
Interfacing to a Serial Device
Appendix E
GPIB-232CT-A for MS-DOS/Windows E-8
© National Instruments Corp.
Figure E-6 shows a typical 9-pin to 9-pin null modem cable with the RTS,
CTS, and DTR handshake lines implemented. Figure E-7 shows an
equivalent 9-pin DTE to 25-pin DTE cable configuration.
The cable configuration in Figure E-6 allows you to connect to the 9-pin
serial port of a personal computer. The cable in Figure E-7 shows how to
connect to the 25-pin serial port of a personal computer.
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5
6
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8
9
GPIB-232CT-A
9-pin DTE
5
1
9
8
7
6
Serial Device
9-pin DTE
Figure E-6. Cable Configuration for 9-pin DTE to 9-pin DTE with
Handshaking
Serial Device
25-pin DTE
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9
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25
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5
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9
GPIB-232CT-A
9-pin DTE
Figure E-7. Cable Configuration for 9-pin DTE to 25-pin DTE with
Handshaking