Warning! The electronics compartment contains high voltage com- ponents and wires. Do not open the electronics compart- ment before the printer is safely disconnected from any AC supply. • Open the right-hand door. • Remove the four #T10 Torx screws along the lower edge of the cover over the electronics compartment.
fi ts into the two square cut-outs on the left side of the slot. • Attach the Double Serial Interface Board to the printer’s rear plate by means of two of the screws left over when you removed the original cover plate.
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fi rmly to compress the leaf springs along the front and rear edges of the electronics compartment. • Connect the power cord. • Now you have two new interface connectors on the printer's rear plate in addition to the standard serial interface "uart1:" and the standard parallel interface "centronics:". Connect the interface cables and switch on the power.
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AC supply. • Remove the two #T10 Torx screws that hold the interface cover plate on the printer’s rear plate. Remove the cover plate. • Save the cover plate for possible later use. Keep the screws.
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• Insert the interface board with the components side facing right, as seen from behind. • Attach the interface board to the printer’s rear plate by means of the two screws left over when you removed the original cover plate.
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EasyCoder F2 and F4, cont. EasyCoder XP- & F-Series Double Serial Interface Board – Installation Instructions Ed. 2 • Make sure that the cable between CPU board and interface board runs as illustrated below. CPU Board Interface Board • Put back the cover over the electronics compartment. •...
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Chapter 3 Serial Port Confi guration "uart2:" Introduction RS-232 Fit RS-232 circuit on IC2 No circuits on IC3, IC4, or IC18 Strap on S4 deactivated (fi tted on one pin only) Strap on S1 deactivated (fi tted on one pin only) EasyCoder XP- &...
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RS-422 Non Isolated No circuit on IC2 Fit RS-422 circuit on IC18 Fit strap on S4 Fit strap on S1 only RS-422 Isolated No circuit on IC2 Fit RS-422 circuit on IC3 Fit strap on S4 Fit strap on S2 only EasyCoder XP- &...
Chapter 3 Serial Port Confi guration "uart2:" RS-485 No circuit on IC2 Fit RS-485 circuit on IC4 Fit strap on S4 if end of cable Fit strap on S3 only Connector Confi gura- tion EasyCoder XP- & F-Series Double Serial Interface Board – Installation Instructions Ed. 2 UART3 RS232: IC11 RS422nonisol.: IC12, S5...
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Serial Port Confi guration "uart3:" Introduction RS-232 No circuits on IC12, IC13, or IC14 RS-232 circuit fi tted on IC11 Strap on S5/S6 deactivated (fi tted on one pin only) EasyCoder XP- & F-Series Double Serial Interface Board – Installation Instructions Ed. 2 The serial communication port "uart3:"...
Chapter 4 Serial Port Confi guration "uart3:" RS-422 Non Isolated No circuits on IC13 and IC14 Fit RS-422 circuit on IC12 Remove circuit on IC11 Fit strap on S5 20 mA Current Loop Fit circuits on IC13 and IC14 No circuit on IC12 Remove circuit on IC11 Fit strap on S6 EasyCoder XP- &...
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- 20 mA current loop + TXD 20 mA current loop - TXD 20 mA current loop + 20 mA current loop (printer active receiver) - 20 mA current loop (printer active receiver) + RS-422 Receive 5 Volt for external use (max. 200 mA)
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