APPENDIX

Connectors and Signals (Parallel Interface)

Pin No.

 

Signal

IN/OUT

Function

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

Signals when data is ready to be read. Signal goes

 

 

STROBE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from HIGH to LOW (for at least 0.5 microsec.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the data is available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-9

 

DATA1-8

IN

These signals provide the information of the first

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to eighth bits of parallel data. Each signal is at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH level for a logical 1 and at a LOW level for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a logical 0.

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

A 9 microsecond LOW pulse acknowledges re-

 

 

ACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ceipt of the data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

BUSY

OUT

When this signal goes to LOW, the printer is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ready to accept data. When the printer is in one of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the conditions below, “HIGH” is set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Data is being entered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Off line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Error condition.

 

12

 

PAPER

OUT

This signal is normally LOW. It will go to HIGH

 

 

 

OUT

 

if the printer runs out of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

SELECTED

OUT

This signal is HIGH when the printer is online.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14-15

 

N/C

 

Unused

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

SIGNAL

 

Signal ground.

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

17

 

CHASSIS

 

Chassis ground, isolated from logic ground.

 

 

 

GND

 

 

 

18

 

+5VDC

 

+5VDC (Max 50 mA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19-30

 

GND

 

Twisted pair return the signal to ground level.

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

IN

When this signal goes to LOW, the printer is reset

 

 

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to its power-on condition.

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

This signal is normally HIGH. This signal goes to

 

 

ERROR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW to signal that the printer cannot print due to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an error condition.

 

33

 

EXT GND

 

External ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

 

COMPULSION

OUT

Compulsion signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

N/C

Unused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

This signal is normally set to HIGH on the printer side.

 

This connector mates with an Amphenol 57-30360 connector

Parallel interface connector (printer side)

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Star Micronics 347F Connectors and Signals Parallel Interface, This connector mates with an Amphenol 57-30360 connector