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Using the
Serial Port
The WindConnect has an RS-232 serial port that can be used to connect a console
terminal, a serial printer, or a wide variety of other RS-232-compatible devices. The
connector is an RJ45 modular jack similar to the type used on Ethernet networks
(but not electrically compatible). The pinouts of this connector are as follows:
RJ45
DTE
DCE
pin
Signal
Signal
pin
pin
1
RTS out
CTS in
5
4
2
DTR out
DSR in
6
20
3
Transmit Data
Receive Data
3
2
4
Transmit return
Signal Ground
7
7
5
Receive Return
Signal Ground
7
7
6
Receive Data
Transmit Data
2
3
7
DSR in
DTR out
20
6
8
CTS in
RTS out
4
5
In most cases, you will need an adapter cable in order to use the serial port. TROY
offers the SCABLE-DB25M 25-pin male adapter cable kit for easy connection to
most serial printers. To assemble this kit, connect the wires to the DB25 connector
pins as follows:
Pin 2: Black
Pin 3: Yellow
Pin 4: Blue
Pin 5: White
Pin 6: Brown
Pin 7: Green
Pin 20: Orange
(Red is not used)
TROY also offers the SCABLE-DB9F 9-pin female adapter cable kit for connection
to the serial port on most PCs and laptops. To assemble this kit, connect the wires to
the DB9 connector pins as follows:
Pin 2: Yellow
Pin 3: Black
Pin 4: Orange
Pin 5: Green
Pin 6: Brown
Pin 7: Blue
Pin 8: White
(Red is not used)
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