Roland_CAMM 1_plotter
Tokyo Hacker Space has a Roland CAMM1 PNC-1100 vinyl cutter/plotter.
- Plug in power
- Connect to your computer. The CAAM1 has both an old parallel and a 25 pin serial port. Note that the serial port needs a crossover adapter in order to work properly. See image below: 25 to 9 pin adapter, crossover adapter, female to male adapter, serial to USB. (Not pictured: USB A to C adapter).
- We also have a parallel to USB cable, but I couldn't get it working.
- The easiest way to use it should be to use the software Inkcut. There is also software for Adobe Illustrator or CortelDRAW (see links below).
- In the device settings, use the following settings:
3. Protocol should be HGPL or CAMM-GL
4. There is a default settings set for the PNC-1000 that works properly that can be used, but has a narrower printing bed set than what the PNC-1100 is capable of (23 inches/58 cm)
5. Insert the sheet of paper or roll you would like to print on. Adjust the two wheels to line up with the edges of the sheet. Flip the lever in the back of the device to press the wheels down and hold the paper in place.
6. The device should prompt you to select roll, edge, or piece. Select piece if you've inserted a sheet of paper.
7. You should now be able to print by loading any SVG into Inkcut and then sending to device.
- The CAMM1 was primarily designed to cut rolls of vinyl to make stickers. There is a knife included that should work for this purpose.
- The knife may also be removed and pens or markers can be inserted assuming they are the right size. You can tape around pens to make them fit properly. 3D printed inserts can also be used to get them to fit.
- Old product page: https://www.rolanddga.com/support/products/cutting/camm-1-pnc-1100-24-vinyl-cutter
- Plugin for Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW: https://www.rolanddga.com/support/products/software/cutstudio https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/15901
- Linux driver to create HPGL. This could be used to interface directly with the plotter for advanced control: https://pldaniels.com/hpgl-distiller/
- Users Manual (close, but not exact model : https://downloadcenter.rolanddg.com/contents/manuals/CX-24_12_USERS_MANUAL_EN_R6.pdf
- InkCut plugin for InkScape : https://github.com/inkcut/inkcut