Advantech AIMB-585 User Manual

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17 AIMB-585 User ManualChapter 2 Connecting Peripherals2.5 Serial Ports (COM1~COM6)AIMB-585 supports six serial ports. COM1, COM2, COM4-6 supports RS-232. COM2supports RS-232/422/485 (with 5V/12V power). JSETCOM2 is used to select the RS-232/422/485 mode for COM2.These ports can connect to serial devices, such as a mouse or a printer, or to a com-munications network.The IRQ and address ranges for both ports are fixed. However, if you want to disablethe port or change these parameters later, you can do this in the system BIOS setup.Different devices implement the RS-232 standards in different ways. If you haveproblems with a serial device, be sure to check the pin assignments for the connec-tor.COM1COM2COM3~6