Printronix SL5000r MP, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Manual General Purpose Input Output GPIO Module ...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...rformed at no charge If the end user is located more than 100 miles from an Authorized Service Provider s location travel time and expenses in excess of 100 miles will be billed to the end user at current rates or the printer may be shipped to the nearest Authorized Service Center for repair If the end user elects to ship the printer for warranty repair the end user shall pay the shipping cost to ...

Page 4: ... may be reproduced copied translated or incorporated in any other material in any form or by any means whether manual graphic electronic mechanical or otherwise without the written consent of Printronix Inc All non Printronix registered and or unregistered trademarks used throughout this manual are the sole property of their respective owners Copyright 2003 2007 Printronix Inc All rights reserved ...

Page 5: ...ut 15 Signal Descriptions 15 Outputs 15 Inputs 17 Power Grounds 18 Hardware Specifications 18 A Inputs And Outputs Electrical 21 GPIO Opto coupled Input Circuit 21 GPIO Opto coupled Output Circuit 21 B Contact Information 23 Printronix Customer Support Center 23 Printronix Supplies Department 23 Corporate Offices 24 Table of Contents ...

Page 6: ...Table of Contents ...

Page 7: ...d line matrix printers to new or existing systems Field interface is accomplished through an industry standard 50 pin D type connector GPIO is available as a factory option or field installable kit that also includes a mating connector for field interface installation instructions and operation manual Although there are seven pre defined outputs and four pre defined inputs the GPIO module actually...

Page 8: ... appears only if an Ethernet Network Interface Card is installed ETHERNET PARAMS An optional feature This menu appears only if an Ethernet Network Interface Card is installed SELECTED EMULATIONS WLAN ADDRESS An optional feature This menu appears only if a Wireless Option is installed Press to select the next main menu Press or to move within each main menu C T PORT An optional port This menu displ...

Page 9: ...INTERFACE Select the desired interface needed ACTIVE IGP EMUL Select the desired active IGP emulation Emulations selected from the PRINTER CONTROL menu appear here These emulations relate to graphics languages particular printers and optional host interface protocols ADVANCED USER Select parameters for advanced user setup DIAGNOSTICS Select various printer tests monitor and record printer performa...

Page 10: ...10 These menu items appear only if GPIO Select Bank is set to 04 11 These menu items appear only if GPIO Select Bank is set to 05 12 These menu items appear only if GPIO Select Bank is set to 06 13 These menu items appear only if GPIO Select Bank is set to 07 14 These menu items appear only if GPIO Select Bank is set to 08 15 This menu appears only if GPIO Tables is set to Internal 16 This menu ap...

Page 11: ...e or User Defined Allows you to select a bank of tables The range is from 01 to X where X is the total number of defined tables see GPIO Sel Table below divided by eight rounded up to the next whole number e g 15 tables 2 banks The maximum for X is 08 since the maximum number of tables is 64 GPIO Sel Table NOTE This menu appears only if GPIO Tables is set to Enable or User Defined Allows you to se...

Page 12: ...n printed completely a low going 50 millisecond pulse is sent This mode shows the end of a label print cycle even in batch mode where labels are continuously being printed Mode 6 Identical to Mode 5 except normally low with a high going 50 millisecond pulse Mode 7 Normally high At the beginning of a label being printed the output is set low When the label is completed the signal goes high If anoth...

Page 13: ...E XYZ x y z command and the XYZ Status Port menu are used to control a feature where the printer sends information to an external motor device When the printer sends information to the external motor device the external motor changes position The XYZ Status Port menu determines where the motor position information is sent Attach external motor device to the port indicated in the menu If this menu ...

Page 14: ...Z 100 200 300 PTX_END NORMAL CREATE FORM2 144 BARCODE C3 9 X1 H5 I 6 14 001 000 PDF STOP END EXECUTE FORM2 1 NORMAL Apply Overstrike NOTE This menu appears only for thermal printers and only if Admin User is set to Enable in the PRINTER CONTROL menu This menu is used when GPIO Print Apply is set to Enable If the Apply Overstrike is set to Enable RFID or verifier overstrike labels are applied to bo...

