USER DOCUMENTATION
USING CALCOMP DRIVERS
WITH
AUTOCAD
Configuring AutoCAD
From the 'File' pull down menu inside AutoCAD 12 or the 'Options' pull down in
Release 13, select 'Configure' or type 'config' at the command prompt and
select a plotter category. In Autocad 14 select 'File' then 'Print Setup'.
When configuring AutoCAD for plotters a list of plotter drivers will be displayed.
The CalComp plotters have been divided into 4 categories.
CalComp DrawingMaster/SOLUS Plotters
CalComp Electrostatic Plotters
CalComp Pen Plotters
CalComp TechJET Ink Jet Plotters
This division was done to support as many plotters as possible. Each plotter
has its own capabilities and every attempt has been made to tailor the driver
to match these abilities. Not all CalComp plotters ever created are listed.
However the driver has been written to allow all on-line CalComp plotters to
be driven. After a plotter category has been selected, AutoCAD will list the
plotters attached to that category. Below is a list of each category.
CalComp DrawingMaster/SOLUS Plotters
1. DrawingMaster 52436, E/A0
2. DrawingMaster 52236, E/A0
3. DrawingMaster 52424, D/A1
4. DrawingMaster 52224, D/A1
5. DrawingMaster 600, E/A0
6. DrawingMaster 800. E/A0
7. SOLUS 4 LED 54424, D/A1
8. SOLUS 4 LED 54436, E/A0
CalComp Electrostatic Plotters
1. 68444, 44" Roll, Color EPP
2. 68436, E/A0 Roll, Color EPP
3. 58444, 44" Roll, Color EPP
4. 58436, E/A0 Roll Color EPP
5. 58424, D/A1 Roll Color EPP
6. 67436, E/A0 Roll Monochrome
7. 57444, 44" Roll Monochrome
8. 57436, E/A0 Roll Monochrome
9. 57424, D/A1 Roll Monochrome
CalComp Pen Plotters
1. Designmate 3024, D/A1 Sheet
2. Designmate 3036, E/A0 Sheet
3. Pacesetter 2036, E/A0 Sheet
4. Pacesetter 2024, D/A1 Sheet
5. Artisan 1026, E/A0 Dual
6. Artisan 1025, E/A0 Sheet
7. Artisan 1023, D/A1 Sheet
8. 1044, E/A0 Dual Mode
9. 1043, E/A0 Sheet
10. 1077, E/A0 Dual
11. Pacesetter Classic 4036, Dual
CalComp TechJET Ink Jet Plotters
1. TechJET Designer 5424, D/A1
2. TechJET Designer 5436, E/A0
3. TechJET Color 5324, D/A1
4. TechJET Color 5336, E/A0
Unlisted Plotters
5725 use 57424 Electrostatic driver
5825 use 58424 Electrostatic driver
5735 use 57436 Electrostatic driver
5835 use 58436 Electrostatic driver
5745 use 57444 Electrostatic driver
5845 use 58444 Electrostatic driver
36" Cut sheet pen plotters use 1043 driver
36" Roll mode pen plotters use 1044 driver
24" Cut sheet pen plotters use 1023 Artisan driver
After a plotter has been selected, the next prompt is:
Enter number of pens in use on this plotter, 1 - 255, <16>:
The default will be 16 pens. To create the smallest plot file possible, enter
only the number of pens you will use in your drawing. If your drawing only
uses 4 pens set the number to 4. For Pen plotters you can enter a number
greater than the actual number of pens on the plotter. When the plotter gets
a pen number greater than the maximum number of pens it has, it will wrap
around, I.E.: on 8 pen pen plotters, pen 9 will select pen 1.
Do you want to add a plot banner? <Y>:
This option will cause the driver to place the drawing name, current date and
time in front of the plot.
Enter AutoCAD plotter timeout in seconds, 0 to 32000, <60>:
To make sure AutoCAD does not become hung, a timeout is placed on plotting
devices. If a plotter does not respond or take data with in the time out
period, AutoCAD will terminate the plot. While changing paper, it is easy to
surpass the time out. This option was created to allow the user to tell
AutoCAD how long to wait for the plotter.
Do you want to use LongPlot mode? <n>:
The stepsize of a plotter has an effect on the maximum plot size AutoCAD and
this driver can create. For example:
Stepsize Max Plot Size Square
2032 32.25 inches 0.82 meters
1016 64.50 inches 1.64 meters
508 129.0 inches 3.28 meters
400 163.8 inches 4.16 meters
360 182.0 inches 4.62 meters
300 218.4 inches 5.54 meters
200 327.7 inches 8.32 meters
To solve this limitation for pen plotters, that all use 2032 stepsize, the
driver tells AutoCAD the stepsize is 1016 and doubles the data received from
AutoCAD.
To create longer plots, the driver will divide the stepsize by 2 or by 4 and
then scale the drawing up by the same factor. The above prompt will activate
this option.
If you answered Y to the above prompt the following prompts will be displayed:
LongPlot Options
0 Maximum plot length xxx.xx inches xx.xx meters
1 Maximum plot length xxx.xx inches xx.xx meters
2 Maximum plot length xxx.xx inches xx.xx meters
Select LongPlot option, 0 to 2 <0>:
Enter the number corresponding to the maximum plot length you will need.
