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EIA-232

Specialty Definition: EIA-232

Domain	Definition
Computing	EIA-232 (Formerly "RS-232") The most common asynchronous serial line standard. EIA-232 is the EIA equivalent of ITU-T V.24, and V.28. EIA-232 specifies the gender and pin use of connectors, but not their physical type. RS-423 specifies the electrical signals. 25-way D-type connectors are common but often only three wires are connected - one ground (pin 7) and one for data in each direction. The other pins are primarily related to hardware handshaking between sender and receiver and to carrier detection on modems, inoperative circuits, busy conditions etc. The standard classifies equipment as either Data Communications Equipment (DCE) or Data Terminal Equipment (DTE). DTE receives data on pin 3 and transmits on pin 2 (TD). A DCE EIA-232 interface has a female connector. DCE receives data from DTE on pin 2 (TD) and sends that data out the analog line. Data received from the analog line is sent by the DCE on pin 3(RD). Originally DCE was a modem and DTE was a computer or terminal. The terminal or computer was connected (via EIA-232) to two modems, which were connected via a telephone line. The above arrangement allows a computer or terminal to be connected to a modem with a straight-through (2-2, 3-3) cable. It is common, however, to find equipment with the wrong sex connector or with pins two and three reversed, requiring the insertion of a cable or adaptor wired as a gender mender or null modem. Such an adaptor is also required when connecting a computer directly to a terminal or to another computer without the use of modems. (1999-12-28). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Crosswords: EIA-232

Specialty definitions using "EIA-232": 8N1 ♦ Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter ♦ Data Communication Equipment, Data Terminal Equipment, Datakit, DB-25, DE-9, DIN-8, D-type ♦ Electronics Industry Association ♦ framing specification ♦ hardware handshaking ♦ Intel 8751 ♦ line noise ♦ null modem ♦ Recommended Standard, RS, RS-232, RS-423 ♦ Seiko RC-4000, Serial Line Internet Protocol, software handshaking, stop bit. (references)

Commercial Usage: EIA-232

Domain	Title
High Tech	Adtran Dsu 5600 4-Wire Eia-232 Dte Supports Sync and Async Apps (reference) Adtran Dsu Iq Fr Aware Snmp 56/64K Slip/Ppp V35 Eia-232 Dte (reference) Adtran Dsu Iii Ar 4-Wire Dds/Sw56K LCD V.35 Eia-232; V.25 Bis Dialing. (reference) Adtran Esp External Dce Card Modular DB25 Supports Eia-232 Or V.35 (reference) Edgeport/1 USB To 1port Eia-232 Serial (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Anagrams: EIA-232

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "2-2-3-a-e-i"
	-4 letters: ae, ai.
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Alternative Orthography: EIA-232

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 49 41 2D 32 33 32

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01001001 01000001 00101101 00110010 00110011 00110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#73 &#65 &#45 &#50 &#51 &#50

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0049 0041 002D 0032 0033 0032

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39433515202120

INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography

5. Bibliography

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