UBI EasyCoder 101 Installations- und Betriebshandbuch

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

CONTENTS

Introduction Contents .................................................................................. 1

Copyrights and Trade Marks ................................................... 2

Startup Files ............................................................................ 3

Using the Print Key and Headlift Handle ................................. 4

Using UBI Shell Starting Up with UBI Shell ...................................................... 5

Options in UBI Shell................................................................ 6

Overview ................................................................................ 9

Setup Mode Step-by-Step Instructions....................................................... 10

Setup Overview..................................................................... 14

Terminal Setup Starting Terminal Setup ......................................................... 15

Solving Communication Problems ........................................ 15

Using Terminal Setup ............................................................ 16

Selecting an Application........................................................ 17

Changing the Setup ............................................................... 18

Exiting Terminal Setup .......................................................... 19

Setup Parameters................................................................... 20

Line Analyzer Description............................................................................ 21

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard

Startup Manual

Edition 2, June 1995

Art. No. 1-960372-01

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

Informationinthismanualissubjecttochangewithoutpriornoticeanddoesnotrepresentacommitment

on the part of UBI Printer AB.

EasyCoder and LabelShop are trademarks of United Barcode Industries (UBI).

Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.

Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corp.

Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

UBI Shell is a so called startup program (also called “autoexec-

file”), i.e. a program that automatically starts running when the

printeristurnedon.UBIShellhelpstheoperatortochoosebetween

anumberofstandardorcustom-madeapplicationprogramsand to

start certain useful facilities, as listed below.

Application Programs

• UBI LabelShop (WYSIWYG label design program)

• UBI Windows Driver (for printing from Windows programs)

• UBI Macintosh Driver (for printing from Macintosh programs)

• UBI Fingerprint (for writing your own programs)

• UBI Direct Protocol (easy-to-use slave protocol)

• Line Analyzer (prints all characters received by printer)

• Other application programs in the printer's memory

Other Facilities

• Terminal Setup (remote setup and UBI Shell control)

• Setup Mode (manual setup w. limited options)

• Print Setup (printing setup on label)

• Testfeed (formfeed + auto-adjust of the LSS)

• Test Label (printing of test labels)

• Ser-Com Reset (resetting communication to default )

• Clear RAM Memory (erasing the printer's RAM memory)

• Reboot (restarting the printer)

Therecanbeonestartupfilestoredineachofthefollowingpartsof

theprinter'smemory: RAM,ROM, andmemory cards.If thereare

startupfilesstoredinmorethanoneplace,theywillbeusedwiththe

following priority:

1. Dos-formatted memory cards (SRAM).

2. Printer's RAM memory.

3. Non DOS-formatted memory cards (SRAM or OTPROM).

4. Printer's ROM memory, e.g. the configuration EPROM's.

Thisimpliesthatifyoue.g.haveUBIShellstoredintheprinter's

configurationEPROM'sandinsertamemorycardwithanother

startup file before you turn on the printer, the startup file of the

memory card will be used.

INTRODUCTION

Startup Files

EPROM = Erasable Programmable

Read-Only Memory

OTPROM = One-Time

Programmable Read-

Only Memory

RAM = Random Access Memory

ROM = Read-Only Memory

SRAM = Static Random Access

Memory

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

Load

DOWN

PULL/TIREZ

UBI

EasyCoder 101

Power

Ready

Error

Using the Print Key and

Headlift Handle

INTRODUCTION, cont'd.

In EasyCoder printers without keyboard, the Print key has been

givendualfunctionsinUBIShellbycombiningitwiththeprinthead

lift handle. This is used for navigating between the menus in UBI

Shell and for selecting various options.

EasyCoder 401 and EasyCoder 501

EasyCoder 201 II

EasyCoder 101

Headlift Handle

Print Key

Power Ready Error

Headlift Handle

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

USING UBI SHELL

Starting Up with UBI Shell Afewsecondsafteryouhaveturnedonthepowertotheprinter,the

countdown menu of the UBI Shell program will be displayed:

PRINT=UBI SHELL

5 sec. v.4.0

Now you have 5 seconds to enter UBI Shell by pressing the

<Print > key with the printhead lowered (the printhead should

always be lowered at startup).

