User`s manual
Configuring the Agilent E1330B Digital I/O Module   25
Chapter 2
Configuring for Isolated Digital I/O
The two Digital I/O module peripheral connectors, J1 and J2, each have 60 
pins. An industry standard isolated digital I/O peripheral, like the Opto 22
16 Position Single Channel Mounting Rack, is a 50-pin connection. The 
connector is either a card edge or a header connector (similar to J1 on the 
Digital I/O module). For example, the Opto 22
 rack, PB16C, uses a card 
edge connector; PB16H uses a header connector. They both have the same 
pin-out for the ribbon cable. Both can accommodate up to 16 single channel 
I/O lines.
12 of the wires on the supplied ribbon cable are not connected. Figure 2-8 
shows the ribbon cable connections. The method of connection to the ribbon 
cable can be facilitated by the use of specialty fixtures for these connectors, 
but there is no standard for connector keys or spacing.
For the Opto 22
 rack, lines 1–10 are not used on the peripheral connector. 
Pins 27–57 on the ribbon cable, odd numbered pins only, correspond to pins 
17–47 on the Opto 22
 rack. All even numbered pins are ground. Do not 
connect pins 1 and 49 on the Opto 22
 rack connector.
Procedure 1. Carefully cut lines 1-11 on the ribbon cable and line 59. A tan wire 
should be the first wire on the ribbon cable after you make the cut.
2. Select the 50-pin connector you need, either edge connector or header 
connector and attach the ribbon cable.
3. Connect the ribbon cable to the Opto 22
 rack for optically isolated 
digital operation.
Opto 22
 is a registered trademark of Opto 22, Huntington Beach, CA 92649










