C) status byte definition – SATO GT424 User Manual
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Section 5: Interface Specifications
GT Series Operator’s Manual
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c) Status Byte Definition
No. Item
Contents
Byte
number
1
Font ID number
ASCII code specification
2
2
Logo /Character selection
0: Character
1: Logo
2
3
Font name
ASCII code specification
32
4
Font Style (character
decoration)
ASCII code specification
12
5
Font size (points)
ASCII code specification
4
6
Character width
Dot specification (binary code)
2
7
Character height
Dot specification (binary code)
2
8
Font size (1 character byte)
Dot specification (binary code)
4
9
Font registration number
Binary code specification
4
10
Font data top address
Binary code
4
11
Total size
Binary code
4
12
Vertical writing flag
Vertical / Horizontal writing
2
13
Character pitch
Fixed pitch / variable pitch
1
14 Family
Family
attribute
1
15
Character set
Character set
1
16 Italic
Italic
attribute
1
17 Weight
Emphatic
attribute
2
18
Average character width
Dot specification
2
19 Accent
Dot
specification
2
20
Registration start code
1 byte character registration start code
2
21
Registration end code
1 byte character registration end code
2
22 Reserved
8
23
Code 1
Binary code
2
24
Horizontal valid size 1
Binary code
2
25
Left gap size 1
Binary code
2
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Code ??
Binary code
2
*
Horizontal valid size??
Binary code
2
*
Left gap size??
Binary code
2