Provided you have a working two-way communication with a

terminal programin a hostcomputer, youmay – as analternative –

enter the Terminal Setup by transmitting “TTT” or “ttt” to the

printer. The Terminal Setup is described in a separate chapter later

on.

The lower line keeps you informed how much time you have left.

Should the time run out before you have taken any action to enter

UBIShellortheTerminalSetup,thelastselectedapplicationinUBI

Shell will be opened. This implies that if you use the same

application all the time, you will only need to turn on the power,

once the application has been selected.

Ifnootherapplicationhasbeenselectedyet,thedefaultchoicewill

be displayed when the countdown is completed, e.g.:

UBI FINGERPRINT

6.0

Thismessage means that you have enteredtheimmediate mode of

UBIFingerprintwith "uart1:"selected asstd I/O channel(see UBI

Fingerprint manuals).

If you want to enter another application, just turn off and on the

power and enter UBI Shell before the countdown is completed.

IfyouentertheUBIShellfromthecountdownmenus(HeadDown/

Press Print), the Select Application menu will be displayed:

UBI SHELL

SEL. APPLICATION

In this menu, you can choose between three options:

• Go to a stack of menus, where you can select an application

program, by pressing < Print > without lifting the printhead.

• Go to the Facilitiespart of UBI Shell by lifting the printhead and

pressing < Print >.

• StarttheTerminalSetupprogrambytransmitting“TTT”or“ttt”

from the host. Continued!

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

Options in UBI Shell

Continued!

USING UBI SHELL, cont'd.

1/. A prerequisite is that the program is

provided with the extension “.PRG”.

However, some original UBI utility

programs are excluded from the list:

ERRHAND.PRG

ERRH910.PRG

FILELIST.PRG

MKAUTO.PRG

TEST910.PRG

In UBI Shell, the options are presented in stacks of menus, organ-

ized as infinite loops, where you can move around and select the

desired option, as illustrated by the diagram at the end of this

chapter.

Select Application

TheSelect application option allows you to enter a stack ofmenus

showingthedifferentapplicationprogramsintheprinter'smemory1.

Note that after having selected an application, you must wait for

theprintertorestartandperformthe5secondscountdownbefore

the selected application is opened.

Asstandard,EasyCoder printers fitted with UBI Shellwill contain

the following application programs:

❑UBILabelShop selects the standardserialinterface "uart1:" as

standard IN/OUT channel and sets up the printer for the UBI

LabelShop label design program, which you can run on a

personal computer with Microsoft Windows 3.1.

Refer to the UBI LabelShop User's Manual.

❑UBI Windows Driver selects the optional parallel interface

"centronics:"asstandardIN/OUT channelandsetsuptheprinter

for the UBI Windows Driver, which you can use on a personal

computer to produce printouts from almost any standard pro-

gram run under Microsoft Windows 3.1, e.g. word processors,

spreadsheet programs, drawing programs etc.

Refer to the UBI Windows Driver Installation Instructions.

❑UBI Macintosh Driver makes it possible to connect an Apple

Macintosh computer to any RS 232C communication port on

the printer. The program automatically detects which port is

used and resets its communication parameters. In case of

"uart1:", the baudrate is set to 19,200 and in case of "uart2:" or

"uart3:"to38,400.The UBIMacintoshDriverisinstalledinthe

SystemfolderoftheMacintoshcomputerandcanbeselectedby

means of the Chooser. Then you can print from almost any

standard program, e.g. word processors, spreadsheets, drawing

programs, etc.

Refer to the UBI Macintosh Driver Installation Instructions.

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

Continued!

USING UBI SHELL, cont'd.

