
Data and Control Ports
Seanet SCU v5
0581-SOM-00002, Issue: 05
20
© Tritech International Ltd.
The COMMS row of LEDs are bi-colour, with Red - Receive; Green - Transmit
The remaining LEDs are Blue, indicating the communications protocol which has been
software selected for a particular port.
If working in reduced lighting conditions, the overall brightness of the status indicators may
be controlled through the “Seanet Setup” configuration interface for the SCU.
Port A Details
All signals are fully isolated and voltage transient protected with respect to the
communications power supply. The modes are software selectable. When used in RS-232
mode, the pin out of this port is wired in the same way as a PC serial “COM” port (i.e. using
DTE signal directions), and compatible with any standard RS-232 peripherals and cabling.
Supports data transfer rates of up to 115200 baud.
PORT A
4 5
1 2
8
6
3
7
9
SCU DE-9 male connector
Pin
RS232
RS485
1
‡
‡
2
RX
TX/RX.A
3
TX
TX/RX.B
4
‡
‡
5
GROUND
GROUND
6
‡
‡
7
RTS
‡
8
CTS
‡
9
‡
‡
‡ = connected for handshaking only.
Note
Port A will also work as a 3-wire RS232 connection without RTS and CTS. Pin
7 and 8 maintain signal levels of +/-12V for both 3-wire RS232 and RS485
Port B Details
All signals are fully isolated and voltage transient protected with respect to the
communications power supply.