Plots HP-GL files to a plotter device.
/usr/lpd/plotlbe [ -fr=X ] [ -noin ] File
The plotlbe command is a backend program which plots HP-GL files to a plotter attached to a serial port defined as a TTY device. To use the plotlbe command, you must define a TTY device for the serial port and define a print queue for the plotlbe backend program.
When configuring the TTY serial port, set the baud-rate, parity, and stop bits to the appropriate settings for your plotter. You must also set XON/XOFF to FALSE for your TTY port.
The plotlbe command is called by the qdaemon process. It should not be entered on the command line. Any options needed for a specific print request to a plotter should be passed to the plotlbe command with the command used to request a print job (usually the enq command). With the enq command, use the -o flag to pass options to the plotlbe backend for processing.
The plotlbe backend command supports the following plotters: 7731, 7372, 7374, 7375-1, 7375-2, 6180, 6182, 6184, 6186-1, and 6186-2.
The plotlbe command supports ENQ/ACK handshaking. Refer to your plotter programming manual for more information on handshaking.
The plotlbe backend command also generates the appropriate HP-GL commands for plotter initialization and plot scaling. This data is sent to the plotter before the user-specified HP-GL file is sent. Thus, any scaling or initialization commands included in the HP-GL file override those generated by the plotlbe backend command.
Note: The user must have read access to the file sent to the plotlbe command with the print request command.
enq -Pplt -o -fr=5 longaxis.gl
enq -Pplt -o -noin plotdata.gl
enq -Pplt -o -noin -o fr=2 twoplot.gl
/usr/lpd/plotlbe | Contains the plotlbe command. |
The enq command, plotgbe command.
Printer Overview for System Management in AIX Version 4.3 Guide to Printers and Printing .