Premio Computer Aries/Centella Serial Port Connectors COM a & COM B, Joystick/Midi Connector

Chapter 2

Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B

The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM A and COM B. You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices.

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9-Pin Male DIN Connectors

Pin Definition

PIN	SIGNAL	DESCRIPTION
1	DCD	Data Carry Detect
2	SIN	Serial In or Receive Data
3	SOUT	Serial Out or Transmit Data
4	DTR	Data Terminal Ready)
5	GND	Ground
6	DSR	Data Set Ready
7	RTS	Request To Send
8	CTS	Clear To Send
9	RI	Ring Indicate

Joystick/Midi Connector

You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector.

Audio Port Connectors

Line Out is to connect speakers or headphones. Line In is a connector for external CD player, Tape player or other audio devices. Mic is used to connect to a microphone.

Line Out Line In MIC

The mainboard provides 6-channel audio support and can turn the TIP rear audio connectors from 2-channel to 4-/6-channel audio. For more information, refer to Appendix A. Using 4-/6-channel Audio

Function.

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