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GPIB is an abbreviation for 'General Purpose Industrial Bus', and it is very often used to control measurement equipment.
GPIB is an abbreviation for 'General Purpose Industrial Bus', and it is very often used to control measurement equipment.


The official name for GPIB is IEEE-488.
The official name for GPIB is [[wikipedia:IEEE-488|IEEE-488]].


== Connections ==
== Connecting equipment==
You can use GPIB cables to link equipment in either a linear, star or combined configuration.
You can use GPIB cables to link equipment in either a linear, star or combined configuration.


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== Links ==
== Links ==
* Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:IEEE-488|IEEE-488]]
* Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:IEEE-488|IEEE-488]]
* [http://www.htbasic.com/support/tutorials/hardware/gpib.html   A GPIB Tutorial]
* [http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/sites/default/files/files/GPIB.pdf   A GPIB Overview]


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Latest revision as of 10:31, 5 March 2019

GPIB is an abbreviation for 'General Purpose Industrial Bus', and it is very often used to control measurement equipment.

The official name for GPIB is IEEE-488.

Connecting equipment[edit]

You can use GPIB cables to link equipment in either a linear, star or combined configuration.

The IEEE-488 standard however specifies that the maximum total cable length is 20 meters with no more than 20 devices connected to the bus and at least two-thirds of the devices powered on. A maximum separation of 4 meters between devices and an average separation of 2 meters over the full bus should be followed. Bus extenders and expanders can be used to overcome these system limits.

Links[edit]