HP 16500B User Reference page 26

Configuring the HP-IB and RS-232C
Configuring the RS-232C Interface
4 W hen t he second pop- up appear s, sel ect t he baud r at e you w ant f r om t he l i st
di spl ayed i n t he pop- up (110 t o 19. 2k) and t he pop- up w i l l di sappear .
Stop Bi ts
St op bi t s ar e used t o i dent i f y t he end of a char act er . The num ber of st op bi t s
m ust be t he sam e f or t he cont r ol l er as f or t he Logi c Anal ysi s Syst em .
Communications
Sel ect t he
1
Sel ect t he RS-232C f i el d l ocat ed di r ect l y under t he H P- I B Addr ess f i el d.
2
Sel ect t he f i el d di r ect l y t o t he r i ght of " St op Bi t s" i n t he RS- 232C
3
Conf i gur at i on pop- up m enu.
W hen t he new pop- up appear s, sel ect
4
t he end of t he char act er . The pop- up di sappear s, pl aci ng your
sel ect i on i n t he appr opr i at e f i el d.
Pari ty
The par i t y bi t det ect s er r or s as i ncom i ng char act er s ar e r ecei ved. I f t he
par i t y bi t does not m at ch t he expect ed val ue, t he char act er i s assum ed t o be
i ncor r ect l y r ecei ved. The act i on t aken w hen an er r or i s det ect ed depends on
how t he i nt er f ace and t he devi ce pr ogr am ar e conf i gur ed.
Par i t y i s det er m i ned by t he r equi r em ent s of t he syst em . The par i t y bi t m ay
be i ncl uded or om i t t ed f r om each char act er by enabl i ng or di sabl i ng t he
par i t y f unct i on.
Sel ect t he Communications
1
Sel ect t he RS-232C f i el d l ocat ed di r ect l y under t he H P- I B Addr ess f i el d.
2
Sel ect t he f i el d di r ect l y t o t he r i ght of " Par i t y" i n t he RS- 232C
3
Conf i gur at i on m enu.
W hen t he pop- up appear s, sel ect
4
par i t y of t he ext er nal devi ce. Af t er you m ake your sel ect i on, t he
pop- up di sappear s.
3–6
f i el d.
1 , 1.5 , or 2 st op bi t s t o i dent i f y
f i el d.
None, Odd Even
, or t o m at ch t he