Your peripheral is supposed to be a "DCE" (Data Communications Equipment), a DB9F wired as:
1 DCD 2 TX 3 RX 4 DSR 5 GND 6 DTR 7 CTS 8 RTS 9 RI The above DCE mates with the PC connector, which is supposed to be a "DTE" (Data Terminal Equipment), a DB9M wired as: 1 DCD 2 RX 3 TX 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI It's not really a DB9 connector, it's proper name is something else (I can't recall what). So what? So many people use the DB9 designation (I do) that it's been redefined by popular usage. I say "DB9M" for a DB9 male, and "DB9F" for a female connector. You see how the signals match up? Each side's RX goes to the other's TX, each side's RTS goes to the other's CTS, each side's DTR goes to the other's DSR. DCD and RI are "non-peer" signals, they are outputs on the DCE to the inputs on the DTE. There is no standard for grounding of the connector shell. It's up to you what you want to do with it. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Guralnick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:48 PM Subject: [PEDA] OT: DB9 RS-232 serial port on peripherals. > Hi, > > I was wondering what the pinouts of a peripheral's female RS-232 DB9 connection. Basically, a device to be controlled by a > standard PC. I'm having a bit of a conflict concerning the crossing of the RX & TX lines. > > > Thx. > ____________ > Brian Guralnick > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------ > Protel freebees:> http://pages.infinit.net/helloftp/protel.htm > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
