IJL/3 Specifications
Controller
- Standard RS-422 or RS-232 serial port:
- protocol is x-on/x-off
- connector is 9-pin D-type
- Baud rates: 9600 and 19.2K
- Maximum text length: 128 characters
- Label indent: 0.00-99.99" (0.01" resolution)
- Power-on test: LED pass/fail indicator
Print head
- Character height: 1/8"
- Resolution: 96 dpi
- Character frame: 12 dot vertical, 12 to 16 dot horizontal, typical
- Prints numbers, letters, punctuation, graphics and logos
- Maximum document speed:
- Arbitrary graphics (including black areas): 13 ips (33 cm/sec); for
11" pages: up to 70 pages per minute
- Characters (no black areas): 20 ips (50 cm/sec); for 11" pages:
up to 100 pages per minute
- Ink supply life:
- 10 million dots per cartridge
- about 250,000 characters
- A Hewlett Packard thermal print head with integral ink cartridge is
used. Cartridge replacement takes less than 1 minute
Software control
- Initialization commands:
- hardware reset that re-boots the IJL controller
- software reset command
- Setup commands:
- set the label indent (imprint position on the page)
- set the print width (distance between dot columns)
- set the print direction (right to left or left to right)
- set the print orientation (right side up or up side down)
- Print commands:
- set the print message
- arm the head to be triggered by the photocell
- cancel photocell arming / cancel print in progress
- Font selection:
- two ROM resident fonts are included on board
- a RAM font can be downloaded
- bit maps can be downloaded for printing arbitrary graphics, logos,
special symbols
- bar code fonts can be downloaded from the host or are available as
a options
- Status query is available at all times
Environment
- power requirement: 0.1A at 120VAC
- operating temperature range: 15-30°C (60-85°F)
- relative humidity: 20-80% non-condensing
- maximum altitude: 3000 meters
Warranty
- 12 months
- return to factory for repair or replacement
- extended warranties are optionally available