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Printer Control#

Communication Parameters#

Name Type Possible Values Default Value Description
enableMode Enum None
OnePerEnterprise
OnePerSite
OnePerLine		 None How should activate Printer Control instance:
None - No instance will be used
OnePerEnterprise - One Instance for all Lines (Enterprise level)
OnePerSite - One Instance for all Lines (Site level)
OnePerLine - One Instance per Line
callbackPort Integer 0 What port to use to receive events from Printer Control. Use 0 to use a free port at callbackBasePort + 800
replyTimeout Integer 60000 Number of milliseconds to wait for a Printer Control Request reply

Events#

PrinterControl.Event.VerifyPrinterMaterialRequest#

Called in case a material is verified by the operator on the printer. The MES has to decide if the material can be used by the printer. In case it should not be used, MES will set the verification status to Error (=2) and thereby prevent usage of the material. The error message is displayed on the printer. In case of status warning is returned, the warning message is displayed on the printer but the material can be used

Property Id Data Type Possible Values Description
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.Barcode String
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.Name String
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.Machine Object
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.ProductInfo Object
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.SetupPath String
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.VerificationItemId String
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.Machine.MachineId String

PrinterControl.Event.VerifyPrinterToolRequest#

Property Id Data Type Possible Values Description
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.Barcode String
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.Name String
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.Machine Object
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.ProductInfo Object
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.SetupPath String
PrinterControl.Property.PrinterMaterial.VerificationItemId String

Commands#

PrinterControl.Command.VerifyPrinterMaterialRequestReply#

This command is used to send a reply to the PrinterControl.Event.VerifyPrinterMaterialRequest event, and is expecting the following parameters:

Command Parameter Name Type Mandatory Possible Values Default Value Description
Internal.ReplyId String Yes Id of the request that this command is supposed to reply
PrinterValidationStatus Integer Yes
VerificationItemId String Yes
Message String Yes

PrinterControl.Command.VerifyPrinterToolRequestReply#

This command is used to send a reply to the PrinterControl.Event.VerifyPrinterToolRequest event, and is expecting the following parameters:

Command Parameter Name Type Mandatory Possible Values Default Value Description
Internal.ReplyId String Yes Id of the request that this command is supposed to reply
PrinterValidationStatus Integer Yes
VerificationItemId String Yes
Message String Yes