POS-X EVO-RD1-VFD User manual

Revision v1.2 November 2009
EVO-RD1-VFD
User Manual

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Copyright 2009
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Part Number: 3LMPP3500212
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Safety
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. To disconnect the machine from the electrical power supply, turn off the
power switch and remove the power cord plug from the wall socket. The
wall socket must be easily accessible and in close proximity to the
machine.
2. Read these instructions carefully. Save these instructions for future
reference.
3. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
4. Do not use this product near water.
5. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product
may fall, causing serious damage to the product.
6. Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for
ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from
overheating. These openings must not be blocked or covered. The
openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa,
rug, or other similar surface. This product should never be placed near or
over a radiator or heat register or in a built-in installation unless proper
ventilation is provided.
7. This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the
marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult
your dealer or local power company.
8. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product
where persons will walk on the cord.
9. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as
they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result
in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.
CE MARK
This device complies with the requirements of the EEC directive
2004/108/EC with regard to “Electromagnetic compatibility” and 2006/95/EC
“Low Voltage Directive”.
FCC
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

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LEGISLATION AND WEEE SYMBOL
2002/96/EC Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive on the treatment,
collection, recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their
components.
The crossed dustbin symbol on the device means that it should not be disposed of
with other household wastes at the end of its working life. Instead, the device
should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment,
collection, recycling and disposal procedure.
To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled
waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it
responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources.
Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this
product, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can
take this item for environmentally safe recycling.
Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of
the purchase contract.
This product should not be mixed with other commercial wastes for disposal.

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Table of Contents
1 VFD Customer Display...............................1
1-1 Specifications...................................................................................... 1
1-2 Interface .............................................................................................. 2
1-3 Dip Switch and Software Setting ......................................................... 2
1-4 Software Status Setting Commands.................................................... 4
1-5 International Character Set Setting Command .................................... 5
2 Command List Table ..................................7
2-1 Command List Table – 1 ..................................................................... 7
2-2 Command List Table – 2 ..................................................................... 8
2-3 Command Details.............................................................................. 10
3 Character Set ............................................20
3-1 Character Code 20H – 7FH............................................................... 20
3-2 Character Code 80H – FFH .............................................................. 21
4 Command Details .....................................31
4-1 Overwrite mode................................................................................. 31
4-2 Vertical scroll mode........................................................................... 31
4-3 Horizontal scroll mode....................................................................... 31
4-4 Set the string display mode and write string to display ...................... 31
4-5 Upper line message continuous scroll............................................... 31
4-6 Move cursor left................................................................................. 32
4-7 Move cursor right .............................................................................. 32
4-8 Move cursor up ................................................................................. 32
4-9 Move cursor down............................................................................. 32
4-10 4-10. Move cursor to home position .................................................. 33
4-11 4-11. Move cursor to left-most position.............................................. 33
4-12 4-12. Move cursor to right-most position ........................................... 33
4-13 4-13. Move cursor to bottom position ................................................ 33
4-14 4-14. Move cursor to specified position ............................................. 33
4-15 4-15. Initialize display........................................................................ 33
4-16 4-16. Reset the window..................................................................... 33
4-17 4-17. Clear display screen and clear string mode.............................. 34
4-18 4-18. Clear current line and cancel string mode ................................ 34
4-19 4-19. Brightness adjustment.............................................................. 34
4-20 4-20. Set cursor ON or OFF .............................................................. 34
5 Control Code Set ......................................35

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1 VFD Customer Display
1-1 Specifications
Item Description
Display method Vacuum fluorescent display
Number of characters 40 characters (20 columns x 2 lines)
Character font 5 x 7 Dot matrix
Display color Blue green
Brightness 700 cd /m2
Character type
96 alphanumeric
25 international character sets
Character size 9.0mm x 5.25mm
Power supply 12V
Power consumption 3 ~ 6 W
MTBF 25000 hours (power on time)
Panel dimensions 224 (W) x 93 (H) x 50(D) mm
Operating temperature 5 ~ 45oC
Operating Humidity 30% ~ 85%
Storage Temperature -10 ~ 55 oC
Storage Humidity 10% ~ 85%

