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EIA-232 Modem Cables DB-9 to DB-9

The wiring diagram for a DB-9 to DB-9 modem cable is shown in Table 1.

Table 1:  EIA-232 DB-9 to DB-9 modem cable

DB-9 Signal Direction Signal To DB-9
1 DCD DCD 1
2 RxD RxD 2
3 TxD TxD 3
4 DTR DTR 4
5 SG SG 5
6 DSR DSR 6
7 RTS RTS 7
8 CTS CTS 8
9 RI RI 9
Shell GND GND Shell
* Arrows indicate which direction the signal is flowing

NOTES:

  • Altpin should be turned off when using this cable.
  • This cable utilizes the CTS signal of the modem for hardware flow control (RTS/CTS).
  • EIA-232 cables cannot exceed 2500pF.  For information about calculating capacitance of your cable, click here.
  • For information regarding the EIA-232/EIA-422/EIA486 specifications, click here.

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