106 Appendix D: Technical information Matrox Meteor-II /Digital

RS-232 input connector

The RS-232 signals are routed through a 9-pin male connector on the second mounting bracket, to a 10-pin RS-232 connector on the board (see the installation diagram in Chapter 2).

 

 

The pinouts of the 9-pin DB9 male connector are as follows:

 

 

Pin

Signal

Description

 

 

1

N/C

Not connected.

 

 

2

RX

Receive.

1

6

3

TX

Transmit.

2

7

4

N/C

Not connected.

3

8

5

GND

Ground.

4

9

5

6

N/C

Not connected.

 

 

 

7

RTS

Request To Send.

 

 

8

CTS

Clear To Send.

 

 

9

N/C

Not connected.

Trigger input connector

The trigger input connector is routed through the 9-pin female connector on the second mounting bracket to a 4-pin connector on the board.

 

 

The pinouts of the 9-pin DB9 female connector are as follows:

 

 

Pin

Signal

Description

 

 

1

TTL TRIG

TTL trigger.

 

 

2

OPTO TRIG-

Opto-isolated trigger (negative input).

1

6

3

N/C

Not connected.

7

2

4

N/C

Not connected.

8

3

 

 

 

9

5

N/C

Not connected.

4

5

 

6

GND

Ground.

 

 

 

 

7

OPTO TRIG+

Opto-isolated trigger (positive input).

 

 

8

N/C

Not connected.

 

 

9

N/C

Not connected.

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Matrox Electronic Systems II manual RS-232 input connector, Trigger input connector