diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/sage2.c b/src/mess/drivers/sage2.c
index 120809c6d43..a39ec32d67e 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/sage2.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/sage2.c
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( sage2, sage2_state )
 	MCFG_CENTRONICS_SELECT_HANDLER(WRITELINE(sage2_state, write_centronics_select))
 	MCFG_CENTRONICS_FAULT_HANDLER(WRITELINE(sage2_state, write_centronics_fault))
 
+	MCFG_CENTRONICS_OUTPUT_LATCH_ADD("cent_data_out", "centronics")
+
 	MCFG_FLOPPY_DRIVE_ADD(UPD765_TAG ":0", sage2_floppies, "525qd", floppy_image_device::default_floppy_formats)
 	MCFG_FLOPPY_DRIVE_ADD(UPD765_TAG ":1", sage2_floppies, "525qd", floppy_image_device::default_floppy_formats)
 	MCFG_IEEE488_BUS_ADD()
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/sg1000.c b/src/mess/drivers/sg1000.c
index 8e4ec23db11..36009cf19ac 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/sg1000.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/sg1000.c
@@ -892,7 +892,11 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( sf7000, sf7000_state )
 	MCFG_I8251_ADD(UPD8251_TAG, usart_intf)
 	MCFG_UPD765A_ADD(UPD765_TAG, false, false)
 	MCFG_FLOPPY_DRIVE_ADD(UPD765_TAG ":0", sf7000_floppies, "3ssdd", sf7000_state::floppy_formats)
+
 	MCFG_CENTRONICS_ADD(CENTRONICS_TAG, centronics_printers, "image")
+
+	MCFG_CENTRONICS_OUTPUT_LATCH_ADD("cent_data_out", "centronics")
+
 	MCFG_CASSETTE_ADD("cassette", sc3000_cassette_interface)
 
 	MCFG_RS232_PORT_ADD(RS232_TAG, default_rs232_devices, NULL)
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/v1050.c b/src/mess/drivers/v1050.c
index fb0e3e733d1..eae1160acd0 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/v1050.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/v1050.c
@@ -1180,6 +1180,8 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( v1050, v1050_state )
 	MCFG_CENTRONICS_BUSY_HANDLER(WRITELINE(v1050_state, write_centronics_busy))
 	MCFG_CENTRONICS_PERROR_HANDLER(WRITELINE(v1050_state, write_centronics_perror))
 
+	MCFG_CENTRONICS_OUTPUT_LATCH_ADD("cent_data_out", "centronics")
+
 	// internal ram
 	MCFG_RAM_ADD(RAM_TAG)
 	MCFG_RAM_DEFAULT_SIZE("128K")
diff --git a/src/mess/drivers/xor100.c b/src/mess/drivers/xor100.c
index 2e45bd8f23a..0b3e73e9fd8 100644
--- a/src/mess/drivers/xor100.c
+++ b/src/mess/drivers/xor100.c
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( xor100, xor100_state )
 	MCFG_CENTRONICS_BUSY_HANDLER(WRITELINE(xor100_state, write_centronics_busy))
 	MCFG_CENTRONICS_SELECT_HANDLER(WRITELINE(xor100_state, write_centronics_select))
 
+	MCFG_CENTRONICS_OUTPUT_LATCH_ADD("cent_data_out", "centronics")
+
 	MCFG_RS232_PORT_ADD(RS232_A_TAG, default_rs232_devices, NULL)
 	MCFG_SERIAL_OUT_RX_HANDLER(DEVWRITELINE(I8251_A_TAG, i8251_device, write_rx))
 	MCFG_RS232_OUT_DSR_HANDLER(DEVWRITELINE(I8251_A_TAG, i8251_device, write_dsr))