2. ELECTRONICS SPECIFICATIONS
2.3 Description of the Main PC Board
JP4 (Parallel Interfcae):
This connector is used for the Parallel (Centronics) interface.
Signal | Pin | |
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Strobe | 1 | |
Data0 | 2 | |
Data1 | 3 | |
Data2 | 4 | |
Data3 | 5 | |
Data4 | 6 | |
Data5 | 7 | |
Data6 | 8 | |
Data7 | 9 | |
Ack | 10 | |
Busy | 11 | |
Paper Out / End | 12 | |
Select | 13 | |
GND | 14 | |
No Defined | 15 | |
GND | 16 | |
GND | 17 | |
No Defined | 18 | |
GND | 19 | |
GND | 20 | |
GND | 21 | |
GND | 22 | |
GND | 23 | |
GND | 24 | |
GND | 25 | |
GND | 26 | |
GND | 27 | |
GND | 28 | |
GND | 29 | |
GND | 30 | |
No Defined | 31 | |
Error / Fault | 32 | |
GND | 33 | |
GND | 34 | |
GND | 35 | |
No Defined | 36 |
Pin | SPP Mode | Nibble Mode | I/O |
1 | Strobe | N/A | I |
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Data | N/A | I | |
10 | Ack | N/A | O |
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11 | Busy | N/A | Ot |
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12 | Paper Out / End | N/A | O |
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13 | Select | N/A | O |
14 | Ground | N/A | GND |
15 | No Defined | N/A | N/A |
Ground | N/A | GND | |
18 | No Defined | N/A | N/A |
Ground | N/A | GND | |
31 | No Defined | N/A | N/A |
32 | Error / Fault | N/A | O |
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Ground | N/A | GND | |
36 | No Defined | N/A | N/A |
Function
A low on this line indicates that there are valid data at the host. When this pin is
Data Bus.
A low on this line indicates that there are valid data at the Device. When this pin is
When in reverse direction, a high indicates data, while a low indicates a command cycle. In forward direction, it functions as PtrBusy.
When low, device acknowledges reverse request.
Extensibility flag Ground
Ground
Ground
A low set by the device indicates that the reverse data is available Ground
JP7 (Serial Interface):
Signal | Pin | |
No. | ||
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+5 V | 1 | |
TXD | 2 | |
RXD | 3 | |
CTS | 4 | |
GND | 5 | |
RTS | 6 | |
N/C | 7 | |
RTS | 8 | |
N/C | 9 |
Type:
This connector is used for the Serial
The TXD signal is a serial signal and output from the pin 2. The RXD signal is a serial signal and input into the pin 3.