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Table of Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Network Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Table 1:UTP (RJ45) Connector Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Power Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Figure 1:Power Socket Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Parallel Port (PRN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3
Figure 2:Parallel Port Timing in Fast Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3
Table 2:Parallel Port Timing in Fast Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3
Figure 3:Parallel Port Timing in Other Modes Diagram . . . . . . . . F-4
Table 3:Parallel Port Timing in Other Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4
Table 4:Definition of Parameters (except Fast Mode). . . . . . . . . . F-5
Figure 4:Parallel Port Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6
Table 5:PRN Pinout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6
M205/M206 LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-7
Table 6:LED Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-7
Variable Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-7
Table 7:Variable Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-7

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Overview This file provides additional information about the M205/M206’s hard-
ware. It should be used if you cannot find what you need in the M205/
M206 Quick Installation and Configuration Guide.
• network connector pinouts - Network Connectors on page F-2.
• parallel port pinouts - Parallel Port (PRN) on page F-3.
• power socket pinouts - Power Socket on page F-2
• LED’s - M205/M206 LEDs on page F-7
• Variable Definitions - Variable Definitions on page F-7

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Network Connec- The M205/M206 provides compatibility with TCP/ICMP/IP and 802.3
tors Ethernet protocols as follows:
M205 IEEE 802.3 10Base-T UTP Ethernet female RJ45 connector.
M206 IEEE 802.3 10Base-2 thin-wire Ethernet female BNC connector.

Table 1: UTP (RJ45) Connector Pinout

Pin Signal Source

1 Transmit+ M205/M206

2 Transmit- M205/M206

3 Receive+ Network

4 none none

5 none none

6 Receive- Network

7 none none

8 none none

Power Socket Figure 1: Power Socket Pinout

DC in 6V

4 5
DC + 2 3 DC -

1
Ground Return

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Parallel Port One IBM PC compatible parallel interfaces (Centronics), IEEE 1284-I com-
(PRN) pliant, male 36 pin connector. DMA--driven state-machine implementation
supports data rates in excess of 65,000 characters per second.
Figure 2: Parallel Port Timing in Fast Mode

Table 2: Parallel Port Timing in Fast Mode.

fast (µS)
# Parameter Comment
min max typ

1 Data Setup - - 1 Time data driven before asserting ~STROBE

2 Strobe Width - - 1 Width of ~STROBE signal assertion

3 Data Hold 1 - - Time data held on bus after negation of

~STROBE

4 BusySetup - 1 - Time in which BUSY must be asserted by

peripheral (if it wishes to do so) after ~STROBE
negated

5 Ready 1 - - Period from negation of BUSY until ~STROBE

asserted for next character

6 Cycle 5 - - Minimum time between consecutive characters

if BUSY is not asserted or asserted for a negli-
gible period of time by the peripheral

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Figure 3: Parallel Port Timing in Other Modes Diagram

Table 3: Parallel Port Timing in Other Modes

pc (µS) cen (µS) slow (µS)

# Parameter
min max typ min max typ min max typ

1 Data Setup - - 0.5 - - 1.0 - - 4.0

2 Strobe Width - - 0.5 - - 1.0 - - 4.0

3 Data HoldAck 0 - - 0 - - 0 - -

4 DataHoldBusy 0 - - 0 - - 0 - -

5 AckSetup 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 0.1 - -

6 BusytoAck 0 - - 0 - - 0 - -

7 AckWidth 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 0.1 - -

8 ReadyAck 1.5 - - 1.0 - - 6.0 - -

9 Ready Busy 1.5 - - 1.0 - - 6.0 - -

10 Cycle Time 2.5 - - 5.0 - - 20.0 - -

Note: Please refer to Table 4 on page 5 for a description of the Parame-

ters.

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Table 4: Definition of Parameters (except Fast Mode)

Parameter Comment
1 DataSetup Time data driven before asserting ~STROBE

2 StrobeWidth Width of ~STROBE signal assertion

3 DataHoldAck Time data held on the on bus after peripheral negates ~ACK

4. DataHoldBusy Time data held on bus after peripheral negates BUSY

5 AckSetup Minimum length of time after ~STROBE is negated that ~ACK

may be asserted by a peripheral

6 BusytoAck Minimum period of time that ~ACK may be asserted after

BUSY (if BUSY must be asserted) in order for BUSY signal to
be recognized after assertion of ~ACK

