
XBee
‐
PRO®
900HP
RS
‐
232/RS
‐
485/USB
RF
Modem
‐
Product
Manual
©
2013
Digi
International
Inc.
10
2.
Interfacing
Protocol
The XBee-PRO 900HP RS-232/485/USB RF Modem supports the following interfacing protocols:
• RS-232
• RS-485 (2-wire) half-duplex
• RS-485 (4-wire) and RS-422
• USB
2 .1 . RS- 2 3 2 Ope r a t ion
2 .1 .1 . RS- 2 3 2 Pin Sign a ls
Figure
2
‐
01.
Pins
used
on
the
female
RS
‐
232
(DB
‐
9)
Serial
Connector
Table
2
‐
01. RS
‐
232
Pin
Assignments
and
Implementation
DB-9 Pin
RS-232 Name
Description
Implementation
1
DCD
Data-Carrier-Detect
Connected to DSR (pin 6)
2
RXD
Received Data
Serial data exiting the RF modem (from
host)
3
TXD
Transmitted Data
Serial data entering into the RF modem
(from host)
4
DTR
Data-Terminal-Ready
2 – 0xFFFF [x 100 msec]
5
GND
Ground Signal
0x20 – 0x7F
6
DSR
Data-Set-Ready
0 - 4
7
RTS / CMD
Request-to-Send/Command Mode
RTS (request-to-send) flow control: By
default, this pin is not used. To configure
this pin to regulate the flow of serial data
exiting the modem, refer to the Serial
Communications and
RT command section
CMD: Refer to Binary Commands and
RT Command Sections to enable binary
command programming
8 CTS
Clear-to-Send
CTS (clear-to-send) flow control –When
pin is driven low, UART host is permitted
to send serial data to the modem. Refer
to the Serial Communications and CS
Command sections for more information
9
RI
Ring Indicator
Optional power input (protection circuitry
to prevent back flow from other power
sources internal to the board)