Interface Specifications; Introduction; Interface Types - SATO XL400e Operator's Manual

INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

5.1 INTRODUCTION

This section presents the interface specifications for the XL Series printers. These specifications
include detailed information on how to properly interface your printer with your host system.
The following information is presented in this section:

• Interface Types

• Using the Receive Buffer
• RS32C Serial Interface
General Specifications
Electrical Specifications
Pin Assignments
Ready/Busy Flow Control
X-On/X-Off Flow Control
Bi-Directional Communications Protocol
• Centronics Parallel Interface
• Accessory (EXT) Connector
5.2 INTERFACE TYPES
In order to provide flexibility in communicating with a variety of host computer systems all XL
printers can be configured for operation with either parallel or serial data transfers. Both the
XL400e and the XL410e come standard with two interface types.
The Centronics Parallel interface will probably be the most useful in communicating with IBM
PCs and compatibles. The RS232C Serial interface allows connectivity to a number of other
hosts. For instructions on how to properly configure your XL printer for either of these interface
types, see Section 3. Configuration for instructions.
NOTE
Both the Centronics and RS232C interfaces are active at the same time on the XL printers, i.e.
data can be received on either one, however no provision is made for port contention. If data is
transmitted to both ports simultaneously, it will cause the data in the receive buffer to be
corrupted.
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