6
RJ-45 Pin Assignments
(Table 2.2)
Pin Number
Assignment
1
Rx+
2
Rx-
3
Tx+
6
Tx-
Table 2.2: RJ-45 Pin Assignments
Note
: “+” and “-” signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair.
All ports on this industrial Ethernet switch support automatic MDI/MDI-X operation. Users can
use straight-through cables (see Figure 2.4) for all network connections to PCs, servers, other
switches or hubs. With straight-through cable, pins 1, 2, 3, and 6, at one end of the cable, are
connected straight through to pins 1, 2, 3 and 6 at the other end of the cable. The table below
(Table 2.3) shows the 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin outs.
Pin MDI-X
Signal Name
MDI Signal Name
1
Receive Data plus (RD+)
Transmit Data plus (TD+)
2
Receive Data minus (RD-)
Transmit Data minus (TD-)
3
Transmit Data plus (TD+)
Receive Data plus (RD+)
6
Transmit Data minus (TD-)
Receive Data minus (RD-)
Table 2.3: Ethernet Signal Pin Outs
The following figures show the cabling schematics for straight-through and crossover.
Figure 2.4: Straight-Through Cable Schematic
Figure 2.5: Crossover Cable Schematic