nParallel interface pin assignment table

Pin No.

 

 

 

Signal

Input/Output

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

Strobe signal for reading 8-bit data

STROBE

2-9

 

DATA1-8

Input

8-bit parallel signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output

8-bit data request signal

ACKNLG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

BUSY

Output

Signal specifying printer busy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

PERROR

Output

Signal specifying paper absence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

SELECT

Output

Signal specifying printer "on line"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(printing) or "off line" (pause)

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input

Invalidness (ignorance)

 

AUTOFD

15

 

NC

-

No use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

S.GND

-

Signal ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

FGND

-

Frame ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

P.L.H

Output

Signal specifying peripheral logic high

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pull up to +5V with 2 KW]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19-30

 

GND

-

Ground for twisted pair return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

Input

Printer reset

 

 

INIT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

Output

Signal specifying printer error

 

FAULT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33-35

 

NC

-

No use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

 

Input

Invalidness (ignorance)

 

 

SELECTIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CLP-6401 specifications

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