Intermec PX4i Fingerprint Developer's Guide (old) - Page 18
What Is Fingerprint?, Which Printers Support Fingerprint?, Learning the Structure of Fingerprint
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Chapter 1 - Introduction to Fingerprint What Is Fingerprint? Fingerprint is a programming language you use to design custom label formats and printer application software. Fingerprint firmware is stored in the printer memory. This guide includes information on using Fingerprint to develop applications for your Intermec printer. For information on specific Fingerprint commands, see the Fingerprint Command Reference Manual. Intermec Direct Protocol is a subset of Intermec Fingerprint and is used for combining variable input data with predefined label layouts. For more information, see the Intermec Direct Protocol Programmer's Reference Manual . Which Printers Support Fingerprint? The next table lists Intermec printers and supported Fingerprint versions. Intermec Printer PA30 Print Engine PF2i, PF4i, PM4i, PX4i, PX6i PD41, PD42 PB21, PB31, PB22, PB32, PB50, PB51 Supports Fingerprint Version 8.x.x 8.x.x 10.x.x 11.x.x To locate the latest Fingerprint firmware for your printer, 1 Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com. 2 Click Support > Downloads. 3 Use the Product Category field, the Product Family field, and theProduct field to help you locate the product want to download. For more information on printer-specific features, such as setting up the printer, loading printer firmware, or loading media, see the printer user's guide. Note: Depending on your printer and hardware options, some Fingerprint commands may not be supported. For more information, see the Fingerprint Command Reference Manual. Learning the Structure of Fingerprint Commands Fingerprint commands are text strings that instruct the printer to perform a variety of operations, such as downloading data from a host, configuring a bar code label format, enabling and disabling printer options, or starting a print job and returning print job status. Each command is entered as a line. A Fingerprint program can consist of a single line, or of many lines that include conditional branching and subroutines. Programs can be stored in the printer memory, loaded from a memory card, or sent to the printer from a host PC. For example, a simple Fingerprint program can look like: 2 Intermec Fingerprint Developer's Guide