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PCI
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Microsoft Windows 3.1
Installation Guide
EASI/PACE for
Microsoft Windows 3.1
Installation and User Guide
Version 5.3
PCI
50 West Wilmot Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada , L4B li\15
Email: [email protected]
Fax: (905) 764-960-l
Phone: (905) 764-0614
October 14, 1994
Contents
Preface
1
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EASI/PACE Software Installation
1
Hardware and Software Prert>qu isites ..
2
Installing PCI Software frolll CD-ROrd
3
Installing Win32s from CD-R0\1 .
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Creating thf' PCI Softwar0 Group .
5
Adding \YX: Server to Startup Group .
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Editing System Configuration FiiPs ..
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Changing 386 Enhanced !\lode Options
10
Installing thP Interlock De\'icC' .
11
Licensing PCI Software
Deleting PCI Software .
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Installing Tape Drives
15
8mm, -lmm or 9-track TapP Driw .
15
Installing Digitizing Tables
19
Summagraphics Summasketch .
19
Gentian or· Alt.ek Di gitizing TabiP .
20
Calcomp 9500 pigitizing Tahl<'
22
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Installing Printers for Map and Image Output
25
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
CaJComp 67000 and 68000 Series
26
CaJComp Colorl\1aster Plus
26
Canon BubbleJet.
21
Epson . . . . . .
27
HP DesignJet Series
21
HP DeskJet 500
28
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HP Laser.Jet II and III
HP Laser.Jet 1\' .
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HP 7600 Series
28
PostScript . . .
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Raster Graphics ColorStation Series
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29
Tektronix 4696 . . . . . . . .
29
Tektronix 4697 (Colorquick'} .
30
Tektronix 4693 DX . . . . . .
30
Tektronix Phaser II (469-1 DX and SX) .
30
Tektronix Phaser III
30
Versatec . . . . . . .
31
A Customizing a Summasketch Tablet
33
B Installation from Trakker Backup Tape
35
C Improving Performance of EASI/PACE Software
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Preface
Intended Audience
Note: The term "Windows" thrmLghuut thi!> mar mal n;fen to thP Micmsoft Windows
version 3.1 operating system.
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The intended audience of this mauual is t hP user "·ho wishes to install \'5 .3 EASI/PACE
image analysis software and hanhnm' ou a 486DX or higlwr contpatil>IP PC with
the \Vindows operating s~·ste m . This manual assumps that the installer has some
experience with \\'indows. understands the purpose of the various system startup
files, and knows how to edit text files.
Structure of the Manual
• Chapter 1 gives PCI soft\\·are iustallation instructions. It is intcudcd for all
customers who need to install the soft\\'are themselves. including those who
are updating the current version. This includes instructions on how to modif~·
the. system configuration filPs. and how to ius tall the iutcrlock device.
• Chapter 2 gi n~s inst alia tion in st nwt ions for t.ap(• dri \'PS.
• Chapter 3 giws insta lla tion instructions for digitizing lahlPs.
• Chapter 4 gin•s installation instruct ious for print<·rs and plottf'rs.
• Appendix A explains hem· to rortn•rt a Sunuuap;raphics Surnr11ask<>tch tablet
from ASCII mod<> to Packed Binar~· mode.
• Appendix B describes how to install PCI soft\ntrr from a Trakker backup
tape.
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• Appendix C lists somE" s uggestions for impro,·iug t.h<• ppr fo rmauC'r of E.-\ SI/PACE
software for Windows .
Conventions used in this Manual
Throughout this manual, "l\Ib'' lllPaus uH•ga hy t <' and ··GIJ" mc~aus gigab.,·t<'. T hen•fore, a 1.441'\'Ib flopp~· disk drive i11diC'a trs a 1.-!-l. mega h~·t (• flopp~· disk drin •.
Release Notes
This ma11ual has been upd a ted f(Jr \ '5 .3.
installa tio11 ins tructions for t his n•ht ~<' :
Tlwn' a rC' t \\·o m ajor chaug<'s to th(•
• \Yiu32s must be insta lled before IH!ilgP \\ 'orks (a l iP\\' G UI ap pli cation )
run undu \YindO\\'S. P C I suppli f's \\'iH32s on it s CD-n 0 :\1.
ca11
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• PCI Soft\\'are for \Yiudo\\'s 3. 1 is n ot aYa ilahlP ou 3.5.. fi opp~· diskPtt P. PC I
software is ah,·ays distribu ted 0 11 CD-R 0 :\1.
Chapter 1
EASI/PACE Software Installation
This chapter descrilws all the steps required to install PCI soft.\Yare fur \\"illC!ows
s~·s t ellls . If you are installing PCI Softwan~ for tlw first tiuw. then the following
installation steps are r<>quirPd :
• Ensure hardwarP and software• pn•rpquisit.Ps arP mPt for
~ ·o ur
contplltPr.
• Copy PCI soft"·are from CD-110!-1.
• Install Vv.in32s from CD-110!-1.
• Create the PCI Soft\\·are group.
• Add \\' X Sen·er to t lw Startup 1-!;r<>Up.
• Edit the system configuration tik•s (ACTOEXEC.DAT. CO :'\FIG .SYS and
SYSTEM.I:\1).
• Change some 38G Enhanced I\lod(• options (opti ona l).
• Install the interlock deY icC' in the parall(•} port.
• Run the PCI soft\\·are licensing procC'dure.
• Reboot the computer and sta rt \Yindo"·s .
If an older version of PCI Software is ah·ead~· installed. then on!~· the following
installation steps are required (existing PCI Soft"·arr do('S not have to be de!Pted):
• Copy PCI software from CD-R0!-1.
• Install Win32s from CD-R0\1.
• Create the. PCI .Software gruu p.
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• Run the PCI software li ceusing procedure.
PCI software (including l'vlicrosoft \Yin32s) is dist ribu ted
software is not distributed on 3.5"' diskettes.
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on CD- ROl\I. PCI
Hardware and Software Prerequisites
Before installing PCI software. tlH' insta ller must ensure• that CPrtaiu hard,,·an' and
soft\\·are requirements are m et. PCI soft\\·a re for \\"imlows ra n run on an Int el- based
486DX (or better ) PC \\"ith a mininn1111 of 121\Ih of nlC' Ill or~·. a \"G.-\ card capab!P
of a t least 6-lO x -180 x 25G colours. and 110:\II> fn•p disk span• (aft<·r installing
\\"indows) .
In most cases, it is strongly n•commended t hat. seri(ms users han· lG to 321\ Ib
memory, an 8/15/16/24-bit VGA card capa l>l<' of 800 x 600 x 25G colour display (or
bett.cr). and a 6001\Ib or 1.2Gb disk.
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Note : PC! 8oft.wan~ can run on It .'186 PC wil.h tt 11 80:187 mJimt ·t· .~ .wn . lm.l. its JW7fm·mance would be ver·y poor·. The1·ejo1·e. a 48GDX PC is lhf" H!C01/1.11!ended m iniwmn..
The minimum hardware and software n•quirements for all E.-\Sl/PACE sYstc'lllS arl':
• 486DX or better com p atible P C (-l86S X not support0d)
• CD-ROM drive (for installing PCI soft\\·are)
• At least 170i\1b free disk span' (GOO:. Ih or 1.2Gb disk n •cornmPIHI<'d )
• \Vindows 3.1 running in 386 ruhanced mod<:'
• DOS 5.0. 6.0 or 6.2 (DOS G.2 rwomuwuded)
• 12Mb minimum mem ory (161\lb t.o 321\Ib rccomrnC!Hll'd )
• Any VGA card pro\'icliug G-10 x -180 x 25G colour display or lwttPr
• A~y 2-button or 3-bu tton mouse
• Sentinel Pro Interlock DPviu •
The Tape I/0 package requires the following hard ,,·arc•:
• Any SCSI interfa ce card which follows thP ASPI (.-\dYaucPd SCSI Programming Interface) stand ard (.-\dapH•r is rf:'commendt·d)
• 8mm (Exabyte) tape clriYe. -lmm tape drive , or· CiphPr F880 ( 1600 bpi) or
M990 (1600 or 6250 bpi) 9-track 1/2" tape drivP
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INSTALLING PCI SOFTW4.R.E FROM CD-ROM
PCI recomme:1ds using an 8mm tape driw "·it.h an Adapt.C'c SCSI iuterface card.
