Console Port Signals and Pinouts
Console Port Signals and Pinouts
Use the thin, flat, RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable and RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled TERMINAL)
to connect the console port to a PC-running terminal-emulation software. Figure 20 shows how to connect
the console port to a PC. The following table lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the
RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-9 female DTE adapter (labeled TERMINAL).
Table 16: Console Port Signaling and Cabling Using a DB-9 Adapter
Console Port (DTE)
Signal
RTS
DTR
TXD
GND
GND
RXD
DSR
CTS
1
Pin 1 is connected internally to pin 8.
The following table lists the pinouts for the asynchronous serial console port, the RJ-45-to-RJ-45 rollover
cable, and the RJ-45-to-DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled TERMINAL).
Table 17: Console Port Signaling and Cabling Using a DB-25 Adapter
Console Port (DTE)
Signal
RTS
DTR
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RJ-45-to-RJ-45 Rollover Cable
RJ-45 Pin
RJ-45 Pin
1
1
8
2
7
3
6
4
5
5
4
6
3
7
2
8
1
RJ-45-to-RJ-45 Rollover Cable
RJ-45 Pin
RJ-45 Pin
1
1
8
2
7
Cable Specifications and Information
RJ-45-to-DB-9
Console Device
Console Device
Terminal Adapter
(connected to
Rollover Cable)
DB-9 Pin
Signal
8
CTS
6
DSR
2
RXD
5
GND
5
GND
3
TXD
4
DTR
7
RTS
RJ-45-to-DB-25
Console Device
Terminal Adapter
DB-25 Pin
Signal
5
CTS
6
DSR
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