Structure and functions 
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Fig. 5 NK823x internal DIP switch and jumpers (NKM8001-A2 mainboard) 
4.1.4  Serial interfaces 
 
The NK8237 is equipped with two serial lines available on the NK823x main board. 
The serial port can be configured as an RS232 interface using connector COM1 
and COM2, or as an RS485 interface using connectors X104 and X105. 
All lines are fully RS232 compliant and have EMC/ESD protection. 
No galvanic isolation is provided; all serial lines have a common ground. 
4.1.5  Onboard I/O 
 
The NK823x main board is equipped with three digital inputs (X102) and one relay 
output (X101). 
The relay output can be used for reporting a faulty communication detected by a 
watchdog timeout expiration (see 7.7.1 at p.45). 
X101 onbo
ard relay output 
Pin Signal  Circuit 
1 Common 
2 NO 
3 NC 
 
 
The input signals can be used for acquiring external power supply supervision 
lines, e.g. for the supervision of the fire system power supply. Note that this is al-
ternative to the DF8090 power supply supervision described below). 
X111 
X104 
X3 
X103 
S2: Tamper switch S1: Reset button
X2 
X1 
X101 
X102 
X105 
S101: DIP-Switches