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EIA/TIA-232 (RS-232) DCE Cable Pinouts
Cisco Part#: CAB-232FC=
Serial Cable Guide
Serial Cabling Options Explained

EIA/TIA-232 Cable Assembly



EIA/TIA-232 DCE Cable Pinout (DB-60 to DB-25)
60 Pin1 Signal Description Direction 25 Pin Signal
J1-50
J1-51
MODE_0
GND
Shorting group - - -
J1-46 Shield GND Single - J2-1 Shield GND
J1-36
Shield
RxD/TxD
-
Twisted pair no. 9 <--
-
J2-2
Shield
TxD
-
J1-41
Shield
TxD/RxD
-
Twisted pair no. 5 -->
-
J2-3
Shield
RxD
-
J1-35
Shield
CTS/RTS
-
Twisted pair no. 10 <--
-
J2-4
Shield
RTS
-
J1-42
Shield
RTS/CTS
-
Twisted pair no. 4 -->
-
J2-5
Shield
CTS
-
J1-43
Shield
DTR/DSR
-
Twisted pair no. 3 -->
-
J2-6
Shield
DSR
-
J1-45
Shield
Circuit GND
-
Twisted pair no. 1 -
-
J2-7
Shield
Circuit GND
J1-44
Shield
LL/DCD
-
Twisted pair no. 2 -->
-
J2-8
Shield
DCD
-
J1-39
Shield
TxCE/TxC
-
Twisted pair no. 7 -->
-
J2-15
Shield
TxC
-
J1-40
Shield
NIL/RxC
-
Twisted pair no. 6 -->
-
J2-17
Shield
RxC
-
J1-33
Shield
DCD/LL
-
Twisted pair no. 12 <--
-
J2-18
Shield
LTST
-
J1-34
Shield
DSR/DTR
-
Twisted pair no. 11 <--
-
J2-20
Shield
DTR
-
J1-38
Shield
RxC/TxCE
-
Twisted pair no. 8 <--
-
J2-24
Shield
TxCE
-

Arrows indicate signal direction: --> indicates DTE to DCE, and <-- indicates DCE to DTE.

1 Any pin not referenced is not connected.


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