Connection To A Terminal Or Printer (Rs-232) - Agilent Technologies 34420A User Manual

Chapter 3 Features and Functions
Remote Interface Configuration

Connection to a Terminal or Printer (RS-232)

The RS-232 connector on the meter's rear panel is a 9-pin connector
(DB-9, male connector). You can connect the meter to any terminal or
printer with a properly configured DTE connector (DB-25). You can use a
standard serial interface cable and the 34399A Adapter Kit to make
connections. Additional information about the interface is given on
page 176.
Pin Number Input/Output
1
2 Input
3
Output
4
Output
5
-
6
Input
9
If you are using the RS-232 interface for connection to a printer, you may
wish to use the Talk Only mode. This mode is enabled by setting the
GPIB
HP-IB address to 31. See page 187 for more information.
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Description
Receive Data (RxD)
Transmit Data (RxD)
Data Terminal Ready(DTR)
Signal Ground (SG)
Data Set Ready (DSR)