Rs-232 Cables And Connectors; Third-Party Options; Smart Products With Rs-232 Connectors - SMART Board 4000 Series Installation Best Practices

CHAPTER 5
CABLES AND CONNECTORS
NOTE
See Cable best practices on page 40 for general guidelines.

Third-party options

Refer to Appendix A: Third-party referrals on page 69 for a list of companies that sell this type of
equipment.

RS-232 cables and connectors

RS-232 is a standard for the serial communication of data between
data terminal equipment (DTE), such as a computer, and data
communication equipment (DCE), such as a computer modem, a room
control system or a control port on electronic equipment. When using
an RS-232 connection, be sure to test it with a terminal program on a
computer first.
The RS-232 standard defines the electrical characteristics, timing and meaning of signals. The
standard also defines the physical size and pinout of connectors. Although RS-232 connectors
were once common on computers and peripheral devices, such as printers and modems, they
have been phased out in most modern devices in favor of USB connectors.
RS-232 serial cables are used to connect an RS-232 connector on the DTE device to an RS-232
connector on the DCE device.
Most modern computers don't include an RS-232 connector, so if you need to connect a computer
and a SMART product using an RS-232 serial cable, you'll need an external USB to RS-232
converter.
SMART products with RS-232 connectors
The following SMART products have RS-232 connectors:
Product type
Displays
Projectors
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Products
SMART Board 8000i-G4 series interactive flat panels
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SMART Board 8000i-G3 series interactive flat panels
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SMART Board 4000 series interactive flat panels
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SMART projectors
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LightRaise interactive projectors
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