DCPS
VSI DECprint Supervisor (DCPS) for OpenVMS is a layered software application that provides access to selected PostScript printers. DCPS runs on OpenVMS Integrity servers and OpenVMS Alpha systems.
Components
- A print symbiont that processes print requests for the host on which it resides.
- Software to transmit the request and associated data over the following protocols:
- Ethernet via TCP/IP to a printer with a network interface card (NIC) that supports the bidirectional Raw TCP/IP socket protocol or LPD protocol
- Ethernet via TCP/IP to a printer connected to a print server or a terminal server that supports the bidirectional Raw TCP/IP socket protocol or LPD protocol
- Ethernet via TCP/IP to a remote LPD queue on another system
- Ethernet to a PrintServer printer via DECnet or TCP/IP using Common Printer Access Protocol (CPAP)
- Local Area Transport (LAT)
- USB connection
- Serial line
- Translators to convert various non-PostScript files into the PostScript language for printing.
- Page formatting capabilities such as the ability to print multiple page images on a single side of a sheet of paper and to specify borders, margins and page offsets.
- A series of PostScript tools for application developers. These include a PostScript error handler and Font Encoding Vectors for the ISO Latin Alphabet Number 1 (ISO 8859/1) and DIGITAL Multinational Character Set for use with all the PostScript text fonts that are built into DIGITAL and selected Compaq PostScript printers.
Features
- PostScript printing. The print symbiont passes PostScript files directly to the printer. DECprint Supervisor does not interpret or translate PostScript files. Therefore, they must be created using standard PostScript Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 operators as defined within the printer itself.
- ANSI (DEC PPL3) printing. DECprint Supervisor translates ANSI files into PostScript for printing on the output device. These ANSI files may contain ASCII text, sixel graphics and other features of VSI's ANSIcompliant Printing Protocol Level 3.
- Selection of input tray via INPUT_TRAY, MEDIA_TYPE, PAGE_SIZE or SHEET_SIZE parameters and output tray via OUTPUT_TRAY, within the limitations of the printer and the tray-naming conventions to provide such features.
- Rotation of the page via the PAGE_ORIENTATION parameter for nonPostScript files only.
- Selection of single-sided, double-sided, or tumble printing when available on the printer, via the SIDES parameter.
- Formatting of ANSI text files via the /HEADER, /FORM, /SPACE and /FEED qualifiers and the TAB parameter.
- Control of ANSI file margins, page setup and wrap or truncate options as specified by the DEFINE/FORM command.
- Status and error messages sent to the user's terminal, may be printed on the job trailer page or job log page, written to a log file, or displayed on the operator's console.
- Use of device control modules for basic data types via the /SETUP qualifier. PostScript modules may contain any PostScript operators supported by the printer in the printing context.
- Collection of accounting information for each print job as follows: sheets of paper printed, the number of RMS Gets and the number of QIO Writes. All Compaq, DIGITAL and GENICOM printers support this feature except where noted in the Other Hardware Required section of the SPD. This feature may not be available with other printers.
- Access to the PCL interpreter native to selected printers. Printers for which the native PCL interpreter is supported are listed in the Other Hardware Required section of the SPD.
- Support for printers via network interface cards, print servers and terminal servers that support bidirectional Raw TCP/IP sockets or LPD.
- Support for printers via remote LPD queues on other systems.
- Support for PrintServer printers on DECnet or TCP/IP interconnects using CPAP protocol.
- Automatic data type detection and switching. The software attempts to determine the data type of the file. If successful, it will automatically translate, if necessary, and print the file. If it cannot determine the file data type, it will use the default data type defined by DATA_TYPE=AUTOMATIC.
- Printing the following: non-PostScript data types on the PostScript printer:
- DDIF (bitonal Image subset only; requires DECwindows Motif software)
- PCL Level 4 (as implemented on the HP LaserJet IID)
- IBM Proprinter XL24
- ReGIS (monochrome output only)
- Tektronix 4010/4014
- ASCII LIST translator that formats and numbers ASCII files. This translator numbers each line of text, creates alternating bars of gray and white in the background and creates a running head of the file name and page number.
- Printing two or more page images on a single side of a sheet via the NUMBER_UP parameter.
- Specifying page layup features via the LAYUP_DEFINITION parameter. Page layup features include Borders, Margins, Margin Alternation, Pages Per Sheet, First Page, Page Order and Page Grid. Layup definition options may be provided directly, as arguments to the LAYUP_DEFINITION parameter, or indirectly, as the contents of a file specified by that parameter.
- Specifying a range of pages of the file to be printed via the PAGE_LIMIT parameter.
- Printing jobs with finishing options with the PUNCH and STAPLE parameters, on supported printers equipped with such options.
