> >What is the pinout of the MicroVAX 9 pin console port and what is the
> >"correct" jumpering to wire it into a 9 pin serial port on a PC?
> >
> >--Chuck
>
>
> It's in the VMS FAQ. http://eisner.decus.org/vms/faq.htm
>
> The MicroVAX DB9 console connector pinout predates the PC-style DB9 pinout,
> and uses a then-common (older) standard pinout, and uses the following
> EIA-232-standard signals:
>
> 1.Protective Ground
> 2.Transmited Data
> 3.Received Data
> 4.Request To Send (RTS)
> 5.Data Terminal Ready (DTR)
> 6.Data Set Ready (DSR)
> 7.Signal Ground
> 8.Shorted to pin 9 on MicroVAX and VAXstation 2000...
> 9....series systems, otherwise left floating.
> | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator |
FYI Chuck, my MV IIs are quite happy using only the transmit, receive
and ground when connected directly to my PCs. This is simply:
MV II PC
2 ----------- 2
3 ----------- 3
7 ----------- 7
Cheers,
--skots
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