Appendix D: GPIB Interface Specifications
GPIB Function
s
The following table lists the interface functions and electrical functions subsets
supported by this instrument with brief descriptions of each.
Table D-2: I
nterface Functions
Interface Function Subset Meaning
Acceptor Ha
ndshake
AH1 The instrum
ent can receive multiline messages
across the interface from other devices.
Controller C1 Controller capability, the instrument can c ontrol other
devices.
Device Clear DC1 The instrument can respond to both the DCL (Device
Clear) in
terface message and to the Selected Device
Clear (SDC) interface message when the instrument
is listen-addressed.
Device Trigger DT1 Device Trigger capability, the instrument does
respond to the GET (Group Execute Trigger)
interfa
ce message.
Electrical E2
The ins
trument uses tri-state buffers, which are
optimal for high-speed data transfer.
Listen
er
L4 The ins
trument becomes a listener when it detects
the listen address being sent over the bus with the
ATN line asserted. The instrument ceases to be a
liste
ner and becomes a talker when it detects the
talk address being sent over the bus with the ATN
line asserted.
Parallel Poll PP0
No Parallel Poll Capability, the instrument does
not r
espond to PPC (Parallel Poll Configure), PPO
(Parallel POll D isable, PPE (Parallel Poll Enable), or
PPU (Parallel Poll Unconfigure) interface messages,
nor
does it send a s tatus message when the ATN
and EOI lines are asserted simultaneously.
Remote/Local
RL1
The instrument can respond to both GTL (Go To
Local) and LLO (Local Lock Out) interface messages.
Service Request SR1 The instrument can assert the SRQ line to notify the
co
ntroller in charge that it requires service.
S
ource Handshake
S
H1
The instrument can initiate multiline messages to
s
end across the interface to other devices.
Talker T5 The instrument becomes a talker when it detects the
t
alk address being sent over the bus with the ATN
line asserted. The instrument ceases to be a talker
and becomes a listener when it detects the listen
address being sent over the bus with the ATN line
asserted. The instrument also ceases to be a talker
when it detects the talk address of another device
being sent over the data lines with AT N asserted.
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