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TK290 Cimarron ANI Programming

K3RJS

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Trying to update some CIM-1000 ANI boards in a fleet of TK290s. Some old cimarron documentation discusses utilizing the 3 programming contacts on the boards ( + - SIG) via a cable to the cimarron handheld programmer or via a PC serial port. The doc shows the pinout for the handheld programmer but does not show the pinout for the serial port.
My understanding is the programming contacts are:
+ 3.3V
- GRND
S PROG I/9

My knowledge of RS232 is very limited but Im having trouble with that conversion.
Anyone built one of these custom serial cables before?
Any guidance is greatly appreciated!
 

K3RJS

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Sorry, a mix of CIM1000s and CIM1200s.
I was able to program a couple 1000s with the CIM-IRP (not preferred) but that tool doesn’t seem to work on the CIM1200s.
 
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