- Automatically scaling a page created for one paper size so that it fits on a different paper size via use of both the PAGE_SIZE and SHEET_SIZE parameters on the same print command.
- Printing multiple uncollated copies of each sheet via the SHEET_COUNT parameter.
- Use of device control modules for all data types via the /SETUP qualifier. ANSI modules may include control sequences. PCL modules may include binary font data.
- Support for OpenVMS autostart queues, simplifying startup and ensuring high availability of print queues
Licensing
A software license is required in order to use the VSI DECprint Supervisor software product.
- For Integrity servers, the license is included in the OpenVMS Base Operating Environment (BOE). Version update licenses are not available for the Integrity servers platform. Rights to use future revisions of VSI DECprint Supervisor are available only through a Support Agreement or through a new license purchase.
- For AlphaServer systems, the license to use VSI DECprint Supervisor is included in the ALPHA-LP license.
Supported Hardware
| Producer | Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | LaserWriter IIg | |
| LaserWriter IIf | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserWriter II NT | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserWriter II NTR | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserWriter II NTX | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserWriter Plus | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserWriter Pro 600 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserWriter Pro 630 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Compaq | Laser Printer LN16 | Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode |
| LN32 | ||
| LNC02 | Does not support DCPS accounting feature | |
| LNM40 | ||
| DIGITAL | Colormate PS (LF01R) 1 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter |
| Colorwriter LSR 2000 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Colorwriter 2000[+] (LNC01) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| DECcolorwriter 1000 (LF02) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| DEClaser 1150 (LN07R) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| DEClaser 1152 (LN07C) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| DEClaser 2150 (LN05R) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| DEClaser 2250 (LN06R) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| DEClaser 3250 (LN08R) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| DEClaser 3500 (LN14) | Includes support for direct printing to native PCL interpreter only when printer is in autosensing mode | |
| DEClaser 5100 (LN09) | Includes support for direct printing to native PCL interpreter only when printer is in autosensing mode | |
| Laser Printer LN15 | Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode | |
| Laser Printer LN15+ | Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode | |
| Laser Printer LN17+ps | ||
| Laser Printer LN20 | Does not support DCPS accounting feature | |
| Laser Printer LN40 | Does not support DCPS accounting feature | |
| Laser Printer LNC02 | Does not support DCPS accounting feature | |
| LN17ps | ||
| PrintServer 17 (LPS17) | ||
| PrintServer 17/600 | ||
| PrintServer 20 (LPS20) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| turbo PrintServer 20 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| turbo PrintServer 32 (LPS32) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| turbo PrintServer 32 plus | ||
| turbo PrintServer 40 (LPS40) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| turbo PrintServer 40 Plus | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| ScriptPrinter (LN03R) | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| GENICOM | Intelliprint cL160 | |
| Intelliprint mL260 | ||
| Intelliprint mL402 | ||
| Intelliprint mL450 | ||
| LN21 | ||
| LN28 | ||
| LN45 | ||
| LNM40 | ||
| microLaser 170 | Supported only when the printer is in PostScript mode | |
| microLaser 210 | ||
| microLaser 280 | ||
| microLaser 320 | ||
| microLaser 401 | ||
| HP | 9085 MFP 5 | Raw TCP only |
| CM8050 Color MFP, Color MFP with Edgeline | ||
| CM8060 Color MFP, Color MFP with Edgeline | ||
| Color LaserJet 2500 | ||
| Color LaserJet 2550 | ||
| Color LaserJet 2605 | ||
| Color LaserJet 3000 | ||
| Color LaserJet 3700 | ||
| Color LaserJet 3800 | ||
| Color LaserJet 4500 | ||
| Color LaserJet 4550 | ||
| Color LaserJet 4600 | ||
| Color LaserJet 4610 | ||
| Color LaserJet 4650 | ||
| Color LaserJet 4700 | ||
| Color LaserJet 4730 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet 5500 | ||
| Color LaserJet 5550 | ||
| Color LaserJet 8500 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| 8550 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| 9500 | ||
| 9500 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM1015 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM1017 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM2320 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM3530 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM4730 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM6030 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CM6040 MFP | ||
| Color LaserJet CP1513 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP1514 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP1515 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP1516 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP1517 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP1518 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP1519 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP2024 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP2025 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP2026 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP2027 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP3505 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP3525 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP4005 | ||
