
Appendix C: Cable Charts
These charts indicate some common cable wiring based on the 485DSS 
Chart 1. IBM PC DB25 Connector to
485DSS RS-232  (DTE) Port
IBM PC | 
  | 
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  | 
Serial Port  | 
  | Signal  | 
  | 
DB25 Connector  | Direction  | 
  | |
2  | >  | 
  | |
3  | 
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4  | >  | 
  | |
5  | 
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7  | >  | 
  | |
485DSS
3
2
5
4
7
Chart 2. IBM PC DB9 Connector to
485DSS 
IBM PC  | 
  | 
  | 485DSS  | 
Serial Port  | 
  | Signal  | 
 | 
DB9 Connector  | Direction  | DB25 Connector  | |
3  | >  | 3  | |
2  | 2  | ||
7  | >  | 5  | |
8  | 4  | ||
5  | >  | 7  | |
Chart 3. 
485DSS 
  | 
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  | 485DSS  | 
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  | Serial Port  | Signal  | 
  | 
 | 
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  | DB25 Connector | Direction | DB25 Connector  | 
  | |
  | 2  | 2  | 
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  | 3  | >  | 3  | 
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  | 4  | 4  | 
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  | 5  | >  | 5  | 
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  | 7  | >  | 7  | 
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