Chapter 2
2-10
The Rear Panel provides the following connectors:
MIC -in
Line-in
Line-out
TV1
DVI Port
VGA Port
USB Ports
Keyboard
J1394-1
COM A
Parallel Port
LAN Jack
Mouse
PIN
SIGNAL
DESCRIPTION
1
DCD
Data Carry Detect
2
SIN
Serial In or Receive Data
3
SOUT
Serial Out or Transmit Data
4
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
5
GND
Ground
6
DSR
Data Set Ready
7
RTS
Request To Send
8
CTS
Clear To Send
9
RI
Ring Indicate
Pin Definition
9-Pin Male DIN Connector
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
COM2
(COM B)
8
6
4
2
9
7
5
3
1
The mainboard offers two 9-pin male DIN connectors as serial port COM
A & COM B (COM B is the header
COM2
on the board). The ports are 16550A
high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can
attach a serial mouse or other serial devices directly to the connectors.
Serial Ports: COM A & COM B
Back Panel
