Section 5 ... Serial Rs232, Irda And Xmodem - Extech Instruments 2000i Series User Manual

Section 5 ... Serial RS232, IrDA and XMODEM

Select a serial RS232 or IrDA communication interface (see Figure1)
• The S2000i printers support Serial RS232 and IrDA compatible infrared communication
interfaces.
• These interfaces are selected using DIP switches located on the printer control card,
located on the side of the paper supply.
• Refer to Table 2 for Dipswitch settings.
• Dipswitch #8 in the ON position selects IrDA interface. In the OFF position, serial
RS232 mode is selected.
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If RS232 interface is selected, connect the data connector and set the serial
communication parameters: Baud rate, number of Data Bit and Parity.
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If using RS232 you also need a cable such as Extech part # 5892RJD9; this plugs into
the serial connector at the rear of the printer shown in Figure 2.
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Printer drivers are available for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
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For Windows CE devices, PrinterCE control application is available from
www.fieldsoftware.com .
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Steven's Creek PalmPrint Utility is recommended for Palm Pilot devices.
www.stevenscreek.com.
Serial RS232C CONNECTIONS
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The RS232C Interface signals for the S2000i printer is
terminated on a 6 PIN RJ25 type data connector located at the
back of the printer.
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Six connections are provided from the Serial Interface to the
host computer. The table below lists the Serial Interface
signals and pin outs on the RJ25 connector.
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Pin locations are shown in Figure 1.A & 4. A minimum of
two connections are required for operation, RXD-pin3 and
Common-pin1.
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Communications
FIGURE 4 – Serial Connector