104x Plotter: ACAD 12,13 5.x driver
104x Plotter: ACAD 12,13 5.x driver
Technical Support Hot Line1-800-CALCOMP (1-800-225-2667)
Updated: November 24, 1997
The driver file [PLPCCDOS.EXE (DOS) or PLPCCWIN.EXE
(WINDOWS)] may be downloaded from the CalComp Web site
(http://www.calcomp.com). Self-extract the file by typing at the
DOS prompt: PLPCCDOS or PLPCCWIN
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 pen plotters.
Must have pins 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 20.
Connect plotter TO DTE HOST port.
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 104x Plotter:
- Turn Dip Switches 2, 4, and 5 ON, set the rest off.
(They are located at the back of the plotter).
- Power ON the plotter. Install pen(s) in turret and place turret
in the plotter. Load media.
- Press SET UP button. Press 7 for I/O communications, then
press ENTER button.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Parity and Bits. Press 2 for EVEN
PARITY, ENTER, and 7 for BITS, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Stop Bits and Clock, Press 1 for
Stop Bits, ENTER, and 0 for Clock, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Interface Type. Press 0 for Serial,
ENTER, 00 for IEEE address, ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Host Baud Rate and Mode. Enter
9600, ENTER, and 0 for PCI Mode ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Muting and Checksum. Press NO
for muting, YES for Checksum.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Isochronous and EOM. Press NO
for Isochronous, and 13 for EOM ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Direct Control and XON/XOFF.
Press YES for Direct control NO for XON/XOFF.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for Term. Baud and Duplex. Enter
9600 for Baud, ENTER, 0 for full Duplex ENTER.
- Press NEXT and ENTER for SYNC Codes and Value. Press
2 for Syncs, ENTER, 022 for Value ENTER.
- Press SAVE. Choose User # then press ENTER.
2. Use EDIT or EDLIN to Add line to AUTOEXEC.BAT file
to define COM Port
Add after PATH statement:
MODE COM1:9600,E,7,1,P (if using serial port 1).
MODE COM2:9600,E,7,1,P (if using serial port 2).
Note: Windows 95/NT systems do not require the addition of
the MODE statement. Users of Windows 95/NT systems
may disregard this step.
3. Setup AutoCAD 12/13
- Start up AutoCad and from AutoCad Command Line
type: CONFIG.
- At Configuration Menu choose - Configure operating
parameters.
- At Operating parameters choose 3 - Default plot file name.
Enter COM1 or COM2 to match the MODE cmd.
- Exit to Configuration Menu.
- At Configuration Menu choose 5 - Configure plotter.
- At Plotter Configuration Menu choose 1 - Add a plotter
configuration.
- From Available Plotters choose -
CalComp Pen Plotters ADI 4.2 V5.x - by CalComp.
- From Supported Models choose the model that you have.
Select 1043, or 1044 plotter
(If you have a 1041 then select 1044).
- Number of pens is 8.
- Do you want to add a plot banner? Y (will add the file
and date to the plot.)
- Enter AutoCAD plotter timeout in seconds, 0 to 32000 <60>: 60
(Option not present in all drivers).
- Step size per inch is 2032.
- Will this data be transferred to EBCDIC computer = NO.
- Add pad characters to the plot record? = NO.
- Include CDCL commands = NO.
- Change Sync EOB, and CheckSum = NO.
- Send Index command after plot? N.
- Available Serial Protocols = 2 (HARDWARE).
- Serial Baud Rate = 9600.
- Character Framing = 0 ( 7,E,1 ).
- Communication port, (COM1, COM2) = COM1
(If using serial port 1).
- Do you want to change anything = YES. Write the plot
to a file = YES. (All others choose the defaults).
- Enter Description of Plotter = CalComp 104x.
- Exit to Configuration Menu. Exit to Drawing Editor. Keep
Configuration Changes = YES.
Note to NT users (ACAD 12/13 only):
Windows NT requres the use of AUTOSPOOL for plotting.
To configure ACAD to use AUTOSPOOL:
- Create a directory under the root called SPFILES
- Create a batch file called PLOT.BAT (Use EDIT
or NOTEPAD).
The file should contain the following line(s):
@Echo Off
Mode comx:9600,e,7,1,p
(Use this line only if using the serial port
x= number of com port)
Copy %1 comx:
(Use this line only if using the serial port
x= number of com port)
Copy %1 lptx
(Use this line only if using the parallel port.
x=number of lpt port. May be a
captured port)
Copy %1 //computer/share (Use this line only for
network devices. Substitute for
computer and share.)
Note: Use only one ‘copy' line.
- Edit the ACAD.INI file in the ACAD directory or the
WIN subdirectory. (Use EDIT or NOTEPAD).
- Look for this line in ACAD.INI: ACADPLCMD=
- If there is no line then create one.
- Edit the line to read:
ACADPLCMD = c:\spfiles\plot.bat %s %c
- Save the file and exit the editor. Restart ACAD if
currently running.
- From the AutoCAD Command Line type: CONFIG.
- At the Configuration Menu choose 7-Configure
operating parameters.
- At Operating parameters, choose 3- Default plot
file name.
- Enter AUTOSPOOL for the plotfile name.
- Choose 4-PLOT SPOOLER DIRECTORY and
change to C:\SPFILES
- Exit CONFIG and keep changes.
- Be sure to PLOT TO FILE (Make sure the PLOT
TO FILE box at the bottom of the plot window
is checked.
The clip limits for the 104x plotter are .8 inch on all four sides of the
media.
When setting the paper size for ACAD, select a user size and set the size
to the paper size, minus the clip limits.
Example: 36 in. by 24 in. paper will have a user size of 34.4 in. by 22.4 in.