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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>I got my hands on a HP plotter and am trying to make it work (as in send .eps/.ps files to it). Documenting<br /> <br /> <br /> ===windows===<br /> bought usb &lt;&gt; serial, apparently lots of fakes so I downgraded a windows driver to make it work, it didn&#039;t<br /> <br /> Python library: https://github.com/drepetto/chiplotle (skipping for now)<br /> <br /> ===linux===<br /> trying to connect to serial using linux, so far, not so good (tried both modem and direct ports)<br /> <br /> keep getting `pl2303 ttyUSB0: pl2303_get_line_request - failed: -32` error<br /> <br /> <br /> http://papers.mpastell.com/serial.pdf (connecting USB to serial from raspberry to the plotter using &#039;ttyUSB0&#039;)<br /> <br /> inkscape HGPL https://jenda.hrach.eu/m/hpgl/Linux%20inkscape%20save%20as%20HPGL%20file%20for%20pen%20cutting%20plotter%20extension.html<br /> <br /> houdini wire render (wren) ps files are not really postscript, figure out a way to convert them with imagemagick<br /> <br /> <br /> dmesg: device messages (figure out your tty port)<br /> tail -f /var/log/syslog : same but all commands<br /> <br /> <br /> ----------------------------------------<br /> <br /> http://hackedgadgets.com/2011/11/12/big-diy-led-matrix-build/</div>

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