APPENDIX
Connectors and Signals (Parallel Interface)
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| IN | Signals when data is ready to be read. Signal goes |
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| when the data is available. |
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| IN | These signals provide the information of the first |
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| to eighth bits of parallel data. Each signal is at |
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| HIGH level for a logical 1 and at a LOW level for |
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| a logical 0. |
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| OUT | A 9 microsecond LOW pulse acknowledges re- |
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| ceipt of the data. |
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| BUSY | OUT | When this signal goes to LOW, the printer is |
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| ready to accept data. When the printer is in one of |
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| the conditions below, “HIGH” is set. |
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| 1. Data is being entered. |
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| 2. Off line. |
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| 3. Error condition. |
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| PAPER | OUT | This signal is normally LOW. It will go to HIGH |
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13 |
| SELECTED | OUT | This signal is HIGH when the printer is online. |
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| N/C |
| Unused |
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16 |
| SIGNAL |
| Signal ground. |
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17 |
| CHASSIS |
| Chassis ground, isolated from logic ground. |
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18 |
| +5VDC |
| +5VDC (Max 50 mA) |
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| GND |
| Twisted pair return the signal to ground level. |
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| IN | When this signal goes to LOW, the printer is reset |
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| RESET |
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32 |
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| OUT | This signal is normally HIGH. This signal goes to |
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| LOW to signal that the printer cannot print due to |
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| an error condition. |
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| EXT GND |
| External ground. |
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| COMPULSION | OUT | Compulsion signal |
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35 |
| N/C | – | Unused. |
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| – | – | This signal is normally set to HIGH on the printer side. |
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This connector mates with an Amphenol 57-30360 connector
Parallel interface connector (printer side)
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