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Lxi trigger bus, Db-9 (test), N o t e – Agilent Technologies N8201A User Manual

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Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz

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Front and Rear Panel Features

LXI Trigger Bus

The LXI (LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation) Trigger Bus is a hardware bus providing eight
trigger channels using M-LVDS (low-voltage differential signaling). Cables connect various
instruments together in a daisy chain or star configuration. Any instrument in a cluster can
send or receive triggers on any of the channels.

USB

This is not a functional connector.

DB-9 (TEST)

This connector is for factory testing only.

N O T E

For more information about the LXI Trigger Bus and LAN triggering, refer to the following
“LXI Consortium” white papers on your “Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter
Documentation CD”:

White_Paper_1_The_Appliaction_of_IEEE_1588_to_Test_and_Measurement_System

White_Paper_2_LXI_Triggering

White_Paper_3_Wired_Trigger_Bus_Physical_Aspects

Trigger Bus Terminators

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Star Hub

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Trigger

Bus

Trigger Bus Terminators

Star Daisy-chain