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Programming Codes

iTherm

®

280 Programmer’s Guide

Page 234

Rev C

28-07764

Function

Define Single User-Defined Bit-Image

ASCII

GS * x y d

1

… d(x x y x 8)

Hexadecimal 1DH 2AH x y d

1

… d(x x y x 8)

Decimal

<29> <42> x y d

1

… d(x x y x 8)

Range

1

x

255

1

y

48

0

d

255

Description The GS * x y d

1

… d(x x y x 8) command defines a single downloaded bit-image

using the number of dots specified by x and y in the RAM buffer area (volatile
memory). The number of dots in the horizontal direction is x x 8. The number of
dots in the vertical direction is y x 8. If (x x y x 8) exceeds the size of the buffer,
the image is truncated. d indicates bit-image data and specifies a bit printed to
one and not printed to zero. After a downloaded bit-image is defined, it may be
saved to the nonvolatile flash storage buffer using the ESC ‘ command where it
remains indefinitely. Otherwise, the image remains in the RAM buffer where it is
available until ESC @ or ESC & is executed; the power is turned off; or the
printer is reset. A representation of the format of a downloaded bit-image is
depicted below.

Column one


d1


dy
+1


...


...


....


d2


dy
+2


....


....


....


....


....


....


dy

d(x

×

y

×

8)








d
n

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LSB

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