Micromill/Microturn UK-US RS232 communication Identification
Posted: Wed 14 Oct , 2009 7:22 am
How can I identify if I have UK or US specification RS232 communications on my Micromill /Microturn?
1. The UK ver (Although I believe some US specification Micromills and Microturns were sold in the UK
) had the RS232 cable wiring in the external cable, this was known as a MACHINE LINK CABLE (Pt No 9-25 machine link cable (RS232) BI01812GG)viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2352&hilit=BI01812GG
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2. The US version had the RS232 cable wiring in the internal cable of the machine and was connected externally to the PC with a Simple Straight Through Cable i.e. pin to pin
Internal Machine cable details
UK Pt No BI01812A
9 Pin_______________25 Pin
Pin 3 -------Blue-------- Pin 2
Pin 2 -------Red--------- Pin 3
Pin 7 ------Yellow------ Pin 4
Pin 8 ------Green------- Pin 5
Pin 5 ------Black------- Pin 7
Internal cable details
US Pt No BI01812B
9 Pin_______________25 Pin
Pin 2 -------Red-------- Pin 2
Pin 3 -------Blue------- Pin 3
Pin 8 ------Green------ Pin 4
Pin 7 ------Yellow----- Pin 5
Pin 5 ------Black------- Pin 7
Micromill / Microturn. PC (9 Pin) to Machine (25 Pin) connection cable details