| Title: | Digital PostScript printers and their associated software |
| Moderator: | REGENT::LASKO HER |
| Created: | Wed Jan 24 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 7230 |
| Total number of notes: | 31971 |
My customer use the H8400-ab (serial To parallel converter box)
with LN17N-AP and connect it to a terminal server port, and be able
to have DCPS working on this configuration ?????
I have tested fine these commands , copy/log file.ps ltaxx:
copied sucessfully , with nic card and logical dcps$queue_name_no_sync "1"
and DCPS works fine , but if I use directly by DCPS this converter box
on terminal DECSERVER port this queue is in starting state permanently
with or without dcps$queue_name_no_sync "1" (this command it's for disable
the flow control).
I would like to known if this configuration it's really supported , and
if it does works , because this configuration with 3500 or 5100 are not
supported.
Thanks indeed for any ideas
Gerard-Louis Lereuil
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| 7101.1 | IDEAS !! | EVTAI1::LEREUIL | Fri Feb 28 1997 03:34 | 8 | |
hi , the H8400-AB CONVERTER BOX is it a real serial to parallel option, or
an other SERIAL option exist for the LN17ps, I have no found
information through Internet and notes about this CONVERTER BOX.
Thanks in advance
Gerard-louis
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| 7101.2 | more details ? | EVTAI1::LEREUIL | Fri Feb 28 1997 04:08 | 9 | |
Hi , more details in the SPD DCPS 1.3 do you have a note
Printing through a Centronics parallel port is not supported
and in the SPD 1.4 DCPS the Bi-Directional centronics parallel
port interface is supported !!!
thanks in advance for your help
Gerard-Louis
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| 7101.3 | May or may not work through the converter. | HANNAH::KAMATH | Wed Mar 12 1997 10:57 | 27 | |
Hi,
I have not tried printing through this converter.
I am trying to understand your setup and take a
logical approach to your problem.
DCPS V1.3 does not support printing through parallel
port on OpenVMS. This is because the parallel port
driver on OpenVMS is not bi-directional. If you
have connected the parallel interface of the converter
to the parallel port on OpenVMS system then it is not
expected to work.
Suppose you have connected serial interface of the
converter to the OpenVMS system then it may work. In
this case it depends on the converter and type of
parallel port on the printer. If printer parallel
port is bi-directional one and the converter also has a
bi-directional parallel port support then it is most
likely to work.
We have not planned for parallel port support in
DCPS V1.4. If you have such request(s) from your
customers please send a mail to the product manager.
-Harish Kamath.
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| 7101.4 | Flow Control | JULIET::CABREIRA_RO | Bobby Cabreira | Wed Mar 12 1997 21:27 | 19 |
RE: .0
What pins are you using from the DECserver to the H8400-ab?
I was working on the H8400-AA, and it seems that if I just used
Transmit, Receive and Signal Ground, and using Software Flow control,
it does not work.
I experimented with Pin 20 connected and Software flow control ,
and that seemed to work.
Connecting all the available pins/signals from the H8400 to the
DECserver, and using Hardware Flow control, seems to make it work also.
Hope this helps,
Bobby C.
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