COMPACT BIDIRECTIONAL REVERSIBLE AUTOSWITCH
2. Introduction
The IEEE 1284 standard is found on most printers today. It enables bidirectional communication between the PC and the printer, which allows printer information to be sent back to the host PC using its
IEEE 1284 modes, including Centronics, nibble, s pecial nibble, byte, Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and Enhanced Communication Port (ECP). It’s reversible, which means it could go from one computer to two parallel devices or two computers to one parallel device. It also features
The Autoswitch supports IEEE 1284 parallel devices such as Zip™ drives, scanners,
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