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Probably the most confusing electrical connection challenge is also the standard for most serial navigation devices. While the RS-232C standard is well defined, many vendors have adopted their own interpretation leaving the systems integrator to often use the trial and error method. When configuring a new device with YoNav the following items are invaluable:
The serial RS-232 connector is either a male 9-pin D-Sub connector, as shown below
or a male DB-25 connector as shown below:
| 1 | DCD |
| 2 | RD |
| 3 | TD |
| 4 | DTR |
| 5 | GND |
| 6 | DSR |
| 7 | RTS |
| 8 | CTS |
| 9 | RI |
| DTE | DCE |
| 25 pin male pinout | 25 pin female pinout |
| Pin 1 - Shield Ground | Pin 1 - Shield Ground |
| Pin 2 - Transmitted Data (TD) output | Pin 2 - Receive Data (RD) input |
| Pin 3 - Receive Data (RD) input | Pin 3 - Transmitted Data (TD) output |
| Pin 4 - Request To Send (RTS) output | Pin 4 - Clear To Send (CTS) input |
| Pin 5 - Clear To Send (CTS) input | Pin 5 - Request To Send (RTS) output |
| Pin 6 - Data Set Ready (DSR) input | Pin 6 - Data Terminal Ready (DTR) output |
| Pin 7 - Signal Ground | Pin 7 - Signal Ground |
| Pin 8 - Carrier Detect (CD) input | Pin 8 - Carrier Detect (CD) output |
| Pin 20 - Data Terminal Ready (DTR) output | Pin 20 - Data Set Ready (DSR) input |
| Pin 22 - Ring Indicator (RI) input | Pin 22 - Ring Indicator (RI) output |
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U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Western Coastal & Marine Geology
URL: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/marfac/makethe.html
for more information, contact John Gann
maintained by Laura Zink Torresan
Last updated 7 November 2006 (lzt)
