IPL Migration Considerations for PM43 and PC Series ... - Intermec

Technology Brief 

IPL Migration 

Considerations 

for PM43 and 

PC Series Printers 

Introduction 

IPL (Intermec Printer Language) is a printer command language 

that has been used in Intermec printers with customer applications 

for many years. Many applications have hard-coded IPL commands 

for printing with Intermec printers. 

New Intermec printers introduce a completely new firmware 

architecture that takes advantage of modern technologies, adds 

features, improves usability and prepares for exciting future 

enhancements. This change in architecture includes a new version 

IPL that does not inherit source code from earlier implementations. 

Backward compatibility with previous versions of IPL was a 

significant goal of the development; however changes in hardware, 

mechanics, and platform standards may result in differences in 

behavior, functionality and usage. 

This technology brief is intended to capture and discuss differences 

of new IPL compared to IPL on legacy printers. It will be updated 

from time to time to further clarify and reflect changes/additions 

in support. 

Supported Printers 

The IPL command language support discussed in this document 

is applicable to the following printers: 

• PC23d, PC43d and PC43t 

• PM43 and PM43c 

Using this Document 

The following topics are covered in this document: 

• General Differences – System-level changes in the way the new 

printers work 

• Barcode Differences – Changes in general barcode behavior and 

specific exceptions for certain barcodes 

• Font Differences – Description of new font support and changes 

in font behavior 

• RFID Differences – Changes in behavior and commands specific 

to RFID 

Printers & Media 

• Unsupported Commands – A complete list of IPL commands no 

longer supported in the new printers 

• Supported Modes and Commands – A complete list of IPL 

commands that continue to be supported in the new printers 

• New Commands – A complete list of new IPL commands 

introduced to support features in the new printers 

General Differences 

Page Mode 

Page mode commands are supported as of firmware build 

x10.04.007069, now available for download from www.intermec. 

com. Previous firmware builds do not include this feature. 

Xon/Xoff with Status and Auto Transmit 1, 2, 3 

Xon/Xoff with Status and Auto Transmit are supported as of 

firmware build x10.04.007069, now available for download from 

www.intermec.com. Previous firmware builds do not include 

this feature. 

RFID Support 

RFID is not supported in the initial implementation. Support for 

RFID is planned for IPL by July 2013. 

Display Language Support 

The following languages are supported in printers that have an 

LCD display: 

• Standard: English, French, German, Italian, 

Portuguese, Russian, Spanish 

• Optional: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean 

Label Printing 

Labels are printed based on the size of the image buffer configured 

by setting the length and width of the label in the printer. 

Configure the label length in the printer to accommodate the full 

size of the label or to extend printing across labels. 

Printing Position 

The fixed offset of 3mm for all print heads along system x axis (IPL 

y axis) printing position may not be same as legacy printers. Adjust 

system X margin (IPL y axis) or start/stop (IPL x axis) adjust to 

achieve legacy printing positions.

Print Speed 

The default print speed for IPL is the system print speed and is 

dependent on the printer platform. Adjust the print speed to the 

desired value via the printer UI, printer web page or PrintSet 5. 

Media Sensitivity and Darkness 

The defaults for media sensitivity and darkness are driven by the 

system defaults and are dependent on the printer platform. Adjust 

media sensitivity and darkness to the desired value via the printer 

UI, printer web page or PrintSet 5. 

Printing Control Characters 

IPL does not support printing control characters in rotated 

orientation for bitmap fonts c0, c1, c2 and c7. 

In the following image the first line, rotated control character 

printing, is not supported in the new printers. 

Printer 

PC41, PF2i/4i 

PM4i, PX4i/6i 

PC Series and 

PM43/c 

Example 

Rotated control characters do not print 

Date and Time (d4/d5 in field data) 

Date printing in legacy printers did not follow the IPL specification. 

The new printers conform to specification, which is a different 

default date format than older printers as illustrated here: 

Configuration Transmits 

IPL utilizes the system start and stop adjust configuration for the 

following settings: 

• f - Label rest point (Stop Adjust) 

• F - Top of form (Start Adjust) 

• X - Origin Adjust (Start Adjust) 

• r - Label Retract distance (Start Adjust) 

If you have configured Start Adjust and Stop Adjust values via the 

system using PrintSet, the front panel or web page, using these 

commands will further increment these values. 

Printer Webpage 

The new printer webpage does not include an option to configure 

Emulation/Legacy mode. Use the following commands to change 

the mode: 

• c - Emulation Mode, Enter 

• C - Emulation Mode on Power-Up 

User defined characters (graphics) and fonts are not reflected in 

test labels printed from the webpage. Use the following commands 

to list user-define characters and fonts: 

• u - User-Defined Characters, Transmit 

• v - Font, Transmit 

Test Labels 

The new printers use test labels from the system. The labels 

look different from legacy IPL test labels, but contain the same 

information. 

