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CS636
Chapter 2
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
When set to RS232, power supply modes — standard RS232, RS232 with +5V, or RS232 +12V —
can be configured via jumper settings as instructed in previous sections in this chapter.
Connecting External Serial Ports
Your COM port may come mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to
an available slot at the rear of the system chassis then insert the serial port cable to the COM
connector. Make sure the colored stripe on the ribbon cable is aligned with pin 1 of the COM
connector.
BIOS Setting
Configure the serial COM ports in the Advanced menu (“NCT6116D Super IO Configuration” >
“Serial Port Configuration”) on the BIOS. Refer to the chapter 3 for more information.
Jumper Setting
RS232 with or without power can be configured via jumper settings as previously instructed in
the
COM (Serial) ports
COM 1 (DB9)
COM 2 (DB9)
Internal Ports COM 3-6
(from left to right)
The serial ports are asynchronous communication ports with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that
can be used with modems, serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.
COM 1 (Rear Port) and COM 3 (Internal Port) support three serial modes, i.e. RS232, RS422,
and RS485. COM 2 (Rear Port) and COM 4 - 6 (Internal Ports) support only RS232 as summa-
rized in the table below. Serial modes of all the COM ports are configured via BIOS settings as
instructed in the BIOS chapter.
The pin assignment of each mode mentioned above is listed below.
RS232 Standard
RS232 with +5V/+12V
RS422
RS485
Pin
DB9
Box header
DB9
Box header
DB9
Box
header
DB9
Box
header
1
DCD
DCD
DCD
DCD
TX-
TX-
D-
D-
2
SIN
DSR
SIN
DSR
TX+
N.C.
D+
N.C.
3
SOUT
SIN
SOUT
SIN
RX+
TX+
N.C.
D+
4
DTR
RTS
DTR
RTS
RX-
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
5
GND
SOUT
GND
SOUT
GND
RX+
GND
N.C.
6
DSR
CTS
DSR
CTS
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
7
RTS
DTR
RTS
DTR
N.C.
RX-
N.C.
N.C.
8
CTS
RI
CTS
+5V/+12V
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
N.C.
9
RI
GND
+5V/+12V
GND
N.C.
GND
N.C.
GND
COM Port Pin Assignment
COM Port’s Serial Mode Availability
COM Port RS232
RS422
RS485
1
O
O
O
2
O
X
X
3
O
O
O
4
O
X
X
5
O
X
X
6
O
X
X
X
Rear I/O Ports
1
9
2