COPYRIGHT © 2000 CANON I
COPYRIGHT © 2000 CANON INC.
NC. 2000 2000 2000 2000
2000 2000 2000 2000
CANON NW Multi-PDL P. kit-A1 REV.0 SEPT. 2000 PRINTED IN USA
CANON NW Multi-PDL P. kit-A1 REV.0 SEPT. 2000 PRINTED IN USA
CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS
2-1
2-1
1.
1. Co
Cons
nstr
truc
ucti
tion
on
1.
1.1
1 O
Ou
uttlliin
ne
e
The Kit consists of the following three PCBs:
The Kit consists of the following three PCBs:
N
Neettw
wo
orrk
k P
PC
CB
B
Used to connect the host machine to a network.
Used to connect the host machine to a network.
••
R
RIIP
P1
1 P
PC
CB
B
Used to accelerate RIP processing executed by the main controller PCB.
Used to accelerate RIP processing executed by the main controller PCB.
••
R
Reellaay
y P
PC
CB
B
Used to relay signals between the host machine and the LIPS PCB and the power to the
Used to relay signals between the host machine and the LIPS PCB and the power to the
LIPS PCB.
LIPS PCB.
1.2
1.2 Divisi
Division of
on of W
Work Bet
ork Between Ma
ween Main Cont
in Contro
roller PCB
ller PCB and the
and the
RIP1 PCB
RIP1 PCB
The functions used at time of PDL printing are divided between the main controller PCB
The functions used at time of PDL printing are divided between the main controller PCB
and the RIP1 PCB as follows:
and the RIP1 PCB as follows:
Main controller PCB
Main controller PCB
•• Receiving
Receiving jobs from
jobs from the network
the network PCB or t
PCB or the
he
parallel interface
parallel interface
•• PDL
PDL ident
identif
ificatio
ication
n
Identifies an incoming print job as being in
Identifies an incoming print job as being in
PCL or in PostScript, and selects the appropri-
PCL or in PostScript, and selects the appropri-
ate interpreter to use.
ate interpreter to use.
•• RIP
RIP Pro
Proces
cessin
sing
g
Develops PDL data into image data using the
Develops PDL data into image data using the
interpreter selected at time of PDL identifica-
interpreter selected at time of PDL identifica-
tion.
tion.
•• Smoo
Smoothing
thing/Thi
/Thicken
ckening
ing
RIP1 PCB
RIP1 PCB
•• RIP
RIP Pro
Proces
cessin
sing
g
Receives part of PDL data from the main con-
Receives part of PDL data from the main con-
troller PCB, and executes RIP processing (par-
troller PCB, and executes RIP processing (par-
allel processing) side by side with the main
allel processing) side by side with the main
controller PCB.
controller PCB.
