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Null Modem Cable

A null modem cable will enable you to connect two computers together for serial communications.

9-pin to 25-pin Null Modem Cable Pinout

9 pin female connector

9 pin D-Sub Female

25 pin female connector

25 pin D-Sub Female

Signal D-Sub 9 D-Sub 25 Signal
Receive Data 2 2 Transmit Data
Transmit Data 3 3 Receive Data
Data Terminal Ready 4 6+8 Data Set Ready + Carrier Detect
System Ground 5 7 System Ground
Data Set Ready + Carrier Detect 6+1 20 Data Terminal Ready
Request to Send 7 5 Clear to Send
Clear to Send 8 4 Request to Send

25-pin Null Modem Cable Pinout

25 pin female connector

25 pin D-Sub Female

Signal D-Sub 1 D-Sub 2 Signal
Receive Data 3 2 Transmit Data
Transmit Data 2 3 Receive Data
Data Terminal Ready 20 6+8 Data Set Ready + Carrier Detect
System Ground 7 7 System Ground
Data Set Ready + Carrier Detect 6+8 20 Data Terminal Ready
Request to Send 4 5 Clear to Send
Clear to Send 5 4 Request to Send

9-pin Null Modem Cable Pinout

9 pin female connector

9 pin D-Sub Female

Signal D-Sub 1 D-Sub 2 Signal
Receive Data 2 3 Transmit Data
Transmit Data 3 2 Receive Data
Data Terminal Ready 4 6+1 Data Set Ready + Carrier Detect
System Ground 5 5 System Ground
Data Set Ready + Carrier Detect 6+1 4 Data Terminal Ready
Request to Send 7 8 Clear to Send
Clear to Send 8 7 Request to Send

This data was contributed by the team at The Hardware Book.



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