SECTION 6. 9-PIN SERIAL INPUT/OUTPUT

6.1 PIN DESCRIPTION

All external communication peripherals connect to the CR10 through the 9-pin subminiature D- type socket connector located on the front of the Wiring Panel (Figure 6.1-1). Table 6.1-1 shows the I/O pin configuration, and gives a brief description of the function of each pin.

FIGURE 6.1-1. 9-pin Female ConnectorTABLE 6.1-1. Pin Description

ABR

= Abbreviation for the function name.

PIN

= Pin number.

 

O

= Signal Out of the CR10 to a peripheral.

I

= Signal Into the CR10 from a peripheral.

PINABRI/O

Description

1

5 V

O

5V: Sources 5 VDC, used

 

 

 

to power peripherals.

2

SG

 

Signal Ground:

 

 

 

Provides a power return

 

 

 

for pin 1 (5V), and is

 

 

 

used as a reference for

 

 

 

voltage levels.

3

RING

I

Ring: Raised by a

 

 

 

peripheral to put the

 

 

 

CR10 in the

 

 

 

telecommunications

 

 

 

mode.

4

RXD

I

Receive Data: Serial

 

 

 

data transmitted by a

 

 

 

peripheral are received

 

 

 

on pin 4.

5

ME

O

Modem Enable: Raised

 

 

 

when the CR10

 

 

 

determines that a

 

 

 

modem raised the ring

 

 

 

line.

PIN

ABR

I/O

Description

6

SDE

O

Synchronous Device

 

 

 

Enable: Used to

 

 

 

address Synchronous

 

 

 

Devices (SDs), and can

 

 

 

be used as an enable

 

 

 

line for printers.

7

CLK/HS I/O

Clock/Handshake: Used

 

 

 

with the SDE and TXD

 

 

 

lines to address and

 

 

 

transfer data to SDs.

 

 

 

When not used as a

 

 

 

clock, pin 7 can be used

 

 

 

as a handshake line

 

 

 

(during printer output,

 

 

 

high enables, low

 

 

 

disables).

8

TE

O

Tape Enable: Powers

 

 

 

the cassette recorder

 

 

 

during tape transfer.

9

TXD

O

Transmit Data: Serial

 

 

 

data are transmitted

 

 

 

from the CR10 to

 

 

 

peripherals on pin 9;

logic low marking (0V) logic high spacing (5V) standard asynchronous ASCII, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit, 300, 1200, 9600, 76,800 baud (user selectable).

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