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Re: Serial over CAT5


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  • Subject: Re: Serial over CAT5
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  • Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 12:16:19 +0000
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A multimeter, a multimeter, my kingdom for a multimeter...




Grimshaw Stuart <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx>

03/03/2000 11:51
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        Subject:        [ukha_d] Re: Serial over CAT5


One way to find out would be to terminate a small length of cat5 with a
rj45 plug and leave the other end, then you could plug this new cable
into the adaptor and probe it with a multimeter to find which pin goes
to which...

Stuart Grimshaw,
System Administrator,
Community, Leisure & Cultural Services Dept.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

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>To:                 ukha_d@xxxxxxx >Subject:                 [ukha_d] Serial over CAT5
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>Hi,
>
>I've got a couple of 9-pin serial to CAT5 adapters (unfortunately sealed
>units) and was wondering if anyone knew which wires are used from the CAT5
>end. I assume that it's not all of them so could I pass the audio signal
>from the line out on my sound card down it too? From my knowledge of
>serial comms were usually talking pins 2,3,7 (on a 25 way) what about a
>9-pin?
>
>One other thing... can I pass 5 volts down CAT5 safely... would the
>voltage at the other end of say 100m length of CAT 5 drop significantly?
>
>Many thanks
>
>Andy
>
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><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hi,</font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I've got a couple of 9-pin serial to CAT5
>adapters (unfortunately sealed units) and was wondering if anyone knew which
>wires are used from the CAT5 end. I assume that it's not all of them so could
>I pass the audio signal from the line out on my sound card down it too? From
>my knowledge of serial comms were usually talking pins 2,3,7 (on a 25 way)
>what about a 9-pin?</font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">One other thing... can I pass 5 volts down
>CAT5 safely... would the voltage at the other end of say 100m length of CAT 5
>drop significantly?</font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Many thanks</font>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Andy<br>
><br>
><br>
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