An entry for HP 1055 in cdsplotinit

Does anybody has an entry for HP 1055?

 

.... or a script to generate the cdsplotinit definition from a printcap,
or from the equivalent info in windows drivers' syntax ?
Every time a new printer/plotter is ordered, I have a fight with the
sysadmins to get the necessary info for a plotinit. Most often, all they
have to offer is windows drivers and a (too) short PDF with some specs
of the printer.

( Sorry Bekeur, I have only a designjet 800PS definition. )

 

1. While this plotter has (apparently) not been tested by Cadence:
http://sourcelink.cadence.com/docs/files/plot/SuppPltrs.html

Customers have called Cadence Support to request a suggested .cdsplotinit
entry for this plotter and most have reported success on the first pass:
http://sourcelink.cadence.com/docs/db/kdb/2000/Feb/1837521.html

2. So, one option is for you to just call Customer Support after reading
the CDSDoc "Plotter Configuration User Guide"; and particularly, after
reading the section titled "Setting Up Hewlett-Packard Plotters".

3. Since I already did a quick search, here are some possible .cdsplotinit
entries (but don't ask me to support them to give you a head start:

Cadence does support this plotter model.
You can as a first and easiest step, create an hpgl2 file.
You will need to have a .cdsplotinit such as:

HP1055|Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 1055: \
:manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard: \
:type=hpgl2: \
:spool=lpr -Pcds: \ # update this line with the correct queue name
:query=lpq -Pcds: \ # update this line with the correct queue name
:remove=lprm -Pcds $3: \ # update this line with the correct queue name
:resolution#1016: \
:maximumPages#1: \
aperSize="36 inches wide" 36176 0:

For larger plot files, you will need to use the raptor tool.
The .cdsplotinit will look like: (it's an image of the 650C entry)

hp1055|Hewlett-Packard DesignJet hp1055, RTL: \
:manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard: \
:type=intCLR: \
:spool=lp -draptor: \ # update this line with the correct queue name
:query=lpq -Praptor: \ # update this line with the correct queue name
:remove=lprm -Praptor $3: \ # update this line with the correct queue name
:resolution#300: \
:maximumPages#2: \
:stippleExpand#2: \
aperSize="36 inches wide" 0 10681:

Add the following line if text are not correct on the plotter.

ldText: \

At this time, choose a little test case and make a manual test:
From the application, create a CPIF file (plot to file = DATAFILE)

Execute the raptor command:
raptor -f RTL -p -d 8 -q 10 -c tiff -o OUTFILE DATAFILE

This will create a OUTFILE (RTL format)
Then invoke
lp -dhpgl2 OUTFILE

You should get something on the plotter.
If this is OK, you have to set up the automatic phase:

Modification of cdsSYSV.sh

#!/bin/sh
PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib:/CADENCE_PATH/tools/plot/bin"
export PATH
log=/var/spool/lp/raptorlog
exec 2>>$log
USER="$2"
REQUEST_ID="$1"
shift;shift;shift;shift;shift
DATA_FILE=$*
raptor -f RTL -p -d 8 -q 10 -c tiff -o $OUT_FILE $DATA_FILE
lp -dhpgl2 $OUT_FILE

Then define a new queue in Unix:
lpadmin -praptor -v/dev/null -i /CADENCE_PATH/tools/plot/bin/cdsSYSV.sh

lpsched
enable raptor
accept raptor

In any case the manual test must work before trying to define lpadmin.
Other HP 1055 .cdsplotinit files include:

hp1055cm|Hewlett-Packard 1055CM PS Plotter: \
:manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard: \
:type=postscript2: \
:spool=lp -dhp1055cm_3_2_2: \ <--- modify as needed
:query=lpq -Php1055cm_3_2_2: \ <--- modify as needed
:remove=cancel hp1055cm_3_2_2-$1: \ <--- modify as needed
:resolution#300: \
:maximumPages#30: \
:black#1:cyan#2:magenta#3:yellow#4: \
aperSize="D" 6300 9750 75 75: \
aperSize="B" 3150 4950 75 75: \
aperSize="E" 9750 12750 75 75:

cdsHP1055|cdsland HP 1055CM plotter: \
:manufacturer=HP: \
:type=hpg12: \
:spool=lpr -Pcdsplot1: \
:query=lpq -Pcdsplot1: \
:remove=lprm -Pcdsplot1 $3: \
:resolution#1200: \
:maximumPages#5: \
aperSize="A4" 9900 14100 60 60:\
aperSize="A3" 19800 28200 60 60:

dj1055|Hewlett-Packard Color Design Jet 1055: \
:manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard: \
:type=postscript2: \
:spool=lp -d dj1055: \
:query=lpstat -o dj1055: \
:remove=cancel $3 dj1055: \
:maximumPages#10: \
:resolution#200: \
:residentFonts: \
:tmpdir=/usr/tmp: \
aperSize="36 inches wide" 0 7040:

(more available upon request or just contact Customer Support)