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As I said, I have never used the serial cable. So your computer is right next to your machine? Reliable parallel cable length is about 11 feet, no more than 15 feet with a quality cable and strong drivers. If your are going further than this then you need to use the serial port. Or converters and l...

BTW, my CNC software (PCNC 3.0) is supposed to understand HPGL, but it chokes on the files generated by CAM Expert, too. :( I was referring to my CNC mill here ... It's the arbitrarily long plot 24" wide which causes my headaches. What a bugger. One last thing, my HP plotter uses an odd-ball pin-ou...

No windows here, I am using Linux (ubuntu x64). I have assumed HPGL is a subset of HPGL/2 so that my printer would understand it. BTW, my CNC software (PCNC 3.0) is supposed to understand HPGL, but it chokes on the files generated by CAM Expert, too. :( Using Camexpert with Linux is why I hooked up...

OK, here is some new data along with things I don't understand. All data gathered with my HP 430. 1. Setting the paper and using the print preview doesn't seem to affect the CAM export in any way. ** Printing and Cam export are two different issues. I could post pictures if this sounds interesting ...

[quote="edi"]exported them to hpgl code and catted it to /dev/lp0 where my plotter lives [/quo I use my HP7550A with Camexpert. It works as you describe by generating a cam file and then sending it to the plotter. Under Windows I use the Roland DXY-1350A plotter driver for the HP7550A, which works p...