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The RS-232C, GPIB, and Centronix Interface
The GPIB Interface
The GPIB Interface
The General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) is Agilent Technologies'
implementation of IEEE Standard 488-1978, "Standard Digital Interface for
Programmable Instrumentation." The GPIB is a carefully defined interface
that simplifies the integration of various instruments and computers into
systems.
The GPIB interface uses an addressing technique to ensure that each device
on the bus (interconnected by GPIB 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 (1660A through 1663A)
The GPIB address can be set to 31 different GPIB addresses, from 0 to 30.
Simply choose a compatible address of your device and software.
To select an GPIB address perform the following steps:
From the RS-232 / GPIB menu, select the
1
2
Turn the front-panel knob to select the GPIB Address, then press the
key.
Done
GPIB Configuration Pop-up Menu (1660A through 1663A)
7–8
GPIB
field.
GPIB field
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