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From: oys_carter@%odnvms@mps.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: Connecting VT220 9-pin PR port to Serial printer
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Date: 16 Jul 90 20:22:19 GMT
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In article <3517.269c3154@fps.mcw.edu>, brodie@fps.mcw.edu writes:
> I am looking to find the exact pinout (cabling configuration) for
> a printer cable from DEC's 9-pin printer port (VT220) to a standard serial
> printer.   The pins are indeed labelled in the manual, and I've never
> had problems wiring a TERMINAL, but serial printers are such awful
> beasts and I want to wire it correctly.
> 
> According to the VT220 manual, DEC sells a cable (BCC05) that does
> exactly what I want to, but alas, I'm not going to shell out
> 40 bucks for a cable I can make myself for less than 2 dollars.
> 
> Does ANYONE know the wiring layout of the BCC05, or, have you wired
> a printer from the VT220?  If so, I'd like to hear what layout
> for the cable you used.      Adva{Thanks}nce. 



The Pinout that I've used is as follows:

DB25 Pinout                    DB9 Pinout

1 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 1
3 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 2
2 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 3
5 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 4
6 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 5
20 > . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 6
7 >. . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 7


Hope that this is of some help.