COINEL DYNO-2A User Manual

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DYNO-2A

Bluetooth Thermal Printer – 2 inch

Compact, Battery Drive, 2 inch, Standalone Thermal Printer

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Document Title: BTP DYNO-2A : 2inch Bluetooth Thermal Printer User Manual.

Version: Ver 1.0

Date: 4th August 2015

Author: Mr Mahesh Saibanna Bagali

Technical Support E-mail: info@coineltech.com

Technical Discussion Forum: www.coineltech.com/forums

Company Contact Information

CoiNel Technology Solutions LLP

No-32, 2

RPC Layout, Hampinagar, Bangalore-560104

Ph: 080-23154423

nd

Floor, HAPBCO Tower,

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Revision

Changes

Rev 1.0

Initial Revision

Revision:

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AFFORDABLE AND HIGH QUALITY

CoiNel’s feature-rich and competitively priced DYNO-2A Series thermal printer units bring quality, durability and reliable performance to many low- to medium-volume direct thermal printing applications.

COMPACT DESIGN AND POWERFUL FEATURES

DYNO-2A printers are compact, space-saving units and contain a powerful processor for fast and reliable data transfer and printing, and 2 MB Flash memory for increased storage of fonts and graphics.

APPLICATIONS

The semi-rugged printer unit is most suitable for markets such as handheld, mobile and portable devices, applications such as healthcare, hospitality, retail, ticketing and loan, pygmy, tax collection, token issues (parking, bank, hospitals) and billing (canteens, electricity, water, grocery, pharmacy)

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1 FEATURES

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INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

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EXEL SERIES MODELS

8 4 EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL OPERATIONS

9 5 DIMENSIONS

10 6 BATTERY INSTALLATION AND PAPER LOAD

11 7 DELIVARABLES

11 8 COMMAND LIST

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8.1

Command Description

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8.1.1

Initialisation Commands

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8.1.2

Format Setting Commands

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8.1.3

Character Setting Commands

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8.1.4

Print Commands

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8.1.5

Graphic Print Commands

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8.1.6

Barcode Commands

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8.1.7

Parameter Commands

22 9 PROCEDURE TO CONVERT IMAGE TO BINARY FILE

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COMMUNICATION USING ANDRIOD DEVICE

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COMMUNICATION USING USB

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11.1

USING TERMINAL SOFTWARE

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NFC OPERATION

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COMMUNICATION USING SERIAL

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DISCLAIMER

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. FEATURES

 INTERFACES

o Bluetooth 4.0 o USB Device o Serial UART (RS232) o NFC (Optional)

 Printing Method: Line Thermal printing.

 Paper Width: 2 inch

 Print Speed: 60mm/Sec

 Print Core Life: 50Km (100 million pulses)

 Paper Cutting Method: Manual/Hand Tearing.

 Print Commands: ESC

 Resolution: 8dot/mm (203 dpi)

 Printable Content:

o English (Alphanumeric, Symbols) o Regional Languages o Graphics/Images o Bar Code o QR Code

 External Image Storage: Possible (2 MB Flash), Individual Image max size: 64KB

 Builtin Fonts:

o COURIER. o Fixedsys.

 Character Size Variation: Possible

o fixedsys-multiples of 8 x 8 (max 32 x 32) o Courier-multiple of 12 x 20 (Max 48 x 80)

 Switches for Power and Paper Feed.

 Detection Functions

o Head Temperature detected by thermistor o Cover open/head not placed detected by microswitch. o Paper detect by photo interrupter.

 LED indication for Power, Battery Charge Status, Paper and platen status and print status.

 Battery: Li Ion (7.4V/1200 mAh). Can print 75 meters of paper once fully charged.

 Power Adaptor/Charger: 9V/1amp

 Operating Characteristics

o Operating Temp: 40° F/5° C to 105° F/41° C o Storage Temp: -40° F/-40° C to 140° F/60° C o Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% non-condensing R.H. o Storage Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing R.H.

 ANDRIOD SDK Support: Available.

 WINDOWS SDK Support: Available.

 Standard Accessories

o 1 Roll of Thermal paper o 1 Power Adaptor o 1 USB Cable o 1 Battery

 Physical Characteristics

o Width:73mm, Length: 104mm, Height: 45mm, Weight (with battery): 184 gms

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2. INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

Bluetooth

Version

4.0 Classic (BR/EDR), Low Energy (LE)

RF Frequency

2.402 to 2.480 GHz

Receive Sensitivity

-90dBm (Classic), -92dBm (LE)

Power Output

2dBm (typ)

Data Throughput

50 KB (Classic on Andriod) 8 KB (LE on iOS7)

Compliance

SIG QDID B021961 FCC and IC European R&TTE

Serial UART (RS232)

Data rates

115,200, 19,200 / 9,600 / 4,800 bps

Synchronous Method

Full Duplex

USB

2.0 Full Speed

Data Rate

12Mbps max

NFC

POWER SUPPLY

Battery

Type

Li-Ion

Model

CIE-BP01

Rated Voltage

7.4V

Rated Current

1200mAh

Life

300 cycles

Weight

60 gms

Adaptor

Type

SMPS

Model

ACOK090100

Input Voltage

100-300 VAC

Rated Voltage

9V DC

Rated Current

1 amp

Weight

78 gms

OTHERS

Case Color

White, Coffee Brown, Light Grey

Expected Life

Head: Pulse durability: 100 million pulse/dot. Paper Holder: 5,000 times open/close

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MODEL

BT2A

BT2AN

2ASU

PRINTER SIZE

2inch

PRINTING METHOD

Line Thermal

Resolution

8dots/mm

PRINT CORE LIFE

50Kms (25% & less print density)

PAPER WIDTH

58mm

BUILTIN FONT (English)

Courier, Fixedsys

External Font Load Option (English)

NO

PRINT SPEED

60mm/Sec

Paper Cutting

Manual

INTERFACE OPTIONS

Bluetooth 4.0

YES

NO

USB

YES

RS232

YES

NFC

NO

YES

NO

IMAGE SUPPORT

YES

External Image Storage

POSSIBLE (64KB each)

Regional Language Support

YES

BATTERY

YES

BATTERY CHARGING

9V Adaptor

ADAPTOR INCLUDED

YES

PLATON DETECT

YES

PAPER DETECT/BLACK MARK DETECT

YES

SDK SUPPORT

ANDRIOD

YES

NO

WINDOWS

YES

DIMENSION ( W x L x H)

73 x 104 x 45 mm

WEIGHT

184 gms

188 gms

170 gms

3. DYNO-2A SERIES MODELS

Contact info@coineltech.com to order the configurations as required by you.

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Function

Description

Feed Switch

Paper Feed

When pressed, the motor that connects the paper roller rotates

Power Switch

Power ON/OFF

When pressed, the system turns ON/OFF. Minimum time between presses is 3 seconds.

LED 1

POWER

ON  Power ON OFF  Power OFF

LED 2

Battery Charge Status LED (RED)

ON  when battery is charging. OFF  when battery charge completed.

LED 3

RED

Continuous ON  Printing in progress Fast Blink (100ms)  Paper not present. Slow Blink (1sec)  Platon not inserted properly.

USB

USB Device (Detected as CDC)

Can be plugged to external USB (HOST). Detected as a COM port. Details given in section

DC Jack

Power In for Battery Charger

9V/1amp adapter provided for charging the battery. Note: Use only the authorised charger provided with the unit.

Serial UART (RS232)

Serial Communication Port

Device can be communicated using serial

4. EXTERNAL PERIPHERAL OPERATIONS

DC JACK USB DEVICE

Serial (UART)

POWER SWITCH

FEED SWITCH

LED1 LED2 LED3

There is a buzzer for various error indications too and works similar to LED 3.

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5. DIMENSIONS

45mm

104mm

73mm

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Printer with Battery

1 No

Paper Roll

1 No

Adaptor (9V/1amp)

1 No

CD (With required documentation and test software

1 No

Pouch

Optional if ordered

6. BATTERY INSTALLATION AND PAPER LOAD

The rear compartment can be removed and the battery can be removed/installed.

