Cable Pinouts

DB-25M Pin

RS-232 Signal

DB-9F Pin

RS-485 Signal

2

TXD

1

SR

3

RXD

2

TXD+

4

RTS

3

RXD+

5

CTS

4

RTS+

6

DSR *

5

CTS+

7

GND

6

TXD-

8

DCD

7

RXD-

20

DTR

8

RTS

22

RI *

9

CTS-

DB9F

1 - SR

2 - TxD+

3 - RxD+

4 - RTS +

5 - CTS +

6 - TxD -

7 - RxD -

8 - RTS -

9 - CTS -

 

Standard DTE RS-232 DB9M

Standard DCE RS-232 DB25F

DB-25 F Pin

RS-232

RS-485

Dflex

RS-485

Intellicon

RS-423

C-loop

2

TxD

TxD-

RxD+

TxD-

TxD Src

3

RxD

TxD+

RTS+

TxD Ref

TxD+

4

RTS

RTS-

RTS-

RTS-

TxD-

5

CTS

RTS+

RxD-

RTS Ref

RxD+

6

DSR *

CTS-

CTS-

CTS-

Rxd Ret

7

GND

SR

SR

SR

GND

8

DCD

RxD+

CTS+

RxD+

RxD-

20

DTR

RxD-

TxD+

RxD-

TxD Ret

22

RI *

CTS+

TxD-

CTS+

RxD Src

DB-25 Pin

RS-232

RS-485

Dflex

RS-485

Intellicon

RS-423

C-loop

2

TxD

TxD-

RxD+

TxD-

TxD Src

3

RxD

TxD+

RTS+

TxD Ref

TxD+

4

RTS

RTS-

RTS-

RTS-

TxD-

5

CTS

RTS+

RxD-

RTS Ref

RxD+

6

DSR *

CTS-

CTS-

CTS-

Rxd Ret

7

GND

SR

SR

SR

GND

8

DCD

RxD+

CTS+

RxD+

RxD-

20

DTR

RxD-

TxD+

RxD-

TxD Ret

22

RI *

CTS+

TxD-

CTS+

RxD Src

Standard DB25M RS-232 DCE

DB-25 Pin

RS-232

2

TxD

3

RxD

4

RTS

5

CTS

7

GND

8

DCD

20

DTR

Standard RS-232 DTE

DB9M - Color

1 - Orange

2 - White

3 - Black

4 - Blue

5 - Brown

7 - Red

8 - Green

DB-25 Female pin

RS-232 signal

2

RxD - output

3

TxD - input

4

DCD - output

5

RTS - input

7

GND

8

DTR - input

20

CTS - output

DB-25 Female pin

RS-232 signal

2

TxD - output

3

RxD - input

4

RTS - output

5

CTS - input

7

GND

8

DCD - input

20

DTR - output

Standard RS232 DB9M cable

DB-25 Pin

RS-232

DB-9

RS-485

2

TxD

1

RxD +

3

RxD

2

TxD +

4

RTS

3