Datamax H-Class GPI O Option User manual

GPI O Opt ion
92-2427-01 Rev.C

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Ove r view
This docum ent descr ibes t he inst allat ion and use of the General Purpose I nput Output
( GPI O) opt ion for t h e H- Class print er. Aft er verifying t he kit cont ent s and t ools needed,
follow the st eps to inst all and begin using t he option.
CAUTI ON
For safet y and to avoid equipm ent dam age, t urn OFF t he power swit ch and
unplug t he AC power cord from the print er before st arting this inst allat ion.
Con t en t s
This k it con t ains t he follow ing it em s:
GPI O Circuit Card Assem bly
Cover Plat e
Screws
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2
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Tools Requ ire d
To in st all t h is opt ion, y ou w ill n eed a Philips scr ew driv er .
Addit iona l Re quir em e nt s
Depending on your application, you m ay need t he following hardware t o int erface t he card:
GPI / O A –DB1 5 Male con nect or ( e. g. , St ar Tech C15PCM) and shielded cabling.
GPI / O B –High Densit y DB15 Male VGA connector ( e.g. , St ar Tech C15HPSM) and
shielded cabling.
COM C – DB9 Male connect or ( e. g. , St ar Tech C9PSM) and shielded cabling, or a
prefabricat ed cable ( see part num bers an d pin out r equir em ent s below) .
COM D – RJ45 Plug ( e.g., Belkin R6G088) and shielded cabling, or a prefabricat ed
cable ( see par t num ber an d pin out r equ ir em en ts below ) .

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COM C RS- 2 3 2 Cables
Par t # 32- 2 300- 01
Par t # 32- 2 301- 01
COM D RS- 2 3 2 Ca ble
Host DB- 9S Print er RJ45P
1
RXD
TXD
+5 VDC
GROUND
TXD
RXD
+5 VDC
GROUND
DTR
DSR
CTS
CTS
DTR
RTS
2
7
8
4
5
3
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
7
9NC 6
NC
NC
Par t # 32- 2 603- 00

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St e p 1 : Con fig ur in g t h e H a r dw a re
Configure t he card t o m eet your interfacing r equir em en ts by ar rangin g h ar dw ar e j um per s,
as described in t he following procedure:
CAUTI ON
Always wear a w rist st rap and follow st andard ESD prevention m easures
when handling t he card.
A) Rem ove t he card from the packaging and t hen place t he car d ont o a st at ic- fr ee w or k
area.
B) Set t he jum pers on t he card ( detailed below) to m eet t he requirem ent s of your
applicat ion:
►GPI / O A ( J1 )
Fou r de dica t e d in put s cont rol print er functions. Designed to int erface t o open-
collect or out put s, t hese in put s r equir e no ex t ernal pull- u ps, w hile block ing diodes
allow t he use of tot em pole output s from + 4.5 VDC to + 26 VDC. Opt ical isolat ors
provide galvanic isolat ion. Two print control interface circuit exam ples are given
below.

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For d ir e ct input s –
Use the print er’s + 5VDC and Ground to supply
the devices interfacing t o t he GPI / O A input s
( as show n in t he sam ple cir cuit , r igh t) .
GPI/O A - J1
3
4
5
6
1
Start of Print
Slew Label
Toggle/Pause
Reprint
Ground
For isola t e d in pu t s –
To provide galvanic isolat ion for t he GPI / O A
inputs, rem ove Jum per JMP 9 t hen supply an
ext ernal + 5VDC source volt age t o Pin 2, and
rem ove Jum per JMP 8 t hen supply an ext er nal
Ground t o Pin 1 ( as sh ow n t his sam ple circuit ,
righ t) .
3
4
5
6
2
Start of Print
Slew Label
Toggle/Pause
Reprint
Vcc
+5 VDC External Source
GPI/O A - J1
1Ground
Se ven de dica t e d ou t pu t s are available for cont rol, warning, and error functions.
These open- collect or out pu ts hav e slew - lim it ed signal- edge rise and fall t im es t o
prevent cross talk in t he cabling. Optional 1 0K ohm pull- u p resist or s, t ied t o a
com m on point for use at either + 5 or + 24 VDC, are available via Jum per JMP 1.
 N ot e: I f ext er nal pull- ups ar e used ( t hat is, w it hout Ju m per JMP1 inst alled) ,
ensure t hat the applied ext ernal volt age does not exceed + 30VDC.
The t able below det ails t he GPI / O A pin assignm ents, set tings and funct ions.

