Chapter 9: Meridian Link/CCR interface cabling 247

ESDI/MSDL cabling (Application Module)

As shown in Figure 73, the QPC513 ESDI card in the Meridian 1 connects to the I/O panel in the MeridianÊ1 through an NT8D82 RS-232 straight- through cable.

As shown in Figure 74, the NT6D80 MSDL card connects to the Meridian 1 I/O panel using an NTND27 SCSI II cable. From the Meridian 1 I/O panel or the ESDI/MSDL on the Meridian 1, an NT7D58 cable connects to the Application Module at

¥J2 on the I/O subpanel

¥ESDI Link port on the universal I/O panel

¥card 2 conn 1 on the generic I/O panel

The NT7D58 cable has 25-pin male connectors at both ends. Table 82 lists the pin assignments required for the cable.

Table 82

NT7D58 cable pinout

Meridian 1

Signal

AM (J2)

 

 

 

1

Shield

1

2

TXD

2

3

RXD

3

4

RTS

4

5

CTS

5

6

DSR

6

7

LRTN

7

8

DCD

8

15

STC

15

17

SCR

17

20

DTR

20

24

SCTE

24

 

 

 

Meridian Link Release 5C/CCR Release 3C Installation and Upgrade Guide

Page 265
Image 265
Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing manual ESDI/MSDL cabling Application Module