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I can't use printer in cadence, please help me!

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cadence plot a3

I can use my network printer(HP LaserJet 5000) well in redhat 8, but can't use it in cadence. So I enter /cadence/tools/plot/bin and run ./plotconfig, but I cannot find the model of my printer. How do I install my printer in cadence? Ask for your help!

Thanks and Best Regards,

Harryzhu
 

cadence cdsplotinit postscript

I have done the next:
1. Put in my .cdsplotinit file the information
My_printer|PostScript1:\
:manufacturer=Adobe: \
:type=postscript1: \
:maximumPages#1: \
:resolution#600: \
:paperSize="A4" 4960 7015: \
:paperSize="A3" 7015 9920:
2. In my RH8.0 OS added printer configuration:
Queue Name = any - your choise
Queue Type = JetDirect Printer
Printer IP = your printer IP
Port=9100
Driver=any postscript driver
3. Restarted lpd deamon.
4. Printed any cadence graphics to postscript file 1.ps.
5. Sent it to printer lp -d your_printer_name 1.ps

Good luck.
 

install printer in cadence

Thanks for the tip, mas_serg; it works fine!

Just a question... any idea on how to setup all this for a non-networked, local printer. I have a LaserJet 1020 successfully installed in CentOS 3 (printing queue works fine for all other programs). What would the lp command be for sending the ps file to the printer? Is there a way of tweaking the .cdsplotinit in order to print directly to this non-networked printer?

Thanks in advance for any ideas!
 

how to setup a printer in cadence

Found I a way of doing it! :idea:
After a lot of tweaking, here are the final settings I used in my .cdsplotinit:

HP_LaserJet_1020 |HP LaserJet 1020:\
:spool=lpr -P HP_LaserJet_1020: \
:query=lpstat HP_LaserJet_1020: \
:manufacturer=Adobe: \
:type=postscript1: \
:resolution#600: \
:maximumPages#1: \
:paperSize="A4_with_margins" 7410 6766 150 150 :

The above settings allow to plot schematics directly to a usb-connected HP Laserjet 1020 printer.
Thought someone might find this info useful. :D

Jorge Luis.
 

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