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APPENDICES
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CARETAKER PLUS INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONS MANUAL
Appendix A: Serial Cabling
The diagrams below show the Caretaker Plus pinout on the left and all other devices on
the right. Read across to find the pinout. Connector types shown below refer to the
connector on the device, not on the cable. NOTE: Caretaker Plus is abbreviated CTP.
Serial Computers
CTP
IBM PC
IBM AT
Mac
Mac+
25 pin
female
25pin
male
9 pin
male
9 pin
female
8 pin
circular
2
3
2
9
5
3
2
3
5
3
7
7
5
3-8
4-8
20
5-6-8
1-6-8
7
2
Serial Printers
CTP
HP Laser
Jet
Xerox
4045
laser
Apple
Image-
writer
Apple
Image-
writer II
25 pin
female
25 pin
female
25 pin
female
25 pin
female
8 pin
circular
2
3
3
3
5
3
2
2
2
3
7
7
7
7
4-8
6
20
20
20
1
4
-
5-6-8
-
-
Serial Printers/Plotters
CTP
25 pin female
Epson
MX type
Okidata*
82-193
Diablo
630
NEC
spinwr.
HP
plotters
Calcomp
plotters
Hou.Inst.
plotters
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
11
11
11
19
20
20
20
4
6
5-6
6
5-6-8
5-6
5-6
5-6
*Jumper setting for ready on pin 11.
Other Devices
CTP
25 pin female
Hayes
modem
Multi-
plexers
VT-100
terminal
Rose*
25 pin female
Rose**
8 pin female
Vax
25 pin female
2
2
2
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
-
-
-
-
6
6
6
-
20
3
-
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
20
20
20
-
6
2
-
* Refers to any Rose switching device with a 25 pin serial port (Caretaker. Caretaker
Plus, Porter, Super Switch, or Master Switch).
** Refers to any Rose switching device with a RJ45 8 pin serial port (MSU or MSN
Series Master Switch, or FastPrint).