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Re: ** WANTED: PINOUTS.....Please read!



bitzm@columbia.dsu.edu (MICHAEL BITZ) writes:
>Hello.  I am in need of a list of pin configurations for the following ports:
>* Centronics parallel printer (such as a Panasonic KX-P1123, etc)
>* Standard RS-232 Serial port
>* Laser 128 Parallel printer port (15-pin)
>* Laser 128 Serial modem port (5-pin round)

The Laser pinouts would require a Laser manual (which I do not have).
The first two are available in any good reference. For example I have a catalog
from CommsWare and in the data section at the back we find:

RS-232/V.24 Interface

EIA     CCITT   To      Description             Pin number
RS-232  V.24
----------------------------------------------------------
AA      101             Frame Ground            1
BA      103     DCE     Transmit Data           2
BB      104     DTE     Receive Data            3
CA      105     DCE     Request To Send         4
CB      106     DTE     Clear To Send           5
CC      107     DTE     Data Set Ready          6
AB      102             Signal Ground           7
CF      109     DTE     Data Carrier Detect     8
                        +Test Voltage           9
                        -Test Voltage           10
                        Unassigned              11
SCF     122     DTE     2nd Data Carrier Detect 12
SCB     121     DTE     2nd Clear To Send       13
SBA     118     DCE     2nd Transmit Data       14
DB      114     DTE     Transmit Clock (DCE)    15
SBB     119     DTE     2nd Receive Data        16
DD      115     DTE     Receive Clock (DCE)     17
                DCE     Receiver Dibit Clock    18
SCA     120     DCE     2nd Request To Send     19
CD      108.2   DCE     Data Terminal Ready     20
CG      110     DTE     Signal Quality Detect   21
CE      125     DTE     Ring Indicator          22
CH/I    111/2   DCE     Data Rate Select        23
DA      113     DCE     External Transmit Clk   24
                DCE     Busy                    25

For DCE read Modem and for DTE read Terminal.
=========================================================================
Centronics/Parallel Interface

Signal          36 way connector        IBM 25 way connector    To
------------------------------------------------------------------
Data Strobe     1                       1                       Printer
Data Bit 1-8    2-9                     2-9                     Printer
Acknowledge     10                      10                      Computer
Busy            11                      11                      Computer
Paper End       12                      12                      Computer
Select          13                      13                      Computer
AutoFeed        14 (may be Gnd)         14                      Printer
OSCXT           15
Logic Gnd       16
Chassis Gnd     17
+5              18
Data Strobe Gnd 19
Data Bit Gnds   20-27                   18-25
Acknowledge Gnd 28
Busy Gnd        29
Input Prime Gnd 30
Input Prime     31                      16                      Printer
Fault           32                      15                      Computer
Unassined       33-35
Select Input    36                      17                      Printer
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David Wilson                            +61 42 213802 voice, +61 42 213262 fax
Dept Comp Sci, Uni of Wollongong        david@cs.uow.edu.au


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Hey I just happen to have my Apple II SSC Installation and Operating
Manual with me.

On page 98, under the section called Connector Pin Assignment:

10-pin  DB-25
header  Connector       Signal name
------  ---------       ------------
1       1               Frame Ground
2       2               Transmit Data (TXD)
3       3               Receive Data (RXD)
4       4               Request to Send (RTS)
5       5               Clear to Send (CTS)
6       6               Data Set Ready (DSR)
7       19              Secondary Clear to Send (SCTS)
8       7               Signal Ground
9       20              Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
10      8               Data Carrier Detect (DCD)


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