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GPIB-LPT User Manual
Preface
This manual is divided into the following sections.
Section One, Introduction, contains a brief description of the GPIB-LPT including its features,
components, and accessories.
Section Two, Configuration and Installation, describes how to configure and install the GPIB-
LPT into your system.
Section Three, Function Description, shows a block diagram of the GPIB-LPT and describes the
functional components of the GPIB-LPT.
Section Four, Running Diagnostic Tests, describes how to run the diagnostic tests that are shipped
with the GPIB-LPT.
Section Five, Programming the GPIB-LPT, contains specific information about the GPIB-LPT
registers along with software examples.
Appendix A, Operation of the GPIB, describes GPIB terminology and protocol for users
unfamiliar with the GPIB.
Appendix B, Multiline Interface Messages, contains an ASCII chart and a list of the corresponding
GPIB messages.
Abbreviations Used in This Manual
The following abbreviations are used in the text of this manual.
A
ampere
hex
hexadecimal
kbytes
1,000 bytes
m
meter
Mbytes
1,000,000 bytes
µ
sec
microsecond
sec
second
V
volt
VDC
Volts direct current