Note: The Over·land tape contr-oller- is nut suppor·ted by the Tape f/0 package for·
Windows.
The GCUd program in the Geometric Conw·riou package and thf' \"ECDIG program
in the Vector Utilities package require:
• Gentian (Aitek). Calcomp 9500 , or Sununagraphics Summaskctc!J c!igitiziug
tahiP
To check that \Viudm,·s is ruullillg ill 386 ellhaw·(•d !IJodc. dtoOsP th<' '·About Program l\ Ianager" item from the Help rnellu in thP Program l\ Ianagrr. .-\11 iufonnation
window should pop up which illcludes a lin<• "·hiclt sa~·s ''38G Enhann•d l\lodr.-·. This
is the normal default setting for Windo\\·s.
If \Yindows is not ill 38G enhallced llJOde. PC! soft,,·;ue will not run. To put \\"indows in 386 enhanced mode. exit \VindmYs IJ_,. choosing Exit from th<' File rrH·nu
in the Program l\ Ianager. T!J en. start \\"indm,·s again specifying tlw /3 s\\·itc!J. as
follows:
WIN /3
If this does not work. consult ~-our \\ "indmYs l"ser·s GuidP.
Installing PCI Software from CD-ROM
CD-ROt-.I is the only method of distrilllltion for PCI soft \\·;ue. .\Ian~- computers
come ,,·ith a CD-ROl\I reader already insrai!Pcl. Installation frol!l CD-!10:'1! takes
about 15 minute~ .
PCI software for \Yindows is stor ed undPr thP \PCIWIN31 directory on tlw CDROM. This CD-ROJI.I may also contain ot lwr PCI software directories for diff('rent
operating s\stems.
Run the 11\STALL.B.-\T command file in t.IH· \PCIWIN31 dir('ctory on the CD-ROl\L
as follows:
• · Insert the CD-ROt-.1 in the CD-ROl\1 dri,·e.
• Open the File Manager icon (if not aln·ad_,. open).
• Click the CD-ROM drive icon (D: or other) iu the director~- wiudm,-.
• Choose Run ·from.the FiiP meuu in tlw File i\Ianager.
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• Type the followin g commalld in t ht' Com m a nd Lim• box:
\PCIWIN31\INSTALL
then choose tlw OK but ton ill thC' Rull dialog box.
• Follow the instructions gi \'Cil iu t hl' command \\·iucJm,·.
The a b ove INSTALL comJnaud cau also lw exet·u t Pd· from a ll \IS-DOS !'OIIllllaud
window, if the CD-R0\1 is the a!'tin• drin• .
By default , PCI softwarl' is iust.ai!Pd ou C': !h'i\'! '. If ~·ou \\'ish to iust.all P C I sofhnH<'
on a different driw· (for Pxau1pll'. E: drin•), th cu S J >Prif~· tlw dri\'!' lc·ttPr (foll o\\'ed
by a colon ) iu the commaud line. as follo,,·s :
\PCIWIN31\INSTALL E :
\Vhen the INSTALL comilland is comp! Ned . thC' follmriu g dir<>ctor)· structure is
created :
PC!
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+-------------------------------------------------+
DEMO
DR!
ETC
EXE
HLP
LIB
PRO
USER
The directories contain t h!' foJlo,,·iug:
• \PCI\DEMO contains sampl<' PC'IDSK im agp fil es.
• \PCI\DRI contains dl'\'ice dri\'crs.
• \PCI\ETC conta ills da ta tiles. icoll tiles ami lic:Pusiu g procPdure.
• \PCI\EXE contaius executable programs.
• \PCI\HLP contains help tiles.
• \PCI\LIB contaills object librariPs ami indudP tilPs.
• \PCI\PRO COiltains EASI procedures.
• \PCI\USER is the default director~· for the P C I Software group.
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• Type the following com maud in t ht• Command LitH" box:
\PCIWIN31\INSTALL
then choose the OK button in the Run dialog box.
• Follow the instructions gi\'eu in t hP comzmuHl ,,·i n elm,·.
The above INSTALL comzuand can also lw <!xccutPd· from an \IS-DOS rozuzuand
winclm,·, if the CD-RO\I is t he actin· drin•.
By default , PCI software is installed mz C: dri\'c'. If you wish to install PCI sofh·a re
on a different driw (for t•xampll'. E: ch·in•) , th en SJwcify t lw drin· lc•t tc•r (followed
by a colon ) in the comma nd line. as foll o\\·s:
\PCIWIN31\INSTALL E:
'Yhen the Ii\STALL comzuand is completed. the follm,·ing
created:
dirf'ctor~·
structure is
PCI
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+-------------------------------------------------+
DEMO
DRI
ETC
EXE
HLP
LIB
PRO
USER
The directori<•s contain t he• follo,,·iug:
• \PCI\DEMO contains sample PCIDSI\ image files.
• \PCI\DRI conta ins d('\'ice dri\'ers.
• \PCI\ETC contaius data fil es. iron files aml li c:C'usiug procPdur('.
• \PCI\EXE contains executable programs.
• \PCI\HLP contains help fil c•s.
• \PCI\LIB contaius objPct li braries and includf' fiif's.
• \PCI\PRO coutains EASI _p rocedures.
• \PCI\USER is the default
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director~·
for the PCI Software group.
PCI
Installing Win32s from CD-ROM
Microsoft \\'in32s is an operating s~·sten1 extension that allm,·s applications developed for \\'indO\\'S NT to nm on \\'ind o\\·s 3.1 s~·st.ems. PCI"s Image Works requirc~s
\~' in32s to be installed before it can he run . PCI has i11chHkd Win32s 011 its CDROJ\I.
Run the SETUP.EXE program in the \WIN32S
lows:
director~·
on til!:' CD-ROl\I. as fol-
• Insert the CD-R0::\1 in the CD-R0::\1 driw.
• Open the File l\Ianagcr icon (if not already open) .
• Click the CD-ROl\1 drive ico11 (D: or ot.h<•r) i11 t.lw
din·ctor~·
\\·indmr.
• Choose Run from thf' File menu i11 tllf' Filf' i\ la11ager.
• Type the followiug COIIIllland in t [I(' Command Lill<' box:
\WIN32S\SETUP
then choose the OK button in thP null dialog box.
• Follow the instructions
gi~en b~·
l\Iicrosoft Set.up.
Unlike PCI's INSTALL command, the a bow SETUP commall(l can not be executed
from an !\IS-DOS command window. SETCP will inform ~·ou if \\'ill32s is already
installed on your system.
Creating the PCI Software Group
PCI Software is distributed with a group file, called \PCI\ETC\PCIV53. GRP , which
defines the program items (icons) for the PCI Software group.
Note: Jj PC! software is not on C: d1·ive. substitute C: w·ith the approp1·iate drive
letter in the following inst1·uctions.
To create the PCI Software group, do t iH• following:
• Choose the New command from tlw File l\Ienu in til(' Program l\Ianager.
• Select the Program Group optio11 fro111 t.he New Program Object dialog box ,
then choose the OK button.
• Type C: \PCI\ETC\PCIV53. GRP for the Group File in the Program Group
Properties dialog box, then choosr• th<· OK button.
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• Do not t~·pe
box.
an~·thing
for Description in tiH• Program Group Properties dialog
The \"5.3 PCI Soft\\·are group should
should contain the following icons:
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appear inside the Program
~lanager.
It
• BASI (BASI command window)
• Xpace (Xpace graphical usPr interface)
• BDOS (background DOS "·iudow)
• ImageWorks (image displa.\· and
aual~·sis
tuol)
Other icons will be added to the PCI Software group in futun• releases.
By default, all items (icons) in the V5.3 PCI Software p;roup assuwe that PCI
software is installed on the drive and root director~· SJH'cih(~U by the PCIHO:.IE
environment variable. PCIHOl\IE must be set in the :\CTOEXEC.BAT fill' and
the computer rebooted before applications iu the PCI Soft\\·are group ran be used.
See the "Editing S~·stem Configuratiou Files" section lat C'r in the chapter for details.
If you wish, you can chiomge tllC' \\'orking Directory for icons in the \ "5.3 PCI Software group to any directory, using the Properties command in the File l\lenu of the
Program l'vianager.
