IPS™ XLC
For Printers
Description
The IPS™ family of interpreters handles all standard page description languages (PDLs) with a universal interpreter architecture. IPS PDL interpreters enable printers and multifunction devices to be compatible with print jobs from a wide variety of sources: Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile operating systems; office, engineering and graphic arts applications; and enterprise content and management systems.
The IPS XLC interpreter provides a complete PCL XL printing solution for color and monochrome printers and multifunction devices. The IPS XLC interpreter handles all PCL XL components of HP’s PCL 6 language. When used in combination with CSR’s IPS FIVE interpreter, IPS XLC is fully compatible with the HP PCL 6 standard.
Considering that today’s documents are increasingly complex, are lavish in graphics, and contain scanned images, clip art, multiple fonts and multiple formats, the challenge for OEMs is to produce devices that will print those multifaceted documents without losing time, quality or data. PCL 6 has emerged as an efficient and reliable method for printing such documents. With CSR’s IPS XLC interpreter, OEMs can be assured that the high fidelity and rich content of those documents are supported during printing.
IPS XLC features sophisticated image processing, memory management and compression techniques for high quality. Additionally, IPS XLC includes accurate and fast rendering of raster operations (ROPs) in both the CMY and CMYK color spaces. IPS XLC also offers the innovative Smart Black technology, that discerns if PCL 6 files contain no color data and prints such files using only the K plane on color engines, resulting in faster monochrome print speeds.
Key features
- Full support of major features described in PCL XL Feature Reference Protocol Class 3.0
- Supports print resolutions up to 1800 dpi
- Supports color commands on monochrome devices
- Provides complete HP-GL/2 support
- Supports Bitstream Font Fusion Printing 3.4, Monotype Imaging UFST 6.3 (MicroType 2 and MicroType 3) fonts and UTF-8 encoding
Benefits
- Industry’s most widely adopted PDL interpreters
- Greatest compatibility with HP printers
- Industry’s only solution that supports all major PDLs
- Smallest ROM and RAM footprint– OneImage™ common display list shared by all PDL interpreters
- Industry’s only solution that supports all major PDLs
Product details
Design for Customization
CSR provides complete source code for the IPS XLC interpreter and a full set of engineering documentation to enable OEMs to customize the interpreters for specific market requirements. With its layered architecture, application programming interface (API) and common display list model, IPS reduces time-to-market and development costs.
PCL 6 Compatibility
IPS XLC interpreter emulates the PCL XL components of Hewlett-Packard’s PCL 6 language for both monochrome and color devices. IPS XLC implements the following benefits of PCL XL 3.0:
- Commands closely match Microsoft Windows graphic display interface (GDI), resulting in fast printer driver translations, quicker return to application and exceptional WYSIWYG performance
- Object oriented structure produces smaller, more efficient datastream
- Interoperability with PCL 5 streams and fonts
IPS XLC, combined with IPS FIVE, provides a complete printing solution compatible with Hewlett-Packards’s PCL 6 as implemented in the HP LaserJet P4014 series, HP Color LaserJet CP4525 series and HP Color LaserJet CP5525 series.
CSR Engineering Support Services
CSR offers Source Code Maintenance and Engineering Support Programs that can shorten development cycles and ensure that the latest PCL XL language features are available as new controllers are developed. The IPS XLC source code license includes technical support, software integration training and source code maintenance. The Source Code Maintenance Program provides extended source code maintenance and technical consulting, including informative technical bulletins and software patches and updates.
CSR’s Engineering Support Program provides direct software integration assistance and design recommendations to optimize the interface between the PCL XL compatible interpreter and the controller. OEMs can also work with a CSR-authorized development partner. These companies have experience in CSR’s IPS software integration and can offer fixed-cost, turnkey controller development for a range of controller configurations and print engines.
Compatibility
- PCL 6 as implemented in HP’s LaserJet P4014 series
- PCL 6 as implemented in HP’s Color LaserJet CP4525 series and HP’s Color LaserJet CP5525 series
- PJL as implemented in HP’s LaserJet 5Si
Print Resolutions
- Up to 1800 dpi
Output Color Models
- 1, 2, 4 and 8-bit pixel depths
- Monochrome, RGB and CMYK by plane
- Monochrome, CMY and CMYK by band
- RGB by pixel (8-bit)
Fonts
- Bitstream Font Fusion 3.4
- Monotype Imaging UFST 6.3
Memory Requirements
- Monochrome: 4 MB (600 dpi, 1-bit)
- Color: 8 MB (600 dpi, 1-bit)
Paper Size
- Executive, letter, legal, ledger, A3, A4, B4, B5, envelope, others
Layout Printing Support
- Duplex
- N-up
Quality Assurance
- QualityLogic ATS, FTS and CET
Subject to approval, a datasheet can be made available for this product via CSR Support.