Epson 500 Printer User Manual


 
Pin assignments
Signal
Pin
Return
Pin Signal Direction Description
119
STROBE IN STROBE
pulse to read data.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
DATA 0
DATA 1
DATA 2
DATA 3
DATA 4
DATA 5
DATA 6
DATA 7
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
These signals represent
information in bits 0 to 7 of
parallel data respectively.
Each signal is at HIGH level
when data is logical 1 and
LOW when it is logical 0.
10 28 ACKNLG OUT About a 5-
µ
s pulse. LOW
indicates data has been
received and the printer is
ready to accept more data.
11 29 BUSY OUT A HIGH signal indicates the
printer cannot receive data.
The signal goes HIGH in the
following cases:
1) During data entry
(for each character)
2) During initialization
3) During self test,
demonstration, and
default-setting printing
4) During a printer-error state
12 28 PE OUT A HIGH signal indicates the
printer is in a paper-out state
or in an error state
13 28 SLCT OUT Always at high when printer is
on
14 30 AUTO
FEED
XT
IN Not used
15 NC Not connected
16 GND Logic ground level
17 CHASSIS
GND
Printer’s chassis ground,
which is connected to the
logic ground
L
Elbe+
A5 size Appendix A
3-25-96 MT, pass 4
A-10
Technical Specifications