Printer/Modem/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable - Silicon Graphics IRIS Indigo Owner's Manual

Chapter 4: Installing Peripherals
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Printer/Modem/Dumb Terminal Serial Cable

To use a serial printers and dumb terminals, use a 3-wire standard Macintosh
®
Imagewriter cable. The cable connector pinout assignments for this cable are shown in
Table 4-1.
Table 4-1 Cable Connector Pinout Assignments for the Printer/Modem/Dumb Terminal
Serial Cable
Signal Description
TXD
GND
RXD
GND
For a 3-wire cable and no hardware flow control modem, you must use the
Note:
/dev/ttyd* command devices in the configuration files. For more detailed information, see
the serial man page. To access the man page, place the cursor in the console window and
type
man serial
Pin Number
DIN-8 Connector
(male)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Pin Number
DB-25 Connector
(male)
N/C
N/C
3
7
2
N/C
N/C
7
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