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Contents
Who Should Use This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How This Document Is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Who Should Use This Document
Who Should Use This Document
This Guide is for programmers who are familiar working with programming languages.
How This Document Is Organized
The Guide is set up as follows:
Section
Introduction
ZPL Commands
ZPL RFID Commands
ZPL Wireless Commands
SGD Printer Setting Commands
SGD Wired Commands
SGD Wireless Commands
Appendixes
Description
Provides a high-level overview about this guide and Zebra Programming Language (ZPL).
Provides an alphabetical, detailed description of each ZPL command.
Provides an alphabetical, detailed description of each ZPL RFID command, and some examples of how to use them.
Provides new and modified ZPL commands for the wireless print server.
Provides a high-level overview of printer setting
Set / Get / Do (SGD) commands.
Provides a high-level overview of the wired
Set / Get / Do (SGD) commands.
Provides a high-level overview of the wireless
Set / Get / Do (SGD) commands.
The appendixes include:
Zebra Code Pages
ASCII
Fonts and Bar Codes
Mod 10 and Mod 43 Check Digits
ZB64 Encoding and Compression
Field Interactions
Real Time Clock
SGD Command Support
Features
Fonts and Bar Codes
Glossary
Glossary of terms.
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Contacts
You can contact Zebra Technologies at the following:
Web Site
http://www.zebra.com
Technical Support via the Internet is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Go to http://www.zebra.com/support .
The Americas
Regional Headquarters
Zebra Technologies International,
LLC
333 Corporate Woods Parkway
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061.3109
U.S.A
T: +1 847 793 2600
Toll-free +1 800 423 0422
F: +1 847 913 8766
Technical Support
T: +1 847 913 2259
F: +1 847 913 2578
Hardware: [email protected]
Software: [email protected]
Customer Service Dept.
For printers, parts, media, and ribbon, please call your distributor, or contact us.
T: +1 866 230 9494
E: [email protected]
Europe, Africa, Middle East, and India
Regional Headquarters
Zebra Technologies Europe Limited
Zebra House
The Valley Centre, Gordon Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP13 6EQ, UK
T: +44 (0)1494 472872
F: +44 (0) 1494 450103
Technical Support
T: +44 (0) 1494 768298
F: +44 (0) 1494 768210
Germany: [email protected]
France: [email protected]
Spain/Portugal: [email protected]
All other areas: [email protected]
Internal Sales Dept.
For printers, parts, media, and ribbon, please call your distributor, or contact us.
T: +44 (0) 1494 768316
F: +44 (0) 1494 768244
E: [email protected]
Asia Pacific
Regional Headquarters
Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific, LLC
16 New Industrial Road
#05-03 Hudson TechnoCentre
Singapore 536204
T: +65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0838
Technical Support
T: +65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0838
E: [email protected]
Customer Service
For printers, parts, media, and ribbon, please call your distributor, or contact us.
T: +65 6858 0722
F: +65 6885 0837
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Document Conventions
Document Conventions
The following conventions are used throughout this document to convey certain information.
Alternate Color (online only) Cross-references contain hot links to other sections in this guide. If you are viewing this guide online in .pdf format, you can click the cross-reference
( blue text ) to jump directly to its location.
LCD Display Examples Text from a printer’s Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) appears in
Bubbledot ICG
font.
Command Line Examples Command line examples appear in Courier New font. For example, type ZTools to get to the Post-Install scripts in the bin directory.
Files and Directories File names and directories appear in Courier New font. For example, the Zebra<version number>.tar
file and the /root directory.
Icons Used
Identifies features that are available in printers with firmware version V60.15.x, V50.15.x, or later.
Identifies features that are available in printers with firmware version v60.14, v50.14, or later.
Important •
Advises you of information that is essential to complete a task.
Note •
Indicates neutral or positive information that emphasizes or supplements important points of the main text.
Example •
Provides an example, often a scenario, to better clarify a section of text.
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Illustration Callouts Callouts are used when an illustration contains information that needs to be labeled and described. A table that contains the labels and descriptions follows the
graphic. Figure 1 provides an example.
Figure 1 • Sample Figure with Callouts
1 2
CODE 49 BAR CODE ZPL II CODE
^XA
^FO150,100^BY3
^B4N,20,A,A
^FD12345ABCDE^FS
^XZ
1
2
ZPL Code
Generated Label
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