Quick Start Guide
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ConnectPort TS 8 or 16
RJ-45 diagnostic loopback
Power cord
(for U.S. models)
What’s in the box
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ConnectPort® TS 8 and 16
ConnectPort® TS 8 MEI
and 16 MEI
2
a
LEDs
b
LEDs
Connect the hardware
Connect the
Ethernet cable.
Connect the
serial devices,
following the
pin-position
information
below.
If serial devices
are EIA-422/485,
see steps 4e
and 4f.
Cord and
brick power
supply
(for TS 8
models).
Power cord
(for U.S.
models).
Connect the
power supply.
Power:
Green = On
Fuse:
Green = On
Diagnosis:
See User
Guide for
details
C1/C2:
not used
Reset
button
Console
port
Console
port
Reset
button
Power:
Green = On
Diagnosis:
See User
Guide for
details
ConnectPort TS
ConnectPort TS 8
ConnectPort TS 16
Cord and brick power supply
(ConnectPort TS 8 models only)
Pin # on
10-wire
connector
EIA-422/485
Full-Duplex
EIA-232
1 RI TxD-
2 DSR* RxD-
3 RTS RTS+
4 CGND CGND
5 TxD TxD+
6 RxD+
7 SGND SGND
8 CTS CTS+
9 DTR RTS-
10 CTS-
RxD
DCD*
EIA-485
Half-Duplex
N/A
DATA-
N/A
CGND
N/A
DATA+
SGND
N/A
N/A
N/A
Serial port pin assignments:
ConnectPort TS 8/16 MEI versions only:
ConnectPort TS products use an
RJ-45 10-wire jack (female), with
Pin 1 in the following location:
a
Pin # on
8-wire
connector
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
10-wire connector (male):
Pin positions for connecting serial devices to ConnectPort TS products:
For an 8-wire connector, connect the pins to the
center 8 pins of the 10-wire jack:
For a 10-wire connector, Pin 1 of the
connector is in the following location:
10-wire jack (female):
8-wire connector (male):
LEDs, Reset button, and Console port on the front panel:
Insertion end
Top view
Insertion end
Top view
Pin 1
c
*Use the ALTPIN setting to swap these two signals
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