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1-2 Interface
Data transmission Serial
Synchronization Asynchronous
Signal level MARK = -3 to –15 V (logic “1”)
SPACE = +3 to +15 V (logic “0”)
Baud rates 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 bps
Parity None, even
Bit length 8 bits
Stop bits 1 bit
1-3 Dip Switch and Software Setting
1-3-1 Command Type Selection
SW1 SW2 SW3 Command Type Demo Mode Support Default
ON ON ON POS7300 No 
OFF ON ON EPSON ESC/POS Yes
ON OFF ON ADM 787/ ADM 788 No
OFF OFF ON DSP800 Yes
ON ON OFF AEDEX/ EMAX No
OFF ON OFF UTC/P No
ON OFF OFF UTC/S No
OFF OFF OFF CD5220 Yes
1-3-2 Baud Rate Selection
SW8 SW9 Baud Rate (bps) Default
ON ON 4800
OFF ON 9600 
ON OFF 19200
OFF OFF 38400
1-3-3 Parity Check Selection
SW10 Parity Check Default
ON None-parity 

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OFF Even-parity
1-3-4 Command Control
SW12 Function
ON Depends on SW1~SW11 setting
OFF
Bypass SW1~SW11 setting, fixed at:
¾Command type: POS7300,
¾Baud rate: 9600
¾Parity check: None-parity
¾Demo mode: Disable
1-3-5 International Character Set
ID SW
4
SW
5
SW
6
SW
7
SW
11
Character Set
(20h – 7Fh)
Code Table
(80H-FFH) Default Note
0 ON ON ON ON OFF U.S.A. CP-437
(USA, Standard Europe) 
1 OFF ON ON ON OFF FRANCE
2 ON OFF ON ON OFF GERMANY
3 OFF OFF ON ON OFF U.K.
4 ON ON OFF ON OFF DENMARK I
5 OFF ON OFF ON OFF SWEDEN
6 ON OFF OFF ON OFF ITALY
7 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF SPAIN
CP-858
(Multilingual + Euro Symbol)
8 ON ON ON OFF OFF JAPAN Katakana
9 OFF ON ON OFF OFF NORWAY
10 ON OFF ON OFF OFF DENMARK II
CP-858
(Multilingual + Euro Symbol)
11 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF Slawie
12 ON ON OFF OFF OFF RUSSIA
13 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF U.S.A. CP-860 (Portuguese)
14 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF U.K. Greek
15 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF U.S.A. CP-852 (Hungary)
16 ON ON ON ON ON U.S.A. CP-862 (Hebrew)
17 OFF ON ON ON ON U.S.A. CP-863 (Canadian-French)
18 ON OFF ON ON ON U.S.A. CP-865 (Nordic)
19 OFF OFF ON ON ON U.S.A. CP-866 (Cyrillic)
20 ON ON OFF ON ON U.S.A. Windows-1251 (Cyrillic)
21 OFF ON OFF ON ON U.S.A. Windows-1252

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(West European Latin)
22 ON OFF OFF ON ON U.S.A. Windows-1255 (Hebrew)
23 OFF OFF OFF ON ON U.S.A. Windows-1257 (Baltic)
24 ON ON ON OFF ON U.S.A. Windows-1253 (Greek)
25 OFF ON ON OFF ON U.S.A. Windows-1250
(East European Latin)
1-4 Software Status Setting Commands
When the system is powered on, the VFD will read the DIP switches to set the Command
Type, Baud Rate, Parity, and International Character set. The user can change the
settings as follows:
1-4-1 Baud Rate Setting Command
STX 05 B n ETX /Change the baud rate setting/
ASCII Format STX 05 B nETX
Dec. Format [02] [05] [66] n[03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][42h] n
[03h]
30hn33h
Description Change the display communication baud rate. The
baud rate setting can be selected from 4800 to
38400.
n Baud rate
30h 4800
31h 9600
32h 19200
33h 38400
1-4-2 Parity Check Setting Command
STX 05 P n ETX /Change the Parity check setting/
ASCII Format STX 05 P nETX
Dec. Format [02] [05] [80] n[03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][50h] n
[03h]
n=30h, 31h
Description Change the display communication parity. Set 8 data

