Appendix B: Remote Connectors

RS232 Connector

The serial interface has a driver built in for RS232 serial binary data interchange. The operational mode is full du- plex. The data rate is selectable through the Configure menu for either 1200, 4800, or 9600 baud; data type is asynchro- nous. Figure B-3 shows the pin assignments.

 

 

 

 

PIN

DATA

 

 

 

 

NUMBER

CONNECTION

 

 

 

 

1.

DCD

 

 

 

 

2.

RXD (RECEIVED DATA)

 

 

 

 

3.

TXD (TRANSMITTED DATA)

5

 

 

1

4.

DTR (DTE READY)

 

 

5.

SIGNAL GROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

DCR (DCE READY)

 

 

 

 

7.

RTS (REQUEST TO SEND)

9

 

6

 

8.

CTS (CLEAR TO SEND)

RS232

 

9.

NOT CONNECTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure B-3. Rear panel RS232 connector.

NOTE

The function of the RS232 connector may not be supported at the time of this printing. The RS232 interface is used during an upgrade of the instrument software. Contact Tektronix for information on availability of software upgrades and RS232 remote control commands.

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