Section 5: Interface Specifications

5.5 EXTERNAL SIGNAL INTERFACE

Unlike the more advanced SATO printers such as the CL4XXe series, the LM printer cannot be fitted with an EXT Signal Interface card for sending printer information status to any device or LAN. If you need this functionality in future, please consider purchasing a SATO printer featuring the EXT signal interface as an option.

5.6 SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS (RS-232C)

The serial interface of this printer conforms to the RS-232C standard.

There are two types of receive modes: 1. Single Job Buffer 2. Multi Job Buffer These can be set using the dip switches.

Basic Specifications

Standard

 

On the interface board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dip Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

 

Data bit

 

 

OFF

8 bits

 

 

 

 

1)

Character

 

 

1

 

length

 

 

ON

7 bits

 

 

 

 

 

configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSW 1-

 

DSW 1-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

Transm ission

 

 

1-

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speed

 

 

2

 

Parity bit

OFF

 

OFF

NONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

O N

EVEN

 

 

 

 

3)

Protocol

 

 

1-

(2-3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

OFF

ODD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

O N

Not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

 

Stop bit

 

 

OFF

1 bit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

ON

2 bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSW 1-

 

DSW 1-6

DIPSW 2-8

DIPSW 2-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

OFF*

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Baud rate

OFF

 

OFF

9600bps

9600bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

(5-6)

 

OFF

 

O N

19200bps

19200bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

OFF

38400bps

4800bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

O N

57600bps

2400 bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSW 1-

 

DSW 1-8

DIPSW 2-8

DIPSW 2-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

OFF*

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Protocol

OFF

 

OFF

Ready/Busy

Ready/Busy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

O N

X-on-Xoff

X -on-Xoff

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

(7-8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

OFF

Status 3 echo

Status 3 echo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

 

O N

Driver

Status2 echo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

protocol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The switch between Single Job Buffer and M ulti Job

 

 

 

Buffer can be specified

by software. *Valid if Com patible M ode

 

 

 

is disabled in the printer via the Service M ode m enu.

Synchronization

 

Asynchronous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

m ode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M axim um

 

2.95M byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable Buffer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0M byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.95M byte

capacity

 

 

 

Near full

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.95Mbyte rem aining

 

 

 

 

Release Near Full

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.95M byte rem aining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code used

 

ASCII(7 bit)

Graphics(8 bit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connectors

 

Printer side

DB -25S (Fem ale)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable side DB -25P (M ale)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable length 5 m eters or less

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transm ission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

form at

 

 

Start

 

b1

 

b2

 

b3

b4

 

b5

b6

b7

b8

 

Stop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note b8 is not applicable when using 7 bits.

Signal level

High level: +5 ~ +12V

 

Low level: -5 ~ -12V

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SATO 408e, 412E manual External Signal Interface, Serial Interface Specifications RS-232C, Basic Specifications

412E, 408e specifications

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