Data Ports 171

Applicator Interface Connector

Table 20 • Applicator Interface Connector Pin Configuration (Continued)

Pin

Signal Name

Signal Type

Description

No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

REPRINT

Input

• If the Reprint feature is enabled, this input must be

 

 

 

asserted LOW to cause the printer to reprint the last

 

 

 

label.

 

 

 

• If the Reprint feature is disabled, this input is ignored.

 

 

 

 

7

+28 V

Power

The Interface Power Supply. Supplies power to external

 

(Fused at 500 mA.)

 

sensors as required.

 

Caution • Replace

 

Note • If operating with 28V signals only, pin 7

 

the fuse only with

 

may be used to supply power to pin 2, which

 

one of the same

 

creates a non-isolated mode of operation.

 

type and rating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

POWER GROUND

Ground

The Interface Power Ground.

 

(+28 V DC Return)

 

Note • If pin 7 is used to supply power to pin 2,

 

 

 

use this pin to ground pin 1.

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

SERVICE

Output

Asserted LOW in the following circumstances:

 

REQUIRED

 

• the media cover is open

 

 

 

• the printhead is open

 

 

 

• the ribbon or media is out

 

 

 

• the printer is paused

 

 

 

• an operational fault occurs

 

 

 

• a Resynch error occurs while the applicator Resynch

 

 

 

mode is set to Error mode

 

 

 

 

11

END PRINT

Output

MODE 0—The applicator port is OFF.

 

 

 

MODE 1—Asserted LOW only while the printer is

 

 

 

moving the label forward; otherwise deasserted HIGH.

 

 

 

MODE 2—Asserted HIGH only while the printer is

 

 

 

moving the label forward; otherwise deasserted LOW.

 

 

 

MODE 3—(Default) Asserted LOW for 20

 

 

 

milliseconds when a label is completed and positioned.

 

 

 

Not asserted during continuous printing.

 

 

 

MODE 4—Asserted HIGH for 20 milliseconds when a

 

 

 

label is completed and positioned. Not asserted during

 

 

 

continuous printing.

 

 

 

 

12

MEDIA OUT

Output

Asserted LOW while there is no media in the printer.

 

 

 

 

1/11/07

T408M/T408M-R User Guide

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