SATO 9001147B manual EXT Connector, PIN Assignments Description Direction

EXT CONNECTOR

The EXT Port pin-out information for the RFID has changed slightly to accomodate the addition of a “tag error” output. The tag error output is available on PIN 3. The “Ribbon Out” output, formerly found at PIN 3, has been combined with the “Label Out” output on PIN 1. PIN 1 will now provide a “Media Out” (ribbon and/or label) error. The PIN 3 signal polarity is the same for “tag Error” as it was for “Ribbon Out” previously.

PIN ASSIGNMENTS

PIN	DESCRIPTION	DIRECTION
1	Media Out - Pin goes low (0V) when label or ribbon is out.	Output
2	Signal Ground	Reference
3	RFID Tag Error - Pin goes low (0V) when a bad RFID tag is identified and	Output
	begins to feed from the printer.
	Printer Error - Pin goes low (0V) when the printer detects an error condition
4	such as head open, receiving buffer full or when the user specified number of	Output
	RFID errors has been reached.
5	Print Start - The printer will print one label when this pin is pulled to ground.	Input
6	End Print - Used to drive an applicator or other external device requiring	Output
	synchonization with the print cycle.
7	Reprint - Prints a duplicate of the last label when this signal is received.	Input
8	Reserved.	Input
9	Offline - Pin goes low (0V) when the printer is offline.	Output
	Ribbon Near End - Pin goes high when the amount of ribbon on the unwind
10	shaft is approximately 46 feet (14 m). The ouput will be low when the ribbon	Output
	is gone.
11	Reserved	Output
12	+24 +/- 10% @ 2A - Power for external devices.	Output
13	Vcc - +5V	Output
14	Frame Ground	Reference

NOTE: If backfeed is set to occur “After Print”, the RFID tag will be in the improper location relative to the antenna and the tag will not be programmed.

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