Printing DataGrid data to USB printer connected iXT10A

[Skylar]

The PCL 6 language is NOT backwards compatible. Currently, only the protocols listed by Ron above are supported. If you can get other PCL versions to work, great. However, we do not recommend or support them.

If you pay attention to the protocols that are supported by the printers you are looking at, many that support PCL 6 also support other PCL protocols as well. For example, according to this page: http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/print ... id=4066180 the printer you asked about supports "HP PCL 5c, HP PCL 6, HP Postscript level 3 emulation with automatic language switching." That can be found under "Print Languages."

Good luck.

[wlederer]

Thank You Skylar. As I understand, You think, it will work with LaserJet P2055 but did not test?

[Skylar]

If the printer supports "PCL 3e," "PCL 5c," or "PCL 5e" it will work. No printers other than the ones listed in the manual have been tested.

[wlederer]

I've got the HP LaserJet P2055dn printer.
Can somebody help with the script, please?
Actually, I want to add an extra button "Print Trend Data" next to existing "Export Trend Data to USB".
regards, Waldemar

[Skylar]

Waldemar,

You can find how to configure your printer on page 245 of the reference manual.

The manual can be downloaded here:
https://www.beijerelectronics.com/API/S ... 3D3C1751/1

[wlederer]

Thank You Skylar.
As I understand, at first printer must be configured for an alarm distribution.
But, how a file with the data trend can be sent to the printer?

Did somebody print the data trend?

regards, Waldemar

[mark.monroe]

Hi Waldemar,

In Version 1.3x of iX Developer you can not create a script the prints a screenshot or any other type of image. In the soon-to-be-released iX Developer 2.0 it will be possible to send a screenshot to a printer.

Once we release iX Developer 2.0 we would be happy to assist you in printing out a tend graph.

Thanks,
Mark

[wlederer]

Thank You Mark for the help.
And I found in the iX developer reference, p. 237:
"The printer class PCL6 is not supported at all for connection to operator panels."
I wish, I read it before ordering the HP P2055dn.
What about other brands, e.g. Zebra?

regards, Waldemar

[mark.monroe]

Hi Waldemar,

A previous post by Skylar said the following:

If the printer supports "PCL 3e," "PCL 5c," or "PCL 5e" it will work. No printers other than the ones listed in the manual have been tested.

This is an excerpt from the HP website where it says what languages P2055dn supports.

Print languages, standard
HP PCL 5c; HP PCL 6; HP postscript level 3 emulation with automatic language switching

It appears that you should have no problems connecting a HP P2055dn printer to one of our HMIs.

[wlederer]

Hi Mark! Thank You for the help.

This is description of the trial the printer HP P2055dn with T7A panel .

1. The tag "Remote_stop", boolean, corresponding to PLC (FX3U-64) input X35, was created. A switch was connected between +24V and X35.

2. The printer PH P2055dn was tested with a desktop computer (Windows XP SP3), connection with an USB cable. OK.

3. A new alarm item "Remote_stop" added to alarm server, the text: "Remote stop activated!" connected to the tag "Remote_stop", trigger value "0".

4. An alarm viewer was added to the screen and connected to the alarm server. When switch disconnects 24V from the input, a blinking message: "Remote stop activated!" appears on the alarm viewer. OK.

5. New item "USB_printer" was added to alarm distributor, printer option was chosen as parallel receiver. The printer device was configured: USB, PCLLASERJET, (not clear what means "Buffer printed messages"?).

Nothing happened to the printer, when I played with the “Remote stop” switch. On the printer display was allways a message: “ready”.
Tried to connect the printer when the panel was ON, then to power up the panel when the printer was already connected to USB input. No differences, there was no messages on the panel screen. How a printer suppose to be installed (or configured) on the T7A panel?
If the printed expected to be OK, what did I wrong?