A3LA-RS Quick Start Guide Version A
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D
EVICE
D
ESCRIPTION
2.1
M
ULTI
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INTERFACE
C
ONNECTOR
The multi-interface connector is a male (DB) 15-pin miniature D-Sub type (see Figure 1) that
includes four interfaces—RS232, DC input power, ON/OFF control line, and TX_ACTIVE. The
multi-interface connector pin assignments are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Multi-Interface Pin Assignments
Pin #
Signal
Description
Interface
1
EXT_B+
External 3.5 VDC – 6.0 VDC input
DC Power
2
N/C
3
EXT_GND
External GND input
DC Power
4
EXT_ON_OFF
Power on/off control input
DC Power
5
N/C
6
S_TX
RS232 Transmit Data (Input)
RS232 Data
7
S_RX
RS232 Receive Data (Output)
RS232 Data
8
EXT_GND
External GND input
DC Power
9
DCD
RS232 Data Carrier Detect
RS232 Data
10
DSR
RS232 Data Set Ready
RS232 Data
11
CTS
RS232 Clear To Send
RS232 Data
12
RI
RS232 Ring Indicate
RS232 Data
13
RTS
RS232 Request To Send
RS232 Data
14
DTR
RS232 Data Terminal Ready
RS232 Data
15
TX_ACTIVE
Transmit Active Signal
GPIO