68 enVision Owner’s Guide
PU
- Pen Up move
PD
- Pen Down move
PG
; - Page (End of Job) This command is used as the end-of file marker.
Failure to use the page command could result in the job stopping with the pen
down or successive jobs overcutting an earlier one.
SP
- Set Pen type (2 = pen plot, other = cut)
VS
- Speed Set (in cm/sec)
HPGL test file
The following procedures will guide you through plotting a one-inch box. This
test assures you that your system is communicating with the enVision plotter.
1.
Use a plain text editor, such as Notepad, and create the following text.
IN;
SP1; (knife) Pen= SP2;
PU0,0;
PD0,2540,2540,2540,0,0;
PU2794,0;
PG;
Note: There should not be any character in the file after the semicolon
following
PG
.
2.
Save the file as HPGLTEST.TXT
3.
Place your computer in DOS mode.
4.
Set the port parameters using mode command.
MODE COMx:9600,n,8,1,p
(where x is the COM port number)
5.
Copy the test file to the COM port.
COPY HPGLTEST.TXT COMx:
(where x is the COM port number)
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