YSI 9600 - Manual (Page 28)

3.2 CHOOSING A CABLE FOR THE 9600
Depending on your applications, several YSI cables can be used to interface your 9600 to a computer
running NUview software. The use of each of the cable types is explained below.
3.2.1 MODEL 6067B LABORATORY CABLE
The 6067B is a short cable with a slide-in connector for the 9600 communication port on one end and a
DB-9 (for serial computer connection) on the other. The cable also has an MS-4 connector which can be
used to input power to the 9600 from the optional 9689 power supply – see section 3.3.2 below for more
information on the 9689. If your applications involve the remote deployment of the 9600 where the
instrument is powered on internal batteries and then recovered for data upload, then the relatively-
inexpensive 6067B is probably the ideal cable interface to your 9600. The cable can be used in the
laboratory to set up the instrument for deployments as described in Section 4 below and to upload data in
the laboratory or in the field when no provision for a water tight connection to the 9600 is required.
However, users should note the following limitation of the 6067B before choosing to purchase this cable
for use with the 9600:
• The connection between the cable and the 9600 is NOT watertight and so the cable cannot remain in
place for field deployments
To use the 6067B with your 9600, simply align the keys on the “sonde” end of the cable and the
communication port on top of the 9600 and press the connectors together. Then plug the DB-9 end of the
connector into a serial port on a computer running NUview software. To power the instrument using the
9689 power supply, connect the MS-4 connector on the 9689 to the mating connector on the cable.
3.2.2 STANDARD YSI 6-SERIES CABLES
Users of the 9600 who also have YSI 6-series field cables, such as the Models 6090, 6091, 6092, or 6093,
can utilize these cables for interface to the 9600 under limited conditions. These cables have a silver,
water-tight “sonde” connector with a knurled nut on one end and a smaller military-style (MS) connector
on the other end. When using these cables to interface to the 9600, the optional YSI 6095B MS-8 to DB-9
adapter must be connected to the MS-8 end of the cable. Place the MS-8 ends of the cable and adapter
together, and rotate until the alignment pins engage and the male and female portions of the connector slide
together. Once the bodies of the connectors are fully engaged, twist the knurled ring on the cable until the
two pieces lock together.
Once the cable is assembled, attach the knurled silver connector to the communication port on the top of
your 9600. Rotate the knurled end until the metal “key” engages and then tighten the connector by turning
the knurled nut clockwise using fingers only – no tools should be used.
Connect the DB-9 end of the cable assembly to a serial port of the PC on which you have installed NUview
software in Section 3.1 above.
CAUTION: Users with existing 6-series field cables should be aware of the following limitation for use
with the 9600.
• The 9600 CANNOT be powered by auxiliary devices such as the 9689 power supply, 12 volt lead acid
batteries, or data collection platforms during deployments using these cables. The current draw when
the 9600 is actually making measurements is too great for the wires in the cable.
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