Star Micronics TSP200 Programmer's Manual
Thermal Printer
TSP200 Series
Programmer’s Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OUTLINE..............................................................................................1
2. MEMORY SWITCH AND DIP SWITCH ...........................................2
2-1. Memory Switch............................................................................2
2-2. DIP Switch ...................................................................................2
3. DISPLAY PANEL AND FUNCTIONS ...............................................4
3-1. LED..............................................................................................4
3-2. Switches .......................................................................................4
3-3. Switch Operation (Combined Switch Operation) ........................4
4. SERIAL INTERFACE ..........................................................................5
4-1. Interface Specifications................................................................5
4-2. Interface Circuit ...........................................................................6
4-2-1. RS-232C Interface .............................................................6
4-3. Connectors and Signal Names .....................................................7
4-3-1. RS-232C Interface .............................................................7
4-4. Interface Connections ..................................................................9
4-5. Data Protocol..............................................................................10
4-5-1. DTR mode .......................................................................10
4-5-2. X-ON/X-OFF mode.........................................................12
5. PARALLEL INTERFACE.................................................................. 13
5-1. Interface Specifications.............................................................. 13
5-2. Interface Timing.........................................................................13
5-3. Connectors and Signal Names ...................................................14
6. PERIPHERAL UNIT DRIVE CIRCUIT ............................................16
7. ERRORS..............................................................................................19
7-1. Automatic Recovery (Power Lamp: Flashing;
On-Line Lamp: On)....................................................................19
7-2. Recoverable Errors (Power Lamp: Flashing;
On-Line Lamp: Off) ...................................................................19
7-3. Fatal Error (Power Lamp: Flashing;
On-Line Lamp: Flashing)...........................................................20
7-4. Type of buzzer sound (only Star mode) P: 50ms Pi: 100ms......20
8. CONTROL CODES/STAR MODE .................................................... 21
8-1. Star Mode Command Summary.................................................21
8-2. Command Specification .............................................................25
9. CONTROL CODES/ESC/POS MODE ..............................................57
10. CHARACTER CODE TABLES .......................................................59
11. AUTOMATIC CUTTER...................................................................73
1. OUTLINE
The TSP200 series is ideal for printing text, bar code and graphics.
The TSP200 series has the following features:
1. extremely quiet and fast printing (maximum 50 mm/sec.) using the direct line
thermal printing method
2. support many bar code types
(UPC-A, UPC-E, JAN/EAN-8, JAN/EAN-13, CODE 39, IFT 2 OF 5, CODE
128, CODE 93, NW-7)
3. dual interfaces (RS232C, Parallel)
4. memory switches that enable wide selection of printer default settings
The printer has two different software modes which can be selected using the DIP
switch.
(Factory setting: Star Mode)
Star Mode: DIP switch 1-7 ON
This mode is compatible with Star Receipt printers, such as the SP300 and SP200
series.
ESC/POS Mode: DIP switch 1-7 OFF
This mode is compatible with the printers supporting ESC/POS command.
ESC/POS is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
For improvement purposes, the descriptions and specifications in this manual are
subject to change without notice.
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2. MEMORY SWITCH AND DIP SWITCH
Functional settings are made using the printer’s EEPROM memory switches and
the DIP switches.
2-1. Memory Switch
Each memory switch is a 16-bit word stored in EEPROM.
The printer is shipped with the factory setting which is made in accordance with
its product type.
For the detailed functions and the settings of the Memory switches, please refer
to “Chapter 8”.
The factory settings are shown in the table below.
Memory switch TSP212 TSP242
#0 0000 0000
#1 0000 0000
#2 0000 0100
#3 0000 0000
#4 0000 0000
2-2. DIP Switch
Be sure to turn off the power of the printer before changing the setting of the
DIP switches.
Power off
DIP switch
ON
OFF
DIP switch 1
8141
DIP switch 2
DIP switch array
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DIP switch #1
The factory settings of DIP switch 1 are all on.
Switch Contents ON OFF
1-1 Baud Rate
1-2
1-3 Data Length 8 bit 7 bit
1-4 Parity Check Disabled Enabled
1-5 Parity Selection Odd Even
1-6 Handshake DTR XON/XOFF
1-7 Operating Mode Star ESC/POS
1-8 Interface RS232C Parallel
Baud Rate 1-1 1-2
2400BPS OFF OFF
4800BPS ON OFF
9600BPS ON ON
19200BPS OFF ON
DIP Switch #2
Factory settings: 2-1 and 2-2 are on; 2-3 and 2-4 are off.
Switch Contents ON OFF
2-1 Print Density
2-2
2-3 Serial I/F No. 6 Pin Reset Signal Enabled Disabled
2-4 Serial I/F No. 8 Pin Reset Signal Enabled Disabled
Print Density 2-1 2-2
Light OFF OFF
Standard ON ON
Somewhat Heavy ON OFF
Heavy OFF ON
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3. DISPLAY PANEL AND FUNCTIONS
3-1. LED
LED Function
POWER Lights up when the printer is turned on.