Available stepsizes are 200, 300, 360, 400, 508, 1016, 2032.
Enter the number of plotter-steps per inch, 200 - 2032 < xxxx >:
The xxxx default will be the native resolution of the selected plotter. For
400 DPI electrostatics, the xxxx will be 400. All raster type plotters,
Electrostatic, DrawingMaster, ColorMasters, or Ink Jets can accept varying
stepsizes, but if the plotter is configured for a stepsize that does not match
the incoming data, the drawing will either be too large or too small. Check
your operators manual and configure the driver accordingly.
Will this plot data be transferred to an EBCDIC computer, Y or N, <N>:
Some CalComp users have their plotters attached to Large Mainframes such as
IBM's. The plot data generated by AutoCAD must be transferred to these
computers to be plotted. This transfer requires a translation from ASCII
format to EBCDIC format. This driver needs to know ahead of time if you wish
to do this.
Do you wish to add pad characters to the plot record, Y or N, <N>:
Older plotters using Xonxoff protocol required the plot record to have extra
pad characters at the end of a plot record. If your plotter is having
problems communicating using XonXoff protocol try adding pad characters to the
plot record.
Create pens in the plot data, Y or N, <Y>:
This and the following prompt may not appear for all types of plotters. This
driver is smart enough to know if a plotter is capable of accepting pen definitions.
By answering Y to this prompt, pen and area fill definitions will be included with
the plot data. This will program the plotter as to the color and width of each pen
and the color of each area fill definition.
NOTE:If you select Y please change color 1 to pen 2 and color 2 to pen 1 in the Pen
Assignments box in Autocad's plot window. This is to work around a problem with
this driver when pen 1 is assigned to Red.
If you said Y to create pens in plot data, the following prompt will be
displayed:
Use monochrome definitions, Y or N, <x>:
The x will be the default for the selected plotter. If the selected plotter
is a monochrome only plotter the default will be N, otherwise the default will
be Y. Color plotters can also produce monochrome plots. However, be careful
using Color definitions on monochrome electrostatics.
Pen Mapping
0. Create pens using SetPen Command.
1. Create pens by mapping them to Colors.
Select pen creation option, 0 or 1, <1>:
This options may or may not appear, depending on the capabilities of your
plotter.CalComp plotters have different setups for pen and area fill colors.
The SetPen command creates pens using a method whereby a number of dots are
turned on and off within a certain pattern length. This can create lines that
look like dashed lines. This is not always desirable. The second method of
creating pens it to first create an Area Fill color and then map a pen to it.
This will create a more uniformly dithered line.
Do you want to include CDCL commands in the plot Data <Y>:
CDCL stands for CalComp Device Control Language. This is a header attached to
the front of a plot that will program the plotter for the following data. In
the past, a user that sent CalComp 907 and HPGL data to a plotter, had to
manually change the plotter configuration in order for the plotter to
correctly process the incoming data. CDCL allows you to do this on the fly.
All CalComp plotters, with the exception of the DrawingMaster, will accept the
changes made by CDCL and make them the default for the following file, at
which time the plotter will revert back to the last saved default.
Do you want to create pens using CDCL? <Y>:
Some CalComp plotters will allow pens and area fill colors to be created by
using CDCL. The advantages of using CDCL are numerous, but it does have one
drawback. Creating pens using CDCL allows the user to create a pen with a
width up to 255 plotter units or NIBS. Not using CDCL to create pens limits
the pen width to 16 NIBS. The pen width chart in the back of this document
will detail the available pen widths. Using CDCL also allows the user to
control the line endings. There are 4 different line ending available.
1. Major
2. Flat
3. Rounded
4. Square
If pens are defined not using CDCL the line endings are always set to Major.
This can cause problems with text or circles drawn using a wide pen. A better
description of the line endings is found in your User Manual. Creating pens
while creating plot data means that the driver only creates a pen when it is
used. Since CDCL has to be in front of the plot data, all pens and area fill
colors must be created first. This is why it is important to tell the driver
the maximum number of pens you will be using in your drawing. If you have a
drawing that only uses 4 pens, but you told the driver at configuration time
that you will be using 255 pens, the driver will create a CDCL header
creating all 255 pens. The CDCL header could be bigger than the plot data.
This following prompt is only shown if you are configuring a SOLUS 4 LED
plotter.
SOLUS 4 Roll Selection
0 = Best Fit
1 = Roll A
2 = Roll B
Enter a default roll number, 0 to 2 <0>:
The SOLUS 4 plotter can have multiple paper supplies. This gives the user the
option to select the paper roll at configuration or, as will be described
later, at plot time. The following prompts will only be shown if you are
configuring a DrawingMaster plotter.
CDCL trailer to restore a default user.
0 = do not restore a default user
n = user number to restore.
Enter a default user number to restore to after the plot, 0 to 256 < 0>:
As was discussed earlier, the DrawingMaster series of plotters will accept
CDCL commands and they become the default. All other CalComp plotters will
keep CDCL command active for the next plot only and then restore the setups
back to the last save defaults. This option allows the user to force the
DrawingMaster to restore a User from disk after the plot.
