hbpldecode

Decode a HBPL stream into human readable form.

Synopsis

hbpldecode [options] <hbpl-file

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Decode an HBPL stream file, version 1.

$ hbpldecode -h 1250c-mono.prn
     0:    \033%-12345X@PJL JOB MODE=PRINTER
    1f:    @PJL SET STRINGCODESET=UTF8
    3b:    @PJL COMMENT DATE=06/01/2011
    58:    @PJL COMMENT TIME=13:28:30
    73:    @PJL COMMENT DNAME=empty - Notepad
    96:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@LUNA=rick"
    b4:    @PJL SET COPIES=1
    c6:    @PJL SET QTY=1
    d5:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@TRCH=OFF"
    f2:    @PJL SET DUPLEX=OFF
   106:    @PJL SET BINDING=LONGEDGE
   120:    @PJL SET RENDERMODE=GRAYSCALE
   13e:    @PJL SET ECONOMODE=OFF
   155:    @PJL SET RET=ON
   165:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@IREC=OFF"
   182:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@HOAD=I0A00020F"
   1a5:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@JOAU=rick"
   1c3:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@CNAM=RICK-VB"
   1e4:    @PJL SET IWAMANUALDUP=OFF
   1fe:    @PJL SET IWAJAMRECOVERY=AUTO
   21b:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@MSIP=NORMAL"
   23b:    @PJL SET PAPERDIRECTION=SEF
   257:    @PJL SET RESOLUTION=600
   26f:    @PJL SET BITSPERPIXEL=8
   287:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@DRDM=RASTER"
   2a7:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@TCPR=33"
   2c3:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@TUCR=33"
   2df:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@TTRC=33"
   2fb:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@TSCR=33"
   317:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@GCPR=33"
   333:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@GUCR=33"
   34f:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@GTRC=33"
   36b:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@GSCR=33"
   387:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@ICPR=34"
   3a3:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@IUCR=34"
   3bf:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@ITRC=34"
   3db:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@ISCR=34"
   3f7:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@TDFT=0"
   412:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@GDFT=0"
   42d:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="@IDFT=0"
   448:    @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=HBPL
   461:    RECTYPE ’A’ [0x41]:
   462:         81 a1: 0x0
   465:         82 a2: 0x7
   469:         83 a2: 0x1
   46d:    RECTYPE ’C’ [0x43]:
   46e:         91 a1: 0x0
   471:         92 a1: 0x1
   474:         93 a1: 0x1
   477:         94 a1: 0x0
   47a:         95 c2: 0x0
   480:         96 a1: 0x0
   483:         97 c3: 0x0
   489:         98 a1: 0x0
   48c:         99 a4: 1 [PAGECNT]
   492:         9a c4: 5104x6600 [WxH]
   49c:         9b a1: 0x0
   49f:         9c a1: 0x1
   4a2:         9d a1: 0x9
   4a5:         9e a1: 0x2
   4a8:         9f a1: 0x5
   4ab:         a0 a1: 0x8
   4ae:         a1 a1: 0x0
   4b1:         a2 c4: 5104x6600 [WxH]
   4bb:    RECTYPE ’Q’ [0x51]:
   4bc:    RECTYPE ’R’ [0x52]:
   4bd:         a3 a1: 0x0
   4c0:         a4 a2: 6457 (0x1939) bytes of data...
  1dfe:    RECTYPE ’S’ [0x53]:
  1dff:    RECTYPE ’D’ [0x44]:
  1e00:    RECTYPE ’B’ [0x42]:
  1dff:    \033%-12345X@PJL EOJ

Decode an HBPL stream file, version 2.

