Mcs-rs232 interface pinout – JLCooper KeyShot User Manual
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KeyShot Series RS-232 Interface Card
The RS-232 Interface is intended for operation with a host
computer. It provides the advantages of a standard interface,
which is found on many computers.
The RS-232 Interface has a male D-Sub connector. The port is
configured to communicate at 1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and
odd parity. The port is set to communicate at 38400 bits/sec, 1
start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and odd parity.
KeyShot Series USB Interface Card
The USB Interface is intended for operation with a host computer.
It provides the advantages of a standard interface, which is found
on most modern computers.
The USB Interface has a female USB B type connector and uses
the USB v1.1 protocol. For Windows computers, there is a driver
that allows the device with this interface card to appear as a com
port. This driver can be downloaded from the JLCooper support
web site, http://www.jlcooper.com/pages/downloads.html. With
the driver, the virtual com port is configured to communicate at
38400 bits/sec, 1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no parity.
MCS-RS232 Interface Pinout
1
DCD*
2
Transmit
3
Receive
5
Ground
6
DSR*
8
CTS*
Note: These signals are at the RS-232 Interface card
* These pins are not used by the card and are
connected together for ports that require handshake.