Serial Communication Adaptor
RS-232 Side
- Connector
- Signals
- Passes through pins 3 (TD) and 2 (RD)
- Pins 7 (RTS) and 8 (CTS) are tied together
- Pins 4 (DTR), 6 (DSR) and 1 (CD) are tied together
RS-485 Side
- Connector
- Signals
- Half-duplex two-wire operation only
- Automatic control circuit enables driver only when transmitting
- Receiver is disabled when transmitting to prevent echo back to RS-232 device
- Can transmit up to 4000 feet at 19200 baud.
Power Requirements
- At least two RS-232 handshake lines, derives power from the host's serial port