5525B/31/32 Line Matrix Printer User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Setting Up the Printer
- 3 Operating the Printer
- 4 The Configuration Menus
- Configuration Overview
- CONFIG. CONTROL
- ACTIVE EMULATION
- EMULATION
- PCL-II Emulation
- LinePrinter Plus Emulations
- Optional Emulations
- PCL-II Emulation
- LinePrinter Plus Emulation
- P-Series Emulation
- Proprinter XL Emulation
- Epson FX Emulation
- IGP/PGL Submenu
- Features
- Configuring the Emulation with the Control Panel
- Define CR Code (Carriage Return)
- Define LF Code (Line Feed)
- Autowrap
- Select SFCC
- PI Slew Range
- CR Edit
- Select Font
- Select LPI
- Auto Uppercase
- Skip Command Prefix
- Power On IGP/PGL
- Extended Execute Copy
- UPC Descenders
- Compressed CPI
- Ignore Character
- IGP100 Compatbl.
- Optimized Ratio
- IGP/VGL Emulation
- MAINT / MISC
- HOST INTERFACE
- ETHERNET PARAMETERS
- PRINTER CONTROL
- DIAGNOSTICS
- RIBBONMINDER
- 5 Interfaces
- Overview
- Dataproducts Long Line Interface
- IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface
- RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interfaces
- Host System Configuration
- Internal Ethernet Adapter Configuration
- Configuring the Internal Ethernet Adapter for TCP/IP
- Host Software
- Compiling Host Software
- Computer-aided Configuration with ezsetup or npconfig
- Configuration Through the Network with ARP
- Configuration Through the Network with RARP
- Configuration Through the Network with BOOTP
- Restoring Factory Defaults
- Host Configuration
- Direct Printing Without Spooler
- Printing Via the Spooler
- Custom Interface Scripts
- BSD UNIX
- System V UNIX
- npd Pseudo-device Interface
- Other TCP/IP Methods
- Configuring The Internal Ethernet Adapter For Novell
- Configuring the Internal Ethernet Adapter for Windows
- 6 Troubleshooting
- A Printer Specifications
- B Downloading Firmware
- C ASCII Character Set
- D Communication and Trademark Information
Chapter 5 RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interfaces
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RS-232 and RS-422 Serial Interfaces
NOTE: The RS-232 and RS-422 serial interface circuit characteristics
are compatible with the Electronic Industry Association
Specifications EIA
®
-232-E and EIA-422-B.
The RS-232 and RS-422 serial interfaces enable the printer to operate
with bit serial devices that are compatible with an RS-232 controller.
The input serial data transfer rate (in baud) is selectable from the
printer’s control panel. Baud rates of 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600,
19200, and 38400 baud rates are available.
NOTE: If you select a baud rate that is greater than 19200, you may
need to use RS-422 to prevent data loss. You may also need to
increase the Buffer Size in K parameter from the default (1
Kbyte), to improve performance.
The length of the data cable from the host computer to the printer must
not exceed 50 feet (15 meters) for RS-232 or 4000 feet (1220 meters)
for RS-422. (A copper conductor, twisted-pair telephone cable with a
shunt capacitance of 16 pF/foot [52.5 pF/meter] terminated in a 100
ohm resistive load must be used for the RS-422.
RS-232
Table 6. RS-232 Serial Interface Connector Pin Assignments
Input Signals Output Signals Miscellaneous
Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin
Receive Data (RD) 3 Transmit Data (TD) 2 Chassis Ground 1
Clear To Send (CTS) 5 Request To Send (RTS) 4 Signal Ground 7
Data Set Ready (DSR) 6 Data Terminal Ready (DTR) 20
Data Carrier Detect (DCD) 8