APPENDIX 2 INTERFACE

ENGLISH VERSION EO1-33047

APPENDIX 2 INTERFACE

APPENDIX 2 INTERFACE

NOTE:

To prevent radiation and reception of electrical noise, the interface cables must meet the following requirements:

In case of a parallel interface cable or serial interface cable, fully shielded and fitted with metal or metallised connector housings.

Keep as short as possible.

Should not be bundled tightly with power cords.

Should not be tied to power line conduits.

A parallel interface cable to be used should conform to IEEE1284.

Parallel interface (Centronics)

Mode:

Data input method: Control signal:

Conforming to IEEE1284

Compatible mode (SPP mode), Nibble mode 8 bit parallel

SPP Mode

Nibble Mode

nStrobe

HostClk

nAck

PtrClk

Busy

PtrBusy

Perror

AckDataReq

Select

Xflag

nAutoFd

HostBusy

nInit

nInit

nFault

nDataAvail

nSelectIn

IEEE1284Active

Data input code:

ASCII code

 

European 8 bit code

 

Graphic 8 bit code

 

JIS8 code

 

Shift JIS Kanji code

 

JIS Kanji code

Receive buffer:

1M byte

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