simple-zpl2 0.2.1

For building ZPL2 strings for printing barcodes with Zebra or compatible label printers.

Simple ZPL2

Simple Project to help in building ZPL2 strings for printing barcodes with Zebra or compatible label printers.

• Free software: MIT license

• Documentation: https://simple-zpl2.readthedocs.io.

Features

• Methods for adding ZPL2 entries in the label data

• Error handling for data entered into methods, to maintain valid ZPL data

• Using web service to render ZPL2 label as PNG for quick development

• Simple class to print to network based ZPL label printer

Not Implemented Commands

The following commands are not implemented via methods or objects. They can be added to the ZPL Document using the add_zpl_raw() method.

Fields planned for implementation:

• ^CC/~CC - Change Caret

• ^CD/~CD - Change Delimiter

• ^CT/~CT - Change Tilde

• ^FP - Field Parameter

• ^FR - Field Reverse Print

• ^FT - Field Typeset

• ^FV - Field Variable

• ^FW - Field Orientation

• ^GC - Graphic Diagonal Line

• ^GE - Graphic Ellipse

• ^GF - Graphic Field

• ^GS - Graphic Symbol

• ~HI - Host Identification

• ~HQ - Host Query

• ~HS - Host Status Return

• ^ID - Object Delete

• ^IL - Image Load

• ^IM - Image Move

• ^IS - Image Save

• ^LR - Label Reverse Print

• ^LS - Label Shift

• ^LT - Label Top

• ^PM - Printing Mirror Image of Label

• ^PO - Print Orientation

• ^SF - Serialization Field

Fields with no current plan of implementation:

• ^A@ - Use Font Name to Call Font

• ^CF - Change Default Font

• ^CI - Change International Font/Encoding

• ^CM - Change Memory Letter Designation

• ^CN - Cut Now

• ^CO - Cache On

• ^CP - Remove Label

• ^CV - Code Validation

• ^CW - Font Identifier

• ~DB - Download Bitmap Font

• ~DE - Download Encoding

• ^DF - Download Format

• ~DG - Download Graphics

• ~DN - Abort Download Graphic

• ~DS - Download Intellifont

• ~DT - Download Bounded TTF

• ~DU - Download Unbounded TTF

• ~DY - Download Objects

• ^FC - Field Clock

• ^FH - Field Hexadecimal Indicator

• ^FL - Font Linking

• ^FN - Field Number

• ~HB - Battery Status

• ~HD - Head Diagnostic

• ^HF - Host Format

• ^HG - Host Graphic

• ^HH - Configuration Label Return

• ~HM - Host RAM Status

• ^HT - Host Linked Fonts List

• ~HU - Return ZebraNet Alert Configuration

• ^HV - Host Verification

• ^HW - Host Directory List

• ^HY - Upload Graphics

• ^HZ - Display Description Information

• ~JA - Cancel All

• ^JB - Initialize Flash Memory

• ~JB - Reset Optional Memory

• ~JC - Set Media Sensor Calibration

• ~JD - Enable Communication Diagnostics

• ~JE - Disable Diagnostics

• ~JF - Set Battery Condition

• ~JG - Graphing Sensor Calibration

• ^JH - Early Warning Settings

• ^JI - Start Zebra BASIC with Command

• ~JI - Start Zebra BASIC

• ^JJ - Set Auxiliary Port

• ~JL - Set Label Length

• ^JM - Ser Dots per mm

• ~JN - Head Test Fatal

• ~JO - Head Test Non-Fatal

• ~JP - Pause and Cancel Format

• ~JQ - Terminate Zebra BASIC

• ~JR - Power On Reset

• ^JS - Sensor Select

• ~JS - Change Backfeed Sequence

• ^JT - Head Test Interval

• ^JU - Configuration Update

• ^JW - Set Ribbon Tension

• ~JX - Cancel Partially Input Format

• ^JZ - Reprint After Error

• ~KB - Kill Battery

• ^KD - Select Date and Time Format

• ^KL - Define Language

• ^KN - Define Printer Name

• ^KP - Define Password

• ^KV - Kiosk Values

• ^LF - List Font Links

• ^LL - Label Length

• ^MA - Set Maintenance Alerts

• ^MC - Map Clear

• ^MD - Media Darkness

• ^MF - Media Feed

• ^MI - Set Maintenance Information Message

• ^ML - Maximum Label Length

• ^MM - Print Mode

• ^MN - Media Tracking

• ^MP - Mode Protection

• ^MT - Media Type

• ^MU - Set Units of Measurement

• ^MW - Modify Head Cold Warning

• ^NC - Select Primary Network Device

• ~NC - Network Connect

• ^ND - Change Network Settings

• ^NI - Network ID Number

• ~NR - Set All Network Printers Transparent

• ^NS - Changed Wired Network Settings

• ~NT - Set Printer Transparent

• ^PA - Advanced Text Properties

• ^PF - Slew Dot Rows

• ^PH/~PH - Slew to Home Position

• ~PL - Present Length Addition

• ^PN - Present Now

• ^PP/~PP - Programmable Pause

• ~PR - Applicator Reprint

• ^PR - Print Rate

• ~PS - Print Start

• ^PW - Print Width

• ~RO - Reset Advanced Counters

• ^SC - Set Serial Communications

• ~SD - Set Darkness

• ^SE - Select Encoding Table

• ^SI - Set Sensor Intensity

• ^SL - Set Mode and Language

• ^SO - Set Offset for RTC

• ^SQ - Halt ZebraNet Alert

• ^SR - Ser Printhead Resistance

• ^SS - Set Media Sensors

• ^ST - Set Date and Time

• ^SX - Set ZebraNet Alert

• ^SZ - Set ZPL Mode

• ~TA - Tear-off Adjust Position

• ^TO - Transfer Object

• ~WC - Print Configuration Label

• ^WD - Print Directory Label

• ~WQ - Write Query

• ^XB - Suppress Backfeed

• ^XF - Recall Format

• ^XG - Recall Graphic

• ^XS - Dynamic Media Calibration

Credits

This package was created with Cookiecutter and the audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage project template.

History

0.2.1 (2017-05-31)

• Pulled out individual methods to objects for barcodes

• Building tests for some of objects

0.1.0 (2017-05-26)

• Initial Creation as Standalone package.