User guide

Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X
Rev 4.0 Oct.09 22
Figure 4-5: Serial
TheserialportofyourPinPointXcanbeconnecteddirectlyto
mostcomputersorotherdevicesusingastandardstraight
throughcable.IfyouhaveaDCEdevice,youwillneedanull
modemornullmodemcable.
Figure 4-6: USB
YourPinPointX’sfull‐speed(12Mbit)USB2.0portcanbe
connecteddirectlytomostcomputersorotherdevicesusinga
standardfull‐speedUSB2.0cable.Ifthecomputerordevice
youareconnectingorthecableisnotratedforfull‐speed,the
modemwillcommunicateata
reducedspeedtomatch.The
PinPointXfunctionsasadevice,notahost.
Whenitisconnectedtoacomputer,theUSBportshouldbe 
seenasaCOMportorEthernetportaftertheapplicabledriver
isinstalled.
ThePinPointXhasa standardBconnector.
Figure 4-7: I/O
YourPinPointX alsohasanI/Oportwithdigitalinputs,analog
inputs,andrelayoutputswhichcanbeconnectedtoexternal
devices.
TheI/OportcanuseanoptionalI/Oharnessavailablethrough
SierraWireless.