Blinks when an error occurs (Refer to 7. ERRORS.)
ON LINE Lights up when the printer is on line; goes off when the printer
is off line or error occurs (Refer to 7. ERRORS.)
3-2. Switches
Switch Function
ON LINE Switches between on line and off line
FEED Feeds the paper while pressed
3-3. Switch Operation (Combined Switch Operation)
1) <SELF PRINTING>
FEED + POWER ON (Turn the power on while holding the FEED switch
depressed.)
Self-printing will be performed. VER. NO., Memory switch settings, DIP
switch settings and character order will be printed out.
2) <Hexadecimal dump mode>
ON LINE + POWER ON (Turn the power on while holding the ON LINE
switch depressed.)
Each of the signals sent from the computer to the printer will be printed out
in hexadecimal code.
This function allows you to check if a control code sent to the printer by the
program being used is correct or not. The last line is not printed if its data is
less than one full line. However, if the ON LINE switch is pressed to set the
off line mode, the last line will be printed. To turn off the mode, it is necessary
to turn off the printer completely.
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4. SERIAL INTERFACE
4-1. Interface Specifications
Transmission type.................Asynchronous serial interface
Baud rate (bps) .....................2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200
(Selected by DIP switch)
Word format
Start bit: ......................1
Data bits: ....................7 or 8 (Selected by DIP switch)
Parity: .........................Odd, Even, or None
(Selected by DIP switch)
Stop bit: ......................1
Signal polarities
RS-232C .....................Mark = Logic “1” (–3V to –15V)
Space = Logic “0” (+3V to +15V)
Handshaking .........................DTR or XON/XOFF mode (Selected by DIP
switch)
Mark [1]
b0 b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 (b7)
SERIAL
Space [0]
ABCD
A: Start bit
B: Data bits
C: Vertical parity bit
D: Stop bit
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4-2. Interface Circuit
4-2-1. RS-232C Interface
SERIAL
Input (RXD, DSR)
Printer Host computer
Output (DTR, FAULT, TXD, RTS)
Printer Host computer
75188 or equivalent
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4-3. Connectors and Signal Names
51
9
6
4-3-1.RS-232C Interface
Pin No.
1 FG – Frame ground
2 RXD IN Receiving data
3 TXD OUT Transmission data
4 DTR OUT ESC/POS mode
Signal name
Direction
1) DTR/DSR communication mode
Indicates if printer is busy or not.
Space: Printer ready
Mark: Printer busy
The conditions for busy will vary according to
the memory switch settings.
Printer Status
1. From when the power
is turned on or I/F reset
until communication
possible
2. Test printing
3. Cover open
4. Paper feed by paper feed
switch
5. Stop due to no paper
6. During waiting for
switch input in macro
execution
7. Other errors
8. Receiving buffer full
SERIAL
Function
Memory SW #4-4
10
BUSY BUSY
BUSY BUSY
– – – BUSY
– – – BUSY
– – – BUSY
– – – BUSY
– – – BUSY
BUSY BUSY
2) XON/XOFF Communication mode
Indicates when printer can receive data from
host. This is space, except for the following.
1. After reset until communication possible.
2. During test printing.
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SERIAL
Pin No.
Signal name
Direction
Function
Star mode
Data terminal ready signal.
When the printer is ready to receive data, this
signal changes to “SPACE”.
5 SG — Signal ground
6 DSR IN Signal line that indicates whether the host can
receive data
Space: Host can receive data
Mark : Host cannot receive data
Does not confirm the status of this signal in XON/
XOFF communication or STAR mode.
This signal line can be used as an external reset
signal by setting the DIP switches. A pulse width of
1 ms or more mark state activates reset.
7 RTS OUT Same as DTR signal.
8 INIT IN This signal line can be used as an external reset
signal by setting the DIP switches. A pulse width of
1 ms or more space state activates reset.
9 FAULT OUT In the Star mode, the printer will enter the mark
state during the following errors: no paper, head up,
cutter error. In ESC/POS mode, this is normally
space.
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4-4. Interface Connections
Refer to the host computer’s interface specifications for details of how to connect
the interface. The following illustrations show typical connection configurations.
[RS-232C]
Printer side IBM PC side (25 pin)
F-GND
RXD
TXD
DTR
S-GND
RTS
INIT
FAULT
F-GND
RXD
TXD
DTR
S-GND
RTS
INIT
FAULT
1
2
3
4
5
6DSR
7
8
9
Printer side IBM PC side (9 pin)
1
2
3
4
5
6DSR
7
8
9
20
SERIAL
F-GND
1
TXD
2
RXD
3
RTS
4
CTS
5
DSR
6
S-GND
7
DCD
8
DTR
DCD
1
RXD
2
TXD
3
DTR
4
S-GND
5
DSR
6
RTS
7
8
CTS
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4-5. Data Protocol
4-5-1. DTR mode
SERIAL
This mode is accessed when the DIP switch 1-6 is set to ON.
