Printing Issue 6820

[hudrokemub]

Hello everybody, I’m new programming applications using Intermec hardware and I’ve got a really big issue going on for couple of days.

I am trying to print something from a CN3 / CN4 hand-held device, running Windows 6.1, on a 6820 printer with the terminal holder attached. I wouldn’t like to use Bluetooth printing, but serial, directly from the dock device attached to the printer. Now I’m a little confused: I don’t know for such printing dock what should the initSeq be like in order for the printer to accept the printing sequence.

For example: I’ve done serial printing on a 6820 using an Intermec 751 Mobile hand held, running Windows 5.0 using the corresponding terminal holder attached. Considering that I use the following InitSeq="0x1B,0x05,0x1B,0x0F"   in the printer configuration XML file and LinePrinter class form the Intermec printing library, I would like to know whether or not this InitSeq number should be the same for CN3 or CN4 cases. For sure it doesn’t work! I guess is somehow related to the Teminal Dock holder attached the printer.

For Bluetooth printing from a CN3 or CN4 hand-held everything works great, but for serial I’ve got a real issue. I would appreciate if you could hand me some manuals for the CN3/CN4 terminal holed attached the same printer as in both cases.

Please if I might be wrong somewhere, just let me know!

Thank you so much for your help and I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

[hjgode]

Hi

the 6620 supports serial and bluetooth printing. But when it is built into the dock, you must use serial printing to COM1. The LinePrinter APIs of the Intermec Printing resource kit are to be used, but you can also print directly using the serial port.

There is a manual for the 'portable' 6820: 942-007.pdf

The 6820 further supports NPCP and ESP/P printing protocol. You can use the printer config tool to change the default serial mode from NPCP to DTR or use the LinePrinter API to print. If in NPCP mode, the init sequence and printing is different from serial printing!

Here is the LinePrinter InitSequence (from config xml):

 ...
    <Printer6820NPCP_80COL 
      EntryName="Port2" 
      DisplayName="6820 NPCP Serial Printer" 
      InitSeq="0x1b,0x40,0x0d" 
      PrintableLines="57" 
      BoldOnSeq="0x1b,G" 
      BoldOffSeq="0x1b,H" 
      NormalFontSeq="0x1b,!,0x00" 
      DoubleWideFontSeq="0x1b,!,0x20" 
      CompressFontSeq="0x1b,!,0x04" 
      FormFeedSeq="0x0c" 
      GraphPrefixSeq="0x1b,L,0xC0,0x03" 
      GraphPostfixSeq="13,0x1b,J,0x18" 
      GraphXDots="960" 
      GraphNumPins="8" 
      GraphCharHeight="12" 
      GraphCharWidth="12" 
      ItalicOnSeq="0x1b,0x34" 
      ItalicOffSeq="0x1b,0x35" 
      UnderlineOnSeq="0x1b,0x2D,0x01" 
      UnderlineOffSeq="0x1b,0x2D,0x00" /> 

...
  <PrinterPorts> 
    <Port1 
      BAUD="9600" 
      PARITY="n" 
      DATABITS="8" 
      STOPBITS="1" 
      XONXOFF="y" 
      CTS="n" 
      DSR="y" 
      DTR="y" 
      RTS="n" 
      ReadIntervalTimeout="100" 
      ReadTotalTimeoutConstant="1000" 
      ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier="50" 
      WriteTotalTimeoutConstant="1000" 
      WriteTotalTimeoutMultiplier="50">COM1: 
    </Port1> 
    <Port2 PORT="COM1:">NPCP</Port2> 

...

6820 Manuals

6820 portable Downloads (Printer config tool etc)

There is a tutorial and sample code included in the printing resource kit.

~josef

[ganeshrajappan]

Hi,

682X printers with built-in CN3/CN4 terminal holders are capacble of printing only by Bluetooth. They don't support serial printing. The terminal holder is only for chargring the battery of CN3/CN4 while in a vehicle when the printer is connected to vehicle power.

682X printer with serial port option is a seperate configuration and will work with vehicle dock / snap-on RS232 of CN3/CN4.

Regards,

Ganesh.