Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Parallel Printer Card PIOC B&B Electronics
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Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual Cover Page B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 Parallel Printer Card Model P IOC Docum en tation N um ber PIOC 2595 This product Designed and M anufa ctured In Ottaw a, Illinois USA of do mes tic and importe d parts by B&B Electron ics Mfg.
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 1 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 Overv iew The Par allel Printer Car d (Model PIOC) is a bi-direc tional parallel port f or a standar d IBM PC or com patible.
2 Document at ion Number P IOC2595 Manual B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 Table 1 - Printe r Functions Setting the A ddress The bas e address of the PIOC is set using a eight- position DIP switch, SW 1.
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 3 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 Table 2 - DIP Switch Functions Tab le 3 - DIP Sw itch Weig hts NOTE: A "1" indicates that the switch is ON and a "0"indicates that the sw itch is OFF.
4 Document at ion Number P IOC2595 Manual B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 Tab le 4 - Hardw are I/O M ap of AT Class M achines Any four by te space not lis ted in Table 4 and not us ed by any other equipm ent in y our s y stem m ay be used f or the parallel por t.
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 5 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 Using the PIOC as I/O The PIO C m ay also be used as a general I/O devic e. The Bas e Register has eight bi-direc tional lines.
6 Document at ion Number P IOC2595 Manual B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 Table 5 - Register Func tions and Pinouts NOTE 1: An "X " m eans no connec tion to any DB-25 pins. NOTE 2: Bit 4 of the Control Register (37AH) as an output is used to control IRQ 7.
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 7 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 A ppendix A SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........ 8 .... X ..... X A ddr.
8 Document at ion Number P IOC2595 Manual B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........8 .... X ..... X A ddr.: .....A9 .
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 9 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........8 .... X ..... X A ddr.: .....A9 .
10 Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........8 .... X ..... X A ddr.: .....A9 .
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 11 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........8 .... X ..... X A ddr.: .....A9 .
12 Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........8 .... X ..... X A ddr.: .....A9 .
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 13 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........8 .... X ..... X A ddr.: .....A9 .
14 Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 SW1: ......... 1 ..... 2 . ..... 3 ..... 4 ........5..... 6 ..... 7 ........8 .... X ..... X A ddr.: .....A9 .
Docum entati on Num ber PI OC2595 Manual 15 B&B Electroni cs -- P O Box 1040 -- Ottaw a, IL 61350 PH (815) 433-5100 -- FA X (815) 433-5105 NOTE 1: T he addres ses m ark ed with an "*" are the address es norm ally ass ociated with LPT1 and LPT 2.
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