Intermec pm43/omron cj2m31

ateall217 · Oct 5, 2015

I'm trying to send bar-code data to the printer using fingerprint code but cant seem to get the printer to print. I'm using the rs232 com port and the com port setting match. My PLC is set at 115200 8,1,N mode rs232c. the printer has its default settings.Im using TXD fuctions to sent the data. Any Ideas Why the printer wont print?

mendonsy · Oct 5, 2015

Are you sure that your cable is correct?? THe Omron DB9 connector is NOT a standard pinout.

ateall217 · Oct 7, 2015

I know its not standard from what i seen in the manuals it should be as followed.
at the PLC I have pin 2 black pin 3 red pin 4 & 5 jumped and pin 9 white.
at the printer i have pin 2 black pin 3 red and pin 5 white

widelto · Oct 7, 2015

Try sending code from computer to printer, also try from plc to pc. Then you can decide.

mendonsy · Oct 7, 2015

It has been YEARS since I saw an Intermec printer but as I recall they required hardware handshake. Try adding jumpers from 4 to 6 and from 7 to 8 on the printer end of the cable.

ateall217 · Oct 7, 2015

Ill try that thx

ateall217 · Oct 7, 2015

how would i do that

mendonsy · Oct 7, 2015

ateall217 said:
how would i do that

OK ... before we start on that ... is the Intermec printer serial port 9 pin or 25 pin??
If it is 9 pin then you are trying to make one of these cables.
http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/attachment.php?attachmentid=4817&d=1132501051
I'm not sure what you have to work with, but from your description you need to add two jumpers to the printer end of the cable.

ateall217 · Oct 7, 2015

its 9 pin

ateall217 · Oct 11, 2015

I installed the jumpers and verified that the cable was wired correctly but still no luck getting the printer to print.

mendonsy · Oct 11, 2015

You will need some way to verify that the correct data is being sent and received. I have on OLD Digilog data line monitor that I use for testing RS232. There is also some PC based software the works with serial ports from http://commfront.com/

ateall217 · Oct 12, 2015

intermec

I'm attaching some setting. Does everything look correct?
file:///C:/Users/PLC2/Downloads/intermec%20printer_plc%20info.pdf

mendonsy · Oct 12, 2015

The only thing that I see which appears strange is the end code being set to NULL, but I frankly don't remember how the Intermec protocol works.
Do you see the data LED on the serial port illuminate when W40.08 cycles from off to on?
If the PLC is transmitting data and the printer is ignoring it there is probably a problem with the message. Try changing the display type for your DM registers to ascii ("a") and see if your message looks correct.

ateall217 · Oct 13, 2015

Ya the plc is transmitting But, looking at the code wont really help me? The printer program was given to us by the customer and I wrote the rest of the program around it. I guess i could pull the fingerprint code manual and learn to write the code but I was hoping someone would have some experience with it and could point me in the right direction.

gclshortt · Oct 13, 2015

Download Hype Terminal:
http://download.cnet.com/Hype-Terminal/3000-2086_4-76158601.html

Try using Hype Terminal on your computer serial port and see the code that comes from the PLC.

You can also view the DM area as ASCII code. This should show you what message you are sending to the printer.

Regards,
Garry
http://www.accautomation.ca

Intermec pm43/omron cj2m31

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

mendonsy

Member

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

widelto

Member

mendonsy

Member

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

mendonsy

Member

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

mendonsy

Member

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

mendonsy

Member

ateall217

Lifetime Supporting Member

gclshortt

Member

Similar Topics