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W ARN I N G
Failure t o proper ly configure the GPI O Port can result in dam age t o t he printer and / or connected devices.
GPI / O Port A Jum per Ov ervie w
Pin Signa l
N a m e D ir e ct ion [ 1 ] Jum per
Posit ion Fu nct io n / D e scr ip t ion
I nst alled Print er chassis is used.
1
Ground JMP 8
Rem oved Ground m ust be supplied.
I nst alled
Print er + 5VDC is used ( .5 am p m axim um )
 N ot e : Dr awing m ore t han .5 am ps can cause unreliable pr int er oper at ion.
2 + 5 VDC
N/ A
JMP 9
Rem oved + 5VDC m ust be supplied.
3 St art Of Print [ 2 ] Program m able [ 3]
4 Slew Label Media is adv anced until the signal goes HI GH and, if not in continuous m ode, t he label
is positioned at t he nex t available TOF.
5 Toggle / Pause The printer pauses when t he signal is t aken LOW.
6 Reprint
I nput
The last label is reprint ed exact ly , w it h no increm ent or t im e st am p changes;
recom m ended for use during er ror condit ions. Keeping t his signal LOW pr oduces non-
st op print ing.
7 + 24 VDC Print er + 24 VDC ( 1.5 am p m ax im um ) .
8 Ground
N/ A
N/ A N/ A
Print er chassis.
9 Ribbon Low Program m able [ 1] . Signifies a RI BBON LOW DI AMETER warning condit ion.
10 Service Required Evoked by occurrences listed under ‘Fault Messages.’[ 1] Active LOW.
11 End Of Print Program m able [ 1] . Sig nifies t he End of Pr in t ( EOP) pr ocess.
12 Media Out Evoked during an Out of Stock condit ion. Act ive LOW.
13 Ribbon Out Evoked during an Out of Ribbon condit ion. Active LOW.
14 Dat a Ready
Evoked when a label is wait ing t o pr int . Aft er St ar t of Print is receiv ed, pr inting w ill begin.
For synchronizat ion w ith t he pr int cycle, End Of Pr int indicat es the com plet ion of t he
process. Act ive LOW.
15 Opt ion Fault
Out put JMP 1
When inactive, outputs will be
pulled up t o a volt age
det er m ined by t his j um per
set ting, w here:
Pins 1 – 2 = + 5VDC;
Pins 2 – 3 = + 24VDC; or,
None = an exter nal v olt age
( not t o ex ceed + 30 VDC) v ia
ex t er nal pull- u ps pr ov idin g a
20K ohm feedback pat h
through any two out puts. Evoked during a Linear Scanner or RFI D fault condit ion. Act iv e LOW.
[ 1] Signal direct ions given relative to t he printer.
[ 2] I f act ive wit h no current pr int j ob, “ WAI TI NG FOR DATA” w ill be displayed. Specifying a quant it y of 9999 w hile keeping t his signal ON will cause non- st op label print ing, ex cept
in single label “ I m aging Mode” , which will cause t he pr int er t o st op bet ween labels. See t he Operat or’s Manual for det ails.
[ 3] For det ails see PRI NTER OPTI ONS / GPI O PORT in t he Operat or ’s Manual.

