The VIP1017 is a complete hardware/software solution to interface your plotting/printing application running on an IBM RS/6000 (that has a free PCI bus slot) to a printer or plotter with a Versatec or Centronics interface. The VIP1017 consists of an IKON 10117 card bundled with the AIX 4.1.5 and 4.2  and 4.3.x device drivers (on floppy disks), and an installation and programming manual (also available online).

• Half size PCI board (IKON 10117)
• Versatec Differential interface (ribbon cable jumper selectable) OR
• Centronics IEEE-1284 interface (ribbon cable jumper selectable and may require DB37 to Centronics adapter cable from Ikon)
• Single DB37-M interface connector mounted on PCI card bracket
• AIX 4.1.5 device driver with 'smit' install included on 3.5" installp format floppy disk
• AIX 4.2 device driver with 'smit' install included on 3.5" installp format floppy disk
• AIX 4.3.x device driver with 'smit' install included on 3.5" installp format floppy disk
• Complete installation and programming manual (with sample application code) included

PCI BUS: 1/2 size universal (3.3V or 5V) PCI card

DMA: PCI Bus Master - burst data to the fifos at up to 40Mbytes/second

XFER RATE: maximum sustained data rate to the plotter is 2Mbytes/second (4Mbytes/second for some plotters)

INTERNAL FIFO: 16Kbytes of fifo buffer

I/O PORTS: one DB37-M connector - ribbon cable jumper selectable for Versatec Differential or Centronics interface.

DEVICE DRIVER: smit installp format, character device driver with open, close, ioctl, and write interface.

 

Part Number	Description	Price
VIP1017	Versatec/Centronics Interface PCI board with IBM AIX 4.1.5/4.2/4.3 device driver	$1,999.00 US

Note: See OEM discount pricing information for quantity purchases.