Rev. 1.43
User's
Guide
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4.10. SMC1 and SMC2 serial ports
One of these general-purpose serial ports is available on the front panel RJ-45 connector.
The other one is available on an internal connector.
These serial ports can be typically uses as system console ports.
Note that this type of port has no hardware flow control capability.
4.10.1.
MPC-8260 I/O ports
The following table gives its connection to MPC-8260T I/O ports.
MPC-8260
Peripheral function
I/O
Function
I/O
Signal
Description
SMC1
PD9
SMTXD1 O
TxD
Transmit
data
PD8
SMRXD1 I
RxD
Receive
data
SMC2
PA9
SMTXD2 O
TxD
Transmit
data
PA8
SMRXD2 I
RxD
Receive
data
For related software setup, please refer to the corresponding Motorola MPC-
8260 user's manual and application notes.
4.10.2.
ACTIS Console Cable
ACTIS can provide a serial cable for this Console port. Its reference is CAB-RJ45-DB9.
This DTE cable connects the VSBC-6862's Console port (SMC) to a standard PC serial port in RS-232
with software handshake.
Connectors:
RJ-45 8-pin male
Sub-D
9-pin
female
Length:
1.8m
Pinout:
Pin function
on Sub-D 9 side
Sub-D 9, 2 rows,
female
Pin function
on RJ-45 side
RJ-45
Not connected
---
Not connected
1
Not connected
---
Not connected
2
Not connected
---
Not connected
3
RxD 2
TxD 4
TxD 3
RxD 5
Ground 5
Ground 6
Not connected
---
Not connected
7
Not connected
---
Not connected
8
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