NPort IA and IAW5000A-I/O
Connecting to a Serial Device
Use a serial cable to connect your serial device to a serial port on the NPort.
Pin Assignments
The IA5000A-I/O and IAW5000A-I/O Series use DB9 serial ports to connect to serial devices. Each port
supports three serial interfaces that select by software: RS-232, RS-422, and RS-485 (both 2 and 4-wire).
Serial Port Pin Assignments
RJ45 (Ethernet)
Power Inputs and Relay Output Pinouts
V2+
DC Power Input 2
Pin
RS-232
1
DCD
2
RXD
3
TXD
4
DTR
5
GND
6
DSR
7
RTS
8
CTS
9
Pin
RS-232
1
Tx+
2
Tx-
3
Rx+
4
5
6
Rx-
7
8
V2-
DC Power Input 2
N.O.
RS-422/ RS-485 (4W)
TxD-(A)
TxD+(B)
RxD+(B)
RxD-(A)
GND
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Common
N.C.
DC Power Input 1
2-5
Getting Started
RS-485 (2W)
–
–
Data+(B)
Data-(A)
GND
–
–
–
–
V1+
V1-
DC Power Input 1