Appendix

B
B-1
Cable Connections
Table B.A lists the cables you use if you have an Allen-Bradley
communication board in your programming terminal.
Table B.A
AllenBradley Communication Board Cables
If You Have This Processor: And You Have This
Communication Board:
Use This Cable:
PLC5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/25 1784KT, KT2 1784CP
1784KL, KL/B
1784KTK1 1784CP5
1784PCMK 1784PCM5
For pinouts for these A-B cables, see pages B-7 and B-8.
The diagrams in this section show the cable connections for serial port
communications.
For these wiring diagrams: See page:
cables 1 through 6 B3
AllenBradley cables B4
Cable Connections for
Communication Boards
Cable Connections for Serial
Port Communications
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-2
PLC5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/25
PLC5
1770KF2 modem
modem
1770KF2
1785KE
1784CP5
1770CD
phone line
cable #6
cable #1
1784CAK
cable #4
Terminal
Terminal
Terminal
Series B
PLC5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/25
1784CP5
11942I
11943I
11945I
1785KE series A uses 1784CP5 with PLC5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/25 processors.
PLC5
PLC5
1770KF2 modem
modem
1785KE
1770CD
1784CP5
phone line
cable #6
1784CXK
cable #6
Terminal
Terminal
Series B
1770KF2
cable #2
Terminal
11947I
11948I
11940I
PLC5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/25
1784CP5
1785KE series A uses 1784CP5 with PLC5/10, 5/12, 5/15, 5/25 processors.
9Pin Serial Port
1784T35
1784T50
6160T53
6160T60
6160T70
IBM AT

Compaq

Portable 2
Compaq Portable 286
Compaq Deskpro 286
Compaq Deskpro 386
25Pin Serial Port
1784T45
1784T47
IBM XT

IBM PS/2

Model 30
IBM PS/2 Model 60
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-3
The following diagrams show the pin assignments for the cables you need
for serial port communications.
Cable #1
25pin SKT
1770KF2
RXD 2
GND 5
TXD 3
DCD 1
DTR 4
DSR 6
RTS 7
CTS 8
2
7
3
4 RTS
5 CTS
6 DSR
8 DCD
20 DTR
9pin SKT
IBM AT
Cable #2
25pin SKT
1770KF2
TXD 2
GND 7
RXD 3
RTS 4
CTS 5
DSR 6
DCD 8
DTR 20
3
7
2
4 RTS
5 CTS
6 DSR
8 DCD
20 DTR
25pin SKT
IBM XT
Cable #3
25pin SKT
1770KF2
TXD 2
GND 7
RXD 3
RTS 4
CTS 5
DSR 6
DCD 8
DTR 9
3
7
2
4 RTS
5 CTS
6 DSR
8 DCD
20 DTR
9pin SKT
Computer
Cable #4
9pin SKT
IBM AT
25pin
Modem
DCD 1
RXD 2
TXD 3
DTR 4
GND 5
DSR 6
RTS 7
CTS 8
RNG 9
CASE
8
3
2
20
7
6
4
5
22
1
9pin SKT
Computer
25pin
Modem
RNG 1
TXD 2
RXD 3
RTS 4
CTS 5
DSR 6
GND 7
DCD 8
DTR 9
22
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
20
Cable #5
25pin SKT
Computer
25pin
Modem
CHS 1
TXD 2
RXD 3
RTS 4
CTS 5
DSR 6
GND 7
DCD 8
DTR 20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
20
Cable #6
11955I 11957I 11958I
11959I 11960I 11961I
(female) (female) (female) (female) (female) (female)
(female) (female) (female) (female) (female) (female)
Cable Pin Assignments
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-4
The specifications for each Allen-Bradley cable used for communications
are shown on the following pages. See Table B.B.
Table B.B
Cable Specifications
For: To: Use This Cable: See Page:
1784T50
6160T60
1784T35
6160T53
6160T70
IBM PC AT
Compaq
1785KE 1784CAK B5
1784T45
IBM PC XT
1785KE 1784CXK B6
PLC5/10, 5/12, 5/15,
5/25 Processor
Terminal
(using a 1784KTK1)
1784CP5 B7
Terminal
(using a 1784KT,
KT2, or KL, KL/B)
1784CP B8
Terminal
(using 1784PCMK)
1784PCM5 B9
Cable Specifications
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-5
Figure B.1
Interconnect Cable - 1784CAK
1784T50, T35, 6121, IBM AT, Compaq to 1785KE
1
2
7
3
13
4
5
6
8
11
1
4
6
2
5
3
7
8
14936
5
1
9
6
9
15
1
8
2.9 m
(9.50 ft.)
15pin Dshell
Connector
Pin male
1785KE
9pin Dshell
Connector
Pin Female
Dsub 15pin
(1785KE)
Dsub 9pin
(IBMPC/AT)
IBMPC/AT
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-6
Figure B.2
Interconnect Cable - 1784CXK
1784T45, IBM XT to 1785KE
9
15
1
8 1
13
14
25
1
3
7
2
13
4
5
6
8
11
2
7
3
5
4
6
8
12727
20
289.6 cm
(114 in.)
15pin Dshell
Connector
Pin male
1785KE
Shielded Cable
24 AWG
25pin
Connector
Pin Female
RED
BLK
WHT
BLK
Dsub 15pin
(1785KE)
25 pin
(PCXT)
PCXT
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-7
Figure B.3
Interconnect Cable - 1784CP5
Processor to Terminal (using a 1784KTK1)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
6
4
5
6
8
9
5
1
9
6
9
15
1
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
7
14938
3.2 m
(10.50 ft.)
9pin Dshell
Connector
Pin Male
Terminal
Processor
15pin Dshell
Connector
Pin Female
Terminal
(15Skt connector)
Processor
(9pin Connector)
Clear
BLUE
Clear
BLUE
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-8
Figure B.4
Interconnect Cable - 1784CP Processor to Terminal
(using a 1784KT, 1784KL, 1784KL/B, or 1784KT2)
43
21
1
62
1
5
6
9
22
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
16860a
Clear Clear
Blue Blue
3.2 m
(10.50 ft.)
10.2 cm
(4 in.)
10.2 cm
(4 in.)
Industrial
Terminal End
PLC5 End
PLC5 End
Industrial
Terminal End
62
61
37
36
35
34
33
3
2
1
60
Cable Connections
Appendix B
B-9
Figure B.5
Interconnect Cable - 1784PCM5
Processor to Terminal (using a 1784PCMK)
PLC5 DH+
9pin
KT/PCMCIA
1
5
7
1
2
124.25 in
3
SHELL
SHIELD
DRAIN
LINE 2 CLR
LINE 1 CLR CLR
BLUE
DRAIN
SHIELD
SHELL
DTD
SY
DRD
RET
EN
TD
RET
RIO
DTR
SY
RTS
CTS
SHELL
SHELL
SHELL
SHELL
BLACK
WHITE
RED
GREEN
BROWN
BLUE
ORANGE
YELLOW
PURPLE
GRAY
PINK
TAN
DRAIN
SHIELD
19872
6
9
1
5
1
2
33
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12