Section Two
General Description
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VMEbus Modules Not Provided
Because the GPIB-1014P is not designed to be VMEbus System Controller, it does not have the
following modules:
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Master
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Bus Timer
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Arbiter
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Interrupt Handler
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IACK Daisy Chain Driver
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System Clock Driver
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Serial Clock Driver
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Power Monitor
Diagnostic Aids
The GPIB-1014P is designed to allow stand-alone verification of I/O functions. See Section
Seven, GPIB-1014P Diagnostic and Troubleshooting Test Procedures, for details.
Data Transfer Features
The GPIB-1014P can be used to transfer data to and from the GPIB using programmed I/O.
Typical transfer rates range from 10 to 80 kbytes/sec. Data transfer rates approaching 1 Mbyte/sec
can be obtained with very high performance microprocessors and driver software. The actual
transfer rate for any particular GPIB system is a function of several factors including the
following:
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Response time of the GPIB devices involved
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Microprocessor speed and operating system and application program overhead
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Interrupt service response time
GPIB-1014P Functional Description
In the simplest terms, the GPIB-1014P can be thought of as a bus translator, converting messages
and signals present on the VMEbus into appropriate GPIB messages and signals. Expressed in
GPIB terminology, the GPIB-1014P implements GPIB interface functions for communicating
with other GPIB devices and device functions for communicating with the central processor and
memory. Expressed in VMEbus terminology, the GPIB-1014P is an interface to the outside
world.