Agilent Technologies E4418B User Manual

Power Meter Operation 2
E4418B Power Meter User’s Guide 81
RS232/RS422
With RS232 selected as the serial interface, the power meter
communicates through the serial port with single ended drivers and
receivers. With RS422 selected, the serial port uses balanced drivers and
receivers.
The power meter acts as a DTE device.
To select RS232 or RS422 as the remote interface, press ,
, , , or .
RS232/422 Connector
The serial port connector is a 9 pin male D- type wired as shown in
Figure 2- 18.
Figure 2-18 RS232/ 422 Pin Assignment
Setting the RS232/422 Parameters
This section explains how to set the baud rate, word size, parity, number
of stop bits, pacing, and echo for the serial interface.
Remote Interface
Select Interface
RS232
RS422
Pin RS232 RS422
1DCD CTS-
2Rx Rx-
3Tx Tx+
4DTR Tx-
5GND GND
6DSR Rx+
7RTS RTS+
8CTS CTS+
9RI RTS-
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Agilent Technologies E4418B Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	E4418B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English