Appendix B

Using the Digital Port

 

Digital Control Port

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Configuring the Digital Control Port

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A Digital Control Port consisting of seven I/O pins is provided to

 

 

access various control functions. Each pin is user-configurable. The

 

 

following control functions are available for the I/O pins:

 

 

Bi-directional Digital I/O

 

 

Digital Input only

 

 

External Trigger

 

 

Fault Output

 

 

Inhibit Input

 

 

Output State (see Appendix D)

 

 

Earlier Agilent N6700A mainframes use a 4-pin connector instead of the 8-pin

 

NOTE

 

 

connector available on the N6700B, N6701A, and N6702A mainframes. Refer to

the Service Guide for information on pin functionality of the 4-pin connector.

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