Model 3585A
Circuit Functional Descriptions
6·28. Hp·IB DESCRIPTION (Service Group F)
The HP-IB board provides an isolated link between the Central Processor and the HP-IB
connector . Bus protocol is handled by a nanoprocessor which also sequences the operation
of devices and circuits on the board through the data/instruction bus , device select and
direct control outputs . The HP-IB board communicates with the Central Processor using an
interrupt scheme . The Central Processor (A4 1 ) controls the HP-IB board by entering com
mands through the command register.
TO C E N T R A L
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S C HEMAT I C DRAII I N G N U M B ER f O R
T H E A 4 4 B OARD I S f A N D CAN
B E f O UND IN V O L U M E TIIO .
R O M
S T A R T U P
Figure 6· 1 6. Hp·IB Block Diagram
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