External Connections
52 – Installation
VL-486-4 Reference Manual
J3 – LPT1 P
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The bi-directional parallel port at J3 can be used as a standard PC/AT compatible LPT1 port or
as 17 general purpose TTL I/O signals.
Table 28:
LPT1
Parallel Port Pinout
J3
Pin
Signal
Name
Centronics
Signal
Signal
Direction
1
STB*
Strobe
Out
2
AFX*
Auto feed
Out
3
PD0
Data bit 1
In/Out
4
PERR*
Printer error
In
5
PD1
Data bit 2
In/Out
6
INIT*
Reset
Out
7
PD2
Data bit 3
In/Out
8
SLIN*
Select input
Out
9
PD3
Data bit 4
In/Out
10
Ground
Ground
—
11
PD4
Data bit 5
In/Out
12
Ground
Ground
—
13
PD5
Data bit 6
In/Out
14
Ground
Ground
—
15
PD6
Data bit 7
In/Out
16
PBSY
Port busy
In
17
PD7
Data bit 8
In/Out
18
PE
Paper end
In
19
ACK*
Acknowledge
In
20
SLCT
Select
In