How to use CDCL    Model:  54424/54436 (Solus 4 series)

     CDCL means CALCOMP DEVICE CONTROL LANGUAGE.

     The complete CDCL reference guide is available under CalComp P/N
     M0420-140.

     The Plotter Reference Manual has a detailed chapter (chapter 2) on
     CDCL. The order number for the Plotter Reference Manual is M0016-
     310.

     CDCL is a very simple set of commands which enables the operator to
     get the plotter to do just about everything it is capable of. This
     includes complete port configuration control, pen and color (mono
     patterns) control, scaling, rotating, or mirroring plots, adding a
     banner (name and/or number) to the plot job for quick
     identification, and saving or restoring custom user files created
     (with CDCL) for the plotter.

     The CDCL file must be an ASCII text file and it must have the
     following format; All upper case characters. Each line must be
     terminated by a (hard) return. The first two and the last line are
     mandatory (as shown in the examples below). Here is a CDCL example
     for changing the plotter's serial port:

               &&&&CALCOMP DEVICE CONTROL
               USER_PIN(0)
               DEAD_JOB(90,COMPLETE)
               MODE(9600,8,1,NONE,1)
               907(X02,1,NO,X03,2032,CTS)
               ROTATE(90)
               ^^^^END OF FILE


     Here is a CDCL example for changing the plotter's parallel port:


               &&&&CALCOMP DEVICE CONTROL
               USER_PIN(0)
               DEAD_JOB(90,COMPLETE)
               907(X02,1,NO,X03,2032,CENTRONICS)
               ROTATE(90)
               ^^^^END OF FILE


     It is recommended that customers use the DOS Edit program (or
     equivalent) to create CDCL files. Their is no special name to be
     used for CDCL files. Any legal DOS filename characters can be used.
     Once the CDCL file has been created it simply needs to be sent to
     the plotter port which you are sending plots to. This is done using
     the DOS COPY command.

     For example, the CDCL file above could be named ROTATE90.CDL. It
     would then be sent to the plotter from the DOS prompt as follows:

               COPY ROTATE90.CDL LPT1

     Next, you would send the plot file you want to be rotated 90
     degrees (using the DOS COPY command again).


     Most CDCL commands (such as the ROTATE command above) will affect
     only one plot at a time. These are called NON-STICKY commands. A
     few others, such as the port configuration commands shown in the
     examples above (the 907 command) will be retained by the plotter
     (use the SAVE(1) command to make changes permanent and available
     upon powering the plotter up). These are called STICKY commands.

     The Solus 4 series plotters come standard with 3 ports (two serial
     and one parallel). The port marked COM_1 / OPCOM cannot be used for
     either plot data or CDCL files unless the port configuration for
     the OPCOM option is switched off. The factory default setting for
     COM_1 is as an OPCOM port. If you wish to use COM_1 as a plot data
     port (and  for CDCL), this can easily be accomplished from the
     plotter's Control Panel. Please refer to chapter 3 of the Solus 4
     User's Guide (page 70) for instructions on how to turn off the
     OPCOM link to COM_1. The order number for the User's Guide is M0016-
     280.