Pen plotter

See also: 3D printer, Laser cutter, Engraving machine, Torch table, Electrostatic plotter

Manufacturers (historical)

• CalComp; e.g. CalComp 1012, CalComp Pacesetter 2036
• XYnetics
• Benson (French; late-1970s market leader in Europe)

• Gould; e.g. Colorwriter 6300
• Hewlett-Packard; e.g. HP 7550A
• Houston Instruments
• Mutoh; e.g. Mutoh F-920AR
• Nicolet Zeta; e.g. Zeta 8
• Océ; e.g. Océ G1845-AC
• Tektronix; e.g. Tektronix 4662
• Western Graphtec; e.g. FP 5301
• Yokogawa Electric Works; e.g. PL 2000

Electrostatic (raster) plotters (406 dpi common?):

• Versatec, owned by Xerox; e.g. Versatec Turbo CADmate 8510

Direct thermal plotters:

• CalComp; e.g. CalComp DrawingMaster Plus 52436
• Océ; e.g. Océ G9845

Inkjet plotters:

• Enter; e.g. Enter NovaJet 840
• Hewlett-Packard; e.g. HP DesignJet 600

Languages:

• HP-GL
• HP-GL/2
• HP RTL
• CP-GL
• 907 (similar to CalComp 906?)
• 960
• CCRF
• BGL
• VDF
• PCI
• M-GL
• DMPL

Interfaces:

• RS-232
• Centronics parallel
• HB-IB
• Novell NetWare Ethernet and Token Ring
• Lan Manager
• 980 LAN
• 901/902 C
• SCSI
• LocalTalk
• VS Parallel
• IEEE-488

Engineering elements

• X-Y plotting mechanism
• Pen handling system
• X and Y axis control systems
• Electronics and a microprocessor for turning incoming data into X-Y motion
• An effective industrial design