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bit and the parity set for even or non-parity.
n Parity check
30h None-parity
31h Even-parity
1-5 International Character Set Setting Command
STX 05 S n ETX /Change the international character set/
ASCII Format STX 05 S nETX
Dec. Format [02] [05] [83] n[03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][53h] n
[03h]
30hn4Fh
Description Change the display international character font.
n Character Set
(20h – 7Fh)
Code Table
(80H-FFH) Note
30h U.S.A. CP-437
(USA, Standard Europe)
31h FRANCE
32h GERMANY
33h U.K.
34h DENMARK I
35h SWEDEN
36h ITALY
37h SPAIN
CP-858
(Multilingual + Euro Symbol)
38h JAPAN Katakana
39h NORWAY
3Ah DENMARK II
CP-858
(Multilingual+ Euro Symbol)
3Bh Slawie
3Ch RUSSIA
3Dh U.S.A. CP-860 (Portuguese)
3Eh U.K. Greek
3Fh U.S.A. CP-852 (Hungary)
40h U.S.A. CP-862 (Hebrew)
41h U.S.A. CP-863 (Canadian-French)
42h U.S.A. CP-865 (Nordic)
43h U.S.A. CP-866 (Cyrillic)
44h U.S.A. Windows-1251 (Cyrillic)
45h U.S.A. Windows-1252 (West European Latin)

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46h U.S.A. Windows-1255 (Hebrew)
47h U.S.A. Windows-1257 (Baltic)
48h U.S.A. Windows-1253 (Greek)
49h U.S.A. Windows-1250 (East European Latin)
1-5-1
1-5-2 Command Type Setting Command
STX 05 C n ETX /Change the command type setting/
ASCII Format STX 05 C nETX
Dec. Format [02] [05] [67] n[03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][43h] n
[03h]
30hn37h
Description This command will change the command type and
initialize the display.
The display emulation mode is based on DSP800/
ESC/ ADM 787/ POS7300/ AEDEX/ UTC/ CD5220
mode.
n Command
Type n Command Type
30h POS7300 34h AEDEX
31h ESC/POS 35h UTC/P
32h ADM 787 36h UTC/S
33h DSP800 37h CD5220
1-5-3 Run Demo message
STX 05 D 08 ETX /Run demo message/
ASCII Format STX 05 D 08 ETX
Dec. Format [02][05][68][08][03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][44h][08h][03h]
Description Run demo message for the display.
The display emulation mode is based on DSP800,
EPSON ESC/POS, CD5220 command type.
1-5-4 Show Firmware Version
STX 05 V 01 ETX /Show Firmware Version/

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ASCII Format STX 05 V 01 ETX
Dec. Format [02][05][86][01][03]
Hex. Format [02h][05h][56h][01h][03h]
Description Show firmware version.
2 Command List Table
2-1 Command List Table – 1
POS7300 CD5220 EPSON
D101 UTC/S UTC/P AEDEX ADM788 DSP800
Move cursor right O O O
Move cursor left O O O
Move cursor up O O O
Move cursor down O O O
Move cursor to right-most
position O O O
Move cursor to left-most position O O O
Move cursor to home position O O O
Move cursor to bottom position O O
Move cursor to specified position O O O O
Clear display screen O O O O O
Clear cursor line O O O
Brightness adjustment O O O
Blink display screen O O O O
Initialize display O O O O
Select character code table O O
Select international character set O O O
Select/cancel reverse character O
Overwrite mode O O O O
Vertical scroll mode O O O O
Horizontal scroll mode O O O
Set/cancel the window range O O
Select peripheral device O O O
Set starting/ending position of
macro definition O
Execute and quit macro O

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POS7300 CD5220 EPSON
D101 UTC/S UTC/P AEDEX ADM788 DSP800
Execute self-test O O O
Display time O O O
Display time continuously O
Display position O
Cursor on/off O O O O
Change to UTC enhanced mode O
Change to UTC standard mode O
Write string to upper line O O O O
2-2 Command List Table – 2
POS7300 CD5220 EPSON
D101 UTC/S UTC/P AEDEX ADM788 DSP800
Upper line message continuous
scroll O O O O
Bottom line message scroll
continuously O
Message vertical down scroll
continuously O
Message vertical upper scroll
continuously O
Carriage return O O O
Line feed O O
Back space O O
Horizontal tab O O
Command type select O O O
Upper line message scroll once
pass O O
Change attention code O O
Two line display O O
Clear upper line and move
cursor to upper left-end position O
Clear bottom line and move
cursor to bottom left-end position O

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POS7300 CD5220 EPSON
D101 UTC/S UTC/P AEDEX ADM788 DSP800
Set period to upper line, last n
position O
Set line blinking, upper line O O
Clear line blinking, upper line O O
Clear field 1 and move cursor to
field 1, first position O
Clear field 2 and move cursor to
field 2,first position O
Clear display range from n
position to m position and move
cursor to n position
O
Save the current displaying data
to n layer for demo display O
Turn annunciator on/off O
Specify period O
Specify comma O
Specify semicolon (period +
comma) O

