Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Path: blue.weeg.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.starnet.net!wupost!waikato!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix.gen.nz!dempson From: dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) Subject: Re: WANTED: Spec for IIc to Imagewriter II cable Message-ID: Sender: news@actrix.gen.nz (News Administrator) Organization: Actrix - New Zealand Internet Service Providers Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 11:34:21 GMT References: X-Nntp-Posting-Host: atlantis.actrix.gen.nz Lines: 40 In article , Gary McConnell wrote: > I posted this up before but i quoted the wrong model, so > any one got the pin allocations for the printer cable to > connect the IIc to an imagewriter II ie 5pin big din to > 8 pin mini din. Here are the relevant details. Note: the pin number diagrams are looking at the BACK of the plug (or directly at the socket in the computer). IIc end (DIN-5 male) ImageWriter II end (Mini-Din-8 male) 5 1 8 7 6 4 2 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 DTR (flow out) 1 Handshake out 5 RxD- 2 TxD (data out) 2 Handshake in 6 TxD+ 3 Ground 3 TxD- 7 not used 4 RxD (data in) 4 Ground 8 RxD+ 5 DSR (flow in) The cable pinout is as follows: IIc ImageWriter II 1 ------- 2 2 ------- 5 3 ------- 4 and 8 4 ------- 3 5 ------- 1 Note: the same cable can be used as a "null modem" cable between a IIc and a IIgs or Macintosh. -- David Empson dempson@actrix.gen.nz Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand