Last Modified:Feb-98

IC693CPU35x to PC-AT RS-232 Connection (IC693CBL316A)

Ethernet Station Manager serial cable (IC693CBL316A) can be used to connect the IC693CPU35x to a PC-AT RS-232 port.
Sample applications would include:

Programming the PLC using CIMPLICITY Control or Logicmaster 90-30.

Software applications such as CIMPLICITY HMI.
Anything that utilizes the PC-AT RS-232 port and communicates via a compatible protocol.

The pinout is as follows:

PC-AT RS-232
Signal
Pin Number
Name

RJ-11 Connector
Signal
Pin Number
Name

RTS

CTS

RD
GND
GND
TD

2
5
5
3

2
3
4
5

TXD
GND
GND
RXD

CTS

RTS

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