| Color LaserJet CP6015 | ||
| LaserJet 1300 | ||
| LaserJet 1320 | ||
| LaserJet 2100 | ||
| LaserJet 2200 | ||
| LaserJet 2300 | ||
| LaserJet 2410 | ||
| LaserJet 2420 | ||
| LaserJet 2430 | ||
| LaserJet 3052 | ||
| LaserJet 3055 | ||
| LaserJet 3390 | ||
| LaserJet 3392 | ||
| LaserJet 4000 | ||
| LaserJet 4050 | ||
| LaserJet 4100 | ||
| LaserJet 4100 MFP | ||
| LaserJet 4200 | ||
| LaserJet 4240 | ||
| LaserJet 4250 | ||
| LaserJet 4300 | ||
| LaserJet 4345 MFP | ||
| LaserJet 4350 | ||
| LaserJet 4M | ||
| LaserJet 4M Plus | ||
| LaserJet 4ML | ||
| LaserJet 4MP | ||
| LaserJet 4MV | ||
| LaserJet 4SiMX | ||
| LaserJet 5000 | ||
| LaserJet 5100 | ||
| LaserJet 5200 | ||
| LaserJet 5M (monochrome version) | ||
| LaserJet 5SiMX | ||
| LaserJet 8000 | ||
| LaserJet 8100 | ||
| LaserJet 8150 | ||
| LaserJet 9000 | ||
| LaserJet 9000 MFP | ||
| LaserJet 9040 MFP | ||
| LaserJet 9050 | ||
| LaserJet 9050 MFP | ||
| LaserJet 9055 MFP | ||
| LaserJet 9065 MFP | ||
| LaserJet III with PostScript (Level 1) cartridge | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserJet II with PostScript-Plus (Level 2) cartridge | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserJet IIID with PostScript (Level 1) cartridge | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserJet IIID with PostScript-Plus (Level 2) cartridge | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| LaserJet IIISi with PostScript (Level 1) option, with PostScript (Level 2) option | ||
| LaserJet M1522 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M2727 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M3027 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M3035 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M4345 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M5025 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M5035 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M9040 MFP | ||
| LaserJet M9050 MFP | ||
| LaserJet P2015 | ||
| LaserJet P2055 | ||
| LaserJet P3004 | ||
| LaserJet P3005 | ||
| LaserJet P3011 | ||
| LaserJet P3015 | ||
| LaserJet P4014 | ||
| LaserJet P4015 | ||
| LaserJet P4515 | ||
| PaintJet XL300 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| IBM | Infoprint 21 | |
| InfoPrint 32 | ||
| InfoPrint 40 | ||
| LEXMARK | C720 | |
| C750 | ||
| C910 | ||
| Optra C710 | ||
| Optra Rt+ | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Optra S 1250 | ||
| Optra S 1255 | ||
| Optra S 1620 | ||
| Optra S 1625 | ||
| Optra S 1650 | ||
| Optra S 1855 | ||
| Optra S 2420 | ||
| Optra S 2450 | ||
| Optra S 2455 | ||
| Optra Se 3455 | ||
| Optra T610 | ||
| Optra T612 | ||
| Optra T614 | ||
| Optra T616 | ||
| Optra W810 | ||
| T520 | ||
| T522 | ||
| T620 | ||
| T622 | ||
| W820 | ||
| RICOH | Aficio 3035 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported |
| Aficio 3045 | Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio 3235C | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio AP400N | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio AP410N | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio AP4510 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio CL3500N | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio CL4000DN | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio CL7000 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio CL7100 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio CL7200 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio CL7300 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio MP 161 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio MP 2510 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio MP 3500 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio MP 4500 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio MP 5500 | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio SP 8100DN | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio SP C410DN | Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio SP C411DN | Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| Aficio SP C811DN | LPD and AppleTalk only
Optional finishers and mailboxes not supported | |
| TEKTRONIX | Phaser 200e | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter |
| Phaser 200i | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Phaser 220e | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Phaser 740 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Phaser 750 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Phaser 780 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| Phaser 850 | Printer does not have native PCL interpreter | |
| XEROX | DocuPrint N2025 | |
| DocuPrint N2125 | ||
| DocuPrint N24 | ||
| DocuPrint N2825 | ||
| DocuPrint N32 | ||
| DocuPrint N3225 | ||
| DocuPrint N40 | ||
| DocuPrint N4025 | ||
| DocuPrint N4525 | ||
| Phaser 4500 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| Phaser 4510 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| Phaser 5500 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| Phaser 6250 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| Phaser 7300 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| Phaser 7750 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| Phaser 8400 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 232 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 238 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 245 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 255 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 265 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 275 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 35 | LPD and AppleTalk only | |
| WorkCentre Pro 456 | ||
| WorkCentre Pro 556 | ||
| WorkCentre Pro 656 | ||
| WorkCentre Pro 756 | ||
| WorkCentre Pro 906 | ||
| WorkCentre Pro C21286 | ||
| WorkCentre Pro C26366 | ||
| WorkCentre Pro C35456 |
