EDG System Administration

Here is how to set up the HP DesignJet 800 PS in linux. We’re using RHEL4 and 5, but I think this would work on just about any linux distribution.

1. Download HP_Designjet_800_PS3.ppd.gz
2. Copy the file to /usr/share/cups/model
3. Delete the old plotter

   lpadmin -x plotter
   

4. Create the new printer

   lpadmin -p plotter -E -v socket://edg3:9100 -P /usr/share/cups/model/HP_Designjet_800_PS3.ppd.gz
   

5. Check that have the proper options

   [me@computer ~]$ lpoptions -p plotter -l
   HPPantone/Automatic PANTONE(R) Calibration: False *True
   HPBlackBrightness/Black Lightness: levelm25 levelm20 levelm15 levelm10 levelm5 *leveleven levelp5 levelp10 levelp15 levelp20 levelp25
   HPColorMan/Color Management: *Native Emulation
   HPCyanBrightness/Cyan Lightness: levelm25 levelm20 levelm15 levelm10 levelm5 *leveleven levelp5 levelp10 levelp15 levelp20 levelp25
   HPCMYKEmulation/HP CMYK Emulation: *None SWOP JapanOffset EuroOffset DIC
   HPRGBEmulation/HP RGB Emulation: *None sRGB AdobeRGB AppleRGB ColorMatchRGB
   HPMagentaBrightness/Magenta Lightness: levelm25 levelm20 levelm15 levelm10 levelm5 *leveleven levelp5 levelp10 levelp15 levelp20 levelp25
   HPMaxDetail/Maximum Detail: True *False
   MirrorPrint/Mirror Print: True *False
   HPCadDrawings/Optimized for CAD: True *False
   HPColorAsGray/Print Color as Gray: Yes *No
   HPIntent/Rendering Intent: *Perceptual Colorimetric Saturation
   HPTransverse/Rotate: True *False
   HPAutoScaling/Scale to: *Off Letter Tabloid AnsiC AnsiD AnsiE ARCHA ARCHB ARCHC ARCHD ARCHE A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 B4 B3 B2 B1 P24x48 P24x60 P36x60 P36x72 P42x60 P42x72 P42x84
   HPYellowBrightness/Yellow Lightness: levelm25 levelm20 levelm15 levelm10 levelm5 *leveleven levelp5 levelp10 levelp15 levelp20 levelp25
   PageSize/Media Size: Letter Tabloid AnsiC AnsiD AnsiE ARCHA ARCHB ARCHC ARCHD ARCHE A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 B4 B3 B2 B1 P24x48 P24x60 P36x60 P36x72 P42x60 P42x72 P42x84 Custom
   PageRegion/PageRegion: Letter Tabloid AnsiC AnsiD AnsiE ARCHA ARCHB ARCHC ARCHD ARCHE A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 B4 B3 B2 B1 P24x48 P24x60 P36x60 P36x72 P42x60 P42x72 P42x84
   OutputMode/Print Quality: Fast *Normal Best
   HPPageANSI/ANSI (A,B,...): *True False
   HPPageARCH/Architectural: *True False
   HPPageDIN/DIN (C4,C3,...): *True False
   HPPageISO/ISO (A4,A3,...): *True False
   HPPageJIS/JIS (B4,B3,...): *True False
   

Since Mentor Graphics sets everything in its config and fis files, there isn’t anything to change there. For Cadence, our site file is in /net/sw/cad.rh/ic/ic5141/tools/plot/.cdsplotinit. For C- and D-sized plots, the entries are:

Plotter_C|Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 5000PS (Postscript): \
	:manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard: \
	:type=postscript2: \
	:spool="lp -dplotter -oPageSize=AnsiC": \
	:query=lpstat -oplotter: \
	:remove=cancel $1 plotter: \
	:resolution#1200: \
	:maximumPages#30: \
	:paperSize="C portrait" 19800 25800 300 300: \
	:paperSize="C landscape" 25800 19800 300 300:

Plotter_D|Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 5000PS (Postscript): \
	:manufacturer=Hewlett-Packard: \
	:type=postscript2: \
	:spool="lp -dplotter -oPageSize=AnsiD": \
	:query=lpstat -oplotter: \
	:remove=cancel $1 plotter: \
	:resolution#1200: \
	:maximumPages#30: \
	:paperSize="D portrait" 25800 40200 300 300: \
	:paperSize="D landscape" 40200 25800 300 300: