PSY-201 User Guide
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Appendix 2.0 RS-232 connection and setup
1.
The RS-232 connector on the rear panel of the PSY-201 is a DB9 male connector. Use a
straight (not cross connected) RS-232 cable with DB9 female connectors to connect the
PSY-201 to the control computer.
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
Figure 27 RS-232 connector pin assignment on PSY-201 rear panel.
2.
Power on the instrument.
3.
Set the RS-232 baud rate. SETUP
→
Communication
→
RS232. Make sure it matches the
baud rate setting of the control computer.
4.
Select the command type (SETUP
→
Communication
→
Comm Type) and, for SCPI,
command EOS.
5.
Send a command string to the instrument (See Appendix 1 for commands. Any program
that supports RS-232 communication protocols can be used to send ASCII commands to
the instrument. Many programming languages support serial communications, including
Visual Basic, LabView and C.
RS-232 settings:
RS-232 port uses asynchronous framing, 8 data bits, no parity bit, and 1 stop bit.
RS-232 baud rate: configurable. Default is 9600 bps.
GND
RXD
TXD