PATTON ELECTRONICS, INC.

2026

Card Type Interface Converter
Chip Set Unidentified
I/O Options 25-pin DTE port, 36-pin parallel port
Maximum Data Rate 38.4Kbps
Data Bus External


CONNECTIONS

Function

Label

Function

Label

36-pin parallel port

CN1

25-pin DTE/DCE serial port

CN2


USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Setting

Label

Position

» Hardware flow control enabled

SW1/1

Off

  Software flow control enabled

SW1/1

On

» LED indicator enabled

SW1/2

On

  LED indicator disabled

SW1/2

Off


DATA FORMAT

Data

Parity

Stop Bits

SW1/3

SW1/4

SW1/5

»

8bits

No parity

1 stop bit

Off

Off

Off

 

8bits

Odd parity

1 stop bit

On

Off

Off

 

8bits

Even parity

1 stop bit

Off

On

Off

 

7bits

Odd parity

2 stop bits

On

On

Off

 

7bits

Even parity

2 stop bits

Off

Off

On

 

7bits

No parity

2 stop bits

On

Off

On

 

7bits

Odd parity

1 stop bit

Off

On

On

 

7bits

Even parity

1 stop bit

On

On

On


DATA RATE

Setting

SW1/6

SW1/7

SW1/8

300bps

Off

Off

On

600bps

On

Off

On

1200bps

On

On

Off

2400bps

Off

On

On

4800bps

On

On

On

9600bps

Off

Off

Off

19.2Kbps

On

Off

Off

38.4Kbps

Off

On

Off


LED

LED Codes

Color

Condition

· · - · / · · - · /

Red

Computer is sending data

· / · / · /

Red

Serial device is connected; computer is not sending data

· · / · · /

Red

Serial and parallel device is connected; computer is not sending data

· - · / · - · /

Red

Printer not ready; data held in buffer

· · · · / · · · ·

Red

Computer ignoring flow control; data lost

Note: LED blinks to show data activity. ( · ) Dot indicates blink, (- ) short line indicates short pause, and ( / ) long line indicates long pause.