20
Installing the Software
Cable and Adapter Pin Assignments
To connect to a terminal port, PC serial port, or a terminal server, use the
console port on the RPM to configure and monitor your system. An RJ-45
Ethernet cable is required to connect to the Ethernet port.
The console port is an RJ-45 and the pinouts are listed in Table 2-1.
Accessing the Console with a DB-9 Adapter
You can connect to the console using an RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable and an
RJ-45 to DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled “TERMINAL”) to a terminal
server (for example, PC).
Table 2-1.
Pin Assignments for Console Port (RJ-45)
Pin
Signal
Input/Output
1
NC (unused
-
2
DTR
Output
3
TxD
Output
4
GND
-
5
GND
-
6
RxD
Input
7
DSR
Input
8
NC (unused
-
Table 2-2.
Pin Assignments Between the Console and a DTE Terminal Server
Console Port
RJ-45 to RJ-45 Rollover Cable RJ-45 to DB-9
Adapter
Terminal
Server Device
Signal
RJ-45 Pinout
RJ-45 Pinout
DB-9 Pin
Signal
RTS
1
8
8
CTS
DTR
2
7
6
DSR
TxD
3
6
2
RxD
GND
4
5
5
GND
