Label Printing from ignition using Videojet 9550 with Zpl over TCP/IP

[ukamani]

Hi everyone,
I want help with printing labels from ignition using Videojet 9550 with Zpl over TCP/IP.
If anyone has worked with Videojet printers before within ignition, can you please provide me with a step by step guide. I've tried a lot of things that I found on this forum, but to no avail. I'm not sure if I'm missing a step here. Please help!
Some of the solutions that I've tried are below:

Printing barcode to Zebra printer

Finally made it back to my desk. Here’s a chopped down version of what I use. from java.net import Socket from java.io import DataOutputStream partnum = 'ABCBEFGH' serialNum = '12345678' strMessage100 = "^XA" strMessage110 = "^BY3,3,60^FT065,120,^BCN,N,N,N,N^FDP%s^FS" % partNum strMessage111 = "^FT170,040^A0N,40,45^FD%s^FS" % partNum strMessage112 = "^FT065,260,^BCN,N,N,N,N^FDS%s^FS" % serialNum strMessage113 = "^FT170,170^A0N,40,45^FD%s^FS" % serialNum strMessage199 = "^PQ1,0,1,Y^XZ" strO…

ASCII commands to printer via printjob?

I print to Zebras as well as several other printers. In the case where it is a serial printer, I just use an ethernet-serial converter so my code is the same. To do this, I don’t use any built-in Ignition functions. There very well could be a function that would work fine, but my personal preference is to create my own in Python. To each his own. For one printer that uses a serial converter, I use UDP. The following code works nicely: import socket import system udpSocket=socket.socket(socket…

I've also tried adding the labeler as a TCP driver under OPC devices and tried to write the ZPL code to its "message" tag.

On the labeler side, I used their configuration software called "Clarity Config" and worked with their tech support to properly configure it to receive Zpl code.

I'm not sure what's missing here, so any help would be appreciated!

[JordanCClark]

I took a quick look at the manual. What is the ZPL emulation settings?

[ukamani]

This is the ZPL Emulation setting:

Apart from that I've set Remote Access to "Yes", and Print Mode to "Select only (don't use database)"

[JordanCClark]

If you're using the example I posted, try removing the try/except portions and see if it generates an error.

[ukamani]

Thanks @JordanCClark ,will do. Meanwhile, I downloaded drivers for the videojet 9550 printer and added the labeler as if it were a regular printer on my laptop. Then I tried printing test pages from windows, but its not printing anything. So I think that could be the issue. Running some more tests, will update you soon.

[ukamani]

Another question. I saw this post here where it says you can print to Zebra using HTTPS:

Send ZPL command to Zebra 170PAX4 via TCP/IP Socket

Please note that there is a much simpler way to communicate with Zebra nowadays using HTTP. https://km.zebra.com/kb/index?page=content&id=WH133&actp=LIST

Do you think the same will work for Videojet?Maybe a code like so:

#assuming i have the printerIP and zpl code
# Create an Http Client Object
client = system.net.httpClient()
# Send the command
response = client.post('http://%s:9100/pstprnt' %printerIP, data=zpl)
statusCode = response.getStatusCode()

[Bushmatic]

Assuming you have printer IP and ZPL code, try this. You may have to try different socket parameters depending on your system. This is probably not correct based on your original requirements but could work?

import socket
printerName = # (printer IP or name goes here)
label = # (ZPL code goes here)
labelBytes = bytes(label)
mySocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
port = 9100
mySocket.connect((printerName,port))
mySocket.send(labelBytes)
mySocket.close()

[ukamani]

Hi Bushmatic,
Apologies for the late response. I tried your code and unfortunately it hasn't worked. I've reached out to videojet's tech support to request further assistance.