Pertech A470 manual RS232 Serial Interface, Serial Interface Pinout

A470 Users Guide

RS232 Serial Interface

The A470 printer serial interface has a RJ45 Female connector. The Baud Rate ,Parity and Flow Control are selectable through Dip Switches located on the case bottom. The settings for the port on the PC must be configured the same as the printer or communication will fail.

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RS232 Serial

Serial Interface Pinout

		Printer	Interface Cable		Host
8	1	RJ-45	RJ-45 Male To Host		DB-9	DB-25	DB-25
		Female	Signal Name And Direction			DCE	DTE
		1	Low Paper (TTL) *	Ú	N/C	N/C	N/C
Printer View 2			Request To Send	Ú	8	4	5
		3	Chassis Ground	ÙÚ	N/C	1	1
		4	Data To Host	Ú	2	2	3
		5	Data To Printer	Ù	3	3	2
		6	Signal Ground	ÙÚ	5	7	7
		7	Form In (TTL “1” ) *	Ú	N/C	N/C	N/C
		8	Data Term Ready	Ú	6	20	6

*Note: The control board can be modified to a “no contact” (N/C) for this printer output

Most Personal Computers using an RS-232 interface can be connected to the printer using one of the following adapters and cables. These can be purchased by calling 1-800-800-6614.

Pre-wired adapters have a DB female connector and accept an RJ-45 cable listed below. The DB-9 connects with AT type serial ports and the DB-25 adapters provide connection with standard DCE and DTE interfaces. Nonstandard interface requirements can be accommodated with adapter kits that are configured by the user. These also feature an RJ-45 connector to accept one of the cables listed below.

Standard		Non-Standard Un-Pinned
Adapter	Part Number	Adapter	Part Number
DB-9 Female	106356-005	DB-9 Female	100366-002
DB-25F DCE	106356-006	DB-25 Female	100366-001
DB-25F DTE	106356-007	DB-25 Male	100366-003

The RJ-45 cable is available in several lengths and connects any adapter listed above to the printer.

Cable length
Feet	Meters	Part Number
4	1.22	106155-002A
10	3.05	106155-003A

Adapter Cable DBXF -RJ45F RJ45M - RJ45M

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