Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 51)

3-43 STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
The following drawing shows the relationship of the print head needle wires and the data.
1. When m = 0, 1 (9-dot bit image)
dn: 1 to 8 pin data
dn + 1: 9 pin data
2. When m = 2, 3 (16-dot bit image)
dn: 1 to 8 pin data
dn + 1: 9 to 16 pin data
1
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pin Used
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
MSB LSB
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
MSB LSB
1
9
2
3
4
5
6
7
11
13
15
8
10
12
14
16
Pin Number
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
MSB LSB
b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0
MSB LSB