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[[File:Roland (Large).jpg|thumb|right]] | [[File:Roland (Large).jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
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* Roland CAMM-1 PNC-950. [http://www.signcutpro.com/files/man/roland/pnc950.pdf PDF manual], [http://support.rolanddga.com/Docs/Documents/departments/Product%20Management/Product%20Information/Specialty%20Products/PNC950_FAQ.pdf FAQ]. | * Roland CAMM-1 PNC-950. [http://www.signcutpro.com/files/man/roland/pnc950.pdf PDF manual], [http://support.rolanddga.com/Docs/Documents/departments/Product%20Management/Product%20Information/Specialty%20Products/PNC950_FAQ.pdf FAQ]. | ||
====Specifications==== | ====Specifications==== | ||
* It holds up to 610mm (24 | * It holds up to 610mm (24") media and cuts up to 584mm ( ~23"). | ||
* Length is essentially unlimited as it can use roll-feed media but seems to be restricted to 25m. | * Length is essentially unlimited as it can use roll-feed media but seems to be restricted to 25m. | ||
[[File:vinylcut.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[File:vinylcut.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
==Instructions== | ==Instructions== | ||
====Quick setup guide==== | ====Quick setup guide==== | ||
* Set inkscape to HPGL output. File | * Set inkscape to HPGL output. File > Save As > HPGL format. | ||
* Draw your figure. | * Draw your figure. | ||
* Connect the cutter via USB to Lovelace. This is done with a serial port converter from 25-pins - | * Connect the cutter via USB to Lovelace. This is done with a serial port converter from 25-pins -> 9-pins -> USB. | ||
* Load vinyl, making sure that it is flush with the left edge and has some slack for being pulled to and fro. | * Load vinyl, making sure that it is flush with the left edge and has some slack for being pulled to and fro. | ||
* Turn on the cutter, the cutter head should fly to the right edge. | * Turn on the cutter, the cutter head should fly to the right edge. | ||
* Press Setup, cutter parks at left. | * Press Setup, cutter parks at left. | ||
* Move cutter if necessary with cursor buttons, press Origin Set to mark lower right corner of drawing | * Move cutter if necessary with cursor buttons, press Origin Set to mark lower right corner of drawing | ||
* Run '~/serialshite.rb | * Run '~/serialshite.rb <HPGL filename>' from a Terminal. | ||
It should be possible to enable the serial port as a printer and print direct to it, but I found this produced cutter errors (flashing power light) and no cut. | It should be possible to enable the serial port as a printer and print direct to it, but I found this produced cutter errors (flashing power light) and no cut. | ||
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For some reason, Inkscape doesn't like going straight from SVG to HPGL. This can be fixed by: | For some reason, Inkscape doesn't like going straight from SVG to HPGL. This can be fixed by: | ||
* Open up the SVG file | * Open up the SVG file | ||
* File | * File > Save As > select the DXF file format. | ||
* Open the DXF | * Open the DXF | ||
* File | * File > Save As > HPGL | ||
'''Creating your own image in Inkscape''' | '''Creating your own image in Inkscape''' | ||
Inkscape seems to play nicely if you just create a new image and lay down some paths or polygons of your own. You can save this data for the cutter by just going to File | Inkscape seems to play nicely if you just create a new image and lay down some paths or polygons of your own. You can save this data for the cutter by just going to File > Save As > HPGL | ||
'''Avoiding overloading the cutter with TOO MUCH DATA''' | '''Avoiding overloading the cutter with TOO MUCH DATA''' | ||
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The cutter doesn't seem to happy when it recieves a large set of instructions in one fell swoop. As such, it is highly recommended that you format your HPGL files nicely. | The cutter doesn't seem to happy when it recieves a large set of instructions in one fell swoop. As such, it is highly recommended that you format your HPGL files nicely. | ||
* vim yourhpglfile.hpgl | * vim yourhpglfile.hpgl | ||
* | * <Esc> | ||
* :% s/;/; | * :% s/;/;<C-x><C-m>/g | ||
* | * <Return> | ||
* :wq | * :wq | ||
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The serial cable (blue, with a 25WD at one end and a 9WD at the other) is connected as follows : | The serial cable (blue, with a 25WD at one end and a 9WD at the other) is connected as follows : | ||
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|Cutter, 25 pin male D ||PC, 9 pin female D||Use | |Cutter, 25 pin male D ||PC, 9 pin female D||Use | ||
