Phaser 350 serial troubleshooting cable

[tloukaitis]

Any idea where I can get the tech serial troubleshooting cable? I can get a disk burnt, so just need the cable.

Thanks, Terry

 

[billr1]

Terry,

I don't have a cable, but others in this forum are trying to find one. Can you make the disk available in the expectation that someone will come up with a cable?

-Bill

 

[tloukaitis]

Bill, if I can get a cable, I will make the disc available.

Thanks, Terry

 

[oscarthegrouch]

Hello,

a couple of weeks ago I've opened a thread about the piniout of this cable here in this forum, see

thread723-676993 function of the cable is clear (see my recent posting) and I'm willing to draw and post a schematic here -- if someone could just post the assignment of the five pins on the back of the printer.

On the back of the printer the pins of the diagnostic port look like this:

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| o o o o o |
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1 2 3 4 5

Knowing that these are TTL-levels, I assume pin 5 to be GND, the rest _might_ be for example IN (pin 1, 2) and OUT (pin 4, 5). But these assignments are assumptions only !

So in case any tech-assistant reads this: please let all of us in this forum know the pinout.

oscar

 

[Engleberth]

It's not just a straight pin-out chips are involved @ the PC plug end

 

[oscarthegrouch]

Hi Engleberth,

gotta apologize, but what do you mean with no "straight pin-out"?

As I've written (and referred to), there is some sort level-shifter, e.g. a MAX232 (converting from TTL to RS232) involved -- does this hold true?

oscar

 

[Dacurve]

oscar, there is definitely some sort of levelshifter involved.. trying to find out which one now.

hey, we'll get there in the end!

 

[corquist]

for the cable you need the : serial cable adapter (level shifter) P/N 012-1543-00

and a serial null modem cable P/N 012-1535-00
xerox tektronix part numbers.

 

[tloukaitis]

corquist, P/N 012-1543-00 is a kit. What is included? Is P/N 012-1535-00 included? Or needed just to go from the printer to a laptop?

Thanks, Terry

 

[corquist]

ttl to rs232 level converter ref:

http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/serial/RCL1.htm

corquist

 

[Aaronpu]

Hello,

Are you still going to make the troubleshooting files available?

Aaron

 

[tloukaitis]

Sure! As soon as someone makes a cable available, without having to spend $130 on a new kit from Xerox!

Thanks, Terry

 

[Aaronpu]

Terry,

Does that mean that the RCL1 from Digital Nemesis Pty Ltd. is not a direct replacement for the Xerox cable?

Aaron

 

[oscarthegrouch]

corquist,

have you tried this cable with your printer?

oscar

 

[tloukaitis]

Aaron, the cable you refer to has 6 female slots on the printer end; the printer only has 5 male terminals. So, no, it is not a direct replacement. At any rate, it is "Out of stock: Until further notice."!

Thanks, Terry