Pinouts
Register DB-25 I/O Signal Name Bit Pin Direction =========== ======== ===== ========= -Strobe ¬C0 1 Output +Data Bit 0 D0 2 Output +Data Bit 1 D1 3 Output +Data Bit 2 D2 4 Output +Data Bit 3 D3 5 Output +Data Bit 4 D4 6 Output +Data Bit 5 D5 7 Output +Data Bit 6 D6 8 Output +Data Bit 7 D7 9 Output -Acknowledge S6 10 Input +Busy ¬S7 11 Input +Paper End S5 12 Input +Select In S4 13 Input -Auto Feed ¬C1 14 Output -Error S3 15 Input -Initialize C2 16 Output -Select ¬C3 17 Output Ground - 18-25 -
(Note again that the S7, C0, C1 & C3 signals are inverted)
IBM-PC Parallel Printer Port Female DB-25 Socket external Pin layout
______________________________________________________ / \ \ 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 / \ / \ 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 / \________________________________________________/
So it's also the Pin layout on the solder side of the Male DB-25 Cable Connector that plugs into it
last updated: 16-Oct-96 Ian Harries <ih@doc.ic.ac.uk>