| back of the 8300-4 Pin |
Name | Direction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logic Ground | ![]() |
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| 2 | VCC (+5vdc) | ![]() |
For supplying +5 VDC to the scanner |
| 3 | RXD | ![]() |
Receive data (RS-232 voltages) |
| 4 | CTS | ![]() |
Clear to Send (RS-232 voltages) |
| 5 | KbdDataIn | ![]() |
Keyboard wedge data (from a keyboard) |
| 6 | KbdClkIn | ![]() |
Keyboard wedge clock (from a keyboard) |
| 7 | RDATA | -?- | OCIA |
| 8 | Data ready | -?- | OCR, or 5B RX/TX |
| 9 | Vin(+12vdc) | ![]() |
+12 VDC input, optional if +5 VDC is supplied |
| 10 | Bootstrap | ![]() |
Short to ground to enable bootstrap mode |
| 11 | TXD | ![]() |
Transmit data (RS-232 voltages) |
| 12 | RTS | ![]() |
Request to Send (RS-232 voltages) |
| 13 | KbdDataOut | ![]() |
Keyboard data (to computer) |
| 14 | KbdClkOut | ![]() |
Keyboard clock (to computer) |
| 15 | 5B RX2/TX2 | -?- | 5B RX/TX (inverted) |



