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2.3.1.1 COM Connector
ARK-2121F provides four D-sub 9-pin connectors, which provide RS232/422/485
serial communication interface ports. The default setting is RS-232, if you want to
use RS-422/485, you can find the BIOS setting in Chapter 3.4.2.
The RS-422/485 mode of ARK-2121F COM1~COM6 can be supported via BIOS set-
tings. The setting is under Advanced BIOS Features Setup -> Super IO Configura-
tion.
Table 2.2: COM Connector Pin Assignments
RS-232
Pin Signal Name
1 DCD
2 RxD
3 TxD
4 DTR
5 GND
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI
Note! NC represents "No Connection".
Figure 2.3 COM Connector
RS-422
Signal Name
Tx-
Tx+
Rx+
Rx-
GND
NC
NC
NC
NC
11
RS-485
Signal Name
DATA-
DATA+
NC
NC
GND
NC
NC
NC
NC
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