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Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide iii Content in : • the Fingerprint Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-005-001). • the Intermec Fingerprint 8.00 Tutorial (P/N 1-960608-00). Version Number 002 001 Date 7/2009 7/2008 Description of this document. Document Change Record This page records changes to this document was originally located in this document. Initial release of Change Updated document for new printer models and new symbologies.
Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide iii Content in : • the Fingerprint Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-005-001). • the Intermec Fingerprint 8.00 Tutorial (P/N 1-960608-00). Version Number 002 001 Date 7/2009 7/2008 Description of this document. Document Change Record This page records changes to this document was originally located in this document. Initial release of Change Updated document for new printer models and new symbologies.
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... 12 Sending Command Strings in Immediate Mode 12 About Programming Mode 13 Using Line Numbers 14 Programming Without Line Numbers 14 Sending Programs to the Printer 15 Commands for Editing Code 15 Using Conditional Instructions 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE] Instruction 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE]...END IF Instruction... About Branching 17 Branching to Subroutines 17 Instructions for Conditional Branching 18 Unconditional Branching Using a GOTO Statement 21 Branching to an Error-Handling Subroutine 21 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide v
... 12 Sending Command Strings in Immediate Mode 12 About Programming Mode 13 Using Line Numbers 14 Programming Without Line Numbers 14 Sending Programs to the Printer 15 Commands for Editing Code 15 Using Conditional Instructions 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE] Instruction 16 Using an IF...THEN...[ELSE]...END IF Instruction... About Branching 17 Branching to Subroutines 17 Instructions for Conditional Branching 18 Unconditional Branching Using a GOTO Statement 21 Branching to an Error-Handling Subroutine 21 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide v
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... 30 Renaming a Program 30 Saving in CompactFlash Memory Cards 30 Creating a Startup Program 30 3 Managing Files 33 Using Directories in the Printer File System 34 Using Path Shortcuts 34 About File Types 35 Commands for Listing Files 35 Listing a File With the FILELIST Program 35...37 Using the TRANSFER KERMIT Statement 37 Using the ZMODEM Protocol 37 Using a TRANSFER STATUS Statement 37 Commands for Transferring Files Between Printers 38 Checking Transferred Files With CHECKSUM 38 Commands for Working With Arrays 38 Specifying Array Dimensions Using DIM 39 Sorting Arrays 39 ...
... 30 Renaming a Program 30 Saving in CompactFlash Memory Cards 30 Creating a Startup Program 30 3 Managing Files 33 Using Directories in the Printer File System 34 Using Path Shortcuts 34 About File Types 35 Commands for Listing Files 35 Listing a File With the FILELIST Program 35...37 Using the TRANSFER KERMIT Statement 37 Using the ZMODEM Protocol 37 Using a TRANSFER STATUS Statement 37 Commands for Transferring Files Between Printers 38 Checking Transferred Files With CHECKSUM 38 Commands for Working With Arrays 38 Specifying Array Dimensions Using DIM 39 Sorting Arrays 39 ...
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... the Last Field Read With LOC 51 Determining File Length With LOF 51 Input From the Printer Keypad 51 Controlling Communication 52 Using BUSY or READY Statements 52 Using an ON LINE | OFF LINE Statement 53 Controlling... Printer Response with VERBON | VERBOFF 53 Managing Background Communication 53 Background Communication Example 54 Retrieving Buffer Status With... to a Sequential File With PRINT 61 Printing Characters by ASCII Values With PRINTONE 61 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide vii
... the Last Field Read With LOC 51 Determining File Length With LOF 51 Input From the Printer Keypad 51 Controlling Communication 52 Using BUSY or READY Statements 52 Using an ON LINE | OFF LINE Statement 53 Controlling... Printer Response with VERBON | VERBOFF 53 Managing Background Communication 53 Background Communication Example 54 Retrieving Buffer Status With... to a Sequential File With PRINT 61 Printing Characters by ASCII Values With PRINTONE 61 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide vii
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... a CLOSE Statement 64 Finding the Last Field Read and Determining File Length With LOC and LOF 64 Output to Communication Channels 64 Output to the Printer Display 65 5 Managing Fonts, Bar Codes, and Images 67 Managing Fonts 68 About Font Types 69 Selecting Fonts 69 Controlling Font Direction, Size, Slant, and... White Printing With NORIMAGE or INVIMAGE 83 Specifying Text for Printing With PRTXT 84 Defining Borders With PRBOX 84 Summary for Text Fields 84 viii Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide
