S/W Descriptions - Dell 1135N Service Manual

2.2.6 S/W Descriptions

2.2.6.1 Overview
The software of Dell 1133 system is constructed as follows:
1) The Host Software is an application software that can operate in a Windows and/or Web Environment.
2) The Firmware portion is an Embedded software controlling the print job.
2.2.6.2 Architecture
Host Software is made up of:
1. Graphic User Interface that offers the various editing functions to user in Host.
2. Driver that translates the received document to a Printing Command Language which the printer can
understand and transfers data to spooler.
3. Stand-alone Application that offers the various printing application, PSU(Printer Settings Utility), Printer
Status Monitor, Network Management in Window system.
4. Web-based-Application that offers the same functions as Stand-alone Application and RDC(Remote
Diagnosis Control) in Web environment.
Firmware is made up of:
1. Application (Emulation) that is a interpreter translate data received from Host to a printing language (PCL,
PS, GDI(Dell 1130n), etc.) to be able to allow the user to take same output as original composed in Host.
2. Kernel that control and management the whole procedure include of Control flow and Printing Job before
transfer to Engine system.
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