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Using HP-IB
Getting Started
Getting Started
What is HP-IB?
The Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus (HP-IB) is a Hewlett-Packard
implementation of the IEEE 488.1-1987 Standard Digital Interface for
Programmable Instrumentation. Incorporation of the HP-IB into the
Test Set provides several valuable capabilities:
• Programs running in the Test Set’s IBASIC controller can control all
the Test Set’s functions using its internal HP-IB. This capability
provides a single-instrument automated test system.
• Programs running in the Test Set’s IBASIC controller can control
other instruments connected to the external HP-IB.
• An external controller, connected to the external HP-IB, can
remotely control the Test Set.
• An HP-IB printer, connected to the external HP-IB, can be used to
print test results and full screen images.