Section 4: Theory of operations
Models 707B and 708B Switching Matrix Reference Manual
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707B-901-01 Rev. A / August 2010
Communication interfaces
You can operate the Model 707B or 708B over one of several standard remote interfaces. The rear
panel includes connectors for these communication interfaces:
•
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
•
Local area network (LAN)
•
General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB or IEEE-488)
Trigger and control interfaces
You can use rear panel connections to control external digital circuits and instruments that are
connected with TSP. See
(on page 2-7) and
Backplane
The Model 707B or 708B backplane is the interface between the installed relay cards. The relay card
interfaces with the backplane through a communication and power connector and possibly an
expansion bus for signal routing.