Sartorius Balance Cable Pinouts

The 25 pin female port (DB-25) on Sartorius Balances and Scales does not use “Standard” RS-232 pin designations. It can easily be connected to any standard RS-232 compatible port with a properly configured cable.

Cabling Diagram:

Pin Assignments Chart for
12-pin Circular Connector

Pin Signal
A >   External Com
B (TXD)    Transmit
C (RXD)    Receive
D (DTR)    Data Terminal Ready
E (GNU)    Signal Ground
F +5 Volts
G <   External Com
H (CTS)    Clear To Send
J =
K Universal Switch
L SET
M +12 Volts

This pinout chart was provided courtesy of:
Sartorius Corp. Technical Services Division, 800-645-3108  ext. 215

Sartorius Connector     Standard RS-232 DB25 Connector
Description: Pin# Pin# Description:
TxD Output 2 3 RxD Input
RxD Input 3 2 TxD Output
External Signal
Signal Ground
4
14
7 Ground
CTS Input 5 20 DTR Output
DTR Output 20 5
6
8
CD
DSR
CTS Input
Chassis Ground 1 (Optional)   No Connection

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