IEEE 488 GPIB standard

E1461

digital communication bus instrument control bus interface standard

The IEEE 488 GPIB standard is a widely used digital interface specification that enables communication and control among electronic test and measurement instruments and computers.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	digital communication bus → instrument control bus → interface standard →
alsoKnownAs	IEEE 488 GPIB standard → surface form: "GPIB" IEEE 488 GPIB standard → surface form: "General Purpose Interface Bus" IEEE 488 GPIB standard → surface form: "HP-IB"
communicationType	short-distance →
connectorType	micro-ribbon 24-pin →
dataWidth	8-bit →
defines	device addressing scheme → electrical characteristics of the bus → handshaking mechanism → mechanical characteristics of the bus → protocol for data transfer →
enables	communication between instruments and computers → remote control of test instruments →
fieldOfUse	electronic test and measurement → industrial automation → laboratory instrumentation →
firstStandardizedIn	1975 →
hasSignalLine	ATN → DAV → EOI → IFC → NDAC → NRFD → REN → SRQ →
maximumCableLength	2 meters per device segment → 20 meters →
maximumDevicesPerBus	15 →
originatedFrom	Hewlett-Packard HP-IB bus →
relatedStandard	IEEE 488 GPIB standard → surface form: "IEC 60488"
revisedAs	IEEE 488 GPIB standard → surface form: "IEEE 488.1" IEEE 488 GPIB standard → surface form: "IEEE 488.2"
standardizedBy	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers →
standardNumber	488 →
supports	controller role on the bus → multiple devices on a single bus → synchronous handshaking → talker-listener communication model →
topology	bus topology →
usedBy	digital multimeters → oscilloscopes → signal generators → spectrum analyzers →
uses	24-pin connector → parallel data transfer →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

IEEE 488 GPIB standard → alsoKnownAs → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

subject surface form: "IEEE 488"

this entity surface form: "GPIB"

IEEE 488 GPIB standard → alsoKnownAs → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

subject surface form: "IEEE 488"

this entity surface form: "General Purpose Interface Bus"

IEEE 488 GPIB standard → alsoKnownAs → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

subject surface form: "IEEE 488"

this entity surface form: "HP-IB"

IFC → assertedBy → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

this entity surface form: "GPIB system controller"

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

IEEE standards → includesExample → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488"

IFC → partOf → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488 bus"

IEEE 488 GPIB standard → relatedStandard → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

subject surface form: "IEEE 488"

this entity surface form: "IEC 60488"

IEC 60488 → relatedTo → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488"

IEEE 488 GPIB standard → revisedAs → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

subject surface form: "IEEE 488"

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488.1"

IEEE 488 GPIB standard → revisedAs → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

subject surface form: "IEEE 488"

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488.2"

IFC → standardizedIn → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488"

NDAC → standardizedIn → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488"

NDAC → usedIn → IEEE 488 GPIB standard →

this entity surface form: "IEEE 488 bus"