Rudy Wrote:

> Hello Lawrence,
>   I saw that you talking to Sean Breheny about a plotter, the
>   HP4575A.
> Some time ago I've gotten the same thing (sans plotter-pen's), and
> would like to interface it to the PC.  Maybe even thru a PIC for
> easy connection (PC -> RS-232 -> PIC -> ??? -> Plotter).  My plotter
> has got a rather small Centronics-like (printer-side) connector.
> The Connector-description I've got.  What I lack is a
> Communication-Protocol description.  Do you have got any examples
> (PC/PIC software ?) you're willing to share ?


Well, I'm kind of stumped.  I've always interfaced through a graphics
program like AutoCad or EDA software, and used the software vendors
or Window's pl;otter driver.  It sounds like you are wanting to
control the plotter at a much lower level.  That's not something I
know much about.


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