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Epson dot matrix DOS software - repeating characters

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:35 pm
by peterjs
Hi!

I would like to ask your for assistance in configuring the Retro Printer module with an Epson dot matrix printer. The issue I'm facing is, that some characters are missing and some are repeated in the printout. It looks like some sort of a timing issue. So instead of getting EUR in the header row, the output is either EUUR, URR or UR. Which is close enough, but not quite there :) The other word in the header should be "Mnozstvo".

Any ideas about how to tweak the settings for a valid output?

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 CEELOVVYPRRIEMM  VVYAJJ  ZZOTAATK  MTEERALLUNAA KLLAE


Obbdbiieodd  001122.0220 ddo:  0*11220020
                                            P  RI  JE  M               VY  DA  J         ZZ  SS  AA  OO  

 Nzoovmaatriiau           eddn ccea    MMnzsstvo        EUUR    nooztvvo        URR     noozsvvo        UR

 **********************************************************************************************************
                               00000        0..0        .0000        00.0       0..0000        0000      0..0000
 ABBOKAA                      11.5000      110000     122.0000       1.000     1124000        0..0        .00000
BAANNYY                       00.3773        .000       00000        0..0        .0000       344.0       8..8699
 EEB                           69558        0..0        .0000        00.0       0..0000        0000      00.0000
BEEDA                          1>0000        .000       00000        0..0        .0000        00.0       0..0000
@OOB.LLIT                      25118        0..0        .0000        00.0       0..0000        4099     100.0111
 OBBKVYY ISST                 77.6773        .000       00000        0..0        .0000        33.6       8..0166
`RIIOKYY                      00.1000       6.000     1186000        0..0       1.6600        00.0       0..0000
BRROOLLIC                      22884        0..0       5.3340        00.0       0..0000      118655     422.0559
 RYYNZAA                      22.8006        .000       00000        0..0        .0000        00.0       0..0000
@UUJN                         77.2332        .000       00000        2..0       1.8844        11.9       4..9488
 URRIONNYRYYZWEE              11.7771        .000       00000        0..0        00000        0..0        .00000
 AJJ                          11.6449        .000      00.0000        .000       00000        5..9        .99511
 AJJ ALL                      3..2922        0000      00.0000        .000       00000        7..2       5.55722
 AJJ ALL ARR                  00.0000        .000       00000        0..0        .0000        77.0       0..0000
`AAJCLLU                     --47882         .000       97550        0..0        .0000       777.6      3:..9722
 ALLAADDA                     11.2119        .000       00000        0..0        .0000        00.2       0..7144

Thanks for the lovely product Rich. I will certainly get back to you soon on the Sysmex analyzer topic discussed earlier via email.

Re: Epson dot matrix DOS software - repeating characters

Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:25 am
by RWAP
The first step here is to ensure that you are using the v3.8 software.

Also, try increasing the /root/config/printer_delay setting (to say 25)

Re: Epson dot matrix DOS software - repeating characters

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:58 pm
by RWAP
Did you resolve this issue.

We do have various handshaking options which can be tried also - they are not documented, as they alter the sequence of busy / acknowledge signals.