Example:
A user has a system that has two software packages. One only uses HPGL as its
plot data and the other is AutoCAD. To keep from having to manually change
the plotter each time you switch packages, you could set the plotters default
User 1 to accept HPGL. When AutoCAD creates a plot using CDCL headers, it
would automatically change the plotter setups to accept CalComp 907 data.
This option would add a CDCL trailer to the plot to force the plotter to
restore User 1 (HPGL setups). This option is not needed for any other CalComp
plotter and is therefore not shown.
Enter number of copies per plot, 1 - 63, <1>:
This prompt may not appear if the plotter selected is not multicopy capable.
When entities intersect.
0 Merge them together.
1 Sequentially Overlay them.
This prompt will allow the user to cause the intersecting lines to merge together
so both colors will be mixed. Or to cause the last line to show and the underlying
line to be hidden.
Would you like to change Sync, EOB and Checksumming, Y or N, <N>:
This prompt will allow the user to change the CalComp specific parameters for
each plot record. The AutoCAD defaults are:
Sync code Value 22 decimal 16 hexadecimal
Number of sync codes 2
EOB/EOM code value 13 decimal 0D hexadecimal
Checksum Enable Y
If your plotter is configured differently and you do not wish to change the
plotter, change these values to match the plotter.
If you answered Y to the above prompt the following 4 prompt will be displayed:
Enter decimal values not hexadecimal values.
The current sync code value is 22.
Enter the sync code, 2 - 127, <22>:
The current number of sync codes is 2.
Enter the number of sync codes, 1 or 2, <2>:
The current EOB code value is 13.
Enter the EOB, 2 - 31, <13>:
Do you want checksumming enabled? Y or N <Y>:
Send Index command after plot? <N>.
This prompt should be set to no for non roll-feed plotters and Yes for
roll feed plotters needing to index for the next plot.
The one exception is the 1026 roll feed plotter. since it uses a frame advance
method for long plots it cannot process the Index command and it will
display an error message. Select NO for the 102X series plotters.
Is your plotter connected to a <S>erial or <P>arallel port? <P>:
This prompt may not appear. If the selected plotter is not capable of
accepting data through a parallel port, the driver will not ask this question
and will assume serial.
Available Serial Protocols
0 = ACKNAK
1 = Xon/Xoff
2 = Hardware
Enter protocol number, 0 to 2, <1>:
If you selected a Serial port for output or the serial port was selected as
the default, this prompt and two others will be asked to determine the serial
parameters to be used by AutoCAD when communicating directly with the plotter.
Choose any protocol that you want, just make sure AutoCAD and the plotter's
setup match.
Available Baud rates are 9600 or 19200
Enter the serial baud rate, 9600 to 19200, <9600>:
Enter either 9600 or 19200, just make sure that AutoCAD and the plotter's
setup match.
Available character framing
0 = 7,E,1
1 = 8,N,1
Enter character framing number, 0 to 1, <0>:
This prompt is to determine serial parity. Choose either, just make sure that
AutoCAD and the plotter's setup match.
If AutoCAD is to communicate with the plotter Serially, this prompt will be
asked:
Connects to Asynchronous communications adapter port.
Standard Ports are:
COM1
COM2
Enter port name, or address in hexadecimal <COM1>:
If AutoCAD is to communicate with the plotter through a parallel port, this
prompt will be asked:
Connects to parallel printer port.
Standard ports are:
LPT1
LPT2
Enter port name, or address in hexadecimal <LPT1>:
The rest of the questions during configuration are not plotter specific and
not within the scope of this document.
PLOTTING CONFIGURATIONS
At plot time there are plotter specific options that can be changed. When
these options are changed, they will be used for the current plot but not
saved. Any subsequent plots will revert to the options save during
configuration.
To change any of these options select 'Device and Default Selection' box in
the plot dialog box. This dialog box is used to select different plotters and
configure them. At the bottom of this dialog box are two buttons labeled
'Show Device Requirements' and 'Change Device Requirements'.
The Show Device Requirements box will display the current options for this
plotter as well as the output port setups.
The Change Device Requirements box will display another dialog box listing the
items that can be changed at plot time. Select the number of the item to
change and enter the new values for that option.
The options that can be changed at plot time are:
Exit
Copies
Pen definitions
Solus 4 Roll
Load User before plot
Copies
This plot time option will allow the user to select 1 to 63 copies of this
drawing to be duplicated on the plotter. This option will appear even if the
plotter selected is not copy capable, such as pen plotters. The following
prompt is asked in another dialog box.
Enter the number of copies per plot, 1 to 63:
Pen Definitions
This option will appear only if downloading pen definitions has been enabled
during configuration. This option only allows the user to switch between
color or monochrome pen definitions. The following prompt is asked in another
dialog box.
Pen Definitions
1 = Include Color definitions in plot data.
2 = Include Monochrome definitions in plot data.
Select pen definition option
Solus 4 Roll Selection
This option will appear only if you are configuring a SOLUS 4 plotter. The
Solus 4 can have two rolls of paper. You can mix paper sizes or paper types.
This option will give the user the ability to select a paper roll at plot time.
The following prompt is asked in another dialog box.
Solus 4 Roll Selection
0 = Use BEST_FIT
1 = Use ROLL_A
2 = Use ROLL B
Select Solus 4 Roll
Load a user before plotting
This options was added for users that store different pen definitions on
different Users on the plotter. The User can also contain plotting
characteristics such as voltage setting for the color electrostatic or
scaling. This option will allow the user to have the plotter load a stored
user before starting the plot.