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If this is not the first time that ~·ou haYe installed PCI soft\\·are. then you should
delete the older group labelled "PCI Software" with no Yersion number. The old
PCI Software group contains the Handler icon instead of Image\\"orks. To delete
the old PCI Software group from the Program l'vlanager. do the followin g:
• Make the old PCI Software group an icon
corner of the PCI Soft\\··are group "·iudow .
b~·
double-clicking the uppPr left
. • Click the old PCI Software group icon.
• Choose Delete from the File l\lenu (or press the DEL key).
• Choose the OK buttou wheu the Delete dialog box appears.
Adding WX Server to St art up Group
Note: Skip this section if the WX SenH'1' was added to th e Startup Gmup during a
previous installation 'o f PC! Sojtwa1·e.
The Startup group contains applications that start each tim<' \\'iudows is started.
The WX. Server program , \PCI\EXE\WXSRVR. EXE. must be added to the Startup
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PC!
group. The \\'X Server allows PCI
programs, such as Image Works.
softwan~ .
such as XpacP. to start
othr~r
\\' indm\·s
Note: If PC! software is not on C: dr·ive. substitute C: with the ILJIJ11"0]Wiat c dr·ivc
letter in the following instmctio ns.
To add the \\"X Server to tltP Startup group, do the fo llowing:
• Open (double-dick ) tiH' Startup group in the Program ~lana ger window .
• Choose Ne,,· from the• File
Im'llll
in tlw Program 1\lanagrr.
• Select the Program lt<•nt option in tiH'
choose the OK butt ou.
~~·\\·
Progra111 Obj<•ct dialog box , th<'ll
• Type WX Server in tht• Description box insid e tlw Program lt<'lll PropertiPs
dialog box.
• Type C: \PCI\EXE\WXSRVR.EXEin tlw Commaud Liuc• box i11sicle t he Progralll
Item Properties dialog box.
• Choose the OK button iu t he Program Item Properties dialog box.
The \YX Server icon should a ppPar insidP the• Startup p;roup ,,·iudo\\·.
Editing System Configuration Files
Not e: Skip this section if the sys tem confignmtion fil es wen· modified fm · a pnmion8
installation of PC! Softwar·e.
Three system configuratiou fil es (ATTOEXEC.BAT , COl\'FIGSYS aucl SYSTEJ\l.I:'\I)
must be edited and the computc•r s~·stem reboot.Pd (by pressiug CTRL+ALT +DEL )
before PCI software can bP us<'d.
You also must make additioual changes to
to use a .digitizing table.
~·our
AUTOEXEC .I3AT filP if
~·ou
plan
The SYSEDIT command allows .mu to edit text insi d <> thf' ACTOEXEC. I3AT.
COKFIGSYS aucl S'{STE~I.I:\I fil Ps. using til(' :'\otep ad Pditor. as follm,·s:
• Choose Run from tlw Fil<' nu·nu in t IH' Program :".!anag!'r.
• T~· p e SYSEDIT in th<' Collllllillld Lin<· box insid<' th<' Run dialog box .
• Click on a nd edit til(' .U .TOEXE C .I3AT . CO :'\FIG .S YS and SYSTEl\I.I:\1
files inside the S~·s tenr Configmat ion Editor windm,·. CsP th e a rro\\" h·~·s to
move around the file. lttsl'rt tex t by tYping at tlt e kc·~· b oa rd . use th<' backspacP
or delete ke~· t~ reiHO\'<' t t>xt .
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• When editing of all files is complete. choose Exit from the File menu of tlw
System Configuration Editor ,,·indo"··
• Choose Yes to save changes to the .-\UTOEXEC.DAT, CONFIG.SYS allCl
SYSTEM.INI files.
Editing AUTOEXEC.BAT File
Not e: If PCI software is not on C: d1 ·ive. substitute C: w·i th the ltJIJJ7'0]!1"'iatc tl1·ive
letter in the following instr-uctions.
The C:\PCI\EXE directory (where PCI softwan· ex!•rutable progratus an• ston·d)
must be added to the PATH statement in the AUTOEXEC.DAT file. Doth the
\WINDOWS and \PCI\EXE directories should be near the beginning of tlw sParch
path. The edited PATH statement should look something like this:
PATH C:\WINDOWS ;C:\PCI\EXE;C:\DOS;C: \ .
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The following two command lines must lw added ncar the end of the the AUTOEXEC. BAT file , but before the \\T\ cmmnand (if included) which starts \\"indows:
C:\PCI\EXE\PIPE.COM
SET PCIHOME=C : \PCI ~
PIPE.COI\1 i&a memory resident program \\·hicl1 allows PCI programs (likP I\'1) to
transfer data to and from the Image\\'orks display winclm\·. If PIPE .CO~ I is not
loaded. PCI programs which access Image\\'orks will not work.
PCIHOl\IE is an environment Yariable which specifies the path for the• root dirf'Ctor~·
(including disk) for PCI soft.\Yare. If PCIHOl\IE is not SJ>PCifi ed. it defaults to \PC!
(with no disk specified).
PCI software performs much better if Sl\IARTDR\ " is installed. S~IARTDm · !'reates a disk cache in memory to speP.d up disk operations. The follO\\"in g line should
be added to your AUTOEXEC.BAT fil e, if it does not ah·ead~· exist:
C:\DOS\SMARTDRV . EXE
Refer to Appendix C of this manual for ot hPr optimization suggPst ions.
Editing CONFIG.SYS File
The ANSI.SYS device driver must IH' loaded
or DEVICEHIGH CQmmaud. For example:
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COI\'FIG.SYS using thC' DE\'ICE
PCI
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
If the above line is not
ah·ead~·
in the CO:'\FIG.SYS fil e, tlwn it must lw added.
Double-buffering may be nrcessmy if your arP using a SCSI, EDSI or :\!C.-\ d evice.
Enable double-buffering using Sl\IARTDR\" , b~· adding the following lim• to your
CONFIGSYS file:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /DOUBLE_BUFFER
Refer to Appendix C of this mauual for othrr optimization sugg<'s tions.
Editing SYSTEM.INI File
Note: If PC! .m ft:wan' is not m1 C: tb-ivt:. substitnlt· C: with t.h.t· IIJIJ11'0]11'int.t· tb·ivt·
lette1 · in the following ·instnu:t ion~.
The SYSTEtll.I!'\1 file must install tiH· \ ':\IS.38G driver suppli<'d IYith PCI soft1n1rr.
This driver is rPquired b~· thl' \\'..\ SrtTl'r program (C: \PCI\EXE\WXSRVR. EXE). Thr
follm\·ing command line> must IH• addPd njf.tT tlw [386Enh] lill<' i11 tlw fi]P:
DEVICE=C:\PCI\EXE\VMB.386
Editing AUTOEXEC.BAT File for Digitizing Table
Two additional C0111111<l1Hls nJust IH' addPd to tlw .-\CTOE..\EC.O .-\T fill' if .mu use a
digiti ziug table \\'ith PCI' s softl\·an • for coii Pcti ng gro und control points and digiti zing Yf'rtors from a map she<'t. Th< • first lin<• {tlw :\lODE colllllland) <'tJsures that th r
serial port (C0!\11 or C0:\12) t o \\·hidJ tlH' tabl!'t is rmt n<'ct C'd nms at 9GOO baud
and is configured proper!~· for .m ur t~· l H' of digitizing tabl e. ThP sl'cond lin e i11stalls
PCI's CDDR\ 'R digitizing table driYPr. Both c·ommauds must IH' i11 s<•rt ed br.forp
the \\T:\ command which starts \\'iud o\\·s. Th<• fonna t for t h<·s<· t\\'o !'OtltntatHllim•s
is differf'nt· for each typ<' of digi ti zin )!; table •.
Not e: If yom· digiti zing tablt· is romlt't·tul t.o StTial JIOI't 2 inst.end of ser·i.al ptn·t 1.
substitute COM2 fm · COA!J i11 till' A/ODE r·mnmrmd and 8'/J.bstitnt.r· /2 fm · / 1 in
the CDDRVR command. If PC/ .m ft.wt/7'1' is not on C: tb"ive. substitut.e C: with thl'
appro]Jr·iate dr·ive lette1 · iu //1(' followiuy in.~fnu·l. ions.
