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USER's MANUAL
2 Description
2.1 Introduction
This manual provides operating instructions for the ESP302-GPIB-ADPT that you have purchased.
ESP302-GPIB-ADPT
The ESP302-GPIB-ADPT is a "GPIB to Serial Adaptor" especially dedicated to connecting Newport
ESP302 Motion Controller (equipped with a serial port) to a GPIB bus for users who want to drive it
with an IEEE 488 interface.
2.2 Overview
The ESP302-GPIB-ADPT is controlled from the GPIB bus and transparently converts GPIB bus
messages into serial data strings and returns data received on its serial port to the GPIB bus when
addressed to talk. Figure below shows typical use and connections.
Figure 1: ESP302-GPIB-ADPT Connections
ESP302
ESP302-GPIB-ADAPTOR
