IEEE 488 GPIB standard
E1461
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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IEEE 488 | 4 |
| GPIB | 2 |
| HP-IB | 2 |
| IEEE 488 bus | 2 |
| GPIB system controller | 1 |
| General Purpose Interface Bus | 1 |
| IEC 60488 | 1 |
| IEEE 488 GPIB standard canonical | 1 |
| IEEE 488.1 | 1 |
| IEEE 488.2 | 1 |
| IEEE-488 (via HP-IB) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEEE 488 GPIB standard Context triple: [IEEE Standards Association, develops, IEEE 488 GPIB standard]
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A.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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B.
IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association is a leading global organization that develops and maintains technical standards across a wide range of industries, including electronics, communications, and information technology.
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C.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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D.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
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E.
IRE Transactions on Instrumentation
IRE Transactions on Instrumentation was a specialized technical journal published by the Institute of Radio Engineers focusing on research and developments in measurement, control, and instrumentation technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IEEE 488 GPIB standard Target entity description: 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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A.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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B.
IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association is a leading global organization that develops and maintains technical standards across a wide range of industries, including electronics, communications, and information technology.
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C.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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D.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
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E.
IRE Transactions on Instrumentation
IRE Transactions on Instrumentation was a specialized technical journal published by the Institute of Radio Engineers focusing on research and developments in measurement, control, and instrumentation technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
IEC 60488
|
| revisedAs |
IEEE 488 GPIB standard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
IEEE 488.1
IEEE 488 GPIB standard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IEEE 488 GPIB standard Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
GPIB
subject surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
General Purpose Interface Bus
subject surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
HP-IB
subject surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
IEEE 488.1
subject surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
IEEE 488.2
subject surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
IEC 60488
this entity surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
GPIB system controller
this entity surface form:
IEEE 488
this entity surface form:
GPIB
this entity surface form:
HP-IB
this entity surface form:
IEEE-488 (via HP-IB)