For a G entian or .-\ltek digiti zing talJh• <·oufi p;u n ·d with fa!'t o n · df'fault S<'ttiugs. add
the follm\'ing two lines to till' .-\CTOE..\EC'.O.-\T fil<' :
MODE COM1:9600,0,7,2
C:\PCI\DRI\CDDRVR.COM /G/1
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For a Gentian or Altek digitizing taLle c:onfigured to be compat.iulP wi t h Au toc(l cl .
add the following two lines to the AUTOEXEC. BAT fil e:
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1
C:\PCI\DRI\CDDRVR.COM /G/1
For a Calcomp 9500 digitizing table, add thP follm,·illg t\\"O li m•s to t hP Ali T OEXEC. I3AT
file :
MODE COM1:9600,0,7,1
C:\PCI\DRI\CDDRVR.COM /E/1
For a Summagraphics Summasketcl! t a iJl<•t. add tlH · foll owing Iill <' to t lH• ACTOEXEC .BAT file (The l\IODE comma nd is liOt n Pcess;.u·~· in t his cas<'):
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Changing 386 Enhanced Mode Options
PCI recommends makillg the follm,·ing c:haugc•s t.o 38G Ellh a tH·Pd :\fodP op tiolls . to
increasP thP performallce of PCI soft\\"are:
• Decrease the Minimum Timeslice to 5 msC'c.
• Increase the Swap File size to t he maximum size n"'C"Olllll irndPd by t lw \ "irt ual
l\Iemory dialog box.
To make these changes. to the foll o,,·ing:
• Choose the Control Panel icon ill t he :\laill group .
• Choose the 386 Enhanced icon in t he Control P a nel.
• Change the Minimum Timesli ce to 5 in the 38G Euha ncC'd dia log box (t he
default Yalue is usually 20).
• Choose the Virtual l\lemory uuttou in t hr 386 Euh a ll crd dia log box.
• Choose the Change button in tlH' \ "irtual :\l em o r~· di a log box.
• In the !\"e" · Size box. press £.!\TEn to ac ·c·ppt the recoumt l'lld Pd maxituutu
size of the S\\"ap File. theu choose 01\ .
• If prompted , choosE' the Rest a rt button. Othr rwisP. prc•ss .CTRL + ALT + DEL
to reboot the eomputer.
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It may be necessa1y to rC'dUC(' tlH• sizP of the Swap File , if it conflicts \\·it!t ot her
devices installed on ~·our computpr. For example• . a l;u'ge Swap File· sizP on coinputers which have an EISA bus and an ATI Ultra Pro card may confiict \\'ith thl:'
address space used h~· the memmy aperture (if enabled).
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coniputer has both an ISA bus and AT! rltra Pro nml. and
IliOn ·
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l\IB of memmy installed. then do n0t e nablP thC' Jlll'Inory aperture feat urP. (SPe
your ATI installation manual for df't.ails).
Installing the Interlock Device
The Sentinel Pro Interlock is a small plug-in dPYice. about 1 illC'h b~· 1 inch in size.
which prevents thC' unauthorizPd usC' of PCI soft\nm•. ln te·rlocks arc• available· on!.'·
from PCI or its representatiYes .
The interlock must he attached to the first paralld pi>rt (LPTI) on the• hack of
the computer. Fasten tlw two scre\\'S at the bottmn and top of the int erlock to the
computer to prewnt the interlock from becoming loosC' or falling out.
The interlock does not affect nonnal use of the parallel port. sincP other d(•,·ices
requiring this port (such as printers or plotters ) can I)(' pluggPd int.o tlw back of t llP
interlock.
If the interlock is missing or impropPrl~· installc>d . t h(•n tit<' PCI soft.,,·arc> licensing
procedure cannot br run .
111 fact \\·orking b~· e·omH•cting ami
testing some other piece of equipmc>nt that you kuo,,· ,,·orks (s uch as a prillt.c>r) to
the parallel port.
If possible. test. t.o seP if the parallel port IS
Licensing PCI Software
Note: Yom· Sentinel hanlwu.n: int.e1'iock device must lw ]Jlngg ed in to th f ji1·s t rwmllel
port on yow· compute1· bcfm·f' stm'tiny th(' licr~ n.~iny rn·oce8s.
This is an overvipw of PCI's LicPns<' \lanagemc>nt and Cop~· Protection s~·st,(•nJ.
For further information . read the PC! License Sysll'11l Use1 · Gnidr~. \\·!Jich includPs
instructions for checking any licPnsf' inforlllation already applied to programs. and
information for an~· special !iC'C•nsing requiremPnt s.
PCI uses a system of liccns<' kp~·s which an• applie•d to Pach ex<>cut.able program to
enable operation . For network US('l'S. a license kC'y for pach licensed
must be
applied. More than one licensC' ke~ · <·an be appliPd to a single• executablP.
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Note: Your lice11.~e k.e y mu.y b(~ rn·int(~d on yo7L1' packing slip o1· cover· letter. as par·t
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Note: If PC! software is not on C: dr·ive, substitute C: with the appm;wiate dr·ive
letter in the f ollowing instr11.ctions.
The following steps take you through the licensing process:
• Open an ~·IS-DOS command ,,·indO\\' (double-dick the l\IS-DOS icon in thP
Main group)
• Type t he following command to run the LICE:'\SE prognuu to print your
4-character CPU ID 1\ umber:
C:\PCI\ETC\LICENSE
Enter X to exit the LICENSE program after the CPU ID is printed .
• Contact PCI's Support Department and tell thelll )·om CPC ID nutnber.
This can be done be telephone. fax or Email. PCI \Yill gi\'l' you a 27-character
license key which must he applied to all PCI programs IJpforP th<'~· can be nul.
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• Type the follo\\·ing comm<illd in thf' tiiS-DOS coututand \\'iudm\· (n·placing
" xxxxxxxx" with your 27-charactt•r li censP key ):
C:\PC I\ETC\LICENSE xxxxxxxx
The LICENSE program ma~· print a \\·arnin g messagP for son tc• files . The
following message can be ignored:
Warning :
No PCI License Inf ormation found for this file.
• Type EXIT to close the to. IS-DOS command \\·indow .
The LICENSE program must also be run on new exccutablf' programs neatecl b~·
the user, if these programs usc rout.inf's in the C: \PCI\LIB\PCILIB. LIB Soft\\·an•
Toolbox library. Write down )·our License f\p~· and place a mp~· of it in a safe place•
in case you ever need to install PCI soft,\·are again from CD-RO:\I.
Deleting PCI Software
If you need to delete PCI Soft.\\·are from you computC'r, follow thesP instructions. It
is not necessary to delete existing PCI Software before iustalling a n<'\\' ,·ersion .
First, delete the PCI Software group front tlw Program l\Ianager "·iudm,·:
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• l\Iakf' thf' PCI Software' ~roup an icon by douhlc•-clirkiug t.ll(' uppc>r lc>ft cornc>r
of the PCI Software group ,,·indow.
• Click tlH · PCI Software group imn.
• Choose Dclpte from the Fil<' l\lPuu (or prPss the DEL kc·~·).
• Choose the OK buttou \\")l('ll tlH' DPIN< ' dialog box app<•ars.
Stop cxecutioll of t.hc> \ YX S0rwr:
• Click t lw \\"X Serw•r icon
011
tlH' dt•sktop.
• ChoosP Clos<' fro111 t lw pop up ttl<'ll\1. Tll(' \\"X SPrY<'r icou should disap]><'<H .
DPlPtP thP \\"X Sern~ r fro111 the Startup Group:
• Double-dick thf' Startup Group icon ill tll(' Progralll \laua~n.
• Click the \YX SetTer icon ill the Startup Group.
• Choose Delet e from til(' Fil<' \l!'uu (or press t.h<' DEL k<'~·).
• Choose the
01\ huttou
\dH ' II
tll(' DPIN<' dialog box ap]H'ars.
J\o,,·. d(:'letP all PCI sofnnn·r· fil<'>' usitl).!; t II<' Fil<' \lallappr:
• Open (doublP-click) th<• Fil< · \l;mag<·r ico11 ill thP \laill group.
• Click the driYc icoll (Cor oth<'r) for th<• disk which storc•s PCI softwan•.
• Select til(' \PCI din•ctor~· ill t h<· din•ctorY \\"i lldo\\·.
• ChoosP DPlc>te from tlH• Fil<· \[pnu (or pn•ss thP DEL k<'y).
• ChoosP t.hP
01\ buttoll \\"h<•tJ tlH• DPI<·t<' dialog hox apJH'ars.
