Table 1.
DB-9 Pin Descriptions
Pin
Signal
1
DCD
2
RXD
3
TXD
4
DTR
5
GND
6
DSR
7
RTS
8
CTS
9
RI
Using the Internal Real-Time Clock
The system clock of the cRIO-9012/9014 is synchronized with the internal high-precision real-
time clock at startup. This synchronization provides timestamp data to the controller. For
information about using the internal real-time clock to correct drift of the system clock, go to
crioclock
. Refer to the
Specifications
section for the
accuracy specifications of the real-time clock.
Using the SMB Connector for Digital I/O
You can use the SMB connector of the cRIO-9012/9014 to connect digital devices to the
controller. For example, if you connect the pulse-per-second output of a GPS device to the
SMB connector of the cRIO-9012/9014, you can use the GPS device to correct for drift of the
system clock.
For software that supports GPS drift-correction and other digital I/O through the SMB
connector, go to
criosmb
.
Connecting USB Mass-Storage Devices to the
Controller
The cRIO-9012/9014 supports common USB mass-storage devices such as USB Flash drives
and USB-to-IDE adapters formatted with FAT16 and FAT32 file systems. Storage size is
limited only by the file system. The cRIO-9012/9014 does not support other types of USB
devices. You can connect USB mass-storage devices to the cRIO-9012/9014 while the
controller is operating. In order to avoid data loss or corruption, do not connect or disconnect
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