Datamax-O'Neil APEX Series Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 7)

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Introduction
This manual is intended to be used by software developers and system integrators with the purpose of developing applications
that can print output results using Datamax-O’Neil wide range of mobile thermal printers. This section of the manual describes
the various printer models, their main technical specifications and the communication interfaces available for each model. For
specific information about the operation of each printer refer to the User’s Guide.
Printer Models and Supported Features
The Datamax-O’Neil series of thermal printers offer a wide variety of solutions for printing applications. Communication
interfaces and supporting flexible paper widths are shown in the table below. For additional information, please refer to the
printer’s User Guide.
Std = Standard
NA = Not Available
Opt = Optional
Datamax-O’Neil Printer Command Language (ExPCL)
This section describes the control codes and escape sequences comprising Datamax-O’Neil Printer Command Language
(ExPCL).
Control characters defined as the set of characters encoding from 0x00 to .0x1F (ASCII values between 0 to 31)
The ExPCL defines commands that start with the ESC (Hexadecimal 1B or Decimal 27) character and then are followed for the
command and the parameters. The general structure of the commands can be defined as follows:
ESC <Command> <Param1, Param2, ....,Param n>
Where:
ESC
Character Hexadecimal 1B or Decimal 27
Command One or more ASCII characters that define a unique Datamax-O’Neil
Printer Command Language
Param1 Input parameters for the command. The commands that accept just one
parameter will be defined as “n” while commands with more than one
parameter will be defined as “n1”, “n2”, etc.
Note that spaces are not part of the commands and the parameters are indicated as items typed in italics. For instance, the
command ESC k n is used to select the character size of the resident fonts in the printers. The parameter n indicates the font
type to choose with possible values between o and 9.
Communication Interfaces
Model
Max Paper
Width
Max. Print
Width
Max Print
Dots
Sensors
RS-232 USB BT IrDA WiFi MCR SCR
APEX2
2.28”/58m
m
1.89”/48mm 384
Front Black
Mark
Std NA Std Opt Opt Opt Opt
APEX3
3.15”/80m
m
2.83”/72mm 576
Front Black
Mark
Std NA Std Opt Opt Opt Opt
ANDES3
3.15”/80m
m
2.83”/72mm 576
Front & Back
Black Mark
Std Std Opt* Std Opt* Opt* Opt*
APEX4
4.35”/110.6
mm
4.09”/104m
m
832
Front Black
Mark
Opt Std Std Opt Opt Opt Opt