Industrial Data Systems IDS 430 - Manual (Page 38)

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Printer Parameters
The IDS 430/433 provides a universal printer interface for various printers. The
printer interface allows you to select and customize the data output for serial or
parallel printers. The serial interface option uses Serial Port 1 (TB1) for
connection to the printer. The parallel interface uses the TTL I/O Port (TB4) for
connection to the printer. Refer to the “HARDWARE INSTALLATION AND
WIRING “ section for information on connector pin designations. NOTE: The
parallel interface may not be available if the IDS 430/433 is configured to use
setpoint outputs.
Parameter 29 Printer Port Select (2 [Serial Port 1])
Enter a number from the following list to select a printer option:
1 Parallel Printer interface.
2 Serial Printer interface.
Parameter 30 Auto Print LF after CR (1 [yes])
Some printers require a line feed character (LF) to advance the paper and some
printers advance the paper with only a carriage return character (CR).
Enter a 1 to automatically add a line feed after a carriage return.
Enter a 0 to NOT add a line feed after a carriage return.
Parameter 31 End of Print Character (13 [ CR ])
The end of print character is sent to the printer at the end of a print transmission.
If your printer requires a special character to release the paper or to form feed
the paper, enter the code here. The ASCII chart in the appendix lists the ASCII
codes and their numeric values. Enter a 0 (zero) if no end of print character is
required.
Parameters 32, 33 34, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 and 90 Print Labels
The IDS 430/433 provide 7 programmable print labels. They are available for
printing company name, address, station ID, or other messages. Labels 32, 33,
and 34 are up to 16 characters long; labels 84 - 90 are up to 30 characters long.
Use the ASCII chart in the appendix to look up the numeric values of the ASCII
codes. Data entered into a print label can include register data:
[253] [reg no] buffer register data, minimum size (zero blanked no spaces)
[254] [reg no] buffer register data, 7 character field, right justified
Or time & date [253][110], time [253][111], date [253][112].
Example: Print "Total [reg 1 data] ton". Select parameter 32 to begin Print
Label 1 entry. The display prompts “C0 xxx” where xxx is the current character 0
entry. Enter:
84, 111, 116, 97, 108, 32, 254, 1, 32, 116, 111, 110, 13, 0
T o t a l <reg1> t o n <cr>
Remember to enter a 0 as the last entry of the print label.