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HP-IB / GPIB Printer Emulator

 

Hello Community,

many HP instruments (spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope) have a dedicated plot menu
for outputting vector trace data and a separate print menu for outputting list data,
texts or raster graphics.

For screen plots, you all know John Miles? (KE5FX) excellent 7470.EXE plotter emulator
which captures HP-GL/2 plot data via HP-IB and a HP-IB/USB adapter (Prologix, HP 82357A/B etc.)
and stores them into a .plt file or renders them into a printable .BMP or .GIF graphic file.

Printers with HP-IB Interface (e. g. the HP 2225A ThinkJet) are long gone, so...

Would anybody know a free software solution for capturing (PCL) print data
via HP-IB and a HP-IB/USB adapter to a PC for storing them into a graphic file,
a print file or outputting them on an attached printer (e. g. LaserJet)?

The name of the software might be KE5FX LaserJet.EXE printer emulator... ;-)


Any hints much appreciated.

Regards,
and a Happy New Year
Martin
 

It's not free, but PrintCapture does
exactly what you are looking for. Based on my experience, it's an
excellent product.

I bought a copy and use it with some older HP gear, although KE5FX's
plotter emulator sees the most use at my shop.

Jack K8ZOA

On 12/28/2012 4:33 PM, martin_u_fischer wrote:

Hello Community,

many HP instruments (spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope) have a dedicated
plot menu
for outputting vector trace data and a separate print menu for
outputting list data,
texts or raster graphics.

For screen plots, you all know John Miles? (KE5FX) excellent 7470.EXE
plotter emulator
which captures HP-GL/2 plot data via HP-IB and a HP-IB/USB adapter
(Prologix, HP 82357A/B etc.)
and stores them into a .plt file or renders them into a printable .BMP
or .GIF graphic file.

Printers with HP-IB Interface (e. g. the HP 2225A ThinkJet) are long
gone, so...

Would anybody know a free software solution for capturing (PCL) print
data
via HP-IB and a HP-IB/USB adapter to a PC for storing them into a
graphic file,
a print file or outputting them on an attached printer (e. g. LaserJet)?

The name of the software might be KE5FX LaserJet.EXE printer
emulator... ;-)

Any hints much appreciated.

Regards,
and a Happy New Year
Martin
 

Martin,

Before I found 7470.exe, I used to print to a laser printer with a standard parallel port. I used an adapter made by a company called "Intelligent Interfaces". I think it was called Microplot 50 or Microplot 45. It takes GPIB from the instrument and puts out some version of PCL for the printer.

I see they have a web site, but on my browser it comes up as a blank page.

Vladan

--- In hp_agilent_equipment@..., "martin_u_fischer" <martin.u.fischer@...> wrote:
...
Would anybody know a free software solution for capturing (PCL) print data
via HP-IB and a HP-IB/USB adapter to a PC for storing them into a graphic file,
a print file or outputting them on an attached printer (e. g. LaserJet)?...
Martin
 

I found a distributor web site in Germany that shows the product:



I also remember that it did a good job, except that it didn't know what to do with the "zero" character on the 8566 and 8568 spectrum analyzers.

Vladan

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