JPH01249474A - Printing output device control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify a program and to facilitate a management, by a method wherein the selection and drive command of a printing drive system is conducted not by an instruction from a computer body side but by an automatic manner in a printing output device. CONSTITUTION:To a computer body 6 a plurality of printing output devices 7 are connected. In each of the printing output devices 7, a drive system selection control part 8, a command control part 9, a mechanism control part 10, and a printing part 11 are incorporated. When receiving an initializing information command, the drive system selection control part 8 selects one drive format from among printing drive systems of a drive A for processing one sheet of cutform, a drive B for automatically feeding cutform, and a drive C for continuous document with the addition of drive system selection information, furthermore converting the selected format to a command format to the command control part 9, storing the same in a work in the drive system selection control part 8, delivering the initializing information to the command control part 9, and initializing the mechanism control part 10 and the printing part 11. The computer body 6 issues printing data to the printing output device 7. At the time of receiving the printing data, the drive system selection control part 8 discriminates a drive system selection information, and indicates a drive format and delivers the received data to the command control part 9.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention simplifies the command system in a print output device equipped with a plurality of different print drive systems such as single sheets and continuous forms. , relates to a print output device control method that facilitates program management.

(Prior Art) Print output devices of various types are used as output devices for electronic computers.

Figure 7 shows the schematic configuration of a conventional print output device.
A print output device 2 connected to the computer main body 1 includes a command control section 3, a mechanism control section 4, and a printing section 5, and when a print command is issued from the computer main body 1,
The command control section 3 of the print output device 2 interprets the command and controls the mechanism control section 4 to cause the printing section 5 to print.

In this case, different print drive systems are selected and used depending on whether the print paper is a single sheet or a continuous form.In the conventional print output device control method, which print drive system is selected? The selection was made based on a command from the computer main body 1.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional print output device control method, in order to selectively drive each print drive system, a drive command must be issued from the computer main body 1. This has the disadvantage that the program becomes complex and difficult to manage.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks in the conventional technology, and the print drive system is selected on the print output device side in response to a print command from the computer main body, and the drive system for processing a single sheet, It is an object of the present invention to provide a print output device control method that performs either automatic ticket feeding drive or continuous form drive.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The print output device control method of the present invention receives initial setting information indicating a print format including drive system selection information from a computer main body, recognizes the print format, and selects a predetermined instruction format. a drive system selection control section that converts and holds the converted information and outputs the converted information; and a print control section that controls the print output device based on the conversion information received from the drive system selection control section. After receiving the initial setting information, the system selection control unit determines the drive system selection information held when receiving print data from the computer main body, and instructs the print control unit to select a drive system; The received data is sent to the print control section, and the print control section causes the print output device to print the data.

(Function) In the print output device control system of the present invention configured as described above, a drive for processing a single cut sheet, a drive for automatic sheet feeding,
Since the selection and drive command of the print drive system, such as the drive for continuous forms, are automatically performed within the print output device without depending on instructions from the computer main body, the program is simplified and its management becomes easy.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows the hardware configuration of a computer main body and a print output device used in the method of the present invention. A plurality of print output devices 7 are connected to the computer main body 6 (in FIG. (only one unit is shown).

Each print output device 7 includes a drive system selection control section 8, a command control section 9, a mechanism control section 10, and a printing section 11.

FIG. 1 shows an operation flowchart of the method of the present invention. In step S1, the computer main body 6 prints characters in the format shown in FIG. Outputs initial setting information commands such as pitch and page length.

The drive system selection control unit 8 receives the initial setting information command and recognizes its format (S2), and selects the three drive systems shown in FIG. One drive format is selected from among the two printing drive systems, drive system selection information (a) is added as shown in FIG. 8, the initial setting information is passed to the command control section 9, and the mechanism control section 10 and the printing section 11
is initialized (S3).

When the above processing is completed, the command control section 9 notifies the computer main body 6 via the drive system selection control section 8 that the processing has ended.

When the computer body 6 recognizes that the processing has ended, the computer body 6 outputs the print data in the format shown in FIG. 6 to the print output device 71. ：I will send it (
S4).

When the drive system selection control section 8 receives the print data, the drive system selection control section 8 selects the fifth
Determine the drive system selection information (a) in the figure (S5), instruct the command control unit 9 to drive for single-sheet processing, drive for automatic sheet feeding, or drive for continuous forms, and receive the information. The obtained data is passed (S6).

Hereinafter, an example will be explained in which the instruction from the drive system selection control section 8 is for automatic sheet feeding.The command control section 9 instructs the mechanism control section 10 to suck the sheet (S7).

The printing unit 11 sucks in the ticket according to the instruction from the mechanism control unit 10 (S8), and when the drive system selection control unit 8 recognizes the end of this suction, it outputs the print data to the command control unit 9 (S9). ). This causes the mechanism control section 10 to operate, and the printing section 11 to print. When printing is completed, the command control section 9 notifies the drive system selection control section 8 of the completion.

Next, the drive system selection control section 8 selects the remaining LF in FIG.
is converted based on the drive system selection information (a) in FIG. 5 and sent to the command control section 9 (S10). The command control section 9 sends data to the printing section 11 via the mechanism control section 10 to cause a line break (S11).

When this is completed, the drive system selection control unit 8 notifies the computer main body 6 of the end of printing one line (512), and proceeds to the next line process (513).

As described above, in the present invention, by adding the drive system selection information (a) to the information in FIG. 3, it is possible to print by changing the drive system even in the print data format as shown in FIG. 6. This makes it easier to create programs related to printing.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it becomes easy to create a printing-related program and its management becomes easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an operation flowchart showing an embodiment of the print output device control method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the print output device used in the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the printing drive system, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the workpieces stored in the drive system selection control section, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the print data format input from the computer main body. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a print output device to explain a conventional print output device control method. 1.6... Computer main body, 2.7... Print output device, 3, 9... Command control section, 4, 10... Mechanism control section, 5.11... Printing section, 8 ...Drive system selection control section. Applicant's agent Mr. Sato Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A drive system selection control unit that receives initial setting information indicating a print format including drive system selection information from the computer main body, recognizes the print format, converts it into a predetermined command format, holds it, and outputs this converted information. and a print control section that controls the print output device based on the conversion information received from the drive system selection control section, and the drive system selection control section receives the initial setting information from the computer main body. When print data is received, the drive system selection information held is determined, the drive system is instructed to the print control unit, the received data is sent to the print control unit, and the print control unit processes this data. A print output device control method characterized in that printing is performed by the print output device.