Xerox 721P88200 manual DocuPrint IPS architecture, 1. DocuPrint IPS printer components

DOCUPRINT IPS SYSTEM

DocuPrint IPS architecture

DocuPrint IPS printers function in all IBM environments running the current level of PSF software. Figure 3-1 shows the overall IPS series architecture. Each element is defined below:

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The IBM host is connected to the Sun SPARCstation using either of these connections:

—Token Ring or Ethernet, which connect the host directly to the SPARCstation through a TCP/IP connection.

—Bus & Tag, which connects to the HCU. The output of the HCU is transferred to the Sun SPARCstation through a SCSI cable.

Daisy-chaining to other devices is also supported except on the RS/6000.

The Xerox software, which resides on the SPARCstation, creates the rendered bit stream for transmission to the Xerox IOT.

Figure 3-1.DocuPrint IPS printer components

IPDS command sets and data towers

A command set is a collection of architecture constructs and associated values. Command sets can be defined across or within subsets. The DocuPrint IPS printers are compliant with the IPDS command sets and data towers.

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