AMT Datasouth 600 manual Appendix B Interface Specifications, Serial Interface

Appendix B: INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

This appendix presents the serial and parallel interface specifications. These specifications include pin assignments, protocols and detailed information about how to properly interface your printer with your host or terminal.

Serial Interface

Pin Configuration

The RS-232 serial interface uses a female, DB-9 conncetor.

Pin	Direction	Definition
1	Tied to in 6	Not used
2	In	Receive Data (RxData)
3	Out	Transmit Data (TxData)
4	-	No connection
5	-	Logic Ground
6	Tied to pin 1	Not used
7	Out	Request to Send (RTS)
8	In	Clear to Send (CTS)
9	Out	+5V

Note: Pin 9 is reserved for Keyboard Device Unit (KDU) only, do not connect this pin if you are using a general host like a PC.

Connection With Host

Host 25S	Printer 9P	Host 9S	Printer 9P
(PC or compatible)			(PC or compatible)
DTR 20	……… 1 DSR	DTR 4	……… 1 DSR
DSR 6	……… 6 DTR	DSR 6	……… 6 DTR
TX 2	……… 2 RX	TX 3	……… 2 RX
RX 3	……… 3 TX	RX 2	……… 3 TX
CTS 5	……… 7 RTS	CTS 8	……… 7 RTS
RTS 4	……… 8 CTR	RTS 7	……… 8 CTS
GND 7	……… 5 GND	GND 5	……… 5 GND

Three Wire Connection

This method is the simplest method of connecting the printer to a host or terminal. This method requires Software Protocol Handshaking (XON/XOFF flow control).

Host 25S		Printer 9P	Host 9S		Printer 9P
(PC or compatible)			(PC or compatible)
TX 2	………..	2 RX	TX 3	………..	2 RX
RX 3	………..	3 TX	RX 2	………..	3 TX
GND 7	………..	5 GND	GND 5 ………..		5 GND
pin 4			pin 4
pin 5			Pin 6
pin 6			Pin 7
pin 20			Pin 8

Serial port settings

Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, and Handshaking may be configured using the Feature Management mode .

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