Rear Panel Familiarization; Gpib Connector; Connector; Figure 11 - Rear Panel - Newport 8000 User Manual

Chapter 2
Speed sets the baud rate of the RS232 serial port.
See the Computer Interfacing Manual for additional information on Terminal Mode
and Speed.
2.4.11.1 Error Message Control
Error messages may appear on the display when error conditions occur which force
the output off or reflect hardware errors in the 8000. Chapter 8 contains an
explanation of the error message which may be reported by the 8000. Display of
error messages on the 8000 screen may be disabled while in remote mode by setting
Display Errors While Remote to No. Errors will continue to accumulate in the error
queue, but will not be displayed on-screen.
2.5

Rear Panel Familiarization

2.5.1

GPIB Connector

The GPIB connector, located on the back of the microprocessor module, allows full
remote control as described in the Computer Interfacing Manual. The connector
accepts a standard IEEE-488 cable for remote control, and uses Metric lockscrews.
2.5.2 RS-232 Connector
The 8000 has one RS-232 connector located on the back of the microprocessor
module for remote control via the serial port. See section the Computer Interfacing
Manual for a more complete description of the RS-232 interface.
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System Operation

Figure 11 - Rear Panel

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