Cable Specifications

Console and Auxiliary Port Signals and Pinouts

Console Port Signals and Pinouts

Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 roll-over cable and RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to connect the console port to a PC running terminal emulation software. Table A-1 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 roll-over cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”).

Table A-1. Console Port Signaling and Cabling Using a DB-9 Adapter

Console

RJ-45-to-RJ-45

RJ-45-to-DB-9

Console

Port (DTE)

Roll-Over Cable

Terminal Adapter

Device

 

 

 

 

 

Signal

RJ-45 Pin

RJ-45 Pin

DB-9 Pin

Signal

 

 

 

 

 

RTS

1a

8

8

CTS

DTR

2

7

6

DSR

TxD

3

6

2

RxD

GND

4

5

5

GND

GND

5

4

5

GND

RxD

6

3

3

TxD

DSR

7

2

4

DTR

CTS

8a

1

7

RTS

a. Pin 1 is connected internally to Pin 8.

Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 roll-over cable and RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to connect the console port to a terminal. Table A-2 lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the RJ-45- to-RJ-45 roll-over cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”).

Cable Specifications

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