Genicom PC4 manual Parallel Interface, Pin Signal Name Transmitter

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Appendix C — Interfaces

Parallel Interface

Handshake:

 

DSTB to printer and BUSY to host.

Printer connector:

36-pin female Centronics connector.

 

 

 

 

Pin

Signal Name

Transmitter

 

 

 

 

 

1

-Strobe

 

Host

2–9

Data 0–7

 

Host

 

10–11

Busy

 

Printer

12

Paper empty

Printer

 

13

Select

 

Printer

14–15

Not connected

 

 

16

Signal ground

 

 

 

17

 

Chassis ground

 

18

+ 5V DC

 

Max. 500 mA1

19–30

Signal ground

 

 

31

-Init

 

 

 

32

-Fault

 

Printer

33Signal ground

34–36Selectin

1/.The combined load on the external +5V on both the parallel and the serial port must not exceed a total of 500 mA.

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