Intermec PX4i Intermec Direct Protocol 8.60 Programmer's Reference Manual - Page 7
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Chapter 1-Getting Started Introduction Intermec Direct Protocol v.8.60 is an easy-to-use printer protocol that has been developed for use with the EasyCoder PF2i, PF4i, PF4i Compact Industrial, EasyCoder PM4i, and EasyCoder PX4i and PX6i direct thermal and/or thermal transfer printers manufactured by Intermec Technologies Corp. The Intermec Direct Protocol can be used in two ways: • To create label layouts consisting of fields with fixed or variable information. A layout can then be selected and provided with variable input from the host computer in the form of a simple string of data. • To send input data and formatting instructions as a continuous string of data directly from the host computer. In both cases, the Intermec Direct Protocol provides a flexible error handler, which allows you to compose your own error messages in any language. The Intermec Direct Protocol has been created with two main types of application in mind: • Applications, where the end-user requires a simple printer control program, and has little or no use for the sophistication and flexibility offered by Intermec's BASIC-inspired programming language Intermec Fingerprint, yet needs a versatile error handler. • Applications, which are provided with a comprehensive printer control program in the host computer, making the use of Intermec Fingerprint programming more or less an overkill. Intermec Direct Protocol v.8.60 is a subset of the Intermec Fingerprint v.8.60 firmware and can be selected using Intermec Shell v8.2. Refer to Appendix A at the end of this manual for lists of the various instructions in the Intermec Direct Protocol. We recommend that you have the following manuals accessible: • The User's Guide for the printer model in question. • This Programmer's Reference Manual. • Intermec Fingerprint v.8.60, Programmer's Reference Manual. Intermec Direct Protocol v.8.60-Programmer's Reference Manual vii