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NTRODUCTION
How the E-8100 operates
The E-8100 enables the customer to use the copier as a high-performance, networked
PostScript color printer and scanner. Users at the customer site can print to the E-8100 from
networked Windows computers, Mac OS computers, and networked UNIX workstations
running TCP/IP.
The E-8100 custom-designed boards and system software provide efficient image processing
and printing controls. The main functions of E-8100 components and software are described
in the following paragraphs.
The E-8100 uses the motherboard and a custom video board to process image data for
printing and scanning images.
The motherboard includes an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz CPU that controls the image data
transfer to and from the motherboard and runs the interpreter. The interpreter rasterizes the
page description file and compresses the image pattern into memory using compression
technology.
The interpreter outputs compressed raster data through the image frame buffer memory to
the E-8100 video board. The video board decompresses the image data and sends it to the
copier through a crossover copier interface cable connected to the upper RJ-45 on the E-8100
back panel. The raster data is supplied to the copier, which then renders the final image on
paper at full rated engine speed.
High-speed DIMMs (dual in-line memory modules) on the motherboard hold the image data
during printing. The E-8100 is configured with two 1GB DIMMs for a total of 2GB of
memory.
When Fiery Scan uses the copier as a scanner, the E-8100 acquires RGB (red, green, and blue)
image data from the copier, stores it in memory, and transmits it to the computer that
requested the scan.
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