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* '''IEEE-488.1''' | * '''IEEE-488.1:''' Mechanical, electrical and basic protocol. | ||
* '''IEEE-488.2''' | * '''IEEE-488.2:''' Formats and common commands. | ||
* '''SCPI''' | * '''SCPI:''' Standard commands, built on top of IEEE-488.2. The standard is available [http://www.ivifoundation.org/docs/scpi-99.pdf here]. | ||
* '''USBTMC:''' The USB TMC device class, standard is available [https://www.usb.org/document-library/test-measurement-class-specification here]. | |||
* '''LXI:''' The LAN eXtensions fo Instrumentation, standard is available [http://www.lxistandard.org/Documents/Specifications/LXI%20Device%20Specification%202011%20rev%201.4.pdf here]. | |||
While IEEE-488.1 defines the "Centronix-style" parallel connector, the other standards are in fact seen over other types of connections: RS-232, | While IEEE-488.1 defines the "Centronix-style" parallel connector, the other standards are in fact seen over other types of connections: RS-232, DB25 parallel connectors, and so on. | ||
sigrok aims to support all of this: all of the command sets, on any device supporting them, across any interface. | |||
== | == GPIB PC interfaces == | ||
See [[GPIB interface comparison]] for a list of GPIB interfaces we know about. | |||
See [[Supported hardware#GPIB_interfaces]] for the list of devices planned/supported in sigrok. | |||
== Command sets == | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE-488 IEEE-488 overview] at | |- bgcolor="#dddddd" | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Commands_for_Programmable_Instruments SCPI overview] at | | SCPI | ||
| bgcolor="lime" align="center" | supported | |||
| style="vertical-align: top" | Various transports are supported: serial, tcp, usbtmc, vxi, visa, libgpib. | |||
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| IEEE-488.2 | |||
| bgcolor="#d84040" align="center" | not yet supported | |||
| style="vertical-align: top" | Standard document needed | |||
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== Devices == | |||
Various GPIB/USBTMC devices are supported, see [[Supported hardware]] for details. | |||
== Protocol Decoder == | |||
The [[Protocol_decoder:ieee488 | sigrok IEEE-488 protocol decoder]] supports the parallel GPIB as well as the serial IEC variants. | |||
== Resources == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE-488 IEEE-488 overview] at Wikipedia. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Commands_for_Programmable_Instruments SCPI overview] at Wikipedia. | |||
* [http://g2pc1.bu.edu/~qzpeng/gpib/manual/GpibProgTut.pdf GpibProgTut.pdf] is a nice GPIB Programming Tutorial | |||
* The [http://linux-gpib.sourceforge.net/ linux-gpib] project consists of a series of Linux kernel drivers supporting various GPIB interfaces, and a userspace library in C to communicate with these drivers. | |||
* The [http://gpib-utils.sourceforge.net/ gpib-utils] project uses linux-gpib to provide access to a series of GPIB-devices. It also supports VXI-11 connectivity. | |||
* An excellent [http://www.hit.bme.hu/~papay/edu/GPIB/tutor.htm GPIB tutorial] by Dr. Pápay Zsolt. | |||
* Agilent's [http://www.home.agilent.com/upload/cmc_upload/All/usbtmc.html USBTMC (Linux) Kernel Driver Documentation] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 12 October 2022
IEEE-488, also known as GPIB or HP-IB, comprises a set of standards which allows various test and measurement gear to be controlled and queried remotely.
The following standards are involved:
- IEEE-488.1: Mechanical, electrical and basic protocol.
- IEEE-488.2: Formats and common commands.
- SCPI: Standard commands, built on top of IEEE-488.2. The standard is available here.
- USBTMC: The USB TMC device class, standard is available here.
- LXI: The LAN eXtensions fo Instrumentation, standard is available here.
While IEEE-488.1 defines the "Centronix-style" parallel connector, the other standards are in fact seen over other types of connections: RS-232, DB25 parallel connectors, and so on.
sigrok aims to support all of this: all of the command sets, on any device supporting them, across any interface.
GPIB PC interfaces
See GPIB interface comparison for a list of GPIB interfaces we know about.
See Supported hardware#GPIB_interfaces for the list of devices planned/supported in sigrok.
Command sets
| Command set | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| SCPI | supported | Various transports are supported: serial, tcp, usbtmc, vxi, visa, libgpib. |
| IEEE-488.2 | not yet supported | Standard document needed |
Devices
Various GPIB/USBTMC devices are supported, see Supported hardware for details.
Protocol Decoder
The sigrok IEEE-488 protocol decoder supports the parallel GPIB as well as the serial IEC variants.
Resources
- IEEE-488 overview at Wikipedia.
- SCPI overview at Wikipedia.
- GpibProgTut.pdf is a nice GPIB Programming Tutorial
- The linux-gpib project consists of a series of Linux kernel drivers supporting various GPIB interfaces, and a userspace library in C to communicate with these drivers.
- The gpib-utils project uses linux-gpib to provide access to a series of GPIB-devices. It also supports VXI-11 connectivity.
- An excellent GPIB tutorial by Dr. Pápay Zsolt.
- Agilent's USBTMC (Linux) Kernel Driver Documentation