INTERFACES

 

 

 

Table 1-2.

Centronics

signals

and

pin

assignments

 

 

 

 

 

(continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin

Direction

Signal

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Chassis ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

From printer

 

 

+5V (standard Centronics)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19-

0 volts

 

 

TWP returns All at Logic ground.

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

0 volts

 

 

INIT ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

To printer

INIT L

 

The 4213 ignores this signal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

From printer

ERROR L

This signal is low when the printer is in

 

 

 

 

 

 

an error state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

Open (standard Centronics)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

Not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

Ground (standard Centronics)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

Not used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 These signals are the 1st and 8th bits of parallel data and are active high for a logical 1.

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