Options in UBI Shell, cont'd. ❑UBI Fingerprint is used to create or modify programs written

in the UBI Fingerprint programming language. This option

requires that you also select a standard IN/OUT channel, i.e. the

channelyouwanttouseforcommunicationbetweentheprinter

and the computer or terminal on which you will write your

program.Normally,select"uart1:"(default).Forprogramming,

donotusetheparallel"centronics:"channel(one-waycommu-

nication only).

Refer to the UBI Fingerprint Reference Manual and the UBI

Fingerprint Programmer's Guide.

❑UBI Direct Protocol is an easy-to-use printer protocol for

downloading label layouts and variable input data to a printer

from a host computer. This option requires that you also select

a standard IN/OUT channel, i.e. the channel you want to use for

communication between the printer and the computer or termi-

nal. Normally, select "uart1:" (default).

Refer to the UBI Direct Protocol Programmer's Guide.

❑Line Analyzer is a UBI Fingerprint programs that captures all

charactersreceivedbytheprinteronaspecifiedcommunication

channel and prints them on labels.

Refer to the chapter “Line Analyzer” later in this manual.

❑Other Application Programs

Iftheprintercontainsanyotherapplicationprograms–standard

or custom-made – these will presented as additional options.

When you have selected an application, the printer beeps and the

errorlamps comes on. Then the display goes blank as theprinteris

restarted. After a short moment, the printer starts up and the UBI

Shellcountdownmenusareshownagain.YoucaneitherenterUBI

Shellorignorethecountdownmenusandjustwait5secondsforthe

selected application to be started.

As long as you do not select another application in UBI Shell, the

same application will be automatically selected at each power-up,

unless you enter UBI Shell in the countdown menus.

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

USING UBI SHELL, cont'd.

Default Communication Setup :

Baudrate: 9600

Parity: none

Char.length: 7bits

Stopbits: 2

Flowcontrol: XON/XOFFto/fromhost

Newline: CR/LF

As an alternative to selecting an application, you can step through

a number of useful facilities:

Setup Mode

TheSetup Mode allows you to adjust the Label Stop Sensor (LSS)

and to read the printer's present setup in its display window. In

EasyCoder 101, you can also set up the printhead resistance,

whereas all other models have automatic resistance detection. For

information on the various setup parameters, please refer to the

Technical Manual for the printer model in question. The Setup

Mode is further described in a separate chapter later on.

Print Setup

The Print Setup option allows you to produce a printout of the

printer's current setup values.

Testfeed

The Testfeed option allows you to feed out one label, ticket, tag or

piece of strip while the printer auto-adjusts its paper feed and label

stop sensor or black mark sensor. It is recommended to perform at

least two Testfeed operations.

Test Label

TheTestLabeloptionallowsyouto printaseries offourtest labels

in order to test the printout quality and printhead alignment. The

labels are presented in an infinite loop, so you can print the series

over and over again.

Ser-Com Reset

TheSer-Com Reset optionallowsyou to reset the serialcommuni-

cation setup parameters for all serial communication channels to

their respective default values.

Clear RAM Memory

TheUBI Windows Driver and the UBIMacintoshDriver requirea

certain amount of free memory space in the printer, depending on

the sizeof the printimage. The ClearRAM Memoryoptionis used

toerasemostoftheprinter'sRAMmemoryinordertoprovidesuch

memory space, if necessary. Only use the Clear Memory option

whenyou experienceproblems with printingvia any ofthe drivers

and when you are sure that you do not have any irreplaceable files

in the RAM memory!

Reboot

The Reboot option has the same effect as turning off and on the

powertotheprinter.ToexitUBIShellwithouthavingselectedany

applicationprogram,useRebootorrestarttheprinter.Thenwaitfor

the 5 seconds countdown without taking any action, and the last

selected application will be opened.

Options in UBI Shell, cont'd.

Continued!

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

USING UBI SHELL, cont'd.



ARE YOU SURE ?

Y=H DOWN/ N=H UP



RAM MEMORY

CLEARED

HD/PP HD/PP HD/PP

HU/PP



ARE YOU SURE ?

