Hardware Installation Manual
6.8
Connecting the Serial Interface to a PC
The device provides an RS-232 serial interface port on its front panel. The serial cable
adapter used for connecting the RS-232 interface is shown below:
To connect the device's serial interface port to a PC:
1.
Connect one end of the crossover RS-232 cable (depicted as P3 in the figure above)
to the device's RS-232 port (located on the front panel and labeled RS-232).
2.
Connect the other end of the cable labeled P1 (i.e., the red 9-pin DB connector) to
either the COM1 or COM2 RS-232 communication port of your PC.
Version 6.6
Figure 6-18: RS-232 Cable Adapter
Figure 6-19: Cabling Serial Port
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6. Cabling the Device
February 2013