Load a User before Plotting
0 = Use default user
1 - 255 = User number to load
Enter user number
When all changes are complete, select 0 and press return to return to the main
plot dialog box.
Pen Assignments
AutoCAD allows the user to change pen assignments at plot time. This allows
the user to map an AutoCAD Color(pen) to a plotter pen. If you are using a
monochrome plotter you may want to map all of your AutoCAD colors to a black
pen on the plotter, but want different widths for each pen. This can be done.
Notice:
The AutoCAD colors you see on your screen may not match the colors you see on
the plot. Every attempt has been made to match these colors, but the screen
colors are left up to the vendors discretion. To determine what colors the
Plotter driver has and compare them to the screen, AutoCAD supplies a sample
drawing called 'CHROMA'. Plot this drawing with the default pen assignments.
If a color does not match, but you have found one on the CHROMA plot, use
Pen Assignments to do pen mapping.
HANDLING PENS
AutoCAD allows the user to map pens and to specify pen widths. This driver
has limits as to the minimum and maximum pen width. Listed below is a table
explaining the 16 different pen widths programmable on a CalComp plotter.
PEN WIDTH TABLE
PLOTTER RESOLUTION
Using the 907 plot language to define pens limits pen widths to 16 specific
widths that will vary depending on the native resolution of the target
plotter. Below is a chart to help determine pen widths available for different
resolutions
PEN WIDTH TABLE
WIDTH 200 DPI 300 DPI 360 DPI 400 DPI
NIBS IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM
1 0.005 0.127 0.003 0.085 0.003 0.071 0.003 0.064
2 0.010 0.254 0.007 0.169 0.006 0.141 0.005 0.127
3 0.015 0.381 0.010 0.254 0.008 0.212 0.007 0.191
4 0.020 0.508 0.013 0.339 0.011 0.282 0.010 0.254
5 0.025 0.635 0.017 0.423 0.014 0.353 0.013 0.318
6 0.030 0.762 0.020 0.508 0.017 0.423 0.015 0.381
7 0.035 0.889 0.023 0.593 0.019 0.494 0.018 0.444
8 0.040 1.016 0.027 0.677 0.022 0.564 0.020 0.508
9 0.045 1.143 0.030 0.762 0.025 0.635 0.022 0.572
10 0.050 1.270 0.033 0.847 0.028 0.706 0.025 0.635
11 0.055 1.397 0.037 0.931 0.031 0.776 0.028 0.699
12 0.060 1.524 0.040 1.016 0.033 0.847 0.030 0.762
13 0.065 1.651 0.043 1.101 0.036 0.917 0.033 0.825
14 0.070 1.778 0.047 1.185 0.039 0.988 0.035 0.889
15 0.075 1.905 0.050 1.270 0.042 1.058 0.037 0.952
16 0.080 2.032 0.053 1.355 0.044 1.129 0.040 1.016
For plotters that can use CDCL to define pens the following widths apply.
WIDTH 200 DPI 300 DPI 360 DPI 400 DPI
NIBS IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM
17 0.085 2.159 0.057 1.439 0.047 1.199 0.043 1.079
18 0.090 2.286 0.060 1.524 0.050 1.270 0.045 1.143
19 0.095 2.413 0.063 1.609 0.053 1.341 0.048 1.206
20 0.100 2.540 0.067 1.693 0.056 1.411 0.050 1.270
21 0.105 2.667 0.070 1.778 0.058 1.482 0.052 1.333
22 0.110 2.794 0.073 1.863 0.061 1.552 0.055 1.397
23 0.115 2.921 0.077 1.947 0.064 1.623 0.058 1.460
24 0.120 3.048 0.080 2.032 0.067 1.693 0.060 1.524
25 0.125 3.175 0.083 2.117 0.069 1.764 0.062 1.587
26 0.130 3.302 0.087 2.201 0.072 1.834 0.065 1.651
27 0.135 3.429 0.090 2.286 0.075 1.905 0.068 1.714
28 0.140 3.556 0.093 2.371 0.078 1.976 0.070 1.778
29 0.145 3.683 0.097 2.455 0.081 2.046 0.072 1.841
30 0.150 3.810 0.100 2.540 0.083 2.117 0.075 1.905
31 0.155 3.937 0.103 2.625 0.086 2.187 0.077 1.968
32 0.160 4.064 0.107 2.709 0.089 2.258 0.080 2.032
33 0.165 4.191 0.110 2.794 0.092 2.328 0.083 2.095
34 0.170 4.318 0.113 2.879 0.094 2.399 0.085 2.159
35 0.175 4.445 0.117 2.963 0.097 2.469 0.087 2.222
36 0.180 4.572 0.120 3.048 0.100 2.540 0.090 2.286
37 0.185 4.699 0.123 3.133 0.103 2.611 0.092 2.349
38 0.190 4.826 0.127 3.217 0.106 2.681 0.095 2.413
