action = ioctl(TIOMCBIS, DTR)

set DTR (kills power)

RS232 Wiring and Signal Conventions

DB-25 Pin #

DB-9 Pin #

Name

DTE-DCE Description

1

FG

– Frame Ground/Chassis GND

2

3

TD

–> Transmitted Data, TxD

3

2

RD

<– Received Data, RxD

4

7

RTS

–> Request To Send

5

8

CTS

<– Clear To Send

6

6

DSR

<– Data Set Ready

7

5

SG

–— Signal Ground, GND

8

1

DCD

<– Data Carrier Detect

9

– Positive DC test voltage

10

– Negative DC test voltage

11

QM

<– Equalizer mode

12

SDCD

<– Secondary Data Carrier Detect

13

SCTS

<– Secondary Clear To Send

14

STD

–> Secondary Transmitted Data

15

TC

<– Transmitter (signal) Clock

16

SRD

<– Secondary Receiver Clock

17

RC

–> Receiver (signal) Clock

18

DCR

<– Divided Clock Receiver

19

SRTS

–> Secondary Request To Send

20

4

DTR

–> Data Terminal Ready

21

SQ

<– Signal Quality Detect

22

9

RI

<– Ring Indicator

23

–> Data rate selector

24

<– Data rate selector

25

TC

<– Transmitted Clock

Pin Assignment for the Serial Port (RS-232C), 25-pin and 9-pin, Female End

13

1

5

 

1

 

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APC UPS control system manual RS232 Wiring and Signal Conventions

UPS control system specifications

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