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Chapter 4: Adapter Menu PS/2 to Serial Mouse Adapter

PS/2 to Serial Mouse Adapter


This adapter will enable you to use a mouse with a 6 pin Mini-DIN (PS/2) connector to a
computer with a 9 pin D-SUB (Serial) connector.

This requires that the mouse handles both protocols. A mouse like this is sometimes
referred to as a combo-mouse.

(To the mouse)

(To the computer)

6 PIN MINI-DIN FEMALE to the mouse.
9 PIN D-SUB FEMALE to the computer.

Mini-DIND-SUB
GND 3 5 GND
RxD 2 2 RxD
TxD 6 3 TxD
+5V 4 7 RTS
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