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Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer User Manual

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C H A P T E R 1

LaserWriter Select 310 Hardware

6

Communication Ports

Figure 1-3 shows the pin designations for the Centronics parallel connector and Table 1-3
lists the signal descriptions. Figure 1-4 shows the timing requirements for the Centronics
interface.

Figure 1-3

A Centronics parallel connector

Table 1-3

Signal descriptions for a Centronics parallel port

Pin
number

Signal name

I/O

Description

1

/PSTROBE

I

Strobe for parallel input data

2

DATA 0

I

Data input bit 0

3

DATA 1

I

Data input bit 1

4

DATA 2

I

Data input bit 2

5

DATA 3

I

Data input bit 3

6

DATA 4

I

Data input bit 4

7

DATA 5

I

Data input bit 5

8

DATA 6

I

Data input bit 6

9

DATA 7

I

Data input bit 7

10

/PACK

O

Handshaking output signal; printer uses it to
acknowledge receipt of parallel data

11

PBUSY

O

Busy output signal; indicates that a /PSTROBE
signal has been received, but /PACK has not
yet been given

12

POUT

O

Paper out; an output error signal; indicates the
printer has run out of paper

13

Tied high

This select line is tied high so the LaserWriter
Select 310 printer is always selected

14, 15, 16

Not connected

These lines are not connected

17

CHASSIS
GROUND

Chassis ground

18

Not used

Not used

Pin 18

Pin 36

Pin 1

Pin 19