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- NULL-MODEM CABLES(NMCs): These cables are needed to connect 2 pieces of Data
- Terminal Equipment(DTE) together. The NMC became a requirement based on the
- RS232 standard for the DTE interface. The DTE port expected to be connected
- to a modem(DCE), not another piece of DTE. Normally a straight-through
- cable was used to connect a computer or printer to a modem. If a computer
- was to be connected locally to a printer, a cross-over cable was needed. The
- term, null-modem cable, stemmed from the cable needed when no(null) modems
- were used. The purpose of the NMC is to satisfy the RS232 signal needs
- for both pieces of DTE.
- Four different NMCs are provided with the SCS software package. The user may
- page through them endlessly. An important point with each one of these cable
- designs is that they all assume that the RS232 interface standard was adhered
- to by the vendor providing the DTE. Hence, only pins 1-8, and 20, are used.
- The main goal in each of these NMCs is to allow data transfer and satisfy all
- the signals normally provided by a modem. SCS provides these cable designs
- as well as NMCs for ports that don't use all of the leads from the standard.
- Another important point is that these NMCs only work in an asynchronous
- environment. If two pieces of synchronous equipment are to be connected, such
- as in a 3270 environment, timing is an issue. Unless one of the devices can
- provide this timing(usually pin 24), a null-modem cable cannot be built. This
- pin is usually connected to pins 15 & 17, which are straight-through.
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