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08/06/07 23:39
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#142836 - Transmit and Receive
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Joseph Hebert said:
Pin 2 RxD (Receive Data)
Pin 3 TxD (Transmit Data)
Pin 5 GND (System Ground)

Note that the RS232 was specifically defined for interfacing with modems (or "DCEs" - Data Communication Equipments).

The equipment connected to a DCE (modem) is called a DTE (Data-circuit Terminating Equipment).

Therefore the RS232 specification actually defines TxD as, "data to be transmitted over the comms link" - which is an output from the DTE, but an input to the modem;
Similarly, RxD is "data received from the comms link" - which is an output from the modem, but an input to the DTE.

Anything that isn't a DCE (modem) should be a DTE - thus your PC and your 8051 should both be DTEs and, therefore, a so-called Null-modem cable should be needed to connect them.

See: http://www.8052.com/forum/read.phtml?id=136479



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interfacing with serial port of the PC            01/01/70 00:00      
   this is why we have FAQs here            01/01/70 00:00      
   Three pins required            01/01/70 00:00      
      are you sure that site is alive?            01/01/70 00:00      
         well, slightly different            01/01/70 00:00      
            Thanks Jan            01/01/70 00:00      
               oh-er-that's all right it's a pleasure...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Superman says            01/01/70 00:00      
                  English            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Only French and German?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Transmit and Receive            01/01/70 00:00      
         I hate this nomenclature            01/01/70 00:00      
      Googled CP3102...            01/01/70 00:00      

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