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Strategies for actually printing a copy include:
H Send output straight to a printer/plotter.
H Send the data to a computer to print from there and/or to import into
your favorite desktop publishing or other application package.
H Send your data to a floppy disk file (optional on the TDS 620A &
TDS 640A) for later printing from a computer capable of reading the
MSĆDOS compatible floppy disk.
Printing Directly to a Hardcopy Device
You can connect the digitizing oscilloscope directly to a hardcopy device
(see Figure 3Ć34). An example of a GPIB hardcopy device is the Tektronix
HC100 Plotter. Many printers, such as the Tektronix HC220, use Centronics
interfaces. Many hardcopy devices, including the HC100 with option 03,
provide RSĆ232 support.
GPIB, RSĆ232, or Centronics Cable
Digitizing
Oscilloscope
Hardcopy Device
(e.g., Tek HC100)
Figure 3Ć34:ăConnecting the Digitizing Oscilloscope Directly to the
Hardcopy Device
Using a Controller
You can put a controller with two ports between the digitizing oscilloscope
and the hardcopy device (see Figure 3Ć35). Use a GPIB port to remotely
request and receive a hardcopy from the digitizing oscilloscope. Use an
RSĆ232 or a Centronics port on the controller to print output.