GFK0682E
GFK0682E
GFK0682E
IC690ACC901
GFK-0682E Mini Converter Kit
December 2003
The Mini Converter Kit consists of an RS-422 (SNP) The Converter Plug is required to convert the 9-pin
to RS-232 Mini Converter integrated into a 6 foot (2 serial port connector on the Mini Converter to the
meter) serial extension cable, and a 9-pin to 25-pin 25-pin serial port connector on an IC647 computer,
Converter Plug assembly. The 15-pin SNP port an IBM® PC-XT, or a PS/2® Personal Computer.
connector on the Mini Converter plugs directly into The IC640 industrial computer requires an additional
the serial port connector on the programmable adapter (not supplied – please contact your local
controller. The 9-pin RS-232 port connector on the PLC distributor) for use with the Mini Converter.
Mini Converter cable connects to an RS-232 Tables 1 and 2 list the Mini Converter pinouts. The
compatible device. direction of signal flow is with respect to the
Two LEDs on the Mini Converter indicate activity on Mini Converter.
the transmit and receive lines.
Pin Pin
System Configurations TXD 2 2 RXD
RXD 3 3 TXD
The Mini Converter can be used in a point-to-point CTS 7 7 RTS
configuration as described above, or in a multidrop RTS 8 8 CTS
configuration with the host device configured as the GND 5 5 GND
1 DCD
master and one or more programmable controllers 6 DSR
configured as slaves. 4 DTR
connection, it may be necessary to jumper RTS to Mini Converter IBM PC–XT, PS/2
RS-232 Port 25-Pin Connector
CTS (consult the user’s manual for your modem). 9-Pin Connector
Cable Diagrams (Point-To-Point) Figure 3. Mini Converter with Converter Plug to IC647
When connecting the Mini Converter to IBM PC and computer, PC-XT, PS/2
compatible computers with hardware handshaking, Pin Pin