thermal-printerhoneywellintermecgs1-ai-syntaxgs1-datamatrix

How to print a GS1-Datamatrix in direct-protocol, how do I add FNC1?

I need to send a GS1-Datamatrix (value of code is dynamic) to a thermal printer (intermec) via serial port using direct protocol. The GS1 DataMatrix is a standard Data Matrix, but it should start with a FNC1 (Function Code One).

The GS1 DataMatrix is formed by adding FNC1 codeword in the first position of Data Matrix ECC 200 version.

Example of label with standard Data Matrix:

<xpml><page quantity='0' pitch='110.1 mm'></xpml>'Seagull:2.1:DP
INPUT OFF
VERBOFF
INPUT ON
SYSVAR(48) = 0
ERROR 15,"FONT NOT FOUND"
ERROR 18,"DISK FULL"
ERROR 26,"PARAMETER TOO LARGE"
ERROR 27,"PARAMETER TOO SMALL"
ERROR 37,"CUTTER DEVICE NOT FOUND"
ERROR 1003,"FIELD OUT OF LABEL"
SYSVAR(35)=0
OPEN "tmp:setup.sys" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Print Area,Media Margin (X),0"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Print Method,No Ribbon (DT)"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Media Type,Continuous Var Len"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Start Adjust,0"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Stop Adjust,240"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Print Area,Media Width,779"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Print Area,Media Length,881"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Print Quality,Darkness,75"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Print Quality,Print Speed,100"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Media Calibration Mode,Fast"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Length (Slow Mode),0"
PRINT#1,"Printing,Media,Clip Default,On"
CLOSE #1
SETUP "tmp:setup.sys"
KILL "tmp:setup.sys"
LTS& OFF
<xpml></page></xpml><xpml><page quantity='1' pitch='110.1 mm'></xpml>CLL
OPTIMIZE "BATCH" ON
PP318,533:AN7
BARSET "DATAMATRIX",1,1,8,144,0,5
PB "010000012300001710ABC123"
PP150,389:NASC 8
FT "Andale Mono",12,0,99
PT "010000012300001710ABC123"
LAYOUT RUN ""
PF
PRINT KEY OFF
<xpml></page></xpml><xpml><end/></xpml>

How can I add FNC1 to PB "010000012300001710ABC123"?

I have tried:

  1. Adding CHR$(128); as used with EAN-128 code when printing GS1-128, see Programmer's Reference Manual Intermec Direct Protocol v8.60.

  2. Using Bartender-ultralite to create the GS1-Datamatrix and then printing to file using the direct protocol driver. This however creates an image in file, hence I cannot dynamically change the code.

Solution

  • The code to add FNC1 is

    CHR$(26)+"1"

    example

    BARSET "DATAMATRIX",1,1,8,144,0,5
PB CHR$(26)+"1"+"010000012300001710ABC123"