7-10 ES User’s Guide
Front/Rear Panel
Connectors
PARALLEL PORT This rear panel connector is used with peripherals with parallel interface
such as printers and plotters. The pin-out is standard IBM PC
compatible Centronics interface, using a female DB-25 connector, as
shown in Figure 7-4. All pins are ESD protected; data and strobe pins
have 2200 pF capacitors; voltage levels are TTL compatible; output pins
can source 15 mA and sink 24 mA. See “Configure the Hardcopy Port” on
page 4-71 for information on using this port with a printer or plotter.
Figure 7-4 Parallel Port Pin-outs