Serial Cable - Revision history

Sjlongland: /* Extelnal links */ Speeling

2008-01-08T04:19:51Z

‎Extelnal links: Speeling

Alec v: Indigo_Pinouts

2006-11-09T15:35:59Z

Indigo_Pinouts

Sjlongland: /* Serial connector pinouts */

2005-10-15T02:35:40Z

‎Serial connector pinouts

Sjlongland: /* How to connect the connectors */ Heading tweak

2005-09-24T01:58:36Z

‎How to connect the connectors: Heading tweak

Sjlongland: Minor readability improvements

2005-09-24T01:54:21Z

Minor readability improvements

Sjlongland: /* Serial connector pinouts */ Repaced the ASCII-art table with a true HTML table in Wiki syntax

2005-09-24T01:11:23Z

‎Serial connector pinouts: Repaced the ASCII-art table with a true HTML table in Wiki syntax

Sjlongland: Put in some better diagrams of the ports.

2005-09-11T12:40:37Z

Put in some better diagrams of the ports.

Ralf at 12:23, 4 July 2005

2005-07-04T12:23:38Z

Ralf at 14:47, 30 June 2005

2005-06-30T14:47:04Z

New page

This is the way you need to solder your cable.

Crossed Serial Cable Pinout

<pre>
SGI-Mini-DIN-8 | Sub-D 25
(male) | (female)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
6 7 8 | 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
3 4 5 | 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
1 2 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------
DTR - Data Terminal Ready 1 | 6 DSR - Data Set Ready
CTS - Clear To Send 2 | 4 RTS
TD - Transmit Data 3 | 3 RD
SG - Signal Ground 4,8 | 7 SG
RD - Receive Data 5 | 2 TD
RTS - Request To Send 6 | 5 CTS
DCD - Data Carrier Detect 7 | 20 DTR
Shield | 1 Protective Ground
</pre>

Thiemo also said that it might be needed to have a connection between pin 20 and pin 8 on the Sub-D 25 connector to have your terminal do a carrier detect.
Both numberings are done looking to the front of the connectors - not the soldering site ! (Note the male / female).

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 |}
-== Extelnal links ==
+== External links ==
 * [http://www.irisindigo.com/index.php/Indigo_Pinouts Indigo Pinouts]

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:35, 9 November 2006
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	\|colspan="3"\| Shield \|\| --> \|\| - \|\| Protective Ground \|\| - \|\| Pin 1		\|colspan="3"\| Shield \|\| --> \|\| - \|\| Protective Ground \|\| - \|\| Pin 1
	\|}		\|}
		+
		+	== Extelnal links ==
		+	* [http://www.irisindigo.com/index.php/Indigo_Pinouts Indigo Pinouts]

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 <td>
 [[Image:Minidin8-serial.png]]
-</td>Data Set Ready
+</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>