39 0.195 4.953 0.130 3.302 0.108 2.752 0.098 2.476
40 0.200 5.080 0.133 3.387 0.111 2.822 0.100 2.540
41 0.205 5.207 0.137 3.471 0.114 2.893 0.102 2.603
42 0.210 5.334 0.140 3.556 0.117 2.963 0.105 2.667
43 0.215 5.461 0.143 3.641 0.119 3.034 0.107 2.730
44 0.220 5.588 0.147 3.725 0.122 3.104 0.110 2.794
45 0.225 5.715 0.150 3.810 0.125 3.175 0.113 2.857
46 0.230 5.842 0.153 3.895 0.128 3.246 0.115 2.921
47 0.235 5.969 0.157 3.979 0.131 3.316 0.117 2.984
48 0.240 6.096 0.160 4.064 0.133 3.387 0.120 3.048
49 0.245 6.223 0.163 4.149 0.136 3.457 0.122 3.111
50 0.250 6.350 0.167 4.233 0.139 3.528 0.125 3.175
51 0.255 6.477 0.170 4.318 0.142 3.598 0.128 3.238
52 0.260 6.604 0.173 4.403 0.144 3.669 0.130 3.302
53 0.265 6.731 0.177 4.487 0.147 3.739 0.133 3.365
54 0.270 6.858 0.180 4.572 0.150 3.810 0.135 3.429
55 0.275 6.985 0.183 4.657 0.153 3.881 0.138 3.492
56 0.280 7.112 0.187 4.741 0.156 3.951 0.140 3.556
57 0.285 7.239 0.190 4.826 0.158 4.022 0.142 3.619
58 0.290 7.366 0.193 4.911 0.161 4.092 0.145 3.683
59 0.295 7.493 0.197 4.995 0.164 4.163 0.147 3.746
60 0.300 7.620 0.200 5.080 0.167 4.233 0.150 3.810
61 0.305 7.747 0.203 5.165 0.169 4.304 0.152 3.873
62 0.310 7.874 0.207 5.249 0.172 4.374 0.155 3.937
63 0.315 8.001 0.210 5.334 0.175 4.445 0.158 4.000
64 0.320 8.128 0.213 5.419 0.178 4.516 0.160 4.064
65 0.325 8.255 0.217 5.503 0.181 4.586 0.163 4.127
66 0.330 8.382 0.220 5.588 0.183 4.657 0.165 4.191
67 0.335 8.509 0.223 5.673 0.186 4.727 0.168 4.255
68 0.340 8.636 0.227 5.757 0.189 4.798 0.170 4.318
69 0.345 8.763 0.230 5.842 0.192 4.868 0.172 4.381
70 0.350 8.890 0.233 5.927 0.194 4.939 0.175 4.445
71 0.355 9.017 0.237 6.011 0.197 5.009 0.177 4.508
WIDTH 200 DPI 300 DPI 360 DPI 400 DPI
NIBS IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM
72 0.360 9.144 0.240 6.096 0.200 5.080 0.180 4.572
73 0.365 9.271 0.243 6.181 0.203 5.151 0.182 4.635
74 0.370 9.398 0.247 6.265 0.206 5.221 0.185 4.699
75 0.375 9.525 0.250 6.350 0.208 5.292 0.188 4.762
76 0.380 9.652 0.253 6.435 0.211 5.362 0.190 4.826
77 0.385 9.779 0.257 6.519 0.214 5.433 0.193 4.889
78 0.390 9.906 0.260 6.604 0.217 5.503 0.195 4.953
79 0.395 10.033 0.263 6.689 0.219 5.574 0.198 5.016
80 0.400 10.160 0.267 6.773 0.222 5.644 0.200 5.080
81 0.405 10.287 0.270 6.858 0.225 5.715 0.203 5.143
82 0.410 10.414 0.273 6.943 0.228 5.786 0.205 5.207
83 0.415 10.541 0.277 7.027 0.231 5.856 0.207 5.270
84 0.420 10.668 0.280 7.112 0.233 5.927 0.210 5.334
85 0.425 10.795 0.283 7.197 0.236 5.997 0.212 5.397
86 0.430 10.922 0.287 7.281 0.239 6.068 0.215 5.461
87 0.435 11.049 0.290 7.366 0.242 6.138 0.217 5.524
88 0.440 11.176 0.293 7.451 0.244 6.209 0.220 5.588
89 0.445 11.303 0.297 7.535 0.247 6.279 0.223 5.651
90 0.450 11.430 0.300 7.620 0.250 6.350 0.225 5.715
91 0.455 11.557 0.303 7.705 0.253 6.421 0.228 5.778
92 0.460 11.684 0.307 7.789 0.256 6.491 0.230 5.842
93 0.465 11.811 0.310 7.874 0.258 6.562 0.233 5.905
94 0.470 11.938 0.313 7.959 0.261 6.632 0.235 5.969
95 0.475 12.065 0.317 8.043 0.264 6.703 0.237 6.032
96 0.480 12.192 0.320 8.128 0.267 6.773 0.240 6.096
97 0.485 12.319 0.323 8.213 0.269 6.844 0.242 6.159
98 0.490 12.446 0.327 8.297 0.272 6.914 0.245 6.223
99 0.495 12.573 0.330 8.382 0.275 6.985 0.247 6.286
100 0.500 12.700 0.333 8.467 0.278 7.056 0.250 6.350
101 0.505 12.827 0.337 8.551 0.281 7.126 0.253 6.413
102 0.510 12.954 0.340 8.636 0.283 7.197 0.255 6.477
103 0.515 13.081 0.343 8.721 0.286 7.267 0.258 6.540
104 0.520 13.208 0.347 8.805 0.289 7.338 0.260 6.604
105 0.525 13.335 0.350 8.890 0.292 7.408 0.263 6.667
106 0.530 13.462 0.353 8.975 0.294 7.479 0.265 6.731
107 0.535 13.589 0.357 9.059 0.297 7.549 0.268 6.794
108 0.540 13.716 0.360 9.144 0.300 7.620 0.270 6.858
