Centronics

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36 PIN CENTRONICS FEMALE at the Printer.

Pin Name Dir Description
1 /STROBE Arrowl.png Strobe
2 D0 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 0
3 D1 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 1
4 D2 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 2
5 D3 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 3
6 D4 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 4
7 D5 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 5
8 D6 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 6
9 D7 Arrowlr.png Data Bit 7
10 /ACK Arrowr.png Acknowledge
11 BUSY Arrowr.png Busy
12 POUT Arrowr.png Paper Out
13 SEL Arrowr.png Select
14 /AUTOFEED Arrowl.png Autofeed
15 n/c - Not used
16 0 V Arrow.png Logic Ground
17 CHASSIS GND Arrow.png Shield Ground
18 +5 V PULLUP Arrowr.png +5 V DC (50 mA max)
19 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Strobe Ground)
20 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 0 Ground)
21 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 1 Ground)
22 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 2 Ground)
23 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 3 Ground)
24 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 4 Ground)
25 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 5 Ground)
26 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 6 Ground)
27 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Data 7 Ground)
28 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Acknowledge Ground)
29 GND Arrow.png Signal Ground (Busy Ground)
30 /GNDRESET Arrow.png Reset Ground
31 /RESET Arrowl.png Reset
32 /FAULT Arrowr.png Fault (Low when offline)
33 0 V Arrow.png Signal Ground
34 n/c - Not used
35 +5 V Arrowr.png +5 V DC
36 /SLCT IN Arrowl.png Select In (Taking low or high sets printer on line or off line respectively)

Note: Direction is Printer relative Computer.

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