Installation manual

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Serial Port Connection

The RS-232 serial port is accessible through the Lamp connector. By default, the serial

port settings are set as follows:

Port definition Setting

Baud Rate 115200

Data Bits 8

Parity None

Stop Bits 1

Flow Control None

RS-232 Hardware Configuration

These port settings can be changed through the GUI by configuring the “Serial Port

Properties” in the Sherlock Embedded Client application. Refer to the online Help for

details.

BOA LAMP M12-5 Connector

Pin Name Color

2 RS232 RX White

3 GND Blue

5 RS232 TX Yellow

1,4 Not required

Electrically, three (3) signals are required to make a serial port connection between

BOA and another device as shown below. RS232 is a “point-to-point” connection, so the

Receive and Transmit lines must be crossed in the cable.

Party DSUB-9 Connector

Pin Name

3 TX

5 GND

2 RX

1,4,6,7,8,9 Not required

Note: It is important to establish a common ground between BOA and the connecting

party device.