Connecting hardware   
3.1 The PC adapter for SIMATIC RF-DIAG 
  SIMATIC RF-DIAG 
14  Operating Manual, 09/2012, C79000-G8976-C292-01 
Pin assignment of the connecting cable between PC adapter and CM or wide-range power 
supply unit 
Table 3- 2  RS-422 connecting cable 
View of M12 socket  M12 
pin 
Core 
color 
Pin assignment 
for CM 
Pin assignment 
for wide-range 
power supply 
unit 
1  White  24 VDC  24 VDC 
2  Brown  TX neg  Not used 
3  green  GND  GND 
4  Yellow  TX pos  Not used 
5  gray  RX pos  Not used 
6  pink  RX neg  Not used 
7  Blue  Not used  Not used 
 
 
8  Red  Ground (shield)  Ground (shield) 
Pin assignment for connecting to the RF readers 
Pin assignment of the connector for PC adapter and UHF reader 
Table 3- 3  RS-422 interface of the PC adapter (female connector) 
Pin  Pin 
Device end 8-
pin M12 
Assignment for the RF readers 
1  + 24 V 
2  - Transmit 
3  0 V 
4  + Transmit 
5  + Receive 
6  - Receive 
7  Free 
 
8  Ground (shield) 
The knurled bolt of the M12 plug does not contact the shield (reader end).