Signal Generator Overview

Rear Panel

19. AUXILIARY INTERFACE

This 9- pin D- subminiature female connector is an RS- 232 serial port that can be used for serial communication and Master/Slave source synchronization.

Table 1-3 Auxiliary Interface Connector

Pin Number

Signal Description

Signal Name

 

 

 

1

No Connection (default operation)/

 

 

Retrace (Master/Slave operation)

 

 

 

 

2

Receive Data

RECV

 

 

 

3

Transmit Data

XMIT

 

 

 

4

+5V (Default operation)/

 

 

Sweep Stop (Master/Slave operation)

 

 

 

 

5

Ground, 0V

 

 

 

 

6

No Connection

 

 

 

 

7

Request to Send

RTS

 

 

 

8

Clear to Send

CTS

 

 

 

9

No Connection

 

 

 

 

Figure 1-8

View looking into rear panel connector

20. 10 MHz IN

This female BNC connector accepts an external timebase reference input signal level of > −3 dBm. The reference must be 1, 2, 2.5, 5, or 10 MHz, within ±1 ppm. The signal generator detects when a valid reference signal is present at this connector and automatically switches from internal to external reference operation.

For Option UNR/UNX or instruments with serial prefixes > US4805/MY4805, this BNC connector accepts a signal with a nominal input level of 5 ±5 dBm. The external frequency reference must be 10 MHz, within ±1 ppm.

The nominal input impedance is 50 ohms with a damage level of ≥ 10 dBm.

21. LAN

This LAN interface allows ethernet local area network communication through a 10Base- T LAN cable. The yellow LED on the interface illuminates when data transmission (transfer/receive) is present. The green LED illuminates when there is a delay in data transmission or no data transmission is present.

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E8267D PSG, E8257D PSG specifications

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