Siemens RUGGEDCOM RX1512 User Manual

RUGGEDCOM RX1500
Installation Guide
Chapter 3
Communication Ports
Serial Ports 27
Pin Name Description
8 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
Section 3.5
Serial Ports
The RX1500 supports RJ45 serial ports that may be used with a null modem (crossover) serial cable.
Modes
Each serial port can be run in RS232, RS485 or RS422 mode.
On power-up, all serial ports default to RS485 mode. Each port can be individually set to RS232, RS485 or
RS422 mode through ROX II. For more information, refer to the ROX II User Guide for the RX1500.
LEDs
All serial ports feature an LED that indicates the current state of the port.
State Description
Green Activity detected
Off No activity
Pin-Out
The following are the pin-outs for the RJ45 connectors:
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Figure 43: Serial RJ45 Port
Pin RS232 Mode RS485 Mode RS422 Mode
1 RX- (Receive
Negative)
2 Reserved (Do Not Connect)
3
b
4
b
Common (Isolated) Ground
5 RX (Receive) RX+ (Receive
Negative)
6 TX (Transmit) TX/RX+
(Transmit/
Receive
Positive)
c
TX+ (Transmit
Positive)
7 Note
d
TX/RX-
(Transmit/
Receive
Negative)
e
TX- (Transmit
Negative)
8 Note
d
TX/RX-
(Transmit/
TX- (Transmit
Negative)

Siemens RUGGEDCOM RX1512 Specifications

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Brand	Siemens
Model	RUGGEDCOM RX1512
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Language	English