3-3. Connectors and Signals

Pin no

Signal name

Direction

Function

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN

Signals when data is ready to be read. Signal

 

STROBE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

goes from HIGH to LOW (for at least 0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

microsec.) when data is available.

2-9

DATA 1-8

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

 

ACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

receipt of data.

11

 

BUSY

OUT

When this signal goes LOW, the printer is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ready to accept data. When the printer is in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one of the conditions below. “HIGH” is set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Data being entered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Off line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Error condition.

12

 

PAPER OUT

OUT

This signal is normally LOW. It will go

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH 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 GND

 

Signal ground.

17

 

CHASSIS GND

 

Chassis ground, isolated from logic ground.

18

 

+5VDC

 

+5VDC (Max 50mA)

19-30

GND

 

Twisted pair return signal ground level.

31

 

 

 

IN

When this signal goes LOW, the printer is

 

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reset to its power-on condition.

32

 

 

OUT

This signal is normally HIGH. This signal

 

ERROR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

goes LOW to signal that the printer cannot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

print due to an error condition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer to Item 8-4 Emergency Suspension.

33

 

EXT GND

 

External ground.

34

 

COMPULSION

OUT

Compulsion signal

35-36

N/C

 

Unused.

(19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(36)

 

 

This connector mates with an

 

Amphenol 57-30360 connector

(1)

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Fig. 3-3 Parallel interface connector (printer side)

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Star Micronics SP300 Series manual This connector mates with an, Amphenol 57-30360 connector