109 0.545 13.843 0.363 9.229 0.303 7.691 0.273 6.921
110 0.550 13.970 0.367 9.313 0.306 7.761 0.275 6.985
111 0.555 14.097 0.370 9.398 0.308 7.832 0.278 7.048
112 0.560 14.224 0.373 9.483 0.311 7.902 0.280 7.112
113 0.565 14.351 0.377 9.567 0.314 7.973 0.282 7.175
114 0.570 14.478 0.380 9.652 0.317 8.043 0.285 7.239
115 0.575 14.605 0.383 9.737 0.319 8.114 0.287 7.302
116 0.580 14.732 0.387 9.821 0.322 8.184 0.290 7.366
WIDTH 200 DPI 300 DPI 360 DPI 400 DPI
NIBS IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM
117 0.585 14.859 0.390 9.906 0.325 8.255 0.292 7.429
118 0.590 14.986 0.393 9.991 0.328 8.326 0.295 7.493
119 0.595 15.113 0.397 10.075 0.331 8.396 0.297 7.556
120 0.600 15.240 0.400 10.160 0.333 8.467 0.300 7.620
121 0.605 15.367 0.403 10.245 0.336 8.537 0.302 7.683
122 0.610 15.494 0.407 10.329 0.339 8.608 0.305 7.747
123 0.615 15.621 0.410 10.414 0.342 8.678 0.307 7.810
124 0.620 15.748 0.413 10.499 0.344 8.749 0.310 7.874
125 0.625 15.875 0.417 10.583 0.347 8.819 0.312 7.938
126 0.630 16.002 0.420 10.668 0.350 8.890 0.315 8.001
127 0.635 16.129 0.423 10.753 0.353 8.961 0.318 8.064
128 0.640 16.256 0.427 10.837 0.356 9.031 0.320 8.128
129 0.645 16.383 0.430 10.922 0.358 9.102 0.323 8.191
130 0.650 16.510 0.433 11.007 0.361 9.172 0.325 8.255
131 0.655 16.637 0.437 11.091 0.364 9.243 0.328 8.319
132 0.660 16.764 0.440 11.176 0.367 9.313 0.330 8.382
133 0.665 16.891 0.443 11.261 0.369 9.384 0.333 8.445
134 0.670 17.018 0.447 11.345 0.372 9.454 0.335 8.509
135 0.675 17.145 0.450 11.430 0.375 9.525 0.338 8.572
136 0.680 17.272 0.453 11.515 0.378 9.596 0.340 8.636
137 0.685 17.399 0.457 11.599 0.381 9.666 0.343 8.699
138 0.690 17.526 0.460 11.684 0.383 9.737 0.345 8.763
139 0.695 17.653 0.463 11.769 0.386 9.807 0.347 8.826
140 0.700 17.780 0.467 11.853 0.389 9.878 0.350 8.890
141 0.705 17.907 0.470 11.938 0.392 9.948 0.352 8.954
142 0.710 18.034 0.473 12.023 0.394 10.019 0.355 9.017
143 0.715 18.161 0.477 12.107 0.397 10.089 0.357 9.080
144 0.720 18.288 0.480 12.192 0.400 10.160 0.360 9.144
145 0.725 18.415 0.483 12.277 0.403 10.231 0.362 9.207
146 0.730 18.542 0.487 12.361 0.406 10.301 0.365 9.271
147 0.735 18.669 0.490 12.446 0.408 10.372 0.367 9.335
148 0.740 18.796 0.493 12.531 0.411 10.442 0.370 9.398
149 0.745 18.923 0.497 12.615 0.414 10.513 0.372 9.461
150 0.750 19.050 0.500 12.700 0.417 10.583 0.375 9.525
151 0.755 19.177 0.503 12.785 0.419 10.654 0.378 9.588
152 0.760 19.304 0.507 12.869 0.422 10.724 0.380 9.652
153 0.765 19.431 0.510 12.954 0.425 10.795 0.383 9.715
154 0.770 19.558 0.513 13.039 0.428 10.866 0.385 9.779
155 0.775 19.685 0.517 13.123 0.431 10.936 0.388 9.842
156 0.780 19.812 0.520 13.208 0.433 11.007 0.390 9.906
157 0.785 19.939 0.523 13.293 0.436 11.077 0.393 9.970
158 0.790 20.066 0.527 13.377 0.439 11.148 0.395 10.033
159 0.795 20.193 0.530 13.462 0.442 11.218 0.398 10.096
160 0.800 20.320 0.533 13.547 0.444 11.289 0.400 10.160
161 0.805 20.447 0.537 13.631 0.447 11.359 0.403 10.223
WIDTH 200 DPI 300 DPI 360 DPI 400 DPI
NIBS IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM
162 0.810 20.574 0.540 13.716 0.450 11.430 0.405 10.287
163 0.815 20.701 0.543 13.801 0.453 11.501 0.407 10.351
164 0.820 20.828 0.547 13.885 0.456 11.571 0.410 10.414
165 0.825 20.955 0.550 13.970 0.458 11.642 0.412 10.477
166 0.830 21.082 0.553 14.055 0.461 11.712 0.415 10.541
167 0.835 21.209 0.557 14.139 0.464 11.783 0.417 10.604
168 0.840 21.336 0.560 14.224 0.467 11.853 0.420 10.668
169 0.845 21.463 0.563 14.309 0.469 11.924 0.422 10.731
170 0.850 21.590 0.567 14.393 0.472 11.994 0.425 10.795
171 0.855 21.717 0.570 14.478 0.475 12.065 0.427 10.858
172 0.860 21.844 0.573 14.563 0.478 12.136 0.430 10.922
