LaserWriter Pro 810: Printer Port Pinouts

This article gives the printer port pinouts for the following connectors: Mini DIN-8 Serial, DB9 Serial, and the SCSI interface.
Mini DIN-8 Serial Connector Signal Descriptions
Pin
Signal
Description
1
CLK
Rxd and Txd clock (output)
2
NC
No Connection
3
TxD
Transmitted Data (output)
4
SG
Signal Ground
5
RxD
Received Data (input)
6
TxD+
Balanced transmit (output)
7
Vcc
+5 VDC regulated, 300 mA max (output power)
8
RxD+
Balanced receive (input)
Shield
PG
Protective Ground

9 Pin RS-232 Serial Connector Signal Descriptions
Pin
Signal
Description
1
DCD
Data Carrier Detect
2
RXD
Received data
3
TXD
Transmitted Data
4
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
5
GND
Frame Ground
6
DSR
Data Set Ready
7
RTS
Request To Send
8
CTS
Clear To Send
9
RING
Ring Indicator (Not Used)

SCSI Interface Signal Descriptions
Pin
Signal
Description
1
REQ
Request data transfer
2
MSG
Message signal from target device
3
I/O
Controls direction of valid data
4
RST
SCSI bus RESET condition
5
ACK
Acknowledgment for data transfer handshake
6
BSY
Indicates the SCSI bus is in use
7, 9, 14, 16, 18, 24
GND
Logic Ground
8
DB0
Data bit 0
10
DB3
Data bit 3
11
DB5
Data bit 5
12
DB6
Data bit 6
13
DB7
Data bit 7
15
C/D
Indicates Control or Data is on the SCSI bus
17
ATN
An Attention condition exist
19
EL
Select a target or reselects the initiator
20
PARITY
A data bit generated to maintain an odd number of bits
21
DB1
Data bit 1
22
DB2
Data bit 2
23
DB4
Data bit 4
25
NC
No Connection
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012