Homebrew PCBs

Ok when I send my plotter simple things like

IN; IP 0,0,100,100; SC 0,100,0,100;
SP 1;
PA 247,353;
PD;
PA 191,297;
PA 185,297;
PA 180,302;
PA 180,308;

It works, but when I set my software to hpgl my plotter does not work,
redirecting it to a fle it looks like a mix of hpgl and gibberish like
this

[]IN;SP0;QL100ROPS10240,8000^¬RO90IP0,0,7999,10239SC0,3999,5119,0ACPA0

with lots of non-printable letters and squiggles randomly dropped in.

I guess its a different flavor of hpgl?

What the simplest most basic windows xp driver to use hpgl?

is their an hpgl1 hpgl 2 hpgl3 type revision?

>
> is their an hpgl1 hpgl 2 hpgl3 type revision?
>

Done more research, an hp7475 is hpgl/1 and NOT hpgl/2 that windows xp uses.
So I need to find a driver for hpgl1 for XP, or an xp driver for a
printer/plotter thats hpgl1 and still supported.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Lez" <lez.briddon@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 12:43 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] HPGL or _not HPGL


Ok when I send my plotter simple things like

IN; IP 0,0,100,100; SC 0,100,0,100;
SP 1;
PA 247,353;
PD;
PA 191,297;
PA 185,297;
PA 180,302;
PA 180,308;

It works, but when I set my software to hpgl my plotter does not work,
redirecting it to a fle it looks like a mix of hpgl and gibberish like
this

[]IN;SP0;QL100ROPS10240,8000^\ufffdRO90IP0,0,7999,10239SC0,3999,5119,0ACPA0

with lots of non-printable letters and squiggles randomly dropped in.

I guess its a different flavor of hpgl?

What the simplest most basic windows xp driver to use hpgl?

is their an hpgl1 hpgl 2 hpgl3 type revision?

Here's a sample of what the Pulsonix software I use generates for one of my 
PCBs:

IN;
IW0,0,2377,2498;
PA;
VS15;
SP2;
PU257,2317;
PD1984,2317;
PD1984,6;
PD257,6;
PD257,2317;
PU339,158;
PD339,158;
AA409,158,180,70;
PD479,158;
AA409,158,180,70;
PD339,158;
PU385,92;
PD433,92;
PU365,103;
PD453,103;
PU354,114;
PD464,114;
PU347,125;

No funny characters, just pure ASCII.

There must be something wrong with your PCB software.

Leon
--
Leon Heller, G1HSM
Suzuki SV1000S motorcycle
leon.heller@...
http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller

I don't know if it helps any but SheetCam <www.sheetcam.com> will 
convert DXF to HPGL. It is probably a bit overkill for the job but it 
will work. Make sure you select the HPGL post processor. If you want to 
experiment, go to the registration page and request a free 30 day 
evaluation license.

Les

Lez wrote:

> Ok when I send my plotter simple things like
>
> IN; IP 0,0,100,100; SC 0,100,0,100;
> SP 1;
> PA 247,353;
> PD;
> PA 191,297;
> PA 185,297;
> PA 180,302;
> PA 180,308;
>
> It works, but when I set my software to hpgl my plotter does not work,
> redirecting it to a fle it looks like a mix of hpgl and gibberish like
> this
>
> []IN;SP0;QL100ROPS10240,8000^\ufffdRO90IP0,0,7999,10239SC0,3999,5119,0ACPA0
>
> with lots of non-printable letters and squiggles randomly dropped in.
>
> I guess its a different flavor of hpgl?
>
> What the simplest most basic windows xp driver to use hpgl?
>
> is their an hpgl1 hpgl 2 hpgl3 type revision?
>

--- Lez <lez.briddon@...> wrote:

> Ok when I send my plotter simple things like
> 
> IN; IP 0,0,100,100; SC 0,100,0,100;
> SP 1;
> PA 247,353;
> PD;
> PA 191,297;
> PA 185,297;
> PA 180,302;
> PA 180,308;
> 
> It works, but when I set my software to hpgl my
> plotter does not work,
> redirecting it to a fle it looks like a mix of hpgl
> and gibberish like
> this
> 
>
[]IN;SP0;QL100ROPS10240,8000^\ufffdRO90IP0,0,7999,10239SC0,3999,5119,0ACPA0
> 
> with lots of non-printable letters and squiggles
> randomly dropped in.
> 
> I guess its a different flavor of hpgl?
> 
> What the simplest most basic windows xp driver to
> use hpgl?
> 
> is their an hpgl1 hpgl 2 hpgl3 type revision?
> 

Looks like the sw is at fault. Plotters are simple
minded beasts and evidently don't take well to 8 bit
characters. HPGL shouldn't have any of the expanded
ASCII characters in it. Can't recall whether it's case
sensitive too.

- YD.



 
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