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Appendix A System Interface Description
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Appendix A
System Interface Description
1 Serial Interface RS-232C
There are two system interfaces:
- one RS-232C serial interface
- one Parallel Centronics interface.
The interfaces can be operated in three different modes:
- serial interface active
- parallel interface active
- both interfaces active in shared mode
The following chapter gives an overview about interface characteristics, control
signals, protocols, and cabling.
Any change of the operation mode (Serial, Parallel or Shared) and of the size of
the interface buffer is possible only when the interface buffer is completely
empty of data.
Display messages:
READY 4 ELQ
,
BUSY 4 ELQ
, or
LOCAL
.
Interface Characteristics
Signal Description
Pin No.
Direction
PG
Protective Ground
1
-
TXD
Transmit Data (from printer to host)
2
OUTPUT
RXD
Receive Data (from host to printer)
3
INPUT
RTS
Request to Send (printer is ready to send data)
*)
4
OUTPUT
CTS
Clear to Send (host is ready to receive data)
*)
5
INPUT
DSR
Data Set Ready
6
INPUT
SG
Signal Ground
7
-
DTR
Data Terminal Ready (printer is ready to receive - see also on the
20
OUTPUT
following pages the data communication protocols for detail mean-
ing)
*) with internal pull-up
- Transmission rate:
600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, or 19200 baud
- Parity:
even, odd, none, or ignore
- Word length:
7, or 8 bits
- Number of stop bits: In receive mode the printer accepts 1, or 2 stop bits. The
printer transmits always two stop bits.
Transmission Protocols:
-
DTR - Ready/Busy
-
XON/XOFF
-
XON/XOFF + DTR
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