Counter Status (SOH + ME)
Upon Receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an ME
(hexadecimal 4D45) causes the printer to return a 28 byte Head Counter Status Word
bounded by an STX-ETX pair that reports the current status of the printer life
counters.
BYTE
NUMBER
VALUE DESCRIPTION
1-8 Binary Current Life Counter in dots
9-12 Binary 1st (Current) Head Counter in dots
13-16 Binary 2nd (Previous) Head Counter in dots
17-20 Binary 3rd Head Counter in dots
21-24 Binary Cutrrent Cut Counter in dots
25-28 Binary Current Dispense Counter in dots
Sensor Status (SOH + SG)
Upon Receipt of an SOH (hexadecimal 01) followed immediately by an SG
(hexadecimal 5347)causes the printer to return a 4 byte Sensor Status Word bounded
by an STX-ETX pair that reports the values of the printer counters.
BYTE
NUMBER
VALUE DESCRIPTION
1 Binary See-Thru Sensor Level (0 to 255)
2 Binary Transmissive Sensor Level (0 to 255)
300
H
01
H
Out of Paper
Paper Present
400
H
01
H
Head Open
Head Closed
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