... a CLOSE Statement 64 Finding the Last Field Read and Determining File Length With LOC and LOF 64 Output to Communication Channels 64 Output to the Printer Display 65 5 Managing Fonts, Bar Codes, and Images 67 Managing Fonts 68 About Font Types 69 Selecting Fonts 69 Controlling Font Direction, Size, Slant, and... White Printing With NORIMAGE or INVIMAGE 83 Specifying Text for Printing With PRTXT 84 Defining Borders With PRBOX 84 Summary for Text Fields 84 viii Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide
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... Handling Errors With ERRHAND.PRG 101 Renumbering Lines When Merging Files 101 Merging Programs 101 Using the Print Key 102 7 Controlling the Printer 103 Using Fingerprint to Control the Printer 104 Controlling Media Feed 104 Adjusting Media Feed Distance With TESTFEED 104 Feeding Media With FORMFEED 104 Overriding Start and Stop Adjust... Repeating the Last Printing Operation With PRINTFEED 106 Enabling Manual Printing With PRINT KEY ON 107 Checking the Transfer Ribbon and Printhead With SYSVAR 107 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide ix
... Handling Errors With ERRHAND.PRG 101 Renumbering Lines When Merging Files 101 Merging Programs 101 Using the Print Key 102 7 Controlling the Printer 103 Using Fingerprint to Control the Printer 104 Controlling Media Feed 104 Adjusting Media Feed Distance With TESTFEED 104 Feeding Media With FORMFEED 104 Overriding Start and Stop Adjust... Repeating the Last Printing Operation With PRINTFEED 106 Enabling Manual Printing With PRINT KEY ON 107 Checking the Transfer Ribbon and Printhead With SYSVAR 107 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide ix
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... FUNCTEST or FUNCTEST 109 Reprinting Labels After Interruptions 109 About Batch Printing 109 Using the Printer Keypad 111 Branching to Subroutines With KEY...ON and ON KEY...GOSUB 111 Defining Audio...Mode 114 Using the Printer Display 114 Printing Text to the Display on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 114 Controlling the Display Cursor on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 115 Customizing the ...Hardware and Firmware Versions 122 Checking Immediate Mode and STDIO Status 123 Rebooting the Printer 123 About Printer Memory 124 Permanent Memory 124 Temporary Memory 124 Using Memory Cards 125 Other ...
... FUNCTEST or FUNCTEST 109 Reprinting Labels After Interruptions 109 About Batch Printing 109 Using the Printer Keypad 111 Branching to Subroutines With KEY...ON and ON KEY...GOSUB 111 Defining Audio...Mode 114 Using the Printer Display 114 Printing Text to the Display on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 114 Controlling the Display Cursor on PF/PM/PX-Series Printers 115 Customizing the ...Hardware and Firmware Versions 122 Checking Immediate Mode and STDIO Status 123 Rebooting the Printer 123 About Printer Memory 124 Permanent Memory 124 Temporary Memory 124 Using Memory Cards 125 Other ...
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... 133 Using the ERRHAND.PRG Utility Program 134 Modifying ERRHAND Variables and Subroutines 134 Complete Listing of ERRHAND.PRG 135 Standard Error Codes 138 A Printer Keypad Layouts 139 PF2i, PF4i, PF4ci 140 PM4i 142 PX4i and PX6i Standard Keypad, PA30 144 PX4i, PX6i Alphanumeric Keypad 146 About ID Numbers and ASCII Values... PB32 151 B Character Sets and Keywords 153 Introduction to Character Sets 154 About the UTF-8 Character Set 155 Example 156 Reserved Keywords and Symbols 157 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide xi
... 133 Using the ERRHAND.PRG Utility Program 134 Modifying ERRHAND Variables and Subroutines 134 Complete Listing of ERRHAND.PRG 135 Standard Error Codes 138 A Printer Keypad Layouts 139 PF2i, PF4i, PF4ci 140 PM4i 142 PX4i and PX6i Standard Keypad, PA30 144 PX4i, PX6i Alphanumeric Keypad 146 About ID Numbers and ASCII Values... PB32 151 B Character Sets and Keywords 153 Introduction to Character Sets 154 About the UTF-8 Character Set 155 Example 156 Reserved Keywords and Symbols 157 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide xi
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...> Contact Us. Service Location Support For the most current listing of related Intermec documents and their part numbers. You need to be familiar with operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your Intermec printer. You should also be familiar with networking terms, such as PDF files) ...that you can download for free. xiv Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide For technical support in South Korea, use the...
...> Contact Us. Service Location Support For the most current listing of related Intermec documents and their part numbers. You need to be familiar with operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your Intermec printer. You should also be familiar with networking terms, such as PDF files) ...that you can download for free. xiv Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide For technical support in South Korea, use the...
