Signature User Manual
March 23, 2014
Signature User Manual
Page 8
Hooking up Hardware
To control the camera through the Signature RS485 Port you will require a USB to
RS485 Adapter Cable. I have had great success with the US Converters RS485/422
cable converter Model XS890 (other users also have had success with US Converters
RS485 to RS232 converter Model XS201A).
See Appendix F for detailed instructions of how to attach the Signature Camera to
Specific RS485 Adapters.
Your RS485 adapter must come with a means to connect it to the wires from the
Mallincam RS485 Port Connector. You need to connect the Mallincam RS485 Port
Connector to the back of the Signature Camera and then connect the three cables to the
green thingy (this is the technical term we use in the industry) that came with your
purchased “RS485 Adapter”. Make sure you match the cables in the correct order.
After you have connected the pieces on your RS485 Cable and secured them together
to insure the 3 wires from the Mallincam RS485 Port connector cannot come loose from
the Green Thingy (I used electrical tape to wrap them together). All you should need to
do next is plug the cable into a free USB Port on your computer. Windows should
automatically download and install the correct drivers from internet that are needed to
run the converter.
RS485 Port Connector
US Converter RS485 Cable
Connector
