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2.3- INTERFACING WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER
Before connecting any cable to EPC1100 check the correct pinout.
2.3.1- PARALLEL INPUT/OUTPU
Following drawings show how to make the interface cables with a compatible PC.
Fig. 2.5 - Centronics cable pinout.
The busy and acknowledge signals are output every byte. If 128 bytes have been
stored in the EPC1100 input buffer, the busy status continues until the amount of data
stored in the input buffer becomes 127 bytes or less.
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/Strobe
Data 0
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Data 2
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Data 4
Data 5
Data 6
Data 7
/Acknowledge
Busy
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/Error
GND
EPC1100 CENTRONICS
CONNECTOR
PC CENTRONICS DB-25M
CONNECTOR
