Appendix A. Connector Pinouts

This Appendix describes the pinouts of the various connectors on the Audio/Serial Option mezzanine card.

Serial Ports

The Audio/Serial Option serial ports are female DB-9 connectors. Figure A-1 shows the pin numbering of the connectors.

Figure A-1. Serial Port Pin Numbering


Table A-1 describes the pinouts of the DB-9 connectors in both RS-232 and RS-422 modes.

Table A-1. Audio/Serial Option Serial Connector Pinouts

Pin Number

RS-232 Mode

RS-422 Mode

1

N/C

Transmit high (TX_H)

2

Transmit low (TX_L)

Transmit low (TX_L)

3

Receive low (RX_L)

Receive low (RX_L)

4

Request to send (RTS)

Request to send (RTS)

5

Clear to send (CTS)

Clear to send (CTS)

6

N/C

Receive high (RX_H)

7

Signal ground

Signal ground

8

Data carrier detect (DCD)

Data carrier detect (DCD)

9

Data terminal ready (DTR)

Data terminal ready (DTR)


Audio Connectors

All audio jacks accept 3.5 mm stereo phone plugs. The microphone input can be used with a mono plug for mono input signals. Other inputs can be used with mono plug, which short the ring signal to ground.

Table A-2 lists the tip, ring, and sleeve connections for the various audio connectors.

Table A-2. Audio Connector Tip, Ring, and Sleeve Assignments

Connector

Tip

Ring

Sleeve

Microphone

Input (mono)
Left (stereo)

N/C (mono)
Right (stereo)

Ground
Ground

Line-level input

Left

Right

Ground

Line-level output

Left

Right

Ground

Headphone

Left

Right

Ground

Digital I/O

Output

Input

Ground (for this circuit only; isolated from analog audio ground)