@@ Line 50: / Line 50: @@
 {| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
 |- style="background: #fcc;"
-!colspan="3"| From (MiniDin8)
+!colspan="2"| From           || MiniDin8 Pin
 ! -->
-!colspan="4"| To
+!colspan="2"| To                                                                || DB9 Pin || DB25 Pin
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| DTR || Data Terminal Ready || Pin 1      || --> || DSR || Data Set Ready      || DB9: Pin 6 || DB25: Pin 6
+| DTR || Data Terminal Ready || Pin 1      || --> || DSR || Data Set Ready      ||  Pin 6  || Pin 6
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-| CTS || Clear To Send       || Pin 2      || --> || RTS || Request To Send     || DB9: Pin 7 || DB25: Pin 4
+| CTS || Clear To Send       || Pin 2      || --> || RTS || Request To Send     ||  Pin 7  || Pin 4
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| TD  || Transmit Data       || Pin 3      || --> || RD  || Receive Data        || DB9: Pin 2 || DB25: Pin 3
+| TD  || Transmit Data       || Pin 3      || --> || RD  || Receive Data        ||  Pin 2  || Pin 3
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-| SG  || Signal Ground       || Pins 4 & 8 || --> || SG  || Signal Ground       || DB9: Pin 5 || DB25: Pin 7
+| SG  || Signal Ground       || Pins 4 & 8 || --> || SG  || Signal Ground       ||  Pin 5  || Pin 7
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| RD  || Receive Data        || Pin 5      || --> || TD  || Transmit Data       || DB9: Pin 3 || DB25: Pin 2
+| RD  || Receive Data        || Pin 5      || --> || TD  || Transmit Data       ||  Pin 3  || Pin 2
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-| RTS || Request To Send     || Pin 6      || --> || CTS || Clear To Send       || DB9: Pin 8 || DB25: Pin 5
+| RTS || Request To Send     || Pin 6      || --> || CTS || Clear To Send       ||  Pin 8  || Pin 5
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| DCD || Data Carrier Detect || Pin 7      || --> || DTR || Data Terminal Ready || DB9: Pin 4 || DB25: Pin 20
+| DCD || Data Carrier Detect || Pin 7      || --> || DTR || Data Terminal Ready ||  Pin 4  || Pin 20
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-|colspan="3"| Shield                       || --> ||  -  || Protective Ground   || - || DB25: Pin 1
+|colspan="3"| Shield                       || --> ||  -  || Protective Ground   || -       || Pin 1
 |}
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 {| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
 |- style="background: #fcc;"
-!colspan="3"| From (MiniDin8)
+!colspan="2"| From           || MiniDin8 Pin
 ! -->
-!colspan="4"| To
+!colspan="2"| To                                                                || DB9 Pin || DB25 Pin
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| DTR || Data Terminal Ready || Pin 1      || --> || DTR || Data Terminal Ready || DB9: Pin 4 || DB25: Pin 20
+| DTR || Data Terminal Ready || Pin 1      || --> || DTR || Data Terminal Ready || Pin 4   || Pin 20
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-| CTS || Clear To Send       || Pin 2      || --> || CTS || Clear To Send       || DB9: Pin 8 || DB25: Pin 5
+| CTS || Clear To Send       || Pin 2      || --> || CTS || Clear To Send       || Pin 8   || Pin 5
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| TD  || Transmit Data       || Pin 3      || --> || TD  || Transmit Data       || DB9: Pin 3 || DB25: Pin 2
+| TD  || Transmit Data       || Pin 3      || --> || TD  || Transmit Data       || Pin 3   || Pin 2
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-| SG  || Signal Ground       || Pins 4 & 8 || --> || SG  || Signal Ground       || DB9: Pin 5 || DB25: Pin 7
+| SG  || Signal Ground       || Pins 4 & 8 || --> || SG  || Signal Ground       || Pin 5   || Pin 7
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| RD  || Receive Data        || Pin 5      || --> || RD  || Receive Data        || DB9: Pin 2 || DB25: Pin 3
+| RD  || Receive Data        || Pin 5      || --> || RD  || Receive Data        || Pin 2   || Pin 3
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-| RTS || Request To Send     || Pin 6      || --> || RTS || Request To Send     || DB9: Pin 7 || DB25: Pin 4
+| RTS || Request To Send     || Pin 6      || --> || RTS || Request To Send     || Pin 7   || Pin 4
 |- style="background: #fec;"
-| DCD || Data Carrier Detect || Pin 7      || --> || DCD || Data Carrier Detect || DB9: Pin 1 || DB25: Pin 8
+| DCD || Data Carrier Detect || Pin 7      || --> || DCD || Data Carrier Detect || Pin 1   || Pin 8
 |- style="background: #ffc;"
-|colspan="3"| Shield                       || --> ||  -  || Protective Ground   || -          || DB25: Pin 1
+|colspan="3"| Shield                       || --> ||  -  || Protective Ground   || -       || Pin 1
 |}

