Printronix P8000 Series, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 5
IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface
Signals
Table 4 lists each of the signals associated with the corresponding pins on the
1284 interface. Descriptions of the signals follow.
Table 4. 1284 Signals
Pin Source of Data
Type of Mode
Compatible Nibble Byte
1 Host nStrobe HostClk Host/Clk
2 Host/Printer Data 1 (LSB)
3 Host/Printer Data 2
4 Host/Printer Data 3
5 Host/Printer Data 4
6 Host/Printer Data 5
7 Host/Printer Data 6
8 Host/Printer Data 7
9 Host/Printer Data 8 (MSB)
10 Printer nAck PtrClk PtrClk
11 Printer Busy PtrBusy PtrBusy
12 Printer PError AckDataReq AckDataReq
13 Printer Select Xflag Xflag
14 Host nAutoFd Host Busy HostAck
15 Not Defined
16 Logic Grid
17 Chassis Grid
18 Printer Peripheral Logic High
19 Signal Ground (nStrobe)
20 Signal Ground (Data 1)
21 Signal Ground (Data 2)
22 Signal Ground (Data 3)
23 Signal Ground (Data 4)
24 Signal Ground (Data 5)
25 Signal Ground (Data 6)