User guide

Appendix A: Electrical Pin Descriptions
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ThistableshowsthetypicalconnectionsbetweenaVoyager‐RX(ISAmodule)andaserial‐enableddisplay
device,withoutanyhardware‐handshaking(minimalconnections):
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DB9‐F:VoyagerISA
Serialport
(DCEpinout)
TypicalConnections
Voyager‐RX2(ISAmodule)toaDisplay
DB9‐F:Display
Serialport
(DCEpinout)
Pin
#
Signal
name
Dir (Minimal)Null‐ModemConnections Dir  Pin
#
1 DCD



DCD 1
2 RX
 
RX 2
3 TX
 
TX 3
4 DTR
 
DTR 4
5 Ground  Ground 5
6 DSR
 
DSR 6
7 RTS
 
RTS 7
8 CTS
 
CTS 8
9 RI
 
RI 9
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SerialInterfaceNotes:
 ConnectingaPCtoaVoyager‐TX(ISAmodule)willtypicallyrequireastraightDB9‐M/Fcable.
 ConnectingadisplaytoaVoyager‐RX(ISAmodule)willtypicallyrequirea“null‐modem”typeDB9‐
M/Mcable.
 Slightlydifferentcableconnectionsbetweendevicesmaybe
required,dependingonthespecificneeds
ofthecontrol‐systemorserial‐enableddisplay.Refertotheirrespectiveuser‐documentationfor
additionaldetails.
 AlsorefertotheVoyagerProgrammersGuide(VLCPregistersettings)forhowtocontrolthesoftware
&hardwarehandshakingfeaturesoftheVoyagerlink.
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