Serial Interfaces - Fluke OF-500 OptiFiber User Manual

Serial Interfaces

The tester has a USB client interface and an EIA/TIA-232
(RS-232; DB9) interface for uploading test results to a PC and
updating the tester's software.
Tester End (female DB9)
Signal Name
Data carrier detect
Receive data
Transmit data
Data terminal ready
Signal ground
Not connected
Request to send
Clear to send
Not connected
The RS-232 serial port connects to a PC with a null-modem
cable. Tables 3 and 4 and show the pin connections for the
cable and the 9-to-25-pin adapter available from Fluke
Networks.
Table 3. RS-232 Interface Cable Connections
Pin Direction
←
1
←
2
→
3
→
4
←→
5
6
→
7
←
8
9
PC End (female DB9)
Pin Signal Name
4 Data terminal ready
3 Transmit data
2 Receive data
1 Data carrier detect
5 Signal ground
6 Not connected
8 Clear to send
7 Request to send
9 Not connected
Specifications
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