Instruction Manual

Constructing RS-232-C and
Longline Cables
Appendix A
A-2
Table A.A lists the RS-232-C compatible connections and lists which cables you
can use for those connections.
Table A.A
Cables
for RS232C connections.
To connect: To: Use:
1771KE, 1785KE, 1771KF, or
1771KG module
Advisor Color Graphic System or other data
terminal equipment (DTE) without handshaking
signals
6171DHCI cable or RS232C cable wired
according to Figure A.1.
data terminal equipment (DTE) with handshaking
signals
1770CG cable or RS232C cable wired according
to Figure A.2.
data communication equipment (DCE) without
handshaking signals
RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.3.
data communication equipment (DCE) with
handshaking signals
1770CP cable or RS232C cable wired according
to Figure A.4.
6121AAS with handshaking RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.11.
IBMPC/AT without handshaking RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.13.
1771KX1 module Fisher Controls PROVOX System PCIU 1770CX1 cable or RS232C cable wired
according to Figure A.5.
1773KA or 1775KA module data terminal equipment (DTE) without
handshaking signals
RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.6.
data terminal equipment (DTE) with handshaking
signals
RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.7.
data communication equipment (DCE) without
handshaking signals
RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.8.
data communication equipment (DCE) with
handshaking signals
RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.9.
1770KF2 module IBM AT RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.10.
6121AAS RS232C cable wired according to Figure A.12.
If you are constructing your own cable for any of the connections listed in
Table A.A, do not make the cable longer than 50 feet. Use Belden 8723 cable
which you can purchase from Allen-Bradley by catalog number 1778-CR.