Section 2: Installation Model 2601B-PULSE System SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual
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Figure 13: 2601B-PULSE ethernet connection
1 2601B-PULSE ethernet port (LAN)
2 Straight-through LAN cable or crossover LAN cable
3 Ethernet port (on the host computer)
You can connect the instrument to the LAN in a one-to-one, one-to-many, two network card, or
enterprise configuration, as described in the following topics.
One-to-one connection
With most instruments, a one-to-one connection is done only when you are connecting a single
instrument to a single network interface card.
A one-to-one connection using a network crossover cable connection is similar to a typical RS-232
system using a null modem cable. The crossover cable has its receive (RX) and transmit (TX) lines
crossed to allow the receive line input to be connected to the transmit line output on the
network interfaces.
Figure 14: One-to-one connection with a crossover cable