External Communications Control - Nikon eclipse lv150 Instruction Manual

External Communications Control

The LV150A has an RS-232C interface. The serial communication can be used to rotate the
nosepiece and read its position or to set and read status by external device, such as PC.
1. Communication Method
Asynchronous (start-stop synchronized) serial communication
RS-232C (EIA standard compliant)
2. Connector Specifications
(1) Connector Type Name
D-sub 9-Pin Male
(2) Pin Assignment
Pin number
–: Not used
60
Signal name
–
1
2 RxD
3 TxD
4 DTR
5 SG
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 –
NOTE: The control lines DTR, DSR, RTS, and CTS are not used in
communication with this unit.
1
In/out
–
Input
Output
–
GND
–
–
–
–
2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9