Chapter 9 The HiveManager Platform
Figure 3
Console port pin assignments
Male DB-9 console port
1
2
3
6
7
View of the console port
on HiveManager
The serial connection settings are as follows:
•
Bits per second: 9600
•
Data bits: 8
•
Parity: none
•
Stop bits: 1
•
Flow control: none
Status LEDs
The two status LEDs on the front of the HiveManager indicate various states of activity through their color
(dark, green, amber) and illumination patterns (steady glow or blinking). The meanings of the various color +
illumination patterns for each LED are shown in
Figure 4
Status LEDs
Steady illumination: Powered
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4
5
8
9
System power
Dark: no power
RS-232 Standard Pin Assignments
Pin
Signal
1
DCD (Data Carrier Detect)
2
RXD (Received Data)
3
TXD (Transmitted Data)
4
DTR (Data Terminal Ready)
5
Ground
6
DSR (Data Set Ready)
7
RTS (Request to Send)
8
CTS (Clear to Send)
9
RI (Ring Indicator)
The above pin assignments show a DTE configuration for a DB-9
connector complying with the RS-232 standard. Because this is
a console port, only pins 2, 3, and 5 need be used.
Figure
4.
Hard disk drive
Dark: Idle
Blinking: Active
Direction
(unused)
Input
Output
(unused)
Ground
(unused)
(unused)
(unused)
(unused)
Aerohive