Appendix B
Interfacing to a Serial Device
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B-7
The cable configuration in Figure B-6 allows you to connect to the 9-pin
serial port of a personal computer. The cable in Figure B-7 shows how to
connect to the 25-pin serial port of a personal computer.
Figure B-6.
Cable Configuration for 9-pin DTE to 9-pin DTE with Handshaking
Figure B-7.
Cable Configuration for 9-pin DTE to 25-pin DTE with Handshaking
Interfacing the GPIB-232CV-A to a DTE without Handshaking
If your serial device does not require or use the same hardware handshaking
protocol used by the GPIB-232CV-A, you have two options:
•
Use a minimum configuration null modem cable which does not
support the hardware handshake lines and use XON/XOFF software
handshaking (if necessary). To create a minimum configuration cable,
connect the signals shown in bold italics in Table B-3.
1
5
6
7
8
9
GPIB-232CV-A
9-pin DTE
5
1
9
8
7
6
Serial Device
9-pin DTE
Serial Device
25-pin DTE
1
1
5
6
7
8
9
GPIB-232CV-A
9-pin DTE
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
8
9
10
11
12
13