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- From: Rick_Michael_Cortese@cup.portal.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
- Subject: Re: Connecting an RS232 modem to an Atari?
- Message-ID: <65466@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 11:15:40 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <1992Sep7.231030.7510@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
- <65456@cup.portal.com>
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- EXAMPLE #3
-
- This is the one I really recommend building, if you buy a NULL
- modem connector you'll be able to use it to hook up with both
- computers & a modem.
-
- Explodo view for connection to male
- DB-25
-
- Solder side of DB-25 (I stick
- everything inside the hood)
-
- ____
- : \____
- : \____
- : \
- : 1 :
- : 14:
- : :
- :++2+-------------------------------------+-WHITE
- :: 15: :
- :: : 5.6K :
- :: 3+---------------+\/\/\+-+---BLUE :
- :: 5.6K 16: : :
- :+\/\/\/+-+ : + :
- : 4+-----+ /---/ 5.1V /---/
- : : 17: /:\ ZENERS /:\
- : : : : :
- : 5+-----+ : : :
- : 18: +-------------+
- : : :
- :++6 : :
- :: 19: :
- :: : :
- :: 7+-----------------------+-BLACK &
- :+-----------+20: ORANGE
- : *SEE NOTE :
- : 8+-+ :
- : 21:
- : :
- : 9 :
- : 22:
- : :
- : 10 :
- : 23:
- : :
- : 11 :
- : 24:
- : :
- : 12 :
- : 25:
- : :
- : 13 ____:
- : ____/
- :_____/
-
-
-
- *NOTE: Some printers use pin #8 as CARRIER DETECT. I believe the
- NEC Spinwriter is one. I never ran into any thing that needs it,
- but you may want to use pin #8 to #20 if you have a problem. In
- this case DO NOT CONNECT PIN #6! Maybe use the 4-5-6 connection.
- #6 and #8 are both outputs from DTE's so you could have one trying
- to bring the other to a +10 or a -10V! I've seen a reference that
- does this, but it doesn't seem like a good idea. Besides, the
- NEC uses pin #19 & maybe #20 for DTR and is such an odd case, it
- may not work anyway. If you use 5.6K resistors you could connect
- just about anything to anything, but why? If you buy a NULL modem
- for connecting your computers, it'll probably take care of the CD
- line anyway. As a final note; if you really want to be safe get a
- pin-out for the devices you want to connect. Make sure you never
- have two outputs from either device (or themselves for that
- matter) connected to each other.
-
- Here's a list of standard pin assignments for RS-232 to help you
- along & double check my connections. *****NOTE***** I do connect
- pins 4 & 5 to pin #2 (or #3) through a 5.6K resistor. This is
- necessary because although the joystick port can deliver a 0V
- level, it can't drive a +5V by itself. You could probably also
- substitute pin #20 vs #4 for driving pins # 5 & #6 if you never
- want to connect to a modem.
-
-
- PIN # ASSIGNMENT
- BOTH DEVICES
- 1 PROTECTIVE GROUND
- 7 SIGNAL GROUND
- THE OUTPUTS (DTE DATA TERMINAL EQUIPMENT)
- 2 TRANSMITTED DATA (TD)
- 4 REQUEST TO SEND (RTS)
- 20 DATA TERMINAL READY (DTR)
- 23 DATA SIGNAL RATE SELECTOR
- 24 TRANSMITTER SIGNAL ELEMENT TIMING
- 14 SECONDARY TRANSMITTED DATA
- 19 SECONDARY REQUEST TO SEND
- THE INPUTS (DATA TERMINATING CIRCUIT EQUIPMENT)
- 3 RECIEVED DATA (RD)
- 5 CLEAR TO SEND (CTS)
- 6 DATA SET READY (DSR)
- 22 RING INDICATOR (RI)
- 8 CARRIER DETECT (CD)
- 21 SIGNAL QUALITY DECTOR
- 23 DATA SIGNAL RATE SELECTOR
- 15 TRANSMISSION SIGNAL ELEMENT TIMING
- 17 RECIEVER SIGNAL ELEMENT TIMING
- 16 SECONDARY RECIEVED DATA
- 13 SECONDARY CLEAR TO SEND
- 12 SECONDARY RECIEVED LINE SIGNAL DETECTOR
-