Black Box IC026A-R2, IC026AE-R2 manual Selecting RS-232 or RS-422 Signal Levels

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RS-232↔IEEE 488 INTERFACE CONVERTER

3.8.1RS-232/RS-422 SIGNAL LEVEL SELECTION

The interface converter’s factory default signal levels are compatible with RS-232. To select RS-422 levels, carefully remove the 8-position shorting plug with a small flat blade screwdriver from J106. Install the DIP jumper into J205 making certain that all of the pins on the shorting plug are inserted correctly.

Shorting Plug

RS-422 RS-232

Figure 3-15. Selecting RS-232 or RS-422 Signal Levels.

3.8.2SERIAL SIGNAL DESCRIPTIONS

The interface converter is equipped with a standard DB25 female connector on its rear panel and requires a standard DB25 male mating connector. The interface converter’s connector is configured as DCE type equipment for RS-232 communications, which means the interface converter always trans- mits data on Pin 3 and receives the data on Pin 2. The following lists and describes the RS-232 and RS-422 signals provided on the interface converter.

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Contents RS-232↔IEEE Interface Converter RS-232↔IEEE 488 Interface Converter Trademarks Used in this Manual RS-232↔IEEE 488 Interface Converter NOM Statement RS-232↔IEEE 488 Interface Converter Contents RS-232↔IEEE 488 Interface Converter Contents Serial Interface SpecificationsIEEE-488 Interface Specifications GeneralIntroduction DescriptionAbbreviations Inspection ConfigurationGetting Started Serial PortSW3 Serial Port Settings Switch SW1 Selecting the Serial Baud Rate Switch SW1 Selecting the Serial Word Length Data Bits Switch SW2 Selecting the Serial Parity Switch SW1 Selecting the Serial Handshake Switch SW2 Selecting the Serial Terminator Selecting Terminator SubstitutionSelecting the Mode Switch SW3 Selecting the Ieee Bus Terminator10. Switch SW2 Selecting the Mode Selecting the Ieee AddressFeature Selections Serial Interface 15. Selecting RS-232 or RS-422 Signal Levels Clear To Send-Input-Pin RxD Receive Data-Input-PinTxD Transmit Data-Output-Pin Request To Send-Output-Pin+RxD Receive Data Plus-Input-Pin Vtest Test Voltage-Output-PinGnd Ground-Pin +TxD Transmit Data Plus-Output-PinRTS CTS General DSR RTS CTSGetting Started Controller Operation Controller-Mode Serial to Ieee OperationSerial and Ieee Terminator Substitution Talk-Back Features Ieee Address SelectionSwitch SW1 Enabling or Disabling Talk-Back on Terminator Switch SW2 Enabling or Disabling Talk-Back on Timeout 7470A SP1PA1000,1000PDPA1000,6000PUSP0Plotter Applications A PC-Based Graphics System SW3 MacPlot Configuration Screen Setting the Internal DIP Shorting Jumper for RS-422 SW3 Printer Applications Serial and Ieee Input Buffers Peripheral OperationPeripheral-Mode Operation Ieee Data Transfers Controlled BUS Data Transfers Serial-Poll Status-Byte Register DIO8 Ieee Input Buffer not EmptySerial Input Buffer not Empty RsvNot Defined-Always Ieee Input Buffer FullUse of Serial and Bus Terminators Ieee 488 Bus ImplementationUntalk UNT SW3 View for Ieee Address Selection General Structure Ieee 488 PrimerHistory RS-232↔IEEE 488 Interface Converter Send It to My Address DMMBus Management Lines Handshake Lines Data Valid DAVMultiline Commands Data LinesTalk Address Group TAG More on Service Requests Serial Poll Theory of Operation Address Device Part Number FunctionBoard Layout Component Layout of the Interface Converter’s MotherboardRED BLK Appendix A. Sample Dumb-Terminal Program CLSMultiline Messages SOHHow To Read the Chart Ascii CharacterIndex DIO1 DIO2 DIO3Index SW1 Copyright 1998. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved