Remote Operation
RS-232 Operation
118 Operating Manual for XDC Series Power Supply
RS-232 Operation

RS-232

Connection

Use a standard null modem cable to connect the power supply to the host interface.

The RS-232 port is a standard male DB9 connector. Table 4.6 describes the pin

functions. Pins 1, 4, 6, and 9 are not used.

Table 4.6 RS-232 Pins

Configuration

Front Panel

First set the RS-232 parameters:

Pin # Function
1 Not used
2Receive
3 Transmit
4 Not used
5 Ground
6 Not used
7 Ready to Send (RTS)
8 Clear to Send (CTS)
9 Not used
Step # Do This You Will See
1ERROR MSGS
2 5 times REMOTE CONFIG
3 RS-232 Cfg
4 Baud 9600
5 or
Select the baud rate.
Baud #####
6Flow Ctl None
7 or
Select the flow control option.
Options are
None = no flow control
Hdwr = CTS/DTS hardware
handshake
XON = software, XON/XOFF
characters used
8Settings are saved.
MENU
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER