Hardware
Connector
3.6.225pol sub-min-D male
To connect the NetPorty II with the PC it is possible to use the Centronics (LPT) port directly or to use the adapter cable to use the RS232 (COM) port. In both cases the pinning of the 25pol
Connector definition:
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| Input | Parallel | Strobe |
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| 2 |
| Input | Parallel | D0 |
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| 3 |
| Input | Parallel | D1 |
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| 4 |
| Input | Parallel | D2 |
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| 5 |
| Input | Parallel | D3 |
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| 6 |
| Input | Parallel | D4 |
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| 7 |
| Input | Parallel | D5 |
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| 8 |
| Input | Parallel | D6 |
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| 9 |
| Input | Parallel | D7 |
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| 10 |
| Output | Parallel | /acknlg |
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| 11 |
| Output | Parallel | Busy |
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| 12 |
| Output | Parallel | Paper empty |
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| 13 |
| Output | Parallel | Slct |
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| 14 |
| Input | Parallel | /autofd |
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| 15 |
| Output | Parallel | /error |
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| 16 |
| Input | Both | high |
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| 17 |
| Input | Parallel | /slct in |
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| 18 |
| X | Both | Ground |
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| 19 |
| Input | Serial | TX (PC |
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| 20 |
| Output | Serial | RX (Porty |
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| 21 |
| Input | Serial | RTS |
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| Output | Serial | CTS |
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| Input | Serial | Free input (DTR) |
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| Output | Serial | DSR |
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| Input | Serial | Free input (as serial master it can be used as |
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