Rs-232 commands summary by function, Appendix c. rs-232 programming information, Rs-232 commands organized by function – IBM TM7 User Manual
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This appendix applies only to SureMark printers that attach to a POS system with
an RS-232 cable connection.
If you use the RS-485 or USB interfaces, refer to 4610 driver documentation in the
appropriate book for your operating system:
Operating System
IBM Publication
4690 OS Version 2 DBCS
IBM 4690 OS API Specification for IBM 4610 Printers
DOS
IBM Point-of-Sale Subsystem for DOS Programming
Reference
OS/2, Windows NT, Windows
95, and Windows 3.1x
IBM Point of Sale Subsystem Programming Reference and
User’s Guide
The 4690 OS manual is available on the current maintenance diskette for the IBM
4690 Operating System. Current versions of all three manuals are available on the
Internet. See “Resources on the Internet” on page 43 for more information.
RS-232 Commands Summary by Function
Table 12. RS-232 Commands Organized by Function
Description
Command
Page
System Commands
Exercise Program
ESC x or X'1B78'
Status request
ESC v or X'1B76'
Extended address command-request
printer ID
GS | SOH or X'1D49;01' This is an IMMEDIATE command.
Verify previous commands completed
X'1B;00;80;00'
Preset or Onetime-Set Commands
Download graphics (logo) commands
GS * logo_num n1 n2 data or X'1D2A';logo_num;n1;n2;data
Predefine messages
GS : message_num data GS : or
X'1D3A;message_num;data;'X'1D3A'
Download user-defined characters
ESC & s n m data or X'1B26;s;n;m;data'
Thermal code page
MCT commands
Proportional font
ESC & s n m data or X'1B;26;s;n;m;data'
Impact code page
MCT commands
Download double-byte characters
ESC ( s n data or X'1B28;s;n;data'
Flash storage write
ESC ’ n1 n2 data or X'1B27;n1;n2;data'
Erase flash EPROM sector
ESC # n or X'1B23;n'
Send checksum of flash EPROM sector ESC
″ n or X'1B22;n'
Microcode tolerance (MCT) information
- loading
ESC M n h l or X'1B4D;n'.
Microcode tolerance (MCT) information
- request
ESC S n or X'1B53;n'
DBCS address vectors
ESC S n or X'1B53;n'
Setup Commands
Set print mode
ESC ! n or X'1B21;n'
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