USER'S GUIDE
INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
Bi-directional Parallel Interface
Appendix–8
Interface Connector
A shielded cable that is IEEE 1285 compliant with the following pin
assignment should be used. Most existing parallel cables support bi-
directional communication, but some might have incompatible pin
assignments or may not be IEEE 1284 compliant.
18
15
12
36
33
30
Fig. A-1 Parallel Interface Connector
Pin Assignment
Pin No.
Signal
1
DATA STROBE
2
DATA 0
3
DATA 1
4
DATA 2
5
DATA 3
6
DATA 4
7
DATA 5
8
DATA 6
9
DATA 7
10
ACKNLG
11
BUSY
12
PE
13
SLCT
14
AUTO FEED
15
N.C.
16
0V
17
0V
18
+5V
9
6
3
1
27
24
21 19
Pin No.
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
Signal
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
Twisted pair ground
INPUT PRIME RET
INPUT PRIME
FAULT
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
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