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Interface specifications, Parallel interface, Technical specifications b-7 – Epson Action Laser User Manual

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Interface Specifications

The laser printer has the following resident interfaces:

• Parallel

• RS-232C/RS-422A serial.

Parallel interface

Your printer is equipped with an 8-bit parallel interface.

Pin assignments for the parallel interface
The parallel interface connector pin assignments and a description

of the interface signals are shown in the table below.

Signal

Pin

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Return

Pin

19

20

21
22

23

24
25

26

27

28

29

PE

Signal

DATA

STROBE

DATA 1

DATA 2

DATA 3

DATA 4
DATA 5
DATA 6
DATA 7

DATA 8

ACK

BUSY

Direction

IN

IN
IN
IN

IN
IN
IN

IN

IN

OUT

OUT

OUT

Description

Signal to read data in.

These signals represent

information of the 1st to

8th bits of parallel data

respectively. Each signal
is at HIGH level when data
is logical 1 and LOW when
it is logical 0.

Acknowledge receiving data.

A HIGH signal indicates that

the printer cannot receive

data.

A HIGH signal indicates that

the printer is out of paper.

Technical Specifications B-7