Printer 

PC41, PF2i/4i 

PM4i, PX4i/6i 

PC Series and 

PM43/c 

Example 

Restore Factory Defaults 

Factory defaults are restored by using the front panel wizard or 

Restore Factory Defaults feature on the printer web page. For a 

complete default “User defined files” should be checked. Factory 

defaults may also be restored using the IPL Test and Service mode 

command “D”. 

To print dates the same as legacy formats using the “d” command, 

when n=4, set the m1 parameter to 3. Here is the date format table: 

m1 

Format for date 

0 YY/MM/DD (default) 

1 YYYY/MM/DD 

2 DD/MM/YY 

3 DD/MM/YYYY 

Behavior on Printhead Down 

New printers behave differently when the printhead is closed. Legacy 

printers auto feed one label when the printhead is closed. New 

printers prompt the user to Press Feed button to feed one label. The 

printer will not print a label until the feed button is pressed. 

Alerts 

The following alerts are not displayed on the printers LCD display 

when the printer is running IPL: 

• IP Not Acquired 

• Network Link Error

Barcode Differences 

Pattern Differences 

1D and 2D barcodes may have different patterns, but content and 

scan results are the same. 

Datastream: 

R 

C 

P 

E4;F4; 

H0,INTRO0;o0,20;f0;d3,QR CODE 

(c18,1,M);c2;k8;b0;r0; 

B40,BARF_2;o0,70;f0;c18,1,M;d3, 

A1B2C3D4E5F6G7H8I9J0KL$M%N*O+PQ. 

R/S:TUVWX;r1;i0;w6; 

R 

E4 

1 

 

Interpretive Field Distance 

In some cases distance between the barcode and human readable 

is not the same as legacy printers. 

Example Datastream: 

C 

P 

E1;F1; 

B15;o10,30;c6;i1;;h100;w3;d0,45; 

R 

E1 

 

 

010326247900447815090220310300050037 

001100000 

 

Printer 

PM4i – Code 128 - C6 

Result 

Printer 

PM4i 

QR Code - c18 

Result 

PM43 – Code 128 - C6 

PM43 

QR Code - c18 

Data Types 

IPL barcodes follow data type input outlined in barcode standards – 

invalid data may result in unexpected behavior. Where data types 

differ from legacy implementations, the examples on the following 

pages list the valid data types.

CODABAR 

IPL barcode select command - c4 

Where legacy printers will support non-printable and alpha 

characters, only the following values are supported in new printers: 

Printer 

Result 

PM43 – Codabar - c4 

Valid data only. No barcode is printed for invalid data 

No of chars: No restriction 

Check char: No 

Values: 0-9 - $ : / . + 

Start chars: A,B,C,D 

Stop chars: A,B,C,D 


PM4i - Additional symbols (%&*#) added to data 

R 

C 

P 

E4;F4; 

H0,INTRO0;o000,020;f0;d3,CODABAR 

(c4,0);c2;h2;w2;b0;r0; 

B4,BARF_2;o000,100;f0;c4,0;d3,A%&*#012 

3-4$5:6/7.8+9B;h100;w1;r1;i1; 

H5,HUMAN2;o000,60;f0;c0;d3,A%&*#0123- 

4$5:6/7.8+9B;h2;w2;b3;r0; 

R 

E4 

1 

 

 

Printer 

Result 

PM4i – Codabar - c4 

Additional symbols (%&*#) added to data 

CODE11 


Where legacy printers support non-printable and alpha characters, 

only the following values are supported in new printers: 

No of chars: No restriction 

Check char: No 

Values: 0-9 - (minus) 

Start chars: No 

Stop chars: No 


C 

P 

E4;F4; 

H0,INTRO0;o000,020;f0;d3,CODE 11 TEST 

(c5,0);c2;h2;w2;b0;r0; 

B2,BARF_1;o000,100;f0;c5,0;d3,01234567 

asd8-9;h100;w1;r1;i1; 

H3,HUMAN1;o000,60;f0;c0;d3,01234567asd 

8-918;h2;w2;b3;r0; 

R 

E4 

1 

 

Printer 

Result 

PM4i – Code 11 - c5 

Additional characters (asd) added to data 

PM43 - Valid data only. No barcode is printed for invalid data 

R 

C 

P 

E4;F4; 

H0,INTRO0;o000,020;f0;d3,CODABAR 

(c4,0);c2;h2;w2;b0;r0; 

B4,BARF_2;o000,100;f0;c4,0;d3,A0123- 

4$5:6/7.8+9B;h100;w1;r1;i1; 

H5,HUMAN2;o000,60;f0;c0;d3,A0123- 

4$5:6/7.8+9B;h2;w2;b3;r0; 

R 

E4 

1 

 

 

PM43 – Code 11 - c5 

Additional characters (asd) added to data, invalid characters are 

not included in barcode

UPC/EAN 


IPL application will print the 1st and last digit outside the guard 

bars for EAN/UPC barcodes as compared to PF2i/4i, PM4i and 

PX4i/6i upgrade printers. 

