Tutorial Description of the HEWLETT Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus CA acters “a0 ‘SYSTEMSTable of Contents Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 Foreground 1.2 Background . 13 What comprise: coo Chapter 2 - THE IEEE 488.1 BUS 2.1 Key Specifications of IEEE 488.1 22 Interface Function: 233 Interface Capablllt 2.4 IEEE 488.1 Bus Lines - 25 Addressing ... 26 IEEE 488.1 Bus Commands . 27 Polling ... 28 Electrical Aspects ..... 2.9 Mechanical Aspects 2-40 Revisions to IEEE 488 2.41 Design and Service Alds 242 Optimizing Performance . Chapter 3 - THE IEEE 488.2 Standard 3.1 Overview rf: 3.2 Required interface Capabilities 33 Data Formats and Syntax . 3.4 Device Message Protocols ‘3.5 Common Command Set ‘3.6 Status Reporting Model Chapter 4 - DATA CODING AND FORMATS: BEBREBBSSROL arapes 4.4 Overvie 7 42 Message Data 7 43 Data Formats ... E 50 Chapter § - SYNTAX 5.1 Overview 5.2 Listening Syntax . 53 Talking Syntax : 68 Chapter 6 - STATUS REPORTING 71 72 73 74 aT. a8 6.7 Output Queue 7 6.8 Parallel Poll 78 Chapter 7 - COMMON COMMANDS 7.4 Overview ....... 79 72 Command Descriptions 79Chapter 8 - SYSTEM INITIALIZATION 8.1 Overview... se seseeeeeees 8.2 Reset Protocol 8.3 Reset Command 8.4 Power-on Reset Appendix A- MULTIPLIERS & SUFFIXES .......... ‘Appendix B - FLOATING POINT FORMAT ......... Appendix C - IEEE 488.1 CAPABILITY SUBSET CODES . Appendix D - GLOSSARY OF HP-IB RELATED TERMS ..... Appendix E - GENERAL HI BIBLIOGRAPHY .. List of Tables Table 24, IEEE 488.1 Interface Capabilities ...... 23 General Bus Management Lin 2-4 — Talk and Listen Addresses 34 Minimum IEEE 488.1 Capabilities << 2.22.2 41 ASCII 7-bit Code Chart ..... 42 — Talker and Listener Formats 7-4 Common Command Groups . At Multiplier Mnemonics ...... A2 «Suffix Elements .....00 cece List of Illustrations Interface System . Functional Layers Diagr IEEE 488.1 Bus Lines ...... Byte Transfer Diagram Data Byte Transfer Timing .......... Handshake Timing Sequence . Typleal Address Switch Converting Electrical Specifications. to Actual Circuit’. HP.1B Connector Pin Assignments Cable Configurations Limited Space Adapter = ..: Bus Implementation Worksheet . Installation Planning Checklist .. Functional Layers Diagram ..... Standard Status Model ......- aan IEEE 488.2 Status Reporting Structure Overview Status Byte Register ........... Service Request Enabiing . IEEE Standard Event Status Parallel Poll Response Handling Data’ HP-IB Connector and Codes ......