Hardware Handshaking; Cable And Pin Specifications - Printer - Siemens CLINITEK Advantus Operator's Manual

Hardware Handshaking

TXD Transmit Data
RXD Receive Data
RTS Request to Send
CTS Clear to Send
DSR Data Set Ready
DTR Data Terminal Ready
The following signal line is not implemented.
DCD Data Carrier Detect
RNG Ring Indicator
Cable and Pin Specifications – Printer
The parallel data printer port is a Centronics style with a DB-25 connector.
You can use any standard 80-column printer with a Centronics style interface.
• Set the External Printer option to
for more information.
• Ensure that the interface cable contains a DB-25 male connector. This is
the standard IBM configuration.
The analyzer also generates data suitable for use with the following 3 types of
form printers.
Printer Products Form Printer – Set the external printer option to
. This format adds 9 spaces to the beginning of each line, so that the
Printer 1
results are in the proper location on the Clinitek Report Form.
Clinitek Form Printer – Set the external printer option to
This format does not add additional spaces to the front of the line.
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This output sends test data, control
characters, and analyzer information.
This input receives control characters
for software handshaking and data for
IDs.
This output line, when high, indicates
to the computer that it may send data.
This input is checked before sending
each character, and, if high, the next
character is sent. If it is not supplied
by the computer, jumper pin 7 to pin 8.
The computer must raise this line
whenever it is ready to receive data. If
it is not supplied by the computer,
jumper pin 4 to pin 6.
This signal is on whenever the
analyzer IO is configured for a
computer and the computer is on.
Pin 1
Pin 9
. Refer to Printer‚ page 86
On, 80-column
On, Form Printer 2
Clinitek Advantus Operator's Guide
On, Form
.