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DIGITAL-LOGIC AG  MSMP5 / P3 SEN/SEV Manual V1.6A 
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4.3.3  Serial Ports COM1-COM2 
The serial channels are fully compatible with 16C550 UARTS. COM1 is the primary serial port, and is sup-
ported by the board's ROM-BIOS as the PC-DOS 'COM1' device. The secondary serial port is COM2; it is 
supported as the 'COM2' device. 
Standard:  COM 1/2:  SMC 37C672:  2 x 16C550 compatible serial interfaces 
Serial Port Connectors COM1, COM2 
Pin  Signal Name  Function  in/out  DB25 Pin
DB9 Pin 
1  CD  Data Carrier Detect  in  8  1 
2  DSR  Data Set Ready  in  6  6 
3  RXD  Receive Data  in  3  2 
4  RTS  Request To Send  out  4  7 
5  TXD  Transmit Data  out  2  3 
6  CTS  Clear to Send  in  5  8 
7  DTR  Data TerminalReady  out  20  4 
8  RI  Ring Indicator  in  22  9 
9  GND  Signal Ground    7  5 
The serial port signals are compatible with the RS232C specifications. 










