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Chapter 3 Front-Panel Operation
HP-IB Interface Configuration
HP-IB Interface Configuration
T h e H P - I B c o n n e c t o r o n t h e r e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t s y o u r p o w e r s u p p l y t o t h e
c o m p u t e r a n d o t h e r H P - I B d e v i c e s . C h a p t e r 1 l i s t s t h e c a b l e s t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e
f r o m H e w l e t t - P a c k a r d . A n H P - I B s y s t e m c a n b e c o n n e c t e d t o g e t h e r i n a n y
c o n f i g u r a t i o n ( s t a r , l i n e a r , o r b o t h ) a s l o n g a s t h e f o l l o w i n g r u l e s a r e o b s e r v e d :
• T h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f d e v i c e s i n c l u d i n g t h e c o m p u t e r i s n o m o r e t h a n 1 5 .
• T h e t o t a l l e n g t h o f a l l t h e c a b l e s u s e d i s n o m o r e t h a n 2 m e t e r t i m e s t h e
n u m b e r o f d e v i c e s c o n n e c t e d t o g e t h e r , u p t o a m a x i m u m o f 2 0 m e t e r s .
N o t e
IEEE-488 states that you should exercise caution if your individual cable lengths
exceed 4 meters.
D o n o t s t a c k m o r e t h a n t h r e e c o n n e c t o r b l o c k s t o g e t h e r o n a n y H P - I B
c o n n e c t o r . M a k e s u r e t h a t a l l c o n n e c t o r s a r e f u l l y s e a t e d a n d t h a t t h e l o c k
s c r e w s a r e f i r m l y f i n g e r t i g h t e n e d .
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