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From: rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Connecting LJIID to HP9000/375 with parallel I/F
Message-ID: <7370210@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 21 Sep 90 17:23:09 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard/FSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
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re: > I am running a number of 9000/375's under HP-UX 7.0...
    > What I am wondering is how can I interface to the LJIID over a
    > parallel interface ?? 

I am running a 33447A LJ-IID via 375/parallel, and a 33440A LJ-II via
HP-IB/Centronics converter.

The parallel port on the Models 345, 375 and the Series 400 will be fully
supported in HP-UX release 8.0 (driver, spooler models, documentation).  The
driver (only) for that port will be available in release 7.05.  For releases
7.0 and 7.03, there is an unsupported patch and documentation available
through your local HP support representative.  Have that person contact me.

The 3x5/400 parallel interface is compatible with most* Centronics printers,
and has bi-directional capability for the HP ScanJets (the ScanJets do not
work with the released version of the 7.0 parallel driver).

In addition, any HP 9000 system can connect parallel printers via an HP-IB
to Centronics converter.  The suggested solution is to use the following
third-party product.

         Intelligent Interfaces Inc
         PO Box 1486
         Stone Mountain, GA  30086-1486
         1-800-842-0888

   1. 51-6200 MicroPrint 45C               199.00
   2. 52-2208 10foot Centronics cable       30.00
   3. Shipping & handling                    5.00
                                          _______
   Note: These prices may not be current   234.00

There is also a DIO-I/O card available from a third-party (IEM), which is
Centronics at the cover-plate and 98626A (tty) at the backplane.  It works,
but is very inefficient and has very high system overhead.  It also works
with ScanJet, and 'iomap' code is available to drive it.  IEM also offers
an HP-IB/Centronics converter of their own design.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland      Internet: rjn@hpfcrjn.FC.HP.COM       3404 East Harmony Road
                UUCP: [hplabs|hpfcse]!hpfcrjn!rjn     Ft Collins CO 80525-9599

* At the moment, the only HP parallel devices "known to not work" are the
  2930-series matrix impact printers (and possibly the 2235).  We are
  investigating.

This response does not represent the official position of, or statement by,
the Hewlett-Packard Company.  The above data is provided for informational
purposes only.  It is supplied without warranty of any kind.