Serial Port Cap; Connecting Peripherals To The Epc-8 - RadiSys EPC - 6A Hardware Reference Manual

EPC-6A Hardware Reference

Serial Port Cap

Your EPC-6A may have been shipped with a plastic cap over the serial port connector.
This cap is a conductive cap that shields the exposed pins in the connector from ESD
(electrostatic discharge). You should leave it installed when nothing is connected to the
serial port.

Connecting Peripherals to the EPC-8

Do not:
• Plug any cable or connector into the front panel connectors while the system is
• Plug in a serial or parallel device, keyboard, transceiver, monitor, or other
In general, electronics equipment are not designed to withstand damage that may
arise from fluctuations in power.
The next step of installation is connecting peripherals, typically a video display and
keyboard, but also perhaps a mouse, modem, printer, etc.
Pin-outs for the EPC-6A front-panel connectors are specified in Appendix A, Connectors.
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component while the system is ON.