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Article #613Re: Connecting VT220 9-pin PR port to Serial printer
From: oyscarter
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 1990 20:22
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 1990 20:22
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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.
>
> According to the VT220 manual, DEC sells a cable (BCC05) that does
> exactly what I want to, but alas, I'm not going to shell out
> 40 bucks for a cable I can make myself for less than 2 dollars.
>
> Does ANYONE know the wiring layout of the BCC05, or, have you wired
> a printer from the VT220? If so, I'd like to hear what layout
> for the cable you used. Adva{Thanks}nce.
The Pinout that I've used is as follows:
DB25 Pinout DB9 Pinout
1 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 1
3 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 2
2 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 3
5 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 4
6 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 5
20 > . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 6
7 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 7
Hope that this is of some help.
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