228 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Transmit Daily Status Bann CY Transmit Transmit Daily Status Report eee Status Report _ Uninterrupted ke O hew Event Timer Expired Parameters Parameters era EA Action Send Report w Parameters Parameters rem mme Update On Fo Description ae Event Je Action wl Start Daily Status Timer Printer Powered Up Ae Start Daily Status timer e Track Labels Printed Label Printed f a Field Labels Printed 1 Y Track Paper Jams Printer Error Paper Jam Set Da Field Paper Jams 1 wi T
188. include an interval separator enter them either as hex e g 0x20 and 0x2C or make it part of a continues interval e g 0x10 0x30 Default Pattern Characters You can select a set of default pattern characters by using the Range drop down list The Character and Note fields of the default pattern characters are set to the values listed in Table 8 If you choose a default pattern and the identifier character is already in use the first unused identifier from the Character drop down list is used Table 8 Default Pattern Characters Identifier we Character AZ H Lies 2 t Lime pomor P Ire 0x80 0xFF Upper Set Pattern Character List Lists all the patterns characters that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to reset the Range and Note fields The first unused identifier from the Character drop down list is chosen Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the pattern character with chosen identifier has not been added to the Pattern Character List Click Add to add the defined pattern character to the end of the Pattern Character List Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the pattern character with chosen identifier is already in the Pattern Character List Click Update to update the pattern character properties with the new properties Edit Select an item in the Pattern Character List and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one it
189. inter Properties dialog box opens 119 7 Click the Security tab 8 Type the same password you entered in step 3 in the Supervisor Password field 9 Click OK Set Wireless Properties NOTE For a more thorough description of these settings refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual To set wireless properties select a wireless printer from the printer database then select Utilities Set Wireless Properties The Wireless Properties dialog box contains five tabs General WEP Encryption Kerberos EAP and WPA Wireless Properties E General WEP Encryption Kerberos SSID Sub Channel Network Mode Infrastructure Transmit Power Antenna Diversity Primary Transmission Rate Power Mgmt Preamble Length Authentication Profile _ International Roaming Press Read Button For Current Settings Printer Settings Read Figure 116 Wireless Properties General Tab General Tab You must click Read to obtain the printer s settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 58 SSID Service Set Identifier A 1 to 32 case sensitive character string that identifies the SS network that the printer with a wireless NIC is a part of Network Mode Determines if the client communicates using an access point Infrastructure or other clients peer to peer Ad Hoc Antenna Diversity The NIC supp
190. inter to send a status report uncheck the Repeat box and enter a value in the Occurrences field For instance to have the printer send a status report for only five days uncheck the Repeat box and enter 5 in the Occurrences field Click Add The Daily Status timer is added to the Timer List See Figure 223 Click OK 226 E Timer List 7 Common 5 Daily Status New Name Daily Status Add Repeat w ane Edit Options Insert Time as o E Update 12 E En e Hour Minute second 0 Weekly Remove Clear List e Figure 223 Setting a Daily Timer Weekly Timer Mode To generate an event on a specific time and day use the Weekly timer mode In continuing with the previous example if you want the printer to generate a report to the host printer on certain days of the week at the same time do the following Te Se e Select Edit Define Timers Type Weekly Status in the Name field Select Weekly as the mode Enter 12 in the Hour field and 45 in the Minute field Check mark Monday and Friday This specifies that an event will occur at 12 45 p m on Mondays and Fridays each week If you want to specify a certain amount of weeks for the printer to send a status report uncheck the Repeat box and enter a value in the Occurrences field For instance to have the printer send a status report for only five weeks uncheck the Repeat box and enter 5 in the Occurrences
191. ints the text of the information captured to the host computer s default printer Clear Window Clears the Information Capture window of any displayed configurations or error logs 103 Close Closes the Information Capture window Configuration Printout Current Factory Power Up All 1 8 Choose which configuration you want to view If you choose more than one configuration without clearing the window each additional configuration adds to the end of the display See Figure 100 Information Capture New_Printer File Configuration Printout Error Log Directory Dialoginput MEN CURRENT CONFIGURATION LIL 001 File Part Number See Reference Number 002 Reference Number 369456 003 DEY PEE Vl 22R 21 Jul 06 369485 004 BODT PPC We Dl A Gl Aug O7 368563 005 BASE EMULS CTfPOLYGLZ2GLTOGLIGLSTCLS DGL LP 006 BUILD CONTENT IPDS PIL Wer 1A BASE EMULS OOY FEATURES ENABLED 365093 AsCIl ada 365121 AGPI 009 FLASH o ME 010 DRAM 32 ME 011 HEAD RESOLUTION 300 DPI Ole PIR ON TIME 1677 1 HOURS 013 PIR MEDIA DIST 3260677 INCHES 014 HEAD PRINT DIST 3164096 INCHES 015 HEAD ON TIME 340 5 HOURS 016 ETHERNET VERSION VER 1 4 53 017 QUICK SETUP 018 Print Intensity 15 019 Print Speed 6 lps O20 Print Mode Direct Media Handling Tear UEE Strip Figure 100 Configuration Printout Error Log All Errors Displays the printer s error log Clear Clears all errors from the printer s memory NOTE The printer s e
192. is executed before the actual disabling of GPIO Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Clean Sheet _ Uninterrupted RE Event Input Opto coupler Parameters Add Action Form Feed M Update i GPIO Active Input Opto coupler 1 Active Enable GPIO Events Y Clean Sheet Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Form Feed wi GPIO Not Active Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Disable GPIO Events Figure 204 Correct Setup of Multiple Actions 210 To change the sequence in which the entries appear in the table click and drag the entry to a different location in the table The ON Flag You can use the On flag to temporarily disable entries in the GPIO mapping table This is useful if an extensive mapping table is generated with many events leading to the same action The On flag allows you to test each event reaction separately Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description SPIO Mot Active _ Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler Parameters Action Disable GPIO Events New Add Update i Y GPIO Active Input Opto coupler 1 Active Enable GPIO Events r Clean Sheet Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Form Feed J GPIO Not Active Input Opto coupler 1 Inactive Disable GPIO Events Figure 205 Using the On Flag to Enable or Disable an Action The Status Line The status line displays information related to GPIO The tabs marked Table 1 and Table 2 allow selection of dif
193. l I O interfaces This allows easy migration of Printronix T5000e or T5000r printers to new or existing systems Field interface is accomplished through an industry standard 50 pin D type connector s a e a pas o was mona Ce menos Ce wao _ a eseme Ts Erop modos seteqabie via pintor menu a pata ReadyOn ine Soleil via ner meu ine Ce wo 230 Mapping Examples Indicator Lights Example Imagine a factory floor with a number of printers Over each printer are mounted lights that are controlled by the GPIO interface The lights indicate the printer s status with the following conditions Orange Green Red Yellow Conditions Printer online waiting for a print job or is currently printing no warnings Green and Orange Ribbon low warning printing continues Green and Yellow Label waiting for operator remove printing stopped pe o Printer offline no errors Red and Orange Printer offline ribbon out Red and Yellow Printer offline paper out The following table shows all input required for printer control hardware interface and connection Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Ribbon Loaded C Uninterrupted New Event Printer Errar e Parameters Add Action Output Relay Parameters Ona Description ae Evert t Action Y Testing Input Opto coupler 1 Active Output Opto coupler 1 Activate wl On Ribbon Low Printer
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195. l restore but they will be overwritten if the new flash files you are downloading have the same name 2 File Download rea 1 10 224 2 86 Session message Connecting Please wait rea 2 10 224 2 96 Preserving saving flash file gt 90249 sf ending Room 10 224 2 95 Preserving saving flash file 9167 1 sf onference Room 10 224 2 37 Uploading configurations gt Bytes uploaded 63797 Figure 76 Download in Progress 84 Confirm that the correct files will be sent to the appropriate printers Close the dialog box to cancel the download and start over Click Start to begin the download Once the download is in progress click Abort or close the dialog box to abort the download See Figure 76 IMPORTANT Aborting a download may leave the printer in an unstable state Before any operations begin PNE obtains the printer type from the printer and compares it with the printer type in the firmware file If the types do not match PNE aborts the operation and shows an error message in the File Download status window During the download the printer s flash memory will be erased and CLEARING FLASH will display on the operator panel At this time PNE may appear to stop operating This is normal and the entire download process should take no more than fifteen minutes NOTE Be sure to calibrate your thermal printer after you download a configuration to it See Running Auto Calibrate in the printer s User s Manu
196. lays support UTF 8 encoding e Printer Database status messages e Printer configuration languages in the Configuration Editor e Information Capture s viewable configuration data e Virtual Operator Panel text e Factory Settings Differences table data e Web page support Printer List Page Message area only e SNMP Browser data Older versions of PNE Suite including previous products such as Advanced Tool Kit ODV Data Manager and EPC Data Manager will not support new printers with UTF 8 encoded byte streams All versions of PNE Suite that support UTF 8 encoding will support older printer firmware versions Windows Setup Java for Windows platforms includes a font properties file that is used to map foreign languages to Microsoft Window fonts This includes all languages supported on the printer Unix Setup Java for Linux platforms also includes a font properties file This file needs to be modified to support the fonts on the user s Linux or Solaris platforms Find or purchase the printer supported fonts for the languages needed The additional printer languages supported include Korean Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Use a package manager such as Red Hat Package Manager RPM to load the font files onto the UNIX system Once the fonts are loaded modify the component font mappings in the font properties file for Allfonts Serif Sansserif Monospaced Dialog and Dialoginput Logical fonts Use absolute path names path nam
197. le protocols will be listed in the lower half From this list the correct protocol is selected during the creation of a CST NOTE You must add protocol conditions before you can add a protocol For now you will only define a 1 2 single protocol Use a descriptive name for the first condition that should be tested In the Name field type job_printing Conditions Hame job_printing Output 15 New Status Bits 0 Unconditional r Job In Process DO Job Complete Add ik O Wait Job Complete Figure 171 Switching Between ASCII and Hex Entry Modes Define the output that should be transmitted to the host In the Output field press the down arrow key and type 15 NAK See Figure 171 NOTE Use the up and down arrow keys to switch between the ASCII and Hex entry modes 3 Under Status Bits click Job In Process to select the correct condition to test Here is a description of the Status Bits conditions 4 Unconditional This condition is always TRUE The response is sent to the host immediately Job Complete This condition is TRUE if the printer is not processing or printing any data The response is sent to the host immediately but ONLY IF this condition is TRUE Job In Process This condition is TRUE if the printer is processing or printing data The response is sent to the host immediately but ONLY IF this condition is TRUE Wait For Job Complete This condition is TRUE if the printer is no
198. line matrix printer that contains ANSI and PGL Do not migrate these same saved settings to a line matrix printer that does not contain ANSI The migration utility does not prevent you from doing this but the results would be useless and could cause problems if the migrated configurations were downloaded and then loaded on a different printer type IMPORTANT Make sure the printer model type and emulations of the saved configurations match the printer model type and emulations of the printer you want to migrate the settings to before attempting to migrate the saved settings 71 Loading Configuration Settings The configuration settings to migrate can be opened using the Configuration Editor in the following ways Loading From a File Click the 2 open configuration file button or select File Open Choose your configuration file and then click OK Loading From a Printer Select a printer in the printer database Click the Gi upload configuration button or select the File Upload From Printer to upload the settings STEP 2 Select a printer and begin the migration of the saved configuration settings Select a Printer to Use for Migration Select a printer in the printer database The printer you select must have new printer firmware If it does not exit the Configuration Editor and download new firmware to the selected printer see File Download on page 80 then select the printer in the printer database Start the Migration Cl
199. load the files to the host computer save them for backup delete them and download them to another printer Select Applications Flash File Manager or click the EE flash file manager button See Figure 68 The Printer List pane displays a list of printers that are selected in the printer database If you select one printer it appears alone in the list If you select a folder all active printers in the folder appear If you return to the printer database and select another printer or folder click Refresh to update the Flash File Manager and display the newly selected printer s NOTE Cloned printers or different folders that link to the same printer do not display Only the original printer displays 17 Get File Info amp Flash File Manager MT E Printer List Refresh File List Warehouse Files found 5 Get File Info 91674 sf 57858 bytes data not loaded Manufacturing FFS Info Not Loaded 90249 sf 96922 bytes data not loaded Files found 10 91059 sf 56290 bytes data not loaded Lab FFS Info Not Loaded 91060 sf 55938 bytes data not loaded Upload 91671 sf 58130 bytes data not loaded 91889 sf 70330 bytes data not loaded Delete 93098 sf 57282 bytes data not loaded Delete uw osseqsqasaqupunqushastupasan EM 94072 sf 55938 bytes data not loaded EM 94079 sf 58130 bytes data not loaded Status Bar Last status for Office Get File
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202. ly to the characters of the datastream Common Attributes All modes have four attributes in common Match Don t Care Don t Care Except and Ignore Case Also if at least one Pattern is defined all modes have the Insert Pattern attribute And if at least one Variable is defined all modes except Store have the Insert Variable attribute You can use these in combination Or with other attributes available in the selected mode Some modes can use extra attributes See page 144 for attribute information Replace Mode The Replace mode replaces part of one datastream with another The extra attribute for Replace is Parameter Remove Mode The Remove mode removes data from the datastream For example the CST can remove all occurrences of quotation mark from the text that is sent to an Epson FX 1050 emulating printer 141 No extra attributes exist for Remove NOTE When using the Don t Care Except attribute the Input string is removed from the datastream except when the Don t Care Except condition matches Insert Mode The Insert mode inserts data in the datastream The extra attributes for Insert are Before and After to specify the insertion point Flush Mode The Flush mode is a combination of the Remove and Replace mode It removes longer parts of datastreams without you needing to type in every character of that datastream and replaces the removed data with new data The extra attributes for Flush are Start End
203. me value pairs where the name and value are separated by an equal sign The following four properties must be defined 1 OdvJdbcDriver Driver Class Property This is the name of the JDBC driver classfile This value depends on the type of database being used and is provided by the database or driver manufacturer Also some drivers require a JAR file be placed in the program installation classpath This is done by renaming the driver JAR file to jdbcdriver jar and placing it in the lib subdirectory found in the program installation directory If you are using an ODBC driver then you need to specify the JDBC ODBC bridge supplied by Sun Microsystems called sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver 2 OdvJdbcUrl Database URL 264 This is the Uniform Resource Locator URL that describes the database being used lt depends on the database and driver being used and its format is defined by the database or driver vendor The URL is a single line of text that follows the HTTP convention It begins with the service identifier jdbc Next the service name is appended For a JDBC compatible database such as MySQL the URL is jdbc mysql For a normal ODBC compatible database the URL is jdbc odbc Following the service name is the URL of the database the user ID and password used to log into the database 3 OdvJdbcDbName Database Name This is the name of the database table created to store the telemetry values For a standard database it is a
204. ment and send this information to professional service centers for further analysis 90 Menu and Toolbar Profiler View lel ES 2 Media Profiler File View Capture co ee elel E 100 Disable 0 Resolution 300 DPI Paper Out 0 Status Note NIA Mode WA Version N A PN N A Status Bar Figure 84 Media Profiler Window To access the Media Profiler application select Applications Media Profiler or click the 21 media profiler button The Media Profiler will open with no profiler data loaded or captured It is divided into four sections the menu bar toolbar profiler view which contains the profiler graphic and status bar See Figure 84 The Menu And Toolbar File View Capture Er Wee Open Save Stop Add Edit Zoom Selection Box Start Capture Notes Capture Figure 85 Media Profiler Menu and Toolbar 91 File Open Opens a dialog wherein the user can select a previously saved file that contains profiler data Media profiler files use the mpd extension Media Profiler Data Save Save As Saves captured data to disk for later reference or for use in another program The file will save with the mpd extension by default Notes To add notes to captured data Since the first line of the notes will display in the status bar see The Status Bar on page 97 use short and distinct information that will be included in screen captures Exit Exits the Media Profiler application
205. n a network select Status y Discover Printers or click the Discover Printers button at the far right of the toolbar The results of the search display in the database pane Discover Printers searches for printers on a network based on the settings specified in the Discovery tab of the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box The next section explains how to configure your search 41 Properties Select Status y Properties to open the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box The dialog box contains three tabs Discovery Polling and Alert Delivery NOTE To enable printer discovery check the Enable Printer Discovery check box Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery v Enable Printer Discovery Print Server Discovery Polled Discovery Known Printers Discovery Y Enable Print Server Discovery Response Wait Seconds E Broadcast IP Subnet Mack 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 Apply Figure 26 Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Tab Print Server Discovery Sub Tab Discovery Tab You can discover printers on a network in three ways 1 Print Server Discovery This option allows you to discover all PrintNet printers on a subnet To enable the option check the Enable Print Server Discovery check box in the Status Monitoring Properties dialog box see Figure 26 then click Apply or OK Response Wait Seconds To specify the time delay in seconds PNE waits for a printer
206. n qe Ever tr Action e Show Printer Locked Da Table Entered Ba Send locked to LCD Line 2 time is infinite e Inform Host Printer Locked a Table Entered na Send locked to Ethernet Adapter Back Channel Y Render Printer Useless Da Table Entered Lock Panel Figure 239 Prt_Locked Mapping Table If it is the third try the event generator timer starts and the Prt_Locked mapping table is selected In this table we ll inform the user that the printer is locked by displaying the Printer Locked message on the LCD We ll inform the host by sending a message through the interface and disable the operator panel making it useless until a power cycle has been done The program could be easier to enter by using the new subroutine function The seven entries related to the pressing of the keys to generate the PIN code could be made a subroutine This would improve printer memory usage and save time on typing GPIO Version Control System The Version Control System VCS allows you to assign an application name and add version information to the files This information helps you easily identify the purpose of the files created and in which application The VCS prints the application name and version information in the printer s configuration printout Application Name and Version Information The application name is a logical user defined name for the GPIO application and is stored inside the GPIO Configuration file The maximum lengt
207. nal with the advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer Actions The Action field allows you to specify which action should be linked or mapped to the selected event Table 10 lists all possible actions and related parameters Table 10 Event Actions and Parameters Security Key Required Action Name Description Parameters Output Opto Coupler Action that applies to the output State Pulse Repeated Opto Couplers Pulse Number 1 8 Pulse Duration ms Output Relay Action that applies to the output Action State Pulse relays Repeated Pulse Number 1 4 Printer Status Printer Online Action switches the printer to online mode Printer Offline Action switches the printer to offline mode On Offline Switch Action toggles the printer between offline and online mode 202 Table 10 Event Actions and Parameters SC Security Key Data Control Clear Buffer Action clears all of the printer s None internal buffers Data stored in flash e g form templates are not cleared Engine Control Pause Printing Action pauses printing after the None current label is printed Labels in the queue will stop printing until the start printing action is received Resume Printing Action resumes printing if printing None was stopped with the pause printing action Print Next Label 1 Action starts printing the next None label in the queue if printing in single label printing mode Reprint Next Pag
208. nd the membership of this computer Changes may affect access to network resources Computer name B21042 Full computer name L4B21042 mis pourcompany com More m Member of e Domain fris yourcompany com Workgroup Cancel Figure 107 Finding Your Host Name In Windows Login To The PNE Web Site Uer Password MN Figure 108 The PNE Web Site By default three categories of login privileges are available See Table 6 for a list of categories and their corresponding user names and passwords 112 Table 6 User Login Options Type admin for the user name and password then click Login The Select Desired Page web page appears See Figure 109 admin is Logged in Please Select Desired Page Printer ListPage Change Password Page Figure 109 The Select Desired Page Web Page Changing The User Password Change Password New Password Reype Password ES Change Password Figure 110 The Change Password Web Page You can change the default password Click Change Password Page and the Change Password web page appears See Figure 110 Enter a new password in the New Password and Retype Password fields then Click Change Password Your password changes and you return to the Select Desired Page web page 113 The Printer List Page This page will refresh once a minute Time 14 33 Sort Printers by Status Errors D sort Operator Printer Web Pri
209. necessary to access this printer type the password in the Supervisor Password field and check the Supervisor Mode check box If a Telnet guest password is necessary to poll the status of the printer type the password in the Telnet Guest Password field See Security Tab on page 58 If a Telnet root password is necessary to update wireless printer settings type the password in the Telnet Root Password field See Security Tab on page 58 In any case an asterisk character appears in the field after each letter you type to preserve password secrecy For more details on setting up and changing passwords see page 52 20 Printer Properties El Identification security Connections information Access Method serial Modem IP Address 127 0 0 1 Port Number 3001 Time Out 5 300 seconds 15 Figure 5 Printer Properties Connections Tab Network Sub Tab 9 Click the Connections tab By default the Network sub tab displays 10 Click the IP Address field and then type the IP Address of the printer you want to access Follow the format shown in Figure 5 The Port Number field must be set to the same port as the printer Leave it set at 3001 Leave the Time Out 5 300 seconds field set at 15 seconds 21 Printer Properties Identification Security Connections information Access Method Network serial Modem Access Method Download Mode Access Method Printer Timeout on Firmware Download
210. nel for status El New_Printer A template Error No response aT Status and Error Log Figure 2 Printer Database Main Window with USB Connection 18 Printer Properties x Identification Security Connections Information Name Unique INew_Printer Printer Description A template Use only printable characters for printer name and description Figure 3 Printer Properties Identification Tab Double click New_Printer A template The Printer Properties dialog box opens See Figure 3 Assign a name to your printer Delete the words New_Printer in the Name Unique field and then type Tutorial Assign a description to this printer Delete the words A template in the Printer Description field and then type My First Connection 19 Printer Properties x Identification Security Connections Information User Password Supervisor Password _ Supervisor Mode Telnet Guest Password Telnet Root Password Use only printable characters for passwords Figure 4 Printer Properties Security Tab Click the Security tab See Figure 4 If you are using PNE for the first time it is likely that no passwords are assigned to this printer If you are unsure contact your system administrator If no passwords are assigned leave the password boxes empty If a User password is necessary to access this printer type the password in the User Password field If a Supervisor password is
211. ng folder two printers share the same program and configuration Download files the Area 1 printer has a flash Download file in this example a fonts file and the Area 2 printer has no flash Download file In the Administration Office folder two printers share a program Download file the Vending Room printer has a configuration and a flash Download file and the Conference Room printer has no configuration or flash Download file The Building B and Building C folders are collapsed File Download Printer Conference Room 10 223 285 Update List Figure 78 File Download Conference Room Printer Example 1 In this example the user selected the Conference Room printer then selected Applications File Download or clicked the En file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 78 The Conference Room printer will download a program firmware file and the configurations and flash memory will restore IMPORTANT Ifyou uncheck Restore Config or Restore Flash the configurations or flash memory will erase when you initiate a program file download 86 File Download Frinter Firmware Restore E Restore Fl Contig File Flash Files Vending Room 10 224 2 95 J j OF wm Pj ei Update List Figure 79 File Download Vending Room Printer Example 2 In this example the user selected the Vending Room printer then selected Applications Fil
212. ng protocols to edit or remove A protocol is a single condition or set of conditions Name The name of the protocol This name appears in pop up menus where you insert and use protocols Interface Use this drop down list to select which host interface the response should go to Active is the interface on which the CST operates Protocol List New Click New to reset the Name and Interface fields Add If the text displayed on the second button is Add the protocol has not been added to the Protocol list Click Add to add the protocol to the Protocol list NOTE The protocol appears in the list with its name followed by a separator and the name of the interface used Update If the text displayed on the second button is Update the protocol is already in the Protocol list Click Update to update the protocol properties with the new properties Edit Select an item in the Protocol list and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you select more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Protocol list and click Remove to remove them from the list IMPORTANT Removing protocols invalidates entries that use the protocols 165 How To Use Conditions And Protocols After you define one or more protocols return to the CST Manager to create a new entry available for editing Select Response from the Mode drop down list In the Input field enter the data on which the response should be triggere
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214. nputs And Outputs GPIO Opto coupled Input Circuit Opto coupler 4700 Ohm Input voltage range 5 24 VDC K GPIO Opto coupled Output Circuit Pin 17 Opto coupler Factory installed jumpers r Current Limited Output Load 248 249 AutolD Data Manager Overview NOTE You can set the AutolD Data Manager to launch automatically when PNE launches See Startup Tab on page 30 The AutolD Data Manager is an application that can collect EPC electronic product code telemetry data stored on Radio Frequency Identification RFID tags from RFID enabled printers and can also simultaneously collect bar code telemetry data printed on labels from ODV online data validator enabled printers With this telemetry data EPC and or ODV you can create compelling audits of label and RFID tag quality The AutolD Data Manager application performs the following functions e Collects telemetry data in a Data Capture file From this file you can generate reports in several formats comma separated variable CSV extensible markup language XML and a predefined ASCII text file for RFID data only e Exports telemetry data to a third party database using Java database connectivity JDBC e Places the printer into a fault state and display a custom message on the operator panel Data Validation NOTE To collect EPC telemetry data you must set EPC Mgr Report to Enable in the RFID CONTROL or RFID menu within the
215. nset gt le BF fE 42 46 3B Insert Pattern h Insert Formatted Pattern k 1 1p1 Figure 153 Inserting Patterns in the Output Field The same formatted pattern may be used more then once in the Input field When you want data found by the pattern to be copied to the Output field use the index number in red to identify the data To add a pattern to the Output field use the same procedure as for the Input field The Insert Pattern and Insert Formatted Pattern menus list all patterns used in the Input field with the index number in front of the pattern name See Figure 153 154 _ Once Hew Made Append Replace ha __ Append Figure 154 Pattern Screen Tip To see pattern details e name and definition hover the pointer over the character in the Input field to display a screen tip See Figure 154 NOTE For some Modes you cannot insert patterns into the Output field Pattern Recognition Example Normally the CST only allows you to do an absolute match on a character It has not been possible to check if a character is within a given range of characters unless you write a very complicated CST Pattern recognition allows the user to specify either a range of characters or a specific pattern with a unique name that can be used to test the input data against Example The following command sets the label size for thermal printer 1 lt ESC gt Daaaa bbbb cccc lt LF gt lt NULL gt where
216. nter ID Address Status Message Configuration Panel Page i Thermal Building A PRINT HEAD sel Pre eee eb gt Close Print Head Current Open Open Line Line Matriz Building B ONLINE gt Matrix 10 2 1 136 OK Current Open Open POWER SAVER MODE Figure 111 The Printer List Web Page Click Printer List Page The Printer List web page appears and lists the same printers found in the database pane See Figure 111 By default printers are sorted by Status Errors You can also sort printers by Status Warnings Status Online Address Ascending and Address Descending In the above example the thermal printer displays an error because it is offline Any printer not ready to print displays an error status For an explanation of the Printer List Page options find the option in Table 7 and follow the corresponding reference Table 7 Printer List Page Options Web Page Option Reference Configuration displays the printer s current configuration Operator Panel see page 97 opens the NIC Home Page refer to chapter three of the Network Interface Card User s Manual Printer Web Page NOTE Administrators and Supervisors can access all five options Standard users can access only Configuration and Printer Web Page 114 Changing User Settings IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges lt eml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt IDOCTYPE ppmaML few Source for ful doctype J gt lt
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218. nu All Settings Ctrl s Differences Onky Ctrl D Figure 64 Factory Settings Differences View Menu All Settings View The All Settings view displays all of the menus in the configuration highlighting the menus that are different from the Factory settings and their values The menu name and its associated values are highlighted in different colors for easy distinction See page 75 Differences Only View The Differences Only view shows the top level menus and the menus that have configuration values that are different than the Factory settings Since this view only shows the differences the menu names are not highlighted The menu values are highlighted for easier distinction See page 75 Toolbar FS DD lt Dialog Figure 65 Factory Settings Differences Toolbar The toolbar contains buttons for Open Save Upload Differences All Settings View Differences Only View and Print These buttons perform the same actions as their menu counterparts The toolbar also has font selection and size boxes to allow user selectable preferences Configuration Settings Differences Views This view consists of a non editable table that displays the menu name the menu level the Factory default settings and the values of other saved configurations The menu level column shows a menu option s hierarchy level from the top menu Number 1 indicates the top menu and the largest number is the menu that is the furthest down the menu tree
219. number to activate can be specified as well as the level or state required for this output You can select the state by clicking the relay symbol Pulsed behavior for the relays is equivalent to the pulsed behavior of the opto coupled outputs NOTE The advanced GPIO features enabled in the printer allow handling all eight opto coupler outputs as well as the relays through a Data Field See Data Fields on page 212 This gives the single outputs a large number of output combinations that can be used to initialize external actions Set Action Parameters A x Relay Settings Action Humber 1 4 al state fo j F O Pulse Pulse Duration ms E GC Repeated Pulse Den Cancel Figure 198 Output Relay Settings e Printer Offline Printer Online These two actions switch the printer offline or online e On Offline Switch This action allows the printer to be switched offline if it is online and to be switched online if it is offline The switch works as a toggle e Clear Buffer A host or application controlled memory clear 206 Pause Printing This action results in the print engine going offline with the interface to the host still active This allows receiving and pre processing of host data until the buffer is full Resume Printing If there is data in the buffer the printer resumes printing until it is switched offline or paused through the Pause Printing action Print
220. o customize a mapping table New mapping tables can be added to the tables that will be downloaded to the printer and existing mapping tables can be deleted or renamed Ert Tools Help New Mapping Table Delete Mapping Table Rename Mapping Table Define Data Fields Define Reports Define Timers Figure 188 The Edit Menu 191 Tools The Tools menu allows you upload a mapping table from the printer and to download a mapping table to the printer You also have the option to select the last selected upload printer or the last selected download printer This option allows you to quickly select a printer previously used for uploading or downloading without having to go to the RMS printer database for your selection Upload Download Options k Use Last Selected Upload Printer 1 Use Last Selected Download Printer Figure 189 The Tools Menu Help The About option provides basic information about the GPIO Configuration Manager as seen in the startup splash screen Event To Action Mapping Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description C Uninterrupted Event Input pto coupler Parameters Action Output Opto coupler d Parameters Figure 190 Event To Action Mapping Setting the criteria for mapping tables takes place in the Event to Action Mapping section see Figure 190 The Description field allows you can enter a descriptive name to indicate the use of the event and
221. o set a forms counter create two programmed entries Update LCD Printing and Update LCD Done e Update LCD Printing In the event that there is an unconditional change to the forms count Label Countdown displays in the second line of the LCD e Update LCD Done In the event that the forms count reaches zero the message Label Printing Done displays in the second line of the LCD e Ready Signal In the event that the forms count reaches zero the printer will beep five times NOTE When it is necessary to check validate the value of a data field on a certain event the user has to map a Data Field action to the event and check the Evaluate option This will generate a Data Field Changed event similar to when the data field actually changes The resulting mapping table in Figure 213 allows you to keep track of printed labels Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Ready Signal _ Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed Parameters Hew Add Action Beep w Parameters Update Ona Description Go Event t Action e Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed A Field Forms Count 1 Y Update LCD Printing He Field Forms Count changed Da Send Label Countdown to LCD Line 4 time is infinite Update LCD Done Aa Field Forms Count changed and value l na Send Label Printing Done to LCD Line A time is infinite Y Ready Signal
222. o the printer via a modem and the serial port e Printer Debug Port Modem To connect the host computer to the printer via a modem and the debug port Download Mode Identifies how PNE downloads files and configurations to the printer Access Method is the only option available Printer Timeout on Firmware Download Specifies the number of minutes the printer waits for data while downloading a file from the host computer If a stall lasts for more than the specified time the printer times out and the download terminates If you have a slow connection between PNE and the printer you may need to define a longer Download Timeout period The Download Timeout range is between 1 and 60 minutes The default is 2 minutes Firmware Download Initial Delay Sec Specifies the number of seconds PNE waits before sending files to the printer If the printer is not ready within the specified time the download will terminate and the Status and Error Log will report Connection Refused If you receive this error message increase the initial delay time The default is 60 seconds Network Sub Tab Printer Properties Identification Connections Information Access Method Network Serial Modem IP Address 27 D D 1 Port Number 3001 Time Out 5 500 seconds 15 Figure 51 Printer Properties Connections Network Sub Tab 61 Enter the printer s IP Address and Port Number Click Default to reset the Port Number to 3001
223. oad Only the selected configurations will download You can also select which of the configurations will be set as the Power Up configuration In this example the printer will download all configurations and the Power Up configuration will be set to configuration 4 File Download Frinter Firmware Restore Config Restore Flash Contig File Flash Files Area 1 10 224 2 8B jw O kW BH JW Area 2 10 224 2 96 fe El ei kW D Start Update List Properties Figure 82 File Download Manufacturing 88 Example 3 In this example the user selected the Manufacturing folder then selected Applications File Download or clicked the file download button The File Download dialog box opens See Figure 82 In this example the Area 1 and Area 2 printers will download the same program firmware file and a configuration file since both files are in the same folder as the two printers see Figure 77 In addition the Area 1 printer will download a flash file Both printers will have their flash memories restored a File Download Printer W i Area 1 10 224 286 al wi wi wi Area 2 10 224 23 96 v E m w E vending Room 10 224 2 95 v J Iw wi wi Conference Room 10 223 2 85 v w w m J Start Update List Figure 83 File Download Building A Example 4 In this example the user selected the Building A folder
224. on of a 4700 Ohm resistor in the anode connection This allows for an input voltage range between 5 and 24 VDC The opto coupler outputs are open collector transistors By design the output current available is set at 3 ma max This value is based upon an opto coupler current transfer ratio of 100 at an ambient temperature of 50 degrees C Load currents greater than 3 ma will cause the transistor to come out of the saturation resulting in a rise in the output voltage and possible damage to the transistor For safety purposes a voltage no greater than 42 volts DC should be applied to the GPIO board The GPIO board has a provision for mounting resistors either in the connection between the actual output pin and the collector of the output transistor or from a common connector pin 17 to the collector of the output resistor See the drawing on page 248 Relays Relays are the NAIS TX type and are 2 Amp high capacity relays with the following basic specifications NOTE Please check the NAIS TX type relay datasheet for complete electrical specifications Surge withstand between coil and contacts 2500 V Breakdown voltage between coil and contact 2000 V Nominal switching capacity 2 A 30V Maximum switching voltage 220 V DC Maximum switching current 2A Contact settling time 4 mS max The relays are type DPDT of which a single SPDT contact is made available on the I O connector CAUTION For safety purposes do not apply a voltage greater
225. onAvg Minimum Bar MinimumBarDevAvg Dev Avg Maximum Bar MaximumBarDevAvg Dev Avg Quiet Zone Zone QuietZone Decode Average Absolute X AbsoluteXDimension 4 Dimension Overall Symbol OverallSymbolGradeAvg Grade Avg Ge ei Self Check Check Sel Check and E Addendum Foroa oston roroa Taas mom e s X X Units Times 10 Times 10 XUnitsTimesto Percent ES me a Global Thresholds PDF 417 PDF 417 Gap Failure Failure PDF417GapFailure CAE Failure Gona 2 3 Table 17 Bar Code Data Fields Maximum Database Name Database Field Size Defects Failure Failure DefectsFailure e e Decode Failure Quiet Zone Failure Zone Failure QuietZoneFailure AE SymbolContrastFailure Contrast Failure Encodation Failure EncodationFailure Checksum Failure ChecksumFailure Calibration Warning CalibrationWarning o Overall Grade Failure Grade Failure OverallGradeFailure 1 Data Format InternalDataFormatError C Error Modulation Failure ModulationFailure D Minimum MinimumReflectanceFailure 9 Reflectance Failure Minimum Edge MinimumEdgeContrastFailure 5 Contrast Failure Disregard Quiet DisregardQuietZoneFailures 5 Zone Failures Disregard DisregardContrastFailures 5 Contrast Failures 274 RFID Data Fields Table 18 RFID Version 1 Data Fields Database Name Maximum Database Field Size RFID RFID Tag Failure Failure RfidTagFailure
226. ond represents the bar code or RFID tag sequence number within the label For label identifiers L the first number represents the label number and the second specifies how many bar codes are on the label NOTE Since a label typically has one RFID tag this count is not included in the label identifier L When viewing telemetry data B3 2 denotes the second bar code in the third label R5 1 denotes the first RFID tag in the fifth label L5 4 denotes the end of the fifth label and the label has four bar codes See Figure 250 NOTE The printer verifies the RFID tag before printing any bar codes lf the RFID tag fails then the label automatically fails without any printed bar codes See R4 1 and L4 0 in Figure 250 Operation Data R21 Pass Write EPC 4SB56CHC HF 445654 00000000 Failed bar R24 Pass Read EPC 186560 HC HF 445654 00000000 GC 21 Defects a STICODE34 ST E Fail Label R31 Pass Write EPC 49656C RC BF 445654 00000000 R31 Pass Read EPC AEB56C AC HF 445654 00000000 B3 1 Pass STICODE34 ST rl a B3 2 Pass ST 039 87 In third abe B33 Pass sT C39 87 Failed RFID tag E3 4 Pass y STJCODESS ST ul L3 4 Pass Label R41 Tag Failure Write EPC AEB56C ACHR 445654 00000000 Failed label san Fail Label First RFID tag in fifth CR R51 Pass Write EPC 49656C HC HF 445654 00000000 e desd R51 Pass Read EPC AEB56C AC HF 445654 00000000 i B5 1 Pass STICODE34 ST B5 2 Pass ST C39 87 B5 3 Pass ST C039 87 End of fift
227. ord 125 To enable EAP in the NIC select the General tab Click Send to transmit the EAP settings and the wireless properties defined in the General tab WPA Tab Wireless Properties El General WEP Encryption Kerberos EAP WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA Mode WPA Cipher y piso v Passphrase pd Confirm Passphrase L O Figure 123 Wireless Properties WPA Tab This tab displays the information necessary for the WPA Wi Fi Protected Access wireless security scheme WPA Mode Selects the WPA wireless security mode By default the mode is set to Disable thus disabling WPA security If set to Personal this selects a personal or pre shared key mode for WPA security WPA Cipher Selects the WPA Cipher wireless security setting Passphrase Sets the individual bytes of the WPA Passphrase Refer to the printers User s Manual and the Network Interface Card User s Manual for more information Macro Utility The Macro Utility allows you to create a series of ten buttons that will do a range of things such as sending a string of text to the printer to performing functions such as form feeds To access the Macro Utility click the EA macro utility button at the far right of the toolbar or select Utilities gt Macro Utility The Macro Utility window opens See Figure 124 You can use the File menu options to save and open a set of macros 126 Macro Utility Copies Configure Configure EN
228. orts a single Primary and Auxiliary and dual Diverse antenna mode Power Saver Mode Determines if the NIC will go into a power saving mode Modes 1 through 5 or stay powered up CAM Continuous Access Mode Authentication Determines the authentication scheme Open Shared Kerberos or LEAP Open system authentication allows all devices that have the authentication algorithm number for open system to authenticate Shared key authentication involves a four step process using secure or encrypted text by means of WEP 120 LEAP is to enable LEAP operation Kerberos is to enable Kerberos operation Sub Channel Determines the channel for the radio frequency card 1 through 15 and Default Transmit Power Determines the wattage of the transmission power Max 100 mW Default 50 30 mW 25 15 mW 10 5 mW and 1 1 mW Transmission Rate Currently unavailable Determines the rate of data transmission from the radio frequency card to the access point 1 MHz 2MHz 5 MHz 11 MHz and Automatic Preamble Length Determines the size of the packet header generated by the access point Long Short or Default set by the access point Profile Determines the 802 11g Wireless Wi Fi mode in which to operate International Roaming Check this check box to enable roaming outside the home country When you are finished click Send to transmit the values to the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root th
229. ost action allows the user to specify a data stream that will transmit to the host when the selected event takes place and to select the interface that should be used for this data transmission Data entry can be in ASCII or in hexadecimal The entry mode can be selected with the arrow keys up arrow for ASCII entry mode and down arrow for Hex entry mode See Figure 201 Action Replyto Host xl E Description Reply Interface Network 7 OK Cancel Figure 201 Setting Reply to Host Action Parameters e Wait The parameter for this action specifies the time in 1 1000 seconds that GPIO will wait until the next action executes e PAA Control CST Reset This action resets the Use Once flags of the currently active PAA CST e Select Mapping Table This action allows you to select one out of 64 mapping tables on a given event If only a single mapping table has been defined this selection is not available The mapping table is selected by its name or by selecting previous Selecting previous allows you to quickly return to the table previously active The nesting of returns is allowed e Data Field This action allows you to modify the data field on a given event Several logical or arithmetical functions can be applied to the data in the data field See Data Fields on page 212 e Send Report This action transmits a report to either the host computer through a selected interface or to the printer operator panel LCD For the
230. pff extension cannot have their destinations changed Files within bundle files will download to the printer s flash memory the EM or both depending on their original location 83 User Files NI Destinations Bundled files multiple files concatenated together will appear grayed out and cannot have their destinations changed Name Printer Flash External Memory C Single Font sf e Ly C 1 Font sf C e Figure 75 User Files Restoring Configurations and Flash Files Whenever a printer downloads a program firmware file the configurations and flash memory are erased You can choose whether or not to restore the configurations and or flash memory to what was previously loaded Check or uncheck the Restore Config check box for configurations and or the Restore Flash check box for flash files By default the configurations and flash memory will restore IMPORTANT Ifyou uncheck Restore Config or Restore Flash the configurations or flash memory will erase when you initiate a program file download NOTE lf a download fails due to a power interrupt or a severed connection the configurations and flash files will be lost and will not restore You can still restore the printer using the recovery file but only if Restore Config and or Restore Flash was checked See Recovery File on page 89 If you are downloading a program file and flash files the Flash Files and Restore Flash check boxes will be checked The flash files wil
231. ping Table M Parameters New Ona Description ar Event fe Action Y Get Pause Key Value Key PAUSE pressed A Field Hew Din pause_key wi Get Minus Key Value key JOB SELECT DECREMENT Cu pressed Ba Field Hew pin minus ko wl Get Up Key Value Key FEEDS UP Oo pressed Aa Field P Din up key Y Get Plus Key Value Key TEST PRINT INCREMENT 1 pressed A Field Hew Din plus key Y Get Menu Key Value Key WEMJ pressed Aa Field Hew pin menu key Get Down Key value Key CANCEL gi l DOW pressed Da Field new_pin down_key wi Get Enter Key Value Key ENTER pressed Pa Field Hew pin enter_key Y Create Pin Number Aa Field Hew Din changed Aa Field Hew Din 10 el Show First Entry Done Aa Field new Din changed Da Send one_pin to LED Line 2 time is infinite e Get Next Pin Digit 4 Field new_pin changed Select Mapping Table pin_part_2 Figure 236 Pin_Part_1 Mapping Table If a key is pressed for the first 7 entries the value of the related data field is added to the new Din data field which is multiplied by 10 to shift the content one decimal place over Since we now have the first part of the PIN number in a data field we ll display the one_pin message on the LCD and switch to the Pin_Part_2 table 239 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Get Next Pin Digit I Uninterrupted Event Dat
232. pping Thermal Description Try The Nert One Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed S Parameters Action Select Mapping Table T Parameters New Add Ona Description qe Event te Action Y Get Pause Key value Key PALISE pressed Aa Field P Dip pause _key Y Get Minus Key Value Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT E pressed g Field new_pin minus_key Y Get Up Key Value Key FEED UP 7 pressed Pa Field Hew Din up key Y Get Plus Key Value Key TEST PRINT SIMCREMENT pressed Aa Field P Din plus key Y Get Menu Key value Key M EFL pressed Ae Field new_pin menu_key Y Get Down Key value Key CAMCEL 0 DOV pressed Ae Field Hew pin down ko Y Get Enter Key Value Key ENTER pressed Aa Field P Dip enter_key Y Display Pin Correct Message a Field new Din changed and value Dip number Ae Send pin_accepted to LCO Line 2 time is 2 s Switch Off GPIO a Field new Din changed and value pin_number Disable GPIO Events Y Display PIN Incorrect Message a Field Hew Din changed arid value pin_number fa Send incorrect_pin to LCD Line 2 time is 2 s wi PIN Error Sound Be Field new Din changed and value pin_number 9 Beep 2 times Y Track PIM Errors Aa Field Hew Din changed and value pin_number Aa Field pin_entry_count 1 Y Last Error Allowed a Field pin_en
233. ption of the bar code data fields see the Layman s Guide to ANSI X3 182 For a complete description see the ANSI INCITS 182 1990 R2002 Guideline for Bar Code Print Quality available from the American National Standards Institute at http www ansi org RFID Version 1 Data Fields These are the available RFID Version 1 data fields RFID Tag Failure Pre Checked Sequence Number Retry Number Error Count Tag Type Failed Tag Count Tag Write Count Data Length Raw Data Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference Manual for a description of these fields RFID Version 2 Data Fields These are the available RFID Version 2 data fields RFID Tag Failure Pre Checked Sequence Number Retry Number Error Count Tag Type Failed Tag Count Tag Write Count Data Length Raw Data Total Data Length Operation Type Field Type 262 Refer to the RFID Labeling Reference Manual for a description of these fields Comma Separated Variable Report The comma separated variable report format can be easily imported into many database and spreadsheet programs The report consists of a description line the first line in the report that contains the names of the fields in the order of the data Each field is separated by a comma The exported data follow the description line Each record of the report is placed on a separate line See Figure 256 Taptu renale Type Printer Hame Failure Hessage Decoded Data RFID Tag Failure Tag Type Failed Tag
234. r any omissions from this material or for any damages whether direct indirect incidental or consequential in connection with the furnishing distribution performance or use of this material The information in this manual is subject to change without notice Trademark Acknowledgements Access is a trademark of Microsoft Coporation Cisco is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems Inc Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Excel Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation J2SE Java and Solaris are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc LinePrinter Plus Printronix and PrintNet are registered trademarks of Printronix Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Sun Microsystems is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark of Unix System Laboratories Inc Copyright O 2007 2013 Printronix Inc All rights reserved Table of Contents T OOO I AA 11 PrintNet Enterprise Suite ies ds 11 ROdUrE MEN PPP Ono oad eeh 11 lS tailing the Sonwa E cian ios 11 Printer EE 11 PNE Metho ias sn nu umu ii 12 TENE MSI m unas uu an usa de 12 Operator Panel Meibod 12 Ser PassWord um hamu muu uu muu eee utes 14 Set Telemetry Path SL5000 T5000 Series Only 15 Sheek Fort N MDE std 15 Loading and Using Foreign Language Fonts
235. r in which all inputs and outputs are terminated Outputs 1 8 lt E System Interface Inputs 1 8 Figure 179 GPIO Hardware 184 Overview To launch the GPIO Configuration Manager select Applications gt GPIO Manager The screen in Figure 180 displays The fields on this screen are described in detail on the following pages z GPIO Configuration Manager GPIOProgram1 gpf D x File Edit Tools Help io BS aa Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description 7 Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler Parameters Action Output Opto coupler Parameters Ona Description je Event i Action ES Table 1 iueoazsrestzurorzos O Phenooobooeopoo sun ue Oct 25 13 51 20 PDT 2005 0000000 00000000 0000 _ Sub Figure 180 The GPIO Configuration Manager The Toolbar And Menus The toolbars allow the handling of files and text ee Figure 181 The GPIO Configuration Manager Toolbar 185 File The File menu allows you to create open reopen save a new or existing GPIO program file or print GPIO configurations File Edi Tools Save Save As Backup History Properties Print Ctrl P GPIO Configuration Ctr F Quit Figure 182 The File Menu 186 The Print option allows the mapping table to be printed for later reference When you select File Print the GPIO Print Setup dialog box opens allowing you to spec
236. r keys at once but only the selected key will become the active key in the printer NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user root then a Telnet root password is required See Security Tab on page 58 NOTE If the values are not in the selected format or if the exact number of characters required is not entered an error message will appear Correct the problem then click Send again If you are not going to modify settings on any other tabs you must update the printer for the settings to take effect Click Update to update the printer IMPORTANT Make sure the settings match those configured in the Access Point Kerberos Tab The Kerberos tab contains four sub tabs Print Server KDC Set Password and Credentials Wireless Properties El General WEP Encryption Kerberos EAP WPA Print Server KDC Set Password Credentials Status C Activate Kerberos Renewable Lifetime second s Print Server Name Press Read Button For Current Settings Read Figure 118 Wireless Properties Kerberos Tab Print Server Sub Tab Print Server Sub Tab You must click Read to obtain the printer s settings before you can modify them NOTE If the NIC has a password assigned to the user guest then a Telnet guest password is required See Security Tab on page 58 Status Displays Authenticated or Not Authenticated once an attempt to send Kerberos information has been sent Activate Kerberos Check this ch
237. r the input string that will trigger the protocol you just created 13 Click the Mode down arrow and select Response 14 In the Input field press the down arrow key and type 05 ENO 168 CST Manager C5STBundl 1 bnd File Edit Tools ECCBCCHCEE Once Input New Mode weng ENG OoOO Append Response y n e Match Amen Count Ou O Don t Care Insert ik D Don t Care Except O Ignore Case On Input T Flush RAS Output CST 1 tin Edit Information Patterns variables Status Response Definition EMUL LPP AR Disabled LM May 23 2006 9 22 24 AM PDT Dih Errors O Warnings O Insert Figure 174 Response Mode Attributes 15 Right click your input string A list of possible attributes displays See Figure 174 NOTE In addition to the four common attributes Response mode has the Flush attribute This attribute removes the input string from the datastream preventing it from being printed 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Click away from the attributes to close the list Right click the Output field to specify which protocol should be used when a status is requested A list of protocols in this case just one displays Select print_complete Click Append to append it to the CST Select File Save or File gt Save As to save the bundle Download the bundle file to the printer Enable the CST in the printer The printer now has a status reporting protocol
238. ransmit Daily Status Report A Timer Daily Status expired D Send send Daily Status Report to Ethernet Adapter Back Channel Figure 226 Using Daily Timers To set a daily status timer we define two data fields e Labels Printed keeps track of the number of labels printed by incrementing the data field for each label printed e Paper Jams keeps track of the number of paper jams by incrementing the data field for each paper jam Daily at 12 45 we want to transmit the number of printed labels and paper jams to the host The format for this information should be Labels printed number Ribbons used number CR LF Based on a number of sections we create a report called Daily Status Report See Figure 226 Once defined the timer needs to start at power up GPIO uses its own timer based on the Real Time Clock During the day the data fields are updated for each label printed and each paper jam occurrence As soon as the timer expires the daily status report transmits to the printer For a weekly status report set the timer setting to transmit the report weekly Mapping Download Mapping Tables Once the mapping table has been designed and tested using the GPIO testbox it must be downloaded to the printer This can be done in three ways Method 1 Using Normal Download Mode 1 Save the mapping table from within the GPIO manager using the default file name extension This creates a downloadable file
239. ration Type Read Only Field Type EPC Figure 254 Detailed RFID Version 2 Tag Data Data Fields NOTE For the correct syntax for using the data field names in databases see Data Field Names on page 271 Over 70 data fields are available that describe bar code or RFID tag telemetry data The first nine are defined as follows 1 Format This defines the type of record using an integer value Value Description Label label status older firmware no longer supported Extended Label label status newer firmware Barcode Short bar code data short format Barcode Validation bar code data validation format Barcode Long bar code data long format RFID Version 1 RFID version 1 tag RFID Version 2 RFID version 2 tag 2 Identifier This identifies the RFID tag bar code and label number See Identifier on page 255 3 CaptureDate This indicates the date and time the record was captured using local time in the format Day Month Date Time 00 00 00 Time Zone and Year See Figure 255 Thu May 04 132241 POT 006 Figure 255 CaptureDate Field Format 257 If the data is being sent to an external database it is represented by a fixed format string defined as MM dd yyyy_HH mm SS where MM is the month of the year 01 12 dd is the day of the month 01 31 yyyy is the year HH is the hour of the day 00 23 mm Is the minutes of the hour SS is the seconds of the minute 4 Printer Name This indicates the printer name a
240. re ee se EC P EC A mr s DECIA i j r s Pur TIN ree ee fe me mee pee as setters w m fe o EN EBCDIC GH Twinax LU 1 TEA A er Zle P E A End of Protected Area Seq Introducer ST String Terminator String Terminator Operating System Cmd x PM Privacy Message Message EE IICA Apple Program Cmd 175 EBCDIC near Twinax LU 1 LI V EBCDIC near Twinax LU 1 KAL ee eee eee m m O E2 m O m O mimi mimi mi mimi mi m m cO 00 N O al D oo N NI on _ m ER m m 00 m cO 177 EBCDIC near Twinax LU 1 fs fre ff PP Kamm was TE A re E e o CST Manager Version Control System The Version Control System VCS allows you to assign an application name and add version information to the files This information helps you easily identify the purpose of the files created and in which application The VCS prints the application name and version information in the printer s configuration printout Application Name and Version Information The application name is a logical user defined name for the CST application and is stored inside the CST Configuration file The maximum length is 16 characters The version information contains the following e Version Number V lt version gt lt revision gt lt release level gt where lt version gt decimal number 1 n lt revision gt decimal number two digits 00 99 lt release level gt
241. re Case e Forward _ Backward Scope Origin e Global e From Cursor 7 Selected Text i Entire Scope Figure 139 Search Dialog Box 138 Available searches are Find Find Next and Find Previous If you select Find a Search dialog box opens See Figure 139 Upload Makes a connection to a printer from the printer database then determines if the printer has a CST file If so it uploads the CST file into the CST manager lf the file is password protected you will need to provide the password or the upload will cancel Download Downloads the open CST file from the CST Manager to a printer It makes a connection to a printer from the printer database then determines if the printer has a CST file If so it warns you that the file will be overwritten if you proceed You must enable the CST option in the printer before you can use it To enable the CST Open PNE Select Applications CST Manager In the Input field tyoe INPUT In the Output field type OUTPUT See Figure 136 Select File Save As Name the CST something simple such as CST 1 CST 2 etc In PNE select a printer In the CST Manager select Tools gt Download to download your saved CST to the printer In PNE select Applications Operator Panel A ee gt A ee eg 0 Take the printer offline 1 Select PRINTER CONTROL P Applic Adapter if you have a thermal printer or select MAINT MISC gt Applic Adapter if you have a line matrix printer 1
242. resents the Normally Closed and RxNO the Normally Open contact Table 14 Connector Wiring 1 IP1A 18 OP1C 34 R1CM 2 IP2A 19 OP2C 35 R2CM 3 IP3A 20 OP3C 36 R3CM 4 IP4A 21 OP4C 37 R4CM 5 IP5A 38 R1NC 6 IP6A 39 R2NC 7 IP7A 40 R3NC 8 IP8A 41 R4NC 9 IP1C 42 R1NO 10 IP2C 43 R2NO 11 IP3C 44 R3NO 12 IP4C 45 R4NO 13 IP5C 46 n c 14 IP6C 31 OP6E 47 5V 15 IP7C 32 OP7E 48 5Vret 16 IP8C 33 OP8E 49 24V mo ovea Pin 17 is connected to a number of through holes on the GPIO printed circuit board It can be used to supply power via a user installed resistor to the collectors of the output transistors See the diagram of the outputs on page 248 246 SUYO M p 918 S 10 SIS9 uo01 98 01d apout V 247 iagram ic D ic GPIO Schemat Bas AS N Lo G N H 6 SAY N om aL Y S AH N EM Z L LAY VA Ni 1 pay 4490 EL ZX L SIVN S I OS 138 Ave S 6v EE y e LV ONrH OV ONby 7 ONZH Zy WOOrY ONLY Ly ONtYH OV ONEY 6 ONEH ANZH o ON LE ZE ONCH WC pi OC WOCH GE nooey E NNOOcd pe 6 WOOLY ee g J8dO Ze A V8dl ONZE 4ZdO le 9 VZdl AN De Der a V9dI 3SdO ee P vad ONZH bdo Bn fe Vd JEdO VEdI 3140 go Vid 91607 ON LH Ioluoo sng uoIsuedxy 31dO XIUOJ ULJ PAE eds le i Electrical I
243. riables in the Output field It requires exactly one variable to be set in the OCS field As a result this mode can only be selected if one or more variables are defined Right click the Output field and a pop up menu appears with the available variables See Figure 142 All characters in the Input field that have the Include attribute selected see Attributes on page 144 are copied into the selected variable By default all characters typed or copied into the Input field have the Include attribute selected The entry can only be added to the active table if a variable has been set If you select the wrong variable the variable in the Output field needs to be removed first before another variable can be selected The extra attributes for Store are Flush and Include _ Once Input New Mode AF 2 3 1 1 5 1 7 Append Store alla a ms Here ee leccion Count Output inset ES w Insert Variable Variable 1 Variable 2 p On Input L Output Wariable 3 Figure 142 Available Output Variables for Store Mode Reset All Variables Mode The Reset All Variables mode resets and clears all defined variables No extra attributes exist for Reset All Variables 143 Attributes a CST Manager CSTBundlel_bnd File Edit Tools Z a gt s gt ae Once Mode A t t r i b u t ess Append Replace L Count O Don t Care D Don t Care Except D Ignore Case Insert
244. riggers Options ACIE Column 1 D lt EOF gt Insert Capture Off Received O Saved 0 Figure 104 Job Capture Widnow Port ParallelE Net Adapter In Job Capture is an application that captures host datastreams through a specified host interface This aids in debugging and diagnosing printer errors when working with technical specialists To access the Job Capture application select a printer from the printer database and select Applications gt Job Capture or click the job capture button Job Capture allows you to capture modify analyze and save information to a file To use Job Capture 1 Be sure the computer running PNE is connected to the printer using the diagnostic port See Printer Setup on page 11 2 Select Capture gt Data From and then select the interface the printer will use to receive the file you want to capture 3 Select Capture Start to place PNE in capture mode The interface sends the information to the terminal window until you turn off capture mode 4 Select Capture Stop to stop the capture The capture window displays the capture information in three formats Text Hex and Capstone Select View P Display Format to choose the information format Select View Display Control Codes to view the control codes embedded in the file Once you capture the file and choose the display options you can save the information to your local hard drive Select File gt Save As and ent
245. rinter error occurs relay 1 will activate and result in additional action Once the problem is solved placing the printer online clears the error report and printing can start again Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description General Printer Error 1 Uninterrupted Event Printer Error Parameters Action Output Relay Parameters Ona Description GA Event f Action Il Printer Status Clear Printer Online Output Opto coupler 1 Deactivate Printer Status Clear Printer Online Qutput Relay 1 Deactivate Y Label Ready to Apply Label Present Output GOpto coupler 1 Activate Label Taken by Applicator Label Taken Output Opto coupler 1 Deactivate wl General Printer Error Printer Error Any Set Output Relay 1 Activate Figure 229 Setting Events and Actions for Print and Apply 232 Protected Printer Example To protect the printer s configuration from being overwritten disable the operator panel buttons that are not used daily The Online and Feed buttons should remain active while the rest disabled The mapping table listed in Figure 230 shows this function If the GPIO board is installed in the printer these functions may be rendered inactive by deactivating the event parser using a special connector If the connector is installed the event parser is disabled and the panel functions as a panel on a printer This allows service engineers access to all printer configurations Once the
246. rnal database is used to collect data To change the name or location of the Data Capture file select Printers gt Select Data Capture File See Figure 247 When you change the Data Capture file name all telemetry data is reset for the new file Any existing telemetry data remains saved in the old Data Capture file name Data Capture File Properties Data Capture File ISL5204r MP Browse Figure 247 Data Capture File Properties Dialog Box If you change the Data Capture file name to a name that already exists the telemetry data stored in the existing file will not be erased All new telemetry data will be appended to the existing file NOTE You cannot change the Data Capture file name while telemetry data is being captured The AutolD Data Manager never erases the Data Capture file To delete a Data Capture file locate and delete the file from the default location program installation directory or where it was created it has a dm extension Report Generation To export telemetry data to an ASCII file in either CSV or XML format select a printer or group of printers and then select one of the report generation options see Reports on page 252 After the report is created a dialog box appears giving the status location and name of the report See Figure 248 Write down this information for future reference Click OK to close the dialog box Report Creation Completed E e i A report file has been created
247. rnet displays If you have the external NIC press until Adapter or Debug Adapter displays Press to select it Press and at the same time to lock the key Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online SL4M T4M Series Thermal Printers ST Ne aS NA co 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Press to enter Menu mode Press the Down and keys at the same time to unlock the key Press the Right key until B PRINTER SETUP displays Press to enter the PRINTER SETUP menu Press the Up key until Admin User displays Press the Right key until Enable displays Press to select it An asterisk displays after Enable Press to enter Menu mode amp MEDIA SETUP displays Press the Down key until ft INTERFACES displays Press to enter the it INTERFACES menu Press the Down key until Printer Mgmt displays Press to enter the Printer Mgmt menu Press the Down key until PNE Port displays Press the Right key until Ethernet displays Press to select it An asterisk displays after Ethernet Press the Down and keys at the same time to lock the key Press twice to put the printer back online Set Password See Set Printer Password on page 119 to learn how to set passwords If the password is unknown you must clear it first P8000 Series Go into the Factory menu press v lt J and C gt at the same time when the printer is offline then into the PNE Access menu Press v
248. rns Variables Status Response Entry On Off Flag Edit Information Definition Figure 144 Additional Features The Use Once Flag This flag which is set during the entry of a CST is used when it is impossible to create entries in the table that are unique enough to allow for different outputs according to each of the entries This might be the case when data extraction is done and the printable data is always preceded or followed by the same character or sequences NOTE A positive note in using this flag is that as more CST entries get marked as used the less entries need to be checked by the datastream adapter and the faster the conversion takes place Even if you do not need the flag to compensate for a lack of uniqueness in the incoming data setting the flag for entries that will occur only once improves the throughput of the datastream adapter When the end of the CST has been reached the used flags will need to be reset so that this CST can be applied to the next datastream To reset the used flags e Append the Reset mode to the CST e Check the Enable Auto Reset check box in the Edit Information dialog box See Edit Information on page 147 146 NOTE The only difference between the two methods is that the Reset mode can be placed anywhere in the CST The Enable Auto Reset flag takes effect only when the end of the CST has been reached The Entry On Off Flag This flag is used to temporarily enable disable entrie
249. rror log and the Status and Error Log at the bottom of the main printer database window of PNE are separate Clearing the printer s error log does not clear the Status and Error Log Directory Flash File System Displays the file system information for your printer NOTE If your printer is equipped with an EM External Memory the files will be displayed in two areas one for the printer s internal flash memory and one for the EM See Figure 101 104 Printer s Internal Flash Memory EM Figure 101 Directory Printer s Internal Flash Memory and EM Information Capture New_Printer File Configuration Printout Error Log Directory FILE SYSTEM STATISTICS View Main Files Totalt pytes Ta leed Total Bytes In Use By Tatal Bytes Aral Lab Le Wien EME Files Total Bytes In Use By Peta l Bytes In Use By Total Bytes Available 9g3779 sf 177228 Bytes Tigane Zt ees 91409 sf 47218 Bytes AOS E 47056 Bytes alt 32792 Bytes He baila prbes Be mt Jaro Bytes gz SDD E TO press plugin ccm Te 256 Bytes hosupdt edm 33480 Bytes plugintp cam JOB Bytes SE ENE 368 Bytes pan 451 Bytes uif ss 1647 Bytes plugin Et T baza wt es utt ss 15181 Bytes pins 4 dwl Li Byes peEnsb eel 174 Bytes ptaxB dwl Li Bes SMTFILES ALL Tbs Bytes ERC TIE ER Bees EECH TIE ge eres version IT Ey bes neterns det TS bytes pt Logo gif 9230 Bytes Active Files 1605063 Deleted Files 202 Sob aa ate 56290 Bytes 91060 st 55938 Bytes BAS
250. s in the CST It can be used for testing purposes and for diagnosing large CSTs The default for this flag is On Edit Information Edit Information CST 1 Select Emulation Enable Auto Reset LPP PGL WGL 2 CTH O PEL 2 LG 2 ANSI CO PPL ZGL C TGL CIGL STGL DGL C IEGL lt gt MGL Figure 145 Edit Information Dialog Box Click Edit Information and the Edit Information dialog box opens General Tab Select Emulation Allows you to select the emulation that is active for the CST Even though the printer can store many emulations only one can be active for the CST LPP is the default emulation Enable Auto Reset When checked all entries that have the Once option checked are automatically reset in the CST so that this CST can be applied to the next datastream The entries are reset only when the end of the CST has been reached Memo Tab Use the Memo tab to save comments with the CST e g comments that describe the CST function and purpose 147 Patterns Variables Click Patterns Variables and the Object Definition dialog box opens This dialog box is divided into the following tabs Pattern Character Pattern Formatted Pattern and Variable When you click OK the defined set of patterns pattern characters formatted patterns and variables will be available for use by the current bundle IMPORTANT You must add defined objects to their associated lists or they will be lost when you
251. s it appears in the Printer List window see Figure 244 on page 251 5 Printer Address This is the IP address of the printer 6 Failure Code Bar Code This is the hex value assigned for each type of failure shown below See 7 Failure Message on page 259 Failure Code Hex Failure Code Binary Failure Message 0004 XXXX XXXX XXXX X1XX Defect 0040 XXXX XXXX X1XX XXXX Encodation 0200 Overall Grade Failure 0400 Internal Data Format Error 0800 XXXX 1XXX XXXX XXXX Modulation 1000 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Minimum Reflectance 2000 Minimum Edge Contrast NOTE The hex values listed above reflect single failures Multiple failures will create additional hex values based on the binary weighting shown 258 For example the hex value 0042 or binary 0000 0000 0100 0010 represents both the Encodation and Decodeability failures RFID This is the hex value assigned for an RFID failure 0 no RFID failure 1 RFID failure 7 Failure Message Bar Code Failure data is grouped into different types of failure each of which defines a bar code problem Checksum This occurs when the bar code is not properly encoded with checksum digits Decodeability This occurs when the difference between wide and narrow elements is too close to reliably discern This is generally an indication of an improperly set heat speed or pressure combination or the loss of heating element Defects This is a measure of unexpected dark
252. size limit an error message displays The working space for a CST is approximately eight kilobytes CSTs are stored in a CST bundle Each CST bundle can hold up to 64 CSTs You can name and store as many CST bundles as the storage device allows You can define up to 8 different configurations and each configuration can have a CST connected to it Each configuration can have one CST or one CST can apply to multiple or all configurations When you download a CST bundle to the printer the CSTs are available to the datastream adapter You can then configure the printer to select the correct CST for your applications NOTE Only one configuration and CST bundle can be active at a time Status Bar The status bar located at the bottom of the CST Manager window displays the following items in order e Status info e EMUL the emulation for which the CST is active e AR indicates if Enable Auto Reset is checked in the Edit Information dialog box See Enable Auto Reset on page 147 e LM date and time this CST was last modified A percentage bar which shows the total space used in the active CST Error count of the CST bundle Warning count of the CST bundle Edit mode Insert over overwrite Modes And Attributes Modes Fourteen modes handle data Replace Remove Insert Flush Transparent Skip GFX Data Select CST CST ON CST OFF Reset Response PAA Event Store and Reset All Variables Each mode allows certain attributes to app
253. spots in spaces or light spots in bars It is generally an indication of a poor ribbon or media combination a burnt pixel or the printhead needs cleaning Encodation This occurs when the bar code is not properly encoded For example a checksum is incorrect a required number of characters is not met or required terminator characters are missing This is usually an indication of poor form or host application design Internal Data Format Error The bar code data format is invalid PDF 417 Gap This occurs when there are large gap damages such as ribbon wrinkle voids spots etc within the PDF 417 data body code Percent Decode This is a measure of consistency throughout the height of the bar code which indicates the number of good scans as a percentage of total scans This is usually an indication of large blemishes within the code such as with a wrinkle Quiet Zone This occurs when the minimum blank zone surrounding the bar code has not been met This can typically occur in poorly designed forms where bar codes are placed too close to other elements or the bar code is too close to an edge of the media or the position of the media is shifting Symbol Contrast This occurs when the contrast between bars and spaces is not sufficient This can be due to excessively light printing from too little heat on the printhead It is also caused by colored media or ribbons Modulation This occurs when the ratio of the Minimum Edge Contrast and
254. st key pressed the value 5 is added to new_pin The content is now 635 Since this is the last key the number will not be multiplied by 10 Instead we will send a message to the LCD We now have the complete PIN code entered compare it with the PIN code stored in the printer This is done by a simple comparison of two data fields new_pin and pin_number If the values match we ll make all keys available to the user If the values don t match we ll increase the pin_entry_count by one and start over If the pin_entry_count reaches three some message will be transmitted to the host and the complete panel will be blocked Data Fields Reports and Timers The following U16 data fields need to be created for this application where the content of the pin_number data field can be any value between 111 and 777 Data Field Name Initial Value Downey 8 EC 0 Eege Pin Number 635 Next to the data fields are status reports and information sent to the host if there is an error The six reports listed in Table 13 need to be generated Each report only has a single section that may have the same name as the report Table 13 Report Names Sections and Content pin_empty pin_empty PINumber 237 The PIN number application is described by reviewing each of the mapping tables and explaining each entry in that table 238 Tables Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Wait For Menu key _ Uninterrupted E
255. t Global Use the down arrow in the upper right corner to see a history of your searches See Figure 105 109 Search Again To continue searching click Search Again A message appears if the search is unsuccessful View Display Format Data displays in three ways e Text e Hex e Capstone Capstone is for Coax Twinax applications You can edit Capstone data in Hex mode only Display Command Codes e Normal Codes do not display e Dots Dots represent the code e Mnemonics Codes display within brackets For example Line Feed is lt LF gt Carriage Return is lt CR gt etc Capture Start Starts the capture You can also use the K start capture button Stop Stops the capture You can also use hel E stop capture button Data From Selects the capture source of data Options include e Parallel E Net Adapter In e Serial In e Serial Out e Twinax Host Data e Coax Host Data e C T Base Emulation e PCI Ethernet In e USB In NOTES e USB port is available only on SL5000r T5000r SL4M T4M P8000 and T8000 printers e Serial In and Serial Out ports are not available on the T8000 printers e Twinax Host Data Coax Host Data and C T Base Emulation ports are not available on the SL4M T4M P8000 and T8000 printers 110 IMPORTANT the printer is connected to PNE through USB you cannot perform a job capture or send a print job USB connectivity can only be used to either manage the printer or print
256. t cases this should be set to 8 Stop Bits Inter character gap Can be setto 1 or 2 The normal setting is 1 Parity Adds an error checking bit if set to Odd or Even The default is None Other settings include Mark and Space Flow Control Prevents data overrun by adjusting the sending side according to the needs of the receiving side e None No adjustment occurs e Rts Cts in Hardware flow control on serial input e Rts Cts out Hardware flow control on serial output e Xon Xoff in Software flow control on serial input using the X on and X off control characters e Xon Xoff out Software flow control on serial output using the X on and X off control characters 33 x Startup Macro Settings USB Support Printer Database i Configuration Editor USB Support Enabled Note Restart program to use new settings Figure 17 Preferences USB Support Tab USB support is disabled by default It can be enabled by using the Preference setting under the File menu In the Preference dialog click the USB Support tab and make sure that the box USB Support Enable is checkmarked IMPORTANT Restart PNE to enable the new USB setting The Edit Menu File Edf View Applications Status Utilities Help Insert H Folder Cut Ctl Printer Copy Ctl Download File Paste Ctrl Paste Buffer Delete Include Exclude Figure 18 Edit Menu Use the Edit option on the menu bar to build your database
257. t generated by the printer when None the label is taken Page Printed Event is generated by the printer when None a page is printed Labels Event is generated by the printer when None Y Pending None the printer has no more pending labels to be printed End Paper Move Event generated by the printer when None the printer ends moving the printer Cutter Cycled Event generated by the printer when None the cutter cycle is completed Sensor Event Event generated by the printer when the action to set the sensor to ignored Type Event on or off either is executed or failed Paper Jam Paper Out Empty Ribbon out Print Head Open TOF Detect Fault RFID Tag Failed RFID Max Retry Platen Open Ribbon Stall Stacker Fault Stacker Full Printer Warning Events generated by the printer Any when warnings occur or are cleared Ribbon Low Errors Warnings Printer Error Events generated by the printer when errors occur or are cleared 195 Panel ODV Events Panel Key ODV Status Table 9 Events And Parameters _ Security Key Event generated by the printer when Key Combination Security key the operator presses a key on the is required operator panel when a key combination more than one key is selected Event generated by the printer when Key Combination the operator uses a key combination Event generated by the ODV online Unscannable Code data validator of the printer Check Media
258. t more than one item you can only to edit the first item Remove Select one or more items in the Formatted Pattern List and click Remove to remove them from the list IMPORTANT Removing formatted patterns invalidates entries that use the formatted patterns 153 How to Use Patterns Match O Don t Care D Don t Care Except O Ignore Case Hew ponent Fees Ci Once Mode Replace Count Ah WE an Input parameter Insert Pattern k Insert Formatted Pattern F Figure 151 Inserting Patterns in the Input Field Output Once you define the patterns you can use them in CST entries To insert a pattern right click a character from the input string Insert Pattern and or Insert Formatted Pattern displays at the bottom of the pop up menu See Figure 151 Use these menus to insert your pattern or formatted pattern The pattern will be inserted before the character To append a pattern right click past the end of the Input string _ Once Mode Replace E Input A T F CRU 41 pat46 3B f t OD OA Figure 152 Inserted Patterns New ae A pattern has an index number in red on a light green background with the mnemonic pat below the index number A formatted pattern uses the mnemonic fpt See Figure 152 once Input Hew Mode A IF 1 cr LF Append Replace 41 pat46 36 fpt OD OA Count Output i
259. t processing or printing any data The response is sent to the host AS SOON AS this condition is TRUE Click Add to add the entry to the list of protocol conditions Now you will add a second condition O 6 In the Name field type Job_ done In the Output field press the down arrow key and type 06 ACK Under Status Bits click Job Complete 167 Conditions job_printing lt NAK gt Hame PO job_ done DCH New Status Bits 7 Unconditional 7 Job In Process DO Job Complete O Wait Job Complete Figure 172 Adding Conditions Click Add to add the entry to the list of protocol conditions See Figure 172 9 Name this protocol that is comprised of the two conditions In the Name field bottom half of window type print_complete 10 Select the interface to use for the status response Click the Interface down arrow and select Active NOTE The interface selected does not have to be the same interface the host is using for a status request The available interfaces are Active Serial Parallel and Network Protocol Name print complete Update Pese Active bi mt New Figure 173 Adding Protocols 11 Click Add to add it to the list of protocols See Figure 173 12 Click OK to return to the CST manager NOTE For the status reporting to work the printer will have to be online Offline conditions like all error situations cannot be transmitted to the host Now you will ente
260. tab only See Figure 43 Printer Properties User Password Supervisor Password _ Supervisor Mode Use only printable characters for passwords Figure 43 Defining Printer Properties for a USB Connected Printer Identification Tab Printer Properties i Identification Connections Information Hame Uniques New_Printer Printer Description Atemplate Use only printable characters for printer name and description Figure 44 Printer Properties Identification Tab Name Unique Printer Description Assigns a name to your printer to identify it in the printer database You can also assign a printer description which appears in parentheses to the right of the printer name in the database When you assign a printer name and description use only printable characters Spaces may be used to separate words 57 Security Tab Printer Properties NI Identification Security Connections Information User Password superasor Password _ Supervisor Mode Telnet Guest Password Telnet Root Password Use only printable characters for passwords Figure 45 Printer Properties Security Tab User Supervisor Password Enter the printer s password if appropriate The password feature restricts access to certain functions of PNE In User mode PNE does not allow the following functions downloading files configurations or configuration names to the printer clearing the error log
261. ter or a range of IP addresses First To set the beginning IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option Last To set the last IP address in a polling range Use this option if you select Range as the Device option NOTE In the remaining alert option fields select enable or disable as desired Offline Warning Media Input Media Output Media Path Marker Cutter Barcode RFID Scanner Label Intervention Needed Consumables and Power Cart For a description of the alert groups and printer events refer to Alert Groups in the SNMP Configuration section of chapter three in the Network Interface Card User s Manual All options are enabled by default Comment Enter comments as needed Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery vi Enable Notification Alert Log Email Alerts Syslog Posting v Enable Syslog Machine Address Port Device First Last Add 514 Folder root a ome Is Figure 35 Status Monitoring Properties Alert Delivery Tab Syslog posting Sub Tab 3 Syslog Posting Used in a UNIX operating system it allows PNE to log alerts to a file located in the PNE installation directory To log alerts check the Enable Syslog check box then click Add see Figure 35 A task item adds to the log list In the task item specify the following as applicable then click Apply or OK Machine Address The UNIX IP Address 49
262. than 42 volts DC to the GPIO board even though the relay is rated at 220 volts DC Voltages Two voltages available on the I O connector are 5 and 24 volts DC Using self healing fuses both voltages are separately fused at 500 mA for 5 volts and 250 mA for 24 volts These voltages share the same ground To guarantee complete galvanic isolation between the printer and the equipment that is 245 connected through the GPIO interface use a separate power source for the equipment the printer is connected to and make sure the I O connector housing on the printer side is not connected to ground NOTE Be aware that the 24 volts require a special connection inside the printer and that this voltage is not available when a cutter is installed in the Thermal printer I O Connector The I O connector is a 3 row 50 pin D type connector Inputs and outputs of opto couplers and relays are wired to this connector so that creating inputs using common anodes or cathodes or outputs using common emitters or collectors is fairly simple The two voltages and their respective returns are also wired to this connector Table 14 specifies the connector wiring where IPxA represents the anode connection of the Input Opto Coupler diode and IPxC represents the cathode connection of the diode OPxC represents the collector of the output transistor and OPxE represents the emitter of the transistor RxCM represents the common connection of the SPDT relay contact RxNC rep
263. the Control Panel and double click Data Sources ODBC In Windows 2000 double click Administrative Tools then Data Sources ODBC In Windows XP click Performance and Maintenance then Administrative Tools then Data sources ODBC 9 Click the System DSN tab 10 Click Add to create a new System DSN Data Source Name entry This way the database can be accessed by the AutolD Data Manager running on a workstation that is not running the database 11 Select Microsoft Access Driver from the driver list and click Finish If the driver is not listed you need to install the driver before continuing 267 16 17 ODBC Microsoft Access Setup Data Source Mame jody DE Description Cancel Database Database Help Select Create Repair Compact System Database Advanced HN Ge None C Database Sustem Database Options gt Figure 260 Entering the Data Source Name 12 Type odv in the Data Source Name field See Figure 260 13 Click Select to specify the odv database that you created 14 Click Advanced to specify the username odvuser and password odvpassword to access the database 15 Using Notepad create an AutolD Data Manager properties file named pm txt that contains the following text OdvJdbcDriver sun jdbc odbc JdbcOdbcDriver OdvJdbcUrl jdbc odbc odv UID odvuser amp PWD odvpassword OdvJdbcDbName events OdvJdbcDbFields CaptureDate FailureCode DecodedDat
264. ting Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed ui Parameters Action Data Field Parameters On Description Y Decrement Forms Counter Label Printed Da Field Forms Court 1 wl Update LCD Printing A Field Forms Count changed xj Data Field Changed Settings Source Condition Forms Count M NONE si Value Type E Figure 212 Creating a Event to Action Mapping Entry Enter Update LCD Printing in the Description field to create a new table entry 2 Select Data Field Changed as the event The Set Event Parameters dialog box opens The Source drop down menu is the data field for which the event is active The Value field allows you to specify the number you want the Source to be compared The Condition field indicates when exactly the related action takes place The following conditions are available 216 Table 12 Conditions and Actions None No condition action taken on each change of Source data field Equal action taken if Source equals Value Unequal action taken if Source and Value are different Smaller Than action taken if Source is smaller than Value Larger Than action taken if Source is larger than Value Larger Than or Equal To action taken if Source is larger than or equal to Value lt Smaller Than or Equal To action taken if Source is smaller than or equal to Value T
265. tion lt ipAddressIncluded gt 10 22 1 121 lt ipAddressIncluded gt lt ipAddressExcluded gt 100 100 100 100 lt ipAddressExcluded gt lt ipAddressIncludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 255 255 255 255 gt lt ipAddressIncludeRange gt lt ipAddressExcludeRange start 00 00 00 00 end 00 00 00 1 gt lt ipAddressExcludeRange gt 117 118 4 Utilities Reboot Printer Reboots the selected printer Set Printer Password PNE does not allow passwords to change unless the Supervisor password matches the password in the Printer Properties See Security Tab on page 58 NOTE If a password exists but is unknown you must clear it first See Set Password on page 14 To set the printer password in the database Double click the printer name The Printer Properties dialog box opens Click the Security tab Type the User and Supervisor passwords Check the Supervisor Mode check box Click OK St S Fe To change the printer password 1 Click the printer name to select it 2 Select Utilities gt Set Printer Password The Change Password dialog box opens Change Password Enter new password _ Supervisor Password Figure 115 Change Password Dialog Box 3 Type the new password 4 Foranew Supervisor password check the Supervisor Password check box For a new User password leave this box unchecked Click Set If you entered a new Supervisor password double click the printer name The Pr
266. tion store the three labels PGL files in the printer The three labels named label_1 label_2 and label_3 sit in the printer waiting for the EXECUTE command The mapping table in Figure 232 disables the Menu and Enter keys reassigns the Feed function to the Down key and the key as the original Feed key The key sends the following data streams to the host via the serial port e the key sends EXECUTE Label 1 1 lt T gt lt T gt NORMAL lt T gt e the Feed key sends EXECUTE Label_ 2 1 lt T gt lt IT gt NORMAL lt T gt e the key sends EXECUTE Label_ 3 1 lt T gt lt T gt NORMAL lt T gt For more information refer to the PGL Programmer s Reference Manual The mapping also creates the possibility of changing this modified printer into a normal one by plugging in the special connector from the Protected Printer example on page 233 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Special Panel Uninterrupted Event Input Opto coupler Parameters Hew Add Action Enable GPIO Events e Update On eo Description GA Event t Action Y Label 1 Selection Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT EY pressed Reply EXECUTELABEL_1 1 CR LF CRe LF to Serial Y Label 2 Selection Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT EY pressed Reply EXECUTELABEL_2 1 lt CRe LF CRe LF to Serial Y Label 3 Selection Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT E pressed Reply EXECUTELABEL_3 1 lt CRe lt LF lt CRe lt LF to
267. to determine the serial debug port baud rate menu location for your printer model 62 Table 4 Serial Debug Port Baud Rate Menu Location SL4M T4M INTERFACES y Printer Mgmt y Baud Rate SL5000r T5000r PRINTER MGMT or Factory v Baud Rate P7000 PRINTER MGMT y BAUD RATE Word Size The number of data bits per character Must be set to 8 bits Parity Adds an error checking bit if set to Odd or Even Since the word size must be set to 8 for correct operation parity should normally be set to None Stop Bits Inter character gap Can be set to 1 or 2 The normal setting is 1 Modem Control Printer Properties Identification Security Connections Information Access Method Network serial Modem Serial Port Parameters Modem Control Phone Humber Wait for dial tone Show status when dialing Dial Method Call Back Tone Pulse Number _ Enable Figure 53 Printer Properties Connections Serial Modem Sub Tab Modem Control Phone Number Enter the phone number you wish to call Dial Method Choose Tone or Pulse Call Back Enter your phone number and check Enable if you want to use it as a call back number 63 Information Tab Printer Properties El Identification Security Connections Information Hardware Address UUOU 40 CHE IP Mask 255 0 0 0 Gateway 10 221 254 Print Server Name WM OSCR SMB Workgroup WORKGROUP Location null Serial Number 51 703 Figure 54 Printer
268. to the end of the Variable List NOTE The name of the variable must be unique Edit Select an item in the Variable List and click Edit to copy its name into the Name field NOTE If you select more than one item only the name of the first item will copy into the Name field Remove Select one or more items in the Variable List and click Remove to remove them from the list IMPORTANT Removing variables invalidates entries that use the variables 163 Status Response Definition Status Response Generator Name Output Po New Status Bits 7 Unconditional C Job In Process 2 Job Complete O Wait Job Complete Conditions Protocol Za mew Name Figure 168 Status Response Generator Click Status Response Definition and the Status Response Generator dialog box opens See Figure 168 Use the Status Response Generator to define status responses You can define printer status bits that make up the condition on which a response should be generated as well as the details of each response Conditions Use the upper section of the Status Report Generator to add new conditions or select existing conditions to edit or remove Name The name of the condition Output The response for when the condition is met Status Bits Unconditional To create an unconditional protocol When you select Unconditional all other status bits are disabled NOTE If you have already added other conditions and then
269. ton Save the configuration file and the CST information will save to the new configuration file You will not need to link the CST file in the future NOTE If you hover the pointer over the Link CST File check box a screen tip appears that describes this functionality Look In A ese ese gt a e cl vg E docs vi Link CST File E lib I Some older n files may be missing Ei licenses required CST information Select this option CC Uninstaller o selectthe CST file that contains this c3 webapps information Mote that itis the responsibility ES xml ofthe userto selectthe correct COT file hen the configuration is saved the PAA configuration info is then saved as well File Name Files of Type Configuration Related Files cfg bnd cet Ee EA Figure 61 Linking a CST File Downloading Configurations You may use the Configuration Editor to download into your printer any configurations you have created Open the configuration file you want to use then select File Download To Printer to send individual configurations all configurations or just the configuration names Downloading a configuration overwrites the corresponding configuration currently stored in the printer If you want to save the configurations currently stored in the printer before overwriting them upload them into the Configuration Editor first and then save them as a cfg file on your local hard drive NOTE Be sure to calibrate
270. tre_count changed and value 3 fa Select Mapping Table Printer Locked e Next Try Clear New PIN Be Field pin_entry_count changed and value Be Field new_pin 0 Il Display Empty DIN Ae Field Din entry count changed and value fe Send pin_empty to LEO Line A time is infinite Y Try The Next One a Field pin_entre_count changed and value 3 A Select Mapping Table pin_part_1 Figure 238 Pin_Part_3 Mapping Table The Pin_Part_3 mapping table starts with the same seven entries The value is added to new_pin but this time we do not multiply the value by 10 we now have the complete PIN code The message displayed depends on the result of the comparison between the new_ pin data field and the pin_number data field If the two values are the same the message pin_accepted will display and GPIO will be disabled allowing the printer to function as a normal printer Configuration changes can be made and saved A power cycle is required to reactivate GPIO and its printer protection function If the two numbers do not match the pin_incorrect message displays on the LCD The printer will beep three times and the pin error count increments This value is tested to see if this was the third trial If not the user is given another try 240 Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Render Printer Useless Uninterrupted REN Event Table Entered we Add Action Lock Panel Ona Descriptio
271. tributes exist for CST On and CST Off Reset Mode The Reset mode is used to reset the CST such that if the Use Once flag has been set for one or more entries in the table these entries become available again for the next datastream See The Use Once Flag on page 146 No extra attributes exist for Reset Response Mode This feature was added to the datastream adapter to allow the definition of a protocol an interaction between the host computer and the printer that allows the host computer to determine status details of 142 the printer This allows you to be certain that a job or label or form is completely printed before the next job is sent The Status Response definition feature allows the user to specify what input string will be used by the host computer to request a status report from the printer It also allows the actual response to be defined and the connection of a certain printer status as a condition to this response The extra attribute for Response is Flush PAA Event Mode In the PAA Event mode when the defined character sequence in the Input field is found an event is generated that can be handled by the GPIO The event generated is determined by the Event ID value Up to 65 535 different events can be identified using the Event ID parameter The extra attribute for PAA Event is Flush Store Mode The Store mode is used to store information from the host data so it can be used by other modes that allow va
272. ts refer to Alert Groups in the SNMP Configuration section of chapter three in the Network Interface Card User s Manual All options are enabled by default To set up alert groups on the NIC see Configure Print Servers on page 134 Comment Enter comments as needed Status Monitoring Properties Discovery Polling Alert Delivery wi Enable Notification AlertLog Email Alerts Syslog Posting Enable Email Outgoing Mail SMTP Server Email Subject Printer Status Email Sender printermanagera yourcompany com SMTP Email Server Port 25 Email Address Device First Last Offline Add Folder root enable Cancel Apply Figure 34 Status Monitoring Properties Alert Delivery Tab Email Alerts Sub Tab 2 Email Alerts PNE sends you an alert e mail if a printer error occurs To set up Email Alerts check the Enable Email check box Enter information in the following fields Outgoing Mail SMTP Server See your system administrator Email Subject Enter the subject of e mail Email Sender Enter your e mail address SMTP Email Server Port See your system administrator 48 Next click Add to define a new task see Figure 34 In the new task item specify the following information then click Apply or OK Email Address Enter the e mail address where you want PNE to send the alert messages Device To choose a device item you want PNE to monitor such as a folder specific prin
273. ty Key Input Opto Coupler Events generated by the GPIO Opto Coupler input Opto Couplers Number 1 8 Active Inactive Status Events Printer Powered Up Events generated by the printer when the printer is powered on and ready to print Printer Online Event generated by the printer when None the printer goes online Printer Offline Event generated by the printer when None the printer goes offline Printer Paused Event generated by the printer when None the printer enters Pause mode Power Save Mode Event generated by the printer when None Entered the printer enters Power Save Mode Power Save Mode Event generated by the printer when None Exited the printer exits Power Save Mode 193 Table 9 Events And Parameters a Security Key Data Controller Events Start Data Processing Event generated by the printer when None the printer starts processing data End Data Processing Event generated by the printer when None the printer ends processing data Printer Buffers Empty Event generated by the printer when None the printer buffers becomes empty Engine Controller Events Single Label Event generated by the printer when None Printing Enabled single label printing is enabled Single Page Event generated by the printer when None Printing Enabled single page printing is enabled Single Label Event generated by the printer when None Printing Disabled continuous label printing is disabled Single Page Event
274. u Tree 1 Using the Displayed Configuration menu at the bottom of the window click the drop down arrow to choose the configuration to change Expand the submenus until the configuration setting you want to change displays Select the menu item you want to change A selection box surrounds your choice See Figure 56 66 PRINTER SETUP Power Saver Time 15 minutes Pwr Save Control Enable Display Language English Figure 56 Selecting a Menu Item 4 Double click an item to open the Menu Editor page 67 for that item or use the lt and gt keys to toggle through the available options See Figure 57 You may change these keys in the printer database window select File Preferences then click the Configuration Editor tab See page 28 PRINTER SETUP Power Saver Time 15 minutes Pwr Save Control Enable Display Language Spanish Figure 57 Toggling Throught The Available Options Menu Editor Menu Editor Printer Protocol Factory 0 Edit OFF Ss Configuration 1 Configuration 2 P Series T O Hidden Configuration 3 gt Configuration 4 Configuration 5 Configuration 6 gt Configuration Z Configuration 8 a Kimirik
275. ual Operator Panel T8000 Primary Secondary Operator Keys Clicking the primary and secondary operator keys in the operator panel causes the printer to perform the same actions as if you were pressing the keys on the physical operator panel For example when the printer is online click the ONLINE key line matrix and laser printers or the Il PAUSE key thermal printers to take the printer offline Click the ONLINE or PAUSE key again to place the printer back online Some functions require pressing multiple keys at the same time To simulate this hold down the Shift key on your host keyboard as you select each key The selected keys change color to indicate that they are part of the multiple key press Release the Shift key and the selected keys on the operator panel activate as if they were pressed simultaneously For example to unlock the ENTER 1 key hold down the Shift key on your keyboard then click UP and DOWN line matrix printers or the Down and keys thermal printers Release the Shift key and the ENTER 4 key unlocks To perform some functions you must press keys for different lengths of time For example on a line matrix printer in offline mode pressing and releasing the PAPER ADVANCE key quickly on the operator panel performs a line feed pressing and holding the PAPER ADVANCE key for more than a second advances the paper to the next top of form The same is true for the virtual operator panel Click and rel
276. ub Channet Network Mode infrastructure T Transmit Power Not A Wireless Printer KS Antenna Diversity Pri SZ FT amp Either this is not a wireless printer or a j Power Saver Moile of connection to the printer cannot be obtained oK e Authentication Op International Roaming Printer Settings Press send Button To Change Properties Figure 47 Telnet Guest Password Error Reading Wireless Setting attempting to read wireless printer settings see Figure 47 enter the password for the user guest page 58 See your system administrator Telnet Root Password Errors If PNE reports a Telnet error when attempting to update wireless printer settings see Figure 48 enter Wireless Properties E General I en hee P d Er o ao on Kerberos SSID Sample SSID Sub Channel default Network Mode mi Failure Sending Wireless Properties amp Telnet error occurred while sending the new Antenna Diversity Pri wireless properties to the printer Power Saver Mode op Error Failure occurred while setting the SSID Please send the properties again Authentication Op prop gain _ International Roamine Press Stop Button To Abort Sending Properties Figure 48 Telnet Root Password Error the password for the user root page 58 See your system administrator 99 Enable Command Failed Ea E Remote printer management on the printer failed and is disabled
277. uffer Ctrl C is the shortcut Paste Copies the contents of the paste buffer to the selected area Cirl V is the shortcut Delete Deletes the current selection Select All Selects all entries in the active CST New CST Adds a new CST to the bundle CSTs have default names but you can change them Names can have only 8 characters Rename CST Renames the CST Delete CST Deletes the current CST from the bundle Import CST s Imports CST s from a bundle file Tools Test Tests the functionality of the active CST NOTE The active CST is the CST currently selected shown in the CST Manager window 137 In the left Input pane of the Test dialog box you can open and edit input files or create your own test files Click Run and the active CST processes the input file and displays the results in the right Output pane Right click in the Input or Output pane and a View Search pop up menu appears See Figure 138 Available views are Normal no control codes display Dots control codes display as dots Mnemonics control codes display as mnemonics e g lt LF gt and Hex all characters display as a hex value Test CST 1 View h Normal Ctrl N Search h Dots Ctrl D Mnemonics Cria Hex Ctrl H Total 0 Pos 0 Selection 0 Total 0 Pos Selection 0 Kaa a e 1 see saves Figure 138 The View Search Pop up Menu Search Ed Data to Find n ul I BE Va BL BC Options Direction Igno
278. until Clear Password displays Unlock the ENTER key then press ENTER to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 119 P7000 Series Go into the Factory menu press i and f at the same time then into the PRINTER MGMT menu Press i until Clear Password displays Unlock the ENTER key then press ENTER to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 119 SL5000 T5000 Series Go into the Factory menu press Y and at the same time Press or y until Clear Password displays Unlock the key then press J to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 119 SL4M T4M Series Go into the Factory menu press the Up Down Left and Right keys at the same time Press 7 or y until Clear Password displays Unlock the key then press to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 119 All Other Printers Go into the Factory menu then into the PRINTER MGMT menu Press NEXT until Clear Pass
279. upper case alphabetic character A ZZ Examples V1 00A initial version V2 06C V3 21AA V3 21BX e Last Modification Date lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt Indicates when the PAA CST File was last modified e File ID Unique 32 bit hexadecimal number checksum NOTE The VCS system cannot prevent the creation of two files that contain the same application name and version information but different content To help identify such similar files the Manager will include a checksum in the file Both the version number and last modification date are stored in the respective configuration file 178 Creating a New File When creating and saving a file for the first time the Set Application Name dialog box opens prompting you to enter a logical name to identify the application Set Application Hame Gi Please provide a name that identifies this application Enter Name CSTBundie1 Hote The version control system requires an application name ft is this name that will be displayed on configuration printouts on printers that support this feature Figure 175 Setting the CST Application Name Opening an Existing File When you select File gt Open or upload a file from the printer the VCS checks if the file contains version information lf not a dialog box opens and prompts you to enter a logical application name The version number is set to 1 004 You can then start modifying the application Modifying
280. user configurable it is important to verify the XML server port number before sending the user fault message To verify the setting of the XML server port 1 Open PNE 2 Select File gt Preferences 3 Click the Servers tab 269 4 Make sure the Service Enabled check box is checked under XML Server See Figure 261 NOTE If the box was not checked you must quit and restart PNE and the AutolD Data Manager to use the new setting Preferences SHMP Trap Server Port 491 52 _ Service Enabled Web Server Port 8080 Service Enabled XAML Server Port 8081 e Service Enabled Note Restart program to use new settings Figure 261 Enabling the XML Server Port 5 Record the port number used by the XML server To send an XML message to the AutolD Data Manager you need to open a telnet session to the XML server port Once you have opened a telnet session you can type in the XML message to generate the printer fault NOTE To automate the fault generation process you can develop an application that will send the properly formatted XML message 270 Data Field Names The following is a list and of all available telemetry data fields The first column lists the names of the data fields as they appear in the Report Parameters window page 254 and the detailed label bar code and RFID telemetry data windows page 255 The second column lists the names of the data fields for databases Label Dat
281. vent Panel Key M Parameters Action Select Mapping Table Parameters Hew Add e On o Description Ga Evert t Action wl Disable Enter Key Key ENTER pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Disable Cancel Key Key CANCEL OO DOV HM pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Disable Job Select Key Key JOB SELECT DECREMENT GC pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Disable Test Print Key Key TEST PRINT INCREMENT 1 pressed Key Handling Consume true Y Wait For Menu Key Key EH pressed Da Send Pin Empty to LOD Line A time is infinite wl Wait For Menu Key Key W EM pressed Da Select Mapping Table pin_part_1 Figure 235 Power_On Mapping Table Table 13 does not show all entries in a power on table just those that are important for the PIN number application The first four entries disable the important keys the action that normally would result from pressing the key will not execute The Pause and Feed key are left unchanged but as soon as the menu key is pressed the specified actions execute Since the first four keys specified are disabled they are ignored Next the pin_empty message displays in Line 2 of the LCD then the Pin_Part_1 mapping table is selected Event to Action Mapping Thermal Description Get Not Pin Digit _ Uninterrupted Event Data Field Changed y Parameters Action Select Map
282. version number to 1 00A The version numbers displayed with the options are the version numbers the GPIO Manager will store in the file NOTE Version number increment rules When a file reaches release level Z and you select Save with new release level the release level increments to AA For example 1 01Z becomes 1 01AA When the release level reaches ZZ and the you select Save with new release level the release level resets to A and the revision number increments For example 1 01ZZ becomes 1 02A When the revision number reaches 99 and you select Save with new revision number the revision number resets to 00 the release level resets to A and the version number increments For example 1 99C becomes 2 00A Viewing File Version Information To view version information of a file select File gt Properties File Properties E ex re I d Application Hame GPIOProgramz Version 11 004 Checksum 4163AFAB Last Modified 28 May 08 Figure 242 Viewing File Properties Automatic File Backup System The GPIO Manager automatically creates backups of the last 20 saved versions of a file This backup system uses the file name as specified in the File Save As dialog to create the following file and folder structure lt jav user dir backup gt the java user directory is the PNE install directory lt File Name gt folder that will store the backups lt ddmmyyyy_hhmmss gt bck backup of t
283. word displays Unlock the ENTER key then press ENTER to clear the User and Supervisor passwords Under the Security tab in Printer Properties delete any passwords that already exist Now you may set new passwords as described on page 119 Set Telemetry Path SL5000 T5000 Series Only The following procedure enables you to collect data using the Data Validation application On the operator panel press the PAUSE key to take the printer offline Press to place the printer in Menu mode QUICK SETUP displays on the operator panel Press 4 and at the same time to unlock the key Press until VALIDATOR displays Press Y until Telemetry Path displays Press or until Network Port displays A e Press to activate it NOTE Since only one port can be used at a time DEACTIVATING HOST SERIAL displays If you later change the setting to Serial Port or Disabled REACTIVATING HOST SERIAL will display 8 Press 4 and at the same time to lock the key 9 Press PAUSE twice to put the printer back online For more information refer to the Online Data Validator User s Manual Check Port Number Make sure your printer port number has the same setting as the NIC To check the port number using PNE see page 21 15 To check the port number on the printer see Table 1 to determine the port number menu location for your printer model The default port number is 3001 IMPORTANT Do not set the PNE Port Number to the same valu
284. world Requirements e aline matrix or thermal printer manufactured by Printronix Inc e the printer must be attached to the host system via a 10 100Base T network interface card NIC or a wireless NIC if you do not have a NIC see your dealer for an upgrade If available USB connection may also be used e ahost computer running the Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Vista Server 2008 or Win 7 or UNIX such as Linux or Solaris operating system e ahost computer running a Java 2 Platform Standard Edition J2SE Java Runtime Environment JRE that is fully JRE 5 compliant or higher NOTE Vista Server 2008 and Win 7 require JRE 6 or later e for Windows a minimum hardware configuration of a 450MHz Pentium with 128 MB of RAM To install and edit the database it is not necessary to have the printers connected When starting a session with a printer the printer must be connected and turned on Installing the Software The Windows Linux and Solaris versions of JRE 5 or later version and the Java based PNE are available on CD Follow the on screen instructions to first install JRE 5 for your platform then PNE NOTE If you are using Vista Server 2008 or Win 7 download JRE 6 or later at http java sun com javase Install JRE 6 or later first then PNE If you have another UNIX operating system see your system administrator Printer Setup Your printer uses the diagnostic port to communicate with PNE Th
285. wser session save the current session to file or send the current session to a printer 130 Assign IP Address 2 Assign IP Address Broadcast Address 255 255 255 255 Hardware Address l New IP Address l l New Mask Po New Gateway Po Figure 130 Assign IP Address Allows you to assign IP addresses remotely to NICs that have not been previously configured or to reconfigure the NIC settings See Figure 130 IMPORTANT This utility requires expert network knowledge If you assign incorrect network parameters to the printer then other devices on the network may operate improperly possibly causing the whole network to be unusable The Assign IP Address utility has five fields Broadcast Address To enter a subnet broadcast number or a direct IP address to find the printer Hardware Address To enter the Machine Access Code MAC on the NIC New IP Address To assign the printer its new IP address Make sure this address is correct and do not enter an already existing IP address New Mask To enter the new mask address if necessary If you need the same mask type the mask number New Gateway To enter the gateway number the new printer uses Once you click Assign the NIC settings change immediately NOTE To view the new settings on the operator panel reset the NIC refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual or reboot the printer set t
286. x opens See Figure 74 82 e Update Properties for Manufacturing Summary l C NSingle Font sf Destination Printer Flash 2 CHL Font sf Destination External Memory 3 C 13 Files pff Destination Multiple Files to Printer Flash 4 C Fonts pff Destination Multiple Files to External Memory 5 C Multiple Files pff Destination Both Printer Flash and External Memory Download Configuration No Configuration Download A Settings NOTE User Files Displays only if the printer has Destination Click to change the user files destinations Printer Flash or the External Memory an EM installed Figure 74 Update Properties The Update Properties dialog box lists all the files that will be downloaded to the selected printer the source of the files and their destinations Printer Flash a single file to the printer s flash memory or Multiple Files to Printer Flash Also if the printer supports the EM External Memory a single file to the EM Multiple Files to External Memory or Both Printer Flash and External Memory IMPORTANT PNE can only download files to the EM through the NIC Changing the File Destination If you have the optional EM and you wish to change the destination of a single file click Destination The User Files dialog box opens See Figure 75 Select Printer Flash or EM to specify the new destination NOTE Bundle files archives that contain multiple files usually with a
287. xample items enclosed in lt gt indicate datastream adapter objects like Pattern Pattern Character etc Random host data is indicated by preceding and or following the sample data 152 Auto Example Pattern Character Identifier Range 0 9 Note Numerals Formatted Pattern Name fpFieldData Data Pattern lt gt Min 0 Max 5 Delimiter Auto Entry 1 Input AF lt fpFieldData gt Mode Remove Output N A Test Case 1 Host data AF 12345 Result Match for Entry 1 Reason As delimiter is set to auto the first quote is seen as the start and end delimiter Test Case 2 Host data AF 123456 Result No Match Reason Max length exceeded Test Case 3 Host data AF 01234 Result No Match Reason No Matching end delimiter Formatted Pattern List Lists all the formatted patterns that you have defined and added to the list New Click New to reset all data fields Add If the displayed text on the second button is Add the formatted pattern has not been added to the Formatted Pattern List Click Add to add the defined formatted pattern to the end of the Formatted Pattern List Update If the displayed text on the second button is Update the formatted pattern is already in the Formatted Pattern List Click Update to update the formatted pattern properties with the new properties Edit Select an item in the Formatted Pattern List and click Edit to edit it NOTE If you selec
288. xample let us define the message as ALL DONE xxxxx where xxxxx represents the remaining count This divides the report in four sections e OF LABELS is the header section during printing e ALL DONE is the header used when all printing is done e XXxxx is the forms counter data field content e ends the section 219 TA ON Ss N o 9 10 11 12 220 Define Reports E x Sections Hame Header While Printing Type Static String F LABELS 23 20 4F 46 20 40 41 42 45 40 53 Format valle Sample Preview OF LARFIS Item List Header While Printing N ma E Oo i Kmec reese Remove clear List ew dit move ok Cancel Figure 216 Defining a Sections Name Type Header While Printing in the Name field Select Static String in the Type drop down menu Type OF LABELS in the data pane Click Add The Header section is added to the ltem List pane Figure 216 Click the New button and type Header When Done Printing in the Name field to define a second section Select Static String in the Type drop down menu Type ALL DONE in the data pane Click Add The Header When Done Printing section is added to the Item List pane Click the New button and type Forms Count in the Name field to define a third section Select Data Field in the Type drop down menu Select Value as the Format Click Add The Forms Count section is added to the Item List pane E3
289. y GFI 22 Apr2009 11 09 59 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2008 0 52 13 Created on save by GFI GFI 22 Apr 2000 10 38 2 39 24 Created on save by GFI 22 Apr 2000 09 46 11 Created on save by GFI 16 Apr 2008 EE 03 26 Created o on save by GFI Figure 243 Backup History Information Open button opens the backup file for editing Name displays the application name assigned to the file at the time the backup was created Version displays the version assigned to the file at the time the backup was created Checksum displays the checksum calculated over the data of the file at the time the backup was Data and Time shows when the backup file was created Notes displays which version of the GPIO manager the backup file was created Save As button saves a backup file under a different name to a local storage medium Technical Information Opto couplers The opto couplers are Vishay SFH6916 or equivalent with the following basic specifications NOTE Please check the Vishay SFH6916 datasheet for electrical specifications GaAs Light Emitting Diode Reverse Voltage Vr 6 V Forward Current DC 50 mA Peak Forward Current Ifp 2 5 A NPN Silicon Photo Transistor Isolation Voltage Vr 3750 V r m s Collector to Emitter voltage Vceo 70 V Collector current 50 mA High switching speed UL approved The inputs of the GPIO board the LEDs of 8 opto couplers are protected against overcurrent by the inclusi
290. you select File gt Open or upload a file from the printer the VCS checks if the file contains version information If not a dialog box opens and prompts you to enter a logical application name The version number is set to 1 00A You can then start modifying the application Modifying an Existing File After opening an existing file the process of building and modifying the application starts To save your work as a new file or subsequent modifications of an existing file do the following e Save As New File Select File gt Save As The application name is already assigned and the version number is 1 00A Select a folder name enter a file name and click Save The file is then stored on disk e Subsequent Saves Select File gt Save The Version Confirmation dialog box opens with save options See Figure 241 Yersion Confirmation gt Application Name GPlOProgram2 Save with current version 1 008 O Save with new release level 1 008 CO Save with new revision number 4 014 O Save with new version number V2 004 L Save as new application 41 004 Figure 241 Confirming the File Version 242 NOTE If you do not change the application name the Save as new application option is disabled In this case you must select one of the first four options Save with current version is the default selection If you change the application name Save as new application is enabled allowing you to reset the
291. ype ODOA for CR and LF 160 CST Manager CSTBundlel bnd File Edit Tools Sea amp Ba ea gt ad _ Once Mode de de de de lt H ada ecD a aaa 1 2 LF NUL Replace 16 44 61 61 61 61 JC Ele pat DA UU Count 2 WI DT H E lag 47 54 48 20 pat3B 57 49 44 54 48 20 paton DA PAPFER CALIBRATE LENGTH Figure 161 The Appended CST 34 Click Append See Figure 161 Now you will test the newly created CST 35 Select Tools Test The Test window opens See Figure 162 Test CST 1 be an Total 0 Pos 0 Selection 0 Total Pos O Selection 0 Pel 1 See save as Figure 162 The Test Window 36 Right click the Input window 37 Select View gt Hex To enter the Hex entry mode 38 Click just to the right of the eight zeros to position the cursor 161 Input Output 0000 0000 18 Figure 163 Hex Entry Mode 39 Type 1B To enter the hex equivalent of lt ESC gt See Figure 163 Input Output lt ESC gt Figure 164 Mnemonics Entry Mode 40 Right click the Input window and select View gt Mnemonics To enter the Mnemonics entry mode Notice the 1B changed to lt ESC gt See Figure 164 41 Type D0123 0450 0600 42 Right click the Input window and select View p Hex 43 Click just to the right of 0010 on the second line Input Output 0000 0000 1B 44 30 31 32 33 2 30 34 35 30 e 0o00 0010 04 00 d Figure 165 Hex Equivalents of LF an

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