Newport 8000 - Rear Panel Familiarization; GPIB Connector; Connector; Figure 11 - Rear Panel

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Speed
sets the baud rate of the RS232 serial port.
See the
Computer Interfacing Manual
for additional information on
Terminal Mode
and
Speed
.
2.4.11.1 Error Message Control
Error messages may appear on the display when error conditions occur which force
the output off or reflect hardware errors in the 8000. Chapter 8 contains an
explanation of the error message which may be reported by the 8000. Display of
error messages on the 8000 screen may be disabled while in remote mode by setting
Display Errors While Remote
to
No
. Errors will continue to accumulate in the error
queue, but will not be displayed on-screen.
2.5 Rear Panel Familiarization
Figure 11 - Rear Panel
2.5.1 GPIB Connector
The GPIB connector, located on the back of the microprocessor module, allows full
remote control as described in the
Computer Interfacing Manual
. The connector
accepts a standard IEEE-488 cable for remote control, and uses Metric lockscrews.
2.5.2 RS-232 Connector
The 8000 has one RS-232 connector located on the back of the microprocessor
module for remote control via the serial port. See section the
Computer Interfacing
Manual
for a more complete description of the RS-232 interface.
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