5 CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL UNITS AND SETTING

(Housed unit TCP100/2000 series)

<Connecting the interface cable>

1Turn OFF the power of the host computer and the reader/writer.

2Plug in an end of the interface cable to the reader/writer connector and

the other end to the serial port of the host computer.

3Fasten two screws located at both the shoulders of the interface cable connectors.

4Modular connector: Connects to Star original stand-alone terminal MCD2000 by specified cable.

Please set the interface convert switch to the left side.

Note) Do not connect to any external devices other than MCD2000.

 

 

[TCP100]

 

[TCP2000]

<Serial Interface (RS-232C)>

 

 

1 Applicable connector :

D-sub 9 pin (female)

2 Mating connector :

D-sub 9 pin (male)

3 Connector terminals :

See the table below

4 I/O circuit :

 

See the table below

5 Level :

 

RS232C

6 Cable :

 

Cross (reverse) cable

 

 

 

 

 

Pin No.

Signal name

Direction

 

Function

2

RXD

IN

 

Received data

3

TXD

OUT

 

Transmitted data

4

DTR

OUT

 

Data-terminal-ready (always ON after reset)

5

S-GND

-

 

Signal ground

6

*CTS/DSR

IN

 

Clear-to-send / Data-set-ready (no detection)

7

RTS

OUT

 

Request-to-send (always ON after reset)

* CTS is assigned to pin #8 at TCP2000.(no detection)

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Star Micronics TCP100 Series, TCP2000 Series specifications Connection to External Units and Setting

TCP100 Series, TCP2000 Series specifications

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