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Notes on J3 Signals |
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COM1 – COM4 | The signals on these pins are |
| connected directly to |
| designed to allow a |
| corresponding ribbon cable wires to provide the correct pinout for a PC |
| serial port connector (DTE). |
LPT1 | The signals on these pins comprise a standard PC parallel port. The |
| pinout of these signals is designed to allow a |
| connector to be crimped onto the corresponding ribbon cable wires to |
| provide the correct pinout for a PC parallel port connector. |
Keyboard, Mouse | These are PS/2 signals for keyboard and mouse. |
Clk | Clock pin; connects to pin 5 of the PS/2 connector. |
V- | Power pin; connects to pin 3 of the PS/2 connector. |
Data | Data pin; connects to pin 1 of the PS/2 connector. |
V+ | Power pin; connects to pin 4 of the PS/2 connector. |
| Pins 2 and 6 on the |
Utilities A |
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+5V Out | This pin is a switched power pin that is turned on and off with the ATX |
| power switch or with the +5V input. |
Speaker Out | The signal on this pin is referenced to +5V Out. Connect a speaker |
| between this pin and +5V Out. |
IDE Drive LED | Referenced to +5V Out. Does not require a series resistor. Connect |
| LED directly between this pin and +5V Out. |
Power LED | Referenced to +5V Out. Does not require a series resistor. Connect |
| LED directly between this pin and +5V Out. |
Utilities B |
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Reset- | Connection between this pin and Ground will generate a Reset |
| condition. |
ATX Power | When ATX is enabled, a momentary contact between this pin and |
| Ground causes the CPU to turn on, and a contact of 4 seconds or |
| longer will generate a power shutdown. ATX power control is enabled |
| with a jumper on jumper block J10 (see page 14). |
KB Lock | When this pin is connected to Ground, the keyboard and mouse inputs |
| are ignored. |
IR RX, IR TX | IrDA pins. Can be connected directly to an IrDA transceiver. |
+5V In | Connected to +5V input power on J11 (see page 9). This pin is not |
| switched by ATX control. This pin is provided for auxiliary use such as |
| front panel lighting or other circuitry at the user’s discretion. |
Connector Part Numbers | |
J3 plug on CPU board: | 3M / Robinson Nugent no. |
Both | |
3M / Robinson Nugent no. | |
3M / Robinson Nugent no. |
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