UBI EasyCoder 301 User Manual

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44UBI EasyCoder 301 Direct Protocol – Programmer's Guide Ed. 1Chapter 6 Setting Up the PrinterChapter 6Setting Up the PrinterThe EasyCoder 301 Printer can operate in Immediate Mode or Lay-out Mode. In Immediate Mode, layouts and variable data fields aredisabled. In Layout Mode, layouts and variable data fields are ena-bled (see chapter 4.8). The printer default is Layout Mode.INPUT ONINPUT ON sets SYSVAR(18) to 0 and enables the use of layoutsand variable data. (Default)INPUT OFFINPUT OFF restores SYSVAR(18) to its value before the INPUTON command was received and disables the use of layouts and vari-able data.The printer will receive and transmit data on the standard serialcommunication channel "uart1:". If you use parallel communica-tion, two-way communication will be lost and the printer will notbe able to echo any data back to the host or return any other data. Itis possible to select different channels manually as standard IN andstandard OUT channels, using the SETSTDIO command.SETSTDIO , and can be individually specifiedas:0 automatic port switching (Default)1 "uart1:" serial communication channel4 "centronics:" parallel communication chan-nel (IN channel only)Example:SETSTDIO 0,1 ↵1. Layout Mode/Immediate Mode2 IN/OUT ChannelSetup