> Has anybody hard wired their printer interface or is there a cable available > to allow the interface to stand some way off ( couple of inches or so ) > Will it work ok with a cable. ( I can make my own ) >
A *short* extender cable shouldn't be too problematic, but the euroconnectors aren't exactly easy to connect to. I'd be tempted to move the whole thing inside the SAM case - there aren't actually that many wires to add. The printer interface only uses d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7, /RD, /WR, +5v, 0v (these can all be taken off of a spare disc drive slot) and PRINTL which you will have to pick off the main pcb somewhere. Most MGT devices drive a line called "BUSEN" or something when they are accessed, but you don't need to worry about wiring this through (it was for a buffered SAMBus which never materialised...) Andy
