Intermec External Keyboard – Technical Manual
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Intermec External Keyboard
Technical Manual
Edition 3, September 1998
Part No. 1-960330-02
Application of Use
The External Keyboard (part number 1-200591-01) is an RS 232C
keyboard intended for connection to the entire range of Intermec
Fingerprint-compatible EasyCoder printers:
EasyCoder 201 IIS, E, SA
EasyCoder 401, 401 LL
EasyCoder 501S, E, SA, XP
EasyCoder 601S, E, XP
The keyboard uses the following communication parameters:
Interface: RS 232C
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Character length: 8
Stop bits: 2
The keyboard's communication cable is fitted with a female DB25
connector wired as follows:
Pin 1: Not used
Pin 2: RXD in
Pin 3: TXD out
Pin 4–6: Not used
Pin 7: Signal ground
Pin 8–15: Not used
Pin 16: + 5V
(must be enabled by a strap in the printer, see below)
Pin 17-25: Not used
Note that the keyboard requires +5V from the printer, which in
some cases must be enabled by a strap on the CPU-board or
interface board, see the Technical Manual or Installation & Operation manual for the printer model in question.
Communication
Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice
and does not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec
Printer AB.
© Copyright Intermec PTC AB, 1998. All rights reserved. Published in Sweden.
EasyCoder and Fingerprint are registered trademarks of Intermec
Technologies Corp.