
November 1985 © National Instruments
T A B L E O F CONTENTS
1 Introduction to the GPIB-MAC
1 Introduction to the IEEE-488 (GPIB)
1 Description of the Model GPIB-MAC
3 The Model GPIB-MAC Front Panel
4 The Model GPIB-MAC Back Panel
6 Mechanical Specifications
6 Electrical Specifications
Installation and Configuration
Configure the GPIB-MAC Rear Panel Switches
Switches 1 and 2 Factory Use Only
10 Switch 4 Stop Bits
11 Switches 5 and 6 Parity Type
12 Switches
14 Connect Cables
15 Turn Power Switch to
17 Programming Message Format
18 How Messages are Processed
18 Function Names
19 Function Argument Delimiters
19 Abbreviations for Arguments
19 GPIB Address
Status Information
Serial Port Error Handling
GPIB Read and Write Termination Method
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