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GPIB Interface

Table 1 GPIB Capabilities

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Introduction to Programming

The interface of the Agilent 8163A/B Lightwave Multimeter,

Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave Measurement System, and Agilent 8166A/B Lightwave Multichannel System to the GPIB is defined by the IEEE Standards 488.1 and 488.2.

Table 1 shows the interface functional subset that the instruments implement.

Mnemonic	Function
SH1	Complete source handshake capability
AH1	Complete acceptor handshake capability
T6	Basic talker; serial poll; no talk only mode; unaddressed to talk
	if addressed to listen
L4	Basic listener; no listen only mode; unaddressed to listen if ad
	dressed to talk
SR0	No service request capability
RL1	Complete remote/local capability
PP0	No parallel poll capability
DC1	Complete device clear capability
DT0	No device trigger capability
C0	No controller capability.

Setting the GPIB Address

There are two ways to set the GPIB address:

•You can set the GPIB address by using the command

“:SYSTem:COMMunicate:GPIB[:SELF]:ADDRess” on page 78.

•You can set the GPIB address from the front panel. See your instrument’s User’s Guide for more information.

The default GPIB address is 20.

GPIB address 21 is often applied to the GPIB controller. If so, 21 cannot be used as an instrument address.

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