4 serial interfaces, 1 rs-232 interface – Compaq 4000N User Manual
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Technical Reference Guide
Compaq Deskpro 4000N and 4000S Personal Computers
First Edition - September 1997
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5.4
SERIAL INTERFACES
The serial interfaces transmit and receive asynchronous serial data with external devices. The
serial interface function is provided by the 87307 I/O controller component, which integrates two
16550/16450-compatible UARTs. One UART(1) is dedicated to support DB-9 connector (A) on
the rear of the chassis while the second UART(2) can be configured to support the second DB-9
connector (B).
Figure 5–3. Serial Interfaces Block Diagram
5.4.1
RS-232 INTERFACE
The DB-9 connector-based interface complies with EIA standard RS-232-C, which includes
modem control signals and supports baud rates up to 115.2 Kbps. The DB-9 connector is shown
in the following figure and the pinout of the connector is listed in Table 5-9.
Figure 5–4. Serial Interface Connector (Male DB-9 as viewed from rear of chassis)
Table 5–10. DB-9 Serial Connector Pinout
Table 5-9.
DB-9 Serial Connector Pinout
Pin
Signal
Description
Pin
Signal
Description
1
CD
Carrier Detect
6
DSR
Data Set Ready
2
RX Data
Receive Data
7
RTS
Request To Send
3
TX Data
Transmit Data
8
CTS
Clear To Send
4
DTR
Data Terminal Ready
9
RI
Ring Indicator
5
GND
Ground
--
--
--
Each DB-9 port is independently configurable as to it’s COMn (address) designation.
UART1
(Log. Dev. 6)
UART2
(Log. Dev. 5)
DB-9 A (RS-232)
DB-9 B (RS-232)
TX/RX/CNTRL
TX/RX/CNTRL
87307