[GRLUG] Zebra RS-232 [Was: Google problem?]

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>Connecting a Zebra printer to a PC requires a "null modem cable" 
>[technically it's DTE->DTE], but there isn't a wiring diagram 
>ANYWHERE for a Zebra cable <g>! It's pretty hard to build a cable 
>without a pinout, ..

Just use a DB9 pinout diagram and swap pins 2&3 (tx/rx) on one end. cross connect the ground pin.  That is all you need for software (xon/xoff) flow control. 

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Adam Tauno Williams

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