Signals are controlled using the DTR line as a BUSY flag.
RXD
DTR
Printing
Power ON
Data Data Data
Buffer full Buffer empty
Immediately after power on (provided that no error occurs), the printer sets DTR
to “SPACE” to indicate that it is ready to receive data. When the host detects that
DTR is in “SPACE” condition, it begins sending text data over the RXD line.
When the printer’s remaining buffer space falls to *256 bytes or less, the printer
sets DTR to “MARK.” The host responds by halting the data transfer. However,
note that the printer remains capable of receiving data until the buffer becomes
full.
Available buffer space increases as the printer prints the buffered data. When the
printer has cleared all but the last *256 bytes of data, it sets DTR back to “SPACE”
to indicate that it is ready to receive more data.
Data buffer full Nearly full
*256 bytes
remaining
DTR
“MARK”
* 16 bytes when the buffer size is set to 45 bytes
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Nearly empty Empty
*256 bytes
DTR
“SPACE”
■ Error Condition
Upon detecting an error, the printer immediately sets DTR to “MARK” and goes
offline. If the error was caused by a paper-out condition, you can clear it by
loading new paper and then pressing the ON LINE switch (Star mode) or closing
the cover (ESC/POS mode).
When paper is out
RXD
OFF LINE ON LINE
DTR
Printing
SERIAL
PAPER OUT signal
Power ON
Paper out
Press the ON LINE switch after
loading paper (Star mode).
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4-5-2. X-ON/X-OFF mode
This mode is accessed when DIP switch 1-6 is set to OFF.
SERIAL
X–OFF
X–ON X–OFF X–OFF X–ON X–OFF X–OFF
TXD
X–OFF
X–ON
RXD
Printing
PAPER OUT
signal
ON LINE
indicator
ON
OFF
Power ON Load paper and press
Data Data Data
Paper out
the ON LINE switch (Star mode).
Immediately after power on (provided that no error occurs), the printer informs
the host that it is ready to receive data by outputting the X-ON signal (control code
DC1; value = 11H) over the TXD line. If necessary the printer repeats the signal
every three seconds until the host begins sending text data over the RXD line.
When the printer’s remaining buffer space falls to *256 bytes or less, the printer
begins to output X-OFF signals (DC3, value = 13H) over the TXD line. The host
responds by halting the data transfer. Note that the printer remains capable of
receiving data until the buffer becomes full.
Available buffer space increases as the printer prints the buffered data. When the
printer has cleared all but the last *256 bytes of data, it again outputs the X-ON
signal.
Data buffer full Nearly full
*256 bytes
remaining
Printer outputs
X-OFF.
Nearly empty Empty
*256 bytes
Pinter outputs
X-ON.
* 16 bytes when the buffer size is set to 45 bytes
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5. PARALLEL INTERFACE
5-1. Interface Specifications
Interface: Conforms with Centronics parallel interface standard
Data transfer speed: 1000 ~ 5000 CPS
Synchronization: External strobe pulse
Handshaking: Using ACK and BUSY
Logic level: TTL-level compatible
5-2. Interface Timing
A C K
DATA
STROBE
BUSY
PARALLEL
Approx. 9ms
TTT
T: At least 0.5ms
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Signal Name Sample Circuit
4.7k
DATA 1
~
W
74LS-equivalent
DATA 8
Input
PARALLEL
STROBE
BUSY
Output
ACK
5-3. Connectors and Signal Names
(18) (1)
(36) (19)
(Printer Side)
1kW
1.8kW
100W
1000pF
74LS-equivalent
74LS-equivalent
Conforms to Amphenol
connector 57-30360
Figure 5-1. Parallel Interface Connector
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Pin no Signal name
1 STROBE IN Strobe pulse for data read. Usually HIGH;
Direction
Function
goes LOW to trigger data read.
2-9 DATA 1~8 IN Parallel data lines for eight-bit data. HIGH
is “1”; LOW is “0”.
10 ACK OUT Printer outputs this pulse for approxi-
mately 9µs to indicate that data read is
completed. Printer becomes ready to
receive new data at the moment the ACK
pulse ends.
11 BUSY OUT DC-level signal indicating printer’s cur-
rent status. LOW indicates that printer is
ready to receive the next data; HIGH
indicates that printer is unable to receive.
12 PAPER OUT OUT DC-level signal indicating whether printer
has paper. The signal stays LOW while paper
is present; it goes HIGH to indicate that paper
has run out.
13 SELECTED OUT DC-level signal; stays HIGH while printer is
online.
14-15 N/C Not used
16 SIGNAL GND Signal ground
17
18 +5V Outputs +5V (Max. 50mA)
19-30 TWISTED Return pins for various signals. Each pin is
31 RESET IN LOW level causes printer to reset its control
32 ERROR OUT Goes LOW to indicate that printer is unable to
33 EXT GND Ground terminal for external connection
34-35 N/C Not used
36 – – Fixed “HIGH” at printer side
CHASSIS GND
PAIR RETURN
Printer-frame ground
connected to the corresponding signal line by
twisted pair line.
circuitry and return to its initial state.
print.
PARALLEL
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6. PERIPHERAL UNIT DRIVE CIRCUIT
A drive circuit for driving peripheral units (such as cash drawers) is featured on
the main logic board of this printer. A modular connector for driving peripheral
units is featured on the output side on the drive circuit. When using this circuit,
connect the cable for the peripheral unit. (Cables must be prepared by the user.)
Use cables which meet the following specifications.
1. Use the modular plug as shown in Figure 6-1.
2. Separate ground wire is required for Europe only.
3. If the printer is to be used in Europe, the noise filter should be attached to the
cable, as shown in Figure 6-2.
CAUTION: DO NOT connect any other plug to the peripheral unit connector.
Modular plug MOLEX 90075-0007,
AMP641337 or JAPAN BURNDY B-66-4
16
Shield
Wire lead
Separated Ground wire
connected to shield (Europe only).
Figure 6-1. Cable specifications for peripheral unit.
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Fastener
One loop
Ferrite core
Screw M3×4
Separate ground wire
Peripheral unit drive
circuit connector
Figure 6-2. Separate ground wire and noise filter are required for Europe.
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■ Drive circuit
The recommended drive circuit is shown.
[Drive output 24V, max. 1.0 A]
F.G
M-GND
M-GND
TR3
TR1
TR2
+5V
+24V
R2
D1
7824
D2
R1
1
2
3
4
5
6
With shield
L1
L2
Peripheral
unit 2
Frame
ground
Peripheral
unit 1
R3
4.7kΩ
1/4W
Compulsion
switch
NOTES:
1. Peripheral units #1 and #2 cannot be driven simultaneously.
When driving a device continuously, do not use drive duty above 20%.
2. Compulsion switch status is available as status data.
3. Resistance for coils L1 and L2 is not less than 24 ohms.
4. Absolute maximum ratings for diodes D1 and D2 (at Ta=25˚C):
Average rectified current Io = 1A
Maximum forward surge current (60Hz,1-cycle sine wave) I
FSM=40A
5. Absolute maximum rating for transistors TR1 and TR2 (at Ta = 25˚C):
Collector current Ic = 2A
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7. ERRORS
The various types of errors can be identified by the buzzer’s sound and the lit
LEDs.
Buzzer: The circled numbers refer to “7-4. Type of buzzer sound”.
7-1. Automatic Recovery (Power Lamp: Flashing; On-Line
Lamp: On)
Error Description
Abnormal head
temperature
7-2. Recoverable Errors (Power Lamp: Flashing; On-Line
Lamp: Off)
Error Description
No paper
Power Lamp Flashing Pattern Recovery Conditions
Approx. 1 Sec Approx. 1 Sec
Power Lamp Flashing Pattern Recovery Conditions
Approx. 1 Sec Approx. 1 Sec
Automatic recovery after head
temperature lowers
upper: Star mode
lower: ESC/POS mode
Insert paper and press on-line
2
switch.
Insert paper and close cover.
Head up
Paper near end of
roll
Cover is open
Error during paper
cutting
Approx. 2 Sec Approx. 2 Sec
Approx.
Approx.
500 ms
500 ms
Approx. 125 msApprox. 125 ms
Approx. 250 msApprox. 250 ms
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Lower head and press on-line
3
switch.
Lower head and close cover.
Press on-line switch and printing
4
will continue. Both lamps light
when printing and power lamp
flashes and on-line lamp lights
when on line.
Same as no paper
Close cover and press on-line
5
switch.
Close cover.
If the blade is at the home position,
6
press the on-line switch for printing
to continue. If the blade is not at the
home position, it is not a recoverable error.
Command
7-3. Fatal Error (Power Lamp: Flashing; On-Line Lamp:
Flashing)
The unit will have to be repaired.
7-4. Type of buzzer sound (only Star mode) P: 50ms Pi: 100ms
1 Online, Offline P
2 No Paper PPPP PPPP
3 Head Up PiPiPi
4 Near End PP PP
5 Cover Open PPPP
6 Cutter Error Pi PPP PPiPiP PPPPPi PiPiPiPiPi PiPiPiPiPi
7 Buzzer by command Pi
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