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CHAPTER 6: IEEE 488 Primer
6.5 Handshake Lines
The GPIB uses three handshake lines in an “I’m
6.5.1 DATA VALID (DAV)
The DAV line is controlled by the Talker. The Talker verifies that NDAC is asserted (active low) which indicates that all Listeners have accepted the previous data byte transferred. The Talker then outputs data on the bus and waits until NRFD is unasserted (high) which indicates that all Addressed Listeners are ready to accept the information. When NRFD and NDAC are in the proper state, the Talker asserts DAV (active low) to indicate that the data on the bus is valid.
6.5.2NOT READY FOR DATA (NRFD)
This line is used by the Listeners to inform the Talker when they are ready to accept new data. The Talker must wait for each Listener to unassert this line (high), which they will do at their own rate when they are ready for more data. This assures that all devices that are to accept the information are ready to receive it.
6.5.3NOT DATA ACCEPTED (NDAC)
The NDAC line is also controlled by the Listeners. This line indicates to the Talker that each device addressed to listen has accepted the information. Each device releases NDAC (high) at its own rate, but the NDAC will not go high until the slowest Listener has accepted the data byte.
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