Brother Brolib Instruction Manual

Instructions for BROLIB.DLL functions

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Version 02

Prior to use the Dynamic Link Library, please make sure the Brother Seagull

printer driver is installed on your PC.

1. Int openport(a)

Description: Start the Windows printer spool.

Parameter:

a: String,

(1). Please specified the printer driver name.

Make the printer driver name the same as the name indicated on the

device and printer of the control panel.

Example: Brother TD-4750TN

(2).

For network printer, please specified the UNC path and printer name.

Example: \\server\TD-4750TN

(3). For Centronics interface directly, please specify LPT1 to LPT4.

Example: LPT1

(4). For USB interface directly, please specify USB.

Example: USB

Return value:

 1: Success

 0: Fail

2. Int closeport()

Description: Close Windows printer spool.

Parameter: None

Return value:

 1: Success

 0: Fail

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3. Int setup(a,b,c,d,e,f,g)

Description: Set up label width, label height, print speed, print density,

sensor type, gap/black mark vertical distance、gap/black mark

shift distance

Parameter:

a: String, set label width; unit: mm

b: String, set label height; unit: mm

c: String, set print speed, (selectable print speeds vary on different printer

models)

1.0: Set print speed at 1.0"/sec

1.5: Set print speed at 1.5"/sec

2.0: Set print speed at 2.0"/sec

3.0: Set print speed at 3.0"/sec

4.0: Set print speed at 4.0"/sec

6.0: Set print speed at 6.0"/sec

8.0: Set print speed at 8.0"/sec

10.0: Set print speed at 10.0"/sec

d: String, set print density

0~15，the greater the number, the darker the printing

e: String, set the sensor type to be used

0: Vertical gap sensor

1: Black mark sensor

f: String, set vertical gap height of the gap/black mark. Unit: mm

g: String, set shift distance of the gap/black mark. Unit: mm.

Return value:

 1: Success

 0: Fail

4. Int clearbuffer()

Description: Clear image buffer

Parameter: None

Return value:

 1: Success

 0: Fail

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5. Int barcode(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,I)

Description: Cerate barcode

Parameter:

a: String, the starting point of the bar code along the X direction, given in

points

(203 DPI, 1 mm=8 dots, 300 DPI: 1 mm=12 dots)

b: String, the starting point of the bar code along the Y direction, given in

points

(203 DPI, 1 mm=8 dots, 300 DPI: 1 mm=12 dots)

c: String

Barcode Description

128 Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C automatically

128M Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C manually

EAN128 Code 128, switching code subset A, B, C automatically

25 Interleaved 2 of 5

25C Interleaved 2 of 5 with check digits

39 Code 39

39C Code 39 with check digits

EAN13 EAN13
EAN13+2 EAN 13 with 2 digits add-on
EAN13+5 EAN 13 with 5 digits add-on

EAN8 EAN8
EAN8+2 EAN 8 with 2 digits add-on
EAN8+5 EAN 8 with 5 digits add-on

CODA Codabar

POST Postnet

UPCA UPC-A
UPCA+2 UPCA with 2 digits add-on
UPCA+5 UPCA with 5 digits add-on

UPCE UPCE
UPCE+2 UPCE with 2 digits add-on
UPCE+5 UPCE with 5 digits add-on

d: String, set up bar code height, given in points

e: String, set up whether to print human recognizable interpretation (text)

or not.

0: prints no interpretation

1: prints interpretation

f: String, set up rotation degrees

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