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►GPI / O B ( J2 )
Six u n assigne d inpu t s are designed t o int erface t o open- collect or out put s. These
input s require no ext ernal pull- ups, w hile blocking diodes allow t he use of t otem pole
outputs from + 4.5 VDC to + 26 VDC. Opt ical isolat ors provide galvanic isolat ion. Two
print control int erface circuit exam ples are given below.
For d ir e ct input s:
Use t he printer’s + 5VDC to supply t he devices
in ter facing t o t he GPI / O B in put s ( as show n in
t he sam ple cir cuit , right ) .
GPI/O B - J2
8
3
12
7
Input 1
Ground
13
Input 2
Input 3
Input 4
6
Input 5
Input 6
2
For isola t e d in pu t s:
To provide galvanic isolat ion for t he GPI / O B
inputs, rem ove Jum per JMP 11 t hen supply an
ext ernal + 5VDC source volt age t o Pin 1, and
rem ove Jum per JMP 10 t hen supply an
ext ernal Ground to Pin 6 ( as shown in t he
sam ple cir cuit , r ight ) .
1Vcc
+5 VDC External Source
GPI/O B - J2
8
3
12
7
Input 1
13
Input 2
Input 3
Input 4
Input 5
Input 6
2
Ground
6
Six u n assigne d ou t pu t s have slew - lim it ed sign al- edge rise and fall t im es t o
prevent cross talk in t he cabling. Opt ional 10K ohm pull- u p resist ors, one for each of
the out put lines, can be used at eit her + 5 or + 24 VDC via Jum pers JMP 2 – 7.
 N ot e: I f ex t er nal pull- u ps ar e em ploy ed ( t hat is, when Jum pers JMP 2 - 7 are
not inst alled) , ensure that t he applied ext ernal volt age does not exceed
+ 30VDC.
The table below det ails the GPI / O B pin assignm ents, set tings and functions.

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W ARN I N G
Failure t o proper ly configure the GPI O Port can result in dam age to the print er and / or connect ed devices.
GPI / O Por t B Overvie w
Pin Sig na l N a m e / Dir e ct ion [ 1] Jum per Posit ion Fu nct io n / D e scr ip t ion
I nst alled
Print er + 5VDC is used ( .5 am p m axim um ) .
 N ot e : Dr aw ing m or e t han .5 am ps can cause unreliable pr int er oper at ion.
1
+ 5 VDC JMP 11
Rem oved + 5VDC m ust be supplied.
2 I nput 6 N/ A N/ A Program m ed input funct ion.
3 I nput 3 N/ A N/ A Program m ed input funct ion.
I nst alled: Pins 1 – 2 Program m ed output funct ion pu lled - up t o + 5VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 2 – 3 Program m ed out put funct ion pulled- up t o + 24VDC.
4 Out put 6 JMP 7
Rem oved An external volt age via external pull- ups will determ ine t his level, not exceed + 30VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 1 – 2 Pr ogr am m ed out pu t f un ct ion pu lled- u p t o + 5VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 2 – 3 Pr ogr am m ed out pu t f un ct ion pu lled- u p t o + 24 VDC.
5 Out put 3 JMP 4
Rem oved An external volt age via external pull- ups will determ ine t his level, not exceed + 30VDC.
I nst alled Print er chassis is used.
6 Ground JMP 10 Rem oved Gr ound m ust be supplied.
7 I nput 5 N/ A N/ A Program m ed input funct ion.
8 I nput 2 N/ A N/ A Program m ed input funct ion.
I nst alled: Pins 1 – 2 Pr ogr am m ed out pu t f un ct ion pu lled- u p t o + 5VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 2 – 3 Pr ogr am m ed out pu t f un ct ion pu lled- u p t o + 24 VDC.
9 Out put 5 JMP 6
Rem oved An external volt age via external pull- ups will determ ine t his level, not exceed + 30VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 1 – 2 Program m ed output funct ion pu lled - up t o + 5VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 2 – 3 Program m ed out put funct ion pulled- up t o + 24VDC.
10 Output 2 JMP 3
Rem oved An external volt age via external pull- ups will determ ine t his level, not exceed + 30VDC.
11 + 24 VDC N/ A N/ A Pr int er + 24 VDC ( 1.5 am p m ax im um ).
12 I nput 4 N/ A N/ A Pr ogr am m ed input funct ion.
13 I nput 1 N/ A N/ A Pr ogram med input funct ion.
I nst alled: Pins 1 – 2 Program m ed output funct ion pu lled - up t o + 5VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 2 – 3 Program m ed out put funct ion pulled- up t o + 24VDC.
14 Output 4 JMP 5
Rem oved An external volt age via external pull- ups will determ ine t his level, not exceed + 30VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 1 – 2 Pr ogr am m ed out pu t f un ct ion pu lled- u p t o + 5VDC.
I nst alled: Pins 2 – 3 Pr ogr am m ed out pu t f un ct ion pu lled- u p t o + 24 VDC.
15 Out put 1 JMP 2
Rem oved An external volt age via external pull- ups will determ ine t his level, not exceed + 30VDC.
[1] Signal directions given relative to the printer.

