HAWTHORNE, N.Y. — July 31, 2007 — BTX Technologies, Inc. today announced that it is now shipping its MaxBlox CD-MX9M (male) and CD-MX9F (female) patent-pending professional 9-pin D-sub connectors. The ...

IO-Link connection is via a 4pin M12 plug, and RS232 is via an 8pin M12 female – this also provides 24V power for the RS232 device. IO-Link is a fieldbus-neutral, point-to-point digital connection.

What is a serial port? Serial ports are generally built into the motherboard. This is why the connectors behind the casing that are connected to the motherboard by a wire cable can be used to connect ...