I need to write some code that prints labels using Toshiba TEC TPCL language. I have language documentation and I found a few SO topics, but everything I found is focused on the language itself, not on how I should communicate with the printer.
I mean, the printer can be connected through serial, usb or network. If the printer is connected through serial, I think I simply need to open the serial port and start sending commands - but with what parameters? For lan maybe I could open a tcp connection to port 9100 and send commands, although I'm not so sure about this. For usb (the connection method I'm actually interested in) I have no clues.
I have some experience with Godex printers, where a dll is provided by Godex that takes care of actual communication, you simply have to call an "open connection" function with the desired connection method (serial, lan, usb) as a parameter.
With Toshiba I can't find anything like that, and I also can't find a usage example that shows the basic communication setup process.
I know that Toshiba provides BarTender (label designing software) that comes with an SDK, but I prefer not to use it, and go with pure TPCL.
Does anyone have experience on this?
Thank you!
You need to use TTEC's "BCP Print for .NET". Tt includes BCPControl.dll
I think that the best idea is to contact your local TTEC office to get their help.
Rafal