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Winlinx - Hardware User’s Guide
Connectors and Cables 13
9-pin to 25-pin Straight Connection
Printer (
parallel port
) cable
This figure provides details of pin-connections of the Standard Centronics parallel cable. Some
manufacturers have changed pin-functions or polarity on their printers. For such printers, custom
cables may be necessary. For details, refer to your printer manual.
1
2-9
10
11
12
15
18-25
- Strobe
+ Data Bits 0 - 7
- Acknowledge
+ Busy
+ Paper End
- Error
Ground
PARALLEL
PORT
PARALLEL
DEVICE
7
4
3
5
1
2
6
8
4
20
2
7
8
3
6
5
9 Pin
Connector
(Thin Client)
25 Pin
Connector
RTS
DTR
TXD
GND
DCD
RXD
DSR
CTS
RTS
DTR
TXD
GND
DCD
RXD
DSR
CTS