GPIB Interface Installation and Maintenance
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave
Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
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GPIB Interface
You can connect your GPIB interface into a star network, a linear network, or a
combination star and linear network. The limitations imposed on this network are
as follows:
• The total cable length cannot exceed 20 meters
• The maximum cable length per device is 2 meters
• No more than 15 devices may be interconnected on one bus.
Cables and Adapters
The GPIB connector is compatible with the connectors on the following cables
and adapter.
• GPIB Cable, 10833A, 1 m (3.3 ft.)
• GPIB Cable, 10833B, 2 m (6.6 ft.)
• GPIB Cable, 10833C, 4 m (13.2 ft.)
• GPIB Cable, 10833D, 0.5 m (1.6 ft.)
• GPIB Adapter, 10834A, 2.3 cm. extender. Use this adapter if there is no space
to connect your GPIB cable directly to a
GPIB interface.
Connector
The following figure shows the connector and pin assignments.
Connector Part Number: 1251-0293
Figure 170 GPIB Connector
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