5
IEEE-488 Programming
5-1
5.1
Introduction
This section contains information on programming the Mod-
el 708A over the IEEE-488 bus. Detailed instructions for all
programmable functions are included. However, information
concerning operating modes presented elsewhere are not re-
peated.
5.2
IEEE-488 quick start
The following paragraphs provide a step-by-step procedure
for putting a Model 708A on the bus to program some basic
commands.
Step 1: Connect the Model 708A to the controller
With power off, connect the Model 708A to the IEEE-488 in-
terface of the controller using a standard interface cable.
Some controllers include an integral cable; others require a
separate cable. Paragraph 5.3 discusses bus connections in
detail.
Step 2: Select the primary address
The primary address is a way for the controller to refer to
each device on the bus individually. Consequently, the pri-
mary address of your Model 708A must be the same as the
primary address specified in the controller's programming
language, or you cannot program the instrument. Each de-
vice on the bus must have a different primary address.
The primary address of your Model 708A is set to 18 at the
factory, but you can set the address to values between 0 and
30 for a stand-alone unit, or 31 and 60 for a master in a mas-
ter/slave loop (refer to paragraph 5.5).
Step 3: Write your program
All operations require a simple program to send commands
to the instrument. Figure 5-1 shows a flowchart of a program
to select make/break and break/make rows, modify cross-
points of a setup stored in memory, send the setup to the re-
lays, and then request data of the present relay setup.
The corresponding program (written in MS QBASIC sup-
plied with MS-DOS 5.0 and later) is contained in three parts
for this example. The program assumes a primary IEEE-488
address of 18 for the Model 708A and that power-up default
conditions exist in the unit.
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