Configuring The Interfaces - HP 1652B Getting Started Manual

COnfigUring the
You configure the
HP-IB
or RS-232C interfaces for a controller or a
Interfaces printer by first selecting the I/O menu. Then you select the J/O Port
Configuration field to display the External I/O Port Configuration
menu. When the menu appears, select either field at the top of the
menu to switch the interfaces between a printer and a controller.
Whenever you change the configuration for one interface, the other
interface automatically changes to the opposite configuration.
EHmrnal I/O Port Configuration
(iGX)
Printer connected to 1-1 Controller connected to 1-1
Figure 5-14. Interface Configurations
The HP-IB printer must be set to Listen Ah~~ys for the HP-IB
interface. In this mode, no HP-IB addressing is necessary. There are
two fields at the bottom of the menu that allow you to select the printer
type and paper width.
The Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-IB) is Hewlett-Packard's
implementation of IEEE Standard 48%lW8, "Standard Digital
Interface for Programmable Instrumentation." The HP-IB is a carefully
defined interface that simplifies the integration of various instruments
and computers into systems. It uses an addressing technique to ensure
that each device on the bus (interconnected by HP-IB cables) receives
only the data intended for it. To accomplish this, each device is set to a
different address and this address is used to communicate with other
devices on the bus.
Selecting an Address. The HPIB address can be set to 32 different
HP-ES addresses, from 0 to 31. Simply choose an address that is
compatible with your device and/or software. The default is 7.
HP 16528/16538 I/O Menu
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