GPIO Module User`s Manual
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1. 16 External Power Outputs cccccccccsssseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeesessaeaaeeeeeeees 16 Sore p EE 16 o PM T 16 A Inputs And Outputs Electrical 19 GPIO Optoscoupled Input Giclees a Aia 19 GPIO Opto coupled Output CirCult oooocccnnccccccoonnccnnnnoncnnnnancnnnnnonnnananennnnnnnos 19 B Contact Information ae 21 Printronix Supplies DepaltMenNt ooccccccccccccnncccnncconccononcnnnononancnnnnnnnnncnnnnnanenns 21 Corporate Oceans ota 22 1 GPIO Overview The Printronix General Purpose Input Output GPIO module is an optional accessory for thermal printers It enables the printers to interface with an external device such as a label applicator system Simple printer menus allow for programming three of the eleven pre defined interface signals seven outputs four inputs to select particular polarity or logic functions that can meet practically all typical print apply requirements or be compatible with practically all the features available on other manufacturers external I O interfaces This allows easy migration of Printronix thermal and line matrix printers to new or existing systems Field interface is accomplished through an industry standard 50 pin D type connector GPIO is available as a factory option or field installable kit that also includes a mating connector for field interface installation instructions and operation manual Althou2. The user defined mapping table This option appears User Defined only if a user defined table is downloaded to the printer On Print amp Apply machines set GPIO Tables to Disable to avoid unexpected tamp motion during printer configuration After all configurations are complete set Tables to Enable System gt GPIO gt Select Bank Allows you to select a bank of tables 08 since the maximum number of tables is 64 The range is from 01 to X where X is the total number of defined tables see Select Table menu divided by eight rounded up to the next whole number e g 15 tables 2 banks This menu appears only if Tables is set to MPOT TANI Enable or User Defined IMPORTANT System gt GPIO gt Select Table Allows you to select a table This menu appears only if Tables is set to Enable or User Defined The range depends on the number of defined tables maximum 64 and the GPIO Select Bank setting See Table 1 Factory Default Table 01 This menu appears only if Tables is set to MAA Enable or User Defined Table 1 GPIO Sel Table Range Setting Range ICI mae MAA 57 to 64 Start print logic IMPORTANT This menu appears only if Tables is set to Internal System gt GPIO gt End Print Mode 1 Normally high Low only when a label is being moved forward Mode 2 Normally low high only when a label is being moved forward Normally high low for 50 milli
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5. ASER HEREBY WAIVES ALL IMPLIED GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL PRINTRONIX BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF USE OR OTHER COMMERICAL LOSS HOWEVER OCCASIONED Notice of Copyright This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright No part ofthis document may be reproduced copied translated or incorporated in any other material in any form or by any means whether manual graphic electronic mechanical or otherwise without the written consent of Printronix Inc Allnon Printronix registered and or unregistered trademarks used throughout this manual are the sole property of their respective owners Copyright 2003 2013 2015 Printronix Inc All rights reserved Table of Contents A tyes enacts rae E E E 7 SRI EET T TE 7 Upogradnd from T5000 To T8000 ee 7 Panel ile T 7 Panel messages cd dvansiasetedeentivanes f Men OVE EW wee A e DUM eb eres ea aurea eiae Du aero 8 GPIO Menu Desc Sd iii 9 Connector PIO UE 13 A diio n mem eL 14 Ge M o o sos eesaneeannesntats 14 BUDE LS Lodo oc be tomi ea ao an Dues O 15 POWE and GEOUDdS sedtsevesde buses a nd e Us bro aie i i a Dre eti nd 16 Hardware SDeclflGallOriS iota vaste Eee 16 Pre Programmed Inputs for Use with Printer Menus 16 Pre Programmed Outputs for Use with Printer Menus
6. PRINIRONIX General Purpose Input Output GPIO Module Programmer s Reference Manual Thermal Series Printers Product Warranty Printronix warrants that the Products furnished under this Agreement shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment from the Printronix facility This warranty is applicable only ifthe products have had normal utilization within the published specifications as modified from time to time have been maintained in accordance with recommended procedures with Printronix approved parts and have not been modified or altered in a manner not approved by Printronix For printers sold within the area in which Purchaser normally provides field service For all printers the Purchaser will provide the end user with a 90 day on site warranty Any printer or part therein found defective within one year of original shipping date from a Printronix facility shall be returned to Printronix and be repaired or replaced at the option and expense of Printronix Purchaser shall pay shipping cost to the Printronix facility and Printronix will return the item s at its expense For printers sold outside the area within the Continental United States in which Purchaser normally provides field service Any printer found defective within 90 days from the date of shipment to the end user will be repaired at the end user s location If the end user is located within 100 miles of an Authorize
7. ammable via printer menu output 6 Ribbon Low output 1 Ribbon Out output 2 Error Service Required output 4 Media Out output 3 Power On output 8 Not used output 7 External Power Outputs 5VDC 5 A fused 24VDC 25 A fused not available if cutter installed Two DC ground pins Compatibility GPIO is compatible with all accessories except wireless communication options Electrical Inputs eight total e Opto isolated separate anode and cathode pins per input e Input voltage range steady state 5 10 VDC e Series resistor 4700 ohm 25W e Resistor through hole mounted changeable with common techniques Outputs eight total e Opto isolated NPN transistor separate collector and emitter pins per output 16 e Open collector output NPN transistor e Current 300 ma maximum e 7 0 VDC collector to emitter voltage maximum Relays four total e Each relay has three pins connected to the 50 pin connector COM NC and NO e Contacts are electrically isolated from the printer electronics WARNING For safety reasons voltage should be limited to 42 volts DC max 17 IP1A 7 10 R1COM OP1C IP1C Se A Printronix E llo OP1F ide il Expansion Bus R1NO p Control pi PIA P IP2C SE qu Logic m ar opor IP2A 2 R2COM IP3A IPSA ES ES 5 me RR fs NIA m 1 IP3C 13 opar IP7A E a 7 IPIC uiid 1 16 1 16 OPACH IP2C S RSCOM E 10 IP3C i NE en 12 i IP6C
8. d Service Provider s location warranty service will be performed at no charge If the end user is located more than 100 miles from an Authorized Service Provider s location travel time and expenses in excess of 100 miles will be billed to the end user at current rates or the printer may be shipped to the nearest Authorized Service Center for repair If the end user elects to ship the printer for warranty repair the end user shall pay the shipping cost to the Authorized Service Center and the printer will be returned at Printronix expense The Products may be equipped with a general purpose input output circuit board and corresponding pin connection GPIO which allow the Purchaser s or end user s printer to function as a controller in a computer system Printronix publishes the specifications associated with GPIO and the pin connection and warrants that the printer s input and output parameters at the pin connection conform to those specifications Except as expressly warranted GPIO is sold on an as is basis There are no other warranties whatsoever express or implied concerning GPIO Purchaser s remedies are expressly limited to Printronix obligations as stated above and in no event shall Printronix be held liable for any incidental or consequential damages or loss of use or other commercial loss however occasioned THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE AND THE OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES THEREUNDER ARE IN LIEU OF AND THE PURCH
9. d will stop at top of form e This signal has the lowest priority over other functions If the printer is printing ODV is voiding or there are any error conditions the signal is ignored NOTE This signal also has lower priority than Start Print Pause e When a signal toggles from high to low it causes the printer to go into pause as if the PAUSE key were pressed e lfasignal goes low during an operation it will be treated the same way as if the PAUSE key were pressed i e the label will finish if one was being printed etc e This condition can only be reset by pressing the PAUSE key or by a similar command from a host if you have created one 15 e The signal must toggle high then low again to achieve another valid pause input Power and Grounds e 24 VDC e 24 VDC Return Ground e 5VDC e 5 VDC Return Ground e Frame Ground Hardware Specifications This section is a quick reference to the GPIO connections available when using the printer resident pre programmed I O mapping tables as well as the electrical specifications of the components used and the voltages available See page 19 for a schematic diagram Pre Programmed InputsforUsewith Printer Menus otart Print Polarity programmable via printer menu input 2 Pause input 4 Feed input 3 Reprint input 1 Not used inputs 5 6 7 8 Pre Programmed OutputsforUsewith Printer Menus End Print 8 modes via printer menu output 5 Data Ready Online progr
