Interfaces
Cables
A power line cord is provided with the printer, but no data cables. The following
provides data cable requirements and ordering information.
ASCII Serial/Parallel: The 6500 printer is connected to personal computers and
controllers via industry standard EIA-232-E and PC-parallel printer cables. For
Dataproducts interfaces, you will need to obtain a Dataproducts cable. Contact
your InfoPrint Solutions Company service representative to order the following:
v EIA-232-E Cable
v PC-Parallel Cable
v Dataproducts Adapter Feature
System i: The 6500 is connected to the System i ASCII Workstation Controller via
the following InfoPrint Solutions Company cables, available through your InfoPrint
Solutions Company service representative:
v 20 ft. RS-232
v 40 ft. RS-232
260
InfoPrint 6500-V User's Manual
Type
Standard
Optional
Logic Levels
TTL/EIA-232-E, EIA-422-B
Data Format:
ASCII
Compatibility
EIA-232-E, EIA-422-B, PC Parallel, Dataproducts, IEEE 1284, Twinax,
Coax, Ethernet
Transfer Rates
Up to 200K bytes/sec on parallel interfaces
Up to 19.2 K baud on RS-232 serial interface
Up to 115.2K baud on RS-422 serial interface
Buffer
16 kilobytes on serial interfaces
16 kilobytes on parallel interfaces
IEEE 1284 Parallel, Centronics Parallel, RS-232/RS-422
Serial (optional), Dataproducts Parallel.
Coax, Twinax, Dataproducts Long Line, Ethernet
10/100Base-T