Solution
These cable types differ by shielding type (e.g. single- or double- shielded) and connector (e.g. right-angle, standard).
- X2 – Double-shielded cable with shielded plug/receptacles.
- X4 – Double-shielded standard GPIB to right-angle GPIB cable.
- X5 – Double-shielded standard GPIB to single-end male GPIB cable.
- X12 – Reverse-entry, single-shielded GPIB cable with molded plug/receptacles.
- X13 – Micro GPIB connector to shielded GPIB cable for the PCI-GPIB/LP, PMC-GPIB, and some VXI and PXI embedded controllers.