Agilent Technologies E5810A - Manual (Page 15)

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E5810A Description
E5810 Hardware Description
E5810 Hardware Description
The E5810 LAN/GPIB Gateway for Windows provides a gateway between
network-equipped computer systems and GPIB and/or RS-232 based
instruments. This section provides an overview of E5810 hardware,
including:
„ Typical Network Connections
„ Front Panel Features
„ Rear Panel Features
„ Power-On and Default Settings
„ Rack Mount Kit (Optional)
Typical Network Connections
The E5810 can be connected to an Enterprise (corporate) network, to a
Local network (isolated LAN), or directly to a PC and can be connected to
as many as 14 GPIB instruments and/or to one RS-232 instrument. The
E5810 allows I/O applications to obtain measurement data either locally or
remotely from GPIB and/or RS-232 instrumentation. The following figures
show typical network and direct PC connections to an E5810.
Enterprise Network
Connections
In a typical Enterprise (corporate) network, the E5810 is connected to the
network by a router or switch. For this configuration, the E5810 is visible to
the Enterprise network.
LAN GPIB RS232
E5810
Typically Router
or Switch
GPIB Instruments
To RS-232
Instrument
LAN
Patch
Cables
GPIB
GPIB
GPIB
Enterprise Network Connections
To Enterprise
Network
GPIB Ports