Typical Pin/Signal Assignments*
RS232 signal |
RS485 signal |
DB-9 |
DB-25 |
RJ-50 |
Carrier Detect (DCD) |
Common Ground |
1 |
8 |
10 |
Received Data (RD) |
Clear To Send + (CTS+) |
2 |
3 |
9 |
Transmitted Data (TD) |
Ready To Send + (RTS+) |
3 |
2 |
8 |
Data Terminal Ready (DTR) |
Received Data + (RxD+) |
4 |
20 |
7 |
Common Ground |
Received Data – (RxD-) |
5 |
7 |
6 |
Data Set Ready (DSR) |
Clear To Send – (CTS-) |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Request To Send (RTS) |
Ready To Send – (RTS-) |
7 |
4 |
4 |
Clear To Send (CTS) |
Transmitted Data + (TxD+) |
8 |
5 |
3 |
Ring Indicator (RI) |
Transmitted Data – (TxD-) |
9 |
22 |
2 |
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