# Serial to PS/2 Mouse

This adapter will enable you to use a mouse with a 9 pin D-SUB (Serial) connector to a computer with a 6 pin Mini-DIN (PS/2) connector.

This requires that the mouse handles both protocols. A mouse like this is sometimes referred to as a combo-mouse.

(to the mouse)
(to the computer)

9 PIN D-SUB MALE to the mouse.
6 PIN MINI-DIN MALE to the computer.

| Mini-DIN | D-SUB |
--- | --- | --- | ---
+5V | 4 | 4+7+9 | DTR+RTS+RI
Data | 1 | 1 | CD
Gnd | 3 | 3+5 | TXD+GND
Clock | 5 | 6 | DSR

Contributor: Joakim Ögren, Tomas Ögren, Thomas Eschenbacher

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Document last modified: 2001-06-07