HP 24SII User Manual
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IMPORTANT: Before you proceed with cabling, you must know
whether the devices to which you will connect the Model 24SII DES
are DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) or DCE (Data Communication
Equipment). The following devices are generally DTE: terminals,
printers, computers like the IBM PC. The following devices are DCE:
modems and some computers.
If your device transmits data on Pin 2 or receives data on Pin 3, it is
DTE. If your device receives data on Pin 2 and transmits data on Pin
3, it is DCE. However, to verify the interface requirements, please
refer to the Owner's Manual for your device.
The serial ports on the M24SII-V04 I/O module has DB-25 female
DCE connectors and use the following signals for communication:
DCE PORT SIGNALS
PIN#
EIA-232
DIRECTION
DESCRIPTION
1
PGND
----
Protective ground
2
TX
Input
Data in
3
RX
Output
Data out
4
RTS
Input
Internally enabled if no wire connected
(normally not used).
5
CTS
Output
-12V when DCE device's buffer is full.
6
DSR
Output
+12V when DCE device powers-up.
7
SGND
----
Signal ground
20
DTR
Input
Transmit enabled when +12 V.