Avery SNAP USB Communications User Manual

1User’s Manual

PCMate USB

Communications

AVERY DENNISON

6 March 2009

Version 1.0

Overview

PCMate Platinum is designed to communicate to the SNAP Printer using serial
communications. The SNAP printers have USB communications available, which
offers several advantages including communications with PCs that do not have
serial ports and increased communications speed.

In order to connect PCMate Platinum to a SNAP printer using USB, a special
utility is required to capture the data that PCMate is sending to a serial port and
redirect it to the printer via USB. A COM to USB driver is included with PCMate.
This driver will take data sent to a “virtual COM port” and redirect it to the printer
via USB.

USB communications is only available on the SNAP printers running software
version 3.04.00.00 or higher. Also, the printer must have the USB option
(05580033) installed.

The standard SNAP printer has two USB ports in the

connector area. These are master ports and cannot be

used to connect the printer with a PC. The USB option must

NOTE

be installed in the printer.

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