Appendix A

Technical Specifications

 

 

A.5 Open-Ended SMART ANTENNA Cable

For the RS-232 SMART ANTENNA, this cable provides an unterminated cable end for connecting directly to other equipment. Figure 22 shows the 6-pin version of the cable. See also Table 2, Cable Variations on Page 17 and the 7-pin and 6-pin connector pin assignments on the SMART ANTENNA in Section A.3.1, RS-232starting on Page 38.

For the RS-422 SMART ANTENNA, two lengths of this cable are available. See also Table 2 on Page 17 and the 12-pin connector pin assignments on the SMART ANTENNA in Section A.3.2, RS-422on Page 40.

See also the Open-Ended SMART ANTENNA Cable on Page 16 and Table 6, Connector Variations on Page 41.

Figure 22: RS-232 6-Pin Open-Ended SMART ANTENNA Cable

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SMART ANTENNA specifications

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