Service manual

Appendix B - Hardware Specifications and Cabling 95
Cyclades-TS Installation & Service Manual
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TS100 TS400 TS800 TS1000 TS2000 TS3000
External
Dimensions
2.76in x 3.35
in x 1.18 in
8.5in x 4.75in
x 1in
8.5in x 4.75in
x 1in
17in x 8.5 in x
1.75 in
17in x 8.5 in x
1.75 in
17in x 8.5 in x
1.75 in
Weight 0.3 lb 1.5 lb 1.6 lb 6 lb 6.2 lb 8 lb
SAFETY
TS100 TS400 TS800 TS1000 TS2000 TS3000
Approvals FCC Class A, CE
This section has all the information you need to quickly and successfully purchase or build cables to the Cyclades-
TS. It focuses on information related to the RS-232 interface, which applies not only to the Cyclades-TS but
also to any RS-232 cabling. At the end of this chapter you will also find some information about the RS-485
interface, which is available in the Cyclades-TS100 model only.
The RS-232 Standard
RS-232C, EIA RS-232, or simply RS-232 refer to a standard defined by the Electronic Industries Association in
1969 for serial communication. More than 30 years later, we have found more applications for this standard than
its creators could have imagined. Almost all electronic devices nowadays have serial communication ports.
RS-232 was defined to connect Data Terminal Equipment, (DTE, usually a computer or terminal) to Data
Communication Equipment (DCE, usually a modem):
DTE —> RS-232 —> DCE —> communication line –> DCE —> RS-232 –> DTE