Specifications

Specifications
C-2 Issue 1 January 1997
Single-site Multi-site
Serial Ports
(2)
and Modems
See Serial Port
Pinouts and
Modems later in
this appendix.
• A COM port available
(3)
for SMDR
input at all times
• An additional COM port available
(3)
during Remote Access
• A 9600-baud (or faster) modem for
Remote Access
(4)
• A COM port available
(3)
for SMDR input
at all times
• A 1200-baud (or faster) modem for
SMDR input
• An additional COM port available
(3)
during Remote Access
• A 9600-baud (or faster) modem for
Remote Access
(4)
(2)
Serial ports must meet RS232 communications standards. If additional ports are needed, you
may use Equinox MARK-IV boards with Cherry Hill Software HiCom/9 driver (in a Windows 95
environment use Comtrol RocketPort multiport serial boards) and a modem on each additional
port. For information, contact Equinox Systems, Inc. (305 746-9000), Cherry Hill Software (609
983-1414), and/or Comtrol Corporation [phone]).
(3)
“Available” means that no other PC device is using the IRQ used by that COM port and no
other PC application uses the COM port. See Appendix E for detailed information on PC serial
port conflicts and solutions.
(4)
If Remote Access is not used, support may require an extra charge.
Devices
Bus, PS/2, or serial mouse (a serial mouse may cause IRQ conflicts. See
Appendix E for information on IRQ conflicts and solutions), VGA color monitor,
parallel printer (must support graphics and 10-17 characters/inch)
Software
Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or Windows 95 (if PC is on a
LAN, MERLIN LEGEND Reporter will require special installation.)
Serial Port Pinouts
Signal* DB9 DB25 RJ45
Transmit Data (TD) #3 #2 #6
Receive Data (RD) #2 #3 #4
Request to Send (RTS) #7 #4 #2
Clear to Send (CTS) #8 #5 #9
Data Terminal Ready (DTR) #4 #20 #3
Data Set Ready (DSR) #6 #6 #10
Signal Ground #5 #7 #5,7
Data Carrier Detect (DCD) #1 #8 #8
Ring Indicator (RI) #9 #22 #1
* MERLIN LEGEND Reporter sends TD, RTS, and DTR signals; it expects RD and will act on DCD, if supplied.