Setup WIN95 907/PCI Vector driver with Electrostatic 684xx Serial Port:

WIN95 907/PCI Vector driver with Electrostatic 684xx Serial Port:
Technical Support Hot Line 1-800-CALCOMP (1-800-225-2667) Updated: 8 Sep, 1997
684W95VS.DOC
The Windows 907/PCI driver file (WIN95VEC.EXE), may be downloaded
from the CalComp Website (http://www.calcomp.com)
Self-extract the file by typing at the DOS prompt: WIN95VEC
Hardware Connection Requirements:
PC Host Computer with an operational serial port (i.e. COM1, COM2).
A straight through serial cable (50 ft. max), no wires are crossed.
HP Plotter serial cables do not work with CalComp Plotters. Must have
pins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 20. Connect to plotter COM _1, COM _2, or
COM_3 port. CalComp 684XX Plotter must be connected to a PC directly
for this configuration. Network systems, serial buffer boxes, and/or
plot spool programs may require different communication parameter
settings.
1. Setup 68436, 68444 Plotter:
- An ASCII Terminal or a Terminal emulation program must be used to
setup the plotter.
- Connect Terminal to the TERMINAL port on plotter, with a straight
through cable.
- Set Terminal serial communication to 9600 baud rate, 8 bits, 1 stop bit,
no parity, Hardware handshake.
- Turn plotter on. Plotter initialization will be displayed on the
Terminal screen.
- When initialization is complete, press CTRL P. Plotter will
request a USER PIN# press 0 and ENTER.
- At the A> prompt type COM_1 (if using Com_1) and ENTER.
- The following will be displayed at the Terminal: Port is enabled
- Input Monitor Dump = NO? NO and Enter.
- Baud Rate = ? 9600 and Enter. Character Framing (bits, parity,
stop bits)=? 8,N,1 and Enter.
- Host to plotter CDCL Protocol = ? CTS and Enter. Plotter to Host
CDCL Protocol = ? CTS and Enter.
- Dead Job Time Out (SEC) = ? 60 and Enter. Time out Action = ?
Force and Enter.
- Plot Command Language = ? 907 and Enter. Steps Per Inch = ? 400
and Enter.
- Plot Data Protocol = ? CTS and Enter. Beginning of Record Sync
Character = ? $02 and Enter.
- Number of Sync Characters = ? 1 and Enter. End of Record
Character = ? $03 and Enter.
- Checksum = ? NO and Enter.
- The A> prompt will be displayed. To save the above parameters
type: SAVE X ALL and Enter, where X = user number where the parameters
will be saved to. Valid values are 1 through 256.
2. Setup Win95 driver:
- Start up Windows 95.
- Click on the START button, click on SETTINGS, click on Printers.
- Click on the CalComp 907 printer/plotter driver. (If the
Windows 95 907/vector driver is not installed, install it now by
selecting "Add Printer", then "Have Disk". Enter the path that points to
the disk directory where the Windows driver is located. Then
follow the menu choices, selecting the CalComp 907 printer/plotter
driver. If the setup program indicates that the driver already exists,
select Replace the Driver. When installation is done, click on
the CalComp 907 printer/plotter driver).
- Click on Set as Default from the File Menu Bar in the Printers window.
- Click on Properties from the File Menu Bar in the Printers window.
- Click on the Details tab.
- Select the COM port that the plotter is connected to.
- Choose Port Settings.
- Set Bits per sec (Baud Rate) = 9600, Data bits = 8, Parity = None,
Stop bits = 1, Flow control = Hardware.
- Choose OK. Choose Setup.
- Choose the appropriate CCP Electrostatic 684xx model in the
Select Printer field.
- Choose paper size loaded in plotter.
- Choose Configure.
- Choose Data Sync Characters X02(02). Choose End of Buffer Code X03(03).
- Choose No. Sync Char. One. Choose Checksum = No.
- Choose Device Resolution 400.
- Choose OK in Configure. Choose Assign Pens.
- Choose Application Color and map to a Pen Number, select the Pen
Width desired to plot with.
- Choose OK in Pen Assignments. Choose OK in Setup.
- Choose OK in the Properties Window. Close Printers.
- Start Windows Application and print to the CalComp plotter.