Where legacy printers will support non-printable and alpha 

characters, only the following values are supported in new printers: 

The following data types are accepted: 

Values: 0-9 


R 

C 

P 

E4;F4; 

H0,INTRO0;o030,020;f0;d3,UPC/EAN 

TEST (c7,0,0) UPC E;c2;b0;r0; 

B4,BARF_2;o030,100;f0;c7,0,0; 

d3,12345;h100;w1;r1;i1; 

H5,HUMAN2;o030,60;f0;c0;d3,0123450;h2;w2;b3;r0; 

R 

E4 

1 

 

 

Printer 

PM4i 

UPC/EAN - c7 


UPC/EAN - c7 

Result

Font Differences 

The new printers include support for industry-standard TrueType 

and OpenType fonts and have added support for global languages 

with complex text layout. Other differences include: 

• New printer resident fonts do not exactly match legacy fonts 

in terms of character look, but care was taken to ensure the 

new fonts are metrically compatible (fit in the same space) with 

legacy fonts. 

• Support for CF cards with Asian and Eastern European fonts has 

been replaced by TrueType fonts that may be downloaded to the 

printer using PrintSet 5, the printer web page, FTP or via USB. 

C0 to c7 Fonts 

Fonts c0-c7 printed with new 406 dpi printers will appear slightly 

different than those printed on legacy 406 dpi printers. 

Printer 

PM4i 

Example 

To achieve fonts more closely resembling legacy or competitive 

fonts, font aliasing can change font face, sizing and make 

positioning adjustments. More information about font aliasing 

can be found in the Font Aliasing for Intermec PC Series and PM43 

Printers technology brief. 

Legacy Mode 

Under legacy mode, some fonts print longer when compared to 

PF2i/4i, PM4i and PX4i/6i upgrade printers but are similar in 

length to legacy printers. Only character spacing is supported. 

Printer 


Example 

Outline Fonts 

Download of outline fonts using IPL commands is not supported 

and is replaced with TrueType or OpenType fonts. TrueType and 

OpenType fonts may be downloaded to the printer using PrintSet 5, 

the printer web page, FTP or via USB.

Unsupported Commands 

Most commands that were not carried over are due to changes in 

hardware and available technology 

• Commands with an (^) are features that have been replaced by 

functionality in the printers system UI 

• Commands with an (*) may be added to future releases 

• Commands with an () are replaced by other commands with 

additional functionality 

Communications Commands 

IPL Syntax 

J * 

 

Configuration Commands 


a 

b 

Bs,ACTIVE,1 

Bs,AUTH 

Bs,CONNECT 

Bs,ENCRYPT 

Bs,FACTORYDEF,1 

Bt,ACTIVE 

Bt,CONNECT 

Bt,ENCRYPT 

Bt,FACTORYDEF 

Bt,FIRMWARE 

E 

g * 

H 

I 

i 

J * 

K * 

N 

O 

P 

p 

s 

U 

ws,ACTIVE,1 

ws,AUTH 

ws,WPA 

ws,WPA2 

Command 

RFID Tag, Read 

Message Delay, Set 


Audible Alarm, Enable/Disable 

Takeup Motor Torque, Increase 

Activate Settings, Set 

Authenticate, Set 

(use Bs,SECURITY,s) 

Connectable State, Set 

Encryption, Set 

Factory Default, Set 

Activate Settings, Transmit 

Connectable State, Transmit 

Encryption, Transmit 

Factory default, Transmit 

Firmware Version, Transmit 

Display and Power Management 

Configuration, Set 

Media Sensitivity, Select 

Printhead Pressure, Set 

Number of Image Bands, Set 

IBM Language Translation, 

Enable/Disable 

RFID Parameters, Set 

RFID Tag Void Text, Set 

Amount of Storage, Define 

Online or Offline on Power-Up 

Communication Port Configuration, Set 

Pin 11/20 Protocol, Set 

Interlabel Ribbon Save, Enable/ Disable 

Printhead Test Parameters, Set 

Activate Settings, Set 

(802.11 or Wireless LAN) 

