8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes Programming Guide
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Introduction to Programming
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Table 1
GPIB Capabilities
Setting the GPIB Address
There are two ways to set the GPIB address:
• You can set the GPIB address by using the command
:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess
• You can set the GPIB address from the front panel. See your
instrument’s
User’s Guide
for more information.
The default GPIB address is 20.
Mnemonic
Function
SH1
Complete source handshake capability
AH1
Complete acceptor handshake capability
T6
Basic talker; serial poll; no talk only mode; unaddressed to talk if addressed to listen
L4
Basic listener; no listen only mode; unaddressed to listen if addressed to talk
SR0
No service request capability
RL1
Complete remote/local capability
PP0
No parallel poll capability
DC1
Complete device clear capability
DT0
No device trigger capability
C0
No controller capability.
NOTE
GPIB address 21 is often applied to the GPIB controller. If so, 21 cannot be used
as an instrument address.