Zebra Technologies 170PAX2TM manual Cabling Requirements, Applicator Interface Connector

Appendix B

Cabling Requirements

Data cables must be fully shielded and fitted with metal or metalized connector shells. Shielded cables and connectors are required to prevent radiation and reception of electrical noise. To minimize electrical noise pickup in the cable:

•Keep data cables as short as possible.

•Do not bundle the data cables tightly with the power cords.

•Do not tie the data cables to power wire conduits.

NOTE: Printers comply with FCC “Rules and Regulations,” Part 15, Subpart “J,” for Class “A” equipment, using fully-shielded 6-foot data cables. Use of longer cables or unshielded cables may increase radiated emissions above the Class “A” limits.

NOTE: RS-422 and RS-485 applications should use shielded twisted pairs with 120 ohm controlled impedance as recommended in the Appendix of the ITA/EIA-485 specification.

Applicator Interface Connector

Refer to Table 4. An external DB-15 connector is present on the rear panel of the print engine for communication with the applicator. (An optional DB-15 to DB-9 adapter cable is available to accommodate existing DB-9 interfaces.)

PIN	SIGNAL	SIGNAL
#	NAME	TYPE	FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
1	SIGNAL	Ground	JP1 IN – Ground return for Internal +5v power source and is
	GROUND		available here for remote opto-isolators, if required. (JP2 IN)
	(+5V Re-		JP1 OUT – Ground return for External +5v power source. (JP2 OUT)
	turn)
2	+5V	Power	JP2 IN – Internal +5v power source supplies power to internal
	(Fused at		opto-isolators and is available here for remote opto-isolators,
			if required. (JP1 IN)
	750mA)
			JP2 OUT – External +5v power source must be connected
			here to supply power to internal opto-isolators. (JP1 OUT)
3		Input	PULSE MODE – The label printing process begins on the
	START		HIGH to LOW transition of this signal, if a format is ready.
			De-assert this signal HIGH to inhibit printing of a new label.
	PRINT
			LEVEL MODE – Assert LOW to enable the printer to begin
			printing, if a format is ready. The printer will print new labels
			as long as the signal is asserted. When de-asserted, the
			currently printing label will be completed and the printer will
			stop and wait for this input to be reasserted LOW.
4	FEED	Input	When the printer is in an Idle state or has been PAUSED,
			assert this input LOW to trigger repeated feeding of blank
			labels. De-assert HIGH to stop feeding blank labels and
			register to the top of the next label.

Table 4. DB-15 Connector (Printer to Applicator)

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