Hardware reference guide
Modbus Plus NOMs
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Modbus 
Connector 
Pinouts
The NOM modules are equipped with a nine-pin RS-232C connector that supports 
Modicon’s proprietary Modbus communication protocol. The following figure shows 
the Modbus port pinout connections for 9-pin (left) and 25-pin (right) connections. 
6
IBM-AT
9-Pin Female
Quantum
9-Pin Male
Quantum
9-Pin Male
IBM-XT
25-Pin Female
CD 
RX
TX 
DTR
GROUND 
DSR
RTS 
CTS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
6
7
8
9
SHIELD 
RX
TX 
DTR
GROUND 5
DSR
RTS 
CTS
NC
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
SHIELD 
RX
TX 
DTR
GROUND 5
DSR
RTS 
CTS
NC
RX
RTS
CTS 
DSR
GROUND
NC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SHIELD 
TX 
20DTR
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