Serial Port Adapter Cables; Table A-6 Female Db-9 To Female Minidin8 Adapter Cable Pinout - Silicon Graphics Prism Hardware User's Manual

A: Technical Specifications and Pinouts

Serial Port Adapter Cables

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The deskside system's serial ports conform to the PC standard pinout for EIA standard
RS-232 signals. The Linux drivers available for serial devices will vary, and no
assumption is made regarding hardware or software support.
The purpose of the adapter cable is to allow the deskside system to use standard PC serial
devices. Table A-6 shows the adapter cable pinout for a standard PC or Macintosh serial
port.
Table A-6 Female DB-9 to Female MiniDIN8 Adapter Cable Pinout
From: Female DB To: MiniDIN8
1 7
2 5
3 3
4 1
5 4
6 8
7 6
8 2
9 Unused
The purpose of the following adapter cable is to support ANSI/SMPTE Standard
107M-1992.
PC Signal Macintosh Signal
DCD GPi
RD RxD-
TD TxD-
DTR TxD+
SG SG
DSR RxD+
RTS HSKo
CTS HSKi
RI Unused
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