[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] Wiring for null modem cable

hydrox@itsgw.rpi.edu (Michael A. Hendrix) (10/02/90)

Can anyone supply me the wiring pattern for a null modem cable with a DB25
connector on one end and a DB9 on the other end?  I need to move some stuff
from my 286 to my laptop and need to wire a cable up for this....any help
would be greatly appreciated.



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kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (10/03/90)

In article <='Q%5!=@rpi.edu> hydrox@itsgw.rpi.edu (Michael A. Hendrix) writes:
>Can anyone supply me the wiring pattern for a null modem cable with a DB25
>connector on one end and a DB9 on the other end?  I need to move some stuff
>from my 286 to my laptop and need to wire a cable up for this....any help
>would be greatly appreciated.

DB9	RS232				DB25	RS232
Pin	Signal				Pin	Signal
 1	CD	Carrier Detect		 1	CGnd	Case Ground
 2	RxD	Received Data		 2	TxD
 3	TxD	Transmitted Data	 3	RxD
 4	DTR	Data Terminal Ready	 4	RTS
 5	SGnd	Signal Ground		 5	CTS
 6	DSR	Data Set Ready		 6	DSR
 7	RTS	Request to Send		 7	SGnd
 8	CTS	Clear To Send		 8	CD
 9	RI	Ring Indicator		9-19	Not usually used
					20	DTR
					21-25	Not usually used

			  RS232C Null-Modem Cable

		DB9	DB25			DB25	DB9
		Pin	Pin			Pin	Pin
		 1	 8	 CD	DTR	20	 4
		 2	 3	 RxD	TxD	 2	 3
		 3	 2	 TxD	RxD	 3	 2
		 4	20	 DTR	DSR	 6	 6
		 4	20	 DTR	CD	 8	 1
		 5	 7	 SGnd	SGnd	 7	 5
		 6	 6	 DSR	DTR	20	 4
		 7	 4	 RTS	CTS	 5	 8
		 8	 5	 CTS	RTS	 4	 7


		1-6	6-8			6-8	1-6	<- Jumpers

Note:	If for some reason, you cannot jumper DSR to CD, connect
	DSR to the opposite DTR, and connect CD straight across
	(if possible).
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robin@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Robin Amano) (10/03/90)

In article <='Q%5!=@rpi.edu> hydrox@itsgw.rpi.edu (Michael A. Hendrix) writes:
>Can anyone supply me the wiring pattern for a null modem cable with a DB25
>connector on one end and a DB9 on the other end?  I need to move some stuff
>from my 286 to my laptop and need to wire a cable up for this....any help
>would be greatly appreciated.

       DB25                DB9

       2 TX -------------- 2 RX
       3 RX -------------- 3 TX
    |- 4 RTS               7 RTS -| 
    |- 5 CTS               8 CTS -|

    |- 6 DSR               1 DCD -|
    |- 8 DCD               4 DTR -|
    |- 20 DTR ------------ 6 DSR -|

       7 GND ------------- 5 GND 


|-
|- means jump together


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jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin) (10/04/90)

The best wiring for a "all-purpose" null-modem cable that I've found to
work in almost every application is as follows:

25pin     25pin
 1 -------- 1
 2 -------- 3
 3 -------- 2
 4 -------- 5
 5 -------- 4
6,8 ------- 20
 7 -------- 7
20 -------- 6,8

I hope this helps ...

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