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- From: 01ksdavis@bsu-ucs.uucp
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: null-modem-cable : should I make ?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug17.132652.8916@bsu-ucs.uucp>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 18:26:52 GMT
- References: <1992Aug13.142254.22660@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de> <1992Aug13.183859.4170@fripp.ri.cadre.com> <1992Aug14.015501.26564@mixcom.com>
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- In article <1992Aug14.015501.26564@mixcom.com>, ttyytt@mixcom.com (Adam Costello) writes:
- > In article <1992Aug13.183859.4170@fripp.ri.cadre.com> jh@cadre.com writes:
- >>You should be able to get away with connecting pins 7 and 20 straight through
- >>and crossing pins 2 and 3. That's bare bones, but it should do it. If you've
- >>got an 8 wire cable to work with, connect 4,5,6,7,8 and 20 straight through,
- >>and cross 2 and 3.
- >
- > No! Pins 4 and 20 (on data terminal equipment) are RTS and DTR. These are
- > outputs! You never want to connect two outputs together. There's
- > probably protection built into the serial ports, but better safe than sorry.
- >
- > There are two wirings for null-modems I would recommend, depending on
- > whether RTS/CTS are being used for their original intended purpose (to keep
- > the terminal from sending data when the modem isn't ready for it), or for
- > flow control in both directions.
- >
- > Original intention
- > ------------------
- >
- > shield 1 --------- 1 shield
- >
- > TXD 2 ---\ /--- 2 TXD
- > X
- > RXD 3 ---/ \--- 3 RXD
- >
- > RTS 4 -+ +- 4 RTS
- > | |
- > CTS 5 -+ +- 5 CTS
- >
- > RLSD 8 -+ +- 8 RLSD
- > | |
- > DSR 6 -+-\ /-+- 6 DSR
- > X
- > DTR 20 ---/ \--- 20 DTR
- >
- > SGND 7 --------- 7 SGND
- >
- >
- > Flow Control
- > ------------
- >
- > shield 1 --------- 1 shield
- >
- > TXD 2 ---\ /--- 2 TXD
- > X
- > RXD 3 ---/ \--- 3 RXD
- >
- > RTS 4 ---\ /--- 4 RTS
- > X
- > CTS 5 ---/ \--- 5 CTS
- >
- > RLSD 8 -+ +- 8 RLSD
- > | |
- > DSR 6 -+-\ /-+- 6 DSR
- > X
- > DTR 20 ---/ \--- 20 DTR
- >
- > SGND 7 --------- 7 SGND
- >
- >
- > The only difference between the two is with RTS/CTS. Note that RLSD
- > (Receive Line Signal Detector) is also know as CD (Carrier Detect).
- >
- > AMC
- This might interest me also. I already have a modem cable and a null
- modem adapter. Does anybody know if I still need to make the cable?
-
-
- Kyle
-