Configuring The Hp-Ib Interface - HP 16500B User Reference

Configuring the HP-IB and RS-232C

Configuring the HP-IB Interface

Conf i gur i ng t he H P- I B I nt er f ace
The Hew l et t - Packar d I nt er f ace Bus (H P- I B) i s Hew l et t - Packar d' s
i m pl em ent at i on of I EEE St andar d 488- 1978, " St andar d Di gi t al I nt er f ace f or
Pr ogr am m abl e I nst r um ent at i on. " The HP- I B i s a car ef ul l y def i ned i nt er f ace
t hat si m pl i f i es t he i nt egr at i on of var i ous i nst r um ent s and com put er s i nt o
syst em s. I t uses an addr essi ng t echni que t o ensur e t hat each devi ce on t he
bus (i nt er connect ed by H P- I B cabl es) r ecei ves onl y t he dat a i nt ended f or i t .
To accom pl i sh t hi s, each devi ce i s set t o a di f f er ent addr ess and t hi s addr ess
i s used t o com m uni cat e w i t h ot her devi ces on t he bus.
Sel ecti ng an H P- IB A ddress
The HP- I B addr ess can be set t o 31 di f f er ent HP- I B addr esses, f r om 0 t o 30.
Si m pl y choose an addr ess t hat i s com pat i bl e w i t h your devi ce or sof t w ar e.
The def aul t i s 7.
Sel ect t he
1
U si ng t he knob or keypad, ent er an H P- I B addr ess i n t he f i el d di r ect l y
2
under " H P- I B Addr ess. "
To use t he keypad, sel ect t he HP-IB Address f i el d and a pop- up keypad w i l l
appear . Then, ent er t he addr ess and sel ect Done.
W hen you ar e f i ni shed conf i gur i ng t he H P- I B Addr ess, sel ect
3
HP-IB address field
Communications Configuration pop-up Menu
3–4
Communications
f i el d.
Done .
Communications field