Below, you will find out how to connect "machines" of different types having different tasks in the pressroom to the Prinect system environment. "Connect" in this context means that you register the machines in the Prinect data structures and enter key information for the Prinect processes in the Prinect set-up dialogs. Depending on the type of device, the device connections to the computers of the Prinect workflow are realized in different ways:
•as network connections
•as USB connections
•with special high-speed connections (via Speedway interfaces or similar interfaces) for connecting CTP devices.
Various protocols and formats are used for data transfer, e.g., CIP3-PPF, JDF/JMF, TCP/IP, etc. The protocols and formats used are referenced in the following description.
The devices – with the exception of some digital presses – are connected to the Prinect Workflow in the Prinect Cockpit in the "Administration > System > CDM" area. The abbreviation "CDM" stands for "Central Device Manager". The new devices are created using the "Device Assistant", i.e., the properties of the devices required for the Prinect workflow are configured here. When the configuration steps in the Device Assistant have finished, the device is registered in the Prinect Integration, i.e., it is "connected" to the Prinect workflow, and can be used within the Prinect workflow according to its defined properties.
The following sections describe in detail how to connect the various types of device:
•Connecting a Prinect Press Center press
•Connecting a Prinect CP2000 Center press
•Synchronization of the PDC configuration with the press
•Connect Non-Digital Long Grain Label Presses
•Offline Connection of a Press
•Connection of Finishing Machines
Note: If only Prinect Press is available, for example, and not the complete Prinect Integration or Prinect Production system, not all of the listed device types can be connected. In the Prinect License Manager, you can check which types of machine connection, i.e., which "machine interfaces" are licensed in your system environment.
In order to be able to output print jobs with the connected machines, further configuration settings must be defined – depending on the system configuration:
•In a system environment with a Management Information System (MIS):
Mixed PPF / JDF workflow with MIS and external prepress system.
•In a system environment with an external prepress system. In this case, data is exchanged between the prepress system and the Prinect workflow exclusively in (file-based) PPF format. You will find more information about configuring PPF data exchange at the following point:
Configuring and operating the "PPF Handler".
If the Prinect Prepress Manager is used as a prepress system, for example in a Prinect Integration configuration, communication and data exchange occur exclusively in JDF format (Job Definition Format), and not in PPF format.
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