Macintosh RS-422

It's possible to connect RS-232 peipheral to the RS-422 port availble on Macintosh computers. Use RXD- as RXD, TXD- as TXD, Ground RXD+, Leave TXD+ unconnected, GPi as CD.

8 PIN MINI-DIN FEMALE (At the computer)

8 PIN MINI-DIN FEMALE at the computer.

Pin Name Dir Description
1 HSKo --> Output Handshake
2 HSKi/CLK <-- Input Handshake or External Clock
3 TXD- --> Transmit Data (-)
4 GND --- Ground
5 RXD- <-- Receive Data (-)
6 TXD+ --> Transmit Data (+)
7 GPi <-- General Purpose Input
8 RXD+ <-- Receive Data (+)