Rear-P
anel
F
eatures
Inputs/Outputs
Two
MSIB
Input/Output
connectors
and
one
HP-IB
connector
are
located
on
the
rear
panel.
Each
module
can
have
an
interface
to
the
MSIB
bus
and
to
the
HP-IB
bus
.
Hewlett-P
ackard
Interface
Bus
(HP-IB).
The
HP-IB
connector
provides
feedthrough
communication
among
controllers
,
other
HP-IB
instruments
,
and
with
each
module
installed
in
the
mainframe
.
Hewlett-P
ackard
Modular
System
Interface
Bus
(MSIB).
The
MSIB
is
the
high-speed
digital
bus
used
by
master
,
slave
modules
and
other
elements
for
exchanging
control
information
and
data.
It
consists
of
both
an
internal
and
an
external
bus
.
The
internal
bus
is
housed
in
the
HP
70001A
Mainframe
and
connects
to
each
installed
module
within
the
mainframe
.
External
MSIB
cables
connect
mainframes
to
each
other
,
to
the
Graphics
Display
,
and
to
other
MSIB
compatible
devices
.
This
external
MSIB
bus
allows
multiple
instruments
to
communicate
and
be
displayed
simultaneously
.
The
use
of
longer
MSIB
cables
allows
you
to
locate
a
display
some
distance
from
the
rest
of
the
instrument.
See
\Remote
Operation"
in
Chapter
2,
\Installation."
Refer
to
the
installation
and
verication
for
the
system
master
for
additional
information
related
to
the
HP-IB
and
MSIB
buses
and
cabling
instructions
.
Mainframe/Module
Interconnect
The
mainframe
has
slots
to
accommodate
eight
1/8-width
modules
.
Each
of
these
slots
has
air
holes
to
deliver
cooling
air
and
a
multiple-pin
connector
providing
power-supply
voltages
and
MSIB
connections
for
module
communication
and
control.
General
Information
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