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Adafruit RS232 Full Breakout with DE9-M

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Adafruit RS232 Full Breakout with DE9-M - Adafruit - 6253
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RS-232 level-shifter breakout with a soldered DE-9 male connector and MAX3243 transceiver, exposing all data and hardware flow-control lines plus Valid and Off signals. Compatible with 3 V to 5 V microcontrollers.

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Adafruit RS232 Full Breakout with DE9-M — Adafruit — 6253

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  • Adafruit$6.95
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Offers

  • Adafruit$6.95
  • ?DigiKey$6.95
  • ?OpenCircuit€9.75

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT RS232 FULL BRVinDSRGNDDTRTXDCDRXOFFRIVLDCTSDE-9 connectorRTS
  • Vin
    Type · Power
  • GND
    Type · Ground
  • TX
    Type · UART
  • RX
    Type · UART
  • RI
    Type · Control
  • CTS
    Type · UART
  • RTS
    Type · UART
  • DSR
    Type · Control
  • DTR
    Type · Control
  • DCD
    Type · Control
  • OFF
    Type · Control
  • VLD
    Type · Unknown
  • DE-9 connector
    Type · Unknown
PinType
VinPower
GNDGround
TXUART
RXUART
RIControl
CTSUART
RTSUART
DSRControl
DTRControl
DCDControl
OFFControl
VLDUnknown
DE-9 connectorUnknown
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT RS232 FULL BRVinDSRGNDDTRTXDCDRXOFFRIVLDCTSDE-9 connectorRTS

Pin details

13 connections
  1. Vin
    Power
  2. GND
    Ground
  3. TX
    UART
  4. RX
    UART
  5. RI
    Control
  6. CTS
    UART
  7. RTS
    UART
  8. DSR
    Control
  9. DTR
    Control
  10. DCD
    Control
  11. OFF
    Control
  12. VLD
    Unknown
  13. DE-9 connector
    Unknown

Start wiring

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Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: Vin, GND, TX, RX. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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