1. ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
  2. SGD Command Reference
  3. comm.type
  • ZPL II, ZBI 2, Set-Get-Do, Mirror, WML Programming Guide
comm.type

comm.type

This printer setting determines the behavior of the serial port interface. It selects one of three serial communication states: DTE, DCE or Autodetect.

Setvar

To instruct the printer to change the serial port interface type:
! U1 setvar "comm.type" "value"
Values
  • "auto" =
     Autodetect
  • "dte" =
     Force DTE (Tx on pin 2)
  • "dce" =
     Force DCE (Rx on pin 2)
Default
"auto"

Getvar

To instruct the printer to respond with the current serial port interface type:
! U1 getvar "comm.type"
Examples
In this example, the
getvar
 retrieves the serial port communications state.
! U1 getvar "comm.type"
This
setvar
 example sets the communications port state to auto-detect.
! U1 setvar "comm.type" "auto"