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►COM C ( J4 )
Recognized by t he printer as Serial Port C, COM C funct ions as an auxiliar y RS- 232
interface or dedicat ed device port for t he RFI D and Linear Scanner options. Pin
assignm ents for t he port are as follows:
Pin N u m b er COM C ( J4 )
1 + 5V ( @ . 5 am ps)
2 RX
3 TX
4 DTR
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 N/ C
At default set tings, the COM C port autom at ically select s it s function. To force a
select ion, however, change t he jum per set tings as denot ed in t he t able below:
COM C Ju m pe r Se t t in g Fu nct io ns
Ju m p er a nd Se t t in g
Se le ct e d Fu nct ion JMP 1 2 JMP 1 3 JMP 1 4 JM P 1 5
RS- 232 Com m unicat ions ( default ) On On On On
RFI D Off On On On
Linear Scanner On Off On On
 N ot e: Jum per set tings override m enu set tings: I f set for RS- 232 ( default ) w it h
t he RFI D an d Lin ear Scanner m enu- enabled, t he printer will assign RFI D t o
Serial Port B (back plane port J13) and t he Linear Scanner t o t he COM C
port .
►COM D ( J3 )
Recognized by t he printer as Serial Port D, COM D is an auxiliar y RS- 232 in ter face.
Pin assignm ents for t he port are as follows:
Pin N u m b er COM D ( J3 )
1 + 5V ( @ . 5 am ps)
2 RTS
3 Ground
4 TX
5 RX
6 Ground
7 CTS
8 DTR

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St e p 2 : I n st a lling t h e Op t ion
I nst all t he GPI O Card as described below:
AC Receptacle
Power Switch
Back Panel
Screws
Card Cage
A) Turn OFF the Pow e r Sw it ch and
unplug t he pow er cord from the AC
Re ce pt a cle .
B) Rem ove t he t wo Scr ew s t hat secure
the Ba ck Pa ne l t o t he Car d Ca ge,
and t hen rem ove t he Back Pa ne l.
C) Slide the GPI O Ca rd ( I t em 1 ) ,
N ot ch down, into t he left m ost Ca rd
Cage Slot .Fir m ly push t he GPI O
Car d t o seat it and then secure t he
card using t he t wo Scr ew s ( I t em 3 ) .
GPIO Card
Screws
Card Cage
Slot
Notch

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D) Place t he Cov er Pla t e ( I t em 2 ) ont o
the Ca rd Cage , as shown, t hen
inst all and t ight en the t wo Scr ew s
( I t em 3) to secure the plat e.
Cover Plate
Screws
Card Cage
St e p 3 : I n t er fa cin g
I nt erface t he card according t o your application requirem ents (see t he drawing below for
connect or pin- outs, refer to St ep 1 for signal det ails) as follows:
J2
J1
95
4
3
2
1
8
7
6
J4
1
6
11
5
4
3
2
9
8
7
10
15
14
13
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
8
1
J3
A) For GPI O funct ions connect a GPI / O interface cable t o t he GPI / O A ( J1) and / or GPI / O
B ( J2) por ts.
B) For RS232 com m unicat ions connect a serial int erface cable t o COM C ( J4) and / or COM
D ( J3) ; f or dedicat ed devices, connect the cabling from t hat dev ice t o COM C ( J4 ) .
 N ot e: I f using bot h t he RFI D and Linear Scanner, see Configuring Hardware
Set tings, above.
C) Connect t he AC power cord to the printer and then t urn the power swit ch ON.