7 AckWidth Period which ~ACK must be asserted by peripheral to be rec-

ognized by the print server

8. ReadyAck Period from negation of ~ACK until ~STROBE asserted for

next character

9 ReadyBusy Period from negation of BUSY until ~STROBE asserted for

next character

10 Cycle Minimum time between consecutive characters if BUSY is not

asserted or asserted for a negligible period of time by the
peripheral

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Figure 4: Parallel Port Pinout

FRONT VIEW

1 18

19 36

Table 5: PRN Pinout

Pin Signal Source

1 -STROBE M205/M206

2 DATA 1 M205/M206

3 DATA 2 M205/M206

4 DATA 3 M205/M206

5 DATA 4 M205/M206

6 DATA 5 M205/M206

7 DATA 6 M205/M206

8 DATA 7 M205/M206

9 DATA 8 M205/M206

10 -ACK Printer

11 BUSY Printer

12 PE Printer

13 SLCT Printer

14 ~AUTOFD Printer

15 not connected -

16 GND -

17 not connected -

18 VCC (optional) Printer

19-30 GND -

31 ~INIT M205/M206

32 ~ERROR Printer

33-35 GND -

36 ~SLCTIN M205/M206

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M205/M206 LEDs LED Indicators:

STAT System Status
ERR System Error
NET Data to Network
Table 6: LED Patterns

STAT ERR NET Mode

ON ON ON PIA/CPU Test

ON OFF ON RAM Test

ON OFF OFF ROM Test

ON ON OFF EEPROM Test

OFF ON OFF COM1/COM2 Test

OFF ON ON Network Interface Test

OFF OFF ON PRN1/PRN2 Test

FLASH OFF - Run Mode

FLASH ON - Auto-Reset Mode

OFF FLASH ON License Violation

FLASH FLASH OFF Firmware Panic

OFF FLASH OFF Watchdog Alarm

ON FLASH OFF Spurious Interrupt

ON FLASH ON Hardware Exception

Variable Defini- Table 7: Variable Definitions

tions
Name Hexadecimal Description
BS 08 backspace

FF 0C formfeed

CR 0D carriage return

SP 20 space

LF 0A linefeed

TAB 09 tab

ESC 1B escape

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Name Hexadecimal Description

DEL 7F delete

EOT 04 end of transmission

NUL 00 NULL character

PCL-POP 1B 26 6C 30 4F portrait page orientation

PCL-POL 1B 26 6C 31 4F landscape page orientation

PCL-PORP 1B 26 6C 32 4F reverse portrait page orientation

PCL-PORL 1B 26 6C 33 4F reverse landscape page orientation

PCL-PSZ1 1B 26 6C 31 41 executive page size

PCL-PSZ2 1B 26 6C 32 41 letter page size

PCL-PSZ3 1B 26 6C 33 41 legal page size

PCL-PSZ4 1B 26 6C 32 36 41 A4 page size

PCL-PSRC0 1B 26 6C 30 48 eject page paper source

PCL-PSRC1 1B 26 6C 31 48 upper tray paper source

PCL-PSRC2 1B 26 6C 32 48 manual feed paper source

PCL-PSRC3 1B 26 6C 33 48 manual envelope feed paper source

PCL-PSRC4 1B 26 6C 34 48 lower tray paper source

PCL-PSRC6 1B 26 6C 36 48 envelope feeder paper source

PCL-PDST1 1B 26 6C 31 47 upper output bin paper destination

PCL-PDST2 1B 26 6C 32 47 reader output bin paper destination

PCL-RST 1B 45 printer reset

PCL-JSEP 1B 26 6C 31 54 job separation

HP3-SWPCL 1B 25 2D 31 32 33 34 35 PCL-5 PJL command to switch printer

58 40 50 4A 4C 20 45 4E into PCL Language mode
54 45 52 20 4C 41 4E 47
55 41 47 45 20 3D 20 50
43 4C 0A

HP3-SWPS 1B 25 2D 31 32 33 34 35 PCL-5 PJL command to switch printer

58 40 50 4A 4C 20 45 4E into PostScript Language mode
54 45 52 20 4C 41 4E 47
55 41 47 45 20 3D 20 50
6F 73 74 53 63 72 69 70
74 0A

PAC-SWPCL 1B 26 6C 31 30 35 37 2E PacificPage PE cartridge command

33 32 32 35 39 4A to switch printer into PCL Language
mode

PAC-SWPS 1B 26 6C 35 30 35 37 2E PacificPage PE cartridge command

31 30 35 38 4A to switch printer into PostScript Lan-
guage mode

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