Printer Information

Commands that provide information about the printer’s identity are provided here

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Printer ID - $1D $49

Short description

Format:

Hex      $1D $49 n

ASCII    GS  I   n

Decimal  29  73  n

Notes:

• This command responds when the data buffer is processed. Therefore, a time delay between when the command is received and when the printer responds can occur. This time delay depends on the data buffer status and printer status.

• Refer to this table for valid values of n:

• Phoenix only supports the n=3 parameter.

n	Printer ID	Description
1,29	Printer Model ID	[Model, Reserved, Reserved]
2,50	Type ID	RESERVED (Reports $02)
3,31	Firmware Revision	4 character revision, e.g. “1.12”

Range:

Reliance: 1 ≤ n ≤ 3, 49 ≤ n ≤ 51 Phoenix: n = 3

Default:

N/A

Related:

None

Example Model:

write('\x1d\x49\x01')
>>> $5D $95 $59             # Reliance model code followed by 2 reserved bytes

Example:

write('\x1d\x49\x03')
>>> $31 $2e $31 $32         # 1.12 in ASCII

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Transmit Status - $1D $72

Transmits the paper sensor status based on the value of n.

Format:

Hex      $1D $72 n

ASCII    GS  r   n

Decimal  29  114 n

Notes:

• This is not a real time status command.

• Commands will be processed in order of reception, therefore a time delay may be present between receiving the command transmitting the Paper Sensor Status.

• Refer to this table for response codes:

Ejector State Byte Table
BIT	OFF/ON	HEX	DECIMAL	DESCRIPTION
0,1	Off	00	0	Paper Roll Present With Abundance
	On	03	3	Near Paper Roll End
2,3	Off	00	0	Paper Present
	On	0C	12	Paper Not Present
4				Reserved
5				Undefined
6				Undefined
7				Reserved

Range:

n=1,49

Default:

N/A

Related:

None

Example Paper Status:

write('\x1d\x72\x01')
>>> \x03                # Roll is present but near end

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Transmit paper sensor status - $1B $76

Transmits the status of paper sensor as 1 byte of data.

Format:

Hex      $1B $76

ASCII    ESC   v

Decimal  27  118

Notes:

• This is not a real time status command.

• Commands will be processed in order of reception, therefore a time delay may be present between receiving the command transmitting the Paper Sensor Status.

• Refer to this table for response codes:

Ejector State Byte Table
BIT	OFF/ON	HEX	DECIMAL	DESCRIPTION
0,1	Off	00	0	Paper Roll Present With Abundance
	On	03	3	Near Paper Roll End
2,3	Off	00	0	Paper Present
	On	0C	12	Paper Not Present
4				Reserved
5				Undefined
6				Undefined
7				Reserved

Range:

N/A

Default:

N/A

Related:

None

Example:

None