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Appendix c, Zyxel parallel port interface – ZyXEL Communications 2864 User Manual

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Appendix C

ZyXEL PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE

Signal
pin

Signal name

Description

Direction

Adapter - Printer

1

-STROBE

Strobe pulse

2

DATA 0

Data signal: bit 0.

3

DATA 1

Data signal: bit 1.

4

DATA 2

Data signal: bit 2.

5

DATA 3

Data signal: bit 3.

6

DATA 4

Data signal: bit 4.

7

DATA 5

Data signal: bit 5.

8

DATA 6

Data signal: bit 6.

9

DATA 7

Data signal: bit 7.

10

-ACKNLG

Acknowledge signal; data has been received
by the printer and the printer is ready to accept
further data.

11

BUSY

Busy signal; printer is not ready to receive
data.

12

PE

Paper end

13

SLCT

Printer is in the selected state; printer is on-line.

14

-ATFD

Auto-feed; paper is auto-fed by one line after
every printed line.

15

-ERROR

Printer is in error state.

16

-INIT

Resets printer to initial state.

17

-SLCT IN

Enables printer for data entry.

18

GND

Ground

19

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Not connected

20

GND

Ground

21

GND

Ground

22

GND

Ground

23

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Not connected

24

GND

Ground

25

GND

Ground