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Article #605Re: Connecting VT220 9-pin PR port to Serial printer
From: brodie
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 1990 19:27
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 1990 19:27
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In article <9546.269dae4b@pbs.org>, kellsworth@pbs.org (Video Magician) writes:
> In article <3517.269c3154@fps.mcw.edu>, brodie@fps.mcw.edu writes:
>> I am looking to find the exact pinout (cabling configuration) for
>> a printer cable from DEC's 9-pin printer port (VT220) to a standard serial
>> printer. The pins are indeed labelled in the manual, and I've never
>> had problems wiring a TERMINAL, but serial printers are such awful
>> beasts and I want to wire it correctly.
>
> Actually, Kent, you will find that serial printers are not all that
> complicated:
>
> Connect terminal pin 1 to printer pin 1
> " " " 2 " " " 3
> " " " 3 " " " 2
> " " " 7 " " " 7
>
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I *know* what a STANDARD serial cable layout is, what my query is, is what
the EXACT specifications are, that DEC recommends for their DEC terminals?
I'm having problems with the 2/3/7 combo, and yes, all other parameters
are matched.
>
> Good luck. I hope I was able to shed some light on your quandry.
sort of...
>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!dino!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!fps!brodie From: brodie@fps.mcw.edu Newsgroups: comp.terminals Subject: Re: Connecting VT220 9-pin PR port to Serial printer Message-ID: <3520.269dda44@fps.mcw.edu> Date: 13 Jul 90 19:27:16 GMT References: <3517.269c3154@fps.mcw.edu> <9546.269dae4b@pbs.org> Followup-To: comp.terminals Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Lines: 37