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1 Introduction to Fingerprint This chapter introduces Intermec Fingerprint and includes these topics: • What Is Fingerprint? • Which Printers Support Fingerprint? • Learning the Structure of Fingerprint Commands • Fingerprint Operating Modes • Sending Fingerprint Commands to the Printer Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 1
1 Introduction to Fingerprint This chapter introduces Intermec Fingerprint and includes these topics: • What Is Fingerprint? • Which Printers Support Fingerprint? • Learning the Structure of Fingerprint Commands • Fingerprint Operating Modes • Sending Fingerprint Commands to the Printer Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 1
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.... Fingerprint firmware is a programming language you locate the product want to perform a variety of Intermec Fingerprint and is entered as setting up the printer, loading printer firmware, or loading media, see the Intermec Direct Protocol Programmer's Reference Manual . Intermec Printer PA30 Print Engine PF2i, PF4i, PM4i, PX4i, PX6i PD41, PD42 PB21, PB31, PB22, PB32, PB50, PB51 Supports...
.... Fingerprint firmware is a programming language you locate the product want to perform a variety of Intermec Fingerprint and is entered as setting up the printer, loading printer firmware, or loading media, see the Intermec Direct Protocol Programmer's Reference Manual . Intermec Printer PA30 Print Engine PF2i, PF4i, PM4i, PX4i, PX6i PD41, PD42 PB21, PB31, PB22, PB32, PB50, PB51 Supports...
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...Immediate Mode" on page 5. Sending Fingerprint Commands to the Printer To send Fingerprint commands to an Intermec printer, you need: • a terminal or host computer with a display and keyboard. • a serial connection to the printer. • a communications program, such as when you... line numbers for a line of the insertion point. Selects an image stored in the same direction as the printer receives a carriage return. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 3 Fingerprint Operating Modes Fingerprint has two operating modes: • Immediate Mode. For more ...
...Immediate Mode" on page 5. Sending Fingerprint Commands to the Printer To send Fingerprint commands to an Intermec printer, you need: • a terminal or host computer with a display and keyboard. • a serial connection to the printer. • a communications program, such as when you... line numbers for a line of the insertion point. Selects an image stored in the same direction as the printer receives a carriage return. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 3 Fingerprint Operating Modes Fingerprint has two operating modes: • Immediate Mode. For more ...
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... 1 XON/XOFF These serial connection parameters are the default for your printer. 2 Turn the printer on your printer, change the HyperTerminal connection settings accordingly. SETUP WRITE Command Results: This screen shows some of the default settings. 4 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Chapter 1 - Continue with HyperTerminal 1 Connect the printer to your desktop PC. To connect to the...
... 1 XON/XOFF These serial connection parameters are the default for your printer. 2 Turn the printer on your printer, change the HyperTerminal connection settings accordingly. SETUP WRITE Command Results: This screen shows some of the default settings. 4 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Chapter 1 - Continue with HyperTerminal 1 Connect the printer to your desktop PC. To connect to the...
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2 Understanding Fingerprint Syntax This chapter explains the basics of Fingerprint command syntax and includes these sections: • Learning Fingerprint Syntax • About Devices • About Immediate Mode • About Programming Mode • Sending Programs to the Printer • Commands for Editing Code • Using Conditional Instructions • About Branching • About Loops • Structuring Your Program • Executing the Program • Breaking Program Execution • Breaking Program Execution Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 5
2 Understanding Fingerprint Syntax This chapter explains the basics of Fingerprint command syntax and includes these sections: • Learning Fingerprint Syntax • About Devices • About Immediate Mode • About Programming Mode • Sending Programs to the Printer • Commands for Editing Code • Using Conditional Instructions • About Branching • About Loops • Structuring Your Program • Executing the Program • Breaking Program Execution • Breaking Program Execution Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 5
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...text field. Keywords generally indicate the action to be taken, the printer setting to be listed to number the lines automatically, the numbers are not visible until the program is not required. 6 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Statement Examples Keyword and Statement PRTXT "HELLO" ...be changed, or other related information. In Programming Mode, lines are always numbered, although if you allow Fingerprint to the printer OUT channel. Keyword Examples Keyword BARSET COPY FORMAT DATE$ GOTO STORE IMAGE Description Specifies a bar code. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax ...
