lost@hp850.mbari.org (Steve Lowder) (01/11/91)
We would like to connect our Laserjet printers to an
HP 9000 series 300 via a Parallel interace (Centronics).
Does someone know who sells a board that will solve this?
We can accept DIO-I or DIO-II boards in this 300. Also,
can we connect a scanner via this interface?
thanks,
Stevefmonaldo@aplcomm.JHUAPL.EDU (Monaldo Francis M. S1R x8648) (01/11/91)
lost@hp850.mbari.org (Steve Lowder) writes: >We would like to connect our Laserjet printers to an >HP 9000 series 300 via a Parallel interace (Centronics). >Does someone know who sells a board that will solve this? >We can accept DIO-I or DIO-II boards in this 300. Also, >can we connect a scanner via this interface? > thanks, > Steve One solution to this problem is to use an HP-IB to Centronics converted (on the order of $100). We obtained such a product from Intelligent Interfaces PO Box 1486 Stone Mountain GA 30086 (800) 842-0888 The product name was "MicroPort 45" Another solution is to use the RS232 interface on the laser printer. The beauty of the HPIB to Centronics converted is that you don't need to use an interface slot Frank Monaldo fmonaldo@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu
rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland) (01/12/91)
re: > We would like to connect our Laserjet printers to an HP 9000 series > 300 via a Parallel interace (Centronics). Does someone know who sells > a board that will solve this? We can accept DIO-I or DIO-II boards in > this 300. Also, can we connect a scanner via this interface? There is a 3rd-party interface card available from I.E.M., of Fort Collins CO. It does support 9190A/9195A ScanJet duplex I/O. It is fairly inefficient, as it emulates a 98626A tty card at the backplane and does not support DMA. There is a contributed scanner application available that works with both the IEM card and the 375/400 parallel port. For output only, HP now offers an HP-IB to centronics converter for a little over $200, product numbers 92203J or 92203K, depending on AC adaptor required. I have used this, and it is very satisfactory. Should you upgrade your 300 to a 375 (via board swap on models 330, 350, 360 and 370), it has one full-duplex centronics port built in. Regards, Hewlett-Packard Bob Niland Internet: rjn@hpfcrjn.FC.HP.COM 3404 East Harmony Road UUCP: [hplabs|hpfcse]!hpfcrjn!rjn Ft Collins CO 80525-9599 This response does not represent the official position of, or statement by, the Hewlett-Packard Company. The above data is provided for informational purposes only. It is supplied without warranty of any kind.
joseph@hpuplca.HP.COM ( Joseph Hohl ) (01/12/91)
> We would like to connect our Laserjet printers to an > HP 9000 series 300 via a Parallel interace (Centronics). > Does someone know who sells a board that will solve this? > We can accept DIO-I or DIO-II boards in this 300. Also, > can we connect a scanner via this interface? > > thanks, > Steve > ---------- Steve, There is not a 'supported' addon Centronics for the HP-9000/S-300 but the current models (345, 375, and all S-400) have a Centronics I/F built in. You may want to consider upgrading your S-300 to the 375 to get Centronics along with higher performance. You may also go to the S-380 by putting in the 68040 upgrade. Please check with you local sales rep for complete details. If you don't want to (or can't) upgrade, you could consider an HP-IB to Centronics converter available from various 'black boxes' companies. Joseph