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B. mini 8-pin serial interface – Primera Technology Primera Signature III User Manual

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46 Interfacing Information

B. MINI 8-PIN SERIAL INTERFACE

The mini 8-pin serial

interface

connector is the standard

interface used by Macintosh. The printer’s

serial port

mates

with a standard computer to printer serial cable. For best

results, always use a high-quality serial cable which is less than

6 feet in length.
Pin assignments are as follows:

Pin Number Signal Name Signal Description

1

HSKoExternal Clo

ck Output

± 2V < Vout < ± 3.6V; Rout < 450ž

2

HSKi

Not Connected

3

TxD-

Not Connected

4

GND

Signal ground. Connected to

logic and chassis ground.

5

RxD-

Receive data (inverted);Vih = 0.2V;

Vil = -0.2V; Rin > 12Kž

6

TxD+

Not Connected

7

GPi

Not Connected

8

RxD+

Receive data. Received uninverted

at SCC’s RxD. Vih = 0.2V;

Vil = -0.2V; Rin > 12Kž

TABLE A-1: Serial Interface Pin Assignments

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

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