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2-3 Command Details
2-3-1 POS7300 Series Command List
POS7300 Standard Mode Command List-1
Command Code (hex) Function Description
ESC F A [DATA]
CR 1B 46 41 [DATA] 0D Write string to upper line
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40
ESC F B [DATA]
CR 1B 46 42 [DATA] 0D Write string to lower line
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40
ESC F D [DATA]
CR 1B 46 44 [DATA] 0D Upper line message scroll continuously
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40
ESC F O [DATA]
CR 1B 46 4F [DATA] 0D Bottom line message scroll continuously
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40
ESC P x y 1B 50 x y
Move cursor to specified position
¾x= 1 ~ 14h, for columns location.
¾y= 1 ~ 2, for lines location.
ESC _ n1B 5F nSet cursor on/off
¾n= 00 ~ 01
ESC DC1 1B 11 Overwrite mode
ESC DC2 1B 12 Vertical scroll mode
ESC DC3 1B 13 Horizontal scroll mode
ESC @ 1B 40 Initialize display
US MD1 n1F 01 n Message vertical upper scroll continuously
¾n = 01 ~ 0Ch
US MD2 n1F 02 nMessage vertical down scroll continuously
¾n = 01 ~ 0Ch
US DC1 n1F 11 n
Set line blinking
¾n= ’1’ ~ ’2’
n = ’1’ up line
n= ’2’ low line
US DC2 n1F 12 n
Clear line blinking
¾n= ’1’ ~ ’2’
n= ’1’ up line
n= ’2’ low line
US E n1F 45 n
Blink display screen
¾n= 00h ~ FFh
n= 0 for no blink

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Command Code (hex) Function Description
NULL H 0 48 Move cursor up
NULL K 0 4B Move cursor left
NULL M 0 4D Move cursor right
NULL P 0 50 Move cursor down
NULL G 0 47 Move cursor to left-most position
NULL O 0 4F Move cursor to right-most position
2-3-2 POS7300 Standard Mode Command List-2
Command Code (hex) Function Description
BS 08 Back space
HT 09 Horizontal tab
LF 0A Line feed
HOM 0B Move cursor to home position
CLR 0C Clear display screen
CLR 12 Clear display screen
CR 0D Carriage return
CAN 18 Clear cursor line, and clear string mode
DLE n10 nDisplay position
¾n= 0 ~ 27h, for location.
ESC = n1B 3D n
Select peripheral device, display or printer
¾n = 1~3
n = '1': enable printer only
n = '2': enable display only
n = '3': enable both of printer and
display

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2-3-3 CD5220 Standard Mode Command List
CD5220 Standard Mode Command List-1
Command Code (hex) Function Description
ESC DC1 1B 11
US SOH 1F 01 Overwrite mode
ESC DC2 1B 12
US STX 1F 02 Vertical scroll mode
ESC DC3 1B 13
US ETX 1F 03 Horizontal scroll mode
ESC Q A [DATA] CR 1B 51 41 [DATA] 0D
Set the string display mode, write string to upper
line. *1
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 20
ESC Q B [DATA] CR 1B 51 42 [DATA] 0D
Set the string display mode, write string to lower
line. *1
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 20
ESC Q D [DATA]
CR 1B 51 44 [DATA] 0D Upper line message scroll continuously. *1 *2
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40
ESD [ D 1B 5B 44
BS 08 Move cursor left
ESC [ C 1B 5B 43
HT 09 Move cursor right
ESC [ A 1B 5B 41
US LF 1F 0A Move cursor up
ESC [ B 1B 5B 42
LF 0A Move cursor down
ESC [ H 1B 5B 48
HOM 0B Move cursor to home position
ESC [ L 1B 5B 4C
CR 0D Move cursor to left-most position
ESC [ R 1B 5B 52
US CR 1F 0D Move cursor to right-most position
ESC [ K 1B 5B 4B
US B 1F 42 Move cursor to bottom position
ESC # n1B 23 nCommand type select
¾n = 30h ~ 37h
US @ 1F 40 Execute self test
US E n1F 45 nBlink display screen

