Specifications

Serial Cables and Adapters
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Serial Port Adapter Cables
The OCTANE workstation’s serial ports conform to the PC standard pinout for EIA
standard RS-232 signals.
The purpose of the adapter cable is to allow the OCTANE workstation to use standard
PC or Macintosh serial devices.
Table C-12 shows the adapter cable pinout for a standard PC or Macintosh serial port.
The purpose of the following adapter cable is to support ANSI/SMPTE Standard
107M-1992.
Table C-12 Female DB9 to Female MiniDIN8 Adapter Cable Pinout
From
Female DB9
To
MiniDIN8
PC Signal Macintosh Signal
1 7 DCD GPi
2 5 RD RxD-
3 3 TD TxD-
4 1 DTR TxD+
54SGSG
6 8 DSR RxD+
7 6 RTS HSKo
8 2 CTS HSKi
9 unused RI unused