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  Printing a screen from a GP unit

With a GP unit connected to a printer, it's possible to print a screen's hardcopy, alarm messages, logging data and so on.
Hard Copy of a screen from a GP unit
It's possible to print a hardcopy of the screen currently displayed in the GP.

1.
Turn ON the bit #02 of +14 in the system data area
 
   
2.

When the bit #02 of +14 in the system data area turns ON, the bit #02 of +6 in the system data area turns ON automatically. And when the hardcopy is completed, the bit #02 of +6 turns OFF automatically.

 
   
  * While the bit #02 of +14 turns ON, the hardcopy of the screen is being performed. Be careful not to perform Change Screen or Change to OFFLINE.
   
3.
Since the bit #02 of +14 in the system data area does not turn OFF automatically, turn OFF the bit #02 of +14 on the PLC side after the bit #02 of +6 turns OFF.
   

Supported printers?

The printers which support the following commands are supported.

 ・NEC PC-PR201/PL command compatible machine
 ・EPSON ESC/P24-J84 compatible machine
  ・HP Laser jetPCL4 command compatible machine

And GP2000 series +C-Package02 (SP1) or higher can support EPSON PM/Stylus series printer.


‹Types whose operations have been confirmed›
NEC Printer (monochrome laser printer)MultiWriter1250, MultiWriter210S

EPSON Printer(impact dot matrix printer) VP-1850

In the case of Memory Link Method


When the bit #02 of +11 in the system data area is turned ON, the currently displayed screen is printed.
When this bit turns ON, the bit #02 of +1 in the system data area turns ON automatically.
While the bit #02 of +1 turns ON, hardcopy of the screen is being processed. Therefore, be careful not to perform Change Screen or Change to Offline.

When hardcopy is completed, the bit #02 of +1 turns OFF automatically.
However, since the bit #02 of +11 in the system data area does not turn OFF automatically, turn OFF the bit #02 of +11 on the host's side after the bit #02 of +1 turns OFF.



 
To cancel it in the middle of printing,

Turning ON the bit #11 of +14 in the system data area can cancel hardcopy.
However, since the bit #11 of +14 does not turn OFF automatically after cancellation, be sure to turn it OFF on the PLC's side.

 

In the case of Memory Link Method, turn ON the bit #11 of +11 in the system data area. However, since the bit #11 of +11 does not turn OFF automatically after cancellation, be sure to turn it OFF on the PLC's side.


 
 


How to print from PC -> here

   
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