Connections and Wiring

The table below provides information about the connector pins, signal types, and signal functions. This table’s wiring specifications are applicable to the rear RS-232/422/485 Device Port connectors on the:

NI-2000 (Ports 1-3)

NI-4000/NI-3000 (Ports 1-7)

RS-232/422/485 Device Port Wiring Specifications

Pin

Signal

Function

RS-232

RS-422

RS-485

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

RX-

Receive data

 

X

X (strap to pin 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

RXD

Receive data

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

TXD

Transmit data

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

TX+

Transmit data

 

X

X (strap to pin 6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

GND

Signal ground

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

RX+

Receive data

 

X

X (strap to pin 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

RTS

Request to send

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

CTS

Clear to send

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

TX-

Transmit data

 

X

X (strap to pin 1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICSNet Port: Connections and Wiring

The NI Controller must be equipped with the available ICSNet connectors for this functionality to be active. The following tables show the signal and pinouts/pairing information:

ICSNet RJ-45 Signals

Pin

Signal-Master

Signal-Device

 

 

 

1

TX +

RX +

 

 

 

2

TX -

RX -

 

 

 

3

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

4

GND

GND

 

 

 

5

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

6

N/A

N/A

 

 

 

7

RX +

TX +

 

 

 

8

RX -

TX -

 

 

 

RJ-45 Pinout Information (EIA/TIA 568 B)

Pin

Wire Color

Polarity

Function

1

Orange/White

+

Transmit

 

 

 

 

2

Orange

-

Transmit

 

 

 

 

3

Green/White

-

Mic

 

 

 

 

4

Blue

-

Ground

 

 

 

 

5

White/Blue

+

12 VDC

 

 

 

 

6

Green

+

Mic

 

 

 

 

7

White/Brown

+

Receive

 

 

 

 

8

Brown

-

Receive

 

 

 

 

TIA 568B

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AMX NXI-x000 Series manual ICSNet Port Connections and Wiring, RS-232/422/485 Device Port Wiring Specifications