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On December 20, 2009, someone (who?) donated a beautiful HP DraftMaster I pen plotter (HP P/N 7595A). | |||
There's a Flickr set of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lennyjpg/sets/72157622877308172/ somebody else's DraftMaster] for reference. | There's a Flickr set of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/lennyjpg/sets/72157622877308172/ somebody else's DraftMaster] for reference. | ||
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* 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 | ||
spit something out to it: | |||
* | dd if=/somefile of=/dev/ttyUSB0 bs=1 | ||
* | |||
* software that | |||
* a | ==Carousel setup== | ||
[[Image:5763566793_8c8251d19f_o.jpg#file|plotter carousel pencap retracted|200px]] | |||
[[Image:5763999946 7604492d97 o.jpg#file|plotter carousel pencapped | 200px]] | |||
==Documentation== | |||
* [http://www.hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?hwdoc=81 Manuals and User Guides] and [http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=81 product info], from HP museum. | |||
HPGL Software: | |||
* [http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape], a vector drawing program, can export HPGL. | |||
* [http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor Uniconvertor] may be able to output HPGL. | |||
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/hp2xx/ hp2xx], a hpgl to jpg converter for sanity checking. | |||
* [http://www.draftingsteals.com/catalog-plotters---plotter-supplies-plotter-pens-rapidoplot-disposable-6820-series-e-style-plotter-p.html draftingsteals.com] | |||
* [http://www.westnc.com/hp-plotter-pens.html wncsupply.com] | |||
Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plotter Plotter], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HPGL HPGL] | |||
Program that seems to work: | |||
<PRE> | |||
IN; | |||
SC0,40,0,40; | |||
SP7; | |||
PU0,0; | |||
PD100,0,100,100,0,100,0,0; | |||
PU50,50; | |||
CI25; | |||
</PRE> | |||
=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: | |||
[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/cibomahto/5764101196/ Plotted Noisebridge Logo]] | |||
[[HPGL for NoiseBridge Logo]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:04, 6 May 2012
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
spit something out to it: dd if=/somefile of=/dev/ttyUSB0 bs=1
Carousel setup[edit]
Documentation[edit]
- 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.
- hp2xx, a hpgl to jpg converter for sanity checking.
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[edit]
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: