Connecting The Console Terminal To Magnum 6Km; M12 Console Port Pin Assignments - GarrettCom MAGNUM MAGNUM 6KM Hardware Installation And User's Manual

Magnum 6KM Mobile Ethernet Switch Installation and User Guide
3.6

Connecting the Console Terminal to Magnum 6KM

The 6KM Console port, used to access the managed switch's software, has an
8-pin M12 (male) port. A console cable with the mating M12 (female) port and both a
DB-9 and / or a USB connector is available for purchase from GarrettCom.
The model# is: CONSOLE-CBLM
Note: For a detailed description of the 6KM's Managed Network Software (MNS-6K)
and the Magnum 6KM Switch Configuration information, please refer to Magnum 6K
Software Manual available on GarrettCom's FTP site. It is also available on GCI's
website at:
http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/sw_downloads.htm
To build your own console cable, the Console port pin-out is described below.
3.6.1

M12 Console Port pin assignments

(8-pin M12 A-coded, female, on 6KM switch)
M12 (6KM Console Port connector)
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The above provided information enables a managed station (a PC or Console terminal) to
connect directly to the switch.
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Signal
open
TXD
RXD
open
GND
open
open
open
20
Description
not used
Transmit Data (output)
Receive Data (input)
not used
Ground
not used
not used
not used
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