• Choose the '"Yes To Air· hut ton wll<'u pro111pted t.o confim1 dPl Ption of all filPs
and subdirPrtories.
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Chapter 2
Installing Tape Drives
PCI software supports an 8m111 (Exah_n <' ). -l!lllll. or 9-track 1/T tap<' driYP coHnected to the computer usiug a SCSI int('rfan' card ,,·hich coufonns to the .-\SPI
tandard (for example. Adaptec).
8mm , 4mm or 9-track Tape Drive
A tape drive system consists of the follo11·ing parts:
• Any SCSI interface card 11·hich follows the .-\SPI (AdYanced SCSI Programming Interface) standard (.-\dapt<'<' is recommet)ded)
• 8mm (Exab~·te) tape drin·. -ltlllll tapP drive , 01· Cipher f880 (1600 bpi) or
l\1990 (1600 or 6250 bpi) 9-trark 1/2" tap(' drin~
• Coim('cting cables
Tape I/0 programs should 11·ork 11·irh an_,. tape drin' which uses a SCSI adaptor conformit~g to the ASP I standard . Hmwn·r. PCI n·cmnntc•nds using a11 8nnn (Exabytc')
tape driYc 11·ith an .-\claptC'c SCSI int<·rfan· c-ard.
Hardware Installation
PCI soft.11·arP automaticall~· usps tlw last SCSI tap<' drin• installl'd 011 Your computer.
All tape drive and COJJtroller c-ard S<'t t ings should .I)(' sPt to t II<' factor~· d<.fanlt
positions. l.Jnder most circumst anc-P~. t II<' tap(' drin• is r<'ad~· to l>l' int q?;rat.ed into
the s~·stem without changing th<· default S<'ttings. for site specific configurations.
pl ease refer to the, docuni<'ntatioti suppli('d 11·irh tlw tap<• drin~ .
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Refer to the installation manual for your SCSI card for furth er details on installing
the card.
Software Installation
A device driver supplied with ~·o ur SCSI interface card must be installed. This
device ·driver is not supplied by PC I. Follow the installation instruct.ions provided
by the manufacturer of your SCSI card .
For example, the "Adaptec EZ-SCSI for DOSf\\'indows CsPr·s .\lanual" supplied by
Adaptec provides instructions for running the EZ-SCSI I:'\ST:\LL program provided
on a separate floppy diskette. This INSTALL progra1n auton 1atically ados a IW\,.
line to your CON FIG SYS fil e t.o install the deY icP dri n•r.
Installation instructions for other
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of SCSI cards will be clifferent .
Trouble Shooting
The following notes list some known problems and quirks n•garding tape drives:
• 8mm tape drives must be allowed to run through their complet<> startup diagnostics before you attempt to access them. This can take as long as 3 to 5
minutes.
• \Vhen you first load a tape into an 8mm driw. it ,,·ill take as long as 1 or
2 minutes before the on-line light conw 011. Att empting to accPss tlw dri\'(•
before this light comes on will result in a driYP not n•;Hl\· Prror.
• Certain activities 011 an 8mm drive take much long<>r than on a 1/2 inc:'.t driv<'.
such as writing fil e marks. loa ding ta).leS {a nd putting tlH' drin• on-liw•). and
simply starting to access thr data. HO\H'Yer. ot lH•r act ions such as reading
and writing, once under way. are much fast<>r than for 1/2 inch driYes. Do not
be worried by 8mm drives apparent!~· shuffting thr tape back and forth at the
beginning. The drive is not attempting to c]pstro~· _,·our tape , e\·pn thou gh it
may snund as though it is.
• If after connecting the tape driw to ~·our s~·st<•nt. .n n1 an• unabl<> to access ." our
disks , or unable to reboot your s~·stem. cliPck to set• if the cable is connected
securely. and that either the SCSI terminator is in plan• (on thP last deYire
in the chain), or that the la:;t deYice has au intemal tenninator.
• SCSI tape drives do not allo"· ~·ou to m·<>nHite ·i:l fil<' in tlw middle of a tap<'.
All writing must begin at the beginning of tapC' or at thP end-of-tape mark
(appending). For example. if ~· ou haw I fil<'S on a tape a ad ~·o u attempt to
begin writing.from fil e 5, ~·ou will gpt an error.
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• If the front panel on a 1/2 in ch rap(' driYe is fla sh ing. and .' ·ou C<:lllllOt use the
drive . interpret t he flashin g signa ls as binar~· digit s. and n•fpr tot h0 docuHJCntation supplied ,,·i th thP tap<' drin· for thP error nJPssag<' fort hat particular
error code number.
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Chapter 3
Installing Digitizing Tables
PCI software supports thP follo\\·inp; typf's of digitizing tables .
• Sunimagraphics Sunnnasketc-h (12 b~· 12 inch )
• Gentian or Altek
• Calcomp 9500
Sum1nagraphics Summasketch
\\" ith this option . a 12 x 12 indt SHunuagraphic-s SHllltllaskPrch tahl<•t is 11sed as a
digitizing surface. T his option has t IH· following componl'nt s:
• Summasketch TabiPt \\'ith -l burton cursor
• Cables and pom•r s11ppl~·
• PACE Geom etric- CorrPct iou or \ 'c•ctur Digi tiza tion package
Not e: Supplied with thl' table/
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uil.f:nwte poinl.iuy de!li('(' mllul n styln8.
This is not suppor·ted by PCI ·8 8oftum.n ·.
Hardware Installation
Once the tablet has brc•u unpack<>d front tllf• box. COIIIH'<"I rlt r cursor to the telf'phom•
jack con nector on the unclt•rsid(' of t hl' t abl<'t. ComH•c·r r he· pmn•r s11ppl~· to t h('
wire coming out of tlw tabll't (tiH•rc• is oul\· ouc• c·mtttec-tor that it ll'ill fit iu). T h<·
connection to · t he comput('r dc•pc•tHis upou the t .YJW of Sl'rial port cotlllf'Ctor t ilE'
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computer is equipped with . Usually thPre are 25 pin connectors for t he S('rial ports,
but .s ome computers are shipped wi t h !) pin conHcctors. This makes no difference
but locate the serial port (COMl or C0).12) and connect the Summaskctch Tablet's
connector to it. If the computer's colln('ctor happens to be a 25 pin connector t hen
the Summasketch Tablet will connect with no adapters . However, for tlw!) pin type
connectors, connect the tablet tu the romputPr usi11g th(' suppli ed !) pin to 25 pin
adapter. Secure all con11ections with t hP supplil'd scn'"·s.
With the factory defaults selected , tlw SunnnaskPtch tra11srnits at 9GOO Laud . with
odd parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. If thi s is not the case. then rPfer ' to tllP
appendix for instructions on setting tlu•s(• back to t hP default s!'t.tinp;s.
Serial Port Settings
Note : If your digitizing table is connected to scr·ial puf'l 2 inst ead of serial pof'f. 1.
substitute / 2 for /1 in the CDDRVR commawl. If P C/ .softwm·c is not 1111 C: drive.
substitute C: with the appropriate dr·ive letter· in the fullu winy ·instmctions.
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For a Summagraphics Summasketch tablet. add tlw foll owi11g lim• to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file (a l\IODE comntancl is not nPcPss;u~· in this case}:
C:\PCI\DRI\CDDRVR.COM /P/1
Then , reboot the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
PCI software can now access the tablPt as nPcessary.
Trouble Shooting
Summasketch has never seemed to function
A common problem is the improper co11nection of the cables
the computer. Refer to section Oil hardwarP install ation .
Oil
the tablet and to
Summasketch used to work, but does not seem to function now.
Turn the power off, then on again , a11d reboot t he P C. Sometimes the digitizing
table gets into a "hung" state, and power off awl 011 is the onl:v way to reset it.
Gentian or Alt.e k Digitizing Table
A Gentian or Altek table is a large digitizing surface. This option consists of the
followi~g comp(ment_s:
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• Cables
• PACE Geometric Correction or \'ector Digitization Package.
Hardware Installation
Refer to the manufacturers documentation supplied with the Gentian for instructions on connecting all cables to their respective places on tlH· Gentian tablet and
to the serial port on the PC computer . Normally the tablet is connected to a serial
port (COM! or COM2), using either the 9 pin or 25 pin serial ca ble.
