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2.8 RS232-compatible serial port
The RS232 serial port requires a standard 9-pin DB9 PC COM serial extension cable (male to female) for
configuring the detector using a PC with Xtralis VSC software installed, for status monitoring and command
input, and for event log extraction and software upgrades.
For code specific information, see Codes and Standards Information for Air Sampling Smoke Detection on
page iii.
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A 9 Pin DB9 PC COM Serial
extension cable (male)
B Cutaway, exposing the RS232
Serial Port (female)
Figure 2-15: 9 pin connector and RS232 serial port