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General Programming Aspects
The HP-IB Interface Bus
The HP-IB Interface Bus
The Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus is the interface used for
communication between a controller and an external device, such as the
HP 81101A. The HP-IB conforms to IEEE standard 488-1987, ANSI
standard MC 1.1, and IEC recommendation 625-1.
If you are not familiar with the HP-IB, please refer to the following
books:
•
Hewlett-Packard Company: Publication 5952-0156,
Tutorial
Description of Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus
.
•
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: IEEE Standard
488.1-1987,
IEEE Standard Digital Interface for Programmable
Instrumentation
.
•
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: IEEE Standard
488.2-1987,
IEEE Standard Codes, Formats, and Common
Commands for Use with IEEE Standard 488.1-1987.
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,
refer to the following documents:
•
Hewlett-Packard Press (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.):
A Beginners Guide to SCPI
by Barry Eppler, 1991.
•
The SCPI Consortium: Standard Commands for Programmable
Instruments, published periodically by various publishers. To obtain a
copy of this manual, contact your Hewlett-Packard representative.