For the computer and the Gentian to properly communicate over the serial line, it
is critical that the baud rate, parity, stop bits and data bits for both match.
On the Gentian logic board are switches which allow some fl exibility in selecting
these communication characteristics. Refer to the manufacturers documentation
supplied with your Gentian. The factor~' defaults are: 9600 baud and report format
1 (standard firmware) . These are the best selections for PCI EASI/PACE software.
With the factory defaults selected, the Gentian transmits at 9600 baud , with odd
parity, 7 data bits and 2 stop bits.
Serial Port Settings
Note: If your digitizing table is connected to ser·ial pol't 2 instead of ser·ial por·t 1,
substitute COM2 for COM1 in the MODE command and substitute /2 for· /1 in
the CDDRVR command. If PC! software is not on C: dr'ive. substitute C: with the
appropriate drive letter in the following instructions.
For a Gentian or Altek digitizing table configured with
the following two lines to the AUTOEXEC .BAT file:
fa eto r~·
default settings, add
HODE COM1:9600,0,7,2
C:\PCI\DRI\CDDRVR.COM /G/1
Then, reboot the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT +DEL.
For a Gentian or Altek digitizing table configured to be mmpatible with Autocad ,
add the following two lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT fil e:
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1
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Then, reboot the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
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PCI software can now access the table as necessary.
Trouble Shooting
GentiS:n has never seemed to function
A common problem is the improper connection of the cables on the tablet and to
the COf?puter. Refer to section 011 hardware installa tion.
Gentian used to work, but does not seem to function now.
Turn the power off, then on agai11 , ami reboot the PC . Sometimes the digitizing
table gets into a "hung" state, and power off and on is the o11ly \\'ay to reset it.
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Calcomp 9500 Digitizing Table
The Calcomp 9500 series of tablets are used as digitiziug surfarPs. This option
consists. of the following compo11ents:
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• Calcomp 9500 series Digitizi11g Table with lG button cursor
• Cables
• PACE Geometric Correctio11 or \'ector Digitizatio11 package
Hardware Installation
Refer to the manufacturers documcntatiou supplied with thP Calcomp for instructions on connecting all cables to their respective places on the Calcomp tablet and
to the serial port on the PC computer. Normally the tablet is connected to a serial
port (COM l or COM2) , using either the 9 pin or 25 pin serial nth!<•. l\otc that
most Calcomp 9500 tables have two serial output ports. a nd that Port n is usually
factory defaulted for use with PC's.
For the computer and the Calcomp to communicatf' prop('rly owr tlw sl·ria l line, it
is critical that the baud rate, parity. stop bits and data bits for both match.
Using the Digitizer menu located on the Calcomp it is possible to set thE' baud rate,
parity. stop bits and data bits. The iHstallatioH/rcference utanual supplied \\'ith
you_r tablet gives more information on interpreti11g the current sC'ttings and making
modifications . J:he most common setti ngs are: 9GOO baud . odd parit~·. i d<Jta bits
and one stop biL ·
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Serial Port Settings
Note: If your· digitizing tablr· is connected to sr.1·ial po1'1. 2 instead of se1·ird Jlo rt 1,
substitute COM2 fm · COM1 in th e MODE r:ommand and substitute /2 jo1· / 1 in
the CDDRVR command. If PCI sojtwa1·e i.~ not on C: 1b·ive. substitute C: w·ith the
appropriate dr·ive letter· in thP follo wing instntl'l.ions.
For a Calcomp 9500 digitizi ug tabl<'. add t lw fullm,·ing t\\'O litH'S to t he AUTOEXEC .DAT
fil e:
MODE COM1:9600,0,7,1
C:\PCI\DRI\CDDRVR.COM /E/1
Then , reboot the computer b~· pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
PCI soft\\·are can uo\\· accf'ss tlw tablet as tH·c·pssary.
PCI soft\ntrP expects t.IJP Calcomp table to transmit reports in sta ud ard format G
(CPXXXXXYYYYY ) at a resulutiuu of 1000 lim•s pPr iul'!t. lt is ac!Yisable to sc•t tlw
Calcomp for these o ptious. although PCI soft\\·an• attempts t.o do this a u tOillatica ll~·.
Trouble Shooting
Calcomp has never seemed to function
A common problPm is thP inlpro p<'r comwc·tion of t.lw nt hl< ·s 011 tlw t.ahlf't a 11d to
the computer. Refer to Sl'(' tioll 0 11 hanhnm• installatio11 .
Calcomp used to work, but does not seem to function now.
Turn the power off. then on again . ami reboot th e PC . Sometimes tlw di!!;iti ziug
table gets into a '·hung'· sta te•. and pmn·r oH' and 011 is t IH· on l~ · \\·ay t.o resc•t it.
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Chapter 4
Installing Printers for Map and
Image Output
The printers discussed in t he following sections are used to gen<•ratf' hardcop.' · output
of maps and images.
This option consists of t lw follo\\·ing compom•nt s:
• PACE r..lap Output pa ckagC'
• Colour or Black-and- \\"hi te printer
• Connecting cab!<'
Overview
The type of printers support ed by t lu.> i\Iap Output packag<' arE' oft en referred to as
bit addressable printers. This t.~·Jw of print er can either print . or not print.. a clot
at eacj1 position . To make gre~· leYels or ntriations of colour requires t hat a pattern
of dots be made (this is also know as di t hering) .
Image files typically are far larger than text fil es. For example. an image t hat would
'fill one page is about 3r..lh. This is equiYalent to about 1500 pages of text.. Us uall~·
images are slo\\· to priut lwrausP of tlw ,·olume of data.
The r..Iap Output package contain s two fun ctional groups of programs.
The first functional group generates maps and images , a nd saves them as bitmap
segments on a PCIDSK fi}p on di sk. All dithering, text, lines and annotation are
generated at this time. This first group of program s includes l\IAPBIT, r..IAPir..IA,
MAPPSC , lv!APTHr-.1 , and ~L\P\'EC.
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The second functional group of programs is used to actually print the maps and images. For each supported printer there is a corresponding program. These programs
use as input the PCIDSK file containing the maps and images and processes them
into a form acceptable to a specific printer. This processing includes: breaking large
maps and images into sections; converting RGB into magf'nta, cyan , :vellow (black);
and adding printer commands.
Refer to the PACE Map Output
~Ianual
for program documentation.
Hardware Installation
The printer is plugged into the parallel port of .vour PC computer , using a caule
supplied by the manufacturer. l\o print queue is used, and no modifications are
necessary to the operating system. ~lost PC 's have one or t\\'o parallel ports, which
can be accessed using device name PRJ\. More explicit!~·. tlw first parallel port is
called LPTO: and the second port is called LPTl:.
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Software Installation
No deYice drivers or queues need to be installed. Instead . the printers use programs
provided with the PACE l\Iap Output package to print maps ami images. There is
one specific program for each model of printer.
CalComp 67000 and 68000 Series
The CalComp 68436 and 68·!4-1 are .tOO dpi, colour electrostatic plotters that use
special roll paper from CalComp.
In addition, the CalComp 67-136 and 61-t.t.t are 400 dpi , lllonochrolllr electrostatic
plotters are also supported.
These plo,tters are suitable for printing large maps and imagC's.
When printing maps or images, PCI's soft\\'are accesses this printer using the CALCOMP program.
CalComp ColorMaster Plus
The CalComp ColorMaster Plus models 6603 and 6613 arc 300 clpi , thermal-waxtransfer plotters that use special cut sheet paper from Ca!Comp. Some models also
support PostScript , ,
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The Colort-.Iaster Plus
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D U lJlJL./:J,JJ:l
COIH<-'S wit It a parallel po rt .
" ' hen printing maps or images . r c r s soft\\·arp acCCSSPS t his prillt.er using the COLORMA program . Alt e rnativcl~·. tlw PostScript lllodels ca11 lw accessed usi11g t hr
program PSBIT (or PSIMAGE for 2..J-bit print ers).
Canon BubbleJet
The Canon Bubble.Jet series i11cludinp; th<> I3.J-200 (I3 6l \\' ), I3.JC-GOO (Colour ) and
BJC-800 (Colour ) <UP 3GO dpi . inkj<'t print.Prs . \\'hill • suuw of tlH 'S<' an· rapahl P of
higher rE'solu tion , plotting \\·it h PCTs soft\\·a rc is ahnt~·s dom· at 3GOdpi .
The Canon Bubblejets a hn1ys COIIH' \\·ith a parallel port .
\Vhen printing maps or imagPs. P CT s softwarP <HTC'Sses thPSC' print Prs using t lH'
CANONBJ progra111 .
Epson
Epson makes a \\"idP vari e t~· of prin tl'rS. Tl w models s uppo rt Pd b~· r c r s soft.\\·arr
are the 85 , 100, 850 and 1050. Oth('r lllodcls ma~· \\·ork in compatabilit_v modes .
The supported Epson printers <HE' bl ack all(! whit.(• do t m a trix . usually t hese a re
used as inexpensiYe text printers. \\'lwn used for print ing images and maps tlw 72
dpi graphics mode is used . All lllOd(•ls romP with parall el po rt s.
When printing maps or images. P CI"s soft\\·an• accesses this print.Pr using the EPSON program.
Note: PCI does not recommend using these models of EPSOT\ for producing maps
and images since output qualit~· is poor due to Im,· resolutiou. Support is only
included for back\\·ard compatability with old customers.
HP DesignJ et Series
The Hewlett Packard Desigu.Jpt sPries plotters ;uP inkj Pt printers. The model GOO is
a black and white plotter proYidiug 300 ami GOO dpi out pu t, whil<> tltC' G50r provides
colour capability a t 300 dpi .
These plotters use 2-l" and 3G .. roll p;qH'r.
The DesignJ ets usually comes "·it h a parallel port .
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When printing maps or images, PCI's software accesses this printer using the
HPRTL program.
HP DeskJ et 500 .
The Hewlett Packard DeskJ et models 500 and 500c are 300 dpi, inkjet printers.
The model 500 is a black and white printer, while the 500r has colour capability.
These printers use letter, legal, and A4 size cut sheet, plain paper. It. cau be used
to print both text and graphics.
The DeskJet usually comes with a parallel port.
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When printing maps or images. PCI's soft\\·are areesses this printer using the
DESKJET program.
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HP Laser Jet II and III
The Hewlett Packard LaserJ et is a 300 dpi. black and white laser printer. It can be
used to print both text and graphics. The Laser.Jet usuall~· romPs with a parallel
port.
When printing maps or images, PCI's software accesses this printer using the
HPLASER program.
HP LaserJ et IV
The Hewlett Packard LaserJet n· is a GOO dpi. black and white laser printer. It
can be used to print both text and graphics. The> LaserJct usually comes with a
parallel port, though both serial and ethernet interfaces are m·ailable depending on
the model.
When printing maps or images, PCI 's software• accesses tins printer using the
HPRTL program. The HPLASER program will work , but ,,·ill result in 30C dpi
output instead of the desired GOO dpi output available from the HPRTL program.
HP 7600 Series
The Hewlett Packard 7600 series models 250. 255 (black and "·hite), and mode>! 355
(colour) are eiectro, static plotters with a .tOG dpi resolution. The~· use spe>cial roll
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paper from t he ma nufacturer all(! an • sui ta blP for priuting large maps a nd im ages.
\\"hPn printing ma ps Or izn agl'S. P CI's soft\\·a rc aC<'f!SSPS this print er using t lH •
HP7600 program.
PostScript
There are a wide ra nge of print ers availa ble "·hid1 support tlw PostScrip t pagr
description language. These print ers comP in eit her black a nd "·hit e. or colour , a nd
resolutions can ,·ary dra nzat i c all~ · .
PCI supports all black a nd whit e PostScript print ers a nd colour PostScrip t printers
which support Level 2 PostScript or better. This provides dithered outpu t on 1-bit
and 3-bit printers, and continuous tone output on 8-bi t and 2-1-bit printers.
In addition , PCI is a ble to export data in Ellcapsul a tcd P ostSnipt form.
\Vhen printing ma ps or images, PCI"s soft\\·m·e accesses PostSni pt prill ters usillg
the PSIM AG E a ud P S BIT programs.
Raster Graphics ColorStation Series
The Raster Graphics ColorStation Series plotters a rc a pprox ima t e!~· '-100 dpi . colour
electrostatic plotters that use special roll or sheet pa per (depending on the size) from
Raster Graphics. They proYide cmulatioll for most po pul ar plotters. ill pa rti cul ar
for the CalComp 68000 seri es . " ·hich is how PCI's softwa re presently accesses t hem.
These plotters are suita ble for printing largf' maps a nd imagPs. Dr penrling Oil t hf'
model, a variety of interfaces are m·ailable from pa ra llel ports t.o <'I hem et.
\Vhen printing maps or images, PCI's softwa re accesses t his print er usillg t he CALCOMP program .
Tektronix 4696
The 4696 is a 120 dpi , colour illkjN print er. It is llO lo nger m·ailable, having been
replaced with the Colorquick model. It comes ,,·it h a pa rallel port.
\Vhen printing maps or imag<>s. P CI" s soft\\·are accesses this printer using t h<•
TEK4696 program .
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Tektronix 4697 (Colorquick)
The Colorquick is a 216 dpi , colour inkjet printer. It comes with pa rallel and SCSI
ports, however, the SCSI port is not directly accessible using PCI software.
When printing maps or images, PCI's software accesses this printer using tlw COLORQU program.
Tektronix 4693 DX
The Tektronix 4693 is a 300 dpi. colour thermal wax trausfer printer. It is no
longer available, having been replaced b_,. the Phaser II model. It has no text
printing ability and is only ever used in map/image printing mod e . It comes "·ith
parallel and SCSI ports , however, the SCSI port is not direct!~· accessible using PCI
software.
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\Vhen printing maps or images. PCI's soft\\·are accesses t his printer using the
TEK4693 program.
It appears that some models do not have suffici ent memory to print entire legalsized pages using the transfer mode employed by PCI software (usually those "·ith
firmware levels 2.01 and above). If problems occur only the LETTER size option
(PAPERSIZ parameter) should be used in the TEK4693 program.
Tektronix Phaser II ( 4694 DX and SX)
The Tektronix Phaser II (model 469-l) is a 300 dpi , colour thermal wax transf£'r
printer. Both the Phaser II DX and SX models are supported. It has no text
printing ability and is only ever used in map/image printing mode.
The DX model comes with parallel and SCSI ports, howen•r the SCSI port is not
directly accessible using PCI software. The lower cost SX model comes with a
parallef port.
When printing maps or images, PCI's software accesses this printer using the
PHASER2 program.
Tektronix ·Phaser III
The Tektronix Phaser III is a 300 dpi , phase-change wax-jet printer.
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Depending on the model, the Phaser III comes "·ith parallel and SCSI ports, however
the SCSI port is not direct !~· a<·<·<·ssiblc• usillg P CI soft\\·;ue.
When printing maps or images on the PostScript model. PCI's software accesses
this printer using the PSBIT or PSIMAGE progran {<; (seP s<•ctioll Oil PostScript
above for more information ). For tl1P model with the RX controller, PCI's software
accesses the printer using the PHASERX program .
Versatec
The Versatec electrostatic printer/ plotters come ill a wide rallg<' of sizes alld capabilities.
Depending on the model, Versatec printers rna~· be directly connected to the host
computer through a number of different interfaces rangillg frolll parallel connectors
to custom interface boards. Some models a re used h.v creating 1/2 in ch 9-track
tapes containing the plot which tlw printer reads directly.
PCI present!~· supports two t~·pes of output form at: di.sk fi les in VDS format. , or 9
track tape ill Dr.mo Raster Format (DRF ).
\ 'DS format disk files ar<' sent to tlw \ 'ersatC'c prilltl'r usi llg \ 'prsat ec supplied
and print quetH' utilities.
Demo Raster format tapes call lw mount ed
or RPI\1 850 stand alolle controllt>rs.
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cop~·
\'ersatec prillters whi ch haYe CD710
\Yhen creating maps or images for \'Prsa tPC' printers. the PCI program VERSATC
is used .
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Appendix A
Customizing a Summasketch
Tablet
EASI/PACE on the PC supports onl~· the binary format (instea d of the ASCII
format) for the Summagraphics Summasketch tablet. The binary format is the
factory default setting. If ~·our Summasketch was obta ined through PCI. thcu
this setting should not have to be changed. If ~·ou haw independently acquired a
Summasketch , or if you have preyiousl~· used this tablet with EASI/PACE on a Unix
system, then you may have to chang(' this settiug using tlH~ following instru ctious.
