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SATO RS485 User Manual

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IEEE1284 - High-Speed Parallel

Connector:
Standard Centronics 36 Pin (Female)
Transmission Speed:
Up to 450k bytes per second
Port Type Compatibility:
ECP/Bi-Directional compatible
Printer Cable Type:
IEEE1284 Compliant Parallel
(Cable not included)
Max. Printer Cable Length:
10 feet (3 meters)

Plug-In Interface Cards

All SATO Industrial Printers use
Plug-In Interface Cards for maxi-
mum flexibility. They can be easi-
ly changed in the field in a matter
of seconds to accommodate any
of the commonly used host inter-
faces.

USB - Universal Serial Bus

Connector:
Standard Type B
Port Compatibility:
USB 1.0 on a PC running Windows 98 or 2000 only
Transmissin Speed:
Up to 12 MBits per second
Printer Cable Type:
USB A/B (6 feet cable supplied with interface)
Max. Cable Length:
6 feet to printer or Hub; up to 127 devices may be daisy chained using
USB Hubs
USB Software:
Software/drivers supplied on a CD - Plug & Play Compatible

Serial Interfaces

RS232

- High-Speed

Connector:
Standard DB-25S (Female)
Settings via dip switch on the board:
Baud Rates: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600
Communication Protocols:
Ready/Busy, Xon/Xoff, SATO Status 2, 3 and 4
Printer Cable Type:
NULL MODEM cable when connected to a
standard PC RS232C port. (Cable not included)
Max. Printer Cable Length:
50 feet at up to 19,200 baud rate. Determined
by cable quality and baud rate. Refer to the
ANSI/EIA RS232C spec for more info.

RS422/485

Connector:
2 Standard DB-9 (Female); Supports Multi-Drop of up to 32 printers
Settings via dip switch on the board:
Baud Rates: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200
Parity: ODD, EVEN, NONE
Stop Bits: 1 or 2 / Data Bits: 7 to 8
Communication Protocols:
Ready/Busy, Xon/Xoff, SATO Status 3
Printer Cable Type:
RS422/485 Standard Cable (Cable not included)
Max. Printer Cable Length:
3,900 Feet

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