This converter may help if just the serial port on a personal computer is free, whereas the printer needs a parallel (Centronics) port. It converts a serial 2400 baud signal into a parallel signal.
The JESD204A industry standard for serial interfaces was developed to address the problem of interconnecting the newest wideband data converters with other system ICs in an efficient and cost saving ...
The project illustrates how a low cost mobile phone USB cable was made to connect to an Arduino microcontroller in an easy and cheap way. The process involved is by using a Nokia cell phone data cable ...