Appendix E: GPIBand RS-232 Interfaces180 TDS1000/2000-Series Digital Oscilloscope User Manual
GPIB and RS-232 interface comparison (Cont.)
Operating attribute RS-232GPIB
Message termination
(Receive)
HardwareEOL,
software LF,or both
SoftwareCR, LF, CRLF,
LFCR
Message termination
(Transmit)
HardwareEOL, software
LF
SoftwareCR, LF, CRLF,
LFCR
Timing Asynchronous Asynchronous
Transmissionpath length
(max)
≤4 meters between
devices; ≤20 meters
total cabling
≤15 meters
Speed 200 kBytes/sec 19,200 bits/sec
System environment Multiple devices ( ≤15) Singleterminal (point-to-
point connection)