Instruction manual

Page 3-14 Chapter Three
Eagle 450 Installation and Technical Manual, Rev. 00
WHT/BLU
BLU/WHT
WHT/ORG
ORG/WHT
WHT/GRN
GRN/WHT
WHT/BRN
BRN/WHT
P1+
P1-
P2+
P2-
P3+
P3-
P4+
P4-
5
4
3
6
2
7
8
1
RXD
RTS
TXD
DTR
CTS
GND
DCD
SHLD
5
4
3
6
2
7
8
1
3
8
2
1
7
5
4
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TXD
CTS
RXD
DCD
RTS
GND
DTR
no connect
SIGNAL PAIR # RJ-45
AM-90 BOARD
GRN
RED
BLK
YEL
ORG
BRN
SLT/WHT
BLU
RJ-45 SIGNAL
DB9
PINOUTS
PARALLEL PATCH CORD
FEMALE DB9
ADAPTER = PC-AT
PDB-00359-55
Use this kit to connect a PC-AT style serial port to an Eagle 450 AM-90 port.
Figure 3-7: PDB-00359-55 External Cabling Kit
The above cable kit requires a shielded parallel patch cord with RJ-45 connectors at each end, like
the 10 foot PRA-00189-10 cables supplied in the PDB-00359-56 cabling kit.
PARALLEL I/O SUPPORT
The Eagle 450 includes one parallel port, with a 25-pin connector on the back panel. This port supports
the industry-standard Centronics interface. The signal pinouts for the parallel port are as follows:
Pin # Signal Name Pin # Signal Name
1 Data strobe 14 Auto line-feed (not used)
2 Data 1 15 Error
3 Data 2 16 Printer reset
4 Data 3 17 Select in
5 Data 4 18 Ground
6 Data 5 19 Ground
7 Data 6 20 Ground
8 Data 7 21 Ground
9 Data 8 22 Ground
10 Acknowledge 23 Ground
11 Busy 24 Ground
12 Paper error 25 Ground
13 Select