2 X 2 SCSI MATRIX SWITCH

Table 5-2. Jumper settings for external termination.

SC120A-R2

SC121A

E6-Port A

E22-Port 1

E19-Port A

E17-Port 1

E5-Port B

E21-Port 2

E20-Port B

E18-Port 2

NOTE

The standard factory default connects internal terminators to internal

5volts.

5.5Serial-Port Pinout

The SCSI Switch contains two RS-232 serial ports, using DB9 female connectors; these allow external control of the switch. The connectors are compatible with standard RS-232 modem cables. The serial ports can be configured to operate separate communications ports or as daisychained ports.

Daisychained mode allows one computer or terminal to communicate with multiple SCSI Switches.

Table 5-3. Rear-panel RS-232 connector pinout.

Signal

Description

DB9 Pin

DB25 Pin

 

 

 

 

DCD

Data Carrier Detect

1

8

RXD

Receive Data

2

3

TXD

Transmit Data

3

2

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

4

20

GND

Signal Ground

5

7

DSR

Data Set Ready

6

6

RTS

Request to Send

7

4

CTS

Clear to Send

8

5

RI

Ring Indicator

9

22

 

 

 

 

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Black Box SC120A-R2, SC121A manual Serial-Port Pinout, Signal Description DB9 Pin DB25 Pin

SC121A, SC120A-R2 specifications

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