Hi Friends,

I need to print the data continuously at run time. I am using BL2600 for my
projects. Has anyone used a Serial Printer with BL2600?

Is it possible to use a Dot Matrix Printer with BL2600 for this purpose?

Phahee


(You need to be a member of rabbit-semi -- send a blank email to rabbit-semi-subscribe@yahoogroups.com )

I have not. There should not be a reason why you cannot use a serial printer, dot matrix or otherwise. Last one I did (a band printer eons ago) had a FIFO queue about 1.5 times larger than the largest message I had to send out. The function responsible for actually writing to the printer monitored the UART to determine if the character had finished sending (transmit buffer empty - tbmt) or the status of the handshake line from the printer. This last part requires an RS-232 level converter and extra discrete line to make it work. My serial interface board just happened to have the handshakes available to work with.

73,
kevin
kc6pob

--- On Thu, 5/21/09, phahee wrote:

From: phahee
Subject: [rabbit-semi] Using a Dot Matrix Printer with BL2600
To: r...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 12:17 AM

Hi Friends,

 

I need to print the data continuously at run time. I am
using BL2600 for my projects. Has anyone used a Serial Printer with BL2600?

Is it possible to use a Dot Matrix Printer with BL2600 for
this purpose?

 

Phahee



(You need to be a member of rabbit-semi -- send a blank email to rabbit-semi-subscribe@yahoogroups.com )

Thank you Kevin.

_____

From: r...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:r...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of kevin asato
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:26 AM
To: r...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [rabbit-semi] Using a Dot Matrix Printer with BL2600

I have not. There should not be a reason why you cannot use a serial
printer, dot matrix or otherwise. Last one I did (a band printer eons ago)
had a FIFO queue about 1.5 times larger than the largest message I had to
send out. The function responsible for actually writing to the printer
monitored the UART to determine if the character had finished sending
(transmit buffer empty - tbmt) or the status of the handshake line from the
printer. This last part requires an RS-232 level converter and extra
discrete line to make it work. My serial interface board just happened to
have the handshakes available to work with.

73,
kevin
kc6pob

--- On Thu, 5/21/09, phahee wrote:
From: phahee
Subject: [rabbit-semi] Using a Dot Matrix Printer with BL2600
To: r...@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 12:17 AM

Hi Friends,

I need to print the data continuously at run time. I am using BL2600 for my
projects. Has anyone used a Serial Printer with BL2600?

Is it possible to use a Dot Matrix Printer with BL2600 for this purpose?

Phahee



(You need to be a member of rabbit-semi -- send a blank email to rabbit-semi-subscribe@yahoogroups.com )

> Hi Friends,=20
>=20
> =A0=20
>=20
> I need to print the data continuously at run time. I am
> using BL2600 for my projects. Has anyone used a Serial Printer with BL260=
0?=20
>=20
> Is it possible to use a Dot Matrix Printer with BL2600 for
> this purpose?=20
>=20
> =A0=20
>=20
> Phahee
>

If the printer you are connecting to has a SERIAL interface (RS232) then th=
ere should be no problem at all. You should even be able to do it with just=
the three wire interface (GND, TX, RX).

One thing you'll need to be very careful of is buffer overrun - that's wher=
e you send data to the printer faster than it can receive and print it, eve=
ntually filling the printers internal data buffer and the printer will star=
t to drop characters.

To work around this with just a three wire interface, set the printer to us=
e the XON/XOFF protocol - the printer will send you a XOFF character when =
it's buffer is full, telling you to stop sending data - then it'll send you=
an XON when it's ready again. You need to look for these characters being =
received and act appropriately.=20

-Kenny

------------------------------------

______________________________
controlSUITE™ software. Comprehensive. Intuitive. Optimized.
Real-world software for real-time control. Details Here!


(You need to be a member of rabbit-semi -- send a blank email to rabbit-semi-subscribe@yahoogroups.com )