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Karl

Jan 1, 1970
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I have to interface an multimeter 34401A from agilent
to PC via RS232 (in order to use Agilent IntuiLink software).
My questions is: can I use any RS232 DB cable or I must
buy "Agilent serial cable", (part number 34398A RS-232 Cable)?
In my opinion, it should be an null modem cable for every product of agilent.
Is this right?
Thanks in advance
 
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Mantra

Jan 1, 1970
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I have to interface an multimeter 34401A from agilent
to PC via RS232 (in order to use Agilent IntuiLink software).
My questions is: can I use any RS232 DB cable or I must
buy "Agilent serial cable", (part number 34398A RS-232 Cable)?
In my opinion, it should be an null modem cable for every product of agilent.
Is this right?
Thanks in advance

You can use an "off-the-shelf" RS232 cable but if you are familar with
the oxymoron of "standard RS232" you'll probably know about the myriad
of "standard" RS232 cable wirings. There are no assurances that any
two instruments with RS232 are wired the same way and thus require any
particular cable wiring.

This is why buying the cable from Agilent has merit: it will work with
out further concern as to whether the test program bugs you find are
due to a bad/wrong cable or a programming error. You'll know it's
your software.

You have to decide what that's worth to you, and what the risk of
spending a few hours finding the right cable. Only you (or your boss)
know or can assess what your time is worth.
 
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