Universal Serial Bus, or USB USB 1.x/2.

0 cable wiring Pin Name Cable color Description 1 VCC Red +5 V 2 D White Data 3 D+ Green Data + 4 GND Black Ground Red + Black There are other pins of course, that do the handshake, etc, and pass data.

Pin 1 2 3 4

Signal VCC DD+ GND

Color
Red +5 V White Data Green Data + Black Ground

Description +5V Data Data + Ground

About USB
Sockets Universal Serial Bus (USB) are intended for connection to a computer of such external peripheral devices, as the mouse, the keyboard, a portable hard disk, the digital chamber, VoIPphone (Skype) or the printer. Theoretically, it is possible to connect to one host-controller USB of about 127 devices. The maximal speed of transfer makes 12 Mbit/s for standard USB 1.1 and 480 Mbit/s for Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Sockets of standards USB 1.1 and Hi-Speed 2.0 are identical. Distinctions are covered in speed of transfer and a set of functions of host-controller USB of a

computer, and USB-devices. USB provides a power supply for devices, therefore they can work from the interface without an additional power (if the USB-interface gives a necessary power, it is no more 500 mA on 5V). There are three basic types of USB connectors: USB A, USB B and mini USB.

Pin Signal In/Out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DCD RxD TxD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI In In Out Out In Out In In

Description Data Carrier Detect Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Ground Data Set Ready Request To Send Clear To Send Ring Indicator

The Difference Between a Null Modem and Straight Through Serial Cable
Hardware: Serial

Problem: I would like to use my computer's built-in serial port to communicate with a serial device, and I have both the null modem and straight through serial cables. What is the difference between the two cables, and which one should I use? Solution: The null modem cable is frequently called a crossover cable. It is used to allow two serial Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) devices to communicate with each other without using a modem or a Data Communications Equipment (DCE) device in between. For this to happen, the Transmit (TXD) pin of one device needs to be connected to the Receive (RXD) pin of the other device. To enable handshaking between the two devices, the Request to Send (RTS) pin of one device must be connected to the Clear to Send (CTS) pin of the other device. Because these pins are "crossed" on the two cable terminals, the name crossover cable is used.

Simple Null Modem Cable

Null Modem Cable with Handshaking

A straight-through cable is used to connect a DTE device to a DCE device. The TXD-RXD and RTS-CTS pins are not cross-connected in this case, hence the term straight through cable. Simple Straight Through Cable

The built-in serial port on a PC is a DTE device. Modems and printers are examples of DCE devices. Note that an instrument with serial interface could be either a DTE or a DCE device. It is best to check the user manual of the instrument to find out the device type. For more information regarding DTE and DCE devices, please see the links below. To tell if your cable is null modem or straight though, you can search the part number at ni.com, the product description will tell if it is null modem. Alternatively you can use a hand held DMM to test continuity on the individual pins of your serial cable. If every pin is electrically connected to the corresponding pin on the other end, i.e.: pin 1 to pin1, pin 2 to pin 2, etc. then the cable is straight

Here's another null-modem connection that I've seen floating around the net. Some folks say that it's the cable that's shipped with LapLink 4 Pro. Signal Name FG (Frame Ground) TD (Transmit Data) RD (Receive Data) RTS (Request To Send) CTS (Clear To Send) SG (Signal Ground) DSR (Data Set Ready) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) DB-25 Pin DB-9 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 20 3 2 7 8 5 6 4 X DB-9 Pin DB-25 Pin 2 3 8 7 5 4 6 1 3 2 5 4 7 20 6 FG RD TD CTS RTS SG DTR DSR

Personally, I don't think that a null-modem cable built to the above pinout will work quite as well, but a lot of folks appear to have success with it. In general, it will work with some software packages, such as those that only use RTS/CTS hardware flow control. However, some packages that rely on the proper assertion of the CD signal will not work with this cable.

Here's a good set of figures for DB-9 male and female connectors, as viewed from the pin side (not the solder side).

DB-9 Male DB-25 Male

DB-9 Female DB-25 Female

1- Connected Null modem Cable (9 pin RS232) to DM800. 2- Start DreamUp. 3- Connect power to DM800 while holding down silver button on DM800. 4- Wait for DreamUp to load. 5- If you get the Error message about no 2ndstage CA found, (repeat the steps 2-4 until you get an IP address on the DM800 screen). 6- I have an 8port switch connected to my router, so all my connection was to the switch instead on the Router. 7- Connect computer to switch using Cross LAN cable. 8- Connect DM800 to switch using normal LAN cable. 9- Power up DM800 while holding down the front silver button until Dream Multimedia or STOP is displayed. 10- Start up your Browser (I used Firefox). 11- Enter the IP address that you got from DM800 into the Browser ( e.g. http://192.168.0.125) ........Wait for the special loading screen to come up. 12- Select firmware upgrade. 13- Select location of the file location that you want load from your computer and click on Flash. 14- Wait for the blue scale to finish loading on your browser. 15- You can restart your DM800 or 16- flash it with a bootloader of your selection then restart DM800