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Automating Measurements
Saving Measurement Results
Faster Hardcopies using
If your printer supports be sure to select format under
a Printer
Select .
uses HP-GL format, resulting
in very fast, high-resolution hardcopies. can result in a speed
improvement of up to 10 times, compared to using raster formats such as
PCL, Epson-compatible, or PCX. Since the analyzer measurement speed
decreases while
hardcopy rasterization, using format will
restore your measurements to full speed more quickly.
Some printers that support include:
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HP LaserJet 4, 5, HP Color LaserJet
HP 1200 XL
Customizing Page
layout
Custom hardcopy output, such as 2 or 4 plots per page, can be done using a
printer and or SCPI commands. ‘lb do this you should:
1. Put the printer into HP-GL mode.
2. Send the printer an “IP” HP-GL command
3. Perform a hardcopy dump in HP-GL format.
These steps are discussed in detail below:
Put the printer into HP-GL mode.
In order to send HP-GL hardcopy output to your printer, you must first
instruct the printer to accept HP-GL commands. On some printers, this can
be done using the printer’s built-m menu. You can also send the printer a
escape sequence to instruct it to accept HP-GL. This can be done using
or SCPI commands. Refer to your printer manual for details. Refer,
also, to the example program titled “FAST-PRT” on the
This program configures your printer to accept HP-GL commands.
Send the printer an command.
You will need to send the printer an
command to specify a rectangular region on the paper. This is
done by sending the printer the IP HP-GL command.
The IP command specifies the size and the position of the printed image on
the paper. The units are thousandths of an inch, so 8500 units would be
8.5 inches. The arguments to the IP command are
IP
The paper is numbered as shown in Figure 7-12.
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