Installation Planning Guide 2-1
2. Controller components and options
The printer controller provides the printer with print data and
commands, and receives status information from the printer . This
chapter describes the components and options available for the
controller.

Printer controller components

The printer controller consists of a specially-configured Sun
workstation and uses proprietary Xerox hardware, firmware, and
software.
Sun Blade 1000 workstation
The printer controller is based on the Sun Blade 1000, a
workstation with a high-performance architecture for complex
processing tasks. It contains the following hardware
components:
• Processor (system unit) containing the following:
– Two UltraSPARC III 750 Mhz central processing unit
(CPU) modules
– 4 GB memory (four 1 GB Dual In-line Memory Modules, or
DIMMs)
– 36 GB hard disk drive
– DVD-ROM drive
– 3.5 inch diskette drive
• Keyboard and mouse
• Monitor
• Optional Token Ring board
• Two printer controller Interface (PCI) boards installed in the
processor to interface with the print engine.