Appendix A: Interface Specifications; Rs232 Serial - CAB e4 Series Operator's Manual

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Appendix A: Interface Specifications

RS232 Serial

The RS232 connector on the printer is a DB9F
Pin Direction
1 /
2 Out
3 In
4 In
5 -
6 Out
7 In
8 Out
9 /
Connection with host:
Host 25S
TX 2 .........
RX 3 .........
DSR 6 .........
DTR 20 .........
RTS 4 .........
CTS 5 .........
GND 7 .........
Alternately you can just connect the 3 wires as follows:
Host 25S
TX 2 .........
RX 3 .........
GND 7 .........
pin 4
pin 5
pin 6
pin 20
Baud rate : 9600, 19200, 38400,57600
(Baud Rate set by DIP switches 7–8)
Data format: always 8 data bits, 1 start bit and 1 stop bit.
Parity : always non parity.
Flow control: RTS/CTS (Hardware flow control).
If you are using software or drivers under the Windows environment, the
flow control must be set to "hardware"
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Definition
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T X
RX
CTS
Ground
TS
DSR
DTR
/
Printer 9P Host 9S
3 RX RX 2
2 TX TX 3
8 DTR DTR 4
7 DSR DSR 6
4 CTS RTS 7
6 RTS CTS 8
5 GND GND 5
Printer 9P Host 9S
3 RX RX 2
2 TX TX 3
5 GND GND 5
pin 4
pin 6
pin 7
pin 8
Printer 9P
......... 2 TX
......... 3 RX
......... 7 DSR
......... 8 DTR
......... 4 CTS
......... 6 RTS
......... 5 GND
Printer 9P
......... 2 TX
......... 3 RX
......... 5 GND
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