4

Using the

Serial Port

The WindConnect has an RS-232 serial port that can be used to connect a console terminal, a serial printer, or a wide variety of other RS-232-compatible devices. The connector is an RJ45 modular jack similar to the type used on Ethernet networks (but not electrically compatible). The pinouts of this connector are as follows:

RJ45

 

 

DTE

DCE

pin

Signal

Signal

pin

pin

1

RTS out

CTS in

5

4

2

DTR out

DSR in

6

20

3

Transmit Data

Receive Data

3

2

4

Transmit return

Signal Ground

7

7

5

Receive Return

Signal Ground

7

7

6

Receive Data

Transmit Data

2

3

7

DSR in

DTR out

20

6

8

CTS in

RTS out

4

5

In most cases, you will need an adapter cable in order to use the serial port. TROY offers the SCABLE-DB25M 25-pin male adapter cable kit for easy connection to most serial printers. To assemble this kit, connect the wires to the DB25 connector pins as follows:

Pin 2: Black

Pin 3: Yellow

Pin 4: Blue

Pin 5: White

Pin 6: Brown

Pin 7: Green

Pin 20: Orange

(Red is not used)

 

TROY also offers the SCABLE-DB9F 9-pin female adapter cable kit for connection to the serial port on most PCs and laptops. To assemble this kit, connect the wires to the DB9 connector pins as follows:

Pin 2:

Yellow

Pin 3: Black

Pin 4: Orange

Pin 5:

Green

Pin 6: Brown

Pin 7: Blue

Pin 8:

White

(Red is not used)

 

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TROY Group Bluetooth Print Adapter manual Using, Serial Port, Pin Signal

Bluetooth Print Adapter specifications

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