Technical data

19 General Information
79206A System Graphics Display).
Main.l&ne: A mainframe is the device into which plug-in modules may be installed to
create an instrument such as a modular measurement system.
Module: Modules are devices that plug into a mainframe. They cannot function
without a mainframe.
Stand-Alone Instrument: An HP-MSIB element capable of performing its functions
without a mainframe (for example, HP
below.
stmctures
dedicated to specific functions. The structural
terms used in reference to these functions are described
Millimetre Spectmm Analyzer).
Structural Terms
Modular systems consist of hardware
70206A System Graphics Display).
Instrument: An element, or group of elements that performs an independent function
(for example, HP 71300A
An element that is controlled by another element.
Independent element: An element that is neither a master or a slave (for example,
HP
all HP-MSIB
communications, but does not communicate over the HP-MSIB and therefore is not an
element.
Master: An element that controls other elements.
Sub-master: An element that simultaneously controls other elements and is controlled
by other elements.
.
Slave:
instrnment. The following terms identify the interrelationships among devices within a
modular instrument.
Element: Any device that communicates over the HP-MSIB (for example, HP 70903A
IF Section). In contrast, the HP 70001A Mainframe coordinates
as
an
Modular Measurement System Terms
Understanding the following terms is essential to understanding HP-MSIB (Hewlett-Packard
Modular System Interface Bus) addressing and the structural relationships among modular
system devices.
Functional Terms
Modular system devices may be combined to allow them to communicate and operate