>Any words of wisdom? I only need to send simple text to an engraving machine.
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>>>Anyone have any experience writing HPGL? I have a need to control an engraving machine and the company has no interface - I would have to write directly to the unit.
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>>>-w-
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>>We write some HPGL to create a graph that plots the movements of the trains over time. In the most basic form, we just create a text file with the HPGL commands and send it to the (HPGL capable) printers using the COPY FILE command to the printer.
Maybe this will help:
http://www.electronics-forum.net/cad/HPGL_Reference_44541.html
Regards. Al
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