Agilent Technologies B2201A manual Connection Rule, Free

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Connection Rule

Connection rule is used to specify if an input or output port can have multiple connections. For each module installed in the mainframe (for auto configuration mode, installed modules are treated as one module), you can specify one of the following connection rules:

Single: Each input port can be connected to only one output port, and each output port can be connected to only one input port. So, existing connection to a port will be disconnected when a new connection is made.

If normal configuration mode is set to the Agilent B2200 with multiple modules, an input/output path is effective for each module. For example, if normal configuration mode is set to the Agilent B2200 with two modules, and single rule is set to both modules, the following connection is possible.

	1
	2
Input	3

		14
		Close	1	2	3	12	1	2	3	12
				Module 1 Output				Module 2 Output
		Open
	Free:	Each input port can be connected to multiple output ports, and
		each output port can be connected to multiple input ports.
CAUTION	If the Free connection rule has been specified, ensure multiple input ports are not
	connected to the same output port. Such configurations can cause damage.

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