CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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2.10 Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B
The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial ports COM A
and COM B. These two ports are 16550A high speed communication ports
that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable
directly into these connectors.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
COM A
COM B
PIN SIGNAL
1 DCD(Data Carry Detect)
2 SIN(Serial In or Receive Data)
3 SOUT(Serial Out or Transmit Data)
4 DTR(Data Terminal Ready)
5 GND
6 DSR(Data Set Ready)
7 RTS(Request To Send)
8 CTS(Clear To Send)
9 RI(Ring Indicate)
PIN DEFINITION
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