Related Documents
Programmable Ins~ment&ti. The International Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, New York, NY, 1987.
This standard defines the technical details required to design and build an
HP-IB interface (IEEE 488.1). This standard contains electrical specifications
and information on protocol that is beyond the needs of most programmers.
However, it can be useful to clarify formal definitions of certain terms used in
related documents.
and Common Commands Fbr Use with ANSUEEE Std 488.1-1987. The
International Institute of ELectrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, NY,
1987.
This document describes the underlying message formats and data types
used in SCPI. It is intended more for instrument firmware engineers than
for instrument user/programmers. However, you may find it useful if you
need to know the precise definition of certain message formats, data types, or
common commands.
N O T E
To obtain a copy of eiiher of these documents, write to:
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 345 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017
U S A
BASIC 5.0/5.1 Inteyfbcing Tkzhniques. Vol. 2, Specify Inmm.
Hewlett-Packard Company 1987.
This HP BASIC manual contains a good non-technical description of the HP-IB
(IEEE 488.1) interface in chapter 12, "The HP-IB Interface. n Subsequent
revisions of HP BASIC may use a slightly different title for this manual or