Front/Rear Panel
Connectors
PARALLEL PORT
This rear panel connector is used with peripherals with parallel interface
such as printers and plotters. The pin-out is standard IBM PC compatible
Centronics interface, using a female DB-25 connector, as shown in Figure 8-4.
All pins are ESD protected, data and strobe pins have 2200 pF capacitors,
voltage levels are TTL compatible, output pins can source 15 mA and sink
24 mA. See "Configure the Hardcopy Port," in Chapter 4 for information on
using this port with a printer or plotter.
V i e w l o o k i n g i n t o c o n n e c t o r
Figure 8-4. Parallel Port Pin-outs
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