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4.4.6 Serial port
NextMove ESB-2 is available with either an RS232 or RS485 serial port (see section 2.2.1).
The port is fully ESD protected to IEC 1000-4-2 (15 kV). When the NextMove ESB-2 is
connected to Mint WorkBench, the Tools, Options menu item can be used to configure the
serial port. The configuration can also be changed using the Mint keyword SERIALBAUD
(see the Mint help file for details). It is stored in EEPROM and restored at power up. The port
is capable of operation at up to 115.2 Kbaud on RS232.
4.4.7 Using RS232
The NextMove ESB-2 has a full-duplex RS232 serial port with the following preset
configuration:
57.6 Kbaud
1 start bit
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
Hardware handshaking lines RTS and CTS must be connected.
Figure 23: RS232 serial port connections
Location Serial
Mating connector: 9-pin female D-type
Pin RS232 name RS485 / RS422 name
1 Shield (NC)
2 RXD RXB (input)
3 TXD TXB (output)
4 (NC) (NC)
5DGND 0V DGND
6 (NC) (NC)
7 RTS TXA (output)
8 CTS RXA (input)
9DGND (NC)
COM1
9-pin
Computer
COM port
NextMove ESB-2
(DTE)
Serial
22
RXDRXD
TXDTXD
GNDGND
RTSRTS
CTSCTS
77
33
88
55
Connect overall shield
to connector backshell.
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