Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Interface; External Signal Interface (Ext) - SATO DR308e Operator's Manual

7.5 UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) INTERFACE

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface is a Plug-In Interface Module that can be installed by the user. It
requires a driver (shipped with each printer that has the interface installed) that must be loaded on your PC
and the PC must be configured to support USB peripherals using Windows 2000 or above. Details for loading
the USB driver are contained in the USB Interface Manual that is shipped with each printer with a USB
Optional interface installed. Up to 127 devices may be connected to a USB port using powered hubs.
7.5.1 Basic Specifications
Connector
Maximum receive buffer
capacity
7.5.2 Pin Assignments
Pin No. Description
1
2
3 +Data(D+)
4

7.6 EXTERNAL SIGNAL INTERFACE (EXT)

The external signal interface is designed to connect the printer to an external peripheral device. This interface
works only in pulse input mode of Continuous Mode or Dispense Mode (Mode of which EXT input executes
print operation). It outputting an error signal in all modes when an error has occurred in the printer.
Please refer to Section 3.8.10 in the Advanced Mode of the printer for various settings of external signal.
The EXT card operates in its own slot interface with the use of the main DATA port interface card such as RS-
232C or Parallel card.
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