Chapter 2: Installation
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X8DT3/i Series
Serial Ports
Two COM connections (COM1 & COM2)
are located on the motherboard. COM1
is located on the Backplane IO panel.
COM2 is located next to the onboard
battery to provide additional onboard
serial connection support. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.
Serial Ports-COM1/COM2
Pin Defi nitions
Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 DCD 6 DSR
2 RXD 7 RTS
3 TXD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 Ground 10 N/A
1. COM1
2. COM2
3. VGA
COM2
Video Connector
A Video (VGA) connector is located
next to COM Port1 on the IO back-
plane. This connector is used to provide
video display. Refer to the board layout
below for the location.