Appendix B
Hardware Reference Information
RS-232 Cable Information
The recommended RS-232 cables/adapters and their Agilent part numbers are:
9-pin female to 9-pin female cable (provided with Agilent VIC) . . . . . . Agilent 24542U
9-pin male to 25-pin female adapter (provided with Agilent VIC) . . . . Agilent 5181-6641
9-pin female to 25-pin male cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agilent 24542G
For longer distances, you may need a custom built cable. Figure B-1 is a wiring diagram for 9-pin to 9-pin
and 9-pin to 25-pin cables.
GPIB Cables
The available GPIB cables and their Agilent part numbers are:
0.5 meter. . . . . . . . . . . Agilent 10833D
1 meter . . . . . . . . . . . . Agilent 10833A
2 meter . . . . . . . . . . . . Agilent 10833B
4 meter . . . . . . . . . . . . Agilent 10833C
RXD 2
3TXD
DCD 1
7RTS
TXD 3
2RTD
DTR 4
6DSR
GND 5
5GND
DSR 6
4DTR
RTS 7
1 DCD
CTS 8
8CTS
RI 9
9RI
2TXD
4RTS
3RTD
6DSR
7GND
20 DTR
8 DCD
5CTS
VXI(9pin) 9pin 25pin
Figure B-1. RS-232 Cable Wiring Schematic
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