IEEE-488

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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

While IEEE-488.1 defines the "Centronix-style" parallel connector, the other standards are in fact seen over other types of connections: RS-232, IEC-style 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.

Interfaces

Device Status Comments
Chinese 82357B clone planned
Prologix GPIB-USB not yet supported Hardware needed
Prologix GPIB-Ethernet not yet supported Hardware needed

Command sets

Command set Status Comments
SCPI planned The standard is available here
IEEE-488.2 not yet supported Standard document needed


References