Stf File - Epson PP-100II Technical Reference Manual

STF File

The STF file (TDBStatus.txt) is a file for sending Discproducer status to your cooperative application.
The STF file includes the following information; job ID, the number of published discs, job status, error code, the number of
discs in the stacker, ink level, and so on.
❏ When a publishing machine has been registered using EPSON Total Disc Setup, TD Bridge creates the STF
file automatically.
❏ The STF file is updated every five seconds while TD Bridge is activating. The update has no relation to
whether your cooperative application is started or not.
❏ Once the STF file is created, the file is not deleted even after exiting TD Bridge.
❏ The STF file cannot be updated while it is opened by another application. Therefore, the STF file must be
closed as soon as the application finished to read the file.
❏ Jobs created from EPSON Total Disc Maker without using TD Bridge are not written in the STF file.
❏ The ink level information is not suitable for calculating the number of sheets that are printable with the
remaining ink because the information changes each time ink is consumed by automatic cleaning.
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