Appendix C: Parallel Interface

The two-way parallel interface is compatible with the IEEE1284 compatibility mode, nibble mode and byte mode. Refer to the separate programmer’s manual for details.

Table of Connection Signals for Each Mode

Pin No.

Direction

Compatibility Mode

Nibble Mode

Byte Mode

 

 

Signal Name

Signal Name

Signal Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

In

nStrobe

Host Clock

Host Clock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

In/Out

Data0

Data0

Data0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

In/Out

Data1

Data1

Data1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

In/Out

Data2

Data2

Data2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

In/Out

Data3

Data3

Data3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

In/Out

Data4

Data4

Data4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

In/Out

Data5

Data5

Data5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

In/Out

Data6

Data6

Data6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

In/Out

Data7

Data7

Data7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Out

nAck

PtrClk

PtrClk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Out

Busy

PtrBusy/Data3,7

PtrBusy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Out

PError

AckDataReq/Data2,6

AckDataReq

 

APPENDIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Out

Select

Xflag/Data1,5

Xflag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

In

HostBusy

HostBusy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

Signal GND

Signal GND

Signal GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

Frame GND

Frame GND

Frame GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

OUT

+5V

+5V

+5V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19~30

 

Twisted Pair Return

Twisted Pair Return

Twisted Pair Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

In

nInit

nInit

nInit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

Out

nFault

nDataAvail/Data0,4

nDataAvail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

External GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

Out

Compulsion Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

In

nSelectIn

1284Active

1284Active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This connector mates with an

Amphenol 57-30360 connector

Parallel interface connector (printer side)

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Star Micronics TSP600 user manual Appendix C Parallel Interface, Table of Connection Signals for Each Mode