Digi ConnectPort TS 8 Quick Start Manual

1
What's in the box
ConnectPort TS 8 or 16
RJ-45 diagnostic loopback
Power cord
(for U.S. models)
2 Connect the hardware
Connect the
a a
Ethernet cable.
ConnectPort TS
b
Connect the
serial devices,
following the
pin-position
information
below.
If serial devices
are EIA-422/485,
see steps 4e
and 4f.
Pin positions for connecting serial devices to ConnectPort TS products:
10-wire jack (female):
ConnectPort TS products use an
RJ-45 10-wire jack (female), with
Pin 1 in the following location:
Pin 1
Serial port pin assignments:
ConnectPort TS 8/16 MEI versions only:
Pin # on
Pin # on
10-wire
8-wire
EIA-232
connector
connector
1 RI
2 1 DSR*
3 2 RTS
4 3 CGND
5 4 TxD
6 5 RxD
7 6 SGND
8 7 CTS
9 8 DTR
10 DCD*
*Use the ALTPIN setting to swap these two signals
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Cord and brick power supply
(ConnectPort TS 8 models only)
Connect the
c
power supply.
Cord and
brick power
supply
(for TS 8
models).
Power cord
(for U.S.
models).
10-wire connector (male):
For a 10-wire connector, Pin 1 of the
connector is in the following location:
Insertion end
Top view
EIA-422/485
EIA-485
Full-Duplex
Half-Duplex
N/A
TxD-
DATA-
RxD-
N/A
RTS+
CGND
CGND
N/A
TxD+
DATA+
RxD+
SGND
SGND
N/A
CTS+
N/A
RTS-
N/A
CTS-

Quick Start Guide

ConnectPort® TS 8 and 16
ConnectPort® TS 8 MEI
and 16 MEI
LEDs, Reset button, and Console port on the front panel:
LEDs
Power:
Fuse:
Diagnosis:
Green = On
Green = On
See User
Guide for
details
LEDs
Diagnosis:
Power:
See User
Green = On
Guide for
details
8-wire connector (male):
For an 8-wire connector, connect the pins to the
center 8 pins of the 10-wire jack:
Insertion end
Top view
90000848-88 E
ConnectPort TS 8
C1/C2:
Console
Reset
not used
port
button
ConnectPort TS 16
Reset
Console
button
port