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Re: Serial over CAT5



or you could make a simple continuity tester with a bulb or buzzer....


------( bulb )----- battery --------

Probe a				probe b

Sorry for the crap drawing, but you get what I'm on about?

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

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>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent:	Friday, March 03, 2000 12:16 PM
>To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject:	[ukha_d] Re: Serial over CAT5
>
>A multimeter, a multimeter, my kingdom for a multimeter...
>
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>Grimshaw Stuart <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx>
>03/03/2000 11:51
>Please respond to ukha_d
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>        To:     "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>        cc:
>        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.
>
>t:01254 587235
>f:01254 660236
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:           Andy.Powell@xxxxxxx
>[SMTP:Andy.Powell@xxxxxxx]
>>Sent:           Friday, March 03, 2000 11:43 AM
>>To:             ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject:                [ukha_d] Serial over CAT5
>>
>>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
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>><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
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>><br>
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><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">A multimeter,
a multimeter, my kingdom for
>a multimeter...</font>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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><td>
><td><font size=1
face="sans-serif"><b>Grimshaw Stuart
>&lt;stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx&gt;</b></font>
><p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">03/03/2000
11:51</font>
><br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Please respond
to ukha_d</font>
><br>
><td><font size=1 face="Arial">&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </font>
><br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; To: &nbsp;
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&quot;'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'&quot;
>&lt;ukha_d@xxxxxxx&gt;</font>
><br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; cc: &nbsp;
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</font>
><br><font size=1 face="sans-serif">&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Subject:
>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;[ukha_d] Re: Serial over
CAT5</font></table>
><br>
><br><font size=2 face="Courier New">One way to
find out would be to terminate
>a small length of cat5 with a<br>
>rj45 plug and leave the other end, then you could plug this new
cable<br>
>into the adaptor and probe it with a multimeter to find which pin
goes<br>
>to which...<br>
><br>
>Stuart Grimshaw,<br>
>System Administrator,<br>
>Community, Leisure &amp; Cultural Services Dept.<br>
>Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.<br>
><br>
>t:01254 587235<br>
>f:01254 660236<br>
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>&gt;-----Original Message-----<br>
>&gt;From: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
>Andy.Powell@xxxxxxx [SMTP:Andy.Powell@xxxxxxx]<br>
>&gt;Sent: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Friday,
>March 03, 2000 11:43 AM<br>
>&gt;To: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
>ukha_d@xxxxxxx<br>
>&gt;Subject: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [ukha_d]
>Serial over CAT5<br>
>&gt;<br>
>&gt;Hi,<br>
>&gt;<br>
>&gt;I've got a couple of 9-pin serial to CAT5 adapters
(unfortunately sealed
><br>
>&gt;units) and was wondering if anyone knew which wires are used
from the
>CAT5 <br>
>&gt;end. I assume that it's not all of them so could I pass the
audio signal
><br>
>&gt;from the line out on my sound card down it too? From my
knowledge of <br>
>&gt;serial comms were usually talking pins 2,3,7 (on a 25 way) what
about a
><br>
>&gt;9-pin?<br>
>&gt;<br>
>&gt;One other thing... can I pass 5 volts down CAT5 safely... would
the <br>
>&gt;voltage at the other end of say 100m length of CAT 5 drop
>significantly?<br>
>&gt;<br>
>&gt;Many thanks<br>
>&gt;<br>
>&gt;Andy<br>
>&gt;<br>
>&gt;<br>
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************************<br>
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<br>
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<br>
>&gt;message. Thank You.<br>
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>&gt;<br>
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>and<br>
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>&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=2
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>&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br>
>&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=2
face=&quot;sans-serif&quot;&gt;I've got a
>couple of 9-pin serial to CAT5<br>
>&gt;adapters (unfortunately sealed units) and was wondering if
anyone knew
>which<br>
>&gt;wires are used from the CAT5 end. I assume that it's not all of
them so
>could<br>
>&gt;I pass the audio signal from the line out on my sound card down
it too?
>From<br>
>&gt;my knowledge of serial comms were usually talking pins 2,3,7
(on a 25
>way)<br>
>&gt;what about a 9-pin?&lt;/font&gt;<br>
>&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br>
>&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=2
face=&quot;sans-serif&quot;&gt;One other
>thing... can I pass 5 volts down<br>
>&gt;CAT5 safely... would the voltage at the other end of say 100m
length of
>CAT 5<br>
>&gt;drop significantly?&lt;/font&gt;<br>
>&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br>
>&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=2
face=&quot;sans-serif&quot;&gt;Many
>thanks&lt;/font&gt;<br>
>&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br>
>&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=2
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