PGL Programmer's Reference Manual

Chapter 1 The IGP/PGL Emulation

Selectable Bar Codes provide appropriate bar codes for your application,

using standard wide-to-narrow ratios. A wide selection of bar codes are

available: Codabar; Code 39; Code 93; Interleaved 2 of 5; German I-2/5; ITF-

14; FIM; Matrix; MSI A through D; Code 128 Subset A, B, and C; UCC/EAN-

128; EAN 8; EAN 13; PDF417; POSTNET; PostBar; Royal Mail; UPC-A;

UPC-E and UPC-E0; and UPS 11. UPC and EAN bar codes can also specify

add-on data.

Expanded and Compressed Character Print attract attention where

needed. Alphanumeric height and width are controlled independently for a

wide range of character sizes up to 113 times the standard character size (up

to 11.3 inches wide and tall). Compressed print sizes of 12, 13, 15, and 17

characters per inch (cpi) are available.

Rotated Alphanumerics permit new concepts in form design. Normal,

expanded, and compressed character strings can be rotated 90 degrees

clockwise or counterclockwise, or they can be printed upside down.

Logos are easily created using alphanumeric commands and add a variety of

print and shading features for a “customized” appearance to forms, reports,

and labels.

Reversed Print permits highlighting and contrasting by printing a dark

background around white characters.

Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability allows batch form processing.

You can identify individual numeric and bar code data fields, which include

automatic increment or decrement functions.

Scaling Capability permits graphic elements, such as corners or boxes, to

retain their physical shapes and sizes when printed in a horizontal and vertical

density other than the base density of 60 x 72 dpi.

Multinational Character Sets provide 32 international character sets, each

96 characters in length. This feature also allows you to create your own

character sets using characters defined and stored in memory.

Extended Character Sets provide 33 extended character sets, these also

having 96 characters. These are also stored in memory.

How the IGP Operates

IGP is an emulation that allows printing of sophisticated graphics and bar

codes.

The printer performs commands based on the current mode. These modes

are discussed in more detail beginning on page 15.

When the printer is receiving or printing text, it is in Normal Mode. Any time

the printer is on and is not processing IGP commands, it is in Normal Mode.

When a Create Form command is issued, the printer moves from the Normal

Mode to the Create Form Mode.

When in the Create Form Mode, the user sends text, images, and bar code

data to the IGP. All of this data is stored in memory. An End statement

terminates the IGP data string. The printer returns to Normal Mode.

You can create as many forms as you wish and store them on your host.

These forms can then be downloaded from your host to the printer.