Owner`s manual

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Next, put the metal connector hood in place, enclosing the cable. Bend the drain wires
back up over the outside of the connector hood neck, and solder them into place. Crimp
the supplied strain relief ring over the connector hood/cable connection as shown in the
figure above. If a plastic outer shell is provided for the metal connector hood, put it in
place now.
The new RJ-45 Serial ports have a shield ground connection at pin 1. All cables
adapters and assemblies have the shield ground connection to pin 1. These pre-made
cables assemblies are available from Alpha Micro and their part numbers and details
are documented in the AM-359 product installation instructions.
AM-314, AM-318 and AM-359 Signal Pinout References
The AM-314, AM-318 and AM-359 installation instruction manuals include pinout and
cable construction information:
 AM-314 - 4-Port Serial I/O Installation Instructions , PDI-00314-00
 AM-318 - 8-Port Serial I/O Installation Instructions , PDI-00318-00
 AM-359 - 8-Port Serial I/O Installation Instructions , PDI-00359-00
RS-232 DB-9 CONNECTOR SIGNALS
The following table shows the signal-to-pin orientation applicable to each standard DB-9
serial I/O connector:
Rear Panel DB-9 Connector Signals
PIN Direction RS-232 Signal Name
1 N/C—no connection
2 Input RXDx—Received Data
3 Output TXDx—Transmitted Data
4 Input CTSx—Clear to Send
5 Output RTSx—Request to Send
6 Output N/C—no connection
7 GND—Signal Ground
8 Input DCDx—Data Carrier Detect
9 Output DTRx—Data Terminal Ready
NOTE: x = channel number. For example: RXD3 = Received Data, channel 3.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03