Ithaca 950 Programming Cable

[Slotman]

Can someone please tell me the pin out for the IM Port programming cable???
Im racking my brain trying any wire configuration and not getting any communications.
Ive attached a picture of the connector.  We can call this the printer side.

Please help......

[Slotman]

Anyone??

[Stayouttadabunker]

Check out this webpage...>>>

http://forums.delphiforums.com/slottech/messages?msg=18529.1

Click on photo below to enlarge if needed...>>>

[Slotman]

Check out this webpage...>>>

http://forums.delphiforums.com/slottech/messages?msg=18529.1

Click on photo below to enlarge if needed...>>>

I appreciate your help but thats not the IM port that the Programming cable plugs in to. I tried using that as a guide but to no avail.
The IM port is the 4 pin minifit molex on top of the printer that is only used for programming or graphics.

[a69mopar]

photos for reference

[a69mopar]

https://www.transact-tech.com/support-info.php?id=150  this was all i could find.

Wayne

[Stayouttadabunker]

but thats not the IM port that the Programming cable plugs in to. I tried using that as a guide but to no avail.
The IM port is the 4 pin minifit molex on top of the printer that is only used for programming or graphics.

okay...I didn't know there was more than one 4-pin port?
Hopefully the links a69mopar posted helps ya.

[Slotman]

https://www.transact-tech.com/support-info.php?id=150  this was all i could find.

Wayne

I appreciate the help, thats not the one.  Patriot and Ithaca want 100$ for a 3 dollar cable and all it is 4 fin molex to a RS232.

https://www.transactsupplies.com/store/ASSY-EPIC-950-PROGRAM-ADAPTER/

[Stayouttadabunker]

I wonder if it's different from the one "Stumpy" is talking about in this topic?

I wonder if you gave "Stumpy" your email addy, if he will help you with the pinouts he has that connects the com to a laptop?...>>>

http://forums.delphiforums.com/slottech/messages?msg=18529.1&gid=2131937201

It doesn't seem to be answers here on NLG on this Ithaca printer pinout question you have because I've been looking for quite a while without any luck.

[Eddiie]

Serial idle is high.   To send a bit, it goes to ground.     Can you take a voltmeter and see if you get any voltage readings on the 4 pin header?
That should tell you the serial level voltage you need to deal with and if you need a TTL adapter or if it is simply a connecter with rx/tx flipped.
The pin with positive voltage is your TX pin (if it isn't 24v)...   I'm expecting 3.3, 5, 12, 16...
??

[Slots4me]

Any luck with 4 pinout diagram?
Please let me know
Thanks

[jakpot]

Good afternoon, I have this scheme that has worked for me, I don't know if it's what you need, I'll leave it here just in case.
all the best

[sccarlso]

Pinout is correct.  😁

All you need, including pinouts and exact parts. You MUST use a USB to serial adapter with an FTDI chipset. 

USB to serial adapter with FTDI chipset

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0759HSLP1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1


RS232 breakout box

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DL13B32/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

4 pin molex connectors

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753VW1B4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Video explaining connector and pinouts of the cable, and flashing the firmware.




Worked the first time for me.

[a69mopar]

Thank you for sharing this information!

Wayne

[sccarlso]

Took some time, searching, even trial & error.  lol

Just glad I got it and could share it, as members here at NLG have helped me on so many occasions!  🙂

[Slotman]

 

[Stayouttadabunker]

Good stuff sccarlso!
That's the sort of stuff I end up doing hee at work often.
The video explaining connector and pinouts of the cable, and flashing the firmware...did you make it?

[sccarlso]

Nope, not me.  I had the pinouts, but the video was very helpful to ensure the connections were correct!

Was glad to find it!  👍

[jakpot]

Hello, taking advantage of the good information from the colleague, I have started testing the solution presented in the video at the link.
I have taken quite a while and I have not been able to print any test tickets.
I need some method to perform this operation to test my printers before installing on the machines.
Has anyone tried this method and made it work???
The cable did work for me prior to this message without a problem.
I use a DB9 serial port card, which I use to program the new firmware in the epic950.
That's why I'm going to the forum, in case someone can help me solve this,
Thank you and best regards

[sccarlso]

As long as the flash completed successfully.  You should be able to print a test ticket anytime you want by holding down the feed button without power, and connecting power.  Hold the button down until you hear it printing.

Doesn’t need to be connected to anything.  Just paper is loaded ok. 

It should print a ticket with the firmware info, boot loader version, comm port speed, etc.

Every printer I’ve used behaves like this.

If it doesn’t, the only requirement to flash the 950 is it has to have boot loader 1.14 or higher (I think that’s the version).  It’s on the Ithica website.

If yours by coincidence had a lower boot loader, that has to be flashed to it.  Then the normal firmware update.