ac9Alternating current

accuracy calibration9X:axis calibration

A/D9Analog to Digital converter

addressable dpi9A resolution higher than the nominal value of the cartridges, giving a finer grid on which the plotter can selectively position dots and improve print quality.

ANSI9American National Standards Institute

ASCII9American Standard Code for Information Interchange. An 8:bit code that uses 7 bits to represent character data such as letters, punctuation, symbols, and control characters. Bit 8 can be used for parity.

ASIC9Application:Specific Integrated Circuit

baud rate9For the RS:232:C interface, the data transmission rate between the computer and the plotter (bits per second).

Bi*Tronics9A parallel interface standard.

CAD9Computer:Aided Design

CAM9Computer:Aided Manufacturing

carriage LED9Line sensor

cartridge9Print cartridge (pen)

CD9Check Digit

Centronics9A parallel interface standard.

cockle9Wrinkling of media due to ink saturation.

CRC9Cyclic Redundancy Check

D/A1*size plotters9Models C3180A and C3187A

dc9Direct current

display data9Monitor mode

DIP9Dual In:line Package

dpi9Dots per inch, the plotter's resolution of raster images on the media.

DRAM9Dynamic Random:Access Memory

driver9Configuration data used by software to control input and output between the computer and the plotter.

drive roller9Platen roller

DTR9Data:Terminal Read

E/A0*size plotters9Models C3181A and C3188A

EPROM9Erasable Programmable Read:Only Memory

EEROM9Electrically Erasable Read:Only Memory

EPROM9Erasable Programmable Read:Only Memory

ESD9Electrostatic discharge

FET9Field:Effect Transistor

HP*GL/29Hewlett:Packard's standard graphics language for its plotters.

HP*RTL9Hewlett:Packard Raster Transfer Language

G:2 Glossary

C3187:90000