20 DTE Interface Signals

20 DTE Interface Signals

CIRCUIT AB - SIGNAL GROUND

￿CONNECTOR NOTATION: DGND

￿DIRECTION: Not applicable

This conductor directly connects the DTE circuit ground to the DCE circuit ground.

CIRCUIT BA - TRANSMITTED DATA

￿CONNECTOR NOTATION: TXD

￿DIRECTION: To DCE

This signal transfers the data generated by the DTE through the communication channel to one or more remote DCE data stations.

CIRCUIT BB - RECEIVED DATA

￿CONNECTOR NOTATION: RXD

￿DIRECTION: From DCE

This signal transfers the data generated by the DCE, in response to data channel line signals received from a remote DTE data station, to the DTE.

CIRCUIT CA - REQUEST TO SEND

￿CONNECTOR NOTATION: RTS

￿DIRECTION: To DCE

This signal controls the data channel transmit function of the local DCE and, on a half-duplex channel, the direction of the data transmission of the local DCE.

CIRCUIT CB - CLEAR TO SEND

￿CONNECTOR NOTATION: CTS

￿DIRECTION: From DCE

This signal indicates to the DTE whether the DCE is conditioned to transmit data on the communication channel.

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Quatech MPAP-100 DTE Interface Signals, Circuit Ab - Signal Ground, Circuit Bb - Received Data, Circuit Cb - Clear To Send