41 Programs for 7470 Plotter - Why so few?

[Sylvain Cote]

(08-09-2016 07:33 PM)J-F Garnier Wrote:  Sylvain, are you sure you don't have other HP-IL devices in the loop? Try with the plotter alone.

Done
Result: same error

(08-09-2016 07:33 PM)J-F Garnier Wrote:  There is a "well-known" bug of the Plotter module that can cause this effect, see the addendum in the manual on TOS for instance.

I have read the addendum, the plotter is the only device in the loop and did a "1 SELECT"
Result: same error

I am doing a diff on the source code ...

Sylvain

Edit: LINH related, preliminary bugs found, not tested yet, too late for plotter test, wife will kill me

Code:

=== ====================================== ======================================
bug current                                correction
--- -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    LBL "X*"                               LBL "X*"
    ...                                    ...
--> RDN - R^   CHS  E +                    RDN - R^ / CHS  E + 
    FIX 1 CLA "DATEN " ARCL X AVIEW        FIX 1 CLA "DATEN " ARCL X AVIEW 
--> INT  E3 /  E + STO 00 STO 30           INT  E3 *  E + STO 00 STO 30 
    RTN                                    RTN
--- -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
    LBL "Y*"                               LBL "Y*"
    ...                                    ...
--> "Y-DIF?" PROMPT STO 34                 "Y-DIF?" PROMPT STO 44
    RTN                                    RTN 
--- -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
--> LBL "H"                                LBL "Q" 
    SF 17 GTO 43                           SF 17 GTO 43 
--- -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------