Disconnect the tablet from the computer system. Thr pmn~r supply and the tablet
cursor must also be disconnected. Lay the tablet fa ce dmnt on a flat smooth surface.
It is advisable to place a soft pad bet,,·een the tal.Jict aud the surface t.o avoid any
damage to the overlay. At the back of the tablet , there are eight screws a long the
four sides. Remove the screws amllift off the back cover of the tablet. This exposes
the circuit board for the tablet. Locate the cursor jack at the top of the circuit
board as showu in the diagram belmL then locate jumpers AA. AB aud AC. An
enlargement of this area is shown 011 the diagram .
.Jumper AA is the baud rat e select. The jumper must bt• attached. enabling transmission at 9600 baud . This is the fa ctory default..
Jumper AB is the format select. This jumper must IH· attached, cnaLling binary
format reports. This is factor~· dPfault.
Jumper AC is the parity select. This jumper mu st lw attached. enabling odd
This is the factory default.
parit~·.
After the jumpers are set. the IJa('k (·m·er ('an lw snP\\'Pd on and the cmsor, po,,·er
supply, and serial line rec:omtPCtPd to t h<' tablet.
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Appendix B
Installation from Trakker Backup
Tape
Trakker backup tape is smnC't iuws us('d to dist ributc· PC! soft1n1n• to ot !l!'r PCI
officPs. representatin•s. distributors and c·ustonH•rs. Hmn•1·rr. this is not. a standa rd
method of soft\1·are distribution.
Brfore attempting to install PCI soft11·an•. install th e Trakkcr tap<' drin• and thP
Colorado backup soft\\'are. using in srrun ions p;i \'f'll in t hP .. lu st alia tion G uid<' .. prol'ided b~- Colorado l\I('mor~· S~·stPtns Inc . Iustallation of Trakkc'l' hard\\'an • and Colorado backup soft\\'are i ~ n·r~ · <•asy. <'<Hilpan•d 11·it h o t h!'l' J><'r iph era l d<·,·in•s . TIH·
Trakker tapp drivP simp!~- plup;s int o th!' c·ontptttPr ·s parallPI port: no addit io nal
hard,,·an• is needC'd .
To install the Trakker tape dri n·. do t he• foll!l\ring:
• Tum off aud uuplug
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contptltl'l'. tnonit or. and ot !l!'r p('ripll!•rab.
• If you han• a PCI iuterlock d('Yicc• phtggc•d int o t!H· co tllputcr's parall<'l port.
unplug it.
• If :vou have a priutPr plugged i11to th!• cotnputer·s paralle l port. tilt plug it frout
the computer ami plug it into thr Trakkrr t a p<' drin•.
• Plug thP Trakker data ca ble into th P !'Otnputcr·s parai!Pl port am! into tlw
Trakker tapP drin•.
• Plug thP Trakker pO\\'Cr cord into th!' Trakkl'l' tap!' c!t·in• and int o a ,,·all out !Pt.
• Plug in and tum
011 ~-our
tOlllJHiler. ntunitor. and otltl'r JWripherals.
Note : The T-mkker· tape dr·ive doeli not wol'k pmpcr-ly if
plugged into th~' pamllel por-t.
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To install the Colorado backup software for Windows, do the following:
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• Insert the Colorado Backup diskrtte into your 3.5" floppy drive .
• With the Program t-.'l anager 011 the screen, ope11 the File menu , then select
the Run command .
• In the Command Line box , type A: WININST (or B: WININST if the diskette is
in drive B:) , then choose OK.
• Follow the instructions on the screen.
• Reboot the computer by pressiug CTRL+ALT+DEL.
• Restart Windows.
A Colorado Backup window should appear inside the Program l\'Ianager, when
software installation is complete.
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To install PCI software using Colorado backup software for Windows, do the following:
• Insert the PCI software backup tape into the Trakker tape drive.
• Double-click the Tape Menu icon inside the Colorado Backup window within
the Program Manager.
• Choose the Restore option from the t-.!Jain Menu.
• Choose the Total option from the Restore Menu.
• There should be only one tape volume, the11 choose OK.
• Enter the drive letter on which to restore PCI soft,,·are, then choose OK.
The PCI directory structure is automatically created, if it does not already exist.
Instead df using the interactive Colorado backup menu , you could issue a command
line operation to restore PCI software. The command line must be executed inside an MS-DOS window from the directory in which the TAPE.EXE executable
program is installed (normally \TAPE).
Note: /f.PCI software is not on C: drive, substitute C: with the appropriate drive
letter in the following instructions.
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To install PCI software, type the following command:
TAPE -RESTORE \•.• C:\•.• /0/P/S
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Improving Performance of
EASI/PACE Software
This appendix contains sonJ P Sll).!;~<>st ion~ and hims for illlproving and opti lllizing
the performance of PCI Sof"t\\·arP for :, li c:roso ft \\"imlm,·s.
• The most effective wa~· to inlpro,·(• perfonnan cc• is to incn•asc• th<· a lllOilllt of
memory (RAi\1) on yo11r cotnJHttn. PCI n·conlln<'lHls a lllinilllllllt of 12 :-Ib
of memory. However, betwc•c•tJ lG :-11> to 32 i\Ib of nwmor~· is ideal. :\lorP
memor~· allmYs yo11 to nc•<tt<· l<trg<'r display " ·indo\\·s without slo\\·ing dmn1
other applications .
• Put the \WINDOWS a nd \PCI\EXE dir('ctoric·s at or 1war t"h<' IJ<'gi nning of PATH
statement in the AC'TOEXEC.I3AT file· . This redHcc·s th< • tinw IHwled to load
PCI executable programs.
• Install DOS 6.2 (t hC' most n ·n·nt n •rsion of DOS). lt p Prfonn s IH·tt.C'r than
DOS 5.0 or 6.0.
• When running EASI/PACE programs (such as III and REG ) "·hid1 require
both an input a nd an outp11t fil e. store the input and output files Oil different
physical hard disks . This shou ld rPrluce program cx(•c: ution time significant]~·.
• Install t he HIJ\IEJ\l.SYS ext ended memory managet:, by adding the follo\\·ing
line to your CONFIG .SYS file:
DEVICE=C : \HIMEM.SYS
• Load DOS into high mewor~·. b~· adding the following line to ~·our COI\FIG .SYS file:
DOS=HIGH,UMB
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• Do not install the QEMM driver.
• Db not install the RAMDRI\'E driver.
• If supported by your disk controller, usc a permanent swap ·file instead of a
temporary one. This option is controlled by the 386 Enhanced !vlode virtual
memory option of the Control Panel in the !\lain group. If possible, use an
uncompressed disk volume for storing the s"·ap fil e.
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• Enable 32-bit disk access (FastDisk), if supported by your disk controller.
• Disable the Print Manager to free up memory.
• Enable shadow RAM if it is available on your computer and if it does not
conflict with your display board.
• Minimize or close unused windows or applications.
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Index
-!tlltll tape drive. 2
8n1111 tape drive, 2. 15
PrintPrs. 25
!1ast<•r
:\ltek. 20
Gn tplii ('~
ColorStation S<'rif•s.
2!)
fl p ]pasP
CalComp 67000 and 68000 S<'ri<', . 2G
Calcomp 9500 table , 22
CalComp Colorl\Iaster Plus. 2G
Canon BubbleJ et, 21
Cipher tape driYe, 15
Colorquick printer, 30
com·entions in this manual. \'i
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Epson. 27
Gentian , 20
:\otPS.
SCS I tap<' dri\'!' . 2
stnrC'tur<'. rn auual. \'
SummaskC'tcli til hler. 10.33
T!'ktronix -!693 DX priut l'r. 30
TPktronix -!GO-! . 30
Tekrronix -IGOG print l'r. 29
T<'ktronix -!691 print<•r. 30
Tl'ktronix Plr asPr II. 30
T('kt ro nix Ph asl'r III. 30
Troubl e shootin g. 20. 22. 23
\ ·<'rsatec . 31
Hardware installation. 19
HP 7600 Seri es, 28
HP DesignJ et Series. 27
HP DeskJet 500. 28
HP LaserJet, 28
installation , EASI / PA CE. 1
Int erlock deYice , 2. 11
Parallel Port, 2G
PostScript printer. 29
Prefa ce. "
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