RE: What is a K17-59994A HPIB INTERFACE UNIT? What does it do?

In theory, yes. Depends on what the unit will accept. Many GPIB tools use
the interface for printing only. depends on what the combo of the interface
and the tool will allow and if you have a manual to get the commands :-).
In our hobby, I would expect this to be a useless add on.

Mike

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> Yes, thanks. So the HPIB allows communication with and between HP devices
> of the same era? So I could drive and read info off my 5004A with a pc or
> something like that?
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> Ranger Mike <mike_ranger@dofasco.ca> on 09/12/2000 09:48:43 AM
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> Subject: RE: What is a K17-59994A HPIB INTERFACE UNIT? What does it do?
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> HPIB was the fore runner to GPIB. HP developed the protocol for
> instrumentation communication, which became an IEEE standard and GPIB was
> the generic version.
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> GPIB stands for general purpose interface bus. It is used typically to
> hook
> more than one instrument/printer/PC together for control and data
> transfer.
> My 4th year thesis dealt with Pc communication to an HP data aquisition
> box
> over this bus/protocol configuration. I believe I used a general
> intruments
> GPIB card for the PC.
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> Does that help?
> Mike
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Received on Tue Sep 12 09:46:45 2000