[breazr]

Does anybody have a schematic diagram for a RS 232 cable for a Roland Modela MDX 15 milling /scanning machine ?

The producer treats that cable as "optional" and their local representative doesn't wanted to be disturbed by such a "small" problem.

They have a diagram in the manual, but it is only for the 25-male pins end of the cable and they asssume one has to connect the 9-female pins end according to the RS 232 standard.

Before trying that, I hope that someone here has a reliable diagram for both ends of that cable.

Thank you in advance,

Radu

[Al_The_Man]

If it names the pin out designations as standard RS232 then it should be easy to convert over from 25p to 9 pin in order to make up a cable.
Al.

[scanboostar]

Does anybody have a schematic diagram for a RS 232 cable for a Roland Modela MDX 15 milling /scanning machine ?
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Radu

  PC >-----< Modela
Female >-< Female (+ gender changer)
   DB9 >-< DB25
___________________
1, 8 <-----> 20
   2 <----->  2
   3 <----->  3
   4 <----->  5, 8
   5 <----->  7
   6 <----->  4
   7 <----->  6

[SimpleCAD]

Thanks Scanbooster! Just found this thread after messing around for quite a while with different cables. Roland rep said to buy a USB parallel cable - which I did. Couldn't get that to work but made a cable with your pinouts and I have a scan underway right now.
Thanks to cnczone for keeping these posts live for so long.

[Anita]

Hi

I was wondering if since you have a Roland you might be able to post or email [email protected] some photos of how the wire is routed through the pulleys to move the cutting head (not the spindle to motor belt but the x,y and z positioning wires). I would really appreciate it if you could do this!

Thanks in advance!