H89 as serial terminal

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri Mar 28 19:44:46 2003

> Why would you assume that finding and installing some
> software would be easier than making up a simple molex adapter
> connector. As I recall, it was a 9 pin molex but I could
> be wrong. That is all of 9 wires to deal with.

IIRC it's easier than that. The pinout of the connectors on the 3-port
serial card and the pinout of the RS232 connector on the terminal logic
board are the _same_. So all you have to do is move a complete connector
from one board to the other -- no wires to swap round, or adapters to
make up.

-tony
Received on Fri Mar 28 2003 - 19:44:46 GMT