Hardware Setup

Serial Port Connectors: COMA & JCOM1

The mainboard offers two 9-pin serial ports COMA and JCOM1. All ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial device directly to them.

 

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4

5

 

 

Pin Definition

 

 

 

 

 

PIN

SIGNAL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

DCD

Data Carry Detect

 

 

 

 

 

2

SIN

Serial In or Receive Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

7

8 9

 

3

SOUT

Serial Out or Transmit Data

 

 

COMA

4

DTR

Data Terminal Ready

 

 

5

GND

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

DSR

Data Set Ready

 

 

1

2

7

RTS

Request To Send

 

 

 

 

8

CTS

Clear To Send

 

 

 

 

9

RI

Ring Indicate

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

JCOM1

VGA Connector (for 865GM3 Series only)

The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin female connector to connect a VGA monitor.

5

1

Pin

Signal Description

1

RED

 

 

 

 

2

GREEN

 

 

3

BLUE

 

 

4

N/C

15

11

5

GND

6

GND

 

 

VGA Connector

7

GND

(DB 15-pin)

8

GND

9

+5V

 

 

 

 

10

GND

 

 

11

N/C

 

 

12

SDA

 

 

13

Horizontal Sync

 

 

14

Vertical Sync

 

 

15

SCL

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MSI 865GM3 manual Serial Port Connectors Coma & JCOM1