Connections
Controller Interfacess
Table 1: Controller Interfaces
Connector
Function
Type
Quantity
Signals Comments
CX(i) /
CX(i) II
MX
MXe/
MXe
Server
LX AX
RS-232
(front panel)
DB-9 1 2 2 2 1 Txd, Rxd, (RTS),
(CTS), (DTR),
(CD), DSR, Gnd
(parenthesis
indicates
operational
function,
dependent upon
application)
DCE pinout,
female.
115Kb/s data rate.
Default setting:
9600 bits/s
8 data bits
No parity bit
1 Stop-bit
Txd, Rxd, Gnd
See Note 1.
RS-232
(rear panel;
CX(i) only)
DB-9 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A Txd, Rxd, (RTS),
Gnd
(parenthesis
indicates
operational
function,
dependent upon
application
For APC. Used to
access the MSL
console.
Default setting:
38400 baud
8 data bits
No parity bit
1 Stop-bit
Txd, Rxd, Gnd
See Note 2.
VGA
(analog;
CX(i) only)
DB-15 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A Standard VGA
signals
For APC
See Note 7.
SATA
(MXe III and
CX(i) II)
7-pin
male
1 N/A N/A N/A N/A Internal Hard Disk
Drive or Solid State
Drive
Internal to
controller. Used to
connect system
hard disk drive or
solid state drive.
EIDE
(all except
CX(i) II)
40 pin
male
2 1 2 1 0 Internal Hard Disk
Drive
LX/MXe: Internal to
box (on RTC)
10/100
BaseT
Ethernet
8-pin
Mod-
jack
1/17 1 1 4 2 TxP, TxN, RxP,
RxN - (Crossover
DX connections)
User side pinout
See Note 3.
10/100/1000
BaseT
Ethernet
8-pin
Mod-
jack
0/1 0 2 0 0 TxP, TxN, RxP,
RxN - (Crossover
DX connections)
User side pinout
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