Getting Started with iControl > Getting Started Workflow > Task 1: Installing the iControl Application Server > Connecting the 8‑port Break-Out Box (optional)
 
Connecting the 8‑port Break-Out Box (optional)
 
RS‑422 Pinout Assignments
You can optionally purchase an 8‑port Comtrol RocketPort card (with breakout box) if required.
 
REQUIREMENT:  
Before beginning this procedure, make sure you have installed the RocketPort PCI card into the Application Server according to the appropriate hardware manual. Follow the procedure for installing an expansion card. The manuals are available from the Dell Web site:
• Dell PowerEdge R200 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual
(www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/Product/poweredge-r200)
• Dell PowerEdge R210 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual
(www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/Product/poweredge-r210)
• Dell PowerEdge R310 Systems Hardware Owner’s Manual
(www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/Product/poweredge-r310)
• Dell PowerEdge R320 Systems Owner’s Manual
(www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/04/Product/poweredge-r320)
1. Plug the breakout box connector into the large port (PCI expansion slot) at the back of the Application Server.
2. Connect cables from the devices to be controlled to the serial ports on the breakout box.
 

NOTE: It is important to assign serial ports on both the iControl Application Server and any routers that will be participating in the iControl system to avoid conflicts that might negatively affect system performance (click HERE).