User Manual

Hardware Installation 11
RemotaSi l o Us er’ s Guide - Rev. B00 Kingst on Technology Company
Serial Port for Host PC
The external serial port DB-9 connector is located on the rear panel of
the RemotaSilo chassis. This port is the interface between the
RemotaSilo chassis and the host PC computer. Locate the DB-9 serial
cable included with your package contents. Attach one end of the serial
cable to the serial port on the RemotaSilo chassis (See Figure 4 below).
Connect the other end of the cable to the desired COM port on your
computer.
0803
DB-9
CONNECTOR
SERIAL CABLE
Figure 4: Connecting the Serial Cable
The DB-9 serial port connector has standard signal and connector pin
assignments as follows:
Pin Number Signal Name
1 NC ( no connect i on )
2 Transmit Data
3 Receive Dat a
4 Data Set Ready
5 Signal Ground
6 Data Terminal Ready
7 Clear To Send
8 Request to Send
9 NC ( no connect i on )
Table 1: DB-9 Pin Assignments