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Command Code (hex) Function Description
¾n = 00h ~ FFh
n = 0 for no blink
ESC I x y 1B 6C x y
US $ x y 1F 24 x y
Move cursor to specified position
¾x = 1 ~ 14h, for columns location.
¾y = 1,2, for lines location.
ESC @ 1B 40 Initialize display
CD5220 Standard Mode Command List-2
Command Code (hex) Function Description
ESC W s x1 x2 y 1B 57 sx1 x2 y
Set or cancel the window range at horizontal
scroll mode
¾1  x1  x2  14h, for columns
location.
¾y = 1~2, for lines location.
¾s= 0: cancel
s= 1: set
CLR 0C Clear display screen, and clear string mode
CAN 18 Clear cursor line, and clear string mode
ESC * n1B 2A n
US X n1F 58 n
Brightness adjustment
¾n= 1 ~ 4, n= 4 for highest brightness
ESC _ n1B 5F n
Set cursor on/off
¾n= 1: cursor on
n= 0: cursor off
ESC f n1B 66 nSelect international fonts
¾About n, refer. *3
ESC c n1B 63 nSelect fonts, ASCII code or JIS code,
¾About n, refer. *4
ESC = n1B 3D n
Select peripheral device, display or printer
¾n='1': enable printer only
n='2': enable display only
n='3': enable both of printer and display

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Note:
1. While using command “ESC Q A” or “ESC Q B”, other commands cannot be used
except when using command “CLR” or “CAN” to change operating mode.
2. When using command “ESC Q D”, the upper line message will scroll continuously
until a new command is received, it will then clear the upper line and move the
cursor to the upper left-end position.
3. Select the international Character set (20h – 7Fh) by command “ESC f n”.
Parameter “n” Parameter “n”
Character Hex
International
Character Set Character Hex
International
Character Set
‘A’ 41h U.S.A. ‘W’ 57h Sweden
‘G’ 47h Germany ‘D’ 44h Denmark I
’I’ 49h Italy ‘E’ 45h Denmark II
‘J’ 4Ah Japan ‘L’ 4Ch Slavonic
‘U’ 55h U.K. ‘R’ 52h Russia
‘F’ 46h France
‘S’ 53h Spain
‘N’ 4Eh Norway
4. Select character code table (80H-FFH) by command “ESC c n”.
Parameter “n”
Character Hex character Code Table
‘A’ 41h Compliance with ASCII code (CP-437)
‘J’ 4Ah Compliance with JIS code (Katakana)
‘L’ 4Ch Compliance with Slawie code
‘R’ 52h Compliance with RUSSIA code
‘M’ 4Dh CP-850 (Multilingual)
‘P’ 50h CP-858 (Multilingual+ Euro Symbol)
‘p’ 70h CP-860 (Portuguese)
‘F’ 46h CP-863 (Canadian-French)
‘N’ 4Eh CP-865 (Nordic)
‘u’ 75h CP-852 (Hungary)
‘H’ 48h CP-862 (Hebrew)
‘C’ 43h CP-866 (Cyrillic)
‘G’ 47h Greek
‘c’ 63h Windows-1251 (Cyrillic)
‘W’ 57h Windows-1252 (West European Latin)
‘h’ 68h Windows-1255 (Hebrew)
‘B’ 42h Windows-1257 (Baltic)
‘g’ 67h Windows-1253 (Greek)

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Parameter “n”
Character Hex character Code Table
‘E’ 45h Windows-1250 (East European Latin)
2-3-4 UTC Standard Mode Command List
Command Code (hex) Function Description
BS 08 Back space
HT 09 Horizontal tab
LF 0A Line feed
CR 0D Carriage return
DLE n10 nDisplay position
¾n= 0 ~ 27h, for location.
DC1 11 Over write display mode
DC2 12 Vertical scroll mode
DC3 13 Cursor on
DC4 14 Cursor off
US 1F Clear display
ESC d 1B 64 Change to UTC enhanced mode
2-3-5 UTC Enhanced Mode Command List
Command Code (hex) Function Description
ESC u A [DATA]
CR 1B 75 41 [DATA] 0D Upper line display
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 20
ESC u B [DATA]
CR 1B 75 42 [DATA] 0D Bottom line display
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 20
ESC u D [DATA]
CR 1B 75 44 [DATA] 0D Upper line message scroll continuously
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40
ESC u E h h : m
mCR 1B 75 45 h h ':' m m 0D Display time ¾h, m= '0' ~ '9'
ESC u F [DATA]
CR 1B 75 46 [DATA] 0D Upper line message scroll Once pass
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40
ESC u H n m CR 1B 75 48 n m 0D
Change attention code
¾n= 1 ~ 20h
¾m= 1 ~ 20h
ESC u I [DATA]
CR 1B 75 49 [DATA] 0D Two line display
¾Maximal [DATA] length is 40