802.11 Authentication, Set 

(use ws,SECURITY TYPE) 

WPA, Set 

(use ws,EAP_TYPE) 

WPA2, Set 

(use ws,EAP_TYPE) 


wt,ACTIVE 

wt,WPA 

wt,WPA2 

xp 

Z 

% * 

 

Immediate Commands 


* 

Print Commands 


Z 

%* 

Program Mode Commands 


a * 

C 

g 

g 

J 

j 

N 

n * 


Activate Settings, Transmit 

WPA, Transmit 

(use wt,EAP_TYPE) 

WPA2, Transmit 

(use wt,EAP_TYPE) 

Change Password 

Ribbon Save Zones, Set 

Image Compression Set 

Intercharacter Delay, Set 


Status Dump 


User-Defined Tables, Transmit 

Image compression, Transmit 


RFID Tag Field Setup 

Command Tables, Load 

User Defined Characters and Graphics, 

Print (use U command) 

Pitch Size, Set 

Outline Font, Clear or Create 

Outline Font, Download 

Current Edit Session, Save 

RFID Tag Protect 

p* Pages, Print 

Q * 

t 

v 

Test and Service Commands 


A 

B 

C 

G ^ 

L ^ 

M ^ 

P ^ 

S ^ 

T ^ 

U ^ 

V ^ 

RFID Tag Write Field, Create or Edit 

User Defined Fonts, Print 

Print Line Dot Count Limit, Set 


Ambient Temperature, Transmit 

Printhead Resistance Test, Begin 

Pitch Label, Print 

Transmissive Sensor Value, Transmit 

Label Path Open Sensor Value, Transmit 

Reflective Sensor Value, Transmit 

Printhead Temperature Sensor Value, 

Transmit 

Printhead Resistance Values, Transmit 

Label Taken Sensor Value, Transmit 

12 Volt Supply Value, Transmit 

Printhead Volt Supply Value, Transmit

Supported Modes and Commands 

The modes and commands listed in this section are supported in 

the new implementation of IPL. Please refer to the IPL Command 

Reference Manual for syntax and usage. 

Supported Modes 

IPL Mode 

Advanced Mode 

Program Mode 

Print Mode 

Emulation Mode 

Legacy Mode 

Test and Service Mode 

Supported Commands 


Definition 

IPL default mode. 

IPL mode to design bar code label formats. 

IPL mode to download data to the printer 

and print bar code labels. 

10 mil for 100 dpi printhead 

Data Shift 

One Bit per Byte 

Font spacing 

Minimal Support: 

Enter command (T) 

Exit command (R) 

Factory Default command (D) 

Test labels commands (h, Q, s) 

Description 

; Command Terminator 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C 

c 

D 

d 

E 

e 

F 

G 

g 

H 

I 

j 

k 

L 

M 

First Data Entry Field, Select 

Error code, Request 

Warm Boot 

Clear all data 

Next Data Entry Field, Select 

Clear Data From Current Field 

Reset 

Abort Print Job 

Status Enquiry 

Postamble, Set 

Start and Stop Codes (Code 39), Print 

Advanced Mode, Select 

Emulation Mode, Enter 

Field Decrement, Set 

Auto-Transmit 2, Enable 

Format, Select 


Field, Select 

Page, Select 

Direct Graphics Mode, Select 

Printhead Parameters, Transmit 

Field Increment, Set 


Auto-Transmit 1, 2, and 3, Disable 

Label and Gap Length, Transmit 

Program Number, Transmit 


m 

N 

O 

P 

p 

Q 

q 

T 

u 

V 

v 

x 

.x 

y 

 

 

 

 

Description 

Memory Usage, Transmit 

Increment and Decrement, Disable 

Options Selected, Transmit 

Program Mode, Enter 

Configuration Parameters, Transmit 

Remaining Quantity and Batch Count, 

Transmit 

Date or Time, Transmit 

Test and Service Mode, Enter 

User-Defined Characters, Transmit 

(command format change) 

Battery Status and Information, Transmit 

Font, Transmit 


Format, Transmit 


Execute shell commands 

Page, Transmit 


Print 

Form Feed 

Numeric Field Separator 

Alphanumeric Field Separator 

Command Terminator 2 

Command Terminator 1 

 