173 0.865 21.971 0.577 14.647 0.481 12.206 0.432 10.986
174 0.870 22.098 0.580 14.732 0.483 12.277 0.435 11.049
175 0.875 22.225 0.583 14.817 0.486 12.347 0.438 11.112
176 0.880 22.352 0.587 14.901 0.489 12.418 0.440 11.176
177 0.885 22.479 0.590 14.986 0.492 12.488 0.443 11.239
178 0.890 22.606 0.593 15.071 0.494 12.559 0.445 11.303
179 0.895 22.733 0.597 15.155 0.497 12.629 0.448 11.366
180 0.900 22.860 0.600 15.240 0.500 12.700 0.450 11.430
181 0.905 22.987 0.603 15.325 0.503 12.771 0.453 11.493
182 0.910 23.114 0.607 15.409 0.506 12.841 0.455 11.557
183 0.915 23.241 0.610 15.494 0.508 12.912 0.458 11.620
184 0.920 23.368 0.613 15.579 0.511 12.982 0.460 11.684
185 0.925 23.495 0.617 15.663 0.514 13.053 0.463 11.747
186 0.930 23.622 0.620 15.748 0.517 13.123 0.465 11.811
187 0.935 23.749 0.623 15.833 0.519 13.194 0.468 11.874
188 0.940 23.876 0.627 15.917 0.522 13.264 0.470 11.938
189 0.945 24.003 0.630 16.002 0.525 13.335 0.472 12.002
190 0.950 24.130 0.633 16.087 0.528 13.406 0.475 12.065
191 0.955 24.257 0.637 16.171 0.531 13.476 0.477 12.128
192 0.960 24.384 0.640 16.256 0.533 13.547 0.480 12.192
193 0.965 24.511 0.643 16.341 0.536 13.617 0.482 12.255
194 0.970 24.638 0.647 16.425 0.539 13.688 0.485 12.319
195 0.975 24.765 0.650 16.510 0.542 13.758 0.487 12.382
196 0.980 24.892 0.653 16.595 0.544 13.829 0.490 12.446
197 0.985 25.019 0.657 16.679 0.547 13.899 0.492 12.509
198 0.990 25.146 0.660 16.764 0.550 13.970 0.495 12.573
199 0.995 25.273 0.663 16.849 0.553 14.041 0.497 12.636
200 1.000 25.400 0.667 16.933 0.556 14.111 0.500 12.700
201 1.005 25.527 0.670 17.018 0.558 14.182 0.502 12.763
202 1.010 25.654 0.673 17.103 0.561 14.252 0.505 12.827
203 1.015 25.781 0.677 17.187 0.564 14.323 0.507 12.890
204 1.020 25.908 0.680 17.272 0.567 14.393 0.510 12.954
205 1.025 26.035 0.683 17.357 0.569 14.464 0.512 13.018
206 1.030 26.162 0.687 17.441 0.572 14.534 0.515 13.081
WIDTH 200 DPI 300 DPI 360 DPI 400 DPI
NIBS IN MM IN MM IN MM IN MM
207 1.035 26.289 0.690 17.526 0.575 14.605 0.517 13.144
208 1.040 26.416 0.693 17.611 0.578 14.676 0.520 13.208
209 1.045 26.543 0.697 17.695 0.581 14.746 0.522 13.271
210 1.050 26.670 0.700 17.780 0.583 14.817 0.525 13.335
211 1.055 26.797 0.703 17.865 0.586 14.887 0.527 13.398
212 1.060 26.924 0.707 17.949 0.589 14.958 0.530 13.462
213 1.065 27.051 0.710 18.034 0.592 15.028 0.532 13.525
214 1.070 27.178 0.713 18.119 0.594 15.099 0.535 13.589
215 1.075 27.305 0.717 18.203 0.597 15.169 0.537 13.652
216 1.080 27.432 0.720 18.288 0.600 15.240 0.540 13.716
217 1.085 27.559 0.723 18.373 0.603 15.311 0.542 13.779
218 1.090 27.686 0.727 18.457 0.606 15.381 0.545 13.843
219 1.095 27.813 0.730 18.542 0.608 15.452 0.547 13.906
220 1.100 27.940 0.733 18.627 0.611 15.522 0.550 13.970
221 1.105 28.067 0.737 18.711 0.614 15.593 0.552 14.034
222 1.110 28.194 0.740 18.796 0.617 15.663 0.555 14.097
223 1.115 28.321 0.743 18.881 0.619 15.734 0.557 14.160
224 1.120 28.448 0.747 18.965 0.622 15.804 0.560 14.224
225 1.125 28.575 0.750 19.050 0.625 15.875 0.562 14.287
226 1.130 28.702 0.753 19.135 0.628 15.946 0.565 14.351
227 1.135 28.829 0.757 19.219 0.631 16.016 0.568 14.414
228 1.140 28.956 0.760 19.304 0.633 16.087 0.570 14.478
229 1.145 29.083 0.763 19.389 0.636 16.157 0.573 14.541
230 1.150 29.210 0.767 19.473 0.639 16.228 0.575 14.605
231 1.155 29.337 0.770 19.558 0.642 16.298 0.578 14.668
232 1.160 29.464 0.773 19.643 0.644 16.369 0.580 14.732
233 1.165 29.591 0.777 19.727 0.647 16.439 0.583 14.795
234 1.170 29.718 0.780 19.812 0.650 16.510 0.585 14.859
235 1.175 29.845 0.783 19.897 0.653 16.581 0.588 14.922
236 1.180 29.972 0.787 19.981 0.656 16.651 0.590 14.986
237 1.185 30.099 0.790 20.066 0.658 16.722 0.593 15.049
