Re: GS serial PINouts

[david@uow.edu.au (David Wilson)]

tturner@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca () writes:
>--> I'm trying to get some info on which pin position is PIN #1, 2, 3,
>    etc; for the 8-pin mini-DIN connector on the back of the IIgs...

>    I have to make a custom cable. I have the diagram of what
>    pin number goes to what pin number (& what each is) and with
>    the one end being a standard 25 pin; the pin positions are
>    clearly numbered so I can see which is Pin 1, etc. Unfortunately,
>    the pin positions are NOT labelled on the other end; an 8-pin
>    mini-DIN connector. It looks like this (though not to scale!):

>             o   o                      Can someone tell me which
>                                        position is pin number 1,
>           o    o  o                    2, 3, etc. ?

>            o  o  o                     Greatly appreciated . . .
>           \___^___/
>                \
>                 indentation in sleeve.

        Mac Plus & later
        Mini Din-8f socket pinout:

          8  7  6
          .  .  .

        5.   4. 3.

           .  .
           2  1


So on your diagram the pins would be:

	  2  1

	5   4 3

	 8 7 6


Watch out - manuals like that of the Imagewriter II have the pins backwards.
--
David Wilson  School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia  david@uow.edu.au