A 

Bs,DEV_NAME 

Bs,DISCOVER 

Bs,.PASSKEY 

Bs,RESERVE,n 

Bt 

Bt,AUTH 

Bt,DEV_ADDR 

Bt,DEV_NAME 

Bt,DISCOVER 

Bt,.PASSKEY 

Bt,RESERVE 

C 

c 

D 

d 

e 

F 

f 

h 

Quantity Count, Set 

Control Panel Access Permission, Set 

Device Name, Set 

Discoverable State, Set 

Passkey, Set 

Reserve Printer, Set 

All Bluetooth Settings, Transmit 

Authenticate, Transmit 

Device Address, Transmit 

Device Name, Transmit 

Descoverable State, Transmit 

Passkey, Transmit 

Reserve Printer, Transmit 

Emulation or Advanced Mode on Power-Up 

Cutter, Enable or Disable 

End-of-Print Skip Distance, Set. Default 

is ‘0’ regardless of media loaded 

Dark Adjust, Set 

Media Fault Recovery Mode, Set 

Top of form, Set 

Label Rest Point, Adjust 

Printhead Loading Mode, Select


Description 


Description 

L 

Maximum Label Length, Set 

wt,.EAP_USER 

EAP User Name, Transmit 

l 

Printer Language, Select 

wt,INNER_AUTH 

Inner Authentication, Transmit 

n 

o 

P 

q 

R 

r 

S 

T 

t 

V 

W 

ws,ACQUIRE_PAC 

ws,CA_CERT 

ws,CHANNEL 

ws,EAP_PASS 

ws,EAP_TYPE 

ws,.EAP_USER 

ws,INNER_AUTH 

ws,MODE 

ws,PAC 

ws,PWR_MODE 

ws,ROAM 

ws,.SERVER_CN1 

ws,.SERVER_CN2 

ws,SSID 

ws,TTLS_USER 

ws,VALIDATE 

ws,WEP1 

ws,WEP2 

ws,WEP3 

ws,WEP4 

ws,.WEP_KEY 

ws,WPA_PSK 

wt 

wt,ACQUIRE_PAC 

wt,AP_MAC 

wt,AUTH 

wt,CA_CERT 

wt,CHANNEL 

wt,EAP_PASS 

Setting Network Parameters in Manual 

Mode 

Direct Graphics Emulation Mode, Enable 

or Disable 

Communication Port Configuration, Set 

Date or Time, Set 

Label Retract, Enable or Disable Enable/ 

disable n=2 unsupported 

Label Retract Distance, Set 

Print Speed, Set 

Label Stock Type, Select 

Self-Strip, Enable or Disable 

Battery Low Voltage Threshold, Set 

Label Width, Set 

Acquire PAC, Set 

Certificate Authority, Set 

Active Channel, Set 

EAP Password, Set 

EAP Type, Set 

EAP User Name, Set 

Inner Authentication, Set 

Mode, Set 

Protected Access Credential, Set 

Power Management Mode, Set 

Roaming Bias, Set 

Server Common Name 1, Set 


SSID (Network Name), Set 

TTLS User Name, Set 

Validate, Set 

WEP, Set 

WEP, Set 

WEP, Set 

WEP, Set 

WEP Key, Set 

WPA Pre-Shared Key, Set 

All settings, Transmit (Wireless LAN or 

802.11x) 

Acquire PAC, Transmit 

Access Point Information, Transmit 

802.11 Authentication, Transmit 

Certificate Authority, Transmit 

Active chaneel, Transmit 

EAP Password, Transmit 

wt,MODE 

wt,PAC 

wt,PWR_MODE 

wt,.REGION 

wt,ROAM 

wt,.SERVER_CN1 


wt,SIGNAL 

wt,SPEED 

wt,SSID 

wt,STATE 

wt,TTLS_USER 

wt,VALIDATE 

wt,WEP1 

wt,WEP2 

wt,WEP3 

wt,WEP4 

wt,.WEP_KEY 

wt,WPA_PSK 

X 

xu 

z 

 

 

 

 

