Folks, This revalation about the RJ-45 jack being used and defined for use as an RS-232 connector amplifies my point. It is not reasonable to expect that every RJ-45 jack is an RS-232 connector. We know that they are used for Ethernet connectors, Yaesu uses them for microphone connectors, they are ofter used in telephone systems, etc. - so just by looking at the jack, it is not possible to identify its use and pinout.
Similarly, the DE9 connector on a piece of equipment does not provide any assurance that it is a serial port, let alone one conforming to the RS-232 standard. Again, the K2 DE-9 connector is clearly labeled "AUX I/O". 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > The latest copy of the spec I had was EIA-232-F. It did not > specify the 8 pin modular connector. EIA-561 covers the 8 > position modular plug when using it in an EIA-232 compatible > system. RJ-45 (Registered Jack) is defined in FCC part 68 and is > a whole other ball of wax! > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
