345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017-2394, USA Copyriby the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Keywords: bidirectional parallel communications, computers, interfaces, PCs, personal computers, printers A format for a peripheral identification string and a method of returning this string to the host outside of the bidirectionaldata stream is also specified. IEEE Standards Board Approved September 2, 1994Īmerican National Standards Institute Abstract: A signaling method for asynchronous, fully interlocked, bidirectional parallel communications between hosts and printers or other peripherals is defined. Microprocessor and Microcomputer Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society Downloaded on July 29,2010 at 20:21:17 UTC from IEEE Xplore. Published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 345East 4Tth Street, New York, N y lwlzĪuthorized licensed use limited to: UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA. IEEE Computer Society Sponsored by the Microprocessor and Microcomputer Standards Committee IEEE Standard Signaling Method for a Bidirectional Parallel Peripheral Interface for Personal Computers Recognized as an American National Standard (ANSI)