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Chapter 3: Starting Your PowerStation PowerStation Connectors
PA PowerStation User Guide
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Settings and Pinouts for COM1
If you need to make a cable for communicating with COM1, Table 3-1
shows the pinouts and signal information for this port.
Table 3-1: COM1 Pinouts
Dip Switch Settings and Pinouts for COM2 on the 5”, 6”, 8”, and 10” Units
If you need to make a cable for communicating with COM2 on a 5”, 6”, 8”
and 10” unit, Table 3-2, shows the pinouts and signal information for this
port.
Table 3-2: COM2 Pinouts on 5”, 6”, 8”, and 10” Units
Caution: Note that RTS and CTS signals are not active in RS-422 and RS-
485 configurations.
Pin# Signal
1 DCD, data carrier detect
2 RXD, received data
3 TXD, transmitted data
4 DTR, data terminal ready
5 Signal ground
6 DSR
7 RTS, request to send
8 CTS, clear to send
9 RI
Pin#
RS-232
Communication RS-422
Communication
RS-485
Communication
1 DCD, data carrier
detect TXD-, transmitted
data - TXD-, transmitted
data -
2 RXD, received data TXD+, transmitted
data + TXD+, transmitted
data +
3 TXD, transmitted
data RXD+, received data
+ RXD+, received data
+
4 DTR, data terminal
ready RXD-, received data
- RXD-, received data
-
5 Signal ground Signal ground Signal ground
6 DSR, data set ready DSR, data set ready DSR, data set ready
7 RTS, request to send RTS, request to send RTS, request to send
8 CTS, clear to send CTS, clear to send CTS, clear to send
9 RI RI RI