
CONFIGURING THE HOST COMPUTER PORT
UNILINK HOST
ADAPTER 3–2
USER MANUAL
3.2 RS–232–C/RS–423–A PHYSICAL INTERFACEPort 3 on the UNILINK Host Adapter, shown in Figure 3–2, is a serial
communications interface which implements a subset of RS–232–C control,
data, and timing signals using RS–423–A drivers and receivers. It is a 25-pin
female
“D” connector wired
as Data T
erminal Equipment (DTE) for connection
to
Data Communications Equipment (DCE). This connector uses the RS–232–C
Type “D” pin assignments as listed in Table 3–1. Any pins not listed should
remain vacant in order to prevent damage to the host computer or the
UNILINK
Host Adapter
.
A000654
Port
1Port
2Port
3Port
4AC
NEUT AC
LINE
GND
1
2 3 4 5
I/O
Host
Communications Port
Figure 3–2 Host Communications Port