SUMMARY: Setup HP 7580 Pen Plotter on SS10

From: Thang Victor Dinh (tdinh@mail.irvine-sensors.com)
Date: Tue Mar 12 1996 - 10:56:53 CST


Thank you all:
Steve Gray <sagray@amp.com>
John Rosenberg <jcr@bgumby.bwh.harvard.edu>
Bismark Espinoza <bismark@alta.jpl.nasa.gov>
gary@ranchogrande.mce.com
John Justin Hough <john@oncology.uthscsa.edu>
charles.mengel@lgi.com

Original Post:

> I was just passed down an old HP 7580 Pen Plotter (D size) with the
basic
> cables that were used to connect to a PC. Now, I'm planning to connect
> this plotter to a SS10 on 4.1.3_U1. What are the necessary equipments
> needed for my connection to be successful (eg. connectors, other
cables).
> Thank you. Will summary

Answer:

Cable: RS-232 null modem cable via serial port (ttya or ttyb) is the
popular choice. However, parallel port also can be used with a parallel
cable.

Switch settings on plotter:

INTERFACE MODE: RS-232-C

Dip switches:
      EXPAND --X NORMAL
     EMULATE --X NORMAL
 STAND ALONE X-- EAVESDROP
MONITOR MODE --X NORMAL
       LOCAL --X NORMAL

 PARITY ON --X OFF
         OFF --X ODD
 DUPLEX-HALF X-- FULL
    HARDWIRE X-- MODEM
  DTR BYPASS X-- NORMAL

BAUD RATE: 9600

Sample printcap entry:

hp7580|hp7580| HP pen plotter:\
        :lp=/dev/ttyb:\
        :mx#0:sh:\
        :br#9600:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/hp7580:\
        :st=/usr/spool/hp7580/status:\
        :lf=/usr/spool/hp7580/errorlog:

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