Pin positions for serial devices connected to a ConnectPort TS
This section shows the pin positions for serial devices connected to your device.
10-wire jack (female)
ConnectPort TS products use an RJ-45 10-wire jack (female), with Pin 1 in the following location:
10-wire connector (male)
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8-wire connector (male)
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Pin positions
Note *Use the Altpin setting to swap these two signals: DSR and DCD. NOTE: Altpin setting is only applicable in EIA-232 mode.
Pin # on 10-wire connector | Pin # on 8-wire connector | EIA-23 | MEI products only | |
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EIA-422/485 full-duplex | EIA-485 half-duplex | |||
1 | RI | TxD- | No connection | |
2 | 1 | DSR * | RxD- | DATA- |
3 | 2 | RTS | RTS+ | No connection |
4 | 3 | CGND | CGND | CGND |
5 | 4 | TxD | TXD+ | No connection |
6 | 5 | RxD | RxD+ | DATA+ |
7 | 6 | SGND | SGND | SGND |
8 | 7 | CTS | CTS+ | No connection |
9 | 8 | DTR | RTS- | No connection |
10 | DCD * | CTS- |