To use the RS232 Port he might need a circuit to shift (and mostly invert) the TTL level to RS232 levels.
traditional solution is a maxim IC that does the job.
shematics can be googled 'TTL RS232'
Even if he buy a ready device that will be cheaper than the DIO solution
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