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 <td>
 [[Image:Minidin8-serial.png]]
-</td>
+</td>Data Set Ready
 </tr>
 <tr>
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 </table>
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
+{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
-| Name (V24) || DB25 Pin# || DB9 Pin# || MiniDIN8 Pin# || Direction || Full Name || Remarks
+|- style="background: #fcc;"
-|-
+! Name (V24) || DB25 Pin# || DB9 Pin# || MiniDIN8 Pin# || Direction || Full Name || Remarks
 | TxD ||  2 || 3 ||  3  || Out || Transmit Data       || Data
-|-
+|- style="background: #ffc;"
 | RxD ||  3 || 2 ||  5  ||  In || Receive Data        || Data
-|-
+|- style="background: #fec;"
 | RTS ||  4 || 7 ||  6  || Out || Request To Send     || Handshaking
-|-
+|- style="background: #ffc;"
 | CTS ||  5 || 8 ||  2  ||  In || Clear To Send       || Handshaking
-|-
+|- style="background: #fec;"
 | DTR || 20 || 4 ||  1  || Out || Data Terminal Ready || Status
-|-
+|- style="background: #ffc;"
 | DSR ||  6 || 6 ||  -  ||  In || Data Set Ready      || Status
-|-
+|- style="background: #fec;"
 | RI  || 22 || 9 ||  -  ||  In || Ring Indicator      || Status
-|-
+|- style="background: #ffc;"
 | DCD ||  8 || 1 ||  7  ||  In || Data Carrier Detect || Status
-|-
+|- style="background: #fec;"
 | GND ||  7 || 5 || 4,8 ||  -  || Signal ground       || Reference level
-|-
+|- style="background: #ffc;"
 |  -  ||  1 || - ||  -  ||  -  || Protective ground   || Don't use this one as signal ground!
 |}
 == How to connect the connectors ==
-<pre>
+This cable will allow you to hook the MiniDIN8 port directly up to a standard RS-232 port on another computer.
-  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  DTR - Data Terminal Ready   1 |   6   DSR - Data Set Ready
+{| cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
-  CTS - Clear To Send         2 |   4   RTS
+|- style="background: #fcc;"
-  TD  - Transmit Data         3 |   3   RD
+!colspan="3"| From (MiniDin8)
-  SG  - Signal Ground       4,8 |   7   SG
+! -->
-  RD  - Receive Data          5 |   2   TD
+!colspan="4"| To
-  RTS - Request To Send       6 |   5   CTS
+|- style="background: #fec;"
-  DCD - Data Carrier Detect   7 |  20   DTR
+| DTR || Data Terminal Ready || Pin 1      || --> || DSR || Data Set Ready      || DB9: Pin 6 || DB25: Pin 6
-                         Shield |   1   Protective Ground
+|- style="background: #ffc;"
-</pre>
+| CTS || Clear To Send       || Pin 2      || --> || RTS || Request To Send     || DB9: Pin 7 || DB25: Pin 4
 It it might be needed to have a connection between pin 20 and pin 8 on the Sub-D 25 connector to have your terminal do a carrier detect.  SGI is using the same pin-pout for it's 8-pin mini-DIN connectors as Apple for it's machines.  Therefor cables and adapters suitable for use with Apple system may be used.

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 == Serial connector pinouts ==
 <pre>
   Name (V24)  25pin  9pin  8pin Dir  Full name               Remarks
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 This is the way you need to solder your cable.
-Crossed Serial Cable Pinout
+== Serial connector pinouts ==
 <pre>
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    DTR - Data Terminal Ready   1 |   6   DSR - Data Set Ready
@@ Line 21: / Line 50: @@
 </pre>
-Thiemo also said that it might be needed to have a connection between pin 20 and pin 8 on the Sub-D 25 connector to have your terminal do a carrier detect.
+It it might be needed to have a connection between pin 20 and pin 8 on the Sub-D 25 connector to have your terminal do a carrier detect.  SGI is using the same pin-pout for it's 8-pin mini-DIN connectors as Apple for it's machines.  Therefor cables and adapters suitable for use with Apple system may be used.
-Both numberings are done looking to the front of the connectors - not the soldering site ! (Note the male / female).