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vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com

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Jan 23, 2014, 3:23:00 PM1/23/14
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The unit had a plug that looks kinda like a house (like a pentagon with the
top lopped off) and a white square thing in the center not quite sticking
out.

Am I right that it is a USB B female and I need a USB B male cable?


I want to conntect this with a centronix (ie that has the contacts like studs
on a toungue) on the unit


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Michael A. Terrell

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Jan 23, 2014, 9:17:10 PM1/23/14
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vjp...@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
>
> The unit had a plug that looks kinda like a house (like a pentagon with the
> top lopped off) and a white square thing in the center not quite sticking
> out.
>
> Am I right that it is a USB B female and I need a USB B male cable?
>
> I want to conntect this with a centronix (ie that has the contacts like studs
> on a toungue) on the unit


How are you going to connect the two? USB is high speed serial while
Centronics is parallel, with handshaking. You can buy a ready made
interface for a couple dollars:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231130780097

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vjp...@at.biostrategist.dot.dot.com

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Jan 24, 2014, 3:15:32 AM1/24/14
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Yes, that's what I was planning.. but I wanted to know how to spec the USB
part. It isn't like the stuff on a flash drive. It's on the back of a
printer.

Adrian C

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Jan 24, 2014, 4:26:54 AM1/24/14
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On 24/01/2014 08:15, vjp...@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> Yes, that's what I was planning.. but I wanted to know how to spec the USB
> part. It isn't like the stuff on a flash drive. It's on the back of a
> printer.

What color is the unit? Is it aligned vertically, at an angle or
horizontal? What's the relative humidity? Does the serial number end in Z?

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