Thefollowingdescribesthepinoutoftheparallel(Centronics-type)inter- face connector(signalswhich are low when activeare overlined):

 

Pin

Name

Function

 

1

STROBE

Goes from high to low (for 20.5ps) when active

 

2

\ DATAO

High when active

 

3.

DATA1

High when active

 

4

DATA2

High when active

I

5

I DATA3

I Hi~hwhen active

 

6

DATA4

High when active

 

7

DATA5

High when active

 

8

DATA6

High when active

 

9

DATA7

Hieh when active

I

 

10

ACK

5p.slowpulseacknowledgesreceiptofdata

 

I

11

BUSY

Lowwhenprinterreadytoreceivedata

 

12

PAPER

High when paper out. Can be disabled with DIP switch

 

 

1

I

 

1

 

 

setting

 

13

SELECT

High when printer is on-line

 

 

14, 15

N/C

 

 

 

16

SIGNAL GND

Signal ground

 

 

17

I CHASSIS

I Chassis ground (isolated from signal ground)

 

 

18

+5V

+5v DC Outmt from minter

 

 

19-30

GND

Twisted pair ground return

 

 

31

RESET

When this input signal is low, printer is reset

 

I

32

ERROR

OutDutslow when printer cannot continue, due to an error

I

33

I EXT GND

I External .mound

34,35

N/C

 

 

 

36

SELECT IN

Always high

 

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