Centronics Parallel Interface; Electrical Specifications - SATO M-5900RV Operator And Technical Reference Manual

5.5 Centronics Parallel Interface

Electrical Specifications

Printer Connector
Cable Connector
Cable Length
Signal Level
DATA STREAMS
Single Job Buffer: The Single Job Buffer mode is not available when using the Centronics
interface.
Multi Job Buffer:
Note that for parallel communications, the STX and ETX characters are not required.
P N I
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1 0
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5
1 6
1 7
1 8
PN 9001081
Rev. C
<STX><ESC>A..Job#1..<ESC>Z<ETX>
<STX><ESC>A..Job#n..<ESC>Z<ETX>
Centronics Parallel Interface Pin Assignments
S G I N A L D
S T R O B E
D A T A 1
D A T A 2
D A T A 3
D A T A 4
D A T A 5
D A T A 6
D A T A 7
D A T A 8
A C K
B U S Y
P T R E R R O R
S E L E C T
F G F
+ 5 V Z ( = 2 4 K o h m
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AMP 57-40360 (DDK) or equivalent
AMP 57-30360 (DDK) or equivalent
10 ft. or less
High = +2.4V to +5.0V
Low = 0V to -0.4V
R I E C T O I N P N I
o T r P t n i r e 1 9
o T r P t n i r e 2 0
o T r P t n i r e 2 1
o T r P t n i r e 2 2
o T r P t n i r e 2 3
o T r P t n i r e 2 4
o T r P t n i r e 2 5
o T r P t n i r e 2 6
o T r P t n i r e 2 7
o T H o t s 2 8
o T H o t s 2 9
o T H o t s 3 0
o T H o t s 3 1
3 2
3 3
3 4
a r m e G o r u n d 3 5
3 6
Section 5. Interface Specifications
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S T R O B E
R
R e u t n r
D A T A 1 R e u t n r R
D A T A 2 R e u t n r R
D A T A 3 R e u t n r R
D A T A 4 R e u t n r R
D A T A 5 R e u t n r R
D A T A 6 R e u t n r R
D A T A 7 R e u t n r R
D A T A 8 R e u t n r R
A C K R e u t n r R
B U S Y R e u t n r R
P E R e u t n r R
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