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GPIB Interface Introduction to Programming
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Fifth Edition 17
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.
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.
Table 1 GPIB Capabilities
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.
GPIB address 21 is often applied to the GPIB controller. If so, 21 cannot be
used as an instrument address.
NOTE