Intermec PM4I User manual

Installation
Instructions
Serial/Industrial
Interface Kit
(for EasyCoder PF2i,
PF4i, PF4i Compact
Industrial, PM4i, PX4i
and PX6i)

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Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions iii
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction
Description.................................................................................... 2
Printer Firmware ............................................................................2
Installation Kit...............................................................................2
2 Physical Installation
EasyCoder PF2/4i printers .............................................................4
EasyCoder PM4i printers...............................................................9
EasyCoder PX4/6i printers...........................................................15
3 Serial Interface
RS-232 Non-isolated ...................................................................20
RS-422 Isolated, Full duplex ........................................................22
RS-485 Isolated, Half duplex .......................................................24
4 Industrial Interface
Digital Opto In............................................................................28
Digital Opto Out.........................................................................29
Relay Out ....................................................................................30

iv Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Contents

Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 1
1 Introduction
is chapter describes the Serial/Industrial Interface
Kit for EasyCoder PF2/4i-, PM4i-, and PX4/6i-series
printers.

2 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 1 — Introduction
Description
is Installation Instructions booklet describes how to install a Serial/
Industrial interface board in an EasyCoder PF2i, PF4i, PF4i Compact
Industrial, PM4i, PX4i, or PX6i printer.
e installation instructions describes how to physically install the
interface board in a printer and how to configure the two serial commu-
nication ports.
is interface kit must only be physically installed by an
authorized service technician. Intermec assumes no respon-
sibility for personal injury or damage to the equipment if
the installation in performed by an unauthorized person.
Printer Firmware
e printer must be fitted with Intermec Fingerprint v8.00 (or later).
For some combinations of two interface boards in EasyCoder PM4i and
PX4/6i printers, Fingerprint v8.30 (or later) is required. is kit does not
work with IPL. In Intermec Fingerprint, the serial ports are addressed as
"uart2:", "uart3:", "uart4:", and "uart5:" (communication channel #2,
#3, #7, and #8 respectively).
Installation Kit
e Serial/Industrial Interface Kit contains:
• One Serial/Industrial interface board fitted with circuits and straps for
RS-232 non-isolated.
• One hexagonal spacer (only used for two interface boards fitted in a
PM4i or PX4/6i printer)
• Two flat cables
• is Installation Instruction booklet
e only tools required for the installation are #T10 and #T20 Torx
screwdrivers plus a small wrench.

Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 3
2 Physical Installation
is chapter describes how to physically install
the Serial/Industrial Interface Kit in an EasyCoder
PF2/4i-, PM4i-, or PX4/6i-series printer.
Take precautions against electrostatic discharges,
for example by wearing grounded bracelets.

4 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
EasyCoder PF2/4i Printers
• Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cord.
• Disconnect all communication cables.
• Remove the front/left-hand cover as follows.
e electronic compartment contains wires and compo-
nents with dangerous voltage (up to 380V). Make sure that
the printer is switched off and the power cord is discon-
nected before the left-hand cover is removed.
• Open the right-hand door.
• Using a #T20 Torx screwdriver, remove the three screws and lift the
cover up so it disengages the bottom plate.
• Swing out the rear part of the cover so you can disconnect the console
cable from the CPU board.
• Put the cover aside on a soft cloth or similar to avoid scratches.

Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 5
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• Remove the two #T10 Torx screws that hold the interface cover plate.
Remove the cover plate.
• Save the cover plate for possible later use. Keep the screws.
• Remove the #T20 Torx screw fitted on the hexagonal spacer at the
CPU board. Keep the screw.
• If reconfiguration of the interface board is required, fit or remove
circuits and straps according to the descriptions in Chapters 3 and 4.
• Attach the flat cable included in the kit to connector J62 (marked
“EXP BOARD”) on the CPU board (see page 7).
#T10 Torx screw
Cover plate
#T10 Torx screw

6 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• Insert the interface board with the component side facing right, as
seen from behind.
• Attach the interface board to the printer’s rear plate using the two
screws left over when you removed the original cover plate.
• Using the #T20 Torx screw you previously removed, attach the inter-
face board to the hexagonal spacer on the CPU board.
• e kit contains two flat cables. Connect the flat cable with two con-
nectors to P1 on the interface board, see the next page.
Interface board
Component side
#T10 Torx screw
#T10 Torx screw