Y=H DOWN/ N=H UP



SER-COM RESET

PERFORMED

Enter



UBI SHELL

SER-COM RESET



UBI SHELL

CLEAR RAM MEMORY



UBI SHELL

REBOOT Exit UBI Shell and enter last selected application!

 



STD I/O CHANNEL

UART1

STD I/O CHANNEL

UART2

STD I/O CHANNEL

UART3

STD I/O CHANNEL

CENTRONICS



LSS ADJUST



CONTRAST



SEL. APPLICATION

optional applic.



SEL. APPLICATION

Fingerprint 6.0



UBI SHELL

SETUP



See Technical 

Manual



SEL. APPLICATION

WINDOWS DRIVER

SEL. APPLICATION

MACINTOSH DRIVER



PRINT=UBI SHELL

5 sec. v.4.0

PRINT=UBI SHELL

4 sec. v.4.0

PRINT=UBI SHELL

3 sec. v.4.0

PRINT=UBI SHELL

2 sec. v.4.0

PRINT=UBI SHELL

1 sec. v.4.0

Last selected

application is started

Default: 

UBI Fingerprint

w. std I/O= "uart1:"

No action taken

POWER ON

Printhead Up/

Press Print key:

Proceed to next menu

Legend:



UBI SHELL

SEL. APPLICATION



SEL. APPLICATION

Direct Protocol



SEL. APPLICATION

optional applic.



SEL.APPL rom:

LINE_ALY.PRG

HU/PP: SET

HD/PP: VIEW

UBI Shell for EasyCoder Printers w/o Keyboard



SEL. APPLICATION

LABELSHOP

Enter Terminal Setup 

by transmitting TTT

to printer, when menus 

marked with grey 

are displayed!

HU/PP

Printhead Down/

Press Print key:

Accept displayed

option and proceed

HD/PP



UBI SHELL

TEST LABEL



UBI SHELL

TESTFEED Perform a Testfeed, i.e. feed out a blank copy and

autoadjust the label stop sensor.

Print a series of test labels in a loop. 

Press Print for each new label.

Print a list of current setup values.

Resets comm. setup

to default values on

all serial channels.

Clears printer's

RAM memory.



UBI SHELL

PRINT SETUP

HD/PP

HU/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP HD/PP HD/PP

HD/PP

HD/PP HD/PP

HD/PP

HU/PP

HD/PP

HU/PP HU/PP

HU/PP

UBI Shell 4.0 Standard – Startup Manual

Continued!

The Setup Mode can only be used to manually change the adjust-

mentofthelabelstopsensor/blackmarksensor,toreadthepresent

setup values and – in case of EasyCoder 101 – to change the

printheadresistancesetup.Tochangeanyothersetupparameters,

use the Terminal Setup in UBI Shell or a setup file (see SETUP

statement in the UBI Fingerprint manual).

❑Turn on the power. After a few seconds, the display shows:

PRINT=UBI SHELL

X sec. v.4.0

❑Press < Print > with the printhead down. The display shows:

UBI SHELL

SEL. APPLICATION

❑Lift the printhead and press < Print >. The display shows:

UBI SHELL

SETUP

❑With the printhead down, press < Print >:

HU/PP: SET

HD/PP: VIEW

There are two alternative ways to go on:

1. Pressing < Print > with the printhead lifted allows you to

change the printhead resistance (EasyCoder 101 only) and

the LSS setup.

2. Pressing < Print > with the printhead lowered lets you

view the current values of all setup parameters.

EasyCoder 101 only:

❑Assuming you have pressed < Print > with the printhead

lifted, the display will show:

HEAD RESISTANCE

680

The printhead resistance controls the amount of energy trans-

mitted to the printhead resistors (“dots”) and must be adjusted

according to the marking on the printhead, whenever a print-

head is replaced. An incorrect resistance value may rapidly

damage the printhead beyond repair.

SETUP MODE

Step-by-Step Instructions

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