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APPENDIX E: CONNECTING SERIAL DEVICES TO PARAGON II SYSTEM 137
Appendix E: Connecting Serial Devices to
Paragon II System
Introduction to Serial CIMs
To connect an ASCII serial device, LAN/WAN component or a server through a serial port
(RS-232) to the Paragon II system, use one of our serial CIMs. They are P2CIM-SER,
P2CIM-SER-EU and AUATC. These CIMs can emulate an ASCII terminal and convert the serial
data from the ASCII device to VGA video (800x600x60) and PS/2 keyboard signals. This
conversion allows users to access and operate any ASCII serial device connected to the Paragon
II system.
The table lists the port difference of the serial CIMs:
MODEL SERIAL PORT LOCAL PORT
P2CIM-SER
3
P2CIM-SER-EU
3
AUATC
3 3
Usually the use of P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU is enough to satisfy your needs to access a
serial device, unless you need to connect a local PS/2 or Sun keyboard and a VGA monitor to the
device. In that case, choose AUATC, which provides a local port.
Here are some useful features of serial CIMs:
• Interoperates with an ASCII device in the On Line Mode as if the device were attached to a
text terminal
• Edits, copies, marks, and/or resends data to the ASCII serial device or server in the Buffer
Edit Mode
• Maintains eight pages of data in a circular buffer
• Provides 12 programmable keys for frequently-used character strings or commands
Installing a Serial CIM
Take these steps to attach a serial CIM to the serial port of a serial device or server and to your
Paragon II system.
Installing P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU
The installation of P2CIM-SER or P2CIM-SER-EU is quite easy.
1. Connect the CIM to a serial port on the serial device or server, using its serial DB9 connector.
2. Connect the CIM to the Paragon system using a standard Category 5e UTP cable.
3. Connect the CIM’s USB connector to a powered USB port, or to a separately available
Raritan PWR-SER-4 power adapter, to obtain power.
For additional information on the installation, see Paragon and Dominion KX Serial Device
CIM User Guide. This user guide can be downloaded from Raritan’s Website:
http://www.raritan.com/_downloads/pdfs/products/P2CIM-SER%2
0User%20Guide.pdf.