Star Micronics LC-1011C Appendix C Interface Pin Outs, Parallel Interface, Pin Name Function

Models: LC-100+ LC-1011C

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Appendix C: Interface Pin Outs

Parallel Interface

Pin

 

 

 

Name

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

STROBE

 

Goes low for ³0.5ms when active.

2

 

 

 

DATA0

These signals represent information for the 1st through 8th bit of parallel data,

 

 

 

 

 

respectively. Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1, and LOW when logical

3

 

 

 

DATA1

 

 

 

 

 

0.

4

 

 

 

DATA2

5

 

 

 

DATA3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

DATA4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

DATA5

 

8

 

 

 

DATA6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

DATA7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

ACK

 

 

 

10ms low to acknowledge receipt of data.

11

 

 

 

BUSY

Printer sets line low when ready to receive data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

PAPER

High when paper runs out.

 

 

 

 

13

 

SELECT

High when printer is on-line.

14-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not used.

 

 

 

16

SIGNAL GND

Signal ground

 

 

 

17

CHASSIS

Chassis ground (isolated from signal ground)

18

 

 

 

 

+5V

+5V DC output from printer

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 - 30

 

 

 

GND

Twisted pair ground return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

RESET

 

 

Printer is reset when this signal goes low.

32

 

 

ERROR

 

Low when printing cannot continue due to error.

33

EXT GND

External ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34 - 36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not used

Optional Serial Interface

Pin

Name

Function

 

 

 

1

GND

Printer chassis ground

 

 

 

2

TXD

Data from printer

 

 

 

3

RXD

Data to printer

4

RTS

Always space

 

 

 

5

CTS

Space when computer is ready to send data. Printer ignores this signal.

 

 

 

6

 

Not used.

7

GND

Signal ground

 

 

 

8 - 10

 

Not used.

 

 

 

11

RCH

Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data. Same signal as Pin 20.

12 - 19

 

Not used.

 

 

 

20

DTR

Printer sets line to space when ready to receive data.

 

 

 

21 - 25

 

Not used.

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Star Micronics LC-1011C Appendix C Interface Pin Outs, Parallel Interface, Optional Serial Interface, Pin Name Function

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