# S3 serial connection

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/s3-serial-connection/1505>\
**Category:** Robot Controller\
**Created:** [October 30, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/s3-serial-connection/1505 "2007-10-30T16:04:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jumping\_Jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@Jumping\_Jack](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Jumping_Jack)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/s3-serial-connection/1505/1 "2007-10-30T16:04:19Z")

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Hi,  
I have a problem with serial communication via windows pc and the S3 controller.  
I have connected the X5 connector with a straigth cable (9 pin full connected) to a pc via DB9 connector.  
I think that cable is right.  
I have tried some configuration like 9600 8N1, but selecting function TO SC on controller I cannot read nothing from serial port.

Someone can help me?  
There is a already build software for communicate with S3 controller?  
I have to use a particular protocol to communicate with S3?

Regards

JJ

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**Author:** ![vulpes\_h](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/vulpes_h/32/1293_2.png) [@vulpes\_h](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/vulpes_h)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/s3-serial-connection/1505/2 "2007-10-31T16:25:30Z")

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her is a good link… chek it out !!

[http://www.ppm.no/section.php?section=sport&subsection=s upport](http://www.ppm.no/section.php?section=sport&subsection=support)

ABB have a program “OLP” (a old one) for comunication…whit hard ware lock I don’t now if is for sale anny more?!

so check www.ppm.no !!

good luck

and kabel [http://download.ppm.no/sport/helpfiles/SPORTwiringdirect.pdf](http://download.ppm.no/sport/helpfiles/SPORTwiringdirect.pdf)

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**Author:** ![joaof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@joaof](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/joaof)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/s3-serial-connection/1505/3 "2007-10-31T16:52:29Z")

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Hi Jumping Jack,

You must use a cross cable that have a pin2\_robot connect to the pin3\_PC and Pin3\_Robot connect to the Pin2\_PC and the Pin5\_robot connect Pin5\_PC. Is a cable RS232 cross over. Its RX to Tx and Tx to Rx in DB9 connector.

Best regards,

Joao Fidalgo

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**Author:** ![memphiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@memphiss](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/memphiss)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/s3-serial-connection/1505/4 "2007-11-01T06:07:26Z")

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Hello guys

I have similar problems before and I gave up then. there is a cable used to be ok then, and I just did not know how to set serial port communication parameters in .

Guess I can have a test too later.

Thank you all for the information!

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**Author:** ![Jumping\_Jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@Jumping\_Jack](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Jumping_Jack)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/s3-serial-connection/1505/5 "2007-11-05T13:07:51Z")

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I have finally tried Sport S3 with it’s cable configuration.  
It’s a very good thing (I don’t know how much expensive is, a this time)

I don’t know how to communicate manually with the robot.

Thank you all for the answers.