...text field. Keywords generally indicate the action to be taken, the printer setting to be listed to number the lines automatically, the numbers are not visible until the program is not required. 6 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Statement Examples Keyword and Statement PRTXT "HELLO" ...be changed, or other related information. In Programming Mode, lines are always numbered, although if you allow Fingerprint to the printer OUT channel. Keyword Examples Keyword BARSET COPY FORMAT DATE$ GOTO STORE IMAGE Description Specifies a bar code. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax ...
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...of instructions as a single line as in this example: 100 FONT "Swiss 721 BT" Several Fingerprint commands may be inserted to the printer. Function Examples Keyword and Function CHR$(65) TIME$("F") ABS(20*5) IF(PRSTAT AND 1)... Description Return the readable character for example 11,..., start with values, flags, and/or operators enclosed by 10s (10, 20, 30, 40, etc.). The next table lists function examples. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 7 Chapter 2 - Return the current time based on a line containing other instructions and to only echo back either a Carriage...
...of instructions as a single line as in this example: 100 FONT "Swiss 721 BT" Several Fingerprint commands may be inserted to the printer. Function Examples Keyword and Function CHR$(65) TIME$("F") ABS(20*5) IF(PRSTAT AND 1)... Description Return the readable character for example 11,..., start with values, flags, and/or operators enclosed by 10s (10, 20, 30, 40, etc.). The next table lists function examples. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 7 Chapter 2 - Return the current time based on a line containing other instructions and to only echo back either a Carriage...
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... OR B F About Devices "Device" is a generic term for communication channels, various parts of devices your printer supports. The next table lists available device names. Can Be OPENed For Input Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 11 You may need to specify a device in relation to see the list of the... printer memory, and operator interfaces such as the printer display and keyboard. Also called "rom:". card1: ...
... OR B F About Devices "Device" is a generic term for communication channels, various parts of devices your printer supports. The next table lists available device names. Can Be OPENed For Input Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 11 You may need to specify a device in relation to see the list of the... printer memory, and operator interfaces such as the printer display and keyboard. Also called "rom:". card1: ...
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...resembles the so-called "Escape sequences" used in connection with OPEN statements. Most commands can send command strings in a single line: 12 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Chapter 2 - Some devices must be issued in Immediate Mode to print again. • Send command strings which have ...(for example BREAK, BUSY/READY, COMSET), the keyboard/display unit and the communication channels are specified by numbers instead of label printers. • Send commands that you will never need to print label formats. Any command line not starting with directory commands, ...
...resembles the so-called "Escape sequences" used in connection with OPEN statements. Most commands can send command strings in a single line: 12 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide Chapter 2 - Some devices must be issued in Immediate Mode to print again. • Send command strings which have ...(for example BREAK, BUSY/READY, COMSET), the keyboard/display unit and the communication channels are specified by numbers instead of label printers. • Send commands that you will never need to print label formats. Any command line not starting with directory commands, ...
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...you need more flexibility than Immediate Mode provides, use the Intermec Direct Protocol, since it allows variable input data to be executed as many times as autoexec files that start up automatically when the printer is received, the firmware checks the instructions for PRINTFEED, to..., see "Commands for Programming Mode: • when a line starts with predefined layouts, handles counters, and includes a flexible errorhandler. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 13 The program is entered on page 36. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax PRPOS 160,250:DIR 3:ALIGN 4:FONT "Swiss 721...
...you need more flexibility than Immediate Mode provides, use the Intermec Direct Protocol, since it allows variable input data to be executed as many times as autoexec files that start up automatically when the printer is received, the firmware checks the instructions for PRINTFEED, to..., see "Commands for Programming Mode: • when a line starts with predefined layouts, handles counters, and includes a flexible errorhandler. Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide 13 The program is entered on page 36. Understanding Fingerprint Syntax PRPOS 160,250:DIR 3:ALIGN 4:FONT "Swiss 721...
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Intermec recommends that you do not use a space, Fingerprint automatically inserts a space character when the program is a string of characters appended by a colon (:). If you start with any keywords reserved by line without line numbers may be inserted later if necessary. This orders the printer ...Q123:SOUND 440,50 RETURN IMMEDIATE ON RUN If you next send the LIST command, Fingerprint automatically adds the line numbers: 14 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide For more complex programs, programming without having to be both easier and quicker as you LIST the program....
Intermec recommends that you do not use a space, Fingerprint automatically inserts a space character when the program is a string of characters appended by a colon (:). If you start with any keywords reserved by line without line numbers may be inserted later if necessary. This orders the printer ...Q123:SOUND 440,50 RETURN IMMEDIATE ON RUN If you next send the LIST command, Fingerprint automatically adds the line numbers: 14 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide For more complex programs, programming without having to be both easier and quicker as you LIST the program....