CONNECTING EQUIPMENT TO THE CONSOLE PORT

Appropriate cables are available from your local supplier. In order to make your own cables, pin-outs for a DB-9 male console connector are described in Table 2-2.

Table 2-2:Console Connector Pin-Outs

Function

Pin Number

 

 

TXD (transmit data)

3

RXD (receive data)

2

GND (ground)

5

 

 

Figure 2-2shows the pin-outs for a 9-pin to RS-232 25-pin null-modem cable.

Summit

PC/Terminal

Cable connector: 9-pin female

Cable connector: 25-pin male/female

Screen Shell

TxD 3

RxD 2

Ground 5

RTS 7

CTS 8

DSR 6

DCD 1

DTR 4

1 Screen

3 RxD

2 TxD

7 Ground

4 RTS

20 DTR

5CTS

6DSR

8DCD

Figure 2-2:Null-modem cable pin-outs

Figure 2-3shows the pin-outs for a 9-pin to 9-pin PC-AT null-modem serial cable.

Summit

Cable connector: 9-pin female

Screen Shell

DTR 4

TxD 3

RxD 2

CTS 8

Ground 5

DSR 6

RTS 7

DCD 1

PC-AT Serial Port

Cable connector: 9-pin female

 

Shell

Screen

 

1

DCD

 

2

RxD

 

3

TxD

 

4

DTR

 

5

Ground

 

6

DSR

 

7

RTS

 

 

 

 

8

CTS

 

 

 

Figure 2-3:PC-AT serial null-modem cable pin-outs

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