Agilent Technologies E4438C manual RS-232 connector, Auxiliary I/O connector, Mating connector

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General Characteristics

RS-232 connector

This male DB-9 connector is an RS-232 serial port that can be used for controlling the signal generator remotely. It is functionally equivalent to the GPIB connector. The following table shows the description of the pinouts. The pin configuration is shown below.

Pin number

 

Signal description

Signal name

1

 

 

No connection

 

2

 

 

Receive data

RECV

3

 

 

Transmit data

XMIT

4

 

 

+5 V

 

 

5

 

 

Ground, 0 V

 

6

 

 

No connection

 

7

 

 

Request to send

RTS

8

 

 

Clear to send

CTS

9

 

 

No connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

4

3

2

1

 

 

9

8

7

6

 

View looking into rear panel connector

Auxiliary I/O connector

This connector enables you to access the inputs and outputs of the baseband generator. The figure below shows the Auxiliary I/O pin connector configuration.

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Event 3

GND

Event 4

GND

Patt trig in 2

GND

Alt pwr in

GND

Parallel data 1*

Parallel data 2*

GND

Parallel data 3*

GND

Parallel data 4*

GND

Parallel data 5*

GND

Parallel data 6*

GND

Parallel data 7*

Parallel data 8*

GND

Parallel data clk*

GND

Data out

GND

Data clk out

GND

Sym sync out

GND

BER sync loss

BER meas trig/BER no data

GND (BER)

BER err out

GND (BER)

BER test out

BER meas end

*Future capability

20

1

View looking into rear panel connector

Mating connector

37 pin male D-subminiature, available from AMP, 3M, others.

 

 

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Contents Agilent E4438C ESG Vector Signal Generator Table of Contents E4438C ESG Vector signal generator Definitions IntroductionKey Features Key standard features Optional featuresSpecifications for Frequency and Power Characteristics FrequencySweep modes Internal reference oscillator RF reference input requirementsOutput power PowerLevel resolution Level range with Attenuator Hold activeLevel switching speed Level accuracy with ALC onOption ±0.15 dB ±0.25 dB Repeatability and linearity RepeatabilityAmplitude dBm Spectral purity SubharmonicsJitter in µUI1, 7 Jitter in seconds1, 7Characteristic SSB phase noise With Option 1E5Specifications for Analog Modulation ResolutionFM using external inputs 1 or Carrier frequency accuracy relative to CW in DCFM3Specifications for Analog Modulations Phase modulation 1Amplitude modulation 1 StandardWideband AM Pulse modulationInternal modulation source External modulation inputsInput voltage On/off ratio1Rise/fall time1 Minimum burst repetition frequency1Specifications for I/Q Characteristics Modulation bandwidthInputs Input impedance Ω or 600 Ω Full scale inputAdjustments Baseband generatorBaseband outputs Clock Baseband filtersReconstruction filter fixed Baseband spectral puritySymbol rate Maximum deviation Symbol rateFrame trigger delay control FIR filterSpecifications for Signal Personality Characteristics Data typesInternal burst shape control Cdma2000 Spurious emissionsEnhanced multitone1 Software settings Source settings 89641A settingsWlan 802.11a spectral mask typical performanceReal-time mode Custom digitally modulated signals real-time mode 1Custom modulation Alternate time slot power level control Multiframe output data generationErrors in coded channels Payload bit error count/rate for raw BERContains residual bit errors and bit error count Downlink error reportingGSM/EDGE base station bit error rate test Bert Bit error rate BER analyzer FeaturesClock rate Supported data patternsOperating characteristics Accessories Inputs and outputs Transit caseGeneral Characteristics Panel SMB connectors External 1 inputExternal 2 input Allows communication with compatible devicesOpposite in polarity 180 degrees out of phase Relocated to rear panel SMB connectorsSymbol sync input Falling edge is used to clock the data signalLAN connector With Option UN7With Option File transfer to volatile memoryRS-232 connector Auxiliary I/O connectorMating connector Ordering Information1 Frequency optionsPerformance enhancement options E4438C ESG signal generation firmware personalities E4438C ESG Signal Studio software personalitiesRelated Literature Application literaturePage Agilent Open See the ESG Web page for the latest information