Plotter: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
(minor edits, adding in photo links) |
||
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
* comes with one pen holder (holding a #2 pencil, nach) | * comes with one pen holder (holding a #2 pencil, nach) | ||
* has a DB-25 that probably wants to speak HP-GL over RS-232 | * has a DB-25 that probably wants to speak HP-GL over RS-232 | ||
==Carousel setup== | |||
[[Image:5763566793_8c8251d19f_o.jpg#file|plotter carousel pencap retracted|200px]] | |||
[[Image:5763999946 7604492d97 o.jpg#file|plotter carousel pencapped | 200px]] | |||
We need: | |||
==We need:== | |||
* service manuals | * service manuals | ||
* pen holders | * pen holders | ||
Line 40: | Line 44: | ||
CI25; | CI25; | ||
</PRE> | </PRE> | ||
=Use It= | |||
Settings: | Settings: | ||
* Your program needs to use DOS line endings (\r\n) | * Your program needs to use DOS line endings (\r\n) |
Revision as of 22:37, 26 May 2011
On December 20, 2009, someone (who?) donated a beautiful HP DraftMaster I pen plotter (HP P/N 7595A).
There's a Flickr set of somebody else's DraftMaster for reference.
Our plotter:
- appears to be in good physical condition
- comes with a pen carousel
- comes with one pen holder (holding a #2 pencil, nach)
- has a DB-25 that probably wants to speak HP-GL over RS-232
Carousel setup
We need:
- service manuals
- pen holders
- paper
- software that emits HPGL
- a paper holder (probably a wire cage) to catch the print as it finishes
Documentation:
- Manuals and User Guides and product info, from HP museum.
HPGL Software:
- Inkscape, a vector drawing program, can export HPGL.
- Uniconvertor may be able to output HPGL.
Pens:
Program that seems to work:
IN; SC0,40,0,40; SP7; PU0,0; PD100,0,100,100,0,100,0,0; PU50,50; CI25;
Use It
Settings:
- Your program needs to use DOS line endings (\r\n)
- Serial is 9600 8N1 on the PC side, plugged into the COMPUTER/MODEM port via a null modem cable
- SERIAL:
- DATAFLOW: REMOTE, STANDALONE
- PARITY: 1
- BAUD: 9600
- HARDWIRE: OFF
Using Inkscape:
- Load (or create) your vector graphic in Inkscape
- Prepare the image for printing:
- Scale the image (Inkscape mm units appear to work correctly)
- Flip the image horizontally (for some reason, the plotter is printing it backwards)
- Select 'save as', then 'HP Graphics Language'.
- Open this file in a text editor, and copy the text
- Paste the file into your terminal program, configured as above (CoolTerm in OS/X or Minicom in Linux)
- Enjoy your plot!
Example: