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M9328MX21ADSE User’s Manual, Rev. A
Freescale Semiconductor 3-19
3.4.2 UART4 Connector

Connector P2 connects to the UART4 pins of the i.MX21 MCU. UART4 is the secondary functionality of

these pins. This male DB9 connector is configured for RS-232 DTE operation. Figure 3-6 shows pin

assignments and Table3-6 provides signal descriptions for the connector.

Figure 3-6. Connector P2 (UART4) DTE Pin Assignments

Table3-6. Connector P2 (UART4) DTE Signal Descriptions

Pin Signal Description
1 CD CARRIER DETECT — RS-232 input signal, can be jumpered to SD2_D2 at J5 or ignored
2RXD
RECEIVED DATA — RS-232 serial data input signal, connected to USBH1_TXDP when
UART4 is enable.
3TXD
TRANSMITTED DATA — RS-232 serial data output signal, connected to USBH1_TXDM
when UART4 is enabled
4DTR
DATA TERMINAL READY — RS-232 output signal, can be jumpered to SD2_D0 or forced
active positive at J3
5 GND GROUND
6DSR
DATA SET READY — RS-232 input signal, can be jumpered to SD2_D1 at J4 or ignored,
active positive
7RTS
READY TO SEND — RS-232 output signal, active positive, connected to USBH1_RXDM
when UART4 is enabled
8CTS
CLEAR TO SEND — RS-232 input signal, active positive, connected to USBH1_RXDP
when UART4 is enabled
9RI
RING INDICATOR — RS-232 input signal, active positive, can be jumpered to SD2_D3 at
J6 or ignored

5

TXD
DTR
DSR
RTS
CTS
RI

P2

4321

6789

RXD
CD
GND