To load the paper pull the paper load compartment and insert the paper and close the cover. Make sure paper in between roller and printer.

7. DELIVERABLES

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TYPE

COMMAND (HEX)

DESCRIPTION

INITIALISATION

0x1B 0x40

Initialize Printer

0x1A BAUD_RATE 0x2A

Change Baud Rate

FORMAT SETTING COMMANDS

0x1B 0x61 N

Justification

0x1D 0x44 N

Set Print Intensity

CHARACTER SETTING COMMANDS

0x1B N

Select Font

0x1D 0x21 N

Select Character Size

PRINT COMMAND

(TEXT PRINT)

Send text continuously and once completed send “\n” or “\r” (ascii) to print the data.

0x0A 0r 0x0D

Line Feed

0x1B 0x64 N

Print feed N lines

0x1B 0x65 N

Print Reverse feed N lines

0x1D 0x41

Test Print

GRAPHICS PRINT COMMAND

0x1B 0x2A W2 W1 H2 H1 DATA

Print Image (with binary file)

0x1B 0x5E

Prints default image stored in flash (CoiNel Logo)

0x1B 0x23 BMP_IMAGE

BMP Image Print

0x1B 0x2B W2 W1 H2 H1 N C DATA

Save image in memory

0x1B 0x2C N

Print saved image

BAR CODE COMMANDS

0x1D 0x68 N

Set Bar Code Height

0x1D 0x77 N

Set Bar Code Width.

0x1D 0x6B M DATA

Print Bar Code

PARAMETER COMMANDS

0x1B 0x79

Get Voltage (Battery Status in Percentage)

0x1B 0x74

Get printer head temperature

0x1B 0x70

Get Platten Status

0x1B 0x50

Get Paper Status

8. COMMAND LIST

SUMMARY

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COMMAND (Hex Format)

FUNCTION

FORMAT

ASCII HEXA DECIMAL

LIST OF ASCII CHARACTERS LIST OF HEXADECIMAL CHARACTERS

DESCRIPTION:

EXAMPLE

Command Use Example

NOTES:

0x1B 0x40

Initialize Printer

FORMAT

ASCII HEXA DECIMAL

ESC @ 0x1B 0x40

DESCRIPTION: Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer modes to the modes that were in effect when the

power was turned ON.

EXAMPLE

Send ESC @ or send 0x1B 0x40

NOTES: None

0x1A BAUD_RATE 0x2A

Change Baud Rate

FORMAT

ASCII HEXA DECIMAL

SUB BAUD_RATE * 0x1A BAUD_RATE 0x2A

DESCRIPTION: Baud Rate can be set when serial communication is used. The baud rates can be from 2400 to 115200.

Default baud Rate is 115200

EXAMPLE

Send 0x1A 0x39 0x36 0x30 0x30 0x2A

This will set the baud rate of 9600

NOTES: Once new baud rate is changed, send data at new baud rate only.

8.1 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS

EXEL thermal printer control board use ESC/POS command set. The printing command is descripted as followed format:

8.1.1 INITIALISATION COMMANDS

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0x1B 0x61 N

Justification

FORMAT

ASCII HEXA DECIMAL

ESC a N 0x1B 0x61 N

DESCRIPTION: Aligns the data that is sent after this command with the selected justification,

N=0x00  Left Justification

N=0x01  Center Justification

N=0x02  Right Justification

EXAMPLE

0x1B 0x61 0x02 Sets text sent to right justification.

Image uses ASCII Codes NOTES: The setting of this command is effective until ESC@ is executed, the printer is reset, or the power is turned off.

0x1D 0x44 N

Set Print Intensity

FORMAT

ASCII HEXA DECIMAL

GS D N 0x1D 0x44 N

DESCRIPTION: Sets text intensity depending on the value of N

N = 0x00  Light Intensity

N = 0x01  Medium Intensity

N = 0x02  Dark Intensity

N = 0x03  Bold Intensity

EXAMPLE

0x1D 0x44 0x02 Sets text sent to Medium Intensity.

NOTES: The setting of this command is effective until ESC@ is executed, the printer is reset, or the power is turned off.

8.1.2 FORMAT SETTING COMMANDS

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