Agilent Technologies 8453 Operator's Manual page 130

Figure 3
Remote connector
Accessory board slot
Multicell transport
connector
GP-IO connector
RS 232 connector
Theory of Operation
Instrument Description
Rear View
All connections are made at the rear of the spectrophotometer, see Figure 3.
Rear View of Spectrophotometer
• The multicell connector allows you to connect the cable which comes
from the multicell transport.
• The GPIO (general-purpose input/output) connector allow you to control
a sipper and autosampler or other accessories depending on the software
you are using.
• The remote connector may be used in combination with other analytical
instruments from Agilent Technologies if you want to use features such as
common shut down and so on.
• The RS232C connector may be used to control the spectrophotometer
from a computer through RS232 connection, using appropriate software
(for future use). This connector needs to be defined by the configuration
switch module next to the GPIB connector. The software needs the
appropriate drivers to support this comunication which is intended for
future use.
The RS232C port is used as printer interface to connect the printer, using
a serial/parallel cable, of the Agilent 8453E UV-visible spectroscopy
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GPIB connector
and switches
MIO board slot
Line connector
Two CAN
connectors