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- *** LOOPBACK Documentation
- ***
- *** Version 2.0
- *** January 18, 1999
- ***
- *** MarshallSoft Computing, Inc.
- *** POB 4543 Huntsville AL 35815
- ***
- *** Phone: 256-881-4630
- *** email: ports@marshallsoft.com
- *** web: http://www.marshallsoft.com
- *** ftp: ftp://ftp.marshallsoft.com/marshallsoft
-
- *** Making a RS232 Loopback Adapter ***
-
- An RS232 loopback adapter can easily be made from a female-female adapter.
- Orient the female-female adapter such that the widest part is facing up. In
- this orientation, the pins are numbered from right to left, top to bottom.
- Connect pins 2 and 3 together with a short piece of wire (or small paper clip)
- as shown below.
-
- The loopback adapter can also test RTS/CTS by connecting pin RTS to CTS, as
- shown in the diagram below. This is recommended since the RTS/CTS pins are
- used for flow control. The loopback adapter can also test DTR/DSR by
- connecting pin DTR to pin DSR.
-
- Lastly, connect the female-female adapter to the end of the modem cable, and
- you are run to run your test software.
-
- Female DB 25 Female DB 9
- +--------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------+
- / o o o o o o o o o o o===o o \ / o o o===o o \
- \ / \ /
- \ o o o o o o o o o o o o / \ o o o o /
- +------------------------------------------------+ +---------------+
- Female DB 25 Female DB 9
- +--------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------+
- /13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3===2 1 \ / 5 4 3===2 1 \
- \ / \ /
- \ 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 / \ 9 8 7 6 /
- +------------------------------------------------+ +---------------+
-
- DB 25 DB 9 Pin Definition
- ===== ==== ==============
- 7 5 Signal Ground (SG)
- 2 3 Transmit Data (TD)
- 3 2 Receive Data (RD)
- 20 4 Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
- 6 6 Data Set Ready (DSR)
- 4 7 Request to Send (RTS)
- 5 8 Clear to Send (CTS)
- 8 1 Carrier Detect (CD)
-
- (Note: The pin positions are reversed for male connectors)
-
- *** Making a RS422/RS485 Loopback Adapter ***
-
- An RS422/RS485 loopback adapter can be made in a similar manner to the RS232
- loopback adapter. For a DB25 connector, you want to connect TD- (pin 2) to RD-
- (pin3), and TD+ (pin14) to RD+ (pin 16).
-
- DB 25 Pin Definition
- ===== ==============
- 2 - Transmit Data (TD-)
- 3 - Receive Data (RD-)
- 14 + Transmit Data (TD+)
- 16 + Receive Data (RD+)
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