Connecting to a serial device, Connecting to the serial console port, Connecting an antenna – Moxa Technologies THINKCORE W315 User Manual

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ThinkCore W315/325/W345 Hardware User’s Manual

Hardware Connection Description

3-5

Connecting to a Serial Device

Use a serial cable to plug your serial device into the embedded computer’s serial port. Serial ports
P1 to P4 have male DB9 connectors and can be configured for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485
communication by software. The pin assignments are shown in the following table:

DB9 Male Port

RS-232/422/485 Pinouts

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

Pin

RS-232

RS-422

RS-485

(4-wire)

RS-485

(2-wire)

1 DCD

TxDA(-)

TxDA(-) ---

2 RxD

TxDB(+)

TxDB(+) ---

3 TxD

RxDB(+)

RxDB(+)

DataB(+)

4 DTR

RxDA(-)

RxDA(-)

DataA(-)

5 GND GND GND GND
6 DSR ---

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7 RTS ---

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8 CTS ---

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Connecting to the Serial Console Port

The serial console port is a 4-pin pin-header RS-232 port. It is designed for serial console
terminals, which are useful for viewing boot up message.

Serial Console Port & Pinouts

Serial Console Cable

4

3

2

1

Pin Signal

1 TxD
2 RxD
3 NC
4 GND

Connecting an Antenna

The ThinkCore W315/325/345 embedded computers come with a 1 dBi antenna for GPRS
communication. Connect the antenna to the SMA connector located on the front panel of the
embedded computer. Connect the antenna to the computer by rotating it in a clockwise direction.

Antenna Connector

GSM/GPRS Antenna

Installing a SIM Card and SD Card

Installing a SIM Card

The ThinkCore W315/325/345 embedded computers have a built-in GSM/GPRS cellular module
to provide long-range communication. SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards are used to
authenticate and identify subscribers when connecting to a network.

The SIM card and SD card slot are located on the right side of the W315/325’s casing, and on the
front panel of the W345.

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