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Connector Pin Assignments

This appendix lists the connector pin assignments for the CDEs. This appendix includes the following
sections:
• Serial Console Interface Connector Pin Assignments, page B-1
• Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments, page B-2
• Cable Pin Assignments, page B-4

Note This appendix only provides information on CDEs that were shipped after December 1, 2006 and contain
the Lindenhurst chipset. For information on CDEs that were shipped before December 1, 2006 and
contain the Serverworks chipset, see Appendix C, “CDEs with Serverworks Chipset.”

Serial Console Interface Connector Pin Assignments

The serial console interface connector is a 9-pin, RS-232 D-type, DTE connector. A null modem cable
is required to connect a workstation running the Linux or Windows operating system. Table B-1 lists the
pin assignments for the serial console interface connector.

Table B-1 RS-232 Connector Pin Assignments

Description Pin I/O Signal Name

Data carrier detect; input 1 In DCD
Receive data; input 2 In RXD
Transmit data; output 3 Out TXD
Data terminal ready; output 4 Out DTR
Interface signal ground 5 – GND
Data set ready; input 6 In DSR
Ready to send; output 7 Out RTS
Clear to send; input 8 In CTS
Ring indicator; input 9 In RI

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Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments

Serial Port Connector

The CDEs have one standard serial port connector located on the back of the device.
Figure B-1 shows the pin number assignments for the 9-pin, male D-shell serial port connector on the
back of the device. These pin number assignments conform to the industry standard for RS-232
communications.

Figure B-1 Serial Port Connector

1 5

83193

6 9

Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments

The Ethernet connector is an 8-pin, modular RJ-45 connector. Table B-2 through Table B-4 list the
Ethernet connector pin assignments.

Table B-2 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments for T568A

RJ-45 Wire Color Wire Diagram 10BASE-T 1000BASE-T

Pin (T568A) (T568A) 100BASE-T Signal
1 White/Green Transmit+ BI_DA+

2 Green Transmit– BI_DA–

3 White/Orange Receive+ BI_DB+

4 Blue Unused BI_DC+

5 White/Blue Unused BI_DC–

6 Orange Receive– BI_DB–

7 White/Brown Unused BI_DD+

8 Brown Unused BI_DD–

Table B-3 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments for T568B

RJ-45 Wire Color Wire Diagram 10BASE-T 1000BASE-T

Pin (T568B) (T568B) 100BASE-T Signal
1 White/Orange Transmit+ BI_DA+

2 Orange Transmit– BI_DA–

3 White/Green Receive+ BI_DB+

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Table B-3 Ethernet Connector Pin Assignments for T568B (continued)

RJ-45 Wire Color Wire Diagram 10BASE-T 1000BASE-T

Pin (T568B) (T568B) 100BASE-T Signal
4 Blue Unused BI_DC+

5 White/Blue Unused BI_DC–

6 Green Receive– BI_DB–

7 White/Brown Unused BI_DD+

8 Brown Unused BI_DD–

Table B-4 RJ-45 Crossover Cable Pin Assignments for T568B

RJ-45 Pin
End 1 Wire Color Diagram End 1 RJ-45 Pin End 2
1 White/Orange 3

2 Orange 6

3 White/Green 1

4 Blue 7

5 White/Blue 8

6 Green 2

7 White/Brown 4

8 Brown 5

Ethernet Port Connector

The CDEs come with an integrated dual-port Ethernet controller. This controller provides an interface
for connecting to 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1000-Mbps networks and provides full-duplex (FDX)
capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet LAN.
To access the Ethernet port, connect a Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable to the
RJ-45 connector on the back of the device.

Note The 100BASE-TX/1000BASE-TX Ethernet standard requires that the cabling in the network be
Category 5 or higher.

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Figure 2-2 shows the pin number assignments for the Ethernet RJ-45 port.

Figure 2-2 RJ-45 Ethernet Port Connector

Activity LED Link LED

(green) (green)

83195
8 1

Cable Pin Assignments

Figure B-3- through Figure B-5 show the pin assignments for the cable connection for an RS-232 null
modem, RJ45 straight-through, and RJ-45 crossover cable, respectively.

Figure B-3 Pin Assignments for RS-232 Null Modem

.

1 1
TXD
2 2
RXD
3 3
4 4
GND TO HOST
5 5
6 6 COMPUTER
7 7
8 8
9 9

DB-9 (Female) DB-9 (Female)

End view End view
5 1 5 1

211777
9 6 9 6

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Figure B-4 Pin Assignments and Wiring for an RJ-45 Straight-Through Cable

1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8

White/Orange
Orange
White/Green
Blue
White/Blue
Green

211778
White/Brown
Brown

Figure B-5 Pin Assignments and Wiring for an RJ-45 Crossover Cable

1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8

White/Orange
Orange
White/Green
Blue
White/Blue
Green

211779
White/Brown
Brown

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