Parallel Interface Specification - Epson ColorPage EPL-C8200 Service Manual

EPSON ColorPage EPL-C8200

1.3.1 Parallel Interface Specification


Interface type: IEEE 1284 High-Speed Bi-directional Parallel I/F

Operating modes: Compatibility, Nibble, ECP

Synchronization: /STROBE pulse

Connector type: 57RE-40360-830B(D7A)DDK or equivalent

Plug: Amphenol equivalent

Data transmission timing: Refer to Table 1-20 and Figure 1-9.

Device ID: See Table 1-21.
Table 1-20. Data Transmission Timing
(1) Data hold setup
(2) Data hold
(3) Strobe pulse
(4) BUSY to STRBX
(5) STROB to BUSY
(6) BUSY to STRBX
(7) ACKX pulse width
(8) ACKX to BUSY
(9) BUSY to PE or ERRX
(10) PE or ERRX to BUSY
(11) Power on to signal output valid
(12) PE or ERRX to ACKX
(13) STRBX to ACKX
Chapter 1 Product Descriptions
Min. Typ. Max
0.5 us
0.5 us
0.5 us
0 us
0.5 us
0 us
0.5 us 1 us*
0 s
2 ms*
2 ms*
05 s
2 ms*
0 s*
Figure 1-9. Data Transmission Timing
Table 1-21. Device ID
*1;
MFG: EPSON;
CMD: PJL, EJL, ESCPL2, ESCP9, PRPXL24-01, PCL, HPGL2-
01, ESCPAGE-04, ESCPAGECOLOR-01*2;
MDL: *3;
CLS: PRINTER;
DES: *4;
*1: Total length of Device ID + 2 (hex)
*2: POSTSCRIP is added when a PostScript module is installed.
*3: Model name EPL-C8200
*4: Manufacture and product name
Note the MFG, MDL, DES, and CID can be defined by the users. The
CID field, which does not reply at initialized device ID, only replies with a
user-defined character string. The device ID at re-definition is as shown
below. A "*****" represents a user-defined character string.
MFG: *****;
CMD: Same as above
MDL: *****;
CLS: PRINTER
DES: *****;
CID: *****;
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