Parallel Interface
Pin | In/out | Description |
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26 | — | Ground return |
27 | — | Ground return |
28 | — | Ground return |
29 | — | Ground return |
30 | — | Ground return |
31 | In | Ignored [nInit] |
32 | Out | Error*, returns error status if FRPO O2=2 [nFault] |
33 | — | — |
34 | — | Not connected |
35 | Out | Power Ready |
36 | In | Select In [NSelectIn] |
[]: Signal names in the Auto mode (IEEE 1284) . In the Auto mode, these signals are
Strobe* [nStrobe] (Pin 1)
A
Data 0 [1] to Data 7 [8] (Pins 2 to 9)
These eight signals form the data byte sent from the host computer to the printer. Data 7 [8] is the most significant bit.
Acknowledge* [nAck] (Pin 10)
This
Busy [Busy] (Pin 11)
This signal is high when the printer is busy and low when it is able to accept more data. Every