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Logic Analyzer Reference
The RS-232-C, GPIB, and Centronics Interfaces
The GPIB interface
The General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) is Agilent Technologies’
implementation of IEEE Standard 488-1978, "Standard Digital
Interface for Programmable Instrumentation." GPIB is a carefully
defined interface that simplifies the integration of various instruments
and computers into systems.
The GPIB interface uses an addressing technique to ensure that each
device on the bus (interconnected by GPIB cables) receives only the
data intended for it. To accomplish this, each device is set to a different
address and this address is used to communicate with other devices on
the bus. The GPIB address is the only GPIB interface setting
configurable from the logic analyzer.
The GPIB address can be set to 31 different GPIB addresses, from 0 to
30. Simply choose a compatible address for your device and software.
The default address for all Agilent logic analyzers is 7. In the System
External I/O menu, select GPIB Settings and then set the Address field
to your address.