APPENDIX

Connectors and Signals (Serial Interface)

 

 

RS-232C

 

 

 

 

 

Pin no.

 

Signal name

 

I/O

 

Function

 

 

direction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

F-GND

 

 

Frame ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

TXD

 

OUT

 

Transmitted data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

RXD

 

IN

 

Received data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

RTS

 

OUT

 

Data transmission request signal. This

 

 

 

 

 

 

is always “SPACE” when the printer is

 

 

 

 

 

 

turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

CTS

 

IN

 

This signal changes to “SPACE” when

 

 

 

 

 

 

host computer is ready to transmit data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In this instance, the printer does not

 

 

 

 

 

 

check this signal.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

N/C

 

 

 

Not connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

S-GND

 

 

Signal ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

N/C

 

 

 

Not connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-10

 

N/C

 

 

 

This pin is used when using the op-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tional interface board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

RCH

 

OUT

 

This signal changes to “SPACE” when

 

 

 

 

 

 

the printer is ready to receive data. (The

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal line is same as pin 20.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

N/C

 

 

 

Not connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

S-GND

 

 

Signal ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

FAULT

 

OUT

 

When a printer error occurs (such as

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper out, mechanical error, etc.), this

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal is set to “MARK”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Multi-printer TXD

 

OUT

 

Diode coupled TXD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Multi-printer DTR

 

OUT

 

Diode coupled DTR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 to 19

 

N/C

 

 

 

This pin is used when using the op-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tional interface board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

DTR

 

OUT

 

Data terminal ready signal. When the

 

 

 

 

 

 

printer is ready to receive data, this

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal changes to “SPACE”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21-22

 

N/C

 

 

 

Not connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 to 25

 

N/C

 

 

 

This pin is used when using the op-

 

 

 

 

 

 

tional interface board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Serial interface connector

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