Intro Note to cabling for the Digi port Digi to Smart Motor A RJ-45 to DB9 convert is need for the smart motor. A 3 wire cable (Tx,Rx,SGnd) is used. RJ45 8-pin DB9 plug Male ---- ---- TxD 4 --- 3 RxD 5 --- 2 S.Gnd 6 --- 5 The Resulting DB9 is a DTE interface , similiar to a PC serial port. The smart motor uses a DBLSM1-3M cable that provide a female DB9 connector (DTE) interface. Connecting a smart motor to a PC requires a straight thourgh cable. Digi to LakeShore 218 The Lakeshore 218 has a DB9 Male (DTE) interface. Since a PC has a DTE interface, DB9 Female-to-Female cross cable is needed for PC to TC208. The Digi-to-TC218 RJ45 to DB9-F "null modem" cable is: RJ45 8-pin DB9 plug Female ---- ---- TxD 4 --- 2 RxD 5 --- 3 S.Gnd 6 --- 5