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parallel interface

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parallel interface
A multiline channel that transfers one or more bytes simultaneously. For years, desktop and laptop computers connected printers via a 36-wire parallel interface, transferring a byte of data over eight wires, the remaining wires used for control signals. Contrast with serial interface. See parallel port.
parallel interface [′par·ə‚lel ′in·tər‚fās]
(electronics)
A link between two devices in which all the information transferred between them is transmitted simultaneously over separate conductors. Also known as parallel port.


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The FM22L16 is organised as a 256K x 16 non-volatile memory, accessed with an industry-standard parallel interface.
Made by Ultra Electronics Card Systems of Redmond, Washington, the card printers now include an integral Ethernet interface, in addition to USB and parallel interfaces.
The output currents can be adjusted between 15 mA and 1A by either a serial interface using soft flash mode, or a simple parallel interface using hard flash mode.
 
 
 
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