Publication 2711P-UM001A-EN-P
Terminal Connections 6-5
Serial Connections
The base configured unit of the PanelView Plus terminal has a
multi-purpose serial RS-232 port that supports:
• DH-485 communications through a serial connection
• DF1 full duplex communications with controllers using direct
connections or modem connections
• third party point-to-point communications
• application uploads/downloads
• printing
The serial port on the base configured unit of the PanelView Plus
terminal is a 9-pin, male, RS-232 connector. The table below shows
the pinout descriptions for this port and how these pins map to the
serial ports on the controllers.
Pins 1 - 9 are electrically isolated.
The maximum cable length for serial communications is 15.24 meters
(50 feet).
PanelView Plus RS-232 Port
9-pin DCE
SLC
9-pin
PLC
25-pin
MicroLogix/
DNI 8-pin DIN
1
2
23 4
3
32 7
4
420
5
57 2
6
66
7
74
8
85
9
Connector Shell
Chassis Gnd
WARNING
!
If you connect or disconnect the serial cable with
power applied to the PanelView Plus or the serial
device on the other end of the cable, an electrical arc
can occur. This could cause an explosion in
hazardous location installations. Be sure that power
is removed or the area is nonhazardous before
proceeding.
Serial RS-232 Port
Base Configured Unit of PanelView Plus
1
5
6
9
Insert tie in hole and
use as strain relief for
all attached cables.
RXD
TXD
DTR
COM
DSR
RTS
CTS
AB PLCs
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