Intermec Printers (Intermec Programming Language)

[waynesingh]

Hi all,

We have to cut down on printing speed for our clients, so I am sending label data directly to the printers. I have done the Tharo Datamax printers using the DPL (Datamax Programming Language). I am now trying to do our Intermec printers.

I am trying to use the IPL (Intermec Programming Language). Firstly I am trying to get a feel for the language by sending the example data, from the IPL manual, found on the Intermec site to the printer via a simple TCP program. I keep getting a '???Data Field Missing' response from the printer.

Basically I just need some help on were to begin with this. So if anyone can supply me with any info regarding printing directly to a Intermec printer using IPL, it would be much appreciated.

Thank you to all
Wayne Singh

 

[waynesingh]

Dont worry bout this anymore as I figured it out. We are now talking to it via a TROYXCD, but I also discovered that the Easylan card in the printer was stuffed and that is why I could not talk to it

 

[mickyg]

create a simple .lbl file and lp this normally to the intermec printer with a memory location specified within the file i.e E9 - memory location 9.
the following is a quick sample

this is the .lbl file you lp to the printer first
<STX>
<ESC>C
<ESC>P
E8;F8;
H0,ORDER;o300,130;f0;c22;h1;w1;b0;d0,10;
H1,CUSTPO;o300,200;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,20;
H2,PARTNR;o300,240;f0;c22;h1;w1;b0;d0,10;
H3,SHPDATE;o300,310;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,10;
H4,NOSYST;o300,360;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,3;
H5,WEIGHT;o50,460;f0;c22;h1;w1;b0;d0,5;
H6,DESTIN;o1200,590;f0;c22;h2;w2;b0;d0,2;
H7,BOXNR;o800,130;f0;c22;h1;w1;b0;d0,3;
H8,BOXTOT;o1150,130;f0;c22;h1;w1;b0;d0,3;
B9,BOXID;o675,200;f0;c0,0;p@;h125;w2;r1;i2;d0,19;
I9,BOXIDTXT;o1000,90;f0;c0;h2;w2;
H10,CUSTOMER;o700,440;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H11,ADDRESS2;o700,470;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H12,ADDRESS3;o700,500;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H13,ADDRESS4;o700,530;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H14,ADDRESS5;o700,560;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H15,ADDRESS6;o700,590;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H16,COUNTRY;o700,620;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H17,CUSTNR;o700,660;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,20;
H18,FILENAME;o1290,920;f1;c20;h1;w1;b0;d0,12;
H19,INSTR1;o5,570;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H20,INSTR2;o5,600;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H21,CONTACT;o700,410;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d0,30;
H22,DEPOTCDE;o50,660;f0;c22;h4;w4;b0;d0,4;
H23,DEPOTNME;o620,800;f0;c22;h1;w1;b0;d0,15;
B24,PCODE;o250,480;f0;c0,0;p@;h60;w1;r1;i2;d0,8;
I24,PCODETXT;o250,545;f0;c0;h1;w1;
H25,HDRWEIGHT;o50,430;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d3,KGS;
L26,LINE1;o5,563;f0;l610;w4;
L27,LINE2;o5,650;f0;l610;w4;
H28,PCODEHDR;o300,430;f0;c21;h1;w1;b0;d3,POSTAL CODE;
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<ETX>

then lp the following test file

<STX>
<ESC>E8<CAN>
220717441<CR>
02776<CR>
66052<CR>
02/10/1999<CR>
123<CR>
24.3<CR>
UK<CR>
026<CR>
050<CR>
J7110262207174418<CR>
CUSTOMER NAME LINE<CR>
2. ST MARYS HOSPITAL(GOODS IN)<CR>
3. HATHERSAGE ROAD<CR>
4. MANCHESTER<CR>
5. empty line<CR>
6. PCODE LINE<CR>
UNITED KINGDOM<CR>
CUSTOMER NUMBER<CR>
WALJ224.ZZZ<CR>
Instruction Line1 total length<CR>
instruction Line2 total length<CR>
CUSTOMER CONTACT LINE<CR>
9999<CR>
DEPOTCODE_NAME<CR>
ABCDEFGH<CR>
<ETB>
<ETX>


I hope this helps