CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
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2.9 Serial Port Connectors: COM A and COM B
The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM A
and COM B. These ports are 16550A high speed communication port that
send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable
directly into this connector.
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
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
COM A
Serial Port (9-pin Male)
COM B