Page 15: ... 5 to 8 anode 13 to 16 cathode OUTPUT OPTO COUPLER CONNECTOR PINS 1 Ribbon Low 18 collector 26 emitter 2 Ribbon Out 19 collector 27 emitter 3 Media Out 20 collector 28 emitter 4 Service Required 21 collector 29 emitter 5 End Print 22 collector 30 emitter 6 Control Status 23 collector 31 emitter 7 Not Used 24 collector 32 emitter 8 Power On 25 collector 33 emitter Signal Descriptions Outputs Ribbon...

Page 16: ...ed Mode 6 Identical to Mode 5 except normally low with a high going 50 millisecond pulse Mode 7 Normally high At the beginning of a label being printed the output is set low When the label is completed the signal goes high If another label has started printing the high signal stays high for 50 milliseconds This mode shows start and end of a label print cycle even in batch mode where labels are con...

Page 17: ...tc Active High Identical to Mode 1 except opposite polarity A high input will print one label etc Feed If low will feed a blank label or labels until a high input is detected A high input stops the feeding of blank labels and last blank label fed will stop at top of form This signal has the lowest priority over other functions If the printer is printing ODV is voiding or there are any error condit...

Page 18: ...t Polarity programmable via printer menu input 2 Pause input 4 Feed input 3 Reprint requires 16MB DRAM printer memory to function input 1 Not used inputs 5 6 7 8 Pre Programmed Outputs for Use with Printer Menus End Print 8 modes via printer menu output 5 Data Ready Online programmable via printer menu output 6 Ribbon Low output 1 Ribbon Out output 2 Error Service Required output 4 Media Out outpu...

Page 19: ...470 ohm 25W Resistor through hole mounted changeable with common techniques Outputs eight total Opto isolated NPN transistor separate collector and emitter pins per output Open collector output NPN transistor Current 50 ma maximum 80 VDC collector to emitter voltage maximum Through hole options for pull up and series resistors installable with common techniques ...

Page 20: ... 12 11 14 13 16 15 5V Ret RY0 RY1 RY2 RY3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 OPF1 OPF2 OPF3 OPF4 OPF5 OPF6 OPF7 OPF8 RCOM1 RCOM2 RCOM3 RCOM4 RNC1 RNC2 RNC3 RNC4 RN01 RN02 RN03 RN04 5V 5V RET 24V 24V RET IPA1 IPA2 IPA3 IPA4 IPA5 IPA6 IPA7 IPA8 IPC1 IPC2 IPC3 IPC4 IPC5 IPC6 IPC7 IPC8 OPC1 OPC2 O...

Page 21: ...ed Input Circuit GPIO Opto coupled Output Circuit Opto coupler 470 Ohm Input voltage range 5 35 VDC Opto coupler Factory installed jumpers Active Low Output Current Limited Output Factory Default Configuration User Selectable Configurations Load Pin 17 ...

Page 22: ...22 Appendix A GPIO Opto coupled Output Circuit ...

Page 23: ...ss PRT CONFIG on the control panel then press Enter Is the problem with a new install or an existing printer Description of the problem be specific Good and bad samples that clearly show the problem faxing of these samples may be required Americas 714 368 2686 Europe Middle East and Africa 31 24 6489 311 Asia Pacific 65 6548 4114 http www printronix com support aspx Printronix Supplies Department ...

Page 24: ...2300 Fax 714 368 2600 Printronix Inc Nederland BV P O Box 163 Nieuweweg 283 NL 6600 Ad Wijchen The Netherlands Phone 31 24 6489489 Fax 31 24 6489499 Printronix Schweiz GmbH 42 Changi South Street 1 Changi South Industrial Estate Singapore 486763 Phone 65 6542 0110 Fax 65 6546 1588 Visit the Printronix web site at www printronix com ...

Page 25: ......

Page 26: ...176792 001E 176792 001 ...