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                    HP 82973A HP-IL Interface Card

                           OWNER'S  MANUAL



                Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company  1984

                       Edition 4        May  1987

                               CONTENTS

1. How to Use This Manual ............................................  2

2. Introduction to the HP 82973A HP-IL Interface .....................  2

3. Installing the HP 82973A HP-IL Interface ..........................  4
3.1 Introduction ....................................................  4
3.2 Adjusting The Address Of The Interface ..........................  5
3.3 Changing The Address In HPLINK.BAT ..............................  7

4. Connecting and Using HP-IL ........................................  8

5. Using the Desktop PC As an HP-IL Device ...........................  9
5.1 Introduction ....................................................  9
5.2 How To Run HPLINK ............................................... 10
5.3 Using Desktop PC Disc Drives .................................... 10
5.4 Using A Desktop PC Printer ...................................... 11
5.5 Using The Desktop PC Display .................................... 12

6. Using the Desktop PC As an HP-IL Controller ....................... 12
6.1 Introduction .................................................... 12
6.2 Installing The HP-IL Driver ..................................... 13
6.3 Using HP-IL Disc Drives ......................................... 14
6.4 Using an HP-IL Printer .......................................... 16

7. Troubleshooting ................................................... 17

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Summary of Contents for 82973A HP-IL

Page 1: ...dress Of The Interface 5 3 3 Changing The Address In HPLINK BAT 7 4 Connecting and Using HP IL 8 5 Using the Desktop PC As an HP IL Device 9 5 1 Introduction 9 5 2 How To Run HPLINK 10 5 3 Using Desktop PC Disc Drives 10 5 4 Using A Desktop PC Printer 11 5 5 Using The Desktop PC Display 12 6 Using the Desktop PC As an HP IL Controller 12 6 1 Introduction 12 6 2 Installing The HP IL Driver 13 6 3 U...

Page 2: ... parentheses indicates that you press that letter key to perform that operation Not all operations are available from each screen Operations allowed are shown at the bottom of each screen Operation Descripton E xit Press E to exit and return to the operating system I ndex Press I to go to the Index H elp Press H to go to Help R eturn Press R to return to your screen from the Index or Help C ontent...

Page 3: ...our investment in this product you should make a backup copy of the disc as soon as possible and then store the original disc in a safe place Use the copy of the software disc for all your operations To make a copy of your disc follow the instructions in the owner s manual for your computer on how to care for and copy discs Since your programs and information are stored on disc you should handle t...

Page 4: ... If these instructions are not available consult your dealer for information about installing the interface You don t need to set any system switches on the desktop PC CAUTION The interface card is shipped in a wrapping that protects it from electrostatic discharge ESD A common example of ESD occurs when you walk across a carpet and get an electrical shock from touching a doorknob The shock you fe...

Page 5: ...hange the address of the HP IL interface first determine a new unique address such as 218 hexadecimal Then 1 Physically set the address switch on the HP IL interface The procedure and suggested address settings are described beginning on the next screen 2 Enter the new address in the file HPLINK BAT This is described later in this section 3 2 Adjusting The Address Of The Interface Hold the interfa...

Page 6: ...icates that you slide the switch segment to the 1 position and a 0 indicates that you slide the switch segment to 0 The next screen shows more alternative settings 1 700 H H H default H H H H H 0 1 218 H H H H H H H H 0 1 258 H H H H H H H H 0 1 288 H H H H H H H H 0 1 200 H H H H H H H H 0 ...

Page 7: ...3 3 Changing The Address In HPLINK BAT For Non Controller Operation HPLINK BAT is a batch file that among other things tells the desktop PC the memory address of the HP IL interface After altering the address on the HP IL interface you need to change the address specified in HPLINK BAT To change the address in HPLINK BAT type COPY CON HPLINK BAT RETURN A CS80 nnn RETURN Ctrl Z RETURN where nnn is ...

Page 8: ... the desktop PC one HP IL cable runs from the OUT receptacle on the back of the computer to the IN receptacle on the peripheral The other HP IL cable connects the OUT receptacle on the peripheral to the IN receptacle on the computer If you want more than one peripheral in the loop HP IL cables should be connected from the OUT receptacle on each device to the IN receptacle on the the next device Re...

Page 9: ...ample Configuration HP Portable Controller v HP 9114 OUT IN Desktop PC Disc Drive Device 2 Device 1 NOTE Don t attempt to use a hard disc that was formatted with DOS 3 0 or greater as a device to be controlled by The Portable The Portable PLUS however recognizes such a disc and controls only the other devices in the loop The HPLINK program warns a user of DOS 3 0 or greater before it makes the des...

Page 10: ... section describes more about using HPLINK If you want more information about how disc drives are assigned or about using the desktop PC printer and display you can continue with the next screen Note If the desktop PC has no physical disc drive B you should read the screens on using desktop PC disc drives beginning next screen 5 3 Using Desktop PC Disc Drives When you select Disc from the HPLINK m...

Page 11: ... desktop PC and a Portable use similar operating systems COM files that run on one computer might not run properly on the other EXAMPLE Suppose you want to copy a worksheet from drive A of your Portable to a desktop PC disc so you can work on it using the desktop PC Assume the desktop PC has two disc drives and the Portable has no external drives Also assume that the name of the file to be copied ...

Page 12: ...unnecessarily use printer paper When you select Display on the HPLINK menu you can use the desktop PC display as a printer In fact when you use the display in this manner the desktop PC appears as a printer on HP IL HPLINK directs information to the display as text Control codes and escape sequences sent by the Portable are displayed on the screen If you use desktop PC screen parameters you must s...

Page 13: ...er For more information and an example read the file INT54H DOC on this disc 6 2 Installing The HP IL Driver The HP IL driver you use depends on what you want the name of the HP IL printer to be The table below shows the names of the HP IL drivers on the software disc and for each driver the associated HP IL printer name Driver Printer Name HPIL SYS HPILPRN HPIL_PRN SYS PRN HPIL_LPT SYS LPT1 Some ...

Page 14: ...s of the HP IL interface card The default address is 700 For example to load HPIL_PRN SYS to control a card at address 218 type into CONFIG SYS DEVICE HPIL_PRN SYS A218 Create CONFIG SYS if it doesn t exist Whenever you turn on or reset the desktop computer with the boot disc in drive A the computer automatically loads the driver for you NOTE If after installing an HP IL driver you want to run HPL...

Page 15: ... C are assigned to the desktop PC and two HP IL disc drives are connected the HP IL units will be assigned the identifiers D and E You can then use them as you would any of the disc drives on your desktop PC To format a disc on HP IL type d HPILFOR m W where d is the identifier of the drive containing the software disc m is the drive of the disc to be formatted and W specifies a single sided disc ...

Page 16: ...S D RETURN The file is now on drive A in the Portable 6 4 Using an HP IL Printer You can use an HP IL printer with the MS DOS PRINT utility and certain applications Some applications and the Prt Sc key cannot talk to HP IL printers NOTE Not all applications are able to print to HP IL This printer capability is provided for applications that are able to use an HP IL printer Be sure you know how you...

Page 17: ...mpt type A TEST nnn where nnn is the address of the interface card Ensure first that the the software disc is in drive A For example if the address of the interface card is set to 700 factory default you would type A TEST 700 Note the test result read the manual again and go to the screen in this section that helps you interpret test results the next screen Interpreting Test Results To interpret t...

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