Gp-Ib Interface; Overview - ONOSOKKI TS-3200A Instruction Manual

5.5 GP-IB Interface TS-0326

5.5.1 Overview

The General Purpose Interface Bus (GP-IB), also referred to as IEEE bus, is a general-purpose interface
bus system approved by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It allows connection
between digital devices using dedicated connectors (standardized by IEEE488) and cables.
When this GP-IB interface bus is applied, the interfaces of all devices are based exactly on the same
standard, allowing parallel connection of up to 15 devices (in the form of so-called daisy chain). The 3-
wire handshake system is employed for data transmission, ensuring accurate data transmission even
between transmitting and receiving devices with different transmission rates.
The GP-IB interface built in the TS-3200A makes it possible to specify the panel and receive data through
programming operation on a minicomputer or a personal computer.
The TS-3200A is used as a slave device and therefore controlled by commands from the host computer.
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