J61
P35
J62
EXP BOARD
P2
BA
C50
1-971643-01 P01
C67
RS232: IC11, J2A
RS422: IC12, J3, J4
RS485: IC13, J1, J4*
* IF END OF CABLE
UARTA
C40
C51
C34
C36
C60
C21 C22
C65
R26
R27
R35
R34
R33
R32
R31
R41 R42 R51 R52
R36
R37
R38
IC20
C61
R21
R22
R23
R24
R25
R28
IC21
IC27
IC28
C33
C35
C66
IC3
IC22
C32
C56
C57
R10
R18
R5
R8
R9
C55
C64
C23 C24
C25 C26 C27 C28
R43 R44
R45 R46 R47
R53
R54
R55 R56 R57
IC24 IC23IC26
C62
REL3
REL4
REL1
REL2
C63
R48 R58
P3
F2 F3 F4 F5F8F7F1 F6
R12
R13
R14
R15
R17 R16
J3
J2
J4
C54
IC9
C3
C4
C1
C2
IC12
IC11
IC13
IC10
C31
C52
IC6
IC5
IC4
IC1
C53
R1
R6
R7
C30
J1
R11
R2
R3
R4
P1
IC2
IC25
P1
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Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 7
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• e flat cable should run as illustrated below.
Hexagonal
spacer
Cable

8 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• Connect the console cable to J50 on the CPU board and put back the
cover over the electronics compartment. Take care so the console cable
runs above the ribbon motor (if any) and does not become entangled
in the headlift mechanism.
• Connect the communication cables to the connectors on the printer’s
rear plate.
• Connect the power cord and switch on the power.
• Enter the Setup Mode to set the proper communication parameters
for the serial communication channels "uart2:" and "uart3:".
Serial interface
socket "uart2:"
Industrial interface
socket

Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 9
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
EasyCoder PM4i Printers
• Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cord.
• Disconnect all communication cables.
• Turn the printer over so it rests on its left-hand cover. Use a soft cloth
or similar to avoid scratches.
• Open the right-hand door.
• Using a #T20 Torx screwdriver, remove the four screws that hold the
cover along the lower left edge of the bottom plate and the four screws
that hold the cover to the center section.
• Put the printer back on its feet and remove the cover while discon-
necting the console cable from the CPU board.
e electronic compartment contains wires and compo-
nents with dangerous voltage (up to 380V). Make sure that
the printer is switched off and the power cord is discon-
nected before the cover is removed.
• Put the cover aside taking care to avoid scratches.

10 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• Remove the two #T10 Torx screws that hold the cover plate. Always
start with the inner one. Remove the cover plate.
• Save the cover plate for possible later use. Keep the screws.
• Remove the #T20 Torx screw fitted on the hexagonal spacer at the
center of the CPU board. Keep the screw.
• If reconfiguration of the interface board is required, fit or remove
circuits and straps according to the descriptions in Chapters 3 and 4.
• Attach the flat cable included in the kit to connector J62 (marked
“EXP BOARD”) on the CPU board (see illustration on page 12).
#T10 Torx screw
Cover plate
#T10 Torx screw

Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 11
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• Insert the interface board with the component side facing right, as
seen from behind.
• Attach the interface board to the printer’s rear plate using the two
screws left over when you removed the original cover plate.
• Using the #T20 Torx screw you previously removed, attach the inter-
face board to the hexagonal spacer on the CPU board (see next page).
If you are installing an interface board in the outer slot, you need to
remove the screw that holds the inner board and replace it with the
spacer included in the kit. e secure the outer board to the spacer
with the screw (see illustration on the next two pages).
• e kit contains two flat cables, one with two connectors for use with
a single interface board and one with three connectors for use with
double interface boards. Connect the appropriate flat cable to connec-
tor P1 on the interface board, also see the next two pages.
Interface board
Component side
#T10 Torx screw
#T10 Torx screw

