NCR 7197 Owner's Manual

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7197 Owner’s Guide CommandsMarch 2002174Flash Download CommandsThese commands are used to load firmware into the printer.The commands are listed in numerical order according to their hexadecimal codes. Eachcommand is described and the hexadecimal, decimal, and ASCII codes are listed.There are three ways to enter the Download Mode.1. Powering the printer up with DIP Switch 2 up.2. While the printer is running normally, use the command Switch to Flash DownloadMode, to leave normal operation and enter the Download Mode.3. If the Flash if found corrupted during Level 0 diagnostics the Download Mode isautomatically entered after the printer has reset.The printer never goes directly from the Download Mode to normal printer operation. Toreturn to normal printer operation either the operator must turn the power off and then onto reboot or the application must send a command to cancel Download Mode and reboot.Switch to Flash Download ModeASCII: ESC [ }Hexadecimal: 1B 5B 7DDecimal: 27 91 125Puts the printer in Flash Download Mode in preparation to receive commands controllingthe downloading of objects into Flash Memory. When this command is received, theprinter leaves normal operation and can no longer print transactions until the Reboot thePrinter command (1D FF) is received or the printer is rebooted.This command does not affect the current communication parameters. Once the printer isin Flash Download Mode, this command is no longer available.Example:• MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1B) & Chr$(&H5B) & Chr$(&H7D)Request Printer IDASCII: GS NULHexadecimal: 1D 00Decimal: 29 0Returns ACK (06 hex) + 12 bytes ASCII string describing the Flash Memory Boot SectorFirmware part number. Ex : 189-1234567AExample:• MSComm1.Output = Chr$(&H1D) & Chr$(&H00)