Appendix b – cable pin outs – Rose Electronics Porter User Manual
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PORTER INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL
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Appendix B – Cable Pin outs
The diagrams below show the Porter’s pin out on the left and all other devices on the
right. Read across to find the pin out.
Connector types shown below refer to the connector on the device, not on the cable.
Serial Computers
Porter
25 pin
female
IBM PC
25 pin
male
IBM AT
9 pin
male
Mac
9 pin
female
Mac +
8 pin
circular
2
3
2
9
5
3
2
3
5
3
7
7
5
3-8
4-8
20
5-6-8
1-6-8
7
2
Serial Printers
Porter
25 pin
female
Hp Laser
Jet
25 pin
female
Xerox
4045
Laser
25 pin
female
Apple
Image-
writer
25 pin
female
Apple
Image-
Writer II
8 pin
circular
2
3
3
3
5
3
2
2
2
3
7
7
7
7
4-8
6
20
20
20
1
4
5-6-8
Serial Printers/Plotters
Porter
25 pin female
Epson
MX type
Okidata*
82-193
Diablo
630
NEC
spinwr.
HP
plotters
Calcomp.
plotters
Hou.Inst.
plotters
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
2
11
11
19
20
20
20
4
7
6
5-6
5-6-8
5-6
5-6
5-6
* Jumper setting for ready on pin 11
Other Devices
Porter
25 pin female
Hayes
modem
Multi-
plexers
VT-100
terminal
Rose*
25 pin
female
Rose**
8 pin RJ45
VAX
25 pin
female
2
2
2
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
-
-
-
-
6
6
6
-
20
3
-
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
20
20
20
-
6
2
-
* Refers to any Rose switching device with a 25 pin serial port (Caretaker, Caretaker plus,
Porter, Super Switch, or Master switch).
** Refers to any Rose switching device with a RJ35 8 pin serial port (MSU or MSN Series
Master Switch, or FastPrint).