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Index-1
Index
A
addresses
G mode function arguments
GPIB-232/485CT-A, 6-4
serial device, 6-4
GPIB addresses
lists of addresses for S mode
functions, 4-5
S mode function argument, 4-4 to 4-5
addressing GPIB-232/485CT-A and serial
device
as listeners, 6-4 to 6-5
as talkers, 6-5 to 6-6
dual addressing, 6-4
ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.1-1987, F-1
arguments. See G mode functions; S mode
functions.
ATN (Attention) line, F-5
ATN LED (table), 1-4
ATN status bit, C-3
C
cables
connecting, 3-2 to 3-3
verifying null-model serial cable, 3-2
cac function, 5-2 to 5-3
caddr function, 5-4 to 5-5
carriage return (<CR>), in programming
messages, 4-2
carriage return-linefeed (<CR><LF>), in
programming messages, 4-2
CIC status bit, C-3
clr function, 5-6
cmd function, 5-7 to 5-8
CMPL status bit, C-2
commands or command messages. See also cmd
function.
definition, F-1
multiline interface messages, B-1 to B-4
common questions
G mode, G-2 to G-3
S mode, G-1 to G-2
conf function, 5-9 to 5-10
configuration
checking hardware configuration, 3-1 to 3-2
connecting devices on GPIB bus, F-6 to F-7
connecting hardware, 3-2 to 3-3
connecting cables, 3-2 to 3-3
powering off, 3-2
powering on, 3-3
verifying null-modem serial cable, 3-2
default settings for GPIB-232CT-A, 3-1
devices on GPIB bus, F-7
G mode characteristics
changing, 3-7
choosing GPIB addresses, 3-7 to 3-9
GPIB address switch settings
(table), 3-8 to 3-9
parallel polling, H-2 to H-4
S mode characteristics
changing, 3-3 to 3-5
default settings (figure), 3-4
sample switch settings, 3-5 to 3-6
switch settings for data formatting
characteristics (table), 3-5
switch settings for serial port baud rate
(table), 3-4
voltage requirements, 3-1
