DB-9 Serial Cables


Wrap Plugs:  to test 7248 9-pin serial port 6298965
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                             Cables DB9-to-DB-25
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 All cables FRUs at right |  40H6328 10" Systems with 9-pin port #3925
 are modem cable and      |  80G0597 4m #3926
 requires interposer      |  11H8268 ( 7015-R30/R40 - no FC )
 58F2861 to be use as     |  6298963 ( 10-inch )
 terminal/printer cable   |
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  ( This is the pinout of the cable DB9F/DB25M that comes with some POWERPCs  )
             ( An interposer 58F2861 must be added for a terminal )

                   5       1              _________________________
        System    _|_______|_            |  DB25 Side |  DB-9 Side |
         End     | o o o o o |           |____________|____________|
                  \ o o o o /            | Signal pin | pin Signal |
        Female     / _____ \             |____________|____________|
         DB-9     9         6            |                         |
                                         |  1,Shell ______   Shell |
                                         |  TxD    2_____3   TxD   |
                                         |  RxD    3_____2   RxD   |
         1      Device End      13       |  RTS    4_____7   RTS   |
        _|_______________________|_      |  CTS    5_____8   CTS   |
       | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |     |  DSR    6_____6   DSR   |
        \ . . . . . . . . . . . . /      |  CD     8_____1   CD    |
          |_____________________|        |  S Gnd  7_____5   S Gnd |
         14     DB-25 Male     25        |  DTR   20_____4   DTR   |
                                         |  RI    22_____9   RI    |
                                         |_________________________|


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Cable DB-25 to DB-9 (No interposer needed) (not for modem) No P/N

        1      Device End      13         _________________________
       _³_______________________³_       |  DB25 Side |  DB-9 Side |
      | . . . . . . . . . . . . . |      |____________|____________|
       \ . . . . . . . . . . . . /       | Signal pin | pin Signal |
         |_____________________|         |____________|____________|
        14     DB-25 Male     25         |  TxD    2_____2   RxD   |
                                         |  RxD    3_____3   TxD   |
                                         |  RTS    4_____8   CTS   |
                   5       1             |  CTS    5_____7   RTS   |
        System    _|_______|_            |  DSR    6_              |
         End     | o o o o o |           |  CD     8_|___4   DTR   |
                  \ o o o o /            |  S Gnd  7_____5   S Gnd |
        Female     / _____ \             |             __6   DSR   |
         DB-9     9         6            |  DTR   20__|__1   DCD   |
                                         |_________________________|


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                        Pin-to-pin Converter Cable
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                   |                 |                |
                   |    RJ45 Side    |    DB9 Side    |
                   |_________________|________________|
                   |  Signal     pin | pin   Signal   |
                   |_________________|________________|
                   |  Gnd Shld    1  |  -    N/A      |
                   |  RTS         2  |  7    RTS      |
                   |  RxD         3  |  2    RxD      |
                   |  CD          4  |  1    DCD      |
                   |  Sgnl Gnd    5  |  5    Sgnl Gnd |
                   |  TxD         6  |  3    TxD      |
                   |  DTR         7  |  4    DTR      |
                   |  CTS         8  |  8    CTS      |
                   |_________________|________________|

       This pin assignment only convert RJ45 64-port type to DB9.

  WARNING: Don't use this pinout for 128-port or 7318.
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                        Terminal Cable (PC as terminal)
                              (not for modem)
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                    |    RJ45 Side    |    DB9 Side    |
                    |_________________|________________|
                    |  Signal     pin | pin   Signal   |
                    |_________________|________________|
                    |  Gnd Shld    1  |  -    N/A      |
                    |  RTS         2  |  8    CTS      |
                    |  RxD         3  |  3    TxD      |
                    |  CD          4  |  4    DTR      |
                    |  Sgnl Gnd    5  |  5    Sgnl Gnd |
                    |  TxD         6  |  2    RxD      |
                    |  DTR         7  |  6,1  DSR,DCD  |
                    |  CTS         8  |  7    RTS      |
                    |_________________|________________|

           ___________    _  16-port   _             _____________
          |  RS/6000  |__| Concentrator RJ-45 to DB-9 PC Terminal |
          |___________|  |_            _|           |_____________|



            DB-25 (or RJ-45 64port type ) to DB9  for HP Laserjet IV

                    _____________________________________
                   |        |   Computer     |  Printer  |
                   |        |   Side         |  Side     |
                   |________|________________|___________|
                   | Signal | DB-25 or RJ-45 | DB-9 HP   |
                   |________|________________|___________|
                   |   CTS  |   5   or   8 _____ 1  RTS  |
                   |   RD   |   3   or   3 _____ 2  TD   |
                   |   TD   |   2   or   6 _____ 3  RD   |
                   |   DTR  |  20   or   7 _____ 4  DSR  |
                   |   Gnd  |   7   or   5 _____ 5  Gnd  |
                   |   CD   |   8   or   4 _____ 6  DTR  |
                   |        |                |           |
                   |        |                |__ 8  DTR  |
                   |        |                            |
                   |________|____________________________|

        NOTE:  RJ-45 used pinout is 64-port type, not 128-port .


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                128-Port RJ-45 to DB9  for HP Laserjet IV

                    _______________________________
                   |        | System   |  Printer  |
                   |        | End      |  end      |
                   |________|__________|___________|
                   | Signal |   RJ-45  |  DB-9 HP  |
                   |________|__________|___________|
                   |        |                      |
                   |   RD   |      5 _____ 2  TD   |
                   |   TD   |      4 _____ 3  RD   |
                   |   DTR  |      8 _____ 4  DSR  |
                   | S Gnd  |      6 _____ 5  Gnd  |
                   |   DSR  |      1 _____ 6  DTR  |
                   |   CTS  |      7 _____ 8  DTR  |
                   |________|______________________|

    NOTE: This cable has not been tested but it should work. There is
          2 pins identified as DTR: 6 and 8. HP says to wire pin 6 to DSR
          and pin 8 to CTS of the system end. I figure out that one DTR
          is used to signal the system the printer is ON and the other DTR
          is used for hardware flow control.



    Cable DB-9 to DB-9 (No interposer needed) (not for modem) No P/N

                                          _________________________
                   5       1             |  DB-9 Side |  DB-9 Side |
        Device    _|_______|_            |____________|____________|
         End     | o o o o o |           | Signal pin | pin Signal |
                  \ o o o o /            |____________|____________|
        Female     / _____ \             |  TxD    3_____2   RxD   |
         DB-9     9         6            |  RxD    2_____3   TxD   |
                                         |  RTS    7_____8   CTS   |
                   5       1             |  CTS    8_____7   RTS   |
        System    _|_______|_            |  DTR    4_____6   DSR   |
         End     | o o o o o |           |             |_1   CD    |
                  \ o o o o /            |                         |
        Female     / _____ \             |  DSR    6_____4   DTR   |
         DB-9     9         6            |  CD     1_|             |
                                         |                         |
                                         |  GND    5_____5   GND   |

                                         |  RI     9     9   RI    |
                                         |_________________________|

Updated Dec 21 2000 by Bruno Croft