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Star Micronics 150 User Manual

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Programmer's Guide

PcOS Series 150

Table of Contents

12/14/99

Rev G

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Parallel Port ............................................................................................................................110

Parallel Port Protocol .................................................................................................110
Printer Buffer Size .....................................................................................................111
Parallel Port Inquire IEEE 1284.................................................................................111
Parallel Port Inquire (Non-IEEE 1284) ......................................................................114
Parallel Port Plug and Play.........................................................................................115
Parallel Port Connector ..............................................................................................116
Signal Levels .............................................................................................................116

Serial Port ...............................................................................................................................117

Serial Port Features....................................................................................................117
Serial Port Pin-out .....................................................................................................117
Serial Port Protocol ....................................................................................................118
Print Buffer Flow .......................................................................................................120
Printer Buffer Size .....................................................................................................123
Serial Port Inquire .....................................................................................................124

Remote Printer Reset ...............................................................................................................125

Reset in Serial Mode ..................................................................................................125
Reset in Parallel Mode ...............................................................................................125

Power-cycle Recovery ..............................................................................................................125
Programmer’s Notes ................................................................................................................126

Cash Drawer Interface...........................................................................................................................127

Interface Description ...............................................................................................................127
Interface Connectors................................................................................................................127

Printing Graphics..................................................................................................................................128

Character Graphics..................................................................................................................128
APA Graphics .........................................................................................................................130

Appendix A Language Tables ...............................................................................................................133
Appendix B ASCII Code Chart .............................................................................................................135
Appendix C Ordering Cables ................................................................................................................136

General Information ................................................................................................................136

Index.....................................................................................................................................................137