APPENDIX C. NON-DATALOGGER APPLICATIONS
C-2
C.3 STORAGE MODULE 9-PIN
CONNECTOR
The pins on the 9 pin sub-miniature D
connector on the Storage Module are numbered
1 through 9 on the white plastic base. A
general description of the function of each pin
follows:
Pin 1
(Input) 5 VDC Supply provides power to
the Storage Module. Requires 5
±
0.4
VDC @ 100 mA. Processor held in
reset when external power falls below
4.6 VDC. Internal battery supplies
memory retention power when external
power drops below 3 VDC. Damage to
SM hardware can occur if input on Pin 1
exceeds 5.5 VDC. Low power standby
mode current drain is about 250 uA.
Pin 2
(Input) Power and signal GROUND.
Pin 3
(Output) RING LINE. Not used.
Pin 4
(Output) RECEIVE DATA (RD) line.
The SM transmits its responses to
Telecommunications commands
asynchronously (0 to 5 VDC) on this
line. Data format is 8-bit, 1 start bit and
1 stop bit. Refer to Section 3.1 for baud
rate options. This line is held high while
the SM is active in the Printer Enable
Method (data storage).
Pin 5
(Input) MODEM ENABLE line. Not
used.
Pin 6
(Input) PRINTER ENABLE (PE) in
Printer Enable Method or
SYNCHRONOUS DEVICE ENABLE
(SDE) line in CR10 Method. If the SM
is externally powered, the PE line is
high (5 VDC) and Pin 7 (CLK/HS) is low
(0 VDC), the processor is set to receive
data asynchronously on Pin 9 (TD).
When the PE line is dropped, data
remaining in the input buffer are stored
and the location pointers are saved.
The processor then enters an inactive,
low power, standby state.
NOTE: If the processor is still active from a
previous transmission of data and the PE
line is raised again, the processor will be
forced to its inactive state; data from the
previous transmission will be lost and the
current transmission will be ignored.
Normal operation will return with the next
low to high PE transition. Switch bounce on
the PE line can cause the processor to go
inactive after the PE line stabilizes in its
high state.
Pin 7
(Input) CLOCK/HANDSHAKE (CLK/HS)
line. For data storage, CLK/HS must
be low. For data retrieval, using
Telecommunications Commands
(Appendix D) CLK/HS must be high
when the processor is activated by the
PE line going high. CLK/HS must
remain high during
Telecommunications. To exit the
Telecommunications Command State,
lower both the PE and CLK/HS lines.
Pin 8
(Input) TAPE ENABLE line. Not used.
Pin 9
(Input) TRANSMIT DATA (TD) Data is
received by the SM on this line. Data is
received asynchronously ( 0 to 5 VDC)
8-bit, 1 start and 1 stop bit. The idle
state (stop bits) on this line is 0 VDC.
The first byte transmitted to the SM
should be more than 200 microseconds
after the PE line has activated the
processor.
