PROEL DSO480 - Remote Control Interface Operation; RS232 Interface; RS232 Connection (Single Unit)

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RemoteControlInterfaceOperation
RS232 Interface
Thisinterfaceisfittedasstandardtoallunitsandisaccessedviathe9‐pinD‐typeconnectorontherearofthe
unit.Notethattoconnecttoacomputer’sCOM(serial)portcorrectly,aone‐to‐onecablemustbeused,and
NOTa‘nullmodem’cable.A‘nullmod
em’cablehasthe‘transmit’and‘receive’wiresswappedoverandwill
notwork.
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TheRS232connectionissuitablefordistancesofaboutamaximumof25feetbetweenthePCandtheunit.If
youexperienceproblemswiththeconnections,considerselectingaslowerbaudrate.
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Notethanonlyoneun
itatatimemaybeconnectedtothecomputerviathisinterface.
RS232Connection(SingleUnit)
Atypicalinterfaceset‐upmightinvolverunninganRS232linkfromlaptoporadesktopcomputertoaDSO480
unit setupasamasterunit.Thediagrambelowshowsthismethodofconnection,therequiredmenuoptions
arealsogiven.NotethattheRS232cablemustbea1‐1conne
ctiontype,NOTanullmodemcable(whichhas
connectionscrossedinternally).
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Note:AlwayscheckProelwebsitehttp://www.proelgroup.comforupdatesandsoftwaredownload.
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