Section Five
Programming the GPIB-LPT
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Status Register (STAT)
PC Address:
Base I/O A 1 (hex)
Attributes:
Read Only
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
ACK*
PE
BUSY*
SLCT
ERROR*
X
X
X
R
Printer status is stored at this address to be read by the microprocessor.
Bit
Mnemonic
Description
7r
BUSY*
Device is Busy Bit
This signal is active when the printer is busy and cannot accept
data or when the GPIB printer is being listen-addressed and is
asserting the Not Ready For Data (NRFD) GPIB handshake
line.
6r
ACK*
Acknowledge Bit
This bit emulates the ACK* signal generated by the external
parallel port device, indicating that the device has received a
character. It is a 5
µ
sec (minimum) pulse triggered when the
Not Data Accepted (NDAC) GPIB handshake line is unasserted
by the external GPIB device.
5r
PE
Paper Error Bit
This bit indicates to the parallel port adapter that a paper error
has occurred (a logical 1 means end of paper has been detected).
The GPIB-LPT can be configured to use this bit to monitor the
current state of the GPIB SRQ line. If the GPIB-LPT switch is
set to enable the Service Request (SRQ) option, PE is a logical 1
when the SRQ is asserted.
4r
SLCT
Select Bit
This bit indicates to the parallel port adapter that the printer is
selected (a logical 1 means the printer is selected). The GPIB-
LPT automatically addresses the external GPIB device to listen
when the first data byte is sent. The GPIB-LPT asserts the
SLCT bit (makes it a logical 1) whenever the GPIB line
Attention (ATN) is not being asserted; the SLCT bit is a logical
0 when ATN is being asserted (when the printer is being
listen-addressed).
