Communications; Interfaces And Requirements - SATO Argox XM4 Series User Manual

XM4 Series Printer
User Manual

3.8 Communications

3.8.1 Interfaces and Requirements

This printer comes with USB type A and type B interface, a nine-pin Electronics
Industries Association (EIA) RS-232 serial data interface, a standard Centronics
parallel interface (optional), and a GPIO interface(optional).
 USB Interface Requirements
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface is compatible with your existing PC
hardware. The USB's "plug and play" design makes installation easy. Multiple printers
can share a single USB port/hub. The different usage of type A and B as below.
USB type A USB flash drive, USB keyboard, or USB scanner
USB type B To connect the printer to a PC for initial setup and configuration
 Serial (RS-232) Port
The required cable must have a nine-pin "D" type male connector on one end, which
is plugged into serial port located on the back of the printer. The other end of the
cable connects to a serial port on the host computer. For technical and pin-out
information, please refer to RS-232C in this manual.
 Centronics Parallel Port (Optional)
You can connect the printer to the host computer's parallel port using any standard
Centronics cable. The required cable must have a standard 36-pin parallel connector
on one end, which is plugged into the parallel port located on the back of the printer.
The other end of the parallel interface cable connects to the printer connector at the
host computer. For pin-out information, please refer to Centronics in this manual.
Note
Centronics allows for faster communication speeds compared to older
serial connections.
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