
Section 3 IEEE 488 Primer
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3.3 SEND IT TO MY ADDRESS
In the previous discussion, the terms
Addressed to Talk
and
Addressed to Listen
were used. These terms require some clarification.
The
IEEE 488
standard permits up to 15 devices to be configured
within one system. Each of these devices must have a unique address to
avoid confusion. In a similar fashion, every building in town has a unique
address to prevent one home from receiving another home's mail. Exactly
how each device's address is set is specific to the product's manufacturer.
Some are set by DIP switches in hardware, others by software. Consult the
manufacturer's instructions to determine how to set the address.
Addresses are sent with
universal
(
multiline
) commands from the
Active Controller
. These commands include
My Listen Address
(MLA),
My Talk Address
(MTA),
Talk Address Group
(TAG), and
Listen
Address Group
(LAG).
3.4 BUS MANAGEMENT LINES
Five hardware lines on the
GPIB
are used for bus management.
Signals on these lines are often referred to as
uniline
(single line)
commands. The signals are active low, i.e. a low voltage represents a logic
"1" (asserted), and a high voltage represents a logic "0" (unasserted).
3.4.1 Attention (ATN)
ATN
is one of the most important lines for bus management. If
Attention is asserted, then the information contained on the data lines is
to be interpreted as a multiline command. If it is not, then that
information is to be interpreted as data for the
Active Listener
s. The
Active Controller
is the only bus device that has control of this line.
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