8453 UV-visible system - operator manual.pdf

Introduction to Your SystemSpectrophotometer DescriptionRear ViewAll connections are made at the rear of the spectrophotometer, see Figure 3.Figure 3Remote connectorMulticell transportconnectorRear View of SpectrophotometerGPIB connectorand switchesMIO slot for LANinterfaceGP-IO connectorLine connectorRS 232 connectorTwo CANconnectors• The multicell connector allows you to connect the cable which comesfrom the multicell transport.• The GPIO (general-purpose input/output) connector allow you to controla sipper and autosampler or other accessories depending on the softwareyou are using.• The remote connector may be used in combination with other analyticalspectrophotometers from Agilent Technologies if you want to use featuressuch as common shut down and so on.• The RS232C connector may be used to control the spectrophotometerfrom a computer through RS232 connection, using appropriate software(for future use). This connector needs to be defined by the configurationswitch module next to the GPIB connector. The software needs theappropriate drivers to support this communication which is intended forfuture use.The RS232C port is used as printer interface to connect the printer, usinga serial/parallel cable, of the Agilent 8453E UV-visible spectroscopysystem.16