Breakout board SIO2PC question

[BigBill]

I'm interested in building one of these SIO2PC connectors- http://www.stephens-home.com/sio2usb/

 

I don't have an SIO cable, so I was just going to get M/F jumpers and connect them directly into the SIO port of the computer. So my question is, is the SIO cable straight-through (meaning is the pinout for the computer's SIO port the same as the end of an SIO cable)? If not, could someone supply me with the port's pinout?

[sloopy]

the cable is straight through... and you only need to hook up 4 lines, TXD, RXD, /COMMAND, and GND...

 

sloopy.

[+skr]

Take a look at my pictures in the German ABBUC Forums. They should tell you everything you need to know: http://abbuc.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6102#p46221

 

Works fine with SIO2OSX, has some issues with SIO Server.

 

Edit: I used Pin 4 and 6 on GND, but using only Pin 4 (white) should work well, too. This is done after Michael Ellis documentation for SIO Server.

Edited June 27, 2011 by skr