Chapter Three: Hardware Overview
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IEEE Connector
The IEEE-488 connector is a 24-pin General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) connector. The pin
assignments, listed in Table 8, comply with the IEEE-488.1 specification.
Pinout of the IEEE-488 Connector
Pin Number
Abbreviation
Description
1
DIO1
Data Input Output 1
2
DIO2
Data Input Output 2
3
DIO3
Data Input Output 3
4
DIO4
Data Input Output 4
5
EOI
End or Identify (return on pin 24)
6
DAV
Data Valid
7
NRFD
Not Ready for Data
8
NDAC
No Data Accepted
9
IFC
Interface Clear
10
SRQ
Service Request
11
ATN
Attention
12
SHIELD
Shield
13
DIO5
Data Input Output 5
14
DIO6
Data Input Output 6
15
DIO7
Data Input Output 7
16
DIO8
Data Input Output 8
17
REN
Return (return on pin 24)
18
Gnd (6)
Ground (for pin 6)
19
Gnd (7)
Ground (for pin 7)
20
Gnd (8)
Ground (for pin 8)
21
Gnd (9)
Ground (for pin 9)
22
Gnd (10)
Ground (for pin 10)
23
Gnd (11)
Ground (for pin 11)
24
Gnd (LOGIC)
Ground (LOGIC)
Table 8: Pinout of the IEEE-488 Connector
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