Subject: http://teryx.bobdbob.com/~protius/pinouts/ was: netbsd.org serial
To: Tomas D <u0giene@yahoo.com>
From: Hammond, Robin-David%KB3IEN <muaddib@databit7.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/23/2005 21:01:25
I used a previous incarnation of this site last time i had to build a 
serial cable. I think it was for a MAC mini-DIN-8 to SUN mini-DIN-8 and it 
seemed to work just fine for PPP.




On Sun, 23 Oct 2005, Tomas D wrote:

> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 06:59:25 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tomas D <u0giene@yahoo.com>
> To: port-macppc@NetBSD.org
> Subject: netbsd.org serial documentation
> 
> Hi, before writing to anyone who looks after netbsd.org (documentation section in particular)
> I wanted to find out if I'm getting things wrong...
> in http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/Hardware/Misc/serial.html under "Connector types and
> pinouts" I see:
> MiniDIN8 (male)
>   8 7 6
>  5   4 3
>    2 1
>
> then reading further uder "Note: Macintosh (mac68k and macppc)..." I see link to the site:
> "Interfacing a Mac Serial Port to RS-232 Lab Equipment"
> http://francis.courtois.free.fr/jc1/serial/main.html
> And then under "Serial Connectors and Their Pinouts", "DIN-8 (Macintosh RS-422 serial port)"
> http://francis.courtois.free.fr/jc1/serial/Basics/DIN8.html
> Pinouts are:
> MiniDIN8 (male)
>   6 7 8
>  3   4 5
>    1 2
>
> To make mini din8 cable for myself I read through "Interfacing a Mac Serial Port to RS-232 Lab
> Equipment" page and it worked fine. I'm wondering if pinouts for mini din8 on netbsd.org needs to
> be revised.
>
>
>
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