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may require the use of plenum rated cable. Do not install the cable in the same conduit with power
wiring.
Note:
A factory-assembled cable that meets this specification is provided with the PC
Communications Cable Kit, which is available from McQuay International. This cable has a DB-9
connector and an AMP plug. An AMP-to-Phoenix plug adapter is included. The kit part number is
0057186802.
Table 5. PC Specification
Preferred configuration Minimum configuration
486DX processor, 66 MHz or better 386SX processor, 16 MHz
16 MB of RAM 4 MB of RAM
1 MB free space on hard disk or better 1 MB free space on hard disk
3½” floppy disk drive 3½” floppy disk drive
Serial port (9 pin male; COM1 or COM2) Serial port (9 or 25 pin male; COM1 or COM2)
Internal time clock, battery backed Internal time clock, battery backed
Super VGA graphics capability VGA graphics capability
MS-DOS® 6.2 or higher MS-DOS® 5.0
MicroTech® Monitor™ software for Open Protocol MicroTech® Monitor™ software for Open Protocol
Figure 5. RS-232 Cable Pinouts for 9-Pin Serial Ports
SignalPin
Female DB-9
CTS8
RTS7
DSR6
GND5
DTR4
TD3
RD2
DCD1
Signal Pin
Phoenix Plug
RD 3
TD
2
GND 1
White
Black
Shield
SignalPin
Female DB-9
CTS8
RTS7
DSR6
GND5
DTR4
TD3
RD2
DCD1
Signal Pin
AMP Plug
–
6
GND 5
RD 3
–
2
TD 1
White
Black
Shield
Figure 6. RS-232 Cable Pinouts for 25-Pin Serial Ports
SignalPin
Female DB-25
DTR20
DCD8
GND7
DSR6
CTS5
RTS4
RD3
TD2
Signal Pin
Phoenix Plug
RD 3
TD
2
GND 1
White
Black
Shield
SignalPin
Female DB-25
DTR20
DCD8
GND7
DSR6
CTS5
RTS4
RD3
TD2
Signal Pin
AMP Plug
–
6
GND 5
RD 3
–
2
TD 1
White
Black
Shield
Figure 7. AMP-to-Phoenix Plug Adapter Cable
Cable length = 6"
Phoenix Type AMP Type