CH2014 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Hi, Is it possible in DF to print alarm states to a Dot Matrix Printer (Event Printer) So each alarm event would just print a line on the Dot Matrix Paper? I have had a look on the forum on printing from DF and it seems to suggest writing to a file and then printing the file. I was wondering if there was a more stream lined way of just printing a single line and then doing the line feed. Would it best to communicate to printer using serial connection and using the NULL protocol? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzeoTech Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Depends on the printer. Most normal printers with a Windows driver are going to probably wait for a whole page before printing, however, if you can find a serial printer and thus not have to use a windows print driver, then yes, you should be able to send a line and line feed direct to the printer, one line at a time. I know there are specialized printers for this, such as product printers, but don't have a source, off-hand for a normal paper printer though I am sure they are available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH2014 Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Thank you for the reply. I will do some googling to see whats available on industrial serial dot matrix printers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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