$ hbpldecode -h 6015c-color.prn
     0:     33%-12345X@PJL JOB NAME=PRINTER
    20:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="HOST:dual.rkkda.org"
    48:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="USER:rick"
    66:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="DOCU:(stdin)"
    87:    @PJL SET JOBATTR="OWNR:rick"
    a5:    @PJL SET DUPLEX=OFF
    ba:    @PJL SET MEDIASOURCE=0
    d2:    @PJL SET RENDERMODE=COLOR
    ed:    @PJL SET RESOLUTION=600
   106:    @PJL SET BITSPERPIXEL=2
   11f:    @PJL SET COPIES=1
   132:    @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=HBPL
   14c:    RECTYPE JP [Job Parameters]
00000000: 1b 4a 50 04 01 00 00 01  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  .JP..... ........
00000010: b0 bd ac 43 00 f0 cf 08  f4 9f ac 43 59 ba a0 43  ...C.... ...CY..C
00000020: f4 9f ac 43 00 e0 cd 08  9c ba a0 43 00 f0 cf 08  ...C.... ...C....
00000030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ........ ........
   18c:    RECTYPE PS [Page Start]
00000000: 1b 50 53 3c 00 14 00 00  06 19 00 00 00 78 f4 01  .PS<.... .....x..
00000010: 90 03 00 00 04 01 01 00  58 02 e0 00 00 00 e0 00  ........ X.......
00000020: 00 00 e0 00 00 00 f0 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ........ ........
00000030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ........ ........
                w,h=5120x6406 res=600 color=1
                mediatype=Plain(1) papersize=Letter(4)
   1cc:    Cyan BIH:
                DL = 0, D = 0, P = 1, - = 0, XY = 10240 x 6406
                L0 = 128, MX = 0, MY = 0
                Order   = 0
                Options = 64  LRLTWO
                51 stripes, 0 layers, 1 planes
                ...cyan data skipped...
   2ac:    Magenta BIH:
                DL = 0, D = 0, P = 1, - = 0, XY = 10240 x 6406
                L0 = 128, MX = 0, MY = 0
                Order   = 0
                Options = 64  LRLTWO
                51 stripes, 0 layers, 1 planes
                ...magenta data skipped...
   38c:    Yellow BIH:
                DL = 0, D = 0, P = 1, - = 0, XY = 10240 x 6406
                L0 = 128, MX = 0, MY = 0
                Order   = 0
                Options = 64  LRLTWO
                51 stripes, 0 layers, 1 planes
                ...yellow data skipped...
   46c:    Black BIH:
                DL = 0, D = 0, P = 1, - = 0, XY = 10240 x 6406
                L0 = 128, MX = 0, MY = 0
                Order   = 0
                Options = 64  LRLTWO
                51 stripes, 0 layers, 1 planes
                ...black data skipped...
   55c:    RECTYPE PE [Page End]
00000000: 1b 50 45 3c 00 00 00 00  77 00 00 00 7c 00 00 00  .PE<.... w...|...
00000010: 08 e0 cd 08 00 00 00 00  9c 55 ac bf f4 9f ac 43  ........ .U.....C
00000020: e0 a3 ac 43 00 00 00 00  19 00 00 00 75 9e 99 43  ...C.... ....u..C
00000030: 00 21 99 43 00 00 00 00  01 00 00 00 9a 0e 99 43  .!.C.... .......C
   59c:    \033%-12345X@PJL EOJ

description

hbpldecode decodes a HBPL stream into human readable form.

There are two versions of HBPL in existence. One is an HBPL stream with Huffman RLE data. This data is used by the Dell 1250c, Epson AcuLaser C1700, Fuji-Xerox cp105b, and similiar printers.

Version two is an HBPL stream with JBIG encoded data. This data is used by the Xerox WorkCentre 6015, Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CM205, and the Dell 1355c.

Both versions can be decoded by hbpldecode. HBPL is Host Based Printer Language.

command line options

These are the options that can appear on the command line.
-d basename

Basename of .pbm file for saving decompressed planes.

-h

Print hex file offsets.

-o

Print file offsets.

-D level

Set Debug level [0].

files

/usr/bin/hbpldecode

author

Rick Richardson <rick.richardson[:at:]comcast[:dot:]net>
Peter Korf <peter[:at:]niendo[:dot:]de>