Chapter 1
Introduction
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Rear Panel
The configuration switches are located on the rear panel of the
GPIB-232CV-A. The power switch of the DC version is also located on the
rear panel.
Figure 1-3 shows the rear panel of the GPIB-232CV-A.
Figure 1-3.
GPIB-232CV-A Rear Panel
BUSY
Indicates that the GPIB-232CV-A is currently
accepting serial data. Each serial character received
toggles the status of the BUSY LED.
FULL
Indicates that one of the GPIB-232CV-A data buffers
is full. This is not an error condition, but is merely a
signal that bus performance may be reduced to the
speed of the slower port.
Table 1-1.
LED Descriptions (Continued)
LED
Indication
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MODE
CONFIG
GPIB ADDRESS
O
N
BAUD RATE
DATA FORMAT
HANDSHAKE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
O
N