-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 13.Jan.11 0:10, Bill Maxwell wrote: > According to the limited information contained in the DXY-880 manual, it > supports both the DXY plotting language , presumably that used on the > DXY800, and RD-GL (Roland DG Graphic Language). > > It includes a summary as follows: > > "The DXY commands are based on the commands used with the DXY series of > plotters, however they have been improved to enable all programs for the > DXY-800 to use this mode. > Use of the "^" command to call RD-GL commands from the DXY mode enables > the drawing programs written in the DXY mode to be high level drawing > programs. > > *DXY-880 commands may be input in either upper or lower case characters." > > There is no specific mention of compatibility or otherwise with HPGL, > although I note that in setting the plotter up for use with Lotus 123 > and Supercalc in DOS on an IBM PC, the computer configuration guide > requires that you select HP 7470A as the Graphics Device. > > That of course might just set-up for ASCII transmission. One day I might > sit down and do a comparison of RD-GL and HP-GL commands. > > Cheers > > Bill > You can try: <http://noddle.customer.netspace.net.au/Roland%20Ploter%20Driver%20for%20Win2k-WinXP/> (link may be wrapped!) - -- Best regards, Zoran A. ??epanovi? zastos@... http://zastos.com +381 63 609-993 ===== Once you open a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is to use a larger can (old worms never die, they just worm their way into larger cans). -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAk0uOMAACgkQeEZQoPqyQm0XxACgoPPDW6hm/W7/kMCD2cD9NsMj zoAAn3vVaKEXSBfbTMepZpMJ+q8TpSCb =iyOh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Roland DXY 800/880
2011-01-12 by Zoran A. Scepanovic
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