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APPENDIX B: Block Diagrams
Figure B-2. Block Diagram (Centronics Receiver).
SERIAL
TO
PARALLEL
CONVERSION
POWER
SUPPLY
CONTROL
CIRCUITRY
DIFFERENTIAL
RECEIVER
CONTROL
CIRCUITS
TRANSFORMER
(TO TRANSMITTER)
RJ11
CONNECTOR
3
4
+V
STROBE
1
2
DB1
3
DB2
4
DB3
5
DB4
6
DB5
7
DB6
8
DB7
9
DB8
10
ACK
11
BUSY
10
ACK
11
BUSY
12
P OUT
13
SEL
18
+6V
32
FAULT
16
GND
17
GND
C
E
N
T
R
O
N
I
C
S
I
N
T
E
R
F
A
C
E
SWITCH