SN75185 / SN75C185 RS232 Buffer

Pinout

PC
9-way
D-type
  RS232
levels
  TTL
levels
    +12V --> VDD 1 U




SN75
--185--
20 VCC --> +5V
    o 1 --> DCD --> RA1 2 19 RY1 --> !DCD
6 o     --> DSR --> RA2 3 18 RY2 <-- !DSR
    o 2 --> RX --> RA3 4 17 RY3 --> SI
7 o     <-- RTS <-- DY1 5 16 DA1 --> !RTS
    o 3 <-- TX <-- DY2 6 15 DA2 <-- SO
8 o     --> CTS --> RA4 7 14 RY4 <-- !CTS
    o 4 <-- DTR <-- DY3 8 13 DA3 --> !DTR
9 o     --> RI --> RA5 9 12 RY5 <-- !RI
    o 5 0V -12V --- VSS 10 11 GND --- 0V

This suits the PC which needs 3 transmitters and 5 receivers!

Note the CMOS version consumes much less current (160uA instead of 30mA) but costs much more.