Calcomp 1039 plotter docs?

[simon]

Hmm, that may com handy...

first I need a little time to build a 2114 tester from a sanguino 
(arduino clone at hand)

On 12-10-15 20:30, Erik Baigar wrote:
> Hi Simon,
>
> just came accross, what might be helpful for you: I found
> some pages with my spare 906 controller (unfortunatley not
> working), listing the functions of the DIP switches. I scanned
> them and you find them on my server in the specials section:
>
> http://www.baigar.de/electronics/Calcomp103X/Calcomp_OPC906-907-Switches.pdf
>
>
>     Good luck,
>
>        Erik.
>
> On Mon, 5 Oct 2015, Erik Baigar wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Simon,
>>
>> thanks for your email. I took the pictures on the weekend and loaded
>> them onto my server - curious, whether you have got the same setup:
>>
>>   http://www.baigar.de/electronics/Calcomp103X/
>>
>>> than that pictured in the user guide. I took some more picts of the
>>> pcb's in the machine. I will post them on our hack42.nl site later
>>> today.
>>
>> Great, I will check for your pictures and compare... I have got
>> engineering drawings (i.e. schematics) only for the power supply,
>> the logic board (sequencer) and the pen driver. Unfortunately the
>> schematics for the OPC (online plotter controller?) are missing,
>> i.e. exactly for the interesting PCB with the CPU there are no
>> schematics at the moment  :-(
>>
>>> was loose inside the machine, and it seems ours is wired for current
>>> loop, looking at the settings decal on the inside of the backplate.
>>> How is yours wired?
>>
>> That looks very crowded as you can see and I do not know whether
>> this is representative. I guess mine was used in some form of
>> daisy chain setup but at least the levels are RS232. Yes - I have
>> been able to plot data on my plotter, but the PCI/906 language
>> the OPC uses is quite strange and the RS232 is not that easy as it
>> is using hardware handshake and checks for all signals (RTS/CTS
>> and DSR/DTR) I think.
>>
>>> I had to put away the calcomp for the time being as we had a fair
>>> yesterday.
>>
>> Yes, that is quite a heavy machine. Mine is stored at my parent's
>> basement, so I only have access to the plotter and the documentation
>> once a month...
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>>   Erik.
>>
>>> On 03-10-15 20:18, Erik Baigar wrote:
>>>> Hi Simon, Hello to the group,
>>>>
>>>> this weekend I went digging for the Calcomp 1038/1039 manual and
>>>> if your plotter looks like this...
>>>>
>>>>     http://www.baigar.de/electronics/Calcomp103X.gif
>>>>
>>>> ...I may have what you need. Drop me a note and I will try to
>>>> scan the schematics next week and load them onto my web
>>>> page. Did you make any progress with the plotter already?
>>>>
>>>>     Best regards,
>>>>
>>>>         Erik.
>>>>
>>>> P.S. My plotter is a 1038 which has been upgraded with the
>>>> PCI/906 interface but it only has got a single pen holder. Does
>>>> your plotter have got three colors?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 21 Sep 2015, Erik Baigar wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> the 1039 is an interesting plotter I have got a 1038/1039 as well:
>>>>> There are two
>>>>> big
>>>>> PCBs inside - one is for the low level functions (essentally driving
>>>>> the servos
>>>>> and
>>>>> drawing lines using TTL implemented Bresenham) the second one contains
>>>>> the
>>>>> computer (68xx based) which is handling the communication.
>>>>>
>>>>> So for simply moving the pens with the arrow buttons, the computer PCB
>>>>> may not
>>>>> be
>>>>> necessary. Have you tried this?
>>>>>
>>>>> The computer PCB controls the LEDs and blinking may well indicate a
>>>>> problem on
>>>>> the computer PCB - I thinke I have got a set of documentation. But
>>>>> unfortunately
>>>>> it is
>>>>> stored away, but surely I can do a search within the next four weeks
>>>>> if there is
>>>>> real interest. I even read out the bipolar PROMs of the processor card
>>>>> for
>>>>> safety
>>>>> some years ago...
>>>>>
>>>>>    Erik, erik at baigar.de
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> tony duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> hat am 20. September 2015 um
>>>>>> 20:02
>>>>>> geschrieben:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> we have a 1039 in our space with the user guide, but without any
>>>>>>> service
>>>>>>> docs. Our specimen does not react to buttons except the reset and
>>>>>>> test
>>>>>>> buttons. the four statusleds light up on a reset and after a
>>>>>>> second the
>>>>>>> center two leds start blinking in sequence. paper and pens are
>>>>>>> loaded as
>>>>>>> per the user guide.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Silly question... It doesn't happen to use 2114 RAMs does it? If so,
>>>>>> check
>>>>>> and/or
>>>>>> replace them. I've foudn such RAM in printers/plotters from many
>>>>>> manufacturers
>>>>>> and perhaps 90%+ of electronic problems are caused by them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -tony
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Met vriendelijke Groet,
>>>
>>> Simon Claessen
>>> drukknop.nl
>>>
>>
>

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Met vriendelijke Groet,

Simon Claessen
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