XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX''"> B.5 Hardware Setup
There are numerous ways to set up printers/plotters so that the four Patran hardcopy drivers (HPGL, HPGL-2, CGM and PostScript) can communicate with the hardware. The most common ways are:
Laser Printer | Black and White or Color. |
Spooler |
Plotters | Electrostatic, Inkjet, Pen Parallel (Centronix) Preference Serial (RS-232-C) Preference Modular Preference (HP only) |
For any type of communications setup, you will need to know:
1. Command to submit your device-specific hardcopy file to the hardware
2. Name of device (destination)
At MSC, we have the following setup (your setup may differ):
Laser Printers | |
Submit Command | lp (HP700 platform)
lpr (Solaris/SGI/Digital UNIX/IBMRS6K/Windows NT) |
Destination | • Multiple destinations are setup in
/etc/printcap and /usr/spool. • Destinations in Windows NT are setup in the Printer Setup menu. |
| Example: lpr -Plw2 ps.plt.01 |
Plotters | |
Submit Command | cat |
Destination | Name of serial or parallel port on the workstation that is connected to the plotter. |
| Example: cat hpgl2.plt.01 > /dev/ttya |
Again, keep in mind that your setup could be very different from the above. Your system administrator should be able to assist Patran users with printer/plotter setups for your computer environment.