10. gh there are seven pre defined outputs and four pre defined inputs the GPIO module actually contains a total of eight inputs eight outputs all inputs and outputs are optically isolated and four relays By using Printronix GPIO Manager software these can all be custom configured and be mapped in conjunction with Printronix proprietary functions such as ODV analyses printer front panel keys and communications ports to provide powerful functions including multiple interfaces previously not attainable with a single accessory module Upgrading from T5000 to T8000 The T8000 GPIO board is a new design but the connections on the 50 pin connector are the same The T8000 is backwards compatible with T5000 regarding number of I O s and the supported events and actions However to use an existing T5000 GPIO application on a T8000 some changes need to be made to the GPIO table e First install the latest version of PrintNet Enterprise Suite version 4 01L or later e Run the PrintNet Enterprise Suite application and open the GPIO Manager e Setthe printer model to T8 under File gt GPIO Configuration gt Printer Model Panel keys Due to the differences in the front panel events that relate to the panel keys will be highlighted in the table after you ve changed the model number to T8 This indicates that these entries need to be changed to use a proper key value As the T8000 has a different set of keys e g the addition of the two soft keys
11. he like Using the printer resident pre programmed l O mapping tables a number of connector pins are each assigned a specific function as listed in the table below See Signal Descriptions on page 14 fora complete description these functions INPUT OPTO COUPLER CONNECTOR PINS 1 Reprint Last Label 1 anode 9 cathode 2 Start Print 2 anode 10 cathode 3 Feed 3 anode 11 cathode 4 Pause 4 anode 12 cathode 5 to 8 Not Used 5 to 8 anode 13 to 16 cathode 13 OUTPUT OPTO COUPLER Signal Descriptions Outputs CONNECTOR PINS 1 Ribbon Low 18 collector 26 emitter 2 Ribbon Out 9 collector 27 emitter 3 Media Out 20 collector 28 emitter 4 Service Required 1 collector 29 emitter 5 End Print 22 collector 30 emitter 6 Control Status 3 collector 31 emitter 7 Not Used 4 collector 32 emitter 8 Power On 5 collector 33 emitter Ribbon Low Normally high goes low when ribbon remaining is about 50 meters The menu Media gt Ribbon gt Ribbon Low can be set to Disable or Enable If Disable is selected the GPIO signal is disabled Stays low when ribbon is out Ribbon Out Normally high Low during a Ribbon Out condition MediaOut Label Out Normally high Low during a Label Out condition Error Service Required Normally high Goes low whenever the printer is stopped for a fault condition that requires the user to perform an action to start again This can be head open or any operati
12. inting the next label High whenever printing is stopped after the current label due to any condition causing the printer to pause or in the absence of a label format e Off Line Mode Low whenever the printer is offline High whenever the printer is able to receive command streams and print labels Power On Low when valid power is applied to printer i e the main CPU is operating During power off this should be in a high impedance state so an external device can pull up to a voltage Inputs Reprint When low going edge is detected the printer reprints the last label printed prior to receiving the signal Only one label is reprinted The signal must toggle high then low again to reprint another label StartPrint oignal polarity selectable via printer menu e Active Low The default When low the printer will print one label If still low at the end of the label another label will be printed without delay If high the printer will not print If the signal goes high while the printer is printing a label printing will continue until the label has completed The printer will stop and obey any other settings for end of label control such as eject feed a particular distance etc e Active High Identical to Mode 1 except opposite polarity A high input will print one label etc Feed e If low will feed a blank label or labels until a high input is detected A high input stops the feeding of blank labels and last blank label fe
13. on fault condition etc End Print Logic programmable via printer menu Mode 1 The default Normally high Low only when a label is being moved forward Mode 2 Normally low high only when a label is being moved forward Mode 3 Normally high low for 50 milliseconds when a label has been printed and positioned Always high during continuous printing modes Mode 4 Normally low high for 50 milliseconds when a label has been printed and positioned Always low during continuous printing modes Mode 5 Normally high When the label has been printed completely a low going 50 millisecond pulse is sent This mode shows the end ofa label print cycle even in batch mode where labels are continuously being printed Mode 6 Identical to Mode 5 except normally low with a high going 50 millisecond pulse e Mode 7 Normally high At the beginning of a label being printed the output is set low When the label is completed the signal goes high If another label has started printing the high signal stays high for 50 milliseconds This mode shows start and end of a label print cycle even in batch mode where labels are continuously printed e Mode 8 Identical to Mode 7 except normally low with high going signal NOTE End Print applies only to printed labels Output remains in normal state for blank labels Data Ready Off Line Programmable via printer menu e Ready Mode The default Low when sufficient data has been received to begin pr
14. seconds when a label Mode 3 has been printed and positioned Always high during continuous printing modes Normally low high for 50 milliseconds when a label Mode 4 has been printed and positioned Always low during continuous printing modes Normally high When the label has been printed completely a low going 50 millisecond pulse is sent Mode 5 This mode shows the end of a label print cycle even in batch mode where labels are continuously being printed Mode 6 Identical to Mode 5 except normally low with a high going 50 millisecond pulse Normally high At the beginning of a label being printed the output is set low When the label is completed the signal goes high If another label has Mode 7 started printing the signal stays high for 50 milliseconds This mode shows start and end of a label print cycle even in batch mode where labels are continuously printed Identical to Mode 7 except normally low with high IMPORTANT This menu appears only if Tables is set to Internal End print applies only to printed labels Output On TANT remains in normal state for blank labels 11 System gt GPIO gt Control Status Start print logic This menu appears only for thermal printers and only if Tables is set to Internal Low when sufficient data has been received to begin printing the next label High whenever printing is Data Ready stopped after the current label due to any condition causing the prin
15. ter to pause or in the absence of a label format Low whenever the printer is offline High whenever Offline the printer is able to receive command streams and print labels Factory Default Data Ready IMPORTANT This menu appears only if Tables is set to Internal System gt GPIO gt Monitor Shows the status of the GPIO input opto couplers on the control panel LCD A dot indicates that the corresponding opto coupler is inactive A bar indicates the opto coupler is active Input OFF Start print when input asserts low Input ON Start print when input asserts high Factory Default Input OFF This menu appears only if Tables is set to PORTAL Enable Internal or User Defined System gt GPIO gt Print amp Apply Enables the use of print and apply hardware Print amp Apply mode disabled Print amp Apply mode enabled Factory Default Disable This menu is for reference only and not available with the standard product Factory Default Serial System gt GPIO gt Apply Overstrike This menu is used when Print amp Apply is set to Enable l RFID or verifier overstrike labels are not applied to Disable boxes RFID or verifier overstrike labels are applied to boxes Enable like passing labels Factory Default Default Disable Connector Pinout The Printronix GPIO feature uses a 50 pin DIN connector to interface to Label Applicators Programmable Logic Controllers and t
16. you need to redesign your solution to use the keys that are appropriate Panel messages When displaying GPIO messages on the T5000 the existing message on the 2x16 character LCD display will be replaced As the T8000 has a larger display and uses smaller fonts GPIO messages will now be shown in a dedicated area on the online screen still allowing displaying all other information like status printer name etc When the printer is offline the GPIO messages will be shown in a pop up box To prevent annoying popups it is recommended to design your GPIO solution in a way that messages are only shown when the printer is online Menu Overview e The GPIO menu is located under the System icon as shown in Figure 1 below This submenu is only present if either the GPIO option is installed and or a user defined table The figure shows the available menus along with the defaults System c Control Printer Mgmt GPIO Select Bank Pain Start Print End Print Disable Table 01 Input Low Mode 1 Appl XYZ Status i Control Disable Serial Disable Input OFF Data Ready Figure 1 GPIO Menu Overview IMPORTANT XYZ Status Port menu for reference only This is a proprietary feature not available with the standard GPIO product GPIO Menu Descriptions System gt GPIO gt Tables Allows you to select a mapping table The GPIO is not active The user defined mapping table The standard internal mapping table
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