COM2 Configuration
28 – Configuration
VL-486-4 Reference Manual
Table 9: Serial Port Jumpers
Jumper
Block
Description
As
Shipped
V4[1-2]
RS-232 Signal Enable
In
— RS-232 mode. Enables the RS-232 line drivers and receivers.
Out
— RS-422/485 mode. Disables the RS-232 line drivers and receivers.
In
V4[3-4]
RS-422/485 Ground Circuit
In
— RS-422/485 mode. Connects ground to J4 pin 6.
Out
— RS-232 mode. Frees J4 pin 6 for CTS2 (COM2).
Out
V4[5-6]
RS-232/422/485 Mode Selector
In
— RS-422/485 mode.
Out
— RS-232 mode.
Out
V4[7-8]
RS-422/485 Differential Line Driver Control
In
— RS-485 mode. Enables software control of the differential line driver.
Out
— RS-422 mode. Permanently enables the differential line driver.
Out
V4[9-10]
RS-422/485 Transmission Line Termination
In
— Terminates data circuit with 100
Ω
resistor (RS-422, or RS-485
endpoint stations only)
Out
— Leaves data circuit unterminated (RS-485 intermediate
multidrop stations only)
Out