720007-0010R
May 2017
14
High Speed Video Thermal Printer
Owner’s Manual
Communication Cables Pin-Out
Your printer uses industry standard connections for Serial, USB and is therefore
compatible with standard printers and hosts on the market.
Please note that due to the power requirements of thermal printers, the unit will not
function with the USB cable alone. The power cord must be connected to the printer.
Several connector options are available depending on the interface card installed on the
back of the printer.
The table below details the connection pin-out for the RS-232 interface on the printer side.
Pin
Signal Name
Printer I/O
Host I/O
Printer Function
1
AUX_PWR
5V Output
n/a
Aux Power (100mA)
2
RS232_TXD
Output
Input
Data transmit
3
RS232_RXD
Input
Output
Data receive
4
No connect
n/a
n/a
n/a
5
DGND
Ground
Ground
Signal Ground/Aux Ground
6
No connect
n/a
n/a
n/a
7
RS232_CTS
Input
Output
Handshake
8
RS232_RTS
Output
Input
Handshake
9
NC or PWR
No connect
No connect
reserved
Table 9: RS-232 DB9 Female Interface
The table below details the connection pin-out for the power supply interface on the
printer side. The Nanoptix power supply conforms to GDS Standards.
Pin
Allocation
1
+12V
2
Ground
3
Ground
4
+24V
Table 10: 4 Pin Molex Power Interface
2.4 Communicating with the Printer
Over the years, Nanoptix has developed emulations for compatibility with the most
popular printers in the market. At the time of printing this manual, the following emulations
are available:
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TM88 / Nanoptix Command set (default from factory)
Please contact your sales representative if you require other emulations. If we do not
have the emulation you need, we can provide most emulations in a short timeframe. If
you are not required to emulate other printers, please ask your sales representative for
the latest Nanoptix Windows Driver or the “Nanoptix Programming Guide” which will list
the Nanoptix ESC/P commands.
