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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Retro-Printer Module Bugs & Issues
- Topic: Centronics Cable and Mixed up Signals
- Replies: 3
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Re: Centronics Cable and Mixed up Signals
No worries (ha! just occurred to me that this is an Australian comment, isn't it? - good ol' Crocodile Dundee), anyway all's well that ends well
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:52 am
- Forum: Retro-Printer Module Bugs & Issues
- Topic: Centronics Cable and Mixed up Signals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8329
Re: Centronics Cable and Mixed up Signals
OK. So... the fix was to take the adapter apart and inspect it for solder bleed. Sure enough, there was cruft bridging pins 4 & 5. I got it off with my exacto knife, put it all back together again and voila:
10 RMM ABCLMNOLMNOLMNOPQRS\]^_\]^
20 RMM abclmnolmnolmnopqrs|}~|}~
30 RMM 0123<=>?<=0 ...
10 RMM ABCLMNOLMNOLMNOPQRS\]^_\]^
20 RMM abclmnolmnolmnopqrs|}~|}~
30 RMM 0123<=>?<=0 ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:19 am
- Forum: Retro-Printer Module Bugs & Issues
- Topic: Centronics Cable and Mixed up Signals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8329
Centronics Cable and Mixed up Signals
Hi,
I bought a v3 retro printer awhile back and have just now gotten around to using it. After struggling to figure out why:
10 PRMN\ "Lmllo, orll!"
20 OO\O 10
Was being read from the port when:
10 PRINT "Hello, world!"
20 GOTO 10
Was sent. I got out a multimeter and looked at the pins on the ...
I bought a v3 retro printer awhile back and have just now gotten around to using it. After struggling to figure out why:
10 PRMN\ "Lmllo, orll!"
20 OO\O 10
Was being read from the port when:
10 PRINT "Hello, world!"
20 GOTO 10
Was sent. I got out a multimeter and looked at the pins on the ...