Interface specifications
Your printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel interface.
Specifications and pin assignments
The built-in parallel interface has the following characteristics:
Data format:
Synchronization:
Handshake timing
Signal level:
Connector:
&bit parallel
STROBE pulse
BUSY and ACKNLG signals
TTL compatible
36-pin 57-30360 Amphenol connector or e q u i v a l e n t
The table below provides the connector pin assignments and describes their respective interface signals.
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| STROBE | pulse to read data. |
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| DATA 1 |
| IN | These signals represent |
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| DATA 2 |
| IN | information in bits 1 to 8 of |
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| DATA 3 |
| IN | parallel data respectively. |
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| IN | Each signal Isat HIGH level |
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| DATA 5 |
| IN | when data is logical 1 and |
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| IN | LOW when it is logical 0. |
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| OUT | About an 11q.s pulse. LOW |
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