Section 6. Interface Specifications

Cable

IEEE1284 Parallel, 10 ft. (3 m) or less

Signal Level

High = +2.4V to +5.0V

 

Low = 0V to -0.4V

DATA STREAMS

 

<ESC>A . . Job#1 . . <ESC>Z<ESC>A . . Job#n . . <ESC>Z

IEEE1284 Parallel Interface Pin Assignments

PIN

 

 

SIGNAL

DIRECTION

PIN

 

SIGNAL

DIRECTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

STROBE

To Printer

19

STROBE Re-

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

DATA 1

To Printer

20

DATA 1 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

DATA 2

To Printer

21

DATA 2 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

DATA 3

To Printer

22

DATA 3 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

DATA 4

To Printer

23

DATA 4 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

DATA 5

To Printer

24

DATA 5 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

DATA 6

To Printer

25

DATA 6 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

DATA 7

To Printer

26

DATA 7 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

DATA 8

To Printer

27

DATA 8 Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

ACK

To Host

28

 

ACK Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

BUSY

To Host

29

 

BUSY Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

PTR ERROR

To Host

30

 

PE Return

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

SELECT

To Host

31

 

 

INIT

From Host

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

AUTOFD

To Host

32

 

FAULT

To Host

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Not Used

 

33

 

Not Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Logic Gnd

 

34

 

Not Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

FG

Frame Ground

35

 

Not Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

18

+5V (Z=24K ohm)

To Host

36

SELECTIN

From Host

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Signals required for IEEE1284 mode.

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PN 9001074 Rev. B

SATO CL Series “e” Printers

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SATO 408e manual Cable, Signal Level, Data Streams, PIN Signal Direction

408e specifications

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