Gpib Interface - HP 8163A Series Programming Manual

GPIB Interface

HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, HP 8164A Lightwave Measurement System,
& HP 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System User's Guide, E1299
GPIB Interface
The interface used by your instrument is the GPIB (General Purpose Interface
Bus).
GPIB is the interface used for communication between a controller and an
external device, such as the tunable laser source. The GPIB conforms to IEEE
standard 488-1978, ANSI standard MC 1.1 and IEC recommendation 625-1.
If you are not familiar with the GPIB, then refer to the following books:
• The International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE
Standard 488.1-1987, IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable
Instrumentation. New York, NY, 1987
• The International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE
Standard 488.2-1987, IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, Protocols and
Common Commands For Use with ANSI/IEEE Std 488.1-1987. New York,
NY, 1987
To obtain a copy of either of these last two documents, write to:
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
345 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
USA.
In addition, the commands not from the IEEE-488.2 standard, are defined
according to the Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI).
For an introduction to SCPI, and SCPI programming techniques, please refer to
the following documents:
• Hewlett-Packard Press (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.). A
Beginners Guide to SCPI. Barry Eppler. 1991.
• The SCPI Consortium: Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments.
To obtain a copy of this manual, contact the following address:
SCPI Consortium Office
Bode Enterprise
2515 Camino del Rio South, Suite 340
San Diego, CA, 92108
USA
Web: http://www.scpiconsortium.org
The interface of the HP 8163A Lightwave Multimeter and of the HP 8164A
Lightwave Measurement System to the GPIB is defined by the IEEE Standards
488.1 and 488.2.
Table 1 shows the interface functional subset that the instruments implement.
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