A or F 

B 

b 

c 

c 

c 

D 

D 

d 

E 

e 

f 

f 

G 

H 

h 

Mode, Transmit 

Protected Access Credential, Transmit 

Power Management Mode, Transmit 

Region, Transmit 

Roaming Bias, Transmit 

Server Common Name 1, Transmit 


Signal Strength, Transmit 

Speed, Transmit 

SSID (Network Name), Transmit 

State, Transmit 

TTLS User Name, Transmit 

Validate, Transmit 

WEP, Transmit 

WEP, Transmit 

WEP, Transmit 

WEP, Transmit 

WEP Key, Transmit 

WPA Pre-Shared Key, Transmit 

Label Origin, X-Y Adjust 

Change User 

Slash Zero, Enable or Disable 

Cut 

Preamble, Set 

Data Shift – International Characters 

Batch Count, Set 

Format, Create or Edit 

Bar Code Field, Create or Edit 

Border Around Human-Readable Text, 

Define 

Bar Code, Select Type 

Font Type, Select 

Graphic, Select 

Factory Defaults, Reset 

Field, Delete 

Field Data, Define Source 

Format, Erase 

Page Format Page Data Source, Define 

Field Direction, Define 

Formats, Print 

User-Defined Character, Clear or Create 

Human Readable Field, Create or Edit 

Hardware Configuration Label, Print 

wt,EAP_TYPE 

EAP Type, Transmit


Description 


Description 

h 

I 

i 

K 

k 

L 

l 

M 

m 

m 

n 

O 

o 

p 

Q 

q 

R 

R 

r 

S 

s 

s 

Height Magnification of Bar, Box, or UDC, 

Define 

Range: Box – 1 to 6000 

Range: Human readable/ graphics – 1 to 250 

Interpretive Field, Edit 

Interpretive Field, Enable or Disable 

Dark Adjust 

Point Size, Set 

Line Field, Create or Edit 

Length of Line or Box Field, Define 

Format Position in Page, Assign 

Format Position from Page, Delete 

Text Box, Set Margins 

RFID Tag Protect 

Format Offset Within a Page, Define 

Field Origin, Define 

Code 39 Prefix Character, Define 

Print Quality Label, Print 

Format Direction in a Page, Define 

Program Mode, Exit 

Test and Service Mode, Exit 

Character Rotation or Bar Code Ratio, 

Define 

Page, Create or Edit 

Page, Delete 

Software Configuration Label, Print 

T 

t 

U 

u 

W 

w 

X 

x 

x 

y 

Z 

z 

0x21 

0x22 

0x24 

0x25 

0x26 

0x27 

0x28 

Bitmap User Defined Font, Clear or Define 

User Defined Font Character, Create 

User Defined Character Field, Create or 

Edit 

Graphic or UDC, Define 

Box Field, Create or Edit 

Width of Line, Box, Bar, or Character, 

Define 

Range: Box – 1 to 6000 

Range: Human readable/ graphics – 1 to 250 

Character Bitmap Origin Offset, Define 

Bitmap Cell Width for Graphic or UDF, 

Define 

Text Box, Create 

Bitmap Cell Height for Graphic or UDF, 

Define 

Font Character Width, Define 

Intercharacter Space for UDF, Define 

Direct Graphics Mode, Change Origin 

Direct Graphics Mode, End of line 

Direct Graphics Mode, Repeat Last Line 

Direct Graphics Mode, Transition Black 

Direct Graphics Mode, Transition White 

Direct Graphics Mode, Raw Bitmap Data 

Follows 

Direct Graphics Mode, End of Bitmap

New Commands 

Wireless 802.11 Commands 

Configuration of 802.11 settings requires “itadmin” access level. The table below lists commands to set printer parameters for Wireless 

802.11 communications. Both legacy and new commands are supported together, except for the few legacy commands labeled as 

unsupported in table. 

Legacy Command 

ws,ACQUIRE_PAC 

ws,AUTH 

Unsupported 

ws,CA_CERT,n 

ws,CHANNEL,n 

ws,EAP_PASS,n 

ws,EAP_TYPE 

ws,.EAP_USER,n 

ws,INNER_AUTH 

ws,MODE 

ws,PAC 


Parameters/Response 


Parameters: 

ON 

OFF 

New Command 

ws,ACQUIRE PAC 




Parameters: 

ON 

OFF 

NA ws,SECURITY TYPE 802.11 Security Type, Set 

Parameters: 

None 

WEP (static) 

Pre-shared key 

PEAP 

TLS 

TTLS 

LEAP 

EAP-FAST 


Parameters: 

n ( CA Certificate Path Value) 


Parameters: 

n( Numeric values 1 to 14) 

User Password, Set 

Parameters: 

n ( It can be 96 Characters) 

Association, Set 

Parameters: 

OPEN/WEP 

SHARED/WEP 

WPA/TKIP 

WPA2/AES 

User Name, Set 

Parameters: 


Inner Authentication, Set 

Parameters: 

PAP 

MSCHAPv2 

EAP/MSCHAPv2 

EAP/MD5 

EAP/GTC 

EAP/TLS 

Mode, Set 

Parameters: 

ADHOC 

INFRA 


Parameters: 

PAC Path value 

ws,CA CERTIFICATE,n 

ws,CHANNEL,n 

ws,USER PASSWORD,n 

ws,ASSOCIATION 

ws,USER NAME,n 


Parameters: 

n ( CA Certificate Path Value) 


Parameters: 

n( Numeric values 1 to 14) 

