EIA-232

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EIA-232 is a standard for serial binary data communication that defines electrical and signaling characteristics for connecting data terminal equipment and data communication equipment.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
RS-232 2
EIA-232 canonical 1
RS‑232 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf EIA standard
interface standard
serial communication standard
alsoKnownAs EIA RS-232 NERFINISHED
EIA-232-C NERFINISHED
RS-232 NERFINISHED
category physical layer interface
commonlyUsesConnector DB-25 NERFINISHED
DE-9
defines connector pin assignments
electrical characteristics for serial binary data communication
interface between data terminal equipment and data circuit-terminating equipment
maximum cable length under specified conditions
signal functions
signal timing
signaling characteristics for serial binary data communication
voltage levels for logical 1 and logical 0
definesSignal CTS
DCD NERFINISHED
DSR
DTR
RI
RTS
RXD
TXD
influenced later serial standards such as EIA-422
later serial standards such as EIA-485
logical0VoltageRange +3 V to +15 V
logical1VoltageRange -3 V to -15 V
logicConvention negative logic
maximumDataRate typically up to 20 kbit/s over standard cable lengths
maximumOpenCircuitVoltage 25 V
minimumVoltageMagnitude 3 V
operatesRelativeTo common signal ground
publishedBy EIA NERFINISHED
Electronic Industries Alliance NERFINISHED
signalType single-ended
standardizes interface between DTE and DCE
status legacy but still in use
supports full-duplex communication
hardware flow control
software flow control
typicalMaximumCableLength 15 meters
usedFor asynchronous serial communication
computer serial ports
connecting data terminal equipment to data communication equipment
industrial control equipment communication
modem connections
serial binary data communication

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

X.25 usesPhysicalLayer EIA-232
Modbus supportsPhysicalLayer EIA-232
this entity surface form: RS-232
IEC 60870‑5‑101 typicalPhysicalLayer EIA-232
this entity surface form: RS‑232
VT100 terminal communicationInterface EIA-232
subject surface form: VT100
this entity surface form: RS-232