November 1985
GPIB Signals
National Instruments
The interface bus consists of 16 signal lines and 8 ground return or
shield drain lines. The 16 signal lines are divided into three groups:
* 8 datalines
* 3 handshake lines
* 5 interface management lines
The following figure shows the arrangement of these signals on the
cable connector.
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GPIB Cable Connector
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APPENDIX D OPERATION OF THE GPIB