User Password, Set 

Parameters: 


Association, Set 

Parameters: 

OPEN/WEP 

SHARED/WEP 

WPA/TKIP 

WPA2/AES 

User Name, Set 

Parameters: 


ws,INNER AUTHENTICATION Inner Authentication, Set 

Parameters: 

PAP 

MSCHAPv2 

EAP/MSCHAPv2 

EAP/MD5 

EAP/GTC 

EAP/TLS 

ws,NETWORK TYPE 

ws,PAC 

Mode, Set 

Parameters: 

Ad Hoc 

Infrastructure 


Parameters: 

PAC Path value


ws,PWR_MODE 

ws,ROAM 

ws,.SERVER_CN1,n 

ws,.SERVER_CN2,n 

ws,SSID 




Parameters: 

0 

1 

2 


Parameters: 

0 

1 

2 

3 


Parameters: 

n ( It can be up to 96 Characters) 


Parameters: 



Parameters: 

n ( 0 to 32 octets) 


ws,POWER MODE 

ws,ROAMING 

ws,.SERVER COMMON 

NAME 1,n 

ws,.SERVER COMMON 

NAME 2,n 

ws,NETWORK NAME (SSID) 




Parameters: 

Constant Awake Mode 

Power Saving 

Fast Power Saving 


Parameters: 

Off 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 


Parameters: 



Parameters: 



Parameters: 

n ( 0 to 32 octets) 

None NA ws,HIDDEN SSID Hidden SSID, Set 

Parameters: 

ENABLE 

DISABLE 

ws,TTLS_USER,n 

ws,VALIDATE 

ws,WEP1,n 

ws,WEP2,n 

ws,WEP3,n 

ws,WEP4,n 

ws,.WEP_KEY 

Anonymous Name, Set 

Parameters: 

n (up to 96 Characters) 

Validate, Set 

Parameters: 

ON 

OFF 

Network key, Set 

Parameters: 

n ( WEP key value) 


Parameters: 



Parameters: 



Parameters: 


Network Key Index, Set 

Parameters: 

1 

2 

3 

4 

ws,ANONYMOUS NAME,n 

ws,VALIDATE CERTIFICATE 

ws,NETWORK KEY 1 




ws,NETWORK KEY INDEX 

Anonymous Name, Set 

Parameters: 


Validate, Set 

Parameters: 

ON 

OFF 


Parameters: 



Parameters: 



Parameters: 



Parameters: 


Network Key Index, Set 

Parameters: 

1 

2 

3 

4 

None NA ws,CLIENT KEY Client Key, Set 

Parameters: 


ws,WPA_PSK,n 

Pre-Shared Key, Set 

Parameters: 

n ( 8 to 64 characters long) 

ws,PRE-SHARED KEY,n 

Pre-Shared Key, Set 

Parameters: 

n ( 8 to 64 characters long)


wt 



All settings, Transmit (Wireless 

LAN or 802.11x) 


wt 



All settings, Transmit (Wireless 

LAN or 802.11x) 

wt,ACQUIRE_PAC Acquire PAC, Transmit wt,ACQUIRE PAC Acquire PAC, Transmit 

wt,AP_MAC 

Access Point Information, 

Transmit 

wt,ACCESS POINT MAC 

Access Point Information, 

Transmit 

wt,AUTH 802.11 Authentication, Transmit wt,SECURITY TYPE 802.11 Authentication, Transmit 

wt,CA_CERT Certificate Authority, Transmit wt,CA CERTIFICATE Certificate Authority, Transmit 

wt,CHANNEL Active channel, Transmit wt,CHANNEL Active channel, Transmit 

wt,EAP_PASS EAP Password, Transmit wt,USER PASSWORD User Password, Transmit 

wt,EAP_TYPE EAP Type, Transmit wt,ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION, Transmit 

wt,.EAP_USER EAP User Name, Transmit wt,.USER NAME User Name, Transmit 

wt,INNER_AUTH Inner Authentication, Transmit wt,INNER AUTHENTICATION Inner Authentication, Transmit 

wt,MODE Mode, Transmit wt,NETWORK TYPE Network Type, Transmit 

wt,PAC 

wt,PWR_MODE 

Protected Access Credential, 

Transmit 

Power Management Mode, 

Transmit 

wt,PAC 

wt,POWER MODE 

Protected Access Credential, 

Transmit 

Power Management Mode, 

Transmit 

wt,.REGION Region, Transmit wt,.REGION Region, Transmit 

wt,ROAM Roaming Bias, Transmit wt,ROAMING Roaming Bias, Transmit 


wt,.SERVER_CN2 Server Common Name 2, 

Transmit 

Server Common Name 1, Transmit wt,.SERVER COMMON 

NAME 1 

wt,.SERVER COMMON 

NAME 2 


Server Common Name 2, 

Transmit 

wt,SIGNAL Signal Strength, Transmit wt,SIGNAL Signal Strength, Transmit 

wt,SPEED Speed, Transmit wt,SPEED Speed, Transmit 

wt,SSID SSID (Network Name), Transmit wt,NETWORK NAME (SSID) SSID (Network Name), Transmit 

None NA wt,HIDDEN SSID Hidden SSID access, Transmit 

wt,STATE State, Transmit wt,STATE State, Transmit 

wt,TTLS_USER TTLS User Name, Transmit wt,ANONYMOUS NAME ANONYMOUS NAME, Transmit 

wt,VALIDATE Validate, Transmit wt,VALIDATE CERTIFICATE Validate, Transmit 

wt,WEP1 WEP, Transmit wt,NETWORK KEY 1 NETWORK KEY 1, Transmit 




wt,.WEP_KEY WEP Key, Transmit wt,NETWORK KEY INDEX NETWORK KEY INDEX, Transmit 

wt,WPA_PSK WPA Pre-Shared Key, Transmit wt,PRE-SHARED KEY Pre-Shared Key, Transmit 

None NA wt,CLIENT KEY Client Key, Transmit

Bluetooth Commands 

Configuration of Bluetooth settings requires “admin” access level. The table below lists legacy and new commands supported in IPL 

with relevant parameters. Both legacy and new commands are supported together, except for the few legacy commands labeled as 

unsupported in table. 


Bs,AUTH,n 

Unsupported 






NA Bs,SECURITY,s Security, Set 

Parameters (n): 

Disable 

Auth 

Auth and Encrypt 

None None Bs,POWER SAVING MODE Power saving, setting 

Parameter 

Enable 

Disable 

Bs,DEV_NAME,s…s 

Bs,DISCOVER,n 

Bs,.PASSKEY,s…s 

Bs,RESERVE,n 


Parameters: 

s (16 Printable Characters) 


Parameters: 

0 (Disable) 

1 (Enable) 

Passkey, Set 

Parameters: 



Parameters: 

0 (Disable reserving) 

1 (Enable reserving) 

Bs,DEVICE NAME,s 

Bs,DISCOVER,s 

Bs,PASS KEY,s 

Bs,RESERVE,s 


Parameters: 



Parameters: 

Disable 

Enable 

Passkey, Set 

Parameters: 



Parameters: 

Disable 

Enable 

Bt All Bluetooth Settings, Transmit Bt All Bluetooth Settings, Transmit 

Bt,AUTH Security, Transmit Bt,SECURITY Security, Transmit 

Bt,DEV_ADDR Device Address, Transmit Bt,DEVICE ADDRESS Device Address, Transmit 

Bt,DEV_NAME Device Name, Transmit Bt,DEVICE NAME Device Name, Transmit 

Bt,DISCOVER Discoverable State, Transmit Bt,DISCOVER Discoverable State, Transmit 

Bt,.PASSKEY Passkey, Transmit Bt,.PASS KEY Passkey, Transmit 

Bt,RESERVE Reserve Printer, Transmit Bt,RESERVE Reserve Printer, Transmit

Technical Support 

Should you experience issues migrating from legacy printers to 

newer printers with IPL, a Knowledge Central case should be opened 

with Intermec technical support – the fastest path to resolution. 

Email: KCSupport@custhelp.com 

Web: http://intermec.custhelp.com/app/home 

Conclusion 

Understanding the core differences between legacy and new 

printers can help set expectations and provide a smoother 

transition and better overall printing experience. 

Intermec’s new printers introduce a completely new firmware 

architecture that takes advantage of new technologies, adds 

features, improves usability and prepares for exciting future 

enhancements. This change in architecture includes a new 

version of IPL that does not inherit source code from earlier 

implementations. 

Considerable care was taken to ensure backward compatibility 

with previous versions of IPL: 

• More than 75% of all IPL commands are included from legacy 

IPL implementations 

• 70 commands were added to enhance wireless security and 

Bluetooth configuration 

• Over 22,000 known use cases were tested before the release of IPL 

• Most commands that were not carried over are due to changes in 

hardware and available technology 

• Some commands, infrequently used or considered to be out of 

use, may be added to future development as use cases become 

available 

Intermec is committed to providing you with the best possible 

experience and we are confident that Intermec and our new 

printers will exceed your expectations. Should you have difficulty 

migrating from legacy to new printers please contact us – Intermec 

will make it right. 

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