9XTend
‐
NEMA™
RS
‐
232/485
RF
Modem
–
Product
Manual
v2.x4x
[2007.01.04]
©
2007
MaxStream,
Inc.,
Confidential
&
Proprietary
‐
All
Rights
Reserved
8
2.
Interfacing
Protocol
The 9XTend RS-232/485 RF Modem supports the following interfacing protocols:
• RS-232
• RS-485 (2-wire)
• RS-485 (4-wire) and RS-422
2.1. RS-232 Operation
2.1.1. DIP Switch Settings and Pin Signals
*
The
‘Pin
Reference
Name’
provides
an
associative
tag
that
references
commands
used
to
define
pin
behavior.
GPI
stands
for
ʺ
General
Purpose
Input
ʺ
and
GPO
stands
for
ʺ
General
Purpose
Output
ʺ
.
For
example,
the
CD
command
is
used
to
define
the
behavior
of
GPIO2
(pin
1).
The
‘Pin
Reference
Name’
is
also
the
name
used
when
referring
to
in
XTend
commands
and
parameters.
Table
2
‐
01. RS
‐
232
Signals
and
their
implementations
on
the
XTend
RF
Modem
(Low
‐
asserted
signals
are
distinguished
by
horizontal
line
over
pin
name.)
DB-9 Pin
RS-232
Name
Pin Reference
Name*
Description
Implementation
1
DCD
GPO2
Data-Carrier-Detect
Connected to DSR (pin6)
2
RXD
DO
Received Data
Serial data exiting the RF modem (to host)
3
TXD
DI
Transmitted Data
Serial data entering into the RF modem (from host)
4
DTR
GPI2
Data-Terminal-Ready
Can enable Power-Down on the RF modemy
5
GND
-
Ground Signal
Ground
6
DSR
GPO2
Data-Set-Ready
Connected to DCD (pin1)
7
RTS /
CMD
GPI1
Request-to-Send /
Command Mode
Provides RTS flow control or enables Command Mode
8
CTS
GPO1
Clear-to-Send
Provides CTS flow control
9
RI
-
Ring Indicator
Optional power input that is connected internally to the
positive lead of the front power connector
Figure
2
‐
01. RS
‐
232
DIP
Switch
Settings
DIP
Switch
settings
are
read
and
applied
only
while
powering
‐
on.
Figure
2
‐
02. Pins
used
on
the
female
RS
‐
232
(DB
‐
9)
Serial
Connector