Device Master RJ-45 to DB9 Adapters
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RJ-45 Pins
RJ-45 Pin 1 is top/left most pin when looking at the connector with the retention clip facing down.
Male
Clip is behind the connector.
______________________ | | ___| ___ --------| <- Pin 1 C | | | --------| a | | | | --------| b | | | | --------| l | | | | --------| e | | | | --------| ___| |___| --------| | --------| < Pin 8 |______________________|
Female
____________________ | | | ___________ | | __| | | | | --| | <- Pin 1 | | --| | | | --| | | | --| | | | --| | | | --| | | | --| | | |__ --| | <- Pin 8 | |___________| | | | |____________________|
Serial Connector
The DB-9 Pins are labeled both on the front and on the back of the connector.
Serial Adapter
This connector does not reverse the send and receive pins.
Wiring Diagram
1 2 3 4 5
o o o o o
DB9 - | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| o | o | o | o |
| | | | | | | x |
| | | | | | | |
/--+-+-+-/ | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | /-/ \-+---+-\
| | | | | | | |
| | | \-+--\ \-\ | |
| | | | | | | |
| | \---+--+----+\| |
| \-----+--+--\ ||| |
| | | | ||| |
| /-----+--+--+-/|| |
| | | | | || |
| | /--+--+--+--+/ |
| | | | | | | |
RJ-45 - o o o o o o o o
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
| | | | | | | |
B O B R G Y B W
l r l e r e r h
u a a d e l o i
e n c e l w t
g k n o n e
e w
RJ-45 Coloured Pins to DB9 Pin Numbers
Y O
e G r B
l r a l
l e R n a
o e e g c
w n d e k
| | | | |
1 * * * * *
* * * * 9
| | | |
B B W x
r l h
o u i
w e t
n e
-------
Pin | Colour
----+--------
1 | Yellow
2 | Green
3 | Red
4 | Orange
5 | Black
6 | Brown
7 | Blue
8 | White
Null Modem Adapter
This connector does reverse the send and receive pins.
Wiring Diagram
1 2 3 4 5
o o o o o
DB9 - x 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
o | o | o | o |
| | | | | | x |
| | | | | | |
| | \-+-+-+---+-\
/----+-+---+-/ | | |
| | | | \--\| |
| /-/ \-\ \\ || |
| | | | || |
| | /--+--+-----+/ |
| | | | | x | |
RJ-45 - o o o o o o o o
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
| | | | | | | |
B O B R G Y B W
l r l e r e r h
u a a d e l o i
e n c e l w t
g k n o n e
e w
RJ-45 Coloured Pins to DB9 Pin Numbers
G B B
r r l
R e o a
e e w c
x d n n k
| | | | |
1 * * * * *
* * * * 9
| | | |
O W B x
r h l
a i u
n t e
g e
e
-------
Pin | Colour
----+--------
1 | n/c
2 | Red
3 | Green
4 | Brown
5 | Black
6 | Orange
7 | White
8 | Blue
9 | n/c
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