TP POS58 III, User Manual

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Connecting the Printer to the Host Computer
Connect the printer with the host with a correct interface cable which matching
the specifications.
Serial Interface
The serial interface of POS58
Ⅲ
is compatible with RS-232C standard
which support RTS/CTS and XON/XOFF handshaking. It uses a D-Sub 25 pin
(female) socket and the pin assignment of the port is as follows:
Figure 1-6 Pin layout of serial port
The pin assignment of the serial port is shown in Table 1-1.
Pin No. Signal Source Description
3 RXD Host Printer receives data from host
2 TXD Printer Return the status to the host
while using commands to query
the printer status .
4 RTS Printer
Signal “Mark” indicates that the
printer is busy and unable to
receive data; “Space” indicates
that the printer is READY for
receiving data.
7 GND ------
Signal Ground
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Note:
①
“Source” denotes the source that signal come from.
②
Logical signal level is EIA.
Table 1-1 Pin Assignment of Serial Port
The serial port used in TP POS58
Ⅲ
is compatible with RS-232C standard,
which also matches the RS-232C interface of IBM PC. You can connect the
wires as shown in Figure 1-7.
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Default setting of the port is 19200 bps, 8 data bit, 1 or more stop bit and
none parity check bit.
Figure 1-7 Connection between POS58III and IBM PC serial ports
1. Make sure that the power of the printer and computer is turned off. Plug the
cable connector into the printer’s interface connector as follows:
Figure 1-8 Connecting to the Serial Interface
2.
Attach another end of the cable to the computer.