tomj@pro-pac.cts.COM (Tom Jenkins) (06/14/88)
Help! Hooking up Epson/Practical Peripherals Parallel Printer Cards!
I need pinout info on parallel printer cards to wire up a cable to my
Olivetti Praxis 30. I came across two parallel printer cards that I
have no idea as to how they are pinned out. They are supposed to
utilize the same cable and are (1) Epson standard, and (2) the
Practical Peripherals Micro-buffer printer card. Both cards have the
same pinout configuration, and by tracing out the foil runs, I was
able to ascertain that the following pins were probably correct:
Epson & Practical Peripherals Printer Cards
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Printer Card
Interface Connector: Pin Assignments:
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1 | o o |2 1 - (don't know) 2 - Ground
3 | o o |4 3 - Data 0 4 - Ground
5 | o o |6 5 - Data 1 6 - Ground
7 | o o |8 7 - Data 2 8 - Ground
9 | o o |10 9 - Data 3 10 - Ground
11| o o |12 11 - Data 4 12 - Ground
13| o o |14 13 - Data 5 14 - Ground
15| o o |16 15 - Data 6 16 - Ground
17| o o |18 17 - (don't know) 18 - Ground
19| o o |20 19 - (don't know) 20 - (don't know)
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The below are the pinouts on my Olivetti Praxis 30 interface jack. I
assume that the standard pinouts applied, but I want to make sure
before I wire it pin for pin and blow up my IIgs.
Olivetti ByteWriter Input Jack
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Olivetti
Interface
Block Pinouts: Olivetti Pin Assignments:
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1 | o o |2 1 - Strobe (Inverted) 2 - Ground
3 | o o |4 3 - Data 0 4 - Ground
5 | o o |6 5 - Data 1 6 - Ground
7 | o o |8 7 - Data 2 8 - Ground
9 | o o |10 9 - Data 3 10 - Ground
11| o o |12 11 - Data 4 12 - Ground
13| o o |14 13 - Data 5 14 - Ground
15| o o |16 15 - Data 6 16 - Ground
17| o o |18 17 - Busy 18 - Ground
19| o o |20 19 - +5 volt out 20 - Busy(Inverted)
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So the bottom line then, is does anyone out there in AppleLand wanna
part with the pinout wiring configuration for there two cards?
Also, the Practical Peripherals has a six position dip switch that I
have no ideas as to just what these babies do. Any help on that item
would also be appreciated.
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