J61
P35
J62
EXP BOARD
P2
BA
C50
1-971643-01 P01
C67
RS232: IC11, J2A
RS422: IC12, J3, J4
RS485: IC13, J1, J4*
* IF END OF CABLE
UARTA
C40
C51
C34
C36
C60
C21 C22
C65
R26
R27
R35
R34
R33
R32
R31
R41 R42 R51 R52
R36
R37
R38
IC20
C61
R21
R22
R23
R24
R25
R28
IC21
IC27
IC28
C33
C35
C66
IC3
IC22
C32
C56
C57
R10
R18
R5
R8
R9
C55
C64
C23 C24
C25 C26 C27 C28
R43 R44
R45 R46 R47
R53
R54
R55 R56 R57
IC24 IC23IC26
C62
REL3
REL4
REL1
REL2
C63
R48 R58
P3
F2 F3 F4 F5F8F7F1 F6
R12
R13
R14
R15
R17 R16
J3
J2
J4
C54
IC9
C3
C4
C1
C2
IC12
IC11
IC13
IC10
C31
C52
IC6
IC5
IC4
IC1
C53
R1
R6
R7
C30
J1
R11
R2
R3
R4
P1
IC2
IC25
P1
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12 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• In case of a single interface board, the flat cable should run as illus-
trated below.
Hexagonal
spacer
Cable

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Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 13
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• In case of two interface boards, the flat cable should run as illustrated
below.
• Put back the cover over the electronics compartment.
• Connect the console cable to J50 on the CPU board and put back the
cover over the electronics compartment. Take care so the console cable
runs above the ribbon motor and does not become entangled in the
headlift mechanism.
• Connect the power cord and switch on the power.
• Enter the Setup Mode to set the proper communication parameters
for new the serial communication ports.

14 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
Allowed interface combinations (Fingerprint v8.30 or later)
Left-hand slot Ports Right-hand slot Ports
Double Serial uart2: + uart3: – –
Double Serial uart2: + uart3: Double Serial uart4: + uart5:
Double Serial uart2: + uart3: Serial/Industrial uart4:
Double Serial uart2: + uart3: IEEE 1284 centronics:
Serial/Industrial uart2: – –
Serial/Industrial uart2: Serial/Industrial uart3:
Serial/Industrial uart2: Double Serial uart3: + uart4:
Serial/Industrial uart2: IEEE 1284 centronics:
IEEE 1284 centronics: – –
IEEE 1284 centronics: Double Serial uart2: + uart3:
IEEE 1284 centronics: Serial/Industrial uart2:
Remarks:
• e left-hand slot is the slot closest to the center section.
• Always start by fitting an interface board in the left-hand slot.
• RS-485 is only supported by "uart2:"
Example of EasyCoder PM4i with two serial/industrial interface boards.
Industrial interface
Industrial interface
"uart2:"
"uart3:"

Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions 15
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
EasyCoder PX4i and PX6i Printers
• Switch off the power and disconnect the power cord.
• Disconnect all communication cables.
• Open the right-hand door.
• Remove the eight #T10 Torx screws that hold the left-hand cover.
• Put the cover aside on a soft cloth or similar to avoid scratches.
e electronics compartment contains high voltage compo-
nents and wires. Do not open the electronics compartment
before the printer is safely disconnected from any AC
supply.
• Remove the one or two cover plates depending on how many interface
boards you are going to install. Each plate is held by two #T10 Torx
screws. Always start installation at the innermost position.
Inner cover plate
Outer cover plate

16 Serial/Industrial Interface Kit Installation Instructions
Chapter 2 — Physical Installation
• Save the cover plate(s) for possible later use. Keep the screws.
• Remove the #T20 Torx screw fitted on the hexagonal spacer at the
center of the CPU board. Keep the screw.
• If necessary, reconfigure the interface board by fitting or removing
circuits and straps according to the descriptions of each board later in
this chapter.
• Attach the flat cable included in the kit to connector J62 (marked
“EXP BOARD”) on the CPU board (see illustration on the next
page).
• Insert the interface board with the component side facing right, as
seen from behind.
Illustration shows installation of one IEEE 1284 and one Serial/Industrial interface
board.
• Installation of one board: Attach the interface board in the innermost
slot in the printer’s rear plate using the two screws left over when you
removed the original cover plate. Using the #T20 Torx screw you
previously removed, attach the interface board to the hexagonal spacer
at the center of the CPU board.
Connect to J62
Interface boards
Spacer
(only in
case of two
boards)
Existing
spacer
#T20 Torx screw
#T10 Torx screw (2 + 2)