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St e p 4 : Con fig ur in g t h e Sof t w a r e Se t t in gs
Configure t he print er’s m enu set t ings for the opt ion’s operation.
A) Using t h e Cont r ol Panel, en t er t he AD V AN CED M EN U ( see t he Operat or’s Manual for
m enu nav igat ion det ails) :
• I f u sin g t he GPI O A ( J1) por t , configu re t he set tings t o m eet t he requirem ent s of
your system using t he PRI N TER OPTI ON S GPI O PORT APPLI CATOR
m enu select ion;
• I f u sin g t he GPI O B ( J2) por t , r efer t o your MCL docum ent at ion ;
• I f u sing t he COM C ( J4 ) por t for ser ial com m unicat ions, configure t he it t o m eet t he
requir em ent s of y our host sy st em ’s serial port set t ings using t he
COM M UN I CATI ON S SERI AL PORT C m enu select ion; or,
I f u sing t he COM C ( J4 ) por t for a dedicat ed device, enable t hat device using t he
PRI N TER OPTI ON S m enu select ion; and,
• I f using t he COM D ( J3) port for serial com m unications, configure t he port t o m eet
t he r equirem ents of your host syst em ’s serial port set tings using t he
COM M UN I CATI ON S SERI AL PORT D m enu select ion.
B) After entering the desired set t ings exit the m enu syst em and save your changes. The
print er is now ready t o operat e using t he GPI O option.
Verifying Se t u p a nd Ope r at ion
Verification of t he set t ings and act ive m onit oring is provided:
I ndica t or s – View incom in g ( I N) and out going ( OUT)
signal act ivit y via the card bracket. Sam pled every
m illisecond, t hese LED indicat ors change color as incom ing
or out going GPI O signals change st at e.
Signal Out
Signal In

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GPI O A
Signals
GPI O A
Signals
GPI O B
Signals
GPI O B
Signals
I npu t M onit or – Display incom ing GPI O binary signal st at es using the AD VAN CED
M EN U DI AGN OSTI CS OPTI ON S TESTI N G TEST GPI O M ON I TOR GPI O
I N PUT select ion.
SOP FEED PAUSE REPRT
1 1 0 0
i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 i6
0 1 0 1 1 1
 N ot e: Unused, non- con nect ed input s w ill h av e an indet erm inat e st at e, and m ay
assum e a value of 1 or 0.
Ou t pu t M onit or – Display outgoing GPI O binary signal st at es using t he ADV AN CED
M EN U DI AGN OSTI CS OPTI ON S TESTI N G TEST GPI O M ON I TOR GPI O
OUTPUT select ion.
 N ot e: Unused, non- con nect ed out put s w ill hav e an indet erm inat e st at e, and m ay
assum e a value of 1 or 0.
GPI O Re port – Print t he configurat ion and current signal st ate inform at ion using the
AD VAN CED M EN U / D I AGN OSTI CS / OPTI ON S TESTI N G / TEST GPI O / PRI N T
SI GN AL I N FO select ion:
GPIO SIGNAL INFO
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CARD ID#3
OUTPUT SIGNALS
END OF PRINT
PIN# 11 GPIO A
LOW PULSE
CURRENT LEVEL 1
RIBBON LOW
PIN# 9 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 0
SERVICE REQUIRED
PIN# 10 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
MEDIA OUT
PIN# 12 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
RIBBON OUT
PIN# 13 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
DATA READY
PIN# 14 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
OPTION FAULT
PIN# 15 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
INPUT SIGNALS
START OF PRINT
PIN# 3 GPIO A
ACTIVE HIGH
CURRENT LEVEL 1
FEED
PIN# 4 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
TOGGLE PAUSE
PIN# 5 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
REPRINT
PIN# 6 GPIO A
ACTIVE LOW
CURRENT LEVEL 1
o1
PIN# 15 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
o2
PIN# 10 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 0
o3
PIN# 5 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
o4
PIN# 14 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
o5
PIN# 9 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
o6
PIN# 4 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
i1
PIN# 13 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
i2
PIN# 8 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 0
i3
PIN# 3 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
i4
PIN# 12 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
i5
PIN# 7 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
i6
PIN# 2 GPIO B
CURRENT LEVEL 1
EP RL SR MO RO DR OF
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
o1 o2 o3 o4 o5 o6
0 0 0 0 0 0