238 1.190 30.226 0.793 20.151 0.661 16.792 0.595 15.113
239 1.195 30.353 0.797 20.235 0.664 16.863 0.598 15.176
240 1.200 30.480 0.800 20.320 0.667 16.933 0.600 15.240
241 1.205 30.607 0.803 20.405 0.669 17.004 0.603 15.303
242 1.210 30.734 0.807 20.489 0.672 17.074 0.605 15.367
243 1.215 30.861 0.810 20.574 0.675 17.145 0.608 15.430
244 1.220 30.988 0.813 20.659 0.678 17.216 0.610 15.494
245 1.225 31.115 0.817 20.743 0.681 17.286 0.613 15.557
246 1.230 31.242 0.820 20.828 0.683 17.357 0.615 15.621
247 1.235 31.369 0.823 20.913 0.686 17.427 0.618 15.684
248 1.240 31.496 0.827 20.997 0.689 17.498 0.620 15.748
249 1.245 31.623 0.830 21.082 0.692 17.568 0.623 15.811
250 1.250 31.750 0.833 21.167 0.694 17.639 0.625 15.875
251 1.255 31.877 0.837 21.251 0.697 17.709 0.627 15.938
252 1.260 32.004 0.840 21.336 0.700 17.780 0.630 16.002
253 1.265 32.131 0.843 21.421 0.703 17.851 0.632 16.066
254 1.270 32.258 0.847 21.505 0.706 17.921 0.635 16.129
255 1.275 32.385 0.850 21.590 0.708 17.992 0.637 16.192
The rest of the plot time configurations are not plotter specific and are not
within the scope of this document.
FIRMWARE REVISIONS THAT AFFECT XONXOFF AND HARDWARE FLOW CONTROL
When CalComp implemented our version of XonXoff and Hardware handshaking, our
plotters where still record orientated. This meant we only sent a Xoff or
lowered CTS at the end of a record and we expected the sending host to stop
sending data immediately. To get around this problem the Release 12 driver
added the option of adding pad characters to the plot record in case the host
could not stop sending data immediately.
The change to character orientation greatly increase our ability to
communicate using Xon/Xoff and Hardware handshaking. However, when the
plotter tells the host to stop sending data, they normally have between 20 and
40 characters available in their buffers.
1042, 1043, 1044 pen plotters
These plotters are broken down into three different modes.
Non-GT early plotters without optimizers
GT 14 ips first version of plotters with optimizers
GT 24 ips second version of plotters with optimizers
Non-GT plotters with firmware revisions of I.7 and above changed from record
to character orientation.
GT 14 ips plotters with firmware revisions of 1.05 and above changed from
record to character orientation.
GT 24 ips plotters with firmware revisions of 3.04 and above changed from
record to character orientation.
906 controllers
These controllers require AutoCAD to communicate using Serial ACKNAK protocol.
These controller cannot communicate any other way.
907 controllers
Some very old plotters still use the 907 controller either as an external box
or an internal board. This controller implemented Xon/Xoff protocol starting
with REV G of the firmware but was record orientated and will need the pad
characters.
PCI controllers
1073, 1075, 1077, 945, and the 965 plotters all used internal PCI controllers.
These controllers all will communicate using Xon/Xoff and hardware handshaking
but will need the pad characters.
Cabling
907, PCI, DrawingMasters and Electrostatic plotters using Xon/Xoff or ACKNAK
protocols have one requirement of cabling. These controllers use a UART that
requires that serial control lines 4, 5, 6, 8, and 20 all be high to the
controller or the plotter will not respond to the host. The controllers will
accept data but cannot send anything back to the host computer. On the faster
raster plotters this problem may not show up on smaller plot files.
If it appears that the serial protocol selected is failing, you might suggest
a cabling change at the plotter. On the plotter end of the cable jumper pin
4 to pin 5 and jumper pins 6, 8, and 20 together.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.