Figure 13-1 Ieee-488 Connector; Gpib Operation - Keithley 6430 Instruction Manual

13-4 Remote Operations

GPIB operation

This section contains information about GPIB standards, bus connections, and primary
address selection.
GPIB standards
The GPIB is the IEEE-488 instrumentation data bus with hardware and programming stan-
dards originally adopted by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) in 1975.
The SourceMeter conforms to these standards:
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The above standards define a syntax for sending data to and from instruments, how an
instrument interprets this data, what registers should exist to record the state of the instrument,
and a group of common commands. The SourceMeter also conforms to this standard:
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This standard defines a command language protocol. It goes one step farther than
IEEE-488.2-1992 and defines a standard set of commands to control every programmable
aspect of an instrument.
GPIB connections
To connect the SourceMeter to the GPIB bus, use a cable equipped with standard IEEE-488
connectors as shown in Figure 13-1.
Figure 13-1
IEEE-488 connector
To allow many parallel connections to one instrument, stack the connectors. Two screws are
located on each connector to ensure that connections remain secure. Present standards call for
metric threads, which are identified with dark-colored screws. Earlier versions have different
screws, which are silver-colored. Do not use these types of connectors on the SourceMeter; it is
designed for metric threads.
IEEE-488.1-1987
IEEE-488.2-1992
SCPI 1996.0 (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments)