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IEEE 1284

IEEE 1284, also known as the Centronics port, is a standard that defines bi-directional parallel communications between computers and other devices, with a theoretical maximum throughput of 4 MB/s. It was originally developed in the 1970s by Centronics for use with dot matrix printers before being formally standardized by the IEEE in March 1994.

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De facto standardHPNetwork Printing AllianceSCSINibbleIBM PS/2ISADirect memory access

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De facto standardHPNetwork Printing Alliance
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Characteristics

SCSI
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Modes

NibbleIBM PS/2ISADirect memory accessRLE
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DB-25Micro RibbonMini-CentronicsTTLLogic levels
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IEEE 1284

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related to Modes · 30
IEEE 1284 → Although, An ECP, Bi-Directional, Bi-tronics, Byte Mode, Centronics, Compatibility Mode, CPU, ECP, Enhanced Parallel Port, EPP, Extended Capability Port, HP, IBM PS/2, IEEE, IEEE-1284, IEEE-1284 Centronics, ISA DMA, ISA-style, ISA-style DMA
related to External links · 19
IEEE 1284 → Command Packet Protocol, CPP, Daisy Chaining, Diagrams, Enhanced Parallel Port Archived, EPP BIOS, IEEE, INSTALLATION CHECKUse EPP BIOS, INT, Linux, LPT, March, PC Parallel PortIEEE, ProtocolParallel, StandardsIEEE, Updating, Vectored EPP Services, Warp Nine Engineering's, Wayback MachineUndocumented Printing Wiki
related to Standards · 16
IEEE 1284 → Bi-directional Parallel Peripheral Interface, Compliant Peripherals, Conformance, Data Delivery, Host Adapters, IEEE, Interface, Interfaces, Logical Channels, Measurement, Personal ComputersIEEE, Protocol Extensions, Standard, Standard Signaling Method, Test, Transport Independent Printer/System Interface
related to Characteristics · 6
IEEE 1284 → For, MB/s, SCSI, Since, The IEEE, This
related to Typical color codes · 2
IEEE 1284 → IEEE, The

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parallel mode port ieee interface standard data devices printers centronics host status 1284 bi-directional used modes mb nibble device epp

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IEEE 1284related to CharacteristicsThe IEEE0.60section
IEEE 1284related to CharacteristicsMB/s0.60section
IEEE 1284related to CharacteristicsFor0.60section
IEEE 1284related to CharacteristicsSince0.60section
IEEE 1284related to CharacteristicsSCSI0.60section
IEEE 1284related to CharacteristicsThis0.60section
IEEE 1284related to External linksWarp Nine Engineering's0.60section
IEEE 1284related to External linksIEEE0.60section
IEEE 1284related to External linksEnhanced Parallel Port Archived0.60section
IEEE 1284related to External linksMarch0.60section
IEEE 1284related to External linksWayback MachineUndocumented Printing Wiki0.60section
IEEE 1284related to External linksStandardsIEEE0.60section

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    IEEE 1284

    Nodes